Hyuga Mirai was very serious about Medical knowledge, including various organs, meridians, and blood vessels of the human body, as well as methods for treating general external injuries and battlefield first aid.
Such knowledge could be found within the Hyuga Clan and at the Konoha Library. This type of knowledge had a degree of secrecy, but it was not as high-level as Medical Ninjutsu, falling into the category that Konoha Ninja could access but civilians could not.
Hyuga Mirai only needed to apply for a library card, which only Konoha Ninja were eligible for, to freely enter and exit the Konoha Library.
Only Konoha Ninja with a proper background were authorized to apply for such library cards, and the Hyuga Clan could naturally easily obtain one for Hyuga Mirai.
Aside from Medical knowledge, Hyuga Mirai remained diligent in his Gentle Fist training.
If his effort in studying Medical knowledge was a 1, then his effort in Gentle Fist training was a 5.
Five times the sweat and time invested, coupled with Hyuga Mirai's talent and the training annotations left by his original body's father, allowed Hyuga Mirai to progress very quickly in his Gentle Fist training.
Although the young masters and ladies of the Main Family had specialized guidance, their effort might not even be one-third of Hyuga Mirai's.
The ultimate techniques of Gentle Fist were developed based on the Byakugan. Whether it was Chakra Point Striking or Eight Trigrams Palms, the Byakugan was fundamental, and Chakra Point Striking and Gentle Fist were the basics. With these, Hyuga Mirai could deduce the secret techniques of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family based on the training annotations left by his original body's father.
As for the method of activating the Byakugan, Hyuga Mirai was able to activate the Byakugan not long after he began extracting Chakra; however, Hyuga Mirai never actively activated it. Firstly, he didn't have much Chakra, and secondly, he wanted to wait until Kiyomi-sama of the Main Family could skillfully activate the Byakugan before he would be 'inspired' to actively activate his Byakugan.
Better safe than sorry. Being within the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Mirai did not want to entrust his life to the Main Family's magnanimity.
Regarding the matter of going to Konoha Hospital, half a month had passed since Hyuga Sosuke's suggestion before Hyuga Mirai received permission to intern at Konoha Hospital.
This was also thanks to Hyuga Mirai's unparalleled theoretical test scores. Even if Ishii Ichiro gave him a fifth-year graduation exam, Hyuga Mirai would still achieve a perfect score.
Therefore, Hyuga Mirai could now legitimately skip his morning theoretical classes every day to intern as a trainee doctor at Konoha Hospital.
In reality, it was just learning by assisting. In his first year, he wouldn't come into contact with Medical Ninjutsu, but if Hyuga Mirai could gain the recognition of the doctors in the hospital within a year, then it might be possible.
"Kiyomi-sama, I'll head back now."
After escorting Hyuga Kiyomi home from the Ninja School, Hyuga Mirai prepared to go train.
"Wait a moment." Before Hyuga Mirai could run far, Hyuga Kiyomi spoke, calling him back.
Hyuga Mirai turned around upon hearing her, asking, "Is there something you need, Kiyomi-sama?"
Hoo~
Hyuga Kiyomi exhaled, then looked at Hyuga Mirai with her pure white eyes, quite seriously, and asked, "What are you doing tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? Learning at Konoha Hospital in the morning, and training in the wilderness in the afternoon."
These were not things worth hiding, so Hyuga Mirai truthfully spoke them out.
Konoha Hospital, huh...
Hyuga Kiyomi frowned slightly. She didn't really want to go there because she disliked the smell of hospitals.
"In the afternoon, I'll go to the wilderness to train with you."
"Huh?"
Hyuga Mirai immediately felt a bad premonition upon hearing this. If this young lady were to go with him, wouldn't it mean he would have to waste another afternoon accompanying her in acting?
"Kiyomi-sama, I'll also be fishing then, which might be a bit boring," Hyuga Mirai quietly advised. "And Fourth Elder-sama's side..."
Unexpectedly, Hyuga Kiyomi became even more interested after hearing about fishing. She said, "It's fine. Training all day, it's good to relax a bit. I'll talk to my grandfather."
