The two months of medical ninja training flew by as Jingchuan Tachibana immersed himself in his studies, neglecting food and sleep. If it weren't for the reminder yesterday that the training had ended and everyone needed to pack their bags, Tachibana wouldn’t have even realized that two months had passed.
“Tachibana, what are you planning to do now that the training is over?” A lower-ranked ninja, only a few years older than Tachibana, greeted him with a question.
“You guys will definitely return to your original teams, but Tachibana should come back to the hospital with us and wait for the village's arrangements, right?” A young man next to them, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and looking neither like a doctor nor a ninja, answered on Tachibana's behalf.
“What do you mean by ‘you ninjas’? Now you’re a ninja too. Don’t embarrass us Blood Mist ninjas,” the first ninja retorted.
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Tachibana quickly intervened to break up the confrontation. “I plan to go home first since I haven’t been back for two months. After that, I need to go to the village to register as a ninja, and then I’ll see what the village has arranged.”
Before coming, Tachibana hadn’t anticipated that this training would be a closed, intensive camp. On the very first day, everyone was taken to a tiny island near the Hidden Mist Village, where there was no one else but the trainees and a few supervisors. This time, the focus was more on mutual learning between the doctors and ninjas attending the training. In the end, a few senior doctors and Jonin would complete the designated course instruction.
At first, everyone looked down on Tachibana because he was just a ninja trainee. However, after a few days of study, everyone recognized that this 9-year-old boy had made significant achievements both in ninja techniques and in medical knowledge. Later, everyone was even more surprised to learn that the medical ninjutsu ‘Water Style: Water Flow Ring’ they were studying in class had actually been independently developed by this boy who hadn’t even graduated from ninja school yet.
Of course, the Hidden Mist Village did not have a rule that required ninjas to submit their developed ninjutsu to the village; otherwise, those clans specializing in secret techniques would surely rebel. Nonetheless, considering that the Water Flow Ring was not particularly advanced ninjutsu, and after discussing it with Saekiseki Keiko, Tachibana decided to submit it to the village as a foundational ninjutsu for medical ninjas to learn, viewing it as his own stepping stone.
After that, Tachibana's popularity on the entire island suddenly improved. Those who came to participate in the medical ninja training, whether ninjas or doctors, were somewhat different from the indifferent atmosphere of the Hidden Mist Village. This training did not involve competition; instead, it was about mutual learning, so by the end of the two months, everyone had developed good relationships.
“I won’t chat with you guys anymore; I’m leaving!” As the boat carrying the trainees back to the port just docked, Tachibana hurriedly picked up Lan Zai and ran home.
“This kid, is it really necessary to rush home like this?”
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Tachibana was indeed anxious, as he still had 4,120 gold coins on him, waiting to go home for two consecutive ten pulls. Previously, due to the closed nature of the training on the island, Tachibana had only managed to pull once when he first arrived after saving up for a ten pull.
Considering that although there were many good items in the general prize pool, there were also plenty of disappointing items and skills. If he drew something meaningless, like “Wag Tail” or “Clap Hands,” he would probably be furious. At this stage, since his strength was relatively weak, he decided that the water attribute prize pool would provide a more stable improvement, so Tachibana resolutely went for the water attribute pool.
However, after drawing prizes, Tachibana realized that if he hadn’t gone anywhere but suddenly had a pile of random items appear, it would be hard to explain. In the end, he only claimed one purple item, the “Magical Candy,” and consumed it. He didn’t rush to claim the other items he had drawn since once claimed, they couldn’t be put back.
Naturally, without claiming all the prizes, he couldn’t continue drawing. Fortunately, daily tasks and achievements were unaffected, and the system humanely offered tasks like “Chop Five Trees” and “Catch One Pound of Fish,” along with training and learning tasks that could be easily completed even on the island. Tachibana endured the feeling of watching his gold coins grow but was unable to immediately convert them into strength.
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After entering his home, Tachibana took a deep breath to calm his emotions. “I’ll claim the prizes I haven’t collected yet.”
Aside from the “Magical Candy” he had already eaten, the other nine items he had yet to claim were:
- “Sound Bomb” (blue item: throws it to the ground to produce a loud sound that disrupts enemies and causes a small amount of sound wave damage.)
