Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

Chapter 29 Medical Ninja Tools! (Please vote and give monthly tickets to follow this story)

"It's Shuichi and Kakashi!"

Shizune was pleasantly surprised; she hadn't seen Hoshino Shuichi for several days.

Might Guy was full of energy: "We can't afford to slack off at all! Today's challenge is to climb the cliff 500 times. If I can't do it, I'll have a duel with Shuichi!"

Sarutobi Asuma was secretly surprised: "Such speed."

The fact that they could move so freely on the cliff face and fight so fiercely demonstrates their exceptional mastery of chakra.

"You've made such rapid progress!"

Sarutobi Asuma also began to consider graduating early.

Even with the guidance of his elder brother and other members of his clan, he could continue to improve even without graduating.

But school time was indeed a bit boring for him.

Moreover, looking at Hoshino Shuichi and Kakashi, he always felt that the two of them had improved even faster after graduation.

only……

Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but look at Kurenai Yuhi beside him.

Compared to graduating, becoming famous is more important!

……

On the cliff, Hoshino Shuichi and Kakashi faced each other, panting heavily and drenched in sweat, unable to continue fighting.

Another tie!

However, considering that Kakashi had already expended some of his energy, even with a period of rest, Hoshino Shuichi could tell that he was still inferior to Kakashi in terms of physical strength and energy.

Without the support of focus and the speed of thought, it would be impossible to even achieve a draw.

Kakashi's combat intelligence is astonishing; even though he is still young, it is already showing promise.

But Hoshino Shuichi was not discouraged, after all, it was a 50/50 match.

The fact that he can now go toe-to-toe with Kakashi in taijutsu is enough to prove that his training has paid off, which is quite remarkable.

However, at the same time, Hoshino Shuichi became increasingly eager to improve his physical condition.

Even if we don't compare him to Jiraiya or Naruto, he should at least be no worse than Kakashi.

Hoshino Shuichi remembered that among the Konoha Jonin, Kakashi was not particularly outstanding in terms of physical strength; he was at least slightly inferior to Sarutobi Asuma.

In the ninja world, the further you go, the more your stamina or chakra becomes, especially with the explosive growth in combat power. These factors can create an insurmountable gap between you and your opponent.

Without enough chakra, you can't unleash your ultimate techniques.

……

After coming down from the cliff, Hoshino Shuichi greeted Shizune and the others. Just as he was about to take a drink of water from his backpack, Shizune handed it to him.

Hoshita Shuichi accepted it without ceremony: "Thank you."

Shizune looked at Hoshino Shuichi and waited until he finished drinking his water before saying, "Shuichi, there are a few things I'd like to ask you about the Memory Palace. Do you have time?"

"Of course."

Hoshino Hideaki readily agreed, and then the two of them huddled together, asking each other questions.

Meanwhile, Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai team up to climb a cliff.

Kakashi was resting coolly, his gaze fixed on Guy, who was doing frog jumps while holding a large rock.

……

The afternoon training session passed by quickly before we knew it.

As evening fell, after saying goodbye to Shizune and the others, Hoshino Shuichi met up with Yakushi Nonou and they returned to the orphanage together with various kinds of food.

He would be returning to the orphanage less and less in the future, and would know fewer and fewer people, so he would come back whenever he had time.

Although he hasn't been here for long, Yakushi Nonou considers this place his home, so this place will also be a home for him.

That night, Shuichi and Yakushi Nonou chatted for a long time under the stars. Then, he made a makeshift bed on the floor in Yakushi Nonou's room and fell asleep peacefully, gently inhaling Yakushi Nonou's unique fragrance.

The next day.

After saying goodbye to Pharmacist Nonou, Hoshino Shuichi, feeling refreshed, went home and packed his backpack. On his way to meet up with Namikaze Minato and the others, he also bought a set of surgical instruments.

Yes, surgical instruments used by medical ninjas!

As medical ninjas, it's reasonable for them to classify various surgical instruments as ninja tools, right?

Therefore, Hoshino Shuichi felt that he no longer needed to practice nunchucks or long sticks; the surgical instruments were enough for him to master the "Ninja Tool Expert" skill.

Moreover, this is much faster than learning weapons like nunchucks.

……

With Minato Namikaze and the other two reunited, today's training began.

For the next few days, the team had no missions and spent their days in various training exercises.

Traps, tracking, live-fire drills, and so on.

During his breaks, Hoshino Shuichi would start tormenting various small animals.

Rabbits, wild boars, pheasants, fish, and so on.

Furthermore, it kills two birds with one stone: using them to practice medical ninjutsu and medical ninja tools while also observing the characteristics of these small animals, laying the foundation for the term "Transformation Master".

Four days have passed in the blink of an eye, and April has arrived quietly.

To Hoshino Shuichi's surprise, the soldier pills were actually a type of ninja tool.

In addition, there's the senbon (a type of Japanese sword), the tanto (a type of Japanese sword), and the scalpel (which I've been using most these past few days), which I've just mastered.

There are only 2 ninja tools left to master 10 ninja tools.

April 2nd, Konoha Year 39, 9:4 AM, Konoha Village entrance.

Shuichi Hoshita appeared before Minato Namikaze and the others with a new look.

The black clothes and pants, the iron wrist guards and arm guards remained unchanged, but the original coat had been replaced with a black vest that was somewhat similar to the green vest worn by Minato Namikaze.

Besides the different color, the outfit that Shuichi Hoshino was wearing also had many custom-made small pockets.

Seeing Minato Namikaze and the other two looking at him curiously, Shuichi Hoshishita lightly hooked his right finger on a pocket on his vest, and a sharp scalpel appeared.

"Shuichi, you brought all your surgical instruments?"

Kurama Sanyo is very familiar with this scalpel.

The small animals I've been eating these past few days were all dissected by this scalpel.

Hoshita Hideichi smiled and said, "Of course."

"As a medical ninja, carrying medical ninja tools is perfectly reasonable and necessary, isn't it?"

Kurama Yamayo scratched the back of his head: "That's true, but you... it seems like you can't perform the surgery alone, right?"

Hoshino Shuichi put away his scalpel: "When we have enough chakra to use Shadow Clone Jutsu, we'll come in handy. It's better to be prepared."

He can still use Shadow Clones, but his chakra can't sustain them for very long.

Minato Namikaze promptly stopped the idle chatter, saying, "Alright, let's get going!"

"Our mission this time is to serve as one of the patrol teams on the western border of the Land of Fire. The mission will last for half a month. You need to be mentally prepared."

The three, including Hoshino Shizuka, immediately responded in unison, "Understood!"

The four immediately set off, heading west after leaving the village.

That evening, Hoshino and his three companions arrived at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, taking over from a small team and becoming one of the patrol teams.

That evening, the four began their tedious patrol duties.

The number of patrol teams that Konoha deployed on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain was far greater than that on the Land of River, totaling five teams, with patrol routes arranged in a stepped and intersecting pattern.

The reason for having such a large military force is that the Land of Rain was in utter chaos after the Second Shinobi World War.

Wandering ninjas, various bandits, and spies and ninjas from other ninja villages are lurking around.

One reason for this is that the Land of Rain was one of the main battlefields of the Second Shinobi World War.

At the same time, the Land of Rain is surrounded by the three great kingdoms of Fire, Wind, and Earth.

The Land of Rain is also a location where the three great ninja villages clashed.

Secondly, the situation in the Land of Rain is also related to Hanzo's weakened morale and shrinking power.

(End of this chapter)