Slaughtering in All Directions!
"...That's all."
Medical Ninja Bai Cao underlined the key points he had just discussed on the blackboard and said, "The lecture on medical ninjas is now over. If you are interested, you can apply to the hospital for further study."
"Genin Lin Ke, stay behind," he added.
The Genin who came to the classroom for the lecture did not hesitate at all. As soon as he announced the dismissal, they packed up their things and left.
A few minutes later, only Lin Ke was left in the classroom. Bai Cao walked to the desk and asked, "How have you considered the matter we discussed last time?"
During the last lecture, he had invited this Genin to join the Medical Team.
In fact, most of the Genin who participated in the lecture ended up in the hospital. They didn't really use medical ninjutsu, but simply consumed Chakra to heal others in conjunction with surgery and medical technology. The Genin in front of him was truly a good seed, and his Chakra control had already reached the standard for learning medical ninjutsu.
It was just a pity... his Chakra reserves were a bit lacking, but it didn't matter. He was only nine years old, and with more training, it shouldn't be a problem.
Joining the Medical Team early to familiarize himself with the environment, with other medical ninjas guiding him, his progress would definitely be rapid, and he would surely become a qualified medical ninja in the future.
"I'm sorry, Senior Bai Cao," Lin Ke said with an apologetic smile, refusing.
Medical ninjas were within the village's organization and didn't have to go outside the village to perform missions, which was indeed very safe, and promotion was also very stable, but it was precisely this stability that was too much.
It was now Konoha Year 62, and there were only a few years left to dawdle. Seizing the opportunity to get promoted and become stronger quickly was the only hard truth.
After becoming a Chunin, many ninjutsu could be applied for from the village, which was the most stable channel for obtaining (free) ninjutsu.
Medical ninja... Could it be that he would have to wait for Tsunade to return and become a disciple like Haruno Sakura?
That seemed like a path too.
Bai Cao shook his head regretfully, not forcing it too much, and simply said, "If you are interested in the future, come here to find me at any time."
"Thank you," Lin Ke said gratefully, "I'll take my leave first, Senior Bai Cao." He bowed slightly and left the classroom.
After thinking it over, he still didn't want to place all his hopes on others.
However, the thought that the medical ninja lectures were gone made him feel a little lost. People always felt a little uncomfortable when their daily life was slightly changed.
He didn't dwell on it for long, stretched his body, and went straight to the training ground. Even as a Genin, training had to continue.
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The next day, Death Forest.
"Click~" Gate number 13 was opened, and a cool breeze blew, bringing a bit of refreshing air from the forest.
Nara Yan Shui glanced at his three subordinates and said, "Act according to the planned schedule."
"Yes," the three members of Fifth Squad, led by Lin Ke, quickly entered the gate. Nara Yan Shui, as the Jonin instructor, followed unhurriedly behind, making sure the three didn't notice him while also taking out a notebook to write and draw, recording the performance of his three subordinates.
Death Forest was Konoha Village's Training Ground Number 44, surrounded by forty-four locked entrances and completely enclosed by barbed wire. The entrance was about ten kilometers away from the central tower. From above, it looked like a circular training ground with a radius of ten kilometers and a diameter of twenty kilometers.
Among all the training grounds, it was relatively close to the outer perimeter of Konoha.
The outer perimeter of Konoha Village was surrounded by high walls, and the Konoha Great Barrier enveloped the walls.
Don't be fooled by how loose the village seemed. In the manga, any villain could easily invade. In reality, as a base for a military organization, entering and exiting was not that easy.
"Swoosh~"
Lin Ke led the way, running on the branches for about twenty minutes, and discovered a group of tigers marked as rampant. These tigers were not only large, but probably because food was relatively abundant and there was competition for hunting, they were not acting alone. Counting them, there were more than a dozen tigers of various sizes.
He made a gesture to attack, and his two companions, who had completed tree climbing and water walking training, quickly used the Body Flicker Technique and rushed out, throwing Shuriken.
"Pfft~"
Neither Yuan Wei nor Xia had any obvious weaknesses in shuriken throwing. The sound of the shuriken entering flesh was very crisp. The tigers had just reacted when two seemingly small figures rushed in, wielding Kunai.
Without any pity or hesitation, the tiger pack was quickly slaughtered, leaving only a few fleeing in a sorry state.
The same would be true for ordinary bandits and robbers. With improved Chakra control, the speed and explosive power of ninjas would be greatly enhanced, and with sharp ninja tools, the efficiency of killing was very considerable.
The three did not chase after the fleeing tigers. They were there to moderately clear out the excessive number of wild beasts, not to eradicate them. Two pregnant tigresses were unharmed throughout the entire process.
From beginning to end, there was no communication at all.
Lin Ke stood on a tree trunk, very satisfied with the efficiency of his two teammates. They had solved a group of tigers without him having to take action. He slightly discerned the direction, made a gesture to continue moving forward, and continued to lead the team, leaving behind only the corpses of tigers all over the ground.
The cleared wild beasts could be left in the forest, which was also part of the ecosystem's cycle.
He gathered Chakra at his nose, his nostrils twitching, and countless complex smells flooded into his nasal cavity. He slightly modified the route forward and quickly found a pack of wolves enjoying the fruits of their hunt.
The same slaughter played out again, not for the first time, and certainly not for the last.
Fifth Squad's actions were very efficient. At noon, the three of them casually found an open space to eat a tasteless barbecue, and then busied themselves until after three o'clock in the afternoon. Yuan Wei and Xia had exhausted most of their physical strength, and had already cleared about one-fifth of the excess beast groups from the entire mission area.
Lin Ke always maintained a state of abundant physical strength to prevent accidents from happening, so that he could save the day in time.
Even with a supervising Jonin present, the Jonin would not actually participate in the mission. If the Jonin's help or rescue was really needed, unless the mission changed, it would only lower the Jonin's evaluation of his subordinates.
At this rate, the mission could be completed in about a week.
The main difficulty is that the beasts move around; they aren't fixed targets. They run around in the Death Forest, which is such a large area. Unless you have a special type of sensory ninja, it's not easy to quickly find the target.
In the early stages, they could kill any beast group they encountered, but later they had to identify and search. A week is just the theoretical completion time; the actual situation will definitely be extended by a day or two.
The sun gradually set in the west, and Lin Ke led his two teammates back. When the supervising Jonin didn't speak, he was the leader in a sense.
This was what he wanted, and it was the path he had to take to become a Chunin.
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