I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 8: Being a ninja is just a job; raising deer is life! (Please add to your favorites and recommend!)

After a period of chaos, the small room finally returned to peace.

Tsunade sat leisurely on the bed, completely at ease.

Pharmacist Nonou deftly cleared the food from the table;

Nara Rangsuke was frantically gulping down water to calm his agitated state.

"Lan Gui, come here, the food is ready."

Yakushi Nonou placed three small stools in front of the dining table, first waving to Nara Ranka, then bowing slightly to Tsunade.

"Lady Tsunade, time is limited, so I apologize for any inconvenience caused."

"Not at all! It's I who have been presumptuous intruding."

Tsunade nodded in response, her attitude becoming very polite and courteous, a far cry from her previous demeanor.

After a few pleasantries, the three of them sat down around a small table, creating an atmosphere of indescribable harmony.

"I'm starting!"

Nara Rinka was the first to pick up her chopsticks, stuffing a large mouthful of food into her mouth, and the information on the panel refreshed again.

[Eating... Your [Precision] attribute has slightly increased...]

"That wasn't a hallucination after all! I've found a way to increase the [precision]!"

Nara Rinka was overjoyed and automatically increased the frequency and speed at which she picked up food.

"Eating increases the body's energy! Makes sense, absolutely makes sense!"

Seeing Nara Ranka actively eating, Tsunade joined in and ate a few bites as well, her beautiful eyes immediately lighting up.

"Nonou! This is delicious! Your cooking is amazing!"

"Lady Tsunade, you flatter me. These are just some simple home-cooked dishes."

Yakushi Nonou smiled gently, added more food to Nara Ranka's bowl, and asked casually.

"By the way, Lady Tsunade, what were you doing just now?"

"I was just about to give Nara a medical check-up."

Tsunade put another bite of food in her mouth, and the rich and delicious taste made her eyebrows unconsciously curve upwards.

"Didn't he just graduate from the Ninja Academy? Twelve years old is way too old for a genin!"

As early as the chaotic Warring States period decades ago, ninja children were indeed sent to the battlefield at an extremely young age.

After the establishment of Konoha, this dire situation was improved to some extent. For example, Tsunade graduated from the Ninja Academy and officially became a Genin at the age of 6.

Even today, 48 years after Konoha's founding, although some "child prodigies" can still graduate early from the Ninja Academy, the standard graduation age for the Ninja Academy in Konoha is 9 years old, and this standard graduation age will be further postponed to 12 years old in the future.

However, Nara Rinkei didn't graduate until he was 12 years old, and considering his previous ramblings about being "physically weak"...

Tsunade was indeed quite interested in "examining Nara Rinka's body".

This can also be seen as a reward for what Nara Rinka had done before.

"I see……"

Pharmacist Nono felt a sense of relief, as she completely erased the dangerous scene from her mind.

"Did Lady Tsunade discover anything?"

Yakushi Nonou was aware of Nara Ranke's physical weakness.

As an elite medical ninja, she was also troubled by this problem, but she never found a solution.

As Konoha's foremost medical ninja, Lady Tsunade might have some other discoveries.

Yakushi Nonou was filled with anticipation.

"Nara, give me your hand!"

Tsunade put down her chopsticks and gave orders.

Although Nara Rinka was engrossed in eating rice, he wasn't as fully absorbed as before. Upon hearing this, he extended his left hand again.

Tsunade grasped Nara Ranka's hand, and a vibrant Yang-attribute chakra, brimming with life force, was released from her palm and injected into his body, where she began a thorough examination of his internal organs.

"As a member of the Nara clan, Nara's physical abilities and cellular strength are completely unlike those of a child his age; he's practically a five- or six-year-old ninja kid who just entered school!"

As the investigation deepened, Tsunade's brows furrowed even more.

"His chakra reserves are ridiculously low! How did Nara deal with that spy Jonin? Ah, that's it, the Nara clan's Shadow Technique! This special Yin Release technique doesn't seem to require the support of regular chakra..."

Tsunade silently released Nara's small hand and fell into deep thought.

To be honest.

Nara Rinka's health problems are not complicated.

It is indeed a very simple case of "physical weakness," or you could say "lack of physical energy."

Tsunade can provide a detailed and comprehensive physical conditioning plan in no time.

However, conditioning the body cannot rely solely on the doctor's initiative; it also requires the cooperation of the "patient" and the "environment."

The most basic and fundamental aspect of Tsunade's treatment plan was that Nara Rinka should temporarily cease using all ninjutsu to avoid further depletion of her body's energy.

But that's simply not realistic!

With the Third Shinobi World War about to break out, it was almost a certainty that Nara Rinkasa, a recent graduate of the Ninja Academy and a reserve genin of Konoha, would be sent to the battlefield.

Under these circumstances, how could Nara Rinka possibly stop using ninjutsu?

