Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 19 Aokiji Listening Attentively in Class

When Aokiji returned to Konoha, it was already dawn. He was also heavily in debt. He cursed and swore at the penguin's heartless behavior.

He dragged himself to school, feeling extremely sleepy, and fell asleep immediately, drooling all over the floor. His classmates were used to his behavior; the title of "Sleeping King" in the class was well-deserved.

"Hey, wake up..."

Before he knew it, Aokiji vaguely felt someone pushing him. He opened his eyes groggily and saw that it was his deskmate who was pushing him.

"What's up? School's over?"

My deskmate said speechlessly, "Did you forget that a Jonin was invited to give a lecture today? Everyone left early."

If it weren't for the fact that they were deskmates, he wouldn't have bothered with Aokiji.

"Oh, I remember now." Aokiji rubbed his eyes. "Thanks."

Ninja academies sometimes invite Jonin (high-ranking ninja) to give lectures to students, similar to how prestigious schools in the previous life would invite celebrities, all in order to inspire students.

Aokiji and his deskmate arrived at the designated classroom. All the students were there, but the teacher hadn't arrived yet, so it seemed they had come at the right time.

Aokiji randomly found a spot and considered whether to continue daydreaming.

He was woken up by his classmate, but he wasn't sleepy at the time and couldn't fall back asleep for a while. After some time, the lecturer arrived, and the lecturer was a woman with a ponytail and dignified manners.

Her name was Biwako, and she was a medical ninja. After a brief introduction, she unrolled a scroll inscribed with incantations. Her palms were clasped together, emitting a soft green light. Soon, the fish that had been lying flat became lively and jumping around, drawing praise from the students below. However, when she asked if anyone was interested in medical ninjutsu, everyone fell silent.

Biwako sighed helplessly and proceeded to explain the medical ninja according to the procedure. The students in the audience were drowsy and uninterested.

These days, even kids know that being a medical ninja is a dead-end job.

Some parents even warned their children that if they didn't study hard, they could only become medical ninjas or support characters.

If medical ninjas were even slightly treated well, they wouldn't be treated this way.

But don't think that being a medical ninja is easy; on the contrary, becoming a medical ninja is very demanding.

Not only does it require precise control of chakra, but it also involves a great deal of professional knowledge. Talent and hard work are both indispensable, and the training period for a qualified medical ninja is quite long.

So here's the question: since I have this ability...

Why be a support?

Isn't an ADC (Attack Damage Carry) great?

Spending a lot of time on medical ninjutsu will inevitably lead to neglect in other areas. Ninjutsu is a vast and diverse art, and depending on one's expertise, it can be subdivided into taijutsu ninjas, genjutsu ninjas, sensory ninjas, and so on.

Among them, medical ninjas are openly the weakest "ninja race".

With so much effort invested but the returns disproportionately low, naturally no one would want to become a medical ninja.

The awkward thing is that medical ninjas are an indispensable presence on the battlefield.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. The vast nation's ninja force can only number around ten thousand on the surface. With so few people, every death is a loss. Therefore, it is crucial to quickly reintegrate wounded ninjas into the battle.

Ordinary doctors are too slow at treating patients, but by the time you've cured them, everyone else has already died.

It is far less convenient and faster than the medical ninjutsu of medical ninjas.

Aside from ninja clans having the resources to train medical ninjas specifically for their own use, ordinary, talented commoner ninjas generally wouldn't consider becoming medical ninjas.

A big fist is more effective than anything else; who would willingly play a supporting role if they had talent?

Unless you have a very strong interest in medical ninjutsu.

But is it possible?

The current environment is like this: the vast majority of children want to fight in wars, rather than cower in the rear and play supporting roles.

Biwako was instructed by her superiors to go to the ninja academy, hoping to cultivate students' interests from a young age and to find a few talented students to train.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that everyone is not very interested in becoming a medical ninja.

Just when Biwa Lake thought they were going to return empty-handed, they suddenly realized that wasn't entirely the case. One of the students in the audience was listening very attentively, a stark contrast to the other students who were dozing off.

She asked the boy a few questions, and he answered them all fluently, which shows that he has a certain talent and that he was paying attention in class.

"What's your name?"

"Uchiha Aokiji".

Biwako was taken aback. It was actually the child of the Uchiha clan, and he was even interested in medical ninjutsu. This was not just rare, it was extremely rare.

As is well known, the Uchiha clan possesses unparalleled fighting talent.

In reality, this clan wouldn't be too bad as a medical ninja, and having a pair of Sharingan would probably make surgery much easier.

However, Uchiha clan members with Sharingan are all passionate about fighting, so researching medical ninjutsu would be a waste of their time. Even if they had such ideas, their clan would probably stop them.

She silently memorized the name.

Not long after, get out of class ended. After Biwa Lake left the classroom, the surrounding classmates couldn't help but gather around and said strangely, "Has the sun risen in the west? You not only don't sleep in class, but you're also listening attentively."

After saying that, the student placed his hand on Aokiji's forehead to check his temperature, jokingly saying, "No fever."

Aokiji slapped the hand away. "What, can't I try my best once in a while?"

"Uh, it's not that it's impossible, but why are you interested in the most hopeless medical ninjutsu?"

