Internship

As the first year ended, with a lot of his personal goals regarding training being accomplished and some still pending, Rayzen prepared for his major goal during the year end vacation. The goal to learn medical techniques!

Armed with confidence in his shallow knowledge of medicine in his previous world, Rayzen went to the Tree Leaf Hospital, the healing centre of the Hidden Leaf village.

As he asked around the receptionist led him to a Hyuga medic in charge, by the name of Hyuga Chizuru.

Rayzen was under a lot of pressure. Under the condescending stare of a beautiful Hyuga, surrounded by a bunch of beautiful nurses who constantly remarked on his cute and handsome features ( having only his physique and left eye visible to the outside world) , he felt he was being stripped slowly. As he was about to disturb this weird atmosphere, Chizuru spoke first, her expression same as that of the usual Hyuga.

" I heard you humiliated one of our chunin in a confrontation."

Rayzen thought : ' Is this the usual cultivation cliche, using background to supress me?! '

" What I need to know is why someone of that much prowess is sitting here for a chance at learning to be a medic? " She asked while her gaze tried to capture his every expression.

Rayzen straightened his posture and replied with confidence: " I want the ability to heal people who deserves to be saved and myself. It will help me in combat if I learnt some healing techniques too. "

Chizuru said with a condescending smirk that turned into an amused smile:

" Ah! What a flimsy resolve!... But it's weird to hear it from an Uchiha! "

" Anyway, you won't be taught medical techniques here! You can leave! "

Rayzen expected her to shut him down and he enquired with a hostile tone:

" Why? Is it because I bullied the Hyuga?... Or is it because... I am an Uchiha?! "

Chizuru had a surprised expression as he said : " You figured it out by yourself! You have the makings of a genius, kid! You are however, only mostly right! Do you know the three rules that govern the medic - nin? "

Rayzen shook his head in negative response.

" Well, basically you can't be a combat medic - nin unless you are as skilled in battle as Lady Tsunade. So the only options you have are, one, being content with what you can get from the academy for now and later learning medical ninjutsus after reaching suitable positions or having enough clearance or being a disciple to a medic - nin. The other being that you dedicate yourself to be a medic-nin and follow the four rules. But the latter method prevents you from participating in actual combats. And this goes against the ways of the Uchiha clan, a clan of battle crazed nins. Essentially, you have to go against the clan and be branded a 'coward' if you choose this path. "

Rayzen never understood the true depth of what he had set out for. He figured that like in those fan-fics the MC's can easily learn the medical ninjutsus. But there was a bulging difference. A medic nin and ninjas who learnt medical techniques are essentially different. The former takes years of learning and mastery, like the doctors of his previous world. While the latter, are people who learnt some specific set of techniques that can rapidly heal injuries, without ever understanding the principles behind it. While these nin can heal injuries, they are limited to a particular level of complexity, beyond which they are incapable to intervene.

Chizuru seeing his seriously contemplating figure sighed as she thought:

' Another naive kid! I hope he choses to be a medic-nin, it's hard to accept that kids with his prowess will have to participate in deadly battles at an early age and die before being able to live a happy life. Then there's the Uchiha clan's Curse of Hatred. I hope he will be different from the rest of the Uchiha! I hope he choses to be a coward, to live a happy life. '

She asked : " So, have you decided, little Rayzen? "

Rayzen said with a serious tone: " I need time to decide Miss. I'll come back tomorrow!"

Chizuru closed her eyes and nodded at him to leave as she said:

" You can come anytime, little Rayzen. And it's 'Mrs.' not 'Miss'. "

Rayzen looked at her in shock and left home while blushing and cursing inwardly at the bastard who got to marry such a beautiful lady.

Somewhere in the Hyuga clan compounds, a handsome Hyuga who was practising his gentle fists, suddenly started coughing. He thought:

' I don't seem to be sick! Is someone having good thoughts about me? Is it Chizuru? '

He continued his practice in a happy mood.

...

Once home, he spent his time training while his thoughts were on the decision he had to take. Seeing that he was not able to arrive at a decision nor find an out of the box approach, he seeked Takeshi's guidance.

Takeshi reaffirmed what Chizuru said and Rayzen felt that Chizuru went out of her way to explain everything out to him and even point out her own views. He felt what she presented herself to be was not her true personality. She was a good person to say the least, one that you seldom see in a village of murderers and potential murderers.

Takeshi gave him the suggestion of learning medical techniques and getting access to the medical techniques in possession of the clan. But to gain access to such techniques of great importance to the clan, he either has to be a Jonin or has to reveal his Sharingan.

Rayzen slept that day and like everytime, he arrived at a decision before he slept.

...

The next morning, he went to Chizuru as he said.

" So what is your decision, kid? " she asked in feigned indifference.

Rayzen smiled and got up from his seat, he made a formal bow as he said in a serious tone:

" Please teach me medical techniques, sensei! "