Sending a child with extremely low physical energy and severely insufficient chakra to the battlefield is tantamount to sending him to his death...

Tsunade had serious doubts. Aside from the Nara clan's Shadow Technique, given Nara Ran's chakra level, could he even use the most basic Three Body Techniques smoothly?

Was she really going to have to watch another boy she knew sacrifice his life on the battlefield in vain...?

Tsunade suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

Nara Ranka was so engrossed in his rice that he didn't have time to observe Tsunade's expression.

But Yakushi Nonou kept a close eye on the expression of this medical master, who could almost be said to be at the pinnacle of medical ninjas in the ninja world.

Seeing Tsunade frown and remain silent, Yakushi Nonou's heart sank even lower.

"Even Lady Tsunade doesn't know how to solve Lan Gui's physical problems?"

Yakushi Nonou turned her head to look at Nara Rankei, who had almost emptied most of the food on the table, and forced a smile.

"Lan Gui, I forgot to ask before, which ninja squad were you assigned to?"

If the instructor leading that ninja team was someone she knew, Yakushi Nonou was determined to pay him a visit...

"Ninja squad? We're graduating today; team assignments and squad formations are for tomorrow."

Hearing Nono's familiar voice, Nara Ranke managed to shift her attention away from the food.

"But it's okay to tell Nono-nee in advance... I won't be assigned to any specific ninja squad."

"Huh? Why?"

Yakushi Nonou was both relieved and surprised, and Tsunade, who was standing next to her, also looked at her with astonishment.

Generally speaking, reserve genin who graduate from the ninja academy are directly assigned to a fixed squad. Under the leadership and assistance of the squad leader, who is a jonin or chunin, they quickly become experienced and qualified genin.

Even if this genin is successfully promoted to chunin, the squad structure will not change. Instead, it will change from the original "squad leader" format to the most common "multi-person squad format".

Only in the special circumstances of a teammate's accidental death and the surviving ninja, is it possible for a ninja to not be assigned to a specific squad, but instead join a specialized ninja unit, or continue to work and operate as a "temporary member".

"The formation of ninja squads is generally based on the individual's abilities and characteristics, aiming to achieve maximum efficiency with minimal cost, such as the 'Ino-Shika-Cho' team."

Nara Ranka calmly put a piece of food into her mouth.

"Not only you, but the ninja school teachers are also aware of my physical problems, so naturally they won't assign me to any fixed squad."

"Because if that were the case, I, whose physical abilities are no different from those of ordinary people, would first become a burden to the team, seriously affecting the mission capabilities of other team members."

"Secondly, my own life safety is not guaranteed."

As a major ninja village, Konoha does not place much importance on the safety of its lower-ranking ninjas.

However, Konoha would not send an incompetent reserve genin to his death without knowing the circumstances!

In comparison, the neighboring "Village of Bloody Mist" is notorious for its infamous rule that you can't graduate and become a ninja without killing your classmates...

Yakushi Nonou hesitated before saying, "So..."

"So, at my request, the ninja academy teachers assigned me to the medical department."

Nara Rinka put down her chopsticks and extended her right hand to Yakushi Nonou.

"Nonou-nee, from now on, we're colleagues."

Yakushi Nonou instinctively grasped Nara Ranka's right hand, but the surprise on her oval face was impossible to hide.

"A medical ninja? I'd be happy to have your medical ninjutsu..."

"With your chakra level, how could you possibly be a medical ninja!"

Tsunade grabbed Nara Ranka's left hand again and kneaded it roughly a few times.

"Medical ninjutsu is a legitimate Yang Release ninjutsu!"

"I wasn't assigned to the medical emergency team or the corpse disposal team."

Nara Lan Gui bared his teeth and pulled his poor little left arm away from Tsunade's clutches.

"Let me reintroduce myself: Medical Department, Animal Training and Rehabilitation Class, Reserve Genin."

"veterinary?"

The fat sheep's pretty face was filled with speechless emotion.

"You don't keep cats, dogs, or insects—oh right, you do keep deer!"

The Nara clan has raised deer for generations and is also responsible for maintaining the normal operation of the entire Konoha medical system.

As is widely known.

For members of the Nara clan, being a ninja was just a job; raising deer was their life.

Nara Rangatsu's mother was also a member of an animal training and rehabilitation class before retiring, specializing in deer breeding.

His joining the animal training and rehabilitation program can be roughly seen as "passing on the torch and continuing the relay of protection".

Yakushi Nonou put her worries aside.

Among the many ninja units in Konoha, the Animal Training and Rehabilitation Unit of the Medical Department was arguably the most "relaxed" place, so much so that even she, an elite Jonin in the same department, had hardly ever heard of it...

Tsunade looked at Nara Ranka, who was still diligently eating, and gently pinched her chin. She seemed to have found a strategy to solve the latter's physical problems.

"A junior intern in the medical department..."

(End of this chapter)