In the afternoon, Rin had just returned to school when Obito latched onto her. It turned out that when Obito arrived in the classroom today, he noticed Rin was missing. Initially, he wasn't worried, as Rin occasionally arrived late. But when class started and she still hadn't appeared, Obito began to panic.
Distracted for the entire class, Obito was predictably called out by Sensei Yamada. However, such a mild reprimand couldn't quell the anxiety burning in Obito's heart.
So, the moment he saw Rin, Obito rushed over immediately.
"Rin, why didn't you come to school this morning? I was worried sick!" Obito looked anxious, his concern written all over his face.
"Ah." Rin was slightly surprised but happy about Obito's concern. "I went to Taiichi's house. We agreed beforehand that I'd go there to ask about medical ninjutsu."
"Rin, you're going to learn medical ninjutsu?!" Obito exclaimed, attracting the attention of surrounding classmates. He himself sank into a fantasy of Rin treating him with medical ninjutsu, slowly starting to drool.
"Wait, Rin, why did you go to Taiichi's house?!" Snapping out of it, Obito realized Rin had gone to another boy's house, and black lines instantly appeared on his forehead.
"How can a girl go to a boy's house alone?" Obito tried his best to dissuade her, then muttered under his breath, "If you're going anywhere, it should be my house."
"Obito, what are you talking about?" Rin finally realized what Obito meant and blushed furiously. She couldn't help but punch Obito lightly.
"Rin, did you really go to Taiichi's to learn medical ninjutsu?" Kurenai Yuhi walked over at this moment, inadvertently rescuing Obito from his predicament.
"Taiichi only became a Genin recently. Can he really teach others well?" Kurenai asked with some doubt.
"You forgot, Taiichi used to intern at the hospital every holiday!" Rin defended Taiichi. "Besides, Taiichi's medical ninjutsu has been acknowledged by Lady Tsunade."
"Really? Then maybe I should go learn from Taiichi too. What do you think, Rin?" Hearing that Taiichi had Tsunade's approval, Kurenai became eager to try.
This unsettled Asuma, who had followed Kurenai over. He hurriedly interjected, "Kurenai, weren't you going to learn your family's Genjutsu? Where would you find the time to learn medical ninjutsu now?"
"Oh, right!" The naïve Kurenai was unknowingly led astray by Asuma.
The classmates spent the day's lessons amidst playful banter.
...
Early the next morning, Rin arrived at Taiichi's house on time. But when Taiichi opened the door, he found that Rin wasn't alone—Obito was sticking to her like a plaster.
Facing Taiichi's curious gaze, Rin felt a bit embarrassed. If not for her, Obito wouldn't have come to disturb Taiichi so early in the morning.
"Taiichi, I'm really sorry. Obito heard I was coming here to learn medical ninjutsu and insisted on coming along to watch and learn. I couldn't stop him," Rin said carefully, afraid Taiichi would be angry.
Would Taiichi be angry? Of course not. While others might not know Obito's intentions, Taiichi certainly did. This was the guy willing to destroy the world for Rin.
"No, of course not. We're all friends, after all. Teaching one is teaching, teaching two is also teaching!" Although he said this, Taiichi had a thought and came up with an idea.
"Obito, Rin took a leave of absence from school to come here. Did you ask for leave?" Taiichi said somewhat slyly. "By the way, skipping class without a reason usually involves calling the parents, right?"
Obito, who had been feeling smug, instantly turned pale. Indeed, asking for leave was something that wouldn't even cross Obito's mind. judging by his complexion, a horror movie featuring his grandmother lecturing him was probably playing in his head.
Pale-faced, Obito stammered in panic, "Ah! I didn't ask for leave! What do I do? What do I do?" He checked the time; there were still 10 minutes before class started.
"Taiichi, I won't learn today! I'll ask for leave tomorrow and come back! And don't you bully Rin!" As he spoke, he was already running toward the school. By the time his last words drifted back, he was nowhere to be seen.
Watching Obito run off, Taiichi and Rin exchanged a glance and burst out laughing. Clearly, both understood the situation well.
When studying seriously, time flowed by as quickly as water.
Rin studied at Taiichi's place until the very last day of his break. It's worth mentioning that Obito never managed to get his leave approved. When the teacher learned Obito wanted to learn medical ninjutsu from Taiichi, he scolded him on the spot. "You fail every theory exam, and you have the nerve to study medicine?" Reportedly, those were Sensei Yamada's exact words.
"Rin, I can't teach you tomorrow. My vacation time is up, and I have to start missions tomorrow," Taiichi told Rin as she was leaving.
"Ah, that's a pity. But thank you, Taiichi, for teaching me during this time," Rin said regretfully.
"No need to feel it's a pity. If you have questions in the future, just ask whenever we meet," Taiichi comforted her. "After all, you count as my first disciple!"
"Hahaha!" Both laughed.
After seeing Rin off, Taiichi returned to his room and began packing his ninja tools. According to his judgment, since they had already completed a high-difficulty "C-rank" mission, tomorrow's mission would likely be C-rank as well. In that case, he needed to prepare his ninja tools as combat supplies.
While packing, Taiichi reflected on his gains over the past few days. The medical ninjutsu Tsunade left in the scroll were all high-difficulty techniques. In these few days, Taiichi had only mastered one: the Resuscitation Regeneration Jutsu.
Speaking of the Resuscitation Regeneration Jutsu, it was truly a miraculous technique. It could use other parts of the patient's own body as a medium, transforming the medium into cells for the injured area under the influence of the jutsu to heal injuries.
Theoretically, limb regeneration and replacing missing organs were possible with this jutsu, provided one's skill level was high enough.
The only drawback of this jutsu was its harsh requirements. It demanded massive amounts of Chakra and precise Chakra control. This was why, typically, multiple people were required to perform it together; a single person simply couldn't meet its Chakra demands.
However, coordinating multiple people exponentially increased the difficulty of casting. The more people involved, the harder it became, and the lower the success rate. This was why such a heaven-defying jutsu wasn't widely valued—it was just too difficult, with a pitiful success rate.
Thinking of this, Taiichi checked his panel.
> Name: Taiichi Matsushita
> Class: Genin Lv4 (151/600)
> Talents: Diligence, Academic Genius, Potency
> Age: 8
> Constitution: 21
> Strength: 20
> Agility: 18
> Spirit: 23
> Chakra: 16,400 (16,400)
> Attribute Points: 14
> Skill Points: 16
> Nature Transformation:
> Fire Nature Transformation Lv7 (681/1200)
> Wind Nature Transformation Lv7 (746/1200)
> Water Nature Transformation Lv7 (462/1200)
> Yang Nature Transformation Lv6 (639/800)
> Yin Nature Transformation Lv3 (24/400)
> Skills:
> Shape Transformation Lv6 (797/1000)
> Chakra Control Lv6 (2/1000)
> Advanced Taijutsu Lv1 (220/2000)
> Advanced Meditation Lv1 (334/2000)
> Advanced Kenjutsu Lv0 (820/1000)
> Derived Skill: Sword Intent (Protection)
> ...
> [Medical Ninjutsu]
> B-Rank Mystical Palm Jutsu Lv9 (459/1600)
> B-Rank Delicate Illness Extraction Technique Lv8 (493/1400)
> A-Rank Chakra Scalpel Lv6 (494/1000)
> A-Rank Resuscitation Regeneration Jutsu Lv2 (121/200)
> ...
> Evaluation: As expected, Konoha Genin cannot be judged by common sense. With your level, if you don't get promoted, are you trying to earn the title of "Eternal Genin"?
Looking at his Chakra volume of 16,400 points, Taiichi felt confident that he would possess Tailed Beast-level Chakra in the future. Considering an average Jonin only had a little over 10,000 points, and Taiichi hadn't even hit puberty yet—meaning his physical stats were still growing rapidly—his future potential was obvious.
And this massive Chakra reserve was the foundation of Taiichi's confidence in performing the Resuscitation Regeneration Jutsu solo in the future. By then, Taiichi's medical ninjutsu would surely reach another level, possibly even matching Tsunade's.