And yet, Kakashi had fallen for an even sillier prank!
Gekko Hayate could only helplessly look away from that scene.
"Is it always bound to happen that students pull pranks on a new teacher?" he couldn't help but wonder.
Still, his gaze swept across Uzumaki Shiki, who was feigning an air of solemn dignity, Seiji Ito with his cold demeanor, and Yuuma Akimoto looking adorably dazed.
These three were just too different in personality!
Honestly, did the Third really think this grouping was a good idea?
Thinking about it made Gekko Hayate feel somewhat awkward.
"Hey, Teacher Hayate, according to tradition, shouldn't we find a place to talk about life, ideals, and stuff like that?"
Seeing that Hayate had already frozen in place, Shiki kindly reminded him.
"This... I don't think you need to remind me about that," Hayate replied with a cough—though whether it was due to his illness or not remained unclear.
Chapter 82: [Mystical Palm Technique]
On top of Konoha Hospital's lighthouse, four people sat on the railings, gazing at the scenery outside.
Shiki remembered this was the spot where Naruto and Sasuke had their first showdown.
But now, it was unusually quiet. Sure enough, as expected, Hayate wanted to find a place to chat with Team 9 about hobbies and ideals.
When Hayate asked where would be a good spot, Shiki immediately recommended his training location outside the village.
That worked out perfectly—they wouldn't need to search for another spot for the bell-grabbing exercise later.
However, getting a bell from an Assigned Jonin Instructor would definitely be no easy task.
In the original story, though, both Neji and Tenten, as well as Sakura and Sasuke, managed to get the bells, proving that the assigned Jonin instructors usually went quite easy on them.
"But the significance of this exam isn't just that," Shiki realized. On the surface, the test appeared to evaluate the Genin's abilities. But in reality, it was meant to assess how well they could cooperate as a team.
"Ehem, why don't everyone introduce themselves," Hayate said while examining his sword—it wasn't particularly special, lacking any unique chakra-conducting metal.
"Then I'll start first."
Hayate spoke directly: "My name is Gekko Hayate. What I like most are the village and Yugao. What I dislike? Probably just my own sickly condition. As for dreams… maybe it's about seeing how far the pinnacle of sword mastery can go."
A faint flicker of longing passed through Hayate's eyes as he spoke.
Afterward, everyone introduced themselves. For Shiki, however, these introductions weren't really necessary anymore.
After all, these were people he already knew well.
Seiji Ito shared similar thoughts with Hayate, although naturally he didn't have feelings for Yugao.
Yuuma, meanwhile, simply wanted to become a qualified medical ninja—a rather ordinary dream.
Shiki timely expressed his wish to protect the village and the people around him, thereby concluding the introductions.
"Well then, that's all for today. Tomorrow will be our first mission." Hayate stood up and announced.
"Our first mission?"
Yuuma Akimoto's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Still, Shiki had a feeling this mission was gonna be the bell test. Although not every Jonin in Konoha put their genin through the bell test, Shiki clearly remembered that in the original story, the Third, the Fourth, Guy, and Kakashi had all used it. So it was likely Hayate Gekko would do the same.
"Tomorrow we'll conduct a survival training exercise in the field. If you fail, you'll have to return to the Ninja Academy for retraining."
"Huh?" Yuuma Akimoto couldn't help but blurt out in surprise.
But Hayate gave a faint smile. "Try to get ready, everyone."
Shiki and Seiji both nodded slightly, without offering much comment.
As always, Shiki ignored Hayate's instructions and kept training his body while diving deeper into Medical Ninjutsu.
This day meant something special to Shiki as well.
Because he could feel his chakra control had improved a lot.
Perhaps it was because he constantly practiced precise chakra usage.
Before him stood a freezer.
Besides the ice cubes, faintly visible inside were fish frozen solid.
Shiki's current task was to revive all these fish.
"This is probably because fish have very different body structures from humans,"
Shiki mused to himself; if a person were frozen solid, there would probably be no possibility of revival at all.
In reality though, some fish possessed such capabilities—they could slowly come back to life when placed in warm water.
But Shiki's plan right now wasn't going to be that simple.
Slowly rolling up his sleeves, Shiki took one fish out from the freezer and placed it on the table.
[Palm Immortal Technique]
He softly murmured the name of this healing jutsu. A thick green glow appeared around his palm. Shiki understood that if one had to classify the nature of the chakra involved in the Mystical Palm Technique, it would probably fall under Yang-natured chakra.
Previously, although he often used this technique on himself for emergency treatment, his application of it had been significantly inaccurate.
His technique lacked precise and detailed medical application. Instead, he forcibly stimulated cellular recovery. Used on normal patients, this approach could cause serious harm.
It was only at this moment that Shiki felt he had more or less truly mastered the Mystical Palm Technique. Of course, he also realized that there was still room for improvement.
Medical Ninjutsu wasn't something you could master overnight.
As he placed his hand over the fish, he carefully controlled the amount of chakra he emitted,
He feared that even the slightest slip-up could cause the fish to die in his hands.
Though Shiki was planning to ask Sena-chan (his affectionate way of addressing her) to make soup from these fish soon,
At this point, testing his chakra control capability remained extremely important. Besides, fresh fish soup just tasted better.
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