The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

The shadow clone spoke with some anticipation. Although he had no liking for Tsunade, Hongzhi still wanted to show off, since Tsunade was indeed a senior in medical ninjutsu and was basically a sacred figure in the eyes of medical ninjas.

Even Kudo Yuya admires Tsunade to some extent, which leaves Koji speechless. However, if another ten years or so pass, Koji will probably have the same status.

Once a ninjutsu is created, there will definitely be ninjas who can use it. Hongzhi made many contributions to medical ninjutsu.

As time goes by, Hongzhi's status will gradually rise, and at that time he may even surpass Tsunade.

However, given his established persona, Hongzhi still needs to keep a low profile.

"Since you know about the legendary Sannin, how could you not know about me, Jiraiya?"

Hearing Hongzhi's somewhat admiring tone, Jiraiya felt his mind was full of questions. He knew Tsunade and the Sannin, but he didn't know about Jiraiya?

If you didn't seem really polite, I'd think you were deliberately messing with me!

The shadow clone didn't answer, but turned its head and stared at Jiraiya with a puzzled look. Jiraiya was speechless when he saw this. This guy really didn't know him.

That's so discouraging!

"Do you know who the Legendary Sannin are?"

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya asked again. If he only knew Tsunade, he could still comfort himself.

After all, according to Kakashi's description of this guy, he was someone who liked to study medical ninjutsu and didn't like to go out.

"Lady Tsunade and the rogue ninja Orochimaru, the last one is unknown..."

The shadow clone's words extinguished Jiraiya's last hope. He wanted to say something, but when he thought of the information he had received from Kakashi yesterday, he understood.

This guy named Hiroji knew of Tsunade's existence because he studied medical ninjutsu.

Since Orochimaru appeared during the Chunin Exams, it's quite normal for the medical ninja in charge of the exams to know about Orochimaru's appearance and thus learn that he is one of the Legendary Sannin.

Then the most unlucky one is him. He's neither a medical ninja nor does he cause trouble in Konoha. In that case, this guy who only likes research probably wouldn't bother searching for information about him.

It's really tragic that this guy is completely uninterested in anything outside of medical ninjutsu.

"I'm the one who's still unsure..."

Although he felt somewhat devastated, Jiraiya didn't know what to say at that moment and could only admit it to himself.

"Um???"

Chapter 155 Good Luck

The shadow clone stared in astonishment at Jiraiya, partly because it hadn't expected him to say such a thing, and partly because it seemed to fit his previous ramblings.

Perhaps Jiraiya knew about Hiroji's affairs, which is why the Shadow Clone's ramblings could be understood by Jiraiya in a special way.

From a certain perspective, Jiraiya is considered to have a relatively good temper, but this weakness is also quite obvious...

"How can you prove it? Just because you spied on me?"

Just as Jiraiya was feeling sad, the shadow clone's words continued to come, and Jiraiya's lips twitched when he heard this.

Jiraiya was saddened that this incident was witnessed by chance.

Although he did this often, Jiraiya still felt a little embarrassed to be asked this question directly.

And how is he supposed to prove that he is one of the Three Ninjas?

This question is too difficult; even someone who has been writing books for so long doesn't know it!

"I can't prove this, but you can ask around and maybe you'll get an accurate answer."

Jiraiya didn't argue haphazardly, since the matter was pointless. Although many ninjas in the village knew that he was the real Jiraiya, this was the back mountain of Konoha, and they couldn't very well drag an ANBU out to ask him, could they?

What do they take the Dark Guard for? Even if it proves their identity, so what? This guy will just sigh at most; it won't mean anything to them.

After a brief chat, Jiraiya understood what kind of person Hiroji really was. Although he was somewhat gentle in his manner, he didn't care about things that didn't concern him, which left Jiraiya speechless.

"Oh……"

The shadow clone agreed and disappeared from the spot. Jiraiya's lips twitched when he saw this. No wonder a guy who should have been thinking about how to perform the surgery appeared here. It turned out to be a shadow clone!

Jiraiya shook his head helplessly, then began to wait for Naruto Uzumaki to arrive. He had only meant to joke with Naruto and, incidentally, see just how talented Minato's son really was...

As it turned out, that guy actually took it seriously. Thinking about this, Jiraiya was still somewhat hopeful. What if Naruto really brought back something? How should he deal with it?

Or should we just run away?

"You lecherous immortal, I've brought you the fruit you requested!"

Soon after, Naruto's voice came from behind. Upon hearing this, Jiraiya immediately turned his head to look. If he found that something was wrong, he was already prepared to make a run for it.

However, to Jiraiya's utter surprise, Naruto was carrying two watermelons, and they looked really plump...

Jiraiya felt a bit frustrated, but Naruto obviously didn't care.

After witnessing the strength of Gaara and Hyuga Neji, he only wanted to become stronger through this lecherous old man who was said to be much stronger than Ebisu and one of the Legendary Sannin along with Orochimaru!

"That's not what I want!"

Jiraiya spoke somewhat dejectedly, rambling on for a bit. He was trying to find a way to save face, since Minato's son was the name of the protagonist in one of his books, so he naturally had to be considerate.

Just as Jiraiya was pondering, Naruto Uzumaki thought for a moment and then used the Sexy Jutsu, causing Jiraiya, who was still trying to save face, to suddenly bleed profusely...

And that's it. No need to look for steps anymore, let's move on to the next stage!

Outside the inn, the memories of the shadow clone suddenly returned, allowing Hiroji to discover Jiraiya and gain a lot of information.

The first encounter between the shadow clone and Jiraiya wasn't perfect, but there weren't any major problems.

