Konoha's Tatsuya

In Konoha, after finishing his day's work, Tatsuya left the Sealing Corps and began walking towards Konoha Hospital. Today, he planned to find a ninja from the Medical Corps and ask them some questions about medicine preparation.

It was already getting dark, but Konoha Hospital was still brightly lit. Medical staff could be seen bustling back and forth between the various wards. Arriving at the hospital, Tatsuya asked a staff member for the location of the office of Arai, a Medical Corps ninja who was in the same graduating class as him, and headed straight there. If he wanted to consult with a Medical Corps expert about medicine preparation, it was natural to first find an insider to ask who was the most knowledgeable.

Tatsuya made his way to the second floor of the hospital. As he passed a medical room on the second floor, he couldn't help but stop. A robust voice came from within:

"Doctor Shinno, thank you so much! If it weren't for you all these years, I don't think my body would have held up!"

It was Guy's voice!

Hearing the voice from inside the room, Tatsuya instantly recognized the speaker as Might Guy, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled. Wasn't this guy just sparring with Kakashi in the forest yesterday at noon, full of energy? Why was he in the hospital now? And, judging by his words, it seemed he was injured?

Seeing that the door to the medical room was open, Tatsuya couldn't help but peek inside. The medical room, only a few dozen square meters in size, contained a single bed. Lying on the bed was a figure dressed in a green jumpsuit – none other than Might Guy.

At the bedside, Shinno, dressed in a white coat, stood to one side, bandaging Might Guy's wounds. Judging from the bandaged wounds on Might Guy's body, his injuries weren't serious, just minor ones sustained during training.

Seeing this, Tatsuya couldn't help but feel a sincere sense of admiration for this guy. In the entire ninja world, Guy was the only ninja who, relying solely on taijutsu, could reach the heights of knocking around Kisame Hoshigaki and even sparring with Six Paths Madara.

"Guy, don't mention it. Your father and I were the best of friends back in the day. How could I stand idly by when I see you injured? Your injuries are just minor ones from training, no trouble for me at all," Shinno said, his face full of kindness as he bandaged Might Guy.

With this benevolent, respectable doctor's demeanor, it's likely no one would believe that he harbored ill intentions.

"Doctor Shinno, my father always came to you for treatment back in the day, and now I trouble you often as well. I really owe you too much," Might Guy said, even more gratefully. He propped himself up and bowed to Shinno.

"It's my duty, Guy. You and your father are both outstanding ninja of the village. It's my honor to know you both. How can you say you owe me?" Shinno continued, his face still radiating kindness.

Seeing Shinno's act, Tatsuya couldn't take it anymore and coughed lightly from the doorway. If it were anyone else from the village, they would surely be moved by Shinno's performance. But for Tatsuya, who knew the plot, it only felt awkward and uncomfortable. This guy clearly harbored ill intentions towards Konoha, yet he always put on the appearance of a compassionate doctor. Tatsuya really couldn't stand it.

Moreover, from the conversation between Shinno and Might Guy, Tatsuya finally understood one thing: why this guy could use the Eight Gates. As it turned out, in the original movie's plot, this guy had used Body Activation and Body Revival as a basis, combined with the dark chakra of the Zero-Tails, to complete the forbidden jutsu of Body Revitalization. This granted him the ultimate body, and he was even able to survive opening all Eight Gates, including the Gate of Death.

It turned out that during Shinno's time lurking in Konoha, he had been in contact with Might Duy and Might Guy, and had often treated their injuries sustained from training with the Eight Gates. With the IQs of Might Duy and Might Guy, it wouldn't be difficult for Shinno to trick them out of the forbidden jutsu of the Eight Gates. Furthermore, with Might Duy and Might Guy as ready-made test subjects, it was even easier for Shinno to collect their training data, allowing him to constantly modify and improve the Eight Gates.

Of course, with a top-tier medical ninja like Shinno helping, Might Duy and Might Guy could also avoid some detours on their path of training with the Eight Gates. Both father and son were representatives of Konoha's Strong Fist style. The Strong Fist was closely related to physical fitness. Without speed and power, the Strong Fist was like a rootless floating weed.

So, in their youth, because their bodies hadn't yet fully developed, ninja training in the Strong Fist were far inferior to those training in ninjutsu. Moreover, the training was extremely arduous, and injuries were commonplace. Shinno's ability to provide them with timely treatment when they were injured was also one of the key factors in the father and son's eventual growth.

In his prime, Might Duy single-handedly reduced the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to the "Auspicious Three Treasures," and Might Guy nearly kicked Six Paths Madara to death. Now, Might Duy had already sacrificed himself in the Third Shinobi World War, and Might Guy was about to grow into the Konoha elite that Tatsuya remembered.

