#90 - A small gift from Nono

Yakushi Nonou followed his gaze, only to see several thick tomes on the desk.

A quick glance revealed titles like "Histology and Embryology," "Illustrated Cell and Molecular Biology," "Infectious Diseases," "Systemic Anatomy," and "Clinical Microbiology Handbook."

Each one was as thick as a brick, stacked together to form a mountain of books.

Medical ninjas not only need exceptionally precise chakra control but also a broad range of professional knowledge, as well as the mental agility and perseverance to apply that knowledge effectively.

It can be said that among all ninjutsu, it is the most reliant on cultural understanding.

"It's good as long as you can learn it."

Yakushi Nonou looked up, a strand of golden hair falling across her face, giving her a three-dimensional look like a mixed-race beauty.

Ordinary medical ninjas would take months or even years to memorize all of this, so if Kiyoshi wasn't lying, it would show that Kiyoshi could memorize things very quickly.

Such a good seedling is rare.

"Yes."

Kiyoshi nodded.

Large, probably difficult to grasp with one hand.

Out of respect for his teacher, Kiyoshi glanced out of the corner of his eye before quickly averting his gaze.

His pupil power suddenly rippled.

Kiyoshi suppressed it.

He was the master of his pupil power, not its slave.

"Are we still memorizing from the usual textbooks today?"

Kiyoshi picked up a book.

The book in his hand was different from those circulating on the market.

It had many annotations on it.

The scientific development of the ninja world is changing rapidly, and so is medical ninjutsu.

Since its systematic establishment, a new theory is established every once in a while, and after another period, the former theory is overturned and re-verified.

Everything in the book is not absolute authority; the essence of science is constant overturning and reconstruction.

Therefore, to learn medical ninjutsu well, one must be at the forefront of the times and have an authoritative guide to lead the way.

Otherwise, it would be tragic to spend several years in seclusion memorizing all the knowledge, only to find out that it is outdated, obsolete, and unusable.

"No, we have something else to do today."

Yakushi Nonou put down her pen, stopping her writing on a case report.

"Follow me."

Yakushi Nonou got up and walked out of the office.

Kiyoshi watched Yakushi Nonou wearing a doctor's white coat and followed her.

The two left Konoha Hospital, and Yakushi Nonou took her to another place where she often did experiments.

Konoha Hospital is, after all, a place to treat patients. The daily development of medical ninjutsu and experiments are done in separate buildings, but they are very close to Konoha Hospital.

Yakushi Nonou led Kiyoshi into a large room.

Kiyoshi looked up and saw many glass boxes inside. The glass boxes contained light green solutions, and the solutions contained strange creatures.

"This is where Konoha does experiments. There was a time when the village was obsessed with the First Hokage's Wood Release power, wanting to replicate it to gain a dominant position in the war."

Yakushi Nonou introduced these situations to Kiyoshi.

The experimental subjects were all willing adults, but later they all died tragically because they could not withstand the power of Wood Release, and it was stopped because it was too cruel.

This part of history is unknown to others.

Kiyoshi has now become a medical ninja and is also her disciple.

Yakushi Nonou plans to let Kiyoshi know more about the darkness of the ninja world, so as not to be too naive, and be sold and still help count the money after she leaves.

"I see."

Kiyoshi nodded.

Although he already knew these things from the plot, he still pretended to hear it for the first time.

He occasionally showed surprised expressions.

His acting skills naturally couldn't hide from the spy queen Yakushi Nonou.

However, Kiyoshi was surprised by the various strange creatures inside, not by this historical secret.

"Teacher Nonou, could these be... ninja beasts?"

Kiyoshi asked.

In the ninja world, there are all kinds of strange creatures, most of which are huge, and some can speak human language, and even use ninjutsu.

The most powerful ninja beasts have not only developed their own civilization but also extracted chakra and used the natural energy diffused in the world to balance out sage chakra.

Among them, there are three particularly prominent groups: snakes, slugs, and toads. The ninja world calls the places where they live the Three Great Holy Lands.

Once these ninja beasts sign a contract with ninjas, they can be summoned using the 'Summoning Technique,' and these ninja beasts are called summoned beasts.

"That's right, these are ninja beasts from Summoning Island in the Land of Sea."

Yakushi Nonou nodded.

"There are also remnants of the Uzumaki clan inside. They have contacted the ninjas on the island and are conducting experiments to cultivate the 'Ultimate Summoned Beast.' Many excellent life forms that are easy for ninjas to summon live on the island."

Yakushi Nonou told this story in detail.

The Uzumaki clan seems to have disappeared, with only Uzumaki Kushina in Konoha Village.

In fact, that is not the case. It's just that Kushina is the most valuable of the remaining Uzumaki clan members. Her chakra is naturally huge and has the special effect of suppressing tailed beasts.

That's why she became the only Uzumaki clan member sent to Konoha, and was immediately taken to Uzumaki Mito to carry out ideological education to become a tailed beast container.

The other Uzumaki clan members are scattered all over the world. Karin and Nagato are like this, one wandering to Kusagakure and the other wandering to Amegakure.

There are many such examples, but the Uzumaki clan has chosen to live in obscurity, just like Nagato's parents didn't tell him the history of the Uzumaki clan, but wanted him to live as an ordinary person.

"So that's what happened."

Kiyoshi nodded.

This is actually a plot in the original work. Naruto's team went to Summoning Island, where there was a deceased Uzumaki Enoguo.

The reason for her death was that the rampaging 'Ultimate Summoned Beast' completely ignored the Uzumaki clan's 'Adamantine Sealing Chains' and killed her.

Looking at it now, this woman seems to be still alive and seems to have just started researching not long ago.

"The summoned beasts here are the ones we bought from Summoning Island for research and summoning."

Yakushi Nonou continued to take Kiyoshi deeper, to the center.

"Kiyoshi, choose one if you want, as a reward for becoming a Chunin."

Yakushi Nonou showed a maternal smile.

"But I haven't become a Chunin yet."

"Teacher believes in you."

Yakushi Nonou patted Kiyoshi's shoulder.

She went to buy a parenting book to read. It seems best to encourage children and build their confidence so that they can go further in the future.

I just don't know how effective it is for children Kiyoshi's age.

"Well, thank you, Teacher Nonou."

Kiyoshi appropriately showed a smile.

With a face that is still considered handsome, he combines the characteristics of the Uchiha and Yotsuki clans, with a sunny handsomeness.