The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

"There's no other way. If only we had a medical ninja from the Hyuga clan, we wouldn't have to go through all this trouble..."

Hongzhi shook his head helplessly. Judging from Jiraiya's words, it was definitely impossible to go to Mount Myōboku through this matter, since Jiraiya hadn't even mentioned it.

"Can't we have a member of the Hyuga clan watching the whole thing? That would..."

Jiraiya wanted to say something, but stopped halfway through. Although the idea was good, Jiraiya knew that it required a high degree of cooperation between the two of them. Otherwise, if it took too long, the ninja would suffer even more serious damage.

"Never mind, I won't bother Jiraiya-sama any longer. I'll think about whether there's any special way..."

Seeing the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Hongzhi prepared to leave. Since things couldn't be successful at Mount Myōboku for the time being, he would go and see Orochimaru about the situation at Ryūchi Cave later.

Of the three great sacred lands, Mount Myōboku and Konoha are closely connected, followed by Shikkotsu Forest.

As for Ryuchi Cave, because of Orochimaru, Konoha was unable to obtain information about it.

If you absolutely need to be discreet, then Dragon Cave is undoubtedly the best choice. Besides, those guys like the White Snake Immortal shouldn't be anything good either, so killing them all probably wouldn't be a problem.

After Hiroji left, Jiraiya shook his head helplessly. He felt it was a bit strange to talk to this guy named Hiroji.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what the problem was. However, he figured this guy wouldn't do anything to harm Konoha. With that thought, Jiraiya felt relieved and took out some paper to write down all the inspiration he had gained that morning.

At the same time, Jiraiya would occasionally observe Naruto's actions, as he still needed to teach the guy some things.

"Hopefully, the old toad of Mount Myōboku won't cause trouble. If he suddenly has a precognitive dream, that would be quite a problem!"

After leaving the back mountain of Konoha, Hiroji secretly wondered if Jiraiya would directly attack him after hearing that guy's prophecy.

'Or should we just find an opportunity to kill Jiraiya?!'

Thinking about this, Hongzhi had a special idea: with his current strength, dealing with Jiraiya would be relatively easy.

Putting aside everything else, the Flying Thunder God Technique alone was enough to make Jiraiya's scalp tingle, not to mention that Hiroji had many other bloodline limits. If he were to make a direct move, killing Jiraiya would be no problem at all.

As for whether there would be any chain reaction after killing Jiraiya, Koji was not sure, but killing him was the best way to prevent a sudden betrayal from Mount Myōboku.

The dead can keep secrets, let alone a dead toad.

Hongzhi's thoughts didn't last long. At least, it was really inappropriate to attack Jiraiya during the Chunin Exams. He needed to wait for Tsunade to return before making a decision. Otherwise, Konoha would be leaderless and might be wiped out by other ninja villages.

After abandoning Jiraiya's side, Koji prepared to have Root take action against Kankuro directly. After all, although Kankuro was not particularly proficient in controlling chakra threads, he still knew the basics.

However, this must be done discreetly. In addition to avoiding alerting the enemy, it is also necessary to prevent the toad from noticing.

This inherently increases the difficulty of the experiment. As for Kankuro, it's not a big problem. With Hiroji's strength, he can take him away silently without being discovered.

That very night, Hiroji, dressed in Root's uniform, sneaked into the inn where he was staying in Sunagakure.

After finding Kankuro's residence, Hiroji took out a small card engraved with the Flying Thunder God mark and threw it into Kankuro's room.

Hongzhi had already sensed that there was no one in the room. They were all discussing something in another room, and it wasn't the time to make a move.

When Kankuro returns, we can give him a surprise!

Chapter 157 Chakra Threads

Late at night, Kankuro dragged his weary body back to his room.

On the surface, the ninjas of Sunagakure do not train, but in reality, they conduct a simulation every day to prevent accidents during operations.