"Tatsuya-kun? What are you doing here?" Hearing Tatsuya's cough, both people in the room turned their attention to him. Shinno's eyes flashed with a peculiar light as he asked softly.

"Tatsuya, did you come to see me?" On the bed, Might Guy's eyes were already filled with tears, and he looked deeply moved.

"Uh, Guy, I came here today to find Arai from the Medical Corps. I just happened to run into you here, so I came in to take a look," Tatsuya said, first bowing and greeting Shinno, then looking at Might Guy with a somewhat exasperated expression. This guy's personality was truly hard to deal with.

Hearing Tatsuya's blunt words, Might Guy scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, not taking Tatsuya's words to heart at all.

Beside him, Shinno took over the conversation, his eyes fixed on Tatsuya with a look that was neither a smile nor a frown: "The Medical Corps? Are you still so interested in medical jutsu, Tatsuya-kun?"

"Of course, I'm interested. Becoming an excellent doctor like you has always been my dream," Tatsuya replied, nodding firmly as he met Shinno's gaze.

"Hehe, is that so?" Shinno chuckled lightly, neither confirming nor denying Tatsuya's words, clearly not believing him.

"Guy, I'm going to be leaving the village for a long time in a few days. It's best if you don't push yourself so hard with your training recently, to avoid accumulating any hidden injuries," However, Shinno didn't press the issue. He turned his gaze back to Might Guy, offered a few words of advice, and then turned to leave.

"Okay, don't worry!" Behind him, Might Guy looked at Shinno's departing back and responded gratefully in a loud voice.

To the side, Tatsuya looked at Shinno's retreating figure, lost in thought. It seemed that Shinno had probably already obtained the Eight Gates, the forbidden jutsu he wanted, from Might Duy and Might Guy. He just didn't know if this guy had developed the Body Revitalization forbidden jutsu yet. The Eight Gates, combined with the Body Revitalization jutsu, was enough to give Shinno strength comparable to a Kage-level powerhouse. However, this guy's actual combat experience was severely lacking. He had great power but couldn't utilize it effectively.

Moreover, judging from Shinno's expression and tone when he spoke to him just now, he seemed to be suspicious of him. Could it be that he already knew about him secretly learning his Body Activation Secret Technique?

"Tatsuya-kun, I'm going to be away on a long trip soon. Are you interested in taking on another escort mission?" Just as Tatsuya was pondering this, Shinno, who had reached the doorway of the medical room, stopped, turned around, and looked intently at Tatsuya, asking.

"Oh? Of course, I'd be happy to have the opportunity to learn from you, Shinno-sensei!" Hearing Shinno's question, Tatsuya was slightly taken aback, then immediately shrugged and readily agreed. He saw scrutiny and suspicion in Shinno's eyes. Avoiding him would only arouse greater suspicion. As for safety, Tatsuya wasn't too worried.

"Hehe, that's great. I'll feel much safer with an excellent ninja like you, Tatsuya-kun, protecting me," Shinno said, his eyes narrowing slightly, and his face once again breaking into a kind smile. With that, Shinno didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

"Guy, are you and Shinno-sensei very close?" Watching Shinno's departing back in silence for a while, Tatsuya turned his head towards the bed and asked Might Guy. At this time, the latter was also staring at Tatsuya, a thoughtful expression on his face. Clearly, he had also sensed that the relationship between Tatsuya and Shinno was somewhat delicate.

"I've known Shinno-sensei for several years now. All along, Shinno-sensei has been treating the injuries my father and I sustained from training. Shinno-sensei is a great doctor. Not only is he highly skilled in medicine, but he also only charges a very small fee every time he treats me and my father," Might Guy said, his expression brightening, speaking highly of Shinno.

Tch! He just wants your Eight Gates forbidden jutsu! Ha! He's being sold out and he doesn't even know it! Hearing Might Guy's words, Tatsuya couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how superb Shinno's acting skills were. If he didn't know his true nature, he would easily be deceived by Shinno's kind appearance.

Although he thought this in his heart, Tatsuya didn't show it on his face at all. Instead, he said in agreement, "Yes! He is indeed a great doctor."

In terms of medical ninjutsu alone, Shinno, who created forbidden jutsus like Body Activation, Body Revival, and Body Revitalization, could indeed be considered a great physician. It was just that Shinno harbored deep hostility towards Konoha, which had destroyed the Sky Ninja Village.

After that, Tatsuya and Might Guy chatted briefly, and then Tatsuya left. It wasn't that Tatsuya didn't want to spend more time with Might Guy, it was just that this guy was too enthusiastic. He kept wanting Tatsuya to spar with him. Without summoning Seiryu, Tatsuya really didn't want to spar with this overly energetic fellow.