Chapter 88 Natural Energy
"Mirai-kun, congratulations! From today onwards, you are Konoha's youngest Jonin."
In the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a smile on his face, handed the Jonin promotion certificate to Hyuga Mirai. From now on, he was officially a Medical Jonin.
Both in terms of benefits and status, Jonin far surpassed Chunin.
For example, in the Hokage election and Jonin meetings, Hyuga Mirai had a significant voting right, and when a position opened up in Konoha Hospital, only Medical Jonin could participate in the election.
In the entire Konoha Village, there were fewer than twenty Medical Jonin in total. To be promoted to Medical Jonin, one had to master all Medical Ninjutsu and various treatment methods, and also accumulate some merits.
Hyuga Mirai had successfully countered the Sand Ninja puppeteers' potent poisons multiple times, and additionally, he had used Shadow Clones to treat many ninjas in the Medical Camp, greatly alleviating the medical pressure on the front lines, which earned him the merits for promotion to Medical Jonin.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama. I will definitely work hard to contribute to Konoha in the future!"
After receiving the Jonin promotion certificate, Hyuga Mirai's expression, at just the right moment, showed a hint of excitement and three parts joy. He had practiced this scene for half an hour before departing, so no one could discern any trace of acting on his face.
"Haha, Konoha having a genius like you truly puts this Hokage's mind at ease. You know, where the leaves dance…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi recited some sayings about the will of fire, and Hyuga Mirai pretended to listen with great interest. Only after Hiruzen Sarutobi finished speaking did he allow Hyuga Mirai to leave.
After Hyuga Mirai left, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe, then slowly asked, "What do you think, Jiraiya?"
After he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared at the Hokage Office window; it was Jiraiya, one of the Sannin.
After Jiraiya emerged, he pouted and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Old Man, did you call me here just to see this kid? You know, Jiraiya is very busy, working for the fate of the Ninja World…"
"Is the fate of the Ninja World in the women's bathhouse? I've received several complaints about you." Hiruzen Sarutobi unceremoniously interrupted Jiraiya's self-praise. Sarutobi always looked down on his foolish disciple's crude peeping methods.
"Tch, then why did you make me come? That Hyuga Clan boy doesn't seem to have anything special about him. Is it because of his Medical Ninjutsu?"
Jiraiya clicked his tongue after being exposed by his teacher. He knew that reviewing material every day was very tiring. There was still no trace of the Purple Snake with two wings and four legs that the Toad Sage mentioned. After flipping through a large number of books, when he got tired, he could only find some quick ways to restore his energy.
For the Ninja World, Jiraiya felt he bore a great burden, but no one understood him. Instead, they often slapped the pervert label on him.
"This is the message Minato sent back. If it were anyone else, I could have delayed the Jonin promotion, but Hyuga Mirai not only has the Hyuga Clan behind him, but Kimura also thinks highly of him, so I had no choice but to approve his promotion first."
Hiruzen Sarutobi handed the message Minato Namikaze sent back to Jiraiya. After reading that one sentence, Jiraiya's frivolousness lessened a bit, and he stroked his chin, saying,
"Minato values his comrades the most. Since he said so, he must know something. So, Old Man, you want me to investigate this boy's information? In Konoha Village, the Konoha Anbu's reconnaissance ability should be stronger than mine."
Although Jiraiya was also good at gathering intelligence, he usually did so through various means to gather information about the movements of the entire Ninja World. For such detailed intelligence reconnaissance, he was inferior to the Konoha Anbu.
Moreover, he currently had a more important mission: to find the person with blue eyes accompanied by a Purple Snake with two wings and four legs.
Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed twice, then said heavily, "Are you confused, Jiraiya? He is from the Hyuga Clan."
If one were to rank the most difficult Clan to monitor within Konoha, if the Hyuga Clan ranked second, then no one would dare to claim first, third, or fourth. Once the Byakugan was activated, the number of ninjas and ordinary people in the surroundings could be seen clearly. Those with strong ocular power could even see the faces of people nearby.
"You decide on this matter. At most, I'll help you ask Minato."
Jiraiya was never interested in such matters. It wasn't that he didn't understand; rather, it was precisely because he understood that he didn't want to get involved, so he always pretended to be confused.
An eleven-year-old Medical Jonin from the Hyuga Clan sounded very troublesome. Even as one of the Sannin, Jiraiya had no intention of provoking an Clan.
"As you wish."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. Tsunade had only left a short while ago, and he didn't want to force this disciple away as well. With the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth being restless, if Jiraiya left, there would be a vacancy in the Konoha High-Level Executives' combat power.
Hyuga Mirai was not very clear about what happened after he left the Hokage Building, unless he activated his Byakugan, but there were definitely several Konoha Anbu lurking around the Hokage Building, so he couldn't activate his Byakugan.
Hyuga Mirai only activated his Byakugan and observed his surroundings after he was far from the Hokage Building.
After confirming that no one was monitoring him, Hyuga Mirai slowly walked out of the village, continuously using the Transformation Jutsu for cover during his journey.
This operation had been going on for several years; to avoid others' sight, one had to be extremely careful.
Upon arriving at his training spot outside the village, Hyuga Mirai prepared to begin his daily cultivation.
Shadow Clone managing experiments, main body cultivating—this was the best division of labor for now.
"Should I continue training taijutsu today? It seems unnecessary…"
Hyuga Mirai pondered. He was already very familiar with Gentle Fist. The main family's secret Jutsu, he thought, only the Mountain Shattering Strike was something he hadn't deduced yet. As for the Eight Gates, which belonged to Strong Fist, Hyuga Mirai could open three gates within five seconds. He had not continued training beyond five gates.
The first three gates were within the scope of adjusting the body's state. By the fourth gate, it was purely about Chakra burst, squeezing the body to gain immense power.
"Let's still practice the Spiritualization Technique."
Hyuga Mirai decided after a moment of thought. He had already mastered this forbidden Jutsu, and his speculation about the Caged Bird Curse Seal had been confirmed; after his soul left his body, the mark of the Caged Bird Curse Seal was indeed on his soul body's forehead, just like on his original body.
It was possible to use Sealing Jutsu to block the Chakra resonance that activated the Caged Bird Curse Seal, but to completely remove it, Hyuga Mirai still needed to research, as he hadn't done much research on souls.
So, he could start today.
"Although the Spiritualization Technique has great deterrent power, my own body will also become a weakness. It seems I need to design an exoskeleton mech to control my physical body when my soul leaves it."
"However, the soul state seems to have greatly improved my perception abilities. Perhaps it's a unique property of Yin Release Chakra…"
Hyuga Mirai extended his hand and looked at it while in his soul state. He felt that there was an energy around him different from Chakra, an energy he had never perceived with his physical body.
This energy was something Hyuga Mirai had never perceived when in his physical body.
"Is this Natural Energy?"
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