Especially for him and Temari, who are in charge of Gaara, they have to simulate every possible scenario that Gaara might encounter. If this powerful weapon malfunctions in the end, they will be in big trouble.

Could you tell me the specifics of the Konoha Crush?

Kankuro had just entered the room and was still exhausted when he heard these words. Kankuro, who was already a little nervous, immediately felt a jolt.

However, before he could react, everything went black and he lost his vision. He felt as if he had been hit near his neck.

'Vulnerable.'

Looking at the fallen Kankuro, Hongzhi felt somewhat speechless. The inn's soundproofing was quite good, and the sound of Kankuro falling wouldn't be heard by the people from Sunagakure, which meant that this guy was isolated and helpless.

As long as he is brought back tomorrow morning, there will be no problem. One night is enough time for Hongzhi to find out everything about the chakra threads.

Kotoamatsukami is still trustworthy.

Hiroji left behind a shadow clone disguised as Kankuro, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Kankuro back to the Root base.

A basin of ice-cold water was poured over Kankuro's head, and he, who had been unconscious, suddenly felt a jolt and was then forcibly turned back on.

In the dimly lit interrogation room, Kankuro looked at the members in their uniforms and immediately had a bad feeling.

We've been exposed!

This was Kankuro's first thought. After carefully recalling the words he heard before he fainted, Kankuro felt that Sunagakure was in big trouble. If the Hokage knew about this, he could completely destroy this so-called plan.

Even the monster sealed inside Gaara could be directly extracted. If this really happens, the entire Sand Village might be wiped out.

Tell me everything you know about puppetry!

However, while Kankuro was still lost in thought, Hiroji's cold words came through. Because of the sound, Kankuro subconsciously looked at Hiroji and saw the Mangekyou Sharingan under the mask.

Kotoamatsukami is activated.

A hint of confusion appeared in Kankuro's eyes before he began to explain the puppetry technique. To Hiroji's surprise, Kankuro started by talking about chakra threads.

At first, Hiroji felt a little surprised, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to make no mistake. After all, none of Kankuro's puppets were his own, so this guy probably couldn't create any powerful puppets.

Moreover, as the strongest puppeteer of the younger generation in Sunagakure, since no one would compete with him for that set of puppets, it's quite normal not to delve into it.

Hongzhi had a shadow clone write down everything Kankuro said, in case of any unexpected situations.

After using Kotoamatsukami, Hiroji felt some pain in his eyes, which was probably a side effect of using the Mangekyou Sharingan, but the pain was still within an acceptable range.

The night passed quickly, and the next morning, Hiroji sent Kankuro back directly.

However, before parting, Koji first used Kotoamatsukami to make Kankuro forget what happened last night, and then set up the seal on his sealed memories to prevent the spread of the tongue.

Even if Kankuro were to recall what happened last night due to the intense shock, he probably wouldn't be able to say it, since not everyone can face death with equanimity.

The most crucial point is that even if he dies, Kankuro won't be able to leak the information instantly. Safety is a matter of not being worth the risk, and he must be able to figure that out.

Inside the inn, Kankuro groggily opened his eyes. Although he felt like he had just woken up, the exhaustion in his body made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

He vaguely remembered returning from Maki's room last night, and then nothing more!

'I'm so tired! When will the Chunin Exams finally end?!'

Finding nothing amiss, Kankuro yawned and then walked straight away into the distance...

It seems nothing unexpected will happen.

Hiding in a large tree outside the inn, Hiroji witnessed Kankuro leave and then returned directly to the Root base.

After carefully studying the scroll containing the chakra threads, Hiroji looked at the scrolls beside him, which contained what Kankuro had said yesterday.

Chakra threads are a part of puppetry, but not the whole of puppetry. Kankuro, as a puppeteer, may be novice, but he still knows quite a lot.

After studying it all day yesterday, and with Kankuro's personal demonstration, Hiroji has learned how to use chakra threads to take chakra shape transformation to another extreme.

[Chakra threads: 50%]

After receiving this hint, Hongzhi immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at the Land of Waves base, and then had his shadow clones begin training in the so-called chakra threads. Since he had obtained them, he might as well make use of them.

Although Hongzhi did not have a puppet, these chakra threads had other uses, not to mention their effectiveness in medical ninjutsu.

If healing chakra is used, the wound can be perfectly stitched up. Of course, Hiroji doesn't need to use it, but other medical ninjas can. From a certain perspective, it can be said to be a completely new medical ninjutsu.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the Palm Healing Technique must undergo two transformations to obtain healing chakra that is significantly different from the Palm Healing Technique chakra. As for the chakra condensed by the Palm Healing Technique, transforming it into threads is still very difficult.

Konoha's medical standards seemed to have reached a whole new level under Hiroji's influence, but if Hiroji left, it would be as if there was no further development.

The medical ninjutsu developed by Hongzhi are all based on chakra control exceeding the limit by 5 or more, while Kudo Yuya, who currently has the strongest chakra control in Konoha Hospital, is only at the level of exceeding the limit by 3.

This is why Kudo Yuya wanted Hiroji to follow her after seeing him a few times; after all, chakra control is the prerequisite for becoming a medical ninja.

This means that only Hongzhi can use Hongzhi's medical ninjutsu. As for Tsunade, even if her chakra control is high, she probably can't reach the limit +5.

In other words, even Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, was unable to learn those medical ninjutsu.

If anyone could use it, then Hiroji felt that the only person who could be was Naruto Uzumaki…

This is not nonsense. Naruto Uzumaki, who received the power of Yang from the Sage of Six Paths, can accomplish many unreasonable things as long as he has this concept.

Chapter 158 Is it healed or not?

Just like Kakashi's eyes in the original work, the regeneration technique that Hiroji racked his brains to come up with was created by Naruto Uzumaki, who had no knowledge of medical ninjutsu at all.

This made Hongzhi feel somewhat devastated, but Naruto's cheat was only temporary and would gradually disappear without a trace after defeating Kaguya.

This means that even after losing the power-up given to him by the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto Uzumaki is still the same guy who doesn't understand medical ninjutsu at all.

Hongzhi continued to laze around for twenty days. That very night, while he was slacking off at Konoha Hospital, he suddenly felt a violent earthquake. Then, a giant toad appeared in the backyard of Konoha Hospital.

A giant toad was smoking a pipe, and next to him was Naruto Uzumaki, who had already fainted.

'Tch... After all that trouble, they just dumped him at Konoha Hospital. Looks like I'll have to find a chance to stew him into a pot of toad stew.'

Hongzhi watched this scene indifferently, while Kudo Yuya had already sent a medical ninja to check if Naruto had any problems.

Gamabunta turned into a cloud of smoke and returned to Mount Myōboku.

'What a pity.'

Hongzhi shook his head helplessly. If Gamabunta had left a little later, perhaps he could have used the genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan to have him take him to Mount Myōboku.

However, there is still a chance. After all, there is still a chance that this toad will appear. We can see if we can go to Mount Myōboku then.

Taking action against Jiraiya could very likely expose his identity, but attacking those toads should pose no problem for anyone.

The next morning, Hongzhi arrived at Konoha Hospital. In the past twenty days, both the Minor Ailment Extraction Technique and the Chakra Threads had been completely filled by Shadow Clones, which gave Hongzhi the means to perfectly deal with Lee.

The Fine Bone Extraction Technique can perfectly extract those bone fragments, but it might hurt a bit when they emerge from the ground. The problem lies in using chakra threads condensed from healing chakra.

In other words, Xiao Li's surgery will definitely be very painful, but whether he can withstand it is certainly not a problem.

If all else fails, anesthesia can be administered...

"Teacher Kai!"

"plum!"

Hongzhi had just arrived at Xiao Li's ward when he heard this sound, which surprised him. Could something have happened to these two?

Pushing open the door and entering, Hongzhi saw the two people with tears in their eyes.