Jiraiya wasn't the Hokage, so it's normal that he didn't know. After all, aside from Team 7, Hiroji basically didn't interact with anyone outside of work.

'We can give it a try. Hopefully, Jiraiya won't let the toads of Mount Myōboku go to their doom...'

With this in mind, Hiroji left a shadow clone outside the inn to keep an eye on Kankuro, who could come out at any moment. Then, his main body used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to his room.

Afterwards, Hongzhi headed directly towards the back mountain where Jiraiya was. Of course, before that, Hongzhi needed to go to Konoha Hospital to ask about the Sannin and Jiraiya.

After all, it would be very awkward if they went directly to Jiraiya and were found out that they hadn't asked anyone.

As for who to ask, it would naturally be Kudo Yuuya, as the director of Konoha Hospital, he is the best choice.

After all, given her age, it's highly likely she's seen the Sannin in person, and in the eyes of the people of Konoha, her relationship with Hiroji is what's known as a master-disciple bond.

After arriving at Konoha Hospital, Hongzhi went straight to the director's office. After spending ten minutes learning about the Sannin and Jiraiya, he prepared to leave.

Are you confident you can cure that child?

Before parting, Kudo Yuya asked with some concern that the ninja named Lee was very troublesome, at least she couldn't find a solution. If she had to choose, she could only take a gamble.

"We already have an idea, but it will take a long time to refine it."

Hiroji directly affirmed, and although he didn't know why Kudo Yuya asked that question, he still felt he needed to provide some explanation.

What if Hongzhi turns his attention here again, and Xiao Li has already decided to take a gamble? Wouldn't that be quite awkward?

However, the probability of this happening is still very small. After all, he was Hiroji's patient, and frankly speaking, only Kudo Yuya could take the gamble.

The remaining medical ninjas simply didn't have that level of skill.

"Good luck."

Upon hearing this, Kudo Yuuya knew that the matter was settled. Hiroji never did anything without being sure of success; the resurrection technique he had used before was an example, as was the palm-wielding technique he had used not long ago.

As for the bloodline limit, according to Kudo Yuya's understanding, it was probably something he created unintentionally while pursuing perfection.

Thinking about this, Kudo Yuya felt somewhat gratified. He never expected that his former apprentice would be able to solve many things that medical ninjas could not do in their entire lives in just a few years.

He has already reached the pinnacle of medical ninjas. Although it is not very obvious now, he will be a legend in twenty years.

After leaving Konoha Hospital, Hongzhi naturally went straight to Jiraiya. His first task was to apologize to the so-called Sannin, and then he inquired whether Jiraiya had any ninjutsu that could help.

All that's needed is to increase perception. After all, Hongzhi doesn't have the Byakugan; if he did, he definitely wouldn't need to enhance his perception.

After all, Hongzhi couldn't keep the X-ray machine running the whole time during surgery.

Hiroji "did not know" about the existence of Sage Mode, but if he had asked that question, Jiraiya should have been able to figure it out.

If Jiraiya politely refuses, Koji will have to find another way to obtain the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku.

Chapter 156 I am so sorry

When Hongzhi found Jiraiya again, he happened to see Jiraiya tricking Naruto into dancing and then taking the opportunity to remove the Five Elements Seal that Orochimaru had placed on Naruto.

Naruto didn't react much to this; he just felt a little pain. Of course, as he fell into the river, he was still complaining that Jiraiya had gotten his clothes wet.

"Just focus on treading water training; it'll do you good for your skills!"

Jiraiya, noticing Hiroji's approach, gave Naruto an order and then looked directly at Hiroji.

Hongzhi did not hide his whereabouts at all, so it was normal for him to be noticed, after all, he was Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin.

His combat power seems to be the strongest among the three, provided he is in Sage Mode.

"I'm so sorry, Jiraiya-sama..."

Seeing Jiraiya looking in their direction, Koji walked directly to his side and spoke somewhat awkwardly. This was in line with what he had said about the shadow clone earlier, otherwise there would have been too many flaws.

"Don't worry about it, but shouldn't you be looking for a way to complete the surgery? Isn't this a waste of time?"

Jiraiya didn't have many thoughts about it. Even if Hiroji hadn't come, he wouldn't have thought anything of it. But the fact that Hiroji came at this time made Jiraiya a little strange.

Shouldn't we continue to research the perfect solution at this point?

“I have a concrete idea, but the success rate of the surgery is not optimistic, it can even be said to be very low... I came out mainly to see if I could find a way to increase my perception, that way I might gain something, at least increasing the chances by 10%…”

Looking at Naruto Uzumaki, who was still training, Hongzhi directly expressed his thoughts. Of course, he didn't say anything about how to cure him. It wasn't that he looked down on Jiraiya, but that he really didn't know. Saying it or not would make no difference.

"Is there no way to solve the problem with our existing perception capabilities?"

Jiraiya really didn't understand, but he still asked out of curiosity. According to the information he had received, the child was a good ninja and might even become an elite Jonin in the future.

If he could be cured, it would definitely benefit Konoha. He wouldn't mind helping if he could, since he was also a Konoha ninja.

However, Jiraiya didn't have any good ways to enhance his senses. The only thing he could think of was the Sage Mode he learned at Mount Myōboku.

However, this is not something that can be learned easily, and learning Sage Mode also takes a long time.

Surgery is something that should be done as soon as possible. No one is sure if Hiroji can learn Sage Mode. Even if he is sent to Mount Myōboku, those toads probably won't be willing to teach him Sage Mode.

After all, strictly speaking, he was not the master of Mount Myōboku, and it was impossible for him to order those people to do anything.