Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

"Hey, I think you're pretty good. Even the ninjas of Sunagakure don't use chakra threads as well as you. Try to develop the puppet technique, and let's see what Sunagakure has to be so arrogant about!"

Puppetry?

What's impressive is the puppet-making technique, not the chakra threads or manipulation techniques. The former requires decades of accumulation and experimentation. Unless Konoha can obtain the Sunagakure technique, he can't "improve" it and make it his own.

Otherwise, it would be a completely thankless task.

of course.

These teachers were just saying it casually; they were mostly just admiring Chiba's skills and talent. They hadn't really talked to him much before, so it was just a matter of finding something to talk about.

Chiba chatted for a few minutes and then left the ninja academy, leaving Naruto standing there, bewildered.

……

"Chiba, Lord Hanfang wants you to go there after you arrive."

"Yes."

Chiba nodded and turned to walk towards the Hanfang office.

He knocked gently.

"Come in."

After opening the door, Chiba paused for a second.

Besides the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, there was also a kind-looking old woman, but her attire looked rather...

hiss!

That old hag who changes beds!

He was startled, but remained outwardly calm, bowing respectfully to the two men.

"Chiba, come and sit down. This is the village's advisor, and also a very skilled medical ninja."

Han Fang quickly explained.

Tsurugi Koharu smiled slightly and said, "Not at all. I haven't participated in treatment for many years, and I've forgotten many of my skills. I can only give some pointers, which are not very impressive."

Perhaps because technical skills are easily seen through, they are quite rational when it comes to medical ninjutsu.

Chiba's personal opinion.

"You are humble."

"Alright, let's get down to business first, kid. I called you over here to ask if you'd be interested in becoming a specially hired ninja for the hospital."

Utane Koharu smiled.

"Specially hired ninja?"

Chiba was momentarily stunned, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes, because you don't know medical ninjutsu, but I observed you yesterday. Your chakra control is very strong. If you are trained, you will definitely be very skilled in surgery. Many surgeries require the cooperation of such an expert."

Han Fang explained.

He had previously regarded Chiba as a student with some talent, but after yesterday, he realized that he had underestimated the boy's comprehension and ability.

With this child's comprehension and ability, it won't be long before he becomes incredibly proficient in surgical procedures involving chakra scalpels and chakra needles, perhaps even surpassing many veterans.

"No need, I'm still just a student. Professor Kitayama still has books to read."

Chiba said.

“It won’t delay anything. Besides, Kitayama has been busy with her studies lately and may not have much time to take care of you. Giving you the status of a special ninja will allow you to participate fully.”

Hanfang subtly conveyed that Kitayama Osamu had been severely affected by the setback and intended to continue his studies to enhance his abilities.

Chiba isn't stupid.

The usefulness of chakra needles has been proven, and some medical ninjas will definitely need to learn how to use them in the future. We can't expect them to come every time there's surgery.

He's just a child!

Even if Chiba were to come, the medical ninjas would be too embarrassed to do so.

He thought for a moment and said, "If it's because of the chakra needles... I tried it during my rest yesterday. Adding fifteen hand seals should make the technique more stable and simpler, and make it more suitable for medical use."

"really?"

Hanfang's breathing became rapid.

Koharu Utatane wasn't too calm either; who else developed ninjutsu in years?

This kid has only been around for a few days, and he's already perfected the chakra needle technique.

"Yes, that's it..."

Chiba slowly formed hand seals.

His initial version had five seals, but the "simplified version" he came up with yesterday had twenty seals—the inspiration for this came from the Water Dragon Bullet technique.

The Second Hokage only needed four hand seals for the same ninjutsu, while Zabuza and his comrades had to form forty-four hand seals, demonstrating that the number of hand seals can affect the difficulty of a ninjutsu.

So he went back and tried it out in various ways.

Chapter 11 What a Versailles This Is!

Koharu, who was switching dorms, listened to the recording once, then looked at Chiba's handwritten notes again, and tried it out...

It actually worked!

She was in disbelief.

Are there really such intelligent children in the world?

"Chiba, how... how did you do that?"

Han Fang was dumbfounded.

"It's nothing. I have a strong sense of perception, so I tried each seal one by one, roughly noted down the effects of each seal when added to the technique, and then grouped and paired them."

"..."

Hanfang was completely bewildered.

Perception?

This……

Obviously.

With that ability to get close, you could kill the opponent with a single stab. Why would you need to use chakra needles to interrupt or seal them?

Isn't that like taking off your pants to fart?

Xiaochun, who was turning over a new room, also realized that she had said that in a moment of impulse, which was really irrational.

He could roughly sense the trajectory of chakra flowing through the meridians after it was refined from Koharu Utatane's hand seals. If he had wanted to attack Koharu Utatane just now, he could have used the chakra needles he condensed to pierce roughly the location of the meridians.

Koharu, who was turning the dorm, was somewhat surprised and said, "You have sensory abilities?"

Chiba shook his head.

"No, I still want to be a ninja. I came to the hospital just to learn about medicine and the human body. I don't plan to become a professional medical ninja."

The efficiency is too low.

Xiaochun, who had just switched dorm rooms, fell silent.

What a Versailles!

Within a half-step range, he could sense the general fluctuations.

Perception is not something that comes easily.

He and Xiaochun, who was switching dorms, exchanged a glance and sighed together.

Can you sense chakra too?

Han Fang sighed regretfully.

Indeed, the fact that this child doesn't know medical ninjutsu is a major weakness.

But this alone is far from a success in Chiba's eyes.

Not very strong...

"It's not very strong, the range is average, and it's hard to sense other people's chakra fluctuations, but it's clearer with my own."

Xiaochun silently experimented several times after switching dormitories, with some successes and some failures, but more successes than failures, verifying the feasibility of the method. She couldn't help but feel a little excited: "Kid, you're a genius, stay and work at the hospital!"

What Chiba didn't mention was—

Furthermore, forcibly detaining someone simply because they possessed superior chakra blades and chakra needles would be a huge loss for both the ninja community and Konoha.

Being a medical ninja is a waste of his talents.

"Your technique does reduce the difficulty by adding hand seals, but it still has an A rating. And even if someone in the medical class learns it, not many people can have your steady hand."

"How about this, you can continue as a special ninja. You can use this identity to participate in more of the things you want to do during this time."

Han Fang said gently.

"As for salary, we will distribute it at half the rate of a normal medical ninja, regardless of whether you are in the hospital or not."

Xiaochun said after turning to bed.

"Thank you, Advisor and Master Hanfang."

Chiba was overjoyed.

When it comes to salary, we're wide awake!

With Bodhi seed, he did indeed possess a talent far greater than that of ordinary people, but as a non-ninja and an orphan born of war, his income consisted only of some subsidies from the village.

Life is just okay, but it's far from enough to buy ninja tools and materials for ninjutsu experiments.

I'm not sure how much he earns, but it's better than just talking about ideals and empty promises.

After explaining ninjutsu, Koharu Utatane talked for a while longer, until she was hoarse, before letting Chiba leave. For the sake of the income, Chiba endured it.