69novels Chapter 9 Your Regret, My Shadow
Chapter 9 Your Regret, My Shadow
Xingyuan Qianshuo stared at the short brown-haired girl in the arena.
The two purple lines on her face are her most distinctive feature.
She is one of the key characters in the original work who pushes Obito Uchiha down the path of darkness. She is gentle, intelligent, and has a strong sense of self-sacrifice.
Rin Nohara chose to die under Kakashi's Chidori in order to protect Konoha from destruction—a tragic and moving scene, few ninjas could be so resolute.
Her ability to successfully transplant the Sharingan on the battlefield of World War III, when Obito was trapped under a boulder and on the verge of death, demonstrates the high level of her medical ninjutsu.
This composure and resilience in performing surgery under dire circumstances is precisely the quality of an excellent battlefield medical ninja.
"Such a medical talent is fully qualified to inherit Tsunade's mantle."
Xingyuan Qianshuo thought to himself, "It would be such a pity if he were to be schemed against by Uchiha Madara again and become a tool to provoke Obito to turn evil."
Tsunade was also quite surprised by Rin Nohara's performance.
The fact that she could break through 100 meters in one go without any special training shows that this girl has an outstanding talent for chakra control and is fully capable of becoming a medical jonin.
However, the ninja world has no shortage of geniuses.
Tsunade was only slightly surprised, with no intention of taking on a disciple, and unaware that her subordinates were already secretly looking for a successor for her.
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In other areas of the training ground, tests for classes 402 and 403 were also being conducted simultaneously.
She Ci was sent there by Xingyuan Qianshuo to supervise early on.
The first round of testing had just ended when the second round began immediately. Each class teacher meticulously recorded the scores of every student.
This was not only a selection process, but also the introduction of a new routine training program for the Ninja Academy, making it easier to observe the actual teaching effects.
Walking on wooden planks is just the first step; it can be upgraded to running in cordless clogs and even incorporated into live-fire exercises.
If these training programs can be successfully implemented, theoretically, every graduating genin should be able to easily master tree climbing and water treading.
Xingyuan Qianshuo, Tsunade, and Sarutobi Daino were patrolling the training grounds. Although all three classes were elite classes, Class 401 performed the best overall.
Class 402 has members of the Ino-Shika-Cho family: Akimichi Tsukasa, Nara Shizuku, and Yamanaka Santen.
These three are all future Jonin, born into ninja families, and have good test scores, but it is almost impossible for them to switch to medical ninja training.
Although the Akimichi clan's Expansion Technique belongs to Yang Escape, it follows a fierce and powerful approach of "great strength and flying bricks".
The clan members are large in size and possess the special ability to convert fat into massive amounts of chakra, which contradicts the precise control required of medical ninjas.
The Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique and the Yamanaka clan's Mental Techniques lean towards Yin Release, which contradicts the Yang Release approach primarily used by medical ninjas.
However, the Nara clan is well-versed in herbalism and possesses specialized texts on the subject. In the original story, Tsunade also borrowed and consulted these texts.
In a broad sense, Nara's knowledge of herbal medicine and Akimichi's secret medicine-making techniques both fall under the category of medical knowledge.
In Class 403, the most outstanding student was Uchiha Tetsuka, followed by Tekuno, Suzume, and others.
Xingyuan Qianshuo had already seen the monthly exam results, and now he was able to match the names with the real people.
Uchiha Tetsuka had a serious expression, and no one approached him within two meters; Tekuno was a cheerful little chubby boy; and Suzaku was quiet and well-behaved, appearing very well-mannered.
There was another special student in Class 403, named Flying Bamboo Dragonfly. He was noticeably older than average, and his eyes were covered with grayish-white bandages.
Xingyuan Qianshuo guessed that his sensory ninjutsu was probably not enough to be used freely when his vision was completely covered, so he could not graduate and had to repeat a year.
Just as the three were making their rounds, in the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was observing the training ground through a crystal ball.
"The upper limit of precise chakra manipulation may depend on talent, but its lower limit can be improved simply through training and hard work."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a pipe dangling from his lips, savored the words that Daio Sarutobi had relayed during his report—the viewpoint of a medical chunin named Senju Hoshino.
He then recalled the two proposals submitted by Xingyuan Qianshuo and realized that he was indeed a talented person with ideas.
However, in the end, we'll have to see what actual results he can achieve.
After a moment's hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped peeking and picked up the official document again to review it.
As the Hokage, the fact that he has taken so much time to pay attention to this matter shows how much importance he attaches to it.
Clang!
The office door was flung open, and Danzo Shimura strode in.
At this time, Danzo was about the same age as Hiruzen Sarutobi, not yet fifty, and his body was not yet old.
Due to an old injury, his head and right eye were always wrapped in bandages—but no one knew whether a Sharingan was hidden under those bandages.
Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored Danzo's intrusion and continued reviewing documents.
"Hiruzen! I strongly oppose the medical specialty student program!" Danzo said bluntly. "It's a complete waste of the village's talent and resources!"
This matter falls under the ninja academy's internal affairs, and even though it involves the future expansion of the medical department, it did not touch upon the authority of Danzo and others. Hiruzen Sarutobi had the full right to make the decision unilaterally.
Danzo only learned of the selection process from his subordinates in the "Root" organization when Tsunade and Senju were already making a big show of it. He immediately rushed over to "express his opinion".
"Medical ninjas are important talents in themselves. Training them will only benefit the village in every way," Hiruzen Sarutobi replied without looking up.
"Hmph!" Danzo gestured downwards with both hands and let out a cold snort.
He felt something was missing, and then a thought struck him: he would go back and get a cane.
"Even if we are to train them, it should be left to 'Root' to be in charge!" Danzo had anticipated that Hiruzen Sarutobi would reject his objection, and took the opportunity to secure benefits for his own subordinates.
"That junior of Tsunade only trains cowardly medical ninjas; how can she possibly create fearless warriors on the battlefield?"
This statement implies that Tsunade's "hemophobia" is a sign of cowardice. Although this is a top secret in the village, all four high-ranking members are aware of it.
Tsunade was Hiruzen Sarutobi's prized student. He was always proud of teaching the "Sannin" and had boasted about it to his old friend countless times, so how could he pretend not to hear it?
Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the official document and stared at Danzo Shimura without saying a word, his gaze extremely oppressive.
Five or six seconds later, he slowly spoke, his tone leaving no room for argument:
"Tsunade is the best medical ninja in the village. She is the granddaughter of the First and Second Hokage and also my disciple. I am very confident in entrusting the training of medical ninjas to her."
"You...you!" Danzo was unwilling to admit that he had flinched even slightly under that gaze, and was momentarily speechless.
But he quickly recovered and sneered again, "Since that's the case, 'Root' will train its own medical ninjas. I'd like to see who trains the better ones!"
After saying that, he turned to leave, but then suddenly stopped, and a classic line slipped out:
"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"
"Danzo," Hiruzen Sarutobi almost instinctively picked up the conversation, calm yet resolute, "I am the Hokage."
boom--! ! !
Shimura Danzo channeled all his resentment into a loud bang, then slammed the door shut and stormed out.