The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

My chakra manipulation skills are inferior to those of a student!

"Uh...looks like you're lucky."

After receiving the answer, the two medical ninjas turned around at the same time. When the first batch of students arrived, they were the ones who made the selections first.

Hiroji naturally became Shibata Rie's student. Although it wasn't a strict master-disciple relationship, their work was relatively easy if the student was good enough before the final assessment.

Who would have thought that a newcomer like him could rise to the top? It's really absurd.

For the rest of the time, Hongzhi focused on treating the fish, and no further accidents occurred during the process.

These fish were all saved by Hongzhi, but it's unknown who they will fall into the hands of in the future.

Chapter 6: Essential Tools for Being Lazy

“Very good, you are even more talented than I thought.”

Inside the training room, Shibata Rie's voice trembled slightly. If she had thought she had encountered a genius when she saw Hiroji's healing technique treat the fish before, then this time she could confidently tell the director:

This child is truly a genius.

In just seven days, she witnessed Hongzhi transform from the simplest fish to the more complex octopus, and basically every time he used the healing spell, there were no accidents.

With his healing techniques alone, he was already qualified to be a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital.

As for treating the remaining wounds, that's not difficult at all; even an ordinary person could do it well with one or two months of training.

Not to mention Hiroji, who was able to cure complex animals.

"Today's training is over. Come early tomorrow and we'll officially begin learning other things together."

Looking at the setting sun, Shibata Rie silently picked up the octopus that was already wriggling around and announced that today's training was over.

Thank you for your guidance.

Hongzhi smiled as he tidied the items on the table. Although his proficiency in healing techniques was already quite high, it wasn't enough for a medical ninja to just learn healing techniques.

Healing techniques are a relatively basic medical ninjutsu; otherwise, the proficiency wouldn't stop accumulating after breaking through the limit twice.

The Healing Technique is a simplified version; its superior ninjutsu is the more difficult-to-master Palm Healing Technique. Perhaps it is precisely because it is a simplified version that the proficiency of the Healing Technique cannot be accumulated.

However, learning Healing Palm Technique is still very difficult. It's not that Hiroji wasn't confident he could learn it, but rather that Healing Palm Technique wasn't used very often in Konoha Hospital.

The Palm Healing Technique can be considered an important indicator for distinguishing between low-level and high-level medical ninjas, and the learning threshold is naturally very high. Similarly difficult techniques include the Chakra Scalpel and the Fine Ailment Extraction Technique.

The former is a powerful tool for treating wounds in the wild, as it not only has the ability to act as a scalpel but also does not cause infection.

The technique of extracting fine ailments, strictly speaking, is a ninjutsu technique that removes abnormal substances from cells.

It can usually be used for detoxification, and of course, it can also be used to treat some common wounds.

However, very few medical ninjas can use these two medical ninjutsu perfectly, and those who can usually don't actually use them in actual combat.

For example, Tsunade, a medical ninja who loves fighting, taught Sakura Haruno the Fine Disease Extraction Technique and the Chakra Scalpel in the original work. Both of them are very powerful medical ninjas, but in reality, they are both violent maniacs.

Walking home, Hiroji maintained a fake smile as he pondered his next goal.

After nearly half a month, the healing spell has reached its limit. Unless you obtain the Palm Immortal Technique, it's simply a pipe dream to increase your proficiency further.

The wound can be treated tomorrow. The process shouldn't be too slow, but in terms of medical ninja, Hiroji is still a beginner.

Such medical ninjutsu is of no help to the original plan. It can't even be used for the simplest transplant, let alone researching the Rinnegan.

'Our first goal is to elevate medical ninjutsu to a higher level...'

A tall building rises from the ground, and it is very difficult for an ordinary person to study the Sharingan and Hashirama cells. At least for now, Hiroji is definitely the least capable of doing so.

Moreover, obtaining these two materials is extremely difficult. Currently, the simplest and most direct way to get them in Konoha is through that dead rat lurking deep within the village.

Perhaps, once a certain research threshold is reached, I can collaborate with that mouse.

Thinking this, Hongzhi returned to his room. A few days ago, the Anbu had come here once. Hongzhi originally thought that the Anbu had discovered something suspicious. At that time, he was about to make plans for leaving Konoha.

However, the notification received by the Anbu was somewhat regretful, roughly meaning that the Cloud Village spy who killed Hiroji's two teammates and their teacher had not been found.

And that was it. The Anbu conducted the same questioning again, and then announced that the matter was dropped.

There's nothing that can be done about it. Even ninjas are helpless when there are no clues to a case.

Hongzhi could only send the Dark Division away with some regret.

The matter was resolved simply like that. At first, Hongzhi found it somewhat unbelievable, but after a few days he gradually got used to it.

Ninjas are human too; as long as they are absolutely certain of success, they can still accomplish something.

Despite being the real culprit, Hiroji continues to live in Konoha and faces a new test today.

"Today you will learn from me the simplest wound treatment and healing."

After Hiroji arrived at the training room, Shibata Rie immediately gave him the task, to which Hiroji had no room for objection.

This is a necessary process to become a medical ninja, and for Hiroji, who has a clear purpose, there is naturally no reason for him to complain.

Fortunately, following Shibata Rie, Hiroji didn't have to wait more than a few minutes before he saw a villager clutching his arm enter the treatment room that Shibata Rie was in charge of.

After the villager sat down, he revealed the wound on his arm, which appeared to be a scratch from a tree branch. It wasn't particularly serious, but there was clear mud inside the wound.

