The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

This is why Sakura Haruno could only return dejected and distraught.

"It's not your fault that you were in that situation with Zabuza. Anyone else wouldn't have performed much better than you. You don't need to doubt yourself because of this."

During a training break, Kakashi tried to comfort Sakura Haruno, even though he had said it many times before. Unfortunately, Sakura Haruno seemed unable to get over it.

"Senior Hongzhi, why do you always dislike me?!"

Sakura Haruno pondered for a long time before finally asking the question. She didn't really care about the defeat in battle; those were ninjas who could fight Kakashi, how could the three of them possibly win?

It was only because that guy showed mercy that she didn't die on the mission, but Sakura Haruno couldn't understand why the medical ninja who promised to help them train never paid attention to her, or even gave her a single word of guidance.

"If that's why you're in a bad mood, I can tell you the answer, but are you sure you want to know the reason?"

Kakashi looked at Sakura Haruno in front of him, his expression turning serious. If it were just because of the defeat in battle, he could still find some relief, but if it involved that matter, even if Kakashi wanted to resolve it, he probably wouldn't have any way to do so.

Please be sure to tell me.

Seeing Kakashi so serious, Sakura Haruno also became solemn. She had heard that the medical ninja named Hiroji was very gentle to people except when he was treating others, which was a bit rough.

She basically never has any conflicts with others, and has even helped many people for free. So why is it that when it comes to her, the situation is completely different from what I heard?

"Do you remember when Class 7 first assembled? Did you think that Hiroshi and I were latecomers?"

Kakashi looked at Sakura Haruno in front of him and asked tentatively.

Isn't that right?

Sakura Haruno recalled the situation back then. Kakashi and Koji did indeed appear at the last minute. Could it be that what she saw with her own eyes was all fake?

"No, we arrived even earlier than Uchiha Sasuke, but we hid in the shadows... Think carefully about what you said that day."

Kakashi suddenly stopped speaking here, even though he knew clearly that at that time Sakura Haruno still held a prejudice against Naruto Uzumaki.

But Kakashi didn't know what to say back then. If more people heard that, what kind of ninja would she be?

Chapter 133 It was because of this!

Sakura Haruno began to recall what happened that day, and she felt somewhat happy after seeing that Sasuke Uchiha was safe and sound.

Then, because Naruto Uzumaki was late, he seemed to say something on purpose, and Sasuke Uchiha's expression changed immediately, and he moved away from her.

She was upset about this for a long time. It was Naruto's fault for being late in the first place, and besides, she hadn't said anything excessive. Isn't that what all the adults said?

"It seems you haven't figured out the reason yet. Although I'd love to let you think about it slowly, it seems impossible. Strictly speaking, you're the only one in Class 7 who isn't an orphan..."

Seeing Sakura's confused expression, Kakashi shook his head helplessly. Sakura's words back then had made Kakashi want to give up on her altogether.

If it weren't for subsequent contact and the discovery that she wasn't that kind of person, Team 7 would never have been formed, or rather, Team 7 would have had absolutely no connection with Sakura Haruno.

"what?!"

Sakura Haruno, who had no idea where the problem lay, looked at Kakashi with some surprise after receiving this information.

She knew that Naruto Uzumaki had no parents since childhood, and she also roughly knew about Sasuke Uchiha's parents...

Thinking of this, Sakura Haruno suddenly froze. She didn't understand why Sasuke Uchiha had distanced himself from her back then, but now that she thought about it carefully, it seemed that she had been making things up about Naruto Uzumaki, which had also caused Sasuke Uchiha to get hurt.

"Kakashi-sensei too..."

After calming down a bit, Sakura Haruno looked at Kakashi and asked somewhat nervously, "Isn't it a bit absurd that an orphan could pass the test after hearing these words?"

"Well... my parents passed away when I was very young."

Kakashi answered the question calmly. Unlike before, he had emerged from that shadow and had nothing to hide.

"sorry."

Sakura Haruno isn't stupid. After Kakashi admitted it, she immediately started apologizing. In a group of four, three were orphans, and she actually mocked another orphan for not having parents in front of them.

What kind of suicidal behavior is this?!

"But... what does this have to do with Senior Hongzhi?"

After calming down for about five minutes, Haruno Sakura asked this question: Could it be that just because of her words, Hiroji had come to dislike her?

What does this have to do with him?!

"Hongzhi was also an orphan."

Just as Sakura was feeling confused, Kakashi's voice came through, immediately silencing her. Her eyes widened in disbelief, clearly finding it hard to accept what Kakashi had said!

"So that's how it is!"

If that's the case, then everything makes sense. Senior Hongzhi was also an orphan, and he probably wouldn't be in a good mood after hearing such words.

It doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with disliking her.

In contrast, Kakashi didn't treat her differently after hearing all this, which left Sakura speechless.

"Furthermore, Hongzhi's teammates were killed by spies from Kumogakure during a mission. Although we don't know his relationship with the others in the group, given his personality, they should have been quite good..."

Upon seeing Sakura Haruno, Kakashi seemed to understand something and added a point.

Although Hongzhi initially said he was an assistant, their relationship must have been quite good, since Hongzhi's personality, apart from occasionally making people laugh and cry, was generally very good.

"So that's why!"

Sakura Haruno, having received reinforcements, felt as if a hammer had struck her directly. Those who had sacrificed their teammates would probably feel somewhat disgusted to see such a disregard for others' feelings in their new team.

