Naruto: The Medical Ninja

Chapter 188: Chapter 187: Tough Crowd

They soon reached the library and found both of the brothers, Jiyuu and Yasashii, immersed in reading.

”Grandpa, Brother Ryu, is anything wrong?” Jiyuu asked.

They used to address them as lords, but after some intervention, they agreed to address them in a more casual manner, like in a typical household. For them, it was awkward for a few days, but after a few days, both of them felt more comfortable. They loved reading and therefore spent most of their time reading.

There was still no word from Ikkyu Madoka, but they understood the delay; for someone without any noble status, training new ninjas not related by blood was not the norm, and such a licence was not expected to be granted outside of the Daimyo noble family and their immediate relatives.

Outside of noble clans directly related to the daimyo, only Hiruzen and Danzo have this kind of power. Hiruzen had his academy, and Danzo had his Root Academy. And outside of these academies, only ninja clans can train ninjas, but they can only train their own kin.

Ryu said, ”We are here to determine your areas of affinity so that we can choose the most effective training approach for you both.”

Jiyuu reminded Ryu of their previous conversation, ”You mentioned I needed water affinity for your plan to work.”

Ryu replied, ”Yes, you do not need to worry. Even if you don’t have it, I will find other ways.”

Dan thought, ’It’s easy for you to say, but they feel pressured to meet your expectations.’

Ryu handed him the [C.A.T. seal] and said, ”This seal will tell you your affinity in order of their ranking.”

Jiyuu took the seal with his feeble hands and asked, ”Now what do I have to do?

Ryu told him, ”Just put some chakra in the paper.”

Jiyuu hesitated for a few seconds and then replied, ”I don’t know how to.”

Ryu understood his predicament and said, ”I will help you.”

He took the seal back and said, ”Give me your hand, close your eyes, and try to feel yourself from inside.”

Ryu then used his healing chakra to help him realise and feel his own chakra. It was already active and very faintly flowing through him, unlike most civilians, whose chakra is in a dormant state.

Jiyuu felt Ryu’s strong chakra flow through his hands and move inside his own body. Ryu’s chakra was like a raging river, and Jiyuu’s chakra was like a calm pond. When this raging river met this calm pond, Jiyuu felt the immense strength of Ryu’s chakra.

Jiyuu’s complexion slightly changed, and vigour on his face improved. Dan, who was watching the things unfold, thought, ”Such vitality. Ryu’s chakra is full of life, just like that of Lord Hashirama.”

Ryu said, ”Can you feel the flow of the chakra now?”

Jiyuu replied, ”Yes, this feeling...”

Ryu smiled and said, ”Now I am going to let go of your hands. You keep maintaining that flow with your eyes closed and feel every bit of your body as this power moves within you.”

Jiyuu followed Ryu’s instructions as directed.

Ryu then did the same with Yasashii and waited for both of them to feel their own chakra and his chakra flow inside their bodies. For a few more minutes, they both tried to maintain the flow, but without Ryu’s chakra helping theirs, their own control was too lacking to maintain it for long.

They both opened their eyes and found their new selves.

Jiyuu said, ”I have not felt this good since I have known myself.”

Ryu replied, ”I know this feeling is amazing. Get used to it; this won’t be the last time you have this feeling.”

Yasashii said, ”I felt so much power flowing through my veins.”

Ryu replied, ”That was the chakra properly circulating through your chakra network for the first time. I hope you both remember the feeling and circulate your own chakra.”

Dan said, ”Now use that feeling of flow and give this fuinjutsu paper some of your chakra.”

Jiyuu did exactly as asked and tried to insert dinner of his chakra inside of the fuinjutsu seal. The [C.A.T. seal] activated and displayed the CAT score of Jiyuu, which was as below:

Water: 90

Lightning: 65

Earth: 30

Fire: 09

Wind: 05

Ryu said, ”Okay , that is actually good news.”

Jiyuu smiled when he heard that.

Ryu continued , ”One is the one that I wanted you to have, and the other is an attack type. Rare in the Leaf village. There is earth too.”

Jiyuu asked, ”Is it that rare?”

