Chapter 18

Baisei carefully examined the application form for the medical ninja training.

The form not only detailed the application for medical ninja training but also clearly outlined the village's subsidies and resource allocations for medical ninjas after they became qualified, including their salaries.

It also noted that on the battlefield, medical ninjas are the least likely to die among all types of ninjas.

This is because medical ninjas are typically stationed at the base camp, where they are responsible for treating the wounded.

Even if a medical ninja is part of a squad and needs to go to the front lines, if they are captured by the enemy, the enemy is unlikely to kill them but will instead imprison them.

Whether as leverage or to have the captured medical ninja treat the wounded, this is a consideration for all major ninja villages.

There is no other reason; there are simply too few medical ninjas in the ninja world.

Each medical ninja is a precious resource for the village.

Even if the enemy captures a medical ninja, they are reluctant to kill them.

With all these advantages, medical ninjas indeed have the lowest death rate among all types of ninjas.

To become a medical ninja, one must first undergo a test to determine if they possess yang chakra, which is necessary for training.

Without yang chakra, even with a strong desire to become a medical ninja, one will be rejected and can only serve as an assistant or in a support role, commonly known as doing odd jobs.

Two days later, Baisei submitted his application to his homeroom teacher, Fujimura Daigawa.

Along with Baisei, several others also submitted their applications, all aspiring to become medical ninjas.

After school, Fujimura Daigawa led them to an empty classroom, where several ninjas wearing animal masks and dressed in ninja uniforms were waiting. They were members of the Anbu, directly under the Hokage.

There were about thirty to forty students gathered there, and these Anbu members sequentially checked each student. Those with yang chakra were kept, while those without were excluded.

Twenty-three students were selected, including Baisei, all of whom possessed yang chakra.

The Anbu members then informed Baisei and the others that they would be the first batch of medical ninjas to be formally trained at the Konoha Ninja Academy. In the past, medical ninjas were not trained from a young age in the academy; most were self-taught, with varying levels of skill.

This new class was the first official experimental class for training medical ninjas—

The First Medical Ninja Training Experimental Class.

Baisei and the others would have classes for the First Experimental Class from 3 PM to 5 PM every day after school, totaling nearly two hours of training each day.

Since they were medical ninjas, their graduation exams would be less difficult, and they would receive additional subsidies annually.

The instructor for the First Experimental Class was a special jōnin from the Anbu, an expert in medical ninjutsu, specially promoted to this rank.

His expertise in medical ninjutsu was among the best in Konoha.

According to him, the basic medical knowledge for the Hokage's direct Anbu was also his responsibility, indicating that the Konoha leadership placed great importance on the success of the first medical ninja training experimental class, hoping to produce dozens of excellent medical ninjas in a few years to reduce the death rate on the front lines.

In the first class, the Anbu instructor distributed several textbooks to each student and required them to master all the important knowledge points within six months. There would be a theoretical exam every week, and those who performed well would receive rewards.

The rewards could be in the form of ninjutsu techniques or financial support.

Baisei quickly scanned the textbooks, which contained information he already knew, but to avoid drawing attention, it was better to be average.

His grades... should be average, slightly above or below the mean.

However, maintaining an average position is actually quite challenging.

One must consider which questions an average student can answer, which to answer partially, and which to answer correctly without arousing suspicion. This is a profound skill.

Fortunately, Baisei had already accumulated a wealth of experience over the past two years, making it easy for him to handle this.

He needed to create the impression that he had a solid foundation but struggled with advanced problems, answering only half or a portion of them correctly.

Sigh... He was becoming increasingly skilled at pretending.

Continuing to act this way, he felt he was becoming indistinguishable from an average student.

The bell rang, and Baisei left the classroom of the First Experimental Class at 5 PM.

The students of the First Experimental Class had two extra hours of medical ninjutsu training each day compared to regular students.

However, the benefits were obvious, especially for civilians who were not from ninja clans. Being a medical ninja was a good career path.

Checking the time, Baisei hurried to the forest behind the school.

Ruri was already waiting for him there.

This was a training ground shared by Baisei and Ruri.

Few people passed through this area, ensuring a certain level of confidentiality.

As their skills improved, ordinary ninjas would trigger the traps before reaching this place, alerting them.

Not only did Baisei not want to be disturbed, but Ruri also disliked interacting with irrelevant people.

Since they were in the village, the traps were designed to capture intruders without killing them.

"You're late."

Ruri, wearing a black bodysuit, her straight black hair gently fluttering in the breeze, stood with her arms crossed, looking annoyed.

Baisei didn't mind, or rather, he was already used to it.

He looked around and saw numerous shurikens scattered on the ground, along with several scorched pits. It seemed Ruri had been practicing shuriken-throwing and fire ninjutsu after school.

From the number and condition of the shurikens and the extent of the scorched pits, it was clear that Ruri's shuriken-throwing and fire ninjutsu skills had improved significantly.

"What are we doing today? Free sparring?"

"No, this time we'll play a game where we fight with our eyes closed. The loser cleans up the training ground."

Baisei nodded, agreeing to the game.

Ruri occasionally proposed some unusual sparring games.

For example, they once played a game where they stood in place and continuously threw shurikens at each other, and the first to move lost. Baisei narrowly lost that time.

Without any warm-up, they both closed their eyes and instantly scattered from their positions. When the wind swept by, their fists had already collided.

"Sorry, Ruri, you can't use your Sharingan this time. Although it's a bit unfair, this is a rule you set, so I will definitely win."

Baisei caught Ruri's slender leg, a confident smile on his face despite his closed eyes.

"Has no one told you that challenging your superior comes with a heavy price?"

"I only know that men can't always be on the bottom!"

After all, he had the soul of an adult, yet he had been dominated by an eight-year-old girl for two years.

Successfully overpowering Ruri once was one of his greatest wishes.

"Such a boring sense of pride!"

Ruri snorted coldly but became serious.

Though she always dominated Baisei, his growth was rapid, and he always stayed close behind her, giving her a constant sense of being about to be overtaken.

Most importantly, Baisei didn't focus all his energy on training; he also devoted a significant portion to research.

If he wasn't careful, he might actually succeed in challenging her.

Baisei knew that in many aspects, he was at a disadvantage against Ruri.

Especially in terms of chakra, Baisei's chakra was not powerful enough to be used freely, while Ruri, as a genius of the Uchiha clan, especially after awakening her Sharingan, experienced a rapid increase in chakra.

This was the biggest difference between bloodline limit ninjas and ordinary ninjas.

Bloodline limit ninjas are truly remarkable.

Bloodline limit ninjas who work hard are even more remarkable.

Indeed, just as Baisei was thinking about how to win the fight, he was caught by the shoulder, thrown over, and his hands were locked behind his back. He could feel Ruri's soft body sitting on his back, pinning him down.

"..."

Baisei opened his eyes, filled with humiliation. He was dominated again.

When would the穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "transmigrator" or "穿越者" in this context) truly stand up?

In the end, Ruri still helped Baisei, the defeated one, clean up the training ground.

Tough on the outside, soft on the inside.

Actually, if you ignore Ruri's slightly cold and distant way of speaking, her personality is quite gentle... right? Probably.