Considering what happened before, Sakura Haruno could completely understand Hiroji's attitude towards her. If she put herself in his shoes, Sakura Haruno would want to slap her past self to death.

"I think it's because of that. Of course, there might be other reasons, but if Hiroji hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known."

Kakashi spoke up helplessly, saying that there was another possibility: Hiroji's mission was to take care of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, but Sakura Haruno's mission was not explained.

Being able to watch Sakura Haruno train is already pretty good.

However, Kakashi felt it was better not to say these things out loud, because if he did, Sakura Haruno would probably be even more upset.

"Kakashi-sensei, what should I do?"

Sakura Haruno looked at Kakashi in front of her and spoke with some anticipation. Given how things had turned out, she definitely couldn't solve the problem directly.

"I don't know, but you can come to the ward early tomorrow. He'll be training Sasuke and Naruto. You know Sasuke's condition; he needs a wheelchair..."

Kakashi stopped there. If Sakura still didn't understand, then there was no need for him to continue.

"I understand."

Sakura Haruno nodded. As long as she went to the training, even if Hiroji didn't give her any guidance, he probably wouldn't refuse. That meant that everything could potentially change in the future.

"It takes time to change someone's opinion of you. When you first started training, Hongzhi actually paid attention to you, but you didn't give it your all, which led him to let you drift along."

Kakashi recounted what had happened before, believing that Hiroji wouldn't particularly care about what happened back then, and that Hiroji might later dislike people who were irresponsible towards him.

After all, if you mess around with training, the one who will suffer in the end is not someone else, but yourself.

Kakashi felt this very deeply. If he had trained hard after his Sharingan was taken away, he wouldn't have made a mistake when facing Zabuza, and Team 7 wouldn't have encountered such difficulties.

Full of confidence, they were completely demoralized after their first C-level mission. It will take some time for them to recover to their pre-battle state.

"I……"

Sakura Haruno fell silent. Kakashi had once said that she had a talent for learning medical ninjutsu, and that if she was willing, Hiroji could teach her.

She felt extremely excited at the time, but this enthusiasm only lasted a few days before she gave up. As a result, she voluntarily gave up her qualification to learn medical ninjutsu.

"Just rest well today. Because of this, the Seventh Squad won't be on any missions for a month. How much you gain in this month is up to you."

After saying this, Kakashi left immediately. As the captain of Team 7, he still needed to check on Sasuke and Naruto's training progress.

Although I had considered bringing Haruno Sakura with me, that would make it inconvenient to discuss some things with Hiroji.

So Kakashi is going alone today. At the very least, he needs to know what Hiroji plans to train them with. They can't just keep doing chakra control training, can they?

Chapter 134 A Genius's Idea

Hiroji quietly pondered the Flying Thunder God technique in the woods, showing his dedication.

After thinking for a while, Hongzhi would look up at Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto's training. After all, if something happened to the two of them, Hongzhi would also feel a bit of a headache.

Fortunately, neither of them is stupid, and they can still manage to protect themselves with some training. The only bad news is that the two seem to be competing with each other.

This left Hongzhi speechless; it was absurd that the two patients were actually arguing about this.

The key issue is that your training levels don't seem to be equal, so what's the point of competing with each other?

However, since no problems have arisen, Hongzhi wouldn't waste his time pondering why the two were competing like this. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to think about the contents of the Flying Thunder God Technique?

Time passed slowly, and soon it was noon. Just as Hongzhi was about to ask the two to stop, a life force suddenly appeared in Hongzhi's perception.

Subconsciously looking into the distance, Hiroji saw Kakashi carrying a lunchbox. Upon seeing Kakashi, Hiroji immediately abandoned his plan.

To be precise, after seeing the bento in Kakashi's hand, Hiroji knew for sure that he wouldn't have to take care of lunch himself.

"How are they recovering?"

Kakashi placed the bento box aside when he arrived at Hiroji's side. Although he was asking Hiroji a question, his gaze was fixed on Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, who were climbing a tree.

"It's alright. Perhaps it's because we've performed so many regeneration techniques that their recovery time could be shortened a bit."

Hongzhi calmly explained that this was not a lie, but a fact that had truly happened. As his proficiency increased, Hongzhi's resurrection technique was becoming stronger.

Even though Hongzhi was still enriching himself, the two of them recovered faster than Sasuke Uchiha had.

This was even with both of them being more seriously injured than Sasuke Uchiha was last time. If they were at the same level, they would probably only need half the time it took last time to complete all of this.

"This is a good thing for the whole of Konoha."

Kakashi, understanding the meaning behind Hongzhi's words, looked at Hongzhi in astonishment. He had already created a heaven-defying version of the Resurrection Technique, which was already incredibly monstrous, but he hadn't expected that the Resurrection Technique could even shorten the time required for it.

This was incredibly fortunate for Konoha. Without Hiroji, neither Sasuke Uchiha nor Naruto Uzumaki would have been able to recover, and Kakashi would have felt guilty for the rest of his life.

Because all of this was the result of his mistakes.

"It's useless. The technique hasn't been improved; it's just a matter of practice makes perfect."

Seeing Kakashi, he seemed a little excited, but Hiroji immediately poured cold water on his enthusiasm. After receiving this explanation, Kakashi shook his head helplessly and didn't say anything more.

"I'm planning to have Sakura Haruno train with them too. Will that cause you any trouble?"

Kakashi tentatively asked, "If Hiroji doesn't refuse, it means Sakura Haruno still has a chance."

If you refuse, you'll be in big trouble.