Chapter 6: Small but Also Very Cute
The patient this time was Shinku Yuhi, a famous Genjutsu Jonin of Konoha.
While executing a mission, he used Genjutsu to restrain the enemy, but just as he was preparing to finish the foe with a single strike, the enemy countered his move and hit him with poisoned senbon.
This is precisely the limitation of ordinary Genjutsu ninja.
Even a Genjutsu Jonin can be countered and trapped if the enemy has sufficient experience dealing with their techniques.
However, the Genjutsu utilized by the Uchiha clan, relying on the Sharingan, rarely faces such issues.
This is because the Sharingan is the ultimate manifestation of Yin Release.
Therefore, even if an enemy realizes they are caught in a Genjutsu, it is extremely difficult for them to break free on their own.
This gave rise to the saying that when facing a Sharingan user, if it's one-on-one, you must flee; if it's two-on-one, aim for the back of the heart.
Furthermore, if a ninja awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan and unlocks Tsukuyomi, they can inflict severe damage on an enemy using Genjutsu alone.
In the original work, when Kakashi was hit by Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi, he was immediately hospitalized.
This is a direct testament to the power of bloodlines in the ninja world.
Fortunately, Shinku Yuhi's teammates were highly capable, providing timely support to defeat the enemy and rush him to the Konoha Hospital.
"Scalpel."
Aosui's steady voice rang out, and a nurse immediately handed him the instrument.
Aosui then cut open the poisoned area of the injured man and immediately performed the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to draw out the toxins from his body.
"Apply the medicine."
A few minutes later, after extracting all the toxins from the patient, Aosui continued giving instructions.
With the most difficult step completed, the rest of the procedure was simple.
The surgery quickly concluded.
[Completed the treatment of Shinku Yuhi, rewarding one Golden Orb.]
[Congratulations on acquiring Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.]
Hearing the system's voice, Aosui's expression froze.
He hadn't expected to receive a duplicate reward.
Just as Aosui thought this reward was wasted, the system's voice sounded again.
[Detected a duplicate reward.]
[Congratulations on increasing the proficiency of Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death. Current Proficiency: Skilled Level.]
So that's how it works. Receiving the same reward converts it into a proficiency increase, which is reasonable.
As Aosui pondered the issue of proficiency while walking toward his office, he wasn't paying attention and accidentally bumped a little girl, knocking her to the ground.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Before Aosui could speak, the little girl apologized first.
"It's alright, it was my fault too for not watching where I was going."
As he spoke, Aosui reached out and helped the little girl stand up.
"Little sister, where are your parents?"
"My dad was injured and hospitalized. I just got the message, so I came to find him."
"What is your dad's name? Big Brother will take you to him."
"Shinku Yuhi."
Hearing this, Aosui finally noticed that the little girl had a pair of red eyes and her appearance was somewhat similar to the Kurenai Yuhi he remembered.
That's right, this was Kurenai when she was little; she must have just started at the Ninja Academy.
The beautiful mature woman he remembered was now just a tiny, very cute girl.
"What a coincidence, I was the one who treated your father. He's fine now. I'll take you to him."
"Really? That's great!"
Hearing that her father was okay, Kurenai immediately sighed in relief.
She had been terribly worried ever since she suddenly learned at the Ninja Academy that her father had been hospitalized due to injury, so she rushed over during her lunch break.
That urgency was why she had collided with Aosui.
Next, Aosui held Kurenai's small hand and led her to Shinku Yuhi's hospital room.
"Dad!"
"Kurenai? Why are you here?"
Kurenai explained the whole situation, and Shinku Yuhi thanked Aosui gratefully.
"Thank you for your trouble, Hirakawa-kun."
"It was nothing. I'll take my leave now."
"Big Brother, thank you!"
Seeing Aosui about to leave, Kurenai thanked him very politely.
Finding her polite and adorable, Aosui smiled, reached out, patted her head, and then returned to his office.
Taking advantage of the lack of patients needing treatment, he took out the Chakra Scalpel scroll and studied it again.
To win the bet against Tsunade, no matter how confident he was in his talent, he had to seize every available moment.
Soon, the workday ended.
Aside from Shinku Yuhi, all the other patients today were Genin and Chunin level.
This was quite normal.
After all, the war had ended, and it was currently a time of peace.
Given the strength of Jonin, it was naturally difficult for them to get injured unless they encountered special circumstances.
[Chakra: Rank D (1170 / 10000)]
"Not bad, I increased my Chakra by 350 points today, breaking the one thousand mark."
Aosui glanced at the system panel, feeling very satisfied.
In just two days, his Chakra had more than doubled.
Becoming a stat monster was just around the corner.
After work, Aosui went to his training spot and formally began practicing the Chakra Scalpel.
During work hours, patients might need treatment at any moment, so he naturally couldn't practice Ninjutsu and deplete his Chakra inside the hospital.
Boar - Ox - Tiger - Rat - Horse - Monkey - Sheep.
After completing the seven hand signs for the Chakra Scalpel, a light appeared out of thin air on Aosui's right hand.
This was the manifestation of Chakra converging onto his hand.
Soon, a thin blade-like mass of energy formed on his right hand.
Given his current talent, achieving this was naturally not difficult.
However, this did not mean he had mastered the Chakra Scalpel.
It was only considered the completion of the first stage.
The key to this technique is the ability to cut inside the target's body without causing external wounds.
It can even be precise enough to only sever the target's nervous system.
Taking out a fish he had prepared beforehand, he held it steady with his left hand, then pressed his right hand onto its body.
Instantly, the fish was sliced directly in half.
This demonstrated the formidable lethality of the technique.
"That was a failure."
Indeed, this result was considered a failure.
The Chakra Scalpel is fundamentally a Medical Ninjutsu, intended for healing patients.
If he couldn't achieve perfect control, it would instead cause secondary damage to the patient.
That would be putting the cart before the horse.
Although he failed the first time, Aosui was not discouraged.
This was an A-rank Medical Ninjutsu, so difficulty was normal.
He hadn't expected to succeed on his first attempt.
He simply summarized his experience, took out a second fish, and continued practicing, but the result was the same: the fish was sliced directly in half.
It died quickly, without pain.
Compared to the first attempt, Aosui had made slight progress.
Although the fish still couldn't avoid being sliced in half, the wound from the second attempt was smaller than the first.
This proved that his control over the Chakra blade had improved.
Following this, Aosui successively ended the lives of eight more fish, but the results were significant.
By the tenth fish, he was able to avoid slicing it completely in half.
This meant he had completed the second stage of the Chakra Scalpel: cutting inside the target's body without creating external wounds.