"Clean the wound with saline solution, then disinfect it with iodine, and finally use a wound healing technique to speed up the healing process."

While Hiroji was still staring blankly at the villagers, Shibata Rie's professional voice came through, leaving Hiroji speechless upon hearing it.

Isn't teaching supposed to be about you teaching me first and then me learning?

Isn't it a bit too much for you to leave everything to me?

Hiroji really wanted to ask that question, but in the end he didn't say anything and just did what Shibata Rie said in a down-to-earth manner.

The process of treating the wound lasted for several minutes. The villager was already grimacing in pain, but Hongzhi continued to examine the wound little by little.

After the emerald light disappeared, a thin, long wound appeared on the villager's arm.

Hongzhi was somewhat stunned by what he saw. Compared to his previous life, the medical level in the ninja world might not be very high, but this healing technique that accelerated wound healing was really beyond the realm of ordinary techniques.

As long as you cast a healing spell on your hand, you don't need to worry about infection of the wound, and the wound can heal in a short time without even needing stitches.

"Well done."

After the villagers left, Shibata Rie looked at Hiroji and nodded in satisfaction. A talented student was truly an essential tool for slacking off.

If only this guy could always help her with these little things.

Looking at Hiroji's embarrassed smile, Shibata Rie thought to herself, but she knew that this unrealistic, talented medical ninja would definitely not be dealing with villagers forever.

After all, skilled medical ninjas serve other ninjas.

Chapter 7 Palm Cultivation Scroll

Anesthesia, cleaning, disinfection, and treatment.

This is Hiroji's daily life in the treatment room. He spent ten consecutive days in the treatment room with Shibata Rie, that lazy woman.

Hongzhi was able to handle all the problems he encountered perfectly. After all, medical ninjas mainly treat external injuries, while diseases still require professional treatment.

As Hiroji's methods became more and more sophisticated, Shibata Rie became increasingly lazy. At the beginning, she was just watching from the sidelines.

But after Hiroji helped a child who had broken his leg with initial treatment, he started disappearing frequently.

Healing techniques can accelerate the healing of muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and skin, but they are helpless against bones. This means that ninjas with bone injuries still have to wear casts.

Of course, even ordinary wounds need a period of time to heal, since the healing process relies on the body's own cells' ability to divide, and the number of times a person's cells can divide in their lifetime is limited.

Once the limit is reached, even a medical ninja is powerless to reverse the situation.

"How is the child doing?"

After another day of slacking off, Shibata Rie was summoned to the office of Kudo Yuya, the director of Konoha Hospital.

Kudo Yuuya had heard about Hiroji's situation before; after all, he was a genius medical ninja, and even as the head of the hospital, she would pay attention to him.

Compared to the increase in the quantity and quality of ordinary ninjas, the quality of medical ninjas has always been a serious problem for Konoha.

There are definitely enough medical ninjas in Konoha, but since Tsunade left due to hemophobia, there has been no high-level medical ninja to replace her.

It sounds mysterious, but that's actually how it is. Training ordinary medical ninjas is quite simple, but training advanced medical ninjas requires talent, especially the Palm Healing Technique which can heal quickly. It has blocked countless medical ninjas.

However, the fact that a genin who had just learned healing techniques could heal wounds faster than medical ninjas who had been working for more than ten years could only mean that he was exceptionally gifted.

"He's very strong. I think he's ready to join the treatment room's schedule."

Rie Shibata had known this day would come. Although the departure of the lazy god was definitely not a good thing for her, she did not feel any resentment towards the hardworking Hiroji.

Naturally, they wouldn't say anything about deliberately smearing the case. As for praise, nothing is more direct than having a living medical record right there.

"Has it gotten this far? It's a loss that this guy didn't learn medical ninjutsu from the start!"

Kudo Yuya, who had initially thought he had overestimated Hiroji, now realized that he had underestimated the little guy who looked so lost and dejected the moment they met.

"His chakra manipulation is very meticulous. After learning the healing technique, he is very careful in both the actual training of the healing technique and the treatment of wounds. He never makes the same mistake twice."

Rie Shibata spoke as calmly as possible, saying that when she first witnessed this scene, she almost knelt down.

A genin who had only recently learned healing techniques was even more terrifying than her, a jonin who had been a medical ninja for ten years, in terms of healing techniques and wound treatment. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have felt like she was dreaming.

"In that case, let him study this properly starting tomorrow. It would be best if he could learn it. If he hasn't made any progress in a month, then add him to the treatment room's schedule."

Without much thought, Kudo Yuya took a scroll from the bookshelf next to her and handed it to Shibata Rie, who was still trying her best to restrain herself.

Looking at the scroll handed over by the dean, Shibata Rie clearly understood that it was time for her lazy gadget, which had been with her for about half a month, to leave.

She had studied the scroll in the dean's hand before, but in the end, she returned it intact.

The above describes an advanced healing ninjutsu, the Palm Healing Technique, which possesses rapid healing properties and is an essential ninjutsu for high-level medical ninjas.

But right now, the number of people in the entire Konoha Hospital who know Sage Mode can be counted on one hand.

"I think he should be able to learn it."

As Shibata Rie received the scroll of the Palm Healing Technique, she recalled the process of Hiroji learning healing techniques and said something almost inexplicably.

Whether Hongzhi was contemplating the cultivation of healing arts or simply daydreaming at the time is unknown to anyone but himself, but judging from his later demonstrations of healing arts, he was most likely researching them.

If that child truly understands everything about healing magic, then learning palm magic is only a matter of time.

"I hope you'll bring me good news next time we meet."