Ninja Ice House

Chapter 563 Test

The village as a whole was in a state of outward relaxation but inward tension. The Konoha ninjas who were not involved were not idle either, but they were not that tense.

The Jonin who knew part of the truth were a bit overwhelmed.

The importance of rescuing Jiraiya is self-evident. Kurenai Yuhi, who was deeply involved in the matter, knew just how difficult it was. Shizune, who knew the whole story from beginning to end, was worried for a long time. Even Anko Mitarashi, who was doing some minor security maintenance work, felt too tired to do what she wanted to do.

Occasionally, when we have some free time, we'll get together, have a few drinks, and chat.

Just as the group was eating, drinking, and chatting, a powerful yet subtle chakra fluctuation suddenly emanated from afar.

"That's... the direction of the hospital, we've arrived at this point!"

Such a complex task, with numerous branches, certainly cannot be started haphazardly. Many important and unimportant tasks need to be tested in advance to ensure there are no errors or side effects before proceeding to the next step.

"It is indeed a bit late. It feels like we haven't said anything, and so much time has passed."

Kurenai withdrew her chakra perception and spoke leisurely.

When you're working, you don't realize how fast time flies, but when you're resting, time seems to pass too quickly.

Kurenai Yuhi said to Shizune with considerable surprise:

"Don't you need to keep an eye on things over there? The Fifth Hokage doesn't seem to be around either, so who's in charge?"

"Sakura..."

"She is indeed a child who seems honest on the outside, but is actually very stubborn!"

"She's growing very fast. To be honest, I think she might be even more talented than me in medical ninjutsu."

"Not entirely! Besides being a medical ninja and a student of Tsunade, you're also the Fifth Hokage's assistant and follower, so you can't focus all your energy on studying ninjutsu and honing your medical ninjutsu skills. That child... Sakura, is much more pure in comparison."

Medical ninjutsu does indeed test one's aptitude and intellect, and the threshold is quite high. However, once you pass the mark, whether you are a little higher or lower doesn't have such a significant impact. What's more important is whether you have a master to guide you and enough patients to practice on and accumulate clinical experience.

This is why medical ninjas played such a significant role and developed their skills so quickly during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Because there are more opportunities to practice!

This stage is also a good opportunity for Sakura Haruno. She has treated many ordinary patients and also taken on many "difficult cases" that even Tsunade found troublesome. After experiencing so much, her future achievements in this field will probably be remarkable.

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While the three were chatting, in the special care ward of Konoha Village Hospital, Sakura Haruno watched as the colorful barrier surrounding Jiraiya, which spread across half the room, continuously emitted waves of energy. Every now and then, she would ask her assistant, who was wearing a medical ninja uniform and protective clothing, a few words, and then carefully write them down and review them.

Combining barrier techniques with medical ninjutsu is difficult, but expanding it to involve many people makes it even more challenging.

Whether it's medical ninjutsu, barrier techniques, or sealing techniques, they are all types of ninjutsu that require precise execution.

If you want to unleash or amplify the power of a formation with multiple people, you need to take extra care about the strength and chakra attribute preferences of the participants.

For example, Orochimaru's Four Purple Flame Formation during the "Konoha Crush Plan" was powerful enough to trap the Third Hokage and leave the Konoha Anbu helpless. The power of this technique is undeniable, and it is not something that can be performed by just any four people.

If the Sound Four hadn't all been implanted with cursed seals, which profoundly altered their bodies and chakra attributes, and if the cursed seal chakra hadn't served as a bond, it would have been very difficult for them to unleash the Four Purple Flame Formation together. Even if they had managed to do so, it wouldn't have been as powerful.

Of course, if someone is powerful enough to be at the level of the "Five Kage" and their chakra control has reached its peak, then things will be much easier.

The reality is that there aren't that many ordinary ninjas with chakra control abilities at the level of the Five Kage, who can also effectively coordinate and perform complex ninjutsu.

There are many people like Mizuki, Iruka Umino, and Hayate Gekko who hover between Chunin and Special Jonin levels. This level is the backbone and foundation of a ninja village.

Their strengths, areas of expertise, talents, and chakra nature transformation tendencies are all different. Even ninjas trained in the same field using the same methods will have vastly different future developments.

This means that even a powerful ninja village like Konoha, which is full of talented people, has very few people in its sealing and barrier teams, and can only operate in small groups.

It's not that we don't want to select more outstanding talents, but rather that these are the ones that can be matched perfectly.

The conditions for performing these composite ninjutsu are generally quite strict. For users, training and selection are, in some ways, more important than aptitude and talent.

Recombining hundreds or thousands of originally incompatible "components" to allow sealing arrays and barriers to function smoothly is no easy task. Even if it is accomplished, it requires extensive testing to ensure it works as expected and without too many side effects.

During this period, I would spend some time doing experiments around this time to collect data.

Normally, Tsunade would oversee the operation, while Shizune and Sakura Haruno would lead the execution.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Tsunade no longer needed to be present to oversee the missions, and Shizune and Sakura were able to complete them independently.

Even the assistants, Yamanaka Ino and Hyuga Hinata, are now able to take over some of the work quite well.

The rapid growth of the younger generation has also reduced the pressure on the older generation.

After a long while, as the test drew to a close, Hinata Hyuga stopped using her Byakugan to observe the flow of chakra, and Ino Yamanaka also refrained from using her mental techniques to monitor the changes in Jiraiya's Yin Release.

"You've worked hard tonight too."

Sakura Haruno raised her head, rubbed her slightly swollen eyelids from overuse, and said...

"Luckily, I went to a hot spring tonight to relieve my fatigue, otherwise I would have been exhausted today."

Equally exhausted, Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyuga chuckled as the three tidied up, arranged for their staff to leave work, and then prepared to go home to rest.

Tomorrow will bring its own set of challenges, which will not be easy either.

"It starts the day after tomorrow, I'm a little nervous and worried!"

The rather straightforward Yamanaka Ino spoke with concern, while the taciturn Hyuga Hinata didn't know how to reply. Haruno Sakura sighed softly and said:

"We're just doing secondary work. The main pressure is on Karin and Yakumo Kurama. All the subsystems, big and small, are working to ensure the smooth opening of the super barrier there. Hopefully... everything goes smoothly."