Chapter 316: Back in the Hospital
"You are unusually excited for work," Shisui said, coming right after him.
"I just don't want to be late," Kaida said hurriedly eating his lunch.
"Yeah, yeah," Shisui said as he also sat to eat his breakfast.
"So, only I will remain at the house from now on," Yomi said.
"You can always come and help me at the house when you get bored from the studies," Hae said, patting her head.
"Okay, Aunt."
"I will come to help you as well," Naruto said.
"No, you have to go to the academy," Hae declined.
"Then I will come after that," Naruto said resolutely.
"I will be waiting for your help then," Hae said with a smile.
After eating breakfast, everyone went to their respective destinations: Hae to the bathhouse, Shisui to the Hokage building, and Naruto to the academy, with Kaida leaving for the Village hospital. Only Yomi and Kenta remained at the house.
"Once again, only two of us are remaining in the house, but I will be alone soon, as you will sleep as soon as you eat your food," Yomi said, pinching Kenta's cheek.
"Guah," the bear shook its head in denial, like saying he would not sleep today.
"We will see," Yomi said, knowing full well the outcome of the future.
...
Kaida was standing in front of the hospital, almost after 2 months, but there was one thing completely different this time: the amount of people going in and out of it were almost thrice more than before.
'Man, sensei really had a reason to call me here,' Kaida thought as he entered the hospital.
"Sir, Mitsuru-sama is busy in an operation, but before that, she had asked you to wait in her office for her to return. She has something for you," the receptionist said as soon as she saw Kaida. After that, she didn't spare a single second, going back to the mountain of work in front of her.
"Things are going to be hectic, huh," Kaida muttered to himself as he went toward Mitsuru's office. On his way, he saw his own office, which is now converted into an emergency treatment room as well.
Seeing all of the hustle and bustle, Kaida shook his head and entered the office. After he was inside, he quickly made a shadow clone, only to disperse it once again.
The only reason he did this was to tell all of the other 30 shadow clones that training was over, and they had to disperse themselves.
Since he had only made them in the morning, there was not much of a headache when all 30 of them dispersed.
'I will need all of my concentration here,' he thought as he was going through the book present on the table about the study of various medicines on the chakra pathways of the user. Mitsuru entered the office.
"Good morning, Sensei," Kaida said with a smile.
"What the hell is good with this morning? I have not slept for 2 days now," Mitsuru shouted frustratingly.
"Sensei, I understand that the situation is really urgent, but that doesn't mean you have to work so hard," Kaida said. Konoha had the best medical system among all of the 5 great ninja villages, with only the Daimyo maybe having something better than this. So it was usual for Konoha hospital's Chief Medical Ninja to be this busy.
"I know, but since I am head of the emergency response team, all of those old geezers have given me the duty of groundwork, taking the responsibility of paperwork themselves. Normally it would have been great, but Lord Third keeps sending my staff out on missions with some Jonin. That's why our team is severely understaffed, and I have to work overtime," Mitsuru replied.
"Then you can take some rest now, Sensei. I will handle the work till then," Kaida said with a smile.
"Till then? What do you mean? Here, take it," Mitsuru said, passing a card toward Kaida.
"What is this, Sen—"
"Your temporary general practitioner card. Till all of this is settled, you will be directly under me. For now, this is your schedule. Make sure all of the operations are completed without any lasting effect. All of them are Jonins, important assets of our village," Mitsuru said, passing a paper to Kaida.
"...But sensei, many of these operations are colliding with each other in timing. How will I handle all of them?" Kaida asked, skimming through the paper.
"You know shadow clone jutsu, right? Use them. Also, the operations which are colliding are one of them is easy which can be handled easily," Mitsuru said, then stopped, thinking something.
"How many shadow clones can you make?"
"10... maybe," Kaida replied, though the real number was 10 times the amount. If he had to heal patients and deal with so many people, even 10 was a stretch. The busy doctors are really the people who were most mentally exhausted. Multiplying that by 10 would be a strength check for his brain. Normally, Mitsuru would have advised against pushing his body too much, but at the current moment, the chances were different.
"Good. This should make things easy. Wait a minute..." she said and started going through various files on the table.
"Here, send shadow clones to these locations as well. The workload of general practitioners is too high in these areas. They can use some help," Mitsuru said, and then with a puff, she dispersed.
"So she sent a shadow clone. Well, that is understandable with how busy she is," Kaida murmured and then started working.
Kaida sighed, taking a moment to examine the card Mitsuru had given him. The shiny silver edges and the engraved "Temporary General Practitioner" title gave him a little satisfaction. Sliding it into his pocket, he glanced at the schedule once more, trying to mentally prepare for the chaos ahead.
'I guess this is what I get for wanting to dive back into work,' he thought, smirking faintly.
He quickly set off for the operating rooms, weaving through the crowded hallways bustling with medical staff, patients, and visitors. As he walked, he couldn't help but notice the strained expressions on everyone's faces, from nurses darting between tasks to shinobi clutching injuries far more severe than usual.
'The aftermath of all these missions is hitting us hard. No wonder Mitsuru-sensei is at her wit's end,' Kaida mused.
Reaching the first operation room on his list, Kaida put on a pair of gloves and stepped inside.
***
Over the next few hours, Kaida moved seamlessly from one operation to the next, using shadow clones whenever necessary, balancing simple wound repairs and more complex procedures with precision.
In one room, he treated a Jonin with a shattered leg from a botched B-rank mission. The injury was severe, but Kaida's Sharingan helped in finding the broken bones and the chakra pathway they were damaging. After identifying that, the rest of the healing process was easy. With two weeks of rest, the Jonin should be back to his prime condition.
In another, a young Chunin suffering from chakra exhaustion required delicate chakra realignment, a task Kaida completed with a level of finesse that impressed the surrounding nurses. All thanks to the Sharingan once again.
Word spread quickly among the staff.
"Who's the new guy?" one nurse whispered.
"Oh, right. You are new here. That's Kaida, Mitsuru-sama's student," another replied.
"He's handling these operations like a seasoned pro," a third chimed in.
Kaida didn't let the growing buzz distract him. By the time his break arrived, he'd cleared nearly half the surgeries on his schedule.