blogombal Chapter 23 Uchiha Fugaku, Nekomata
Chapter 23 Uchiha Fugaku, Nekomata
As a full-time doctor at Konoha Hospital, I enjoy a fixed salary and stable income.
However, it also requires being on duty on time, and the routine is somewhat monotonous.
For the rest of the afternoon, Hoshino Senju continued to see patients in the clinic, and in his spare time he studied the ninjutsu he had just acquired.
After get off work, he made a special trip to Tsunade's office, wanting to invite her to dinner.
Unfortunately, Tsunade had already left, and they came up empty-handed.
The following day, Monday.
Xingyuan Qianshuo applied to Teacher Biwako to learn the A-rank medical ninjutsu "Chakra Scalpel".
After assessing his mastery of the Palm Healing Technique, Biwako readily approved it.
This is a rare perk for medical ninjas—most medical ninjutsu is supportive, and as long as their talent meets the requirements, they can apply to learn more advanced techniques without accumulating merit or waiting for promotion.
Having successfully "cleaned up" the chakra scalpel rewarded by the system, he was preparing to return to the consultation room when a sudden figure caught his attention.
Uchiha Fugaku - Youth Version.
He had short black hair parted in the middle, wore a black tight-fitting combat uniform, and a standard green vest from Konoha. The police department insignia with the Uchiha clan crest was embroidered on the shoulders.
Behind him followed a boy of about thirteen or fourteen, also wearing a green vest, clearly an outstanding young member of the clan.
What's even more unusual is that there's a ninja cat crouching on the ground.
It wears a cat coat, all white except for its tail, which forks into two tails, with the tips of the tail and ears adorned with jet black.
Xingyuan Qianshuo had a sudden inspiration and took the initiative to go forward.
Opportunities to come into contact with the Uchiha clan are few, let alone with the clan leader himself.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could get system rewards through this?
"Clan Chief Fugaku, is there anything I can help you with?" he greeted. "I am Hoshigen Chisaku, a medical ninja."
"Jonin?" A hint of doubt flashed in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes.
He often attended the village's Jonin meetings and was at least familiar with most of the Jonin, but he had no recollection of the person in front of him.
Despite his doubts, he didn't show them, simply replying calmly, "Hello, Star Source Jonin. We've accepted a mission from the village and need a ninja skilled in medical ninjutsu to carry it out."
"If Chief Fugaku doesn't mind, I'm willing to take on this mission," Hoshino Sensaku said without hesitation.
Although there are certain risks involved in going on missions, judging from the fact that Fugaku Uchiha only brought a young Chunin and a ninja cat, the level of danger should be manageable.
"This..." Fugaku Uchiha hesitated slightly.
He had originally intended to find Tsunade or other well-known medical jonin, but the medical skills of this unfamiliar young jonin were difficult to assess.
"It's him I've decided, meow~" the ninja cat crouching on the ground suddenly said.
It felt a sense of familiarity with the medical ninja in front of it and unconsciously wanted to get closer.
Seeing that the party commissioning the mission had made a decision, Fugaku Uchiha no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement.
He then briefly explained the task.
The mission itself was not dangerous—the leader of the ninja cat clan was injured in battle, and his son, Nekomata, came to Konoha to issue a mission seeking medical ninjas to treat him.
Given the friendly relationship between the ninja cat clan and the Uchiha clan, it is reasonable for Fugaku Uchiha to participate in this mission.
It's unclear whether the cat approached the Uchiha clan first, or whether the mission was first issued in Konoha and then assigned to Fugaku Uchiha by the Third Hokage.
Before the Nine-Tails' attack, the Uchiha clan had a relatively good relationship with the Konoha leadership.
Although one side harbored resentment and the other was secretly on guard, they maintained a facade of peace.
After listening to Fugaku's account, Hoshino Senju squatted down and reintroduced himself to the young clan leader of the ninja cat: "My name is Hoshino Senju, a newly promoted medical jonin of Konoha."
"My name is Nekomata. You're very special, meow~" Nekomata replied in a childish voice.
At this time, it was small and cute, completely different from the slovenly image and hoarse voice of the cat in later animations.
Xingyuan Qianshuo reported to the head nurse in charge of scheduling that he was going out to carry out a mission.
After that, he went to Tsunade's office again, wanting to tell her in person.
Unexpectedly, Tsunade not only left early yesterday, but also arrived late today, which is really capricious.
Xingyuan Qianshuo left a note explaining that he was going out to perform a medical mission. After thinking for a moment, he formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone.
This shadow clone can not only deliver messages to Tsunade in person, but also conduct some tests.
Even with the experience and memories provided by the system, he still wanted to personally verify certain characteristics of the Shadow Clone Technique:
Is there a distance limit between the main body and the clone? Does dissolving the clone from an extremely long distance affect memory recovery? How much chakra is required to maintain a clone outside of combat? If chakra is sufficient, can it be maintained indefinitely? ...
He instructed his shadow clone to stay in Tsunade's office, find a book on medicine, and not move around unnecessarily.
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The three-person team registered their names at the mission management office and received their official mission assignments.
The boy who followed Uchiha Fugaku was named Uchiha Yakumi.
Xingyuan Qianshuo didn't have much of an impression of this name, but since the clan leader personally led him on a mission, he must have considerable talent and loyalty, and most likely he had already awakened the Sharingan.
The ninja cat clan's gathering area is located in a demilitarized zone, roughly in the southern part of the Land of Iron, in the area between the Land of Fire, the Land of Waterfall, and the Land of Rice Fields.
The Land of Iron is the strongest neutral country in the ninja world, populated entirely by samurai, with no ninjas.
The demilitarized zone is a neutral zone designated by the five major powers in neighboring smaller countries to avoid direct conflict between the major powers.
If you open the ninja world map, you can see that the Land of Iron, together with the neighboring Land of Waterfalls and Land of Rice Fields, outlines a shape similar to "Tongliao".
The Ninja Cat clan lives in the root region of this shape.
The straight-line distance from Konoha to the cat clan's territory is approximately 1,200 kilometers.
Fortunately, ninjas are fast-moving, and the three of them and the cat traveled for a day and arrived at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron the next morning.
Although the ninja cat is agile, its stamina is lacking.
During the long journey, the cat simply jumped onto Xingyuan Qianshuo's shoulder and let him carry it.
This made Fugaku Uchiha's eye twitch slightly.
He personally took on this mission because he intended to deepen his relationship with the Ninja Cat clan.
Who knew that this cat chieftain was indifferent to people, and he thought it was just the nature of cats, but he ended up treating people differently.
The cooperation between the Ninja Cat Clan and the Uchiha was facilitated by a black market merchant—or rather, a former black market merchant—who had severed ties with the black market merchant lineage.
Granny Cat has a cooperation agreement with the Ninja Cat clan and can use the Ninja Cats to gather intelligence.
Because of the rare and excellent quality of the equipment she provides, many important figures patronize her business.
The Uchiha clan was her main client, ordering ninja tools, medicines, and intelligence from her.
The Uchiha clan naturally hoped to establish a closer relationship with the ninja cat clan.
However, the cats are independent by nature, and it is difficult to gain their approval unless one is a cat grandma who truly loves cats.
Even Granny Cat only had a cooperative relationship with the Ninja Cat Clan and did not sign a psychic contract.
The empty area where Granny Cat lives is still some distance from the cat castle of the Ninja Cat Clan.
Rescuing the cat was a matter of utmost urgency, so instead of heading to the empty area first, they were led by the cat demon straight to the cat castle.