LRAB Chapter 4 Preparing for the Medical Specialty Student Class
Chapter 4 Preparing for the Medical Specialty Student Class
Xingyuan Qianshuo was well aware that his remarks about peace were correct, but not entirely correct.
The conflicts in the ninja world are complex and cannot be resolved simply by changing the way ninjas live.
Relying solely on building hospitals and generating revenue from pharmaceuticals is a far cry from true peace.
At the national level, the imbalance of population, geography, and resources among the five major countries has led to long-term economic inequality.
Impoverished nations cannot bear to see the Land of Fire grow stronger, and often take the initiative to wage war in order to damage its economy and deplete Konoha's military strength.
At the same time, alliances and betrayals among the five major powers continued, with them fighting and checking each other, ultimately creating a "lose-lose" predicament.
Hidden behind the great power wars are also the internal conflicts of each country.
The daimyo and nobles were wary of the ninja village's powerful military strength.
They intentionally or unintentionally instigated wars to continuously weaken the ninja villages, which was a major factor in the repeated outbreaks of war.
Moreover, the ninja village itself is a military group, and the vested interests of the major ninja families are closely related to military wars.
Taking Konoha as an example, in the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Nara clan supplies medicinal herbs, the Akimichi clan supplies military rations, and the Yamanaka clan runs a flower shop—these are all industries where demand surged during times of war.
Not to mention the explosive tags of the Sarutobi clan and the ninja tool manufacturing of the Mitokado Homura clan, which accounted for a large portion of the war expenditure.
Konoha's ninja clans rarely compete with civilians for ordinary commissioned missions. They are supported by their clan businesses and can also share in the huge military expenses allocated by the daimyo during wartime.
Only ordinary civilian ninjas and small ninja clans who have no one to rely on have to live honestly by the reward money from missions, and their families can only rely on pensions to survive after they are killed.
In short, the current chaotic situation in the ninja world is being driven by multiple vested interests.
The so-called "peace can be achieved by changing the way of life" is a moderate reformist approach that will inevitably disrupt the existing power structure and is difficult to implement.
The real solution lies in using overwhelming power to dismantle the old vested interest groups and social order.
To establish a political and military system that benefits the majority of ninjas and civilians, and to build a new order based on "peace and development" as the cornerstone of common interests.
In order to activate the main quest "Medical studies cannot save the ninja world", Xingyuan Qianshuo did a lot of thinking about the problems of the ninja world.
And these are just the contradictions that are on the surface.
The true existential crisis of the ninja world has always lurked in the shadows:
Madara Uchiha, the "strongest dancer in the ninja world," is preparing to begin his second life.
Black Zetsu, the "filial son" who saved his mother for a thousand years;
Otsutsuki Isshiki, who had been searching for a vessel for reincarnation for a thousand years;
The descendants of Hamura, eyeing the moon with predatory intent;
And the future Otsutsuki Momoshiki, Kinshiki, Urashiki...
"Being the savior of the ninja world is no easy task," Hoshino Sensaku thought to himself.
"In the end, everything comes down to strength. Let's keep playing it safe; 'the way of survival' is the only true principle."
He closed the system panel, glanced at the time, and saw that there was still an hour before he got off work.
For patients who did not have appointments, he took leave and went to the ninja school ahead of time to coordinate the assessment arrangements for the medical specialty class.
Sarutobi Daio, an elite Jonin of the Sarutobi clan, is nearly forty years old and is responsible for the daily management of the Ninja Academy, roughly equivalent to the role of the head of the teaching department.
The principal of the Ninja Academy was nominally the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, but the Hokage was extremely busy and naturally needed someone trustworthy to actually manage it.
The arrival of Hoshino Senju did not surprise Sarutobi Daio, as the Third Hokage had already personally instructed him to set up a special talent class.
Daiki Sarutobi is a patient person with rich experience in teaching and management.
He provided a detailed overview of the school's student population and teaching practices, and offered constructive guidance on potential issues that might arise in the special talent classes.
Through communication, Xingyuan Qianshuo learned that:
The Konoha Ninja Academy is currently a four-year program with approximately 1800 students, averaging around 450 students per grade. The fourth grade has a slightly larger number of students due to some repeaters.
During World War II, the school graduated an average of over 400 ninjas each year, and in the later stages of the war when manpower was scarce, the number of graduates in a single class even exceeded 600.
Although World War II has ended, the situation remains unstable, and the school continues to enroll students on a large scale; last year alone, 387 genin graduated.
According to Hoshino Senju's vision, future Konoha medical ninjas will be divided into two directions:
The medical department consists of dedicated logistics and medical ninjas, as well as combat-oriented ninjas who possess some medical ninjutsu skills.
As is well known, learning medical ninjutsu has an extremely high barrier to entry, requiring the practitioner to have exquisite chakra control.
Excellent medical ninjas are extremely rare in the ninja world and are a strategic resource that every village cherishes.
Given that this is the first time a special talent class has been established and it is a pilot program, we must select as many outstanding talents as possible to ensure results as soon as possible.
Xingyuan Qianshuo plans to select about 40 fourth-grade students and form a class in a large classroom for training.
Whether these individuals will become full-time or combat-ready medical ninjas in the future remains to be seen.
It's early October now, the second semester of the academic year, and there are still six months until we officially graduate in late March next year.
Four classes are scheduled every Saturday morning, followed by training assignments. By graduation, these students should be able to reach the level of a medical genin.
There are two main selection criteria:
First, the student's theoretical exam scores will be considered. Medical ninjas need to master a large amount of professional knowledge, making theoretical learning ability crucial.
Second, test the students' chakra control.
After initial screening based on these two criteria, and taking into account individual preferences, students from ninja families or those who are determined not to become medical ninjas are eliminated, and a group of suitable candidates are finally selected.
The theory test is easy to obtain; the school has monthly exams, so you can refer to the results of the two most recent tests.
As for the test of chakra control, Xingyuan Qianshuo originally wanted to use "tree climbing" and "water treading" training to assess the ability and select talents by recording the time it took for students to master the skills.
However, this plan was rejected by Daiki Sarutobi.
He told Hoshino Senju that climbing trees and wading through water were unconventional training methods that many genin needed to spend a lot of time mastering.
Xingyuan Qianshuo thought about it again and realized that it was indeed true. In the original work, Naruto and Sasuke also took several days to master it, so we can't use the standards of the protagonists to demand that all ordinary students meet.
While these two training methods can certainly select outstanding talents, they take too much time and will affect the school's normal course schedule.
After some discussion, Xingyuan Qianshuo had to abandon the plan, feeling a little regretful.
He had originally hoped to take this opportunity to treat the students injured during training and also collect some system rewards.
The test project still needed further consideration. Seeing that it was already time to leave work, Xingyuan Qianshuo bid farewell and left the ninja school.