- “Large Pearl,” “Little Rada's Tooth,” “Six Tails' Fur,” “Blue Mail,” “Yarn Ball,” “Orange Teacup,” “Oil” *2.
After claiming the prizes, Tachibana just glanced at them and set them aside, planning to organize everything after finishing the two ten pulls later. After all, he had already looked at these items countless times while bored on the island.
Rubbing his hands together and silently praying in his heart, Tachibana opened the water attribute up pool once more. Click, 20 consecutive draws!
The prize draw light that he had seen three times before transformed into two groups of lights bouncing simultaneously, but this time the purple glow was noticeably weaker than during the previous explosion.
Three colors of flowing light shot out, transforming into 20 items presented one by one:
- “Technique Learning Tool: Water Style: Flying Water Shuriken” (purple item: Water Style ninjutsu, after performing hand seals, it condenses a water shuriken that flies out at high speed to attack enemies. It saves chakra consumption when performed in a water environment.)
- “Technique Learning Tool: Water Style: Water Flow Jet” (purple item: Water Style ninjutsu, after performing hand seals, it condenses a strong jet of water beneath the feet, allowing the user to move at high speed. It saves chakra consumption when performed in a water environment.)
- “Power Anklet” (blue item: reduces the user's speed when equipped but increases training efficiency.)
- “Antidote” (blue item: taking it removes most damaging toxins.)
- “White Sea Lion Whiskers,” “Horned Goldfish Horn,” “Cordyceps,” “Small Bamboo Shoot,” “Sweet Honey,” “Wood” *2, “Energy Block” *3, “Tree Fruit” *6.
After taking out all the items, Tachibana’s eyes crinkled into a smile. He lifted up the still somewhat dazed Lan Zai and, without hesitation, grabbed its little hand to give it a high five. “Haha, now I have attack, displacement, and healing; please call me a versatile warrior!”
“And Lan Zai, I actually learned your signature skill before you did! How about that? Aren't you jealous?”
“┑(￣Д￣)┍ Quack~”
Looking at Tachibana, who was acting a bit crazy, the little frog could only comply and croak in response.
After a while, when Tachibana calmed down, he decided to learn the two ninjutsu scrolls first. Although the system only provided the basic usage of these ninjutsu and further practice would be needed, it was much more convenient than an ordinary person learning ninjutsu, and he would have a general understanding of the ninjutsu he drew.
As for the remaining items, the “Power Anklet” was a decent training tool, somewhat similar to Lee’s leg weights, but although it was a blue item, it should still have good training effects. Tachibana directly tied this item around his ankle to feel it. His speed did indeed decrease, but it didn't affect his daily life. Since that was the case, he planned to wear this anklet regularly; anything that could help him improve his strength was worth having.
‘It’s a pity that I am currently a standard water style ninja, and my combat power will drop sharply when away from water environments.’
‘With my current chakra level, if I’m not by the water, I probably won’t be able to use these ninjutsu many times.’
Although he had already consumed the “Magical Candy” twice, Tachibana felt that his chakra might not have reached the level of an ordinary Chunin.
‘As expected, without a special physique and being too young, my chakra level is bound to be a shortcoming.’
‘It would be best to learn a ninjutsu that can create water in the future; using the Great Water Burst with my chakra level seems a bit extravagant. I should look for an opportunity to learn Water Surge or Water Chaos Wave.’
Tachibana somewhat regretted not exchanging for a corresponding ninjutsu when he submitted the “Water Style: Water Flow Ring.”
He had initially thought that the C-rank ninjutsu given by the village was a bit lacking, and since water style ninjutsu could be obtained through the lottery, and medical ninjutsu could be taught to him by Saekiseki Keiko, he opted to exchange for monetary compensation instead.
He didn’t expect that now he happened to be lacking a ninjutsu that could create water.
‘But right now, I don’t have a teacher, and I won’t become a ninja until tomorrow. I don’t even have a channel to learn ninjutsu.’
As Tachibana was tidying up the other items, he thought to himself, “However, despite various shortcomings, this torturous wait of nearly two months has indeed not disappointed me.”