Of course, it's for picking up girls.

If you want to win a girl's heart, starting with her interests and hobbies is always a good idea; at least that way you'll have something in common to talk about.

Tsunade hasn't become a medical ninja yet, but she definitely will in the future. Aokiji should prepare in advance so they can have more in-depth exchanges on work-related issues. Since Tsunade graduated, Aokiji and Tsunade have had much less contact. If this continues, they'll almost be from two different worlds.

Therefore, if Aokiji wants to become a medical ninja, it would be easier to get close to him if their work overlaps.

Once Tsunade becomes a medical ninja, it's inevitable that people will be suspicious of him, an Uchiha.

Besides, Aokiji wasn't confident about whether he could stop being a ninja in the future.

The Uchiha clan probably wouldn't allow themselves to fail to graduate from the ninja academy and become a ninja. After all, the Uchiha are one of the top ninja clans in the ninja world. It would be too shameful for their clan to have a good-for-nothing who can't even graduate from the ninja academy.

Besides, in other people's eyes, Aokiji's poor grades were due to laziness. With his talent, if he were given some serious tutoring, as long as he didn't genuinely want to quit being a ninja, he would definitely pass the graduation exam.

Aokiji planned ahead and made some preparations in advance. Even if he was unlucky enough to graduate in the future, he would at least become a medical ninja and develop his skills in a low-key manner during his development period.

Aokiji said calmly, "It's nothing. You know my personality. I'm a bit afraid of death. I'm really not interested in being a ninja and going to the battlefield as cannon fodder. But unfortunately, I have extraordinary talent, and my family won't let me drop out of school. I just heard from Biwako-sensei that being a medical ninja doesn't seem to require going to the battlefield, and the survival rate seems to be very high. So I want to try being a medical ninja or something."

At this point, Aokiji put his hands on his hips, looked down, and sighed helplessly, "I can only say it's very frustrating..."

"You bastard..."

His classmates were itching to beat him up, suppressing the urge to punch him, not out of any regard for friendship, but simply because they couldn't beat him.

"Hmph, Aokiji, don't think you're so great just because you have talent."

"Sorry, having talent means you can do whatever you want. Even if I sleep in class all day and go home to play, my grades are still among the best, and I'm better than you guys."

You never know how hard a classmate who keeps saying they're going home to play actually works when they get home.

Aokiji learned this trick during his school years.

"Just keep going down this path of depravity. One day, we will definitely defeat you and beat you to a pulp. Just like the teacher said, talent is important, but hard work is the most important thing."

"Talent only determines the starting point, but what determines a person's ultimate success is hard work."

Aokiji: ...

It's obvious at a glance that this child has been misled by the teacher.

I don't know about other worlds, but in Naruto, sorry, bloodlines are really powerful.

People often say that a mother's status rises because of her son.

But that statement is actually incorrect. It should be that a child's status depends on the mother's; if the path a child takes is of great importance, then the child may also have a great background.

Aokiji didn't mean to mock the student. While hard work is certainly admirable, countless harsh realities are before us, and talent is indeed more important than hard work.

Even hard work itself is an extremely rare talent.

Do you really think that putting in effort is that simple? You'll find that it's incredibly difficult to actually put in the effort.

Even Aokiji sometimes couldn't resist taking a short break under the guise of balancing work and rest, watching a short video... saying he wanted to relax.

"Then you all should work hard. Sigh~ Ever since Orochimaru graduated, I've found myself always lonely. It's like standing on a high place, with no one to talk to. The desolate winter makes me shiver. What is my purpose at this high place?"

Everyone: ...

Aokiji suddenly showed off, thinking to himself that maintaining the persona of a fallen genius was really troublesome.

I really wish I could just be a useless bum.

But if his strength suddenly increased like that one day, people would inevitably suspect that he had been hiding his strength all along, and that he was a scheming guy.

Biwako walked towards the office. The teacher, who was sitting in a chair, saw her arrive, stood up, and went to greet her: "Biwako Jonin, how are things?"

Biwako shook her head: "The students don't seem very interested in medical ninjas."

The teacher sighed slightly, "There's nothing we can do about it; that's just how things are."

If it were up to me, I probably wouldn't want to be a medical ninja.

Biwako smiled and said, "Not entirely. One student is very attentive in class. That makes me a little relieved."

The teacher was slightly surprised that a student would be interested in medical ninjutsu. It was truly remarkable. She couldn't help but ask, "What's his name? I'll have to praise him properly in class next time."

"Uchiha Aokiji".

For a moment, the teacher thought he had misheard. How could Aokiji, who always slept in class and did whatever he wanted, actually listen attentively in class?

Biwako had a good first impression of Aokiji, and, preconceived notions, began to speak: "He listens so attentively even in the medical courses that are usually disliked. I think he must be the most attentive student in your class."

(￣_，￣)

"Uh... what's wrong? Why do you look like that?"

The teacher waved his hands outwards with a strange expression: "From what I know of Aokiji, he's a guy who almost never listens in class and sleeps all day."

Biwako was somewhat skeptical: "No way."

"Seeing is believing. If you don't believe me, you can stand outside the window during your next class and observe for a while."

(End of this chapter)