Black hair, thin, looking like he was malnourished.
"He doesn't seem like the legendary Cloud Village at all,"
Shizune thought to herself.
As far as she knew, those Cloud Village people were all very strong, their arms thicker than a person's thigh.
And they all had the standard sausage lips.
"Will he look like that when he grows up?"
Shizune looked closely and found that Kiyoshi's lips were normal, even thin.
"Flashlight,"
Tsunade said.
"Ah...yes."
Shizune quickly snapped back to reality, taking out tools from her ninja tool bag and handing them to Tsunade.
She looked up and found that the Uchiha she had been staring at was even giving her a smile.
Shizune's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly lowered her head.
She knew that her behavior of scrutinizing Kiyoshi had been discovered by the person in question, which was very impolite.
"It's rare to see a smiling Uchiha like you,"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow.
Was it because he was someone they found outside the village?
This group of aloof Uchiha in the village was completely different.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that this had caused such a stir, and the old man hadn't forced her to come, she, suffering from hemophobia, would never have come.
"Because Lady Tsunade, your eyes are so beautiful, like they hold stars,"
Kiyoshi said.
"Oh?"
Tsunade clenched her fists slightly.
If this Uchiha couldn't give a coherent explanation, she would definitely give him a good punch, letting him know that not everyone can joke around.
"When Lady Tsunade examined me, I felt even more the dedication in her eyes. Even though your status is noble, and I'm just an ordinary Uchiha,"
Kiyoshi paused, then continued,
"I've read many stories, and Lady Tsunade must be the renowned physician in those stories, saving lives."
"Tsunade is one of the Legendary Sannin, the most powerful medical ninja in Konoha, of course she's a renowned physician,"
Mikoto, who had been waiting nearby, chuckled.
She thought Kiyoshi was still a young man at heart, truly naive.
Upon hearing this reply, Tsunade loosened her grip.
So it was a compliment to her medical ninjutsu.
This guy's quite the smooth talker.
"If I could learn such medical ninjutsu, I could help others like that too. I really hope I can be like Lady Tsunade,"
Kiyoshi said.
"Medical ninjas need 'Yang Release' chakra. If you don't have it, you can't be a medical ninja,"
Tsunade said, standing up.
She told Mikoto that she would go back and look into the information to understand the situation.
Then she would have another excellent medical ninja, Yakushi Nonou, come and check on the situation.
Shizune immediately followed Tsunade out.
"Kiyoshi, you should rest now. We'll arrange your enrollment in a while,"
Mikoto quickly left as well.
The once lively room was now empty except for Kiyoshi.
"That's true, I'm not like Naruto Uzumaki, who's blessed with good fortune."
Kiyoshi shook his head.
Naruto had even persuaded Tsunade, who had been away for many years, to return and take on the responsibilities of Hokage.
Tsunade's refusal was within Kiyoshi's expectations.
If Tsunade were interested, she would have taken the opportunity to ask to check his chakra attributes; with her abilities, she could easily find out the result.
Unfortunately, Tsunade didn't.
His identity was, after all, that of an Uchiha.
Life is full of disappointments.
Kiyoshi wasn't discouraged by this; he thought of Yakushi Nonou.
Tsunade said that Yakushi Nonou would come next time.
If he handled it well, Kiyoshi could make contact with her and learn medical ninjutsu.
The Uchiha clan didn't have any advanced medical ninjas.
Because every Uchiha, once they graduated from the Ninja Academy, would be assigned to the Konoha Police Department.
They would only learn some superficial medical ninjutsu at the Ninja Academy.
In peacetime, they would serve as security guards, and in wartime, they would be frontline soldiers; not many Uchiha would pursue further training.
Uchiha Madara's medical ninjutsu might actually be the best among the Uchiha clan.
Eye transplant surgery can be performed anytime, anywhere.
Kiyoshi's dedication to medical ninjutsu stems from the fact that this is a world of glass cannons.
Even Sasuke's six-tomoe Rinnegan could be blinded by a simple kunai; with immediate medical treatment, he might have survived.
In the brutal battles of the future, who can guarantee they won't lose an limb when injured?
Prosthetics made from Hashirama cells aren't for everyone.
Furthermore, Kiyoshi had at least learned some rudimentary chakra refining techniques, and he used most of his meager savings to have ninjas check his chakra nature.
The result was that he possessed "Yang Release."
Not everyone possesses "Yang Release"; for example, Sasuke's official databook doesn't list "Yang," and Naruto's doesn't list "Yin."
While chakra nature transformation can be mastered through training, it ultimately requires a significant amount of time usually measured in years.
Ninjas born with "Yang Release" will find it much easier to master corresponding ninjutsu than those without it.
Thinking of this, Kiyoshi got up from the tatami mat.
Without realizing it, he had already walked to the window and casually pushed it open.
A light drizzle pattered on the trees in front of the courtyard, the leaves rustling softly.
A chilly autumn wind swept in.
Rainy days always bring a cold feeling.
Kiyoshi suddenly smiled:
"Just a little bit of frost."
He already had a plan for attracting Yakushi Nonou.
Yakushi Nonou was the future director of the orphanage, and for the sake of those children, she had even joined the Root organization, which she had already left.
In this vast world, people's preferences are incredibly diverse.
Some people crave power even in old age,while others see power as worthless, only wanting immortality. Yakushi Nonou's preference was...children.
The next day.
Ninja Academy.
"This is our new classmate, Uchiha Kiyoshi."
The Chunin instructor asked Kiyoshi to write his name on the blackboard.
Kiyoshi picked up a white piece of chalk and wrote his name.
Looking down, she saw many familiar faces: Obito, Kakashi, Rin, Genma Shiranui…
"The handwriting is beautiful,"
Rin exclaimed.
"Hey, Rin, I heard that guy is from the Land of Lightning," Obito whispered to her. The Land of Lightning is full of brutes, Rin, don't be fooled by appearances.
Obito thought to himself. "Please take good care of me,"
Kiyoshi said with a gentle smile, taking a seat in the back row by the window, arranged by the Chunin instructor.
"Alright, let's begin class," the instructor coughed and started explaining the questions.
Lately, the reputation of the Uchiha clan in the village hadn't been good, but the teachers still quite liked Uchiha students. Simply put, they were easier to teach.
Normally, there would be an entrance test, testing basic genjutsu and ninjutsu. Of course, it was really just a simple test of chakra reserves and the ability to control one's chakra.
As long as one passed, they would pass.
Kiyoshi was a transfer student from the
Uchiha clan, but he kept up with the pace.
Ninja clans often provided extra tutoring to their members privately.
Soon it was break time.
"I heard Kiyoshi-kun is from the Land of Lightning?"
Kiyoshi's seat happened to be not far from Nohara Rin, who came over to ask.
"That's right."
"Are you keeping up here? Kiyoshi-kun transferred in, right?"
Nohara Rin asked curiously.
Before graduating from the Ninja Academy and receiving the "Ninja Headband" to become a genin, students were not allowed to leave the village.
Ninjas needed a pass to enter and leave the village, with only a few special ninjas exempt from this requirement.
"Oh… I'll try my best."
Kiyoshi closed his book, picked up another book to read, and slightly raised his eyelids, saying:
"Nohara Rin-kun, could you teach me Konoha's ninjutsu?"
(End of Chapter)