Chapter 43 Minato, how have you been lately?
Every medical ninja is a treasure among ninjas.
If Mochizuki Souji not only possesses strength comparable to Namikaze Minato, but also masters medical ninjutsu...
His value might even be higher than Minato Namikaze's!
When Mitokado fought Onoki just now, although he used his substitution technique to absorb the injury in time, he was still grazed on the shoulder by the laser cannon.
Although this injury is nothing to a veteran like him, since Souji mentioned it, it's good to see his medical ninjutsu skills.
Souji placed his hand, imbued with chakra, on Mitokado's injured shoulder.
"Is this the Palm Immortal Technique?"
Palm Healing Technique is the most basic technique in medical ninjutsu.
The practitioner outputs chakra from the palm and applies it to the patient's wound to enhance the patient's healing ability and quickly heal various external and internal injuries.
However, although it is the most basic technique, medical ninjutsu has extremely high requirements for chakra manipulation ability.
Even the beginner-level Palm Healing Technique still has a difficulty rating of A.
In reality, most medical ninjas only learned medical knowledge such as wound treatment and drug use.
Because they could not achieve highly precise chakra control, they did not learn the Healing Palm Technique.
Those who can use the Palm Healing Technique are among the elite few medical ninjas.
Souji possessed S-rank medical ninjutsu, so he was naturally adept at using the A-rank Palm Healing Technique.
He precisely controlled his chakra and healed Mitokado's injuries in less than a minute.
Although it wasn't a serious injury to begin with, the speed at which it happened still moved Mitokado.
"Your medical ninjutsu skills seem to be quite advanced!"
"I only know a little bit about it."
"Excellent! Konoha needs outstanding young people like you!"
Mitokado was quite satisfied with Souji. When the group set off again, he even had Souji walk behind him, in front of the other Jonin.
Another person in this position is Shiki Aburame, the son of the Aburame clan chief.
Although there are no explicit rules regarding these positions, there are indeed some unwritten rules about who comes first and who comes last.
Advisor Mitokado really values Mochizuki Souji!
The Jonin all looked on with envy. Although they were all high-ranking Jonin, they still longed to be appreciated by higher-ranking superiors.
However, although they were envious, no one was jealous.
The Jonin had already received news of their victory over the Hokage, and so far only Minato Namikaze and Souji Mochizuki had managed to do so.
In addition, having just witnessed Souji defeat the Tsuchikage Onoki, and then demonstrate his high level of medical ninjutsu skills...
They can't be jealous of a position earned through hard work and real strength.
Only Fugaku Uchiha's eyes showed something unusual.
I originally thought that Mochizuki Souji had some conflict with the Hokage's eldest son, and that his situation was similar to that of their clan, so I made a special effort to befriend him.
But now he has actually gained the favor of Advisor Mitokado...
Several high-ranking advisors in Konoha inherited the ideas of the Second Hokage and have always been prejudiced against the Uchiha clan.
So, is this change good or bad?
Should we deepen our relationship with Mochizuki Souji, or should we keep our distance from him from now on?
After all, he had already placed his bet on Minato Namikaze and developed a good relationship with him.
His wife, Mikoto Uchiha, also had a good relationship with Minato's partner, Kushina Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
There are no problems for now; it seems that the Konoha leadership has tacitly approved of his actions.
But if we go a step further and befriend more people valued by the higher-ups in Konoha, will it cause any dissatisfaction?
Fugaku Uchiha fell into deep thought.
...
After the surprise attack by Onoki, they encountered no further obstacles on the road and successfully arrived at Konoha's camp in the Land of Rain.
Unlike their previous encounter in the Land of Rivers, this time Jiraiya, despite being covered in bandages, still personally came out to greet them with Minato Namikaze.
"It's you, Uncle Homura!"
"Hmph! Jiraiya, as a general, you should be more composed!"
"Yes, yes..."
Unlike his previous gentleness towards Souji, Mitokado Homura immediately put on a stern face and began to reprimand Jiraiya upon seeing him.
Jiraiya had no choice but to scratch his head and give a perfunctory reply to this senior who was from the same generation as his teacher.
On the other side, Minato Namikaze was surprised to see Souji standing behind Mitokado.
"Brother Souji?"
"Minato, how have you been lately?
Are you alright?"
The Souji waved his hand and greeted Minato casually.
"Brother Souji, what brings you here too?"
"Of course I'm asking this, because I'm here to support you!"
"Huh? But the reinforcements who came with the advisor Mitokado should all be Jonin..."
"Oh, that... I just passed the Jonin Exams, so I'm a Jonin now."
"Souji-nii, you've been promoted to Jonin..."
Minato was increasingly surprised.
Although he himself was a top-tier elite Jonin, unlike Tsukiyo who had a sense of awe towards Jonin, Souji was still a Chunin with a sinecure when they went to the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers not long ago.
When they met again, he was already a Jonin!
Less than a month has passed since then!
This change is happening way too fast and is too big!
At this moment, Jiraiya overheard their conversation and asked curiously:
"Minato, is this your friend?"
"Yes, teacher, let me introduce you. This is Mochizuki Souji, my good friend!"
"Lord Jiraiya."
Jiraiya glanced at Souji a few times, then laughed heartily.
"Mochizuki... I have an impression of your clan. I heard that you achieved some great results in the Land of Rivers?"
"The great war in the Land of Rivers was mainly due to Lord Orochimaru."
"So modest, huh?
Well, anyway, I'm really short-staffed here. Any skilled guys are welcome! But you'll have to work hard, since a monster war breaks out here every three to five days!"
Jiraiya laughed heartily.
Before Souji could answer, Mitokado shook his head and began to curse again:
"Jiraiya! How can you be a teacher like this?
Don't you even know which of your students has close friends?"
"..."
"Minato and Souji are good friends, even I know that, how could you not know that!"
Jiraiya looked helpless after being scolded, coughed lightly, and looked at the other Jonin.
"Speaking of which, didn't the old man say he was coming with 20 Jonin?
Why does it seem like there are more than that..."
"When we arrived, we encountered Onoki.
That despicable old man ambushed us with Dust Release, and three Jonin, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Hajime, and Harada Sanosuke, were unfortunately killed in action..." Mitokado said in a deep voice.
As one of the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya was quite familiar with many Jonin. Upon hearing the names of the three fallen Jonin, his expression changed.
"That old bastard Onoki... I'll settle this score with him sooner or later!"
"That's for sure, but... You should take care of yourself first! How are your injuries?"
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