As for natural talent in medical ninjutsu, the Hyūga clan is born with extremely precise chakra control, without exception.
At the same time, their Byakugan can see into the human body, easily observing the flow of chakra, the skeleton, chakra pathway system, and tenketsu.
This ability not only makes them far more adept when treating patients as medical-nin, but also lets them learn medical knowledge much faster than others.
While other people can only study from diagrams, the Hyūga can directly observe the real thing.
In fact, from a young age they study human anatomy, the arrangement of chakra pathway system, bones, and tenketsu, which is another huge advantage.
On top of that, Hyūga clan members tend to have very stable emotions, or rather, due to the rather twisted training they received in the past, they are generally a bit cold-blooded, making them better able to stay calm when facing the wounded.
Hizashi was an experimental attempt by Tsunade and Shin.
And unexpectedly, he didn't waste his talent at all, in just half a year, his proficiency in medical ninjutsu had reached the level of some medical-nin who had already been studying for two years.
And he achieved this despite carrying out frequent missions.
Once the New Hyūga Clan has completely settled down, Tsunade will begin training all of them in this field.
At that time, the number of combat medical-nin in Konoha will skyrocket.
The New Hyūga Clan will soar to prominence, becoming one of Konoha's most important forces, a treasure that everyone would love to have on their team.
After all, in the entire shinobi world, there are very few who can both heal and fight.
But in the Hyūga clan, everyone can.
At that point, who wouldn't be proud to have a Hyūga combat medical-nin as a teammate?
Even Minato was willing to personally invite Hizashi, wasn't he?
The New Hyūga Clan's status will surely rise accordingly.
It's a win-win; even without considering Tsunade's influence, the New Hyūga Clan would never refuse.
If the old Hyūga clan was willing, Tsunade would be happy to train them too, but she would never take the initiative, they would need to show the right attitude themselves.
As Shin once said, that group has already suffered enough lessons; there's no need to keep pressing them. But they also can't be treated too kindly, or else they'll take an inch and demand a mile.
The matter of the competition was quickly decided.
The next day, the Hokage's office issued an announcement, publicizing the First Konoha Youth Training Exhibition Match.
They explained there would be seating to watch the match, ticket sales, and detailed plans for how the ticket revenue would be used.
Everyone in Konoha was excited upon hearing the news, this was a chance to see Minato fight in person. Over the past year, he had gained tremendous fame, and even Fugaku and Hizashi had become well-known.
From top to bottom, no one in Konoha wanted to miss seeing this legendary squad in action.
And it would start with a 3-vs-100 match.
The exact location and format of the competition hadn't been announced yet, but the hype was already at a peak.
Many people were already asking where they could buy tickets.
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Three days passed in a flash.
During that time, several departments in Konoha coordinated to hold a selection for ninjas under the age of 15, picking the best of the best to form a group of 100.
Among them were three pre-determined slots: Mikoto, Tsuki, and Koizumi Ryo.
The most unusual case was the Ninja Academy.
To encourage students to train harder in the future, the Education Department conducted selections in each grade, picking three students from every year, a total of 18 participants who would also take part in the competition.
In the first year, Konan, Yahiko, and Kamiki Hito took the top three spots with an overwhelming lead.
Once the selection was over, the competition venue, match format, and simulated scenario had all been finalized.
The ten simulated training grounds built half a year ago had all been personally constructed by Shin.
Not only did they cost almost nothing to make, but each one offered a completely different environment and terrain, with absolute realism.
For this event, the chosen simulated training ground was Training Ground No. 7, which replicates a small plains town.
Training Ground No. 7 covers an area of about two kilometers in diameter and is usually used for practicing street fighting and urban assault operations.
The competition format this time is a fortress defense match.
[The Simulated Background for This Match:
A certain important figure unexpectedly discovered an item capable of influencing the balance of power in the shinobi world and intends to bring it back to the village.
For safety, this person arranged for exactly 100 ninjas to guard them.
After traveling a long way, they stopped for a short rest while passing through a small town.
Unfortunately, enemy forces got wind of this and dispatched three powerful ninjas to assassinate the important figure and seize the item.
The important figure didn't want to act rashly and immediately sent a request for reinforcements from the village, but the earliest they could arrive would be in two hours.
Mission Objective: Our side must protect the important figure and the item for two hours.
If, after two hours, both the important figure and the item are intact → our side wins.
If the important figure is assassinated and the item is lost → the enemy wins.
If the important figure is killed but the item remains, or if the item is lost but the important figure survives → it is a draw.]
Everyone in Konoha was already very familiar with the rules and setup of simulated training.
When these rules were first introduced, they caused a huge stir in the village. No one had expected training could be done this way.
This kind of simulated training was essentially designed as live combat drills, completely different from all the traditional training methods people were used to, and was on a whole other level.
It didn't take long for everyone to realize just how significant it would be for Konoha once this training method became widespread.
In the past, as long as ninjas graduated from the academy, they would automatically become genin and start taking missions.
If it was wartime, they would be sent to the battlefield right away.
But these greenhorns, who had never experienced war, were often nothing but cannon fodder in real battles, with extremely high mortality rates.
However, over the past six months, every newly graduated genin had already undergone dozens of simulated training sessions, experiencing all kinds of combat in all kinds of environments.
This greatly improved their real combat ability and adaptability, while also allowing their squads to build strong teamwork and synergy.
In other words, the average strength of Konoha's ninjas had been visibly rising over the past half-year.
Other hidden villages were now scrambling to copy Konoha's simulated training system.
But the same policy that worked so well for Konoha was not necessarily as beneficial for them.
Without someone like Shin, their construction costs for training grounds were much higher, and maintenance costs were also significantly greater.
On top of that, the number and skill of their medical-nin were far below Konoha's, so injured trainees could not receive timely or optimal treatment.