Naruto: Chronicles of A Fire Ninja

'really, how can my luck be this good and bad at the same time?' Kaida thought but didn't say anything. He just nodded his head and went to sit on the sofa.

 

After 15 minutes, medical ninjas started to arrive at the hospital. Some went to their rooms while others went to check on patients.

 

Konoha Hospital was never still; due to constant clashes between ninjas, it was always full of patients.

 

Kaida patiently waited for his new sensei to arrive. After 10 more minutes, a lady entered the hospital, followed by two men in their mid-twenties, and directly went to the receptionist.

 

"Is that brat here?"

 

"Yes, Mitsuru-sama, he is sitting there waiting for you," the receptionist replied.

 

Mitsuru looked in the direction the receptionist had pointed. Kaida, seeing that the receptionist had pointed toward him, understood that the lady next to her was his new sensei. So when she looked toward him, Kaida quickly stood up and bowed his head a little.

 

"Come to my office, brat." Mitsuru didn’t return the greeting and just told him to meet her in her office.

 

'Looks like the rumor about her being angry all the time was true,' Kaida thought as he followed her.

 

When they entered an office on the third floor, Mitsuru took her seat while everyone else remained standing.

 

"So, you want to become a medical ninja?" she asked.

 

"No, ma'am. I just want to learn some medical jutsu so that I can help my team in their time of need."

 

"So you don’t want to specialize in this field?" Mitsuru asked, frustration apparent in her voice.

 

"No, ma'am. I want to specialize in this field," Kaida said hurriedly.

 

"Then you will become a medical ninja. Can't you understand this simple thing?" Mitsuru asked.

 

"I’m sorry." Kaida decided not to argue with her. From her tone, it looked like she was looking for a reason to reject him. Kaida resolved to do his best to avoid that outcome, as no matter what her personality was, she was undoubtedly very proficient in medical jutsu.

 

"You should know that I am very busy, so I’m not going to teach you anything if you are not talented in medical jutsu. You will have to show me that your talent is enough for me."

 

"What should I do, ma'am?" Kaida asked, not using "sensei" since she had yet to agree to teach him.

 

"Why are you in such a hurry? Let me finish," she said with a smile.

 

"You now have two choices: either take a test and pass it to become my disciple, but if you fail this test, you will not be able to learn medical jutsu from anyone in this hospital, or you can choose not to be my disciple, and I will arrange a new sensei for you. Don’t worry; he will at least be a specialist here, so you won’t lose much."

 

Now Kaida understood the reason behind her smile. Previously, he had been just happy to get someone as proficient as a medical ninja for a sensei, but now that Hiruzen had arranged for someone so skilled to teach him, he felt more pressure. However, even if he failed the test, he could still learn medical jutsu from the Uchiha clan. After some consideration, he made his choice.

 

"I would like to take the test, ma'am," Kaida said respectfully.

 

"A brave one, are you?" Mitsuru said, an amused smile on her face. She had not expected him to choose that.

 

'Are you thinking that you will easily pass my test? Uchiha are arrogant, huh? Let’s see how you react after failing the test,' Mitsuru thought.

 

"Okay, the test is simple. You have the Sharingan, right?" Mitsuru asked.

 

"Yes, ma'am," Kaida replied. Since it was not a secret and Hiruzen must have told her when he asked her to teach Kaida, he didn’t find it difficult that she already knew he had the Sharingan.

 

"Good. Then your task is simple: you just have to learn a very basic medical jutsu in one hour. With your Sharingan, copying a jutsu should be child's play for you, right? But since I’m so generous, I decided to give you some extra time so you can learn it easily."

 

The two men standing behind Mitsuru shook their heads in disappointment, both sharing the same thought: *Boy, you should have chosen the second option. Even with the Sharingan, you can't learn a medical jutsu, as it uses chakra very differently. You can’t copy that with the Sharingan, even if you see it. Only with practice and hard work can one learn medical jutsu. So learning a medical jutsu for the first time from scratch is close to impossible.*

 

Kaida also thought the same. *If I had not practiced dividing and maintaining my chakra in Yin and Yang format, then this would have been impossible, but now I do stand a chance to pass this test.*

 

"Are you ready?" Mitsuru asked.

 

"Yes, ma'am," Kaida said while activating his Sharingan.

 

'This brat has a two-tomoe Sharingan, most likely upgraded recently, since Lord Third didn’t mention anything about it. Maybe because of this, he is so confident, as he is very close to becoming a Jonin in terms of strength. No doubt this boy is talented, but having talent in ninjutsu doesn't mean you are also talented in medical jutsu. Since he doesn’t even know genjutsu, learning this in one hour would be impossible, and I would be free from this extra burden,' Mitsuru thought.

 

She took out a scroll from one of the seals and passed her chakra into the scroll. Suddenly, a fish came out of the scroll. The fish had a big cut on its stomach. Mitsuru didn’t perform any hand signs and just manipulated her yang chakra in her body. First, it circled a specific path in her body and then went toward her hand.

 

The path the chakra took was very complex, and Kaida didn’t even remember the accurate route the chakra took.

 

The peculiar thing that happened after circulating the chakra along that path was that it became docile, like the turbulent water of the sea suddenly converting into the stable and peaceful water of a lake.

 

Then, when it reached her hand, it started to glow a green color, and slowly the cut on the fish began to heal. Within a minute, the fish returned to full health, and even its dried skin looked more lively.

 

"See? Simple task. Do you want to try?" Mitsuru said, looking toward Kaida.

 

"I’m sorry, ma'am, but can you please do it once again?"

 

*Sigh.*

 

"Okay, but it will be the last time I do it. After that, you can learn from the scroll. You will have a full hour for it," Mitsuru said, as if she were doing him a huge favor.

 

She once again passed her chakra into the scroll, and another fish came out of the scroll. It was a little less injured than before but still had a deep cut.

 

Just like before, Mitsuru used the jutsu and healed the fish, but this time, Kaida's focus was entirely on the path Mitsuru passed her chakra.

 

"Now are you ready?" Mitsuru asked.