Ryu replied, ”In Leaf Village, wind and lightning are the rarest affinities to have, but there are still quite a few people .”

After a pause, Ryu added, ”I too have a lightning affinity.”

Hearing that, Jiyuu was more than happy. To have the affinity Ryu was expecting and also the lightning affinity, the affinity of his saviour, Jiyuu was feeling very proud at the moment.

Yasashii was next. His CAT score was:

Fire: 80

Earth: 68

Wind: 45

Lightning: 09

Water: 08

Yasashii’s CAT score came with fire, the most common in the Fire Nation; then earth, the second most common; and then wind, a rare one; and the others were in single digits.

Ryu thought, ’Do all anime associate dwarfs with fire and earth? There is also wind, but it’s weaker than fire and earth. I guess when I start making weapons of the same grade as the 7 famous swords from the Mist village, I will tag him along.’

Ryu and Dan left them with what they were doing earlier. There was still some time to start training them.

After some time, Saya Uchiha, Fumi Suzuki, Takeshi Yamamoto, and Kaito all came to his workshop.

Ryu said, ”You are all here.”

Saya said, ”Ryu, I hope you are ready for what you promised me.”

”It’s Ryu-sensei for you,” Ryu reminded and corrected her, which annoyed everyone, and they all made annoyed yet straight faces with one eye twitching.

In response to that, Ryu said, ”You all are a tough crowd. No fun at all.”

Ryu took them then to his backyard and first gave Saya the [C.A.T. Seal].

Saya asked, ”What is this?”

Ryu just said, ”You will know in a minute. Just put some of your chakra in this seal.”

Saya did as asked, and her CAT score appeared on the fuinjutsu paper, which was as follows.

Fire: 93

Wind : 65

Earth: 09

Lightning: 05

Water: 03

Ryu thought, ’Just as I expected for a Uchiha, the fire affinity. And like most people, more inclined to just two elements.’

Saya asked, ”Is this ?”

Ryu said, ”This is your CAT score. It tests your strength relative to all elements and gives a score to each chakra nature.”

Saya read every number and said, ”You mean my secondary affinity is wind?”

Ryu nodded and said, ”Yes. You have a fire and wind affinity. This combo is actually very good; both complement each other in a very destructive way.”

Saya asked, ”How so?”

In response, Ryu said, ”Have you ever heard the term ’winds fan the fire’?”

Saya stared at him with an annoyed yet blank expression, with one eye twitching.

Saya sighed and then said, ”I get it, SENSEI.” She stressed the last part and continued, ”But what about these, the ones in the single digits?”

Ryu replied, ”Those are comparatively low because those are not as strong as your other affinities.”

Saya asked, ”You mean to say I can never use water jutsu or lightning?”

Ryu replied, ”Not necessarily. It just means, compared to your other affinities, water is the weakest. But with some effort, you will still be able to use some minor jutsus, but it will not be as easy or powerful as using fire or wind.”

Saya asked, ”Wind. I don’t know anything about wind. I have not seen anyone in my clan ever use it.”

Ryu replied, ”That is because wind is actually somewhat rare in our village.”

”What ?” Saya exclaimed, ”Then there is no one I can ask to train me.”

Ryu replied, ”Not necessarily; I said rare, not non-existent. Did the Uchiha clan test you for fire affinity when they taught you fire jutsu?”

Saya replied, ”No. They just started training me.”

Ryu replied, ”That is because affinity is just a factor in deciding which element is most suitable to you. Most of the Uchiha have fire, and it has been the same for ages, which is why they train their young ones in fire without actually testing them. There maybe a case that someone had another primary affinity, but it was masked by fire due to training.”

Ryu thought about Sasuke. ’His affinity for lightning was much higher than fire, but before the Chunin Exam arc, he was all fire. Indra Otsutsuki also had lightning and fire, so I guess it is fate.’

Ryu said , ”Also, you don’t need to worry about finding someone to train you.”

Saya was released when she heard that. Ryu continued, ”I already know the training method for wind affinity. No worries there as long as Ryu-sensei is here.”

Everyone’s eyes twitched in annoyance. Ryu glanced at them with a deadpan expression and again said, ”You guys are really a tough crowd.”

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