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"I didn't know, I just came to see the children," Qingwu casually replied.

"..." Nono looked at Qingwu seriously.

Of course she knew it was a lie. Qingwu hadn't shown any surprise when he saw her just now, as if he already knew.

However… it doesn’t matter, Nono didn’t delve into it. “I thank you both on behalf of the children.”

Just then, the office door opened, and a little boy peeked in, saying timidly, "Director, Xiaoyezi has a fever again..."

Nonou stood up and asked gently, "Fever? Cough? Take me to see a doctor quickly."

She turned to Qingwu and Iruka: "Excuse me, I'll leave you for a moment. You can wander around as you like, or... stay for lunch."

"We'll help." Qingwu also stood up.

Chapter 68 Kabuto the Pharmacist

The three of them went to a ward on the second floor.

There were six small beds in the room, and on one of them lay a little girl of about five or six years old, her face flushed and her breathing rapid.

“So it turns out that not all the children were in the yard just now,” Iruka said in a low voice.

Qingwu nodded. "There should be even younger ones, many of them are... war orphans!"

The words "war orphan" stunned Iruka.

Yakushi Nonou quickly walked to the bedside, reached out and touched her forehead, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Have you had your temperature checked, Dou?" she asked the little boy who had spoken earlier.

"!!" This time it was Qingwu's turn to be stunned.

兜？

Yakushi Kabuto?

He turned to look at the little boy.

He looked to be about seven or eight years old, very thin, and wore round-framed glasses with thick lenses that made his eyes look somewhat distorted.

I didn't notice it before, but Qingwu has confirmed it now.

The little boy in front of him, who was a few years younger than him... was none other than the future ninja who would leave a significant mark on the ninja world—Kabuto Yakushi.

"Thirty-eight and a half degrees...it's higher than this morning."

The pharmacist replied to the dean in a serious and methodical manner, but when his gaze swept over the two "strangers," he timidly lowered his head.

Nonou unbuttoned the little girl's collar and saw several dark red rashes on her chest. "It's chickenpox, she needs to be isolated!"

Qingwu's attention shifted back to the sick little girl. "Dean, how about... I give it a try?"

After his water-based magic [Healing] reached level 2, it began to have some effect in purifying toxins. Viruses... I should probably give it a try too.

“You…” Nono hesitated.

She then recalled that a few months ago, when they were on a mission together, Qingwu had shown off his "exquisite" medical ninjutsu.

Nonou stood up and gave up her seat.

She wasn't worried that Qingwu would harm the little girl. The person who looked at the child like that in the yard just now would definitely not do such a thing.

"Dean Mama?" Pharmacist Kabuto looked at Aoko with a puzzled expression.

Qingwu smiled gently at him, walked to the bedside, and placed his hand on the little girl's forehead.

"Qing Wujun?"

When Nono was about to ask Qingwu what she planned to do, she saw that Qingwu's hands were already emitting a blue-green light.

"..." Nonou shut her mouth and waited to see what would happen.

The blue-green light flowed along Qingwu's fingers, seemingly "flowing" into the little girl's body.

The girl's body trembled slightly, the flush on her face faded at a visible speed, and her breathing became steady.

"This is..." Nono and Kabuto Yakushi both widened their eyes at the same time.

One minute later, Qingwu stopped and explained, "I didn't use chakra; natural energy has healing and purifying effects."

Nono rushed over to check on the little girl's condition.

The little girl's rash had mostly subsided, her body temperature had returned to normal, and she was sleeping peacefully.

"This..." Nono was shocked.

She had known for a long time that Qingwu had special abilities, but seeing the "miraculous" healing effects with her own eyes still felt incredible.

Because when Qingwu treated Iruka last time, he only treated the external injuries.

This time was different. Since the child, who had never practiced chakra, was sick, she didn't have any particularly good methods and could only treat him with medication.

"There shouldn't be any problems."

Qingwu said, "A few days of rest will do the trick. Also... chickenpox is highly contagious. Are there any other patients? I'd like to take a look at them as well."