"Kiyomi-sama?"
"You go back. Remember to come find me tomorrow."
After speaking, Hyuga Kiyomi walked back into the house, not giving Hyuga Mirai another chance to persuade her.
Hyuga Mirai could only sigh inwardly. He didn't know if there were Branch Family guards nearby and didn't dare to show too much, so he left directly.
He would lose half a day again, but thinking about the ways Hyuga Kiyomi could still be utilized, Hyuga Mirai stopped overthinking. At worst, he would be a half-day preschool teacher; it's just about coaxing a child.
The next day
Hyuga Mirai still arrived at Konoha Hospital half an hour early. With the Hyuga Clan's connections, he easily got to intern there.
Initially, he was assigned as an assistant under Dr. Nakano, who was a bit reluctant.
Although there weren't many patients now, Dr. Nakano was still unwilling to do the tiring work of looking after a small child; having a child by his side meant less rest time.
However, after spending a few days together, Dr. Nakano's opinion changed.
Although Hyuga Mirai was younger, he was very sensible, observant, and diligent. Hyuga Mirai would proactively handle trivial matters that Dr. Nakano didn't notice, and most commendably, Dr. Nakano discovered that Hyuga Mirai had learned a lot of Medical knowledge before coming to Konoha Hospital.
When Dr. Nakano was diagnosing and treating injured Ninja, Hyuga Mirai could always foresee and hand Dr. Nakano the Medical instruments and things he needed.
After a few days of working together, Dr. Nakano slowly accepted Hyuga Mirai's 'assistant' status, no longer treating him as a small child who needed looking after.
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before Hyuga Mirai would start attempting some simple external injuries, and after passing, he would be able to learn Medical Ninjutsu.
Given this, Hyuga Mirai felt he could slightly accelerate his plan's progress.
Learn Medical Ninjutsu within half a year, then spread his reputation as a Medical Ninja at Konoha Hospital for another half a year.
This was the goal Hyuga Mirai set for himself, and if nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to complete it as planned.
At Konoha Hospital, the morning quickly passed. Hyuga Mirai's main work now was assisting and taking notes. Having just arrived for a few days, even minor injury patients wouldn't be handed to him. Although Dr. Nakano was slowly acknowledging Hyuga Mirai, it was currently more of a stage of imparting Medical knowledge.
After returning from Konoha Hospital, Hyuga Mirai went home to change clothes, then thought for a moment and decided to take a half-day off for himself. This afternoon, he would just focus on fishing.
If he caught a lot, he would bring them back to cure into salted fish for storage.
His appetite was growing, but Hyuga Mirai also knew this was unavoidable unless he reduced his training and physical exercise.
So during wilderness training, Hyuga Mirai would also set up fishing rods or animal traps; as long as he could eat one more meal, Hyuga Mirai would have an extra burst of energy for training.
Being able to have an extra meal outside also meant saving a bit more.
"Please inform Kiyomi-sama that I am here to see her."
Upon arriving at Fourth Elder's residence, Hyuga Mirai spoke to the Branch Family guard at the gate; he often escorted Hyuga Kiyomi home, so he wasn't a stranger, and his request was quickly taken inside.
Soon after, Hyuga Kiyomi came out of the house; she was dressed quite lightly, and it was the first time Hyuga Mirai had seen Hyuga Kiyomi in these clothes.
"Let's go," Hyuga Kiyomi tried to maintain a dignified expression, then urged Hyuga Mirai to walk ahead while she followed behind.
The Main Family's Fourth Elder would naturally not let the two young children go into the wilderness unsupervised. Hyuga Mirai was nothing special, just an ordinary Branch Family member with the Caged Bird Curse Seal on his forehead; even if he went missing, it wouldn't be a loss to the Hyuga Clan.
But every person in the Main Family was precious. Although Hyuga Kiyomi was only from Fourth Elder's lineage, she still had a Chunin guard accompanying her.
However, due to Hyuga Kiyomi's temper, that Chunin guard followed and protected her in secret.