Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Apprentice
In the temporary workshop, each little ninja focused on carving blocks of wood with chakra carving knives for practice.
That hardworking look would make other ninja school teachers jealous to the point of being unrecognizable.
But that's how it should be.
You must know that the reason many geniuses are obviously talented and still study a lot is not because they have great awareness. It's because they can continuously find joy in cultivation from progress, and they're willing to study more, forming a virtuous cycle where the strong get stronger.
And the little ninjas in the workshop, whether geniuses or not, with Hideki's official support, all temporarily experienced what it feels like to be a genius during training.
How could they be willing to stop such a cultivation process where they are progressing rapidly and reaping rewards as long as they put in the effort?
Even at noon, none of them had the intention of leaving. They simply went to the orphanage's dining hall under the teacher's supervision, casually filled their stomachs, and then returned to the workshop to continue studying.
This annoying atmosphere was finally broken when Kurenai Yuhi suddenly let out an exclamation.
"Are you hurt anywhere?"
Hideki quickly stepped forward to check and found that Kurenai was not injured at all.
"It's not me, it's Ibiki who got hurt."
Kurenai pointed to Morino Ibiki across the table.
Hideki turned his head and saw an elderly-looking child with a deep wound on his thumb, blood staining his hands and the block of wood in his hand.
But this child had a calm face, not grunting or shouting, as if the hand wasn't his, which made Hideki have to respect him as a man.
Rin, who had basic medical knowledge, had already stepped forward with enthusiasm to check Ibiki's wound and then turned to Hideki and said:
"Master, this wound is a bit deep. It's better to send Ibiki to the hospital for treatment."
"Don't worry, let me take a look first..."
Hideki waved his hand, then walked over to Ibiki and took his injured hand to inspect.
After secretly checking with his chakra sensing technique, Hideki let out a sigh of relief and said: "Don't worry, no bones or nerves were injured. This level of injury can be tolerated."
"Ibiki, it might hurt a little more later, so please be patient and don't move."
After Hideki finished his instructions, he felt that these words seemed a bit redundant and started to treat Ibiki's wound.
His left hand continued to hold Ibiki's hand, while several thin, transparent lines of chakra shot from his fingers to stop the bleeding and clean the wound.
After confirming there were no foreign objects like sawdust inside, Hideki brought his right hand closer to the wound and emitted a fluorescent green light.
Under the illumination of this light, Ibiki's finger wound began to heal slowly.
However, this healing speed didn't seem to satisfy Hideki, so at the same time, the chakra thread released from his left hand was also stitching the wound.
Extremely thin chakra threads entered and exited around the wound, guiding the flesh and blood to heal firmly.
Finally, Hideki gradually removed the chakra sutures according to the progress of the wound's recovery.
When he withdrew both hands, Ibiki's wound had healed completely, leaving no scar.
Ibiki then tried moving his fingers as per Hideki's instructions, but felt no pain.
"It should be fine now."
Hideki then stood up and said to the little ninjas surrounding him: "As you can see, although the chakra carving knife is easy to use, it can cause injury if used incorrectly, so everyone must follow the production regulations and pay attention to safety."
But after Hideki finished speaking, he realized that no one responded, instead they all looked at him with strange expressions.
"Why is everyone looking at me like that?" Hideki asked curiously.
The little ninjas exchanged looks, and finally, Kurenai Yuhi stepped forward and asked for everyone: "Master, did you just say you have no medical knowledge?!"
Hideki was stunned for a moment, then realized they were talking about what he had said when he demonstrated the chakra scalpel technique. He replied with a chuckle: "Being able to cook doesn't mean you're a chef."
"Actually, I only know a few tricks to deal with trauma, but that doesn't mean I have the medical knowledge to perform surgery with a chakra scalpel."
Could that be considered a little trick?
The healing speed of the wound was already comparable to that of professional medical ninjas.
The little ninjas couldn't help but complain in their hearts.
But when they thought about the many novel and interesting ninjutsu that the master had demonstrated earlier, it seemed that the healing technique could just be a small trick...
So no one thought about it too much, except for Nohara Rin, who appeared deep in thought.
Then, at Hideki's suggestion, everyone quickly returned to their seats and continued practicing chakra carving.
After the recent incident, everyone became more careful, so similar accidents didn't happen again.
By the time dinner was almost ready, many of the little ninjas had successfully used chakra carving knives to restore some simple toys or make some devices they wanted.
For example, Shiranui Genma, who seemed quite skilled in craftsmanship, made himself a yo-yo, a treasure.
Nohara Rin, who had talent in chakra control, seemed inspired by Hideki's mini statue of the Thousand-Armed Buddha and finally carved a vivid wooden sculpture of a cat.
Even Kurenai Yuhi, who occasionally fished, relied on her good talent to make a Rubik's Cube.
She had already decided to figure it out when she got home and surprise the child next weekend.
What surprised Hideki, or left him speechless, was Morino Ibiki's work.
Because he had actually built a miniature model of a torture chamber, containing all kinds of torture instruments...
What was even more terrifying was that, since the wood was stained with the blood he had spilled when injured earlier, the torture room still had blood stains, making it incredibly realistic.
This made Hideki wonder: Was the child's injury intentional or accidental?
When Hideki asked about the purpose of making this, Ibiki shyly said:
"My father's birthday is coming up, so I want to give him this as a gift."
Is there really someone in the world who would be happy to receive this?
Hideki silently complained.
Fortunately, Hideki soon found out from Ibiki that his father worked in Konoha's Torture Department, which made him feel relieved...
—Hey, can you really feel at ease like this?
Although many children wanted to have dinner at the orphanage and then go back to the workshop to keep practicing, they were not orphans after all. To avoid disturbing their parents, Hideki had no choice but to start sending them home, telling them to leave quickly or they wouldn't be allowed to return in the future.
In the middle of the sorrow, the children who had been pinched seven centimeters had no choice but to end their "cheating" experience and leave the workshop with unfinished work.
But as they left the orphanage, they pulled out the toys they had made and began sharing their experiences, suddenly feeling like they were in another world: They had initially mastered a C-rank ninjutsu and could even make such decent toys...
Is this really something I can achieve in just one day?
They couldn't help but glance at the slightly dilapidated big house behind them, where doubts and contempt were still in their eyes, but they were all filled with longing and admiration.
It seemed that this wasn't just any orphanage, but a spiritual time house that could rapidly improve their level...
Standing under the large tree at the entrance of the orphanage, Hideki finally felt relieved when he saw that everyone was leaving reluctantly.
He had invested a lot of money this time, and if he couldn't win them over, it would be a huge loss.
However, most of them could only serve as apprentices to support the workshop's operation.
The talents truly qualified to be his assistants were still far too few.
Hideki, who was thinking about this, started to look at Nohara Rin, who didn't leave with everyone, and smiled: "Nohara-san, why are you staying here? Do you want to see me?"
Rin hesitated for a moment and finally gathered the courage to ask: "Master, I have a question. I wonder if you have time now."
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