"I'm going right now!" Nonou left and got to work.

The children in the orphanage have recently been suffering from infectious diseases, and several have already been quarantined.

The next two hours.

Qingwu helped check on all the children in the orphanage, and Iruka, seeing that he couldn't be of much help, went to play with the other children in the yard.

Kabuto Yakushi had been assisting, and his gaze toward Seigo grew increasingly awestruck, mixed with...admiration.

By the time the last child with chickenpox was cured by Qingwu's natural energy, lunchtime had already passed.

"Thanks to you this time." Nono sat on a bench in the corridor and let out a long sigh of relief: "I've been suffering from chickenpox for a long time this month."

"Do the children get sick often?" Qingwu sat down to catch her breath.

The consumption of natural energy is not a big deal, but it is quite energy-consuming.

"Yes! The orphanage has limited resources, the nutrition is inadequate, and the immune system is weak."

Nonou sighed, "Especially as the weather starts to get colder, catching a cold or fever is common. The medical team's allowance is limited, and we can't afford some medicines..."

Upon hearing this, Qingwu took out a money pouch and handed it over.

“This is…” Nono looked puzzled.

"The reward for the last mission... plus my salary this month."

"Reward?" Nonou looked at the money pouch, then at Qingwu. "You knew I approached you because I had a mission with Root, so what reward..."

“It’s Iruka!” Qingwu interrupted, “He keeps saying he wants to give Chino’s share to her.”

"..." Nono's voice suddenly choked up: "Then you still paid your own salary..."

"Tsk, the Dark Division's salary isn't high at all, and I gave it all to you." Qingwu said with a disdainful tone.

Actually... it's not a small amount.

A normal Chunin in Konoha only earns between 20 and 30 ryo per year. Since missions are not always available, and after deducting the losses from ninja tools, injuries, and other expenses, there is really not much left.

His salary... is currently 5 taels per month.

In other words, even if you don't perform any missions, you can still earn 60 taels a year just by training.

Furthermore, as the years spent serving in the shadows increase, there will be more subsidies and income.

"Thank you..." Nono didn't refuse again; she could feel the boy's sincerity. "Really... thank you..."

The orphanage is really short of money.

Because a certain high-ranking official in Konoha controlled her by controlling the orphanage's funding.

Qingwu knew all this.

However, his current abilities are limited. He gave the director 10 taels of silver, which can probably only keep the orphanage afloat for a month or two, considering how many mouths there are to feed.

However, after seeing the current state of the orphanage today, he has begun to think about how to help.

He doesn't plan to go looking for the Third Generation... for the time being.

Firstly, the Third Hokage had just "assigned" Iruka a job in advance; secondly, how could the Third Hokage not know about Nono's identity?

This explains that the Third Hokage tacitly allowed Danzo to control the spy identity of the "Walking Shrine Maiden."

How else can we help?

money!

But... Qingwu himself is short of money. The 100 million taels he got from the third generation a month ago is about to be spent.

Just as I was thinking about how to make money, the pharmacist came downstairs carrying a tray.

Yakushi Nonou quickly wiped away her tears and smiled, "Kabuto, have you taken good care of your younger siblings?"

"Mm!" Kabuto Yakushi replied softly.

Upon reaching Qingwu, Yakushi Kabuto hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Thank you, Qingwu-nii-gege."

Qingwu smiled and patted his head.

However, what Kabuto Yakushi said next startled him.

"Brother...can you teach me medical ninjutsu?"

Chapter 69 Spending Money Like Water

"Kabuto, you can't learn Qingwu's medical ninjutsu."

Fortunately, Nono helped Seigo out of the predicament.

Neither Wood Release nor natural energy can be mastered by ordinary people.

The doctor walked away with his head down.

However, he kept in mind the words Qingwu said when treating Xiaoyezi: "Natural energy has healing and purifying effects."

Looking at Kabuto's thin back, Nono said kindly: