"Medical Ninjutsu?" Miyoshi was momentarily taken aback, then smiled gently as she declined, "That's still too early for you."
Yumiko chuckled beside her. "It's so rare to see Seiki flustered like this. Sensei Miyoshi not teaching you Ninjutsu is actually for your own good. Only by building a solid foundation can you walk further on the ninja path."
Misa nodded in agreement. "Right now, your top priority is mastering chakra control techniques. You need to improve your chakra proficiency enough to qualify for Medical Ninjutsu before graduation."
"Improving chakra control?" Seiki extended his right hand. Thin threads of chakra danced from his fingertips, forming an intricate pattern resembling Konoha's forehead protector in midair. Then, wearing a solemn yet hopeful expression, he asked, "Is this enough?"
The four women stared at him like he'd just summoned a dragon.
"I must still be dreaming," Yumiko muttered to herself in disbelief. "I definitely haven't woken up yet!"
Koto wore an utterly flabbergasted look while tilting her head sideways. "Hehe, I myself still can't achieve that level of control."
Miyoshi was the first to recover from the shock, then suddenly turned sharply and asked, "Who taught little Seiki chakra control techniques?"
Her voice carried clear sternness—she was visibly upset by what had happened.
They were just ordinary members of Konoha's middle and lower ranks, with no clear understanding of when one should begin chakra control training. They worried their careless guidance might harm Seiki, which was why they originally decided to trust authority figures and leave proper instruction to the Ninja Academy.
Seiki quickly explained, "Please don't worry, Auntie Miyoshi. It was the Ninja Academy teacher who taught me chakra control techniques yesterday."
Even after hearing that, Miyoshi couldn't quite believe it. She asked in astonishment, "You mean to say you've mastered chakra extraction in just two days?"
"Well...Actually it was just one day."
"I remember it took me like sixteen days before I could extract any chakra," Misa mused aloud while delicately tapping her refined chin. She turned curiously to someone nearby, asking, "How about you, Koto? How many days did it take you back then?"
"It was probably seventeen days for me," Koto replied. "Among us, Yumiko definitely has the best talent—she only needed fourteen days."
"Little Seiki really is amazing! He could turn into something really amazing someday!" Yumiko said excitedly, regaining her composure.
Just then, Seiki added modestly, "Actually, I'm not that exceptional. Most credit goes to my classmate Asuma."
"Asuma?"
"Yeah, he's the son of Third Lord Hokage—Asuma Sarutobi."
"So he's the Third's son! Now everything makes sense!"
"What a wonderful friend little Seiki has made!"
As soon as they heard he was the Third's son, all their doubts vanished completely.
After the Second Hokage fell in battle, the Third accepted the heavy mantle of leadership at a critical moment, leading Konoha to victory in the war and initiating its golden age. Personally, he was renowned for mastering Ninjutsu across all five chakra natures, earning him the title [Professor of Ninja Arts].
Therefore, the Third Hokage's reputation among Konoha's middle and lower ranks stood at an absolute peak. To Miyoshi and her friends, he was basically a living legend.
Being the son of the Third Hokage alone was enough to make them see his actions as perfectly natural.
Seiki pressed on. "This is also advice from Asuma. He's already mastered several ninjutsu techniques and believes that someone like me would be wasting my potential if I stuck strictly to the traditional path."
Miyoshi nodded fervently. Someone like Seiki, the son of a Kage, must have been personally trained by the Third himself! In other words, this evaluation came straight from the Third Hokage!
"Right! Geniuses are born to defy the rules!"
"Our dear Seiki truly is a genuine genius!"
"Quick, we need to start teaching Seiki some ninjutsu techniques—otherwise, he'll fall way behind the others!"
That's exactly why Seiki crafted a genius image for himself. In the ninja world, people always go easy on geniuses.
If Seiki had appeared ordinary, no matter how desperately he begged, Miyoshi wouldn't have taught him any ninjutsu at all. After all, progressing step by step is actually the best safeguard for beginners.
But with a genius, everything he did was understandable. Since they couldn't grasp the mind of a genius, they simply accepted it all as normal—especially when Seiki's talent went beyond anything they could fathom.
Now they were even starting to worry their own knowledge might hold Seiki back due to its limitations.
"Let's take inventory of C-rank and below medical ninjutsu," Miyoshi said seriously. "Let's see which ones you've learned that I haven't."
"I'll go first," Misa said, counting on her fingers. "Besides the basic Healing Technique, I also know Hemostasis, Hemogenesis, Silence, and Link Healing."
"I'm about the same, but I've also mastered Purification."
"And I've learned Calm, which can help someone recover after being attacked with genjutsu."
In Konoha, aside from self-developed techniques or secret clan techniques, only B-rank and below could be freely taught to others.
Don't underestimate B-ranked techniques just because they rarely seem impressive in later stages—in fact, B-ranked techniques were already seen as powerful tools in the hands of regular chunin. Even some Tokubetsu Jonin still relied heavily on them during combat.
In a sense, B-rank (and higher) techniques were already considered strategic resources reserved by a ninja village. If leaked, it could significantly weaken the village's military capability while strengthening enemy villages.
That's why when learning these "advanced" techniques, Miyoshi and others simultaneously placed sealing restrictions on them, ensuring the village's techniques wouldn't spread outside.
After finishing their inventory, Koto frowned and said, "Hmm? None of us have learned any offensive medical ninjutsu?"
Yumiko looked anxious. "Medical ninja generally aren't good at fighting, but Seiki is the class monitor—he'll definitely be challenged someday."
Seeing the worried expressions on their faces, Seiki quickly said, "Auntie Miyoshi, teaching me the basic Healing Technique will be enough."
"Healing Technique?" Miyoshi frowned. "It's just a D-rank jutsu—it would be a total waste of your talent."
"This isn't one of those graduation jutsu (a special family tradition where students are given unique techniques upon graduation) they choose at the end of school. There's no need to get so worked up about it," Seiki said helplessly. He had clearly underestimated just how much this news would shake Miyoshi and the others.
Miyoshi's eyes widened in surprise, then she sighed and shook her head. "I was just teasing you for not being calm earlier. Now that I think about it, I guess I'm the one who jumps to conclusions too quickly. When I heard what you said, I immediately assumed it was about graduation jutsu."
Seiki smiled and replied, "When someone cares, they get confused — that just shows how much you put me before yourself, Aunt."
"You..." She half-affectionately, half-helplessly laughed. "Sometimes you're just way too grown-up… it breaks my heart a little."
Seiki simply smiled without responding.
Shaking her head slightly, Miyoshi began walking toward the infirmary. "Come on, let's go. I'll demonstrate it for you right now."
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