She had already told Danzō about her desire to leave.
Danzō had promised that after a few more years of service to Konoha, he would let her go.
And he would never bother her again.
"Raizen has caught Orochimaru's attention."
Nonou felt no goodwill toward Orochimaru, who disregarded life and experimented on countless infants.
"I need to speed up Raizen's progress."
Nonou thought.
Perhaps she should ensure Raizen mastered at least one independent medical ninjutsu skill before she left.
That night.
Raizen set up a wooden post in the courtyard and tied special rubber cord to the end of a kunai.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three kunai were thrown at the same time.
Thin rubber cords thinner than toothpicks were wrapped around Raizen's fingertips. With a flick, the three kunai on the left deviated sharply from their straight path.
As they passed the post, he tugged another finger, pulling them back.
The three kunai curved like boomerangs and embedded into the post behind.
"You have comprehended the entry [Tool Manipulation Beginner (White)]."
[Entry: Tool Manipulation Beginner (White)]
[Requirement: Gain a unique understanding of tool manipulation and master one manipulation technique.]
[Progress: (Completed).]
[Effect: Improved adaptability to various manipulation tools, increasing power by 5%.]
[Note: Can be upgraded later.]
"Not bad."
Raizen closed the panel.
This was the result of mastering "Shuriken Manipulation Technique."
The so-called "tool manipulation" referred to controlling ninja tools—for example, Tenten's "Tool Manipulation: Hidden Weapons Strike," "Tool Manipulation: Heavenly Chain Disaster," "Tool Manipulation: Binding Meteor," and so on.
With this entry, Raizen estimated that his power with the ninja sword would also increase.
After all, a ninja sword was essentially a ninja tool.
"Now the chances of passing the Chūnin Exams have gone up again."
Raizen also wanted to use this opportunity to test his actual combat ability.
All his previous fights had been with Konoha shinobi—everyone held back. No one tried to kill.
Killing a comrade was a grave crime in Konoha.
But the Chūnin Exams were different. The very first thing in the second stage was signing a consent form.
Even if someone died inside, Konoha would bear no responsibility or compensation.
That meant extreme chaos was possible, and vendettas weren't uncommon.
Of course, the probability was low. Usually, ninja from different villages banded together against those from other nations.
Still, deaths happened.
In the original story, Gaara alone killed countless people during the Chūnin Exams.
"I hope we draw a training ground suited to 'Fire' and 'Lightning.'"
Raizen thought to himself.
The second stage's location was randomly selected from large training grounds, each with different environments.
For example, the Forest of Death had tall mountains, forests, and tigers several times larger than a person.
With the [Wind Release Seed (White)] entry, he now had the ability to cultivate Wind Release.
But he had no Wind Release ninjutsu yet—just a blank slate.
Only Lightning Release and Fire Release were what Raizen currently excelled at.
When the time came, foreign ninja would also arrive.
Not just from the Land of Wind—perhaps from the Land of Water, Land of Earth, and other nations too.
…
Time passed quickly—several months flew by.
The biting winter had ended, and spring flowers bloomed everywhere.
Konoha's vegetation grew lush. Sometimes Raizen couldn't help but marvel at how fitting the name "Konoha" (Hidden Leaf) really was.
During this time, he had devoured the knowledge Yakushi Nonou taught him while also working to upgrade his "Genjutsu Genin (Green)" and "Medical Genin (Green)" entries.
For the Medical Genin entry, he already had a clear path.
"Entry panel."
Raizen muttered.
A semi-transparent screen appeared before him.
[Entry: Medical Genin (Green)]
[Requirement: Learn five different medical ninjutsu.]
[Progress: (90%).]
[Effect: Your medical ninjutsu is beginning to show results. Healing effects increase by 20% on top of your original ability.]
[Note: Can be upgraded later.]
"I wonder if it'll work on Shennong's techniques."
Raizen recalled the villain Shennong from the movie *Naruto Shippuden: Bonds*.
Shennong could use dark chakra to power "Medical Forbidden Technique: Body Reconstruction" and "Medical Forbidden Technique: Body Activation."
Both techniques were absurdly powerful—on par with Tsunade's "Ninja Art: Creation Rebirth" in terms of regeneration.
They could reverse cellular aging for instant rejuvenation and convert physical damage into strengthening regeneration, granting the user an ultimate body.
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