Chapter 48 How to Use a Toolman

(T/N: In this novel, toolman can be said to be a person who can be used beneficially.)

Hearing this, Sōseki not only did not get angry, but nodded in approval, "You are right, I am indeed too weak. If it was not for me being weak, I would not have hurt that night…"

In the early days, in order to be able to become Tsunade's disciple, he said that he wanted to become the greatest Medical-nin. While being Tsunade's disciple can be said a bonus, it also naturally restricted the legitimacy of learning other techniques.

Learning Genjutsu can be reasoned for the better treatment of patients. And learning Chakra Enhanced Strength can be said to follow the guidance of his teacher obediently.

Then, how about learning Eight Gates Technique?

Although few people wouldn't think too much about it right now, but when he stood on a high place in the future, everything he did and every decision he made would be studied repeatedly under a magnifying glass.

Although this kind of thing won't have much impact, for Sōseki, who pursues perfection, any flaws are very annoying.

'That's why I have to find a logical and self-consistent reason for myself in advance!' Sōseki sighed in his heart, looking at the toolman in front of him with bright eyes.

Guy did not understand the vague reference behind Sōseki's words, but it's not like he cared either. He just said excitedly, "Sōseki-senpai, let's sweat the sweat of youth together. As long as you train with me, I promise that others won't be able to hit you in the future!"

A strange feeling arose in Sōseki's heart. As the master of cheating people, this was the first time he was being cheated.

Moreover, it is for such an inexplicable reason.

However, looking behind Guy, Sōseki's expression became weird, "You work so hard for rehabilitation exercises, maybe it is just to leave the hospital as soon as possible, so as not to be attacked by your classmates in the hospital, right?"

"As expected of Sōseki-senpai, you're as smart as I am!" Guy gave Sōseki a thumbs up and the corner of his mouth formed a bright smile.

"By the way, senpai, what will we compete on?"

Sōseki glanced at him sympathetically and said with a heavy tone, "Let's talk about the competition after you've rested."

Hearing this, Guy grinned, "No problem, I've had a good rest already!"

"I'm not talking about now, I'm talking about the resting after you've been beaten."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

At this moment, "cold" laughter came from behind Guy.

"In order to prevent us from quitting the club, you post our information all over the Academy!"

"And also tricked us into getting such stupid hairstyles, causing us to be laughed at!"

"Because of you, I have lost the right to choose a spouse at the Academy!"

"Wait, even with your former appearance, it seems that you don't have the right to choose a spouse, right?"

"I don't care, brothers, crush him!"

Guy knew that he was in danger, and was about to leave immediately.

But the others were already prepared, and directly pressed their body onto Guy.

Then, someone's crisp cry resounded through the hospital.

Sōseki did not go to stop it. As a Medical-nin, he could naturally see that those classmates of Guy didn't actually attack him, but just jokingly grabbed his face and rubbed it.

Almost twenty minutes later, Guy stood in front of Sōseki again with a swollen face, and said in a loud voice, "Sōseki-senpai, I'm ready!"

Looking at the swollen-headed man in front of him, Sōseki felt amused and formed hand seal with his hands.

Guy, who was baptized by the healing technique, let out a misleading groan, and at the next moment, he shouted with full of energy, "Sōseki-senpai, I'm fine! Let's start compete now!"

Sōseki said with a smile, "The content of the competition will be running!"

Guy was refreshed and hurriedly asked, "Sōseki-senpai, then should we see who can run 20 laps around Konoha first?"

The corner of Sōseki's mouth twitched upon hearing this, and then he coughed and said "We are all patients now. We shouldn't exercise too much, so we will just who will finish running one lap around the training ground!"

"Just a lap?" Guy scratched his head, and was a little disappointed, but he soon cheered up and shouted loudly, "Sōseki-senpai, I will never lose to you!"

"Then, let's start! Three, two, one, run!"

As soon as the words fell, Guy ran forward like his life depended on it, and even the facial features are deformed by the wind.

"This kind of speed is really terrifying!" Sōseki sighed in his heart and his eyes sharpened, "It seems that I have to be more serious too!"

Although he didn't think about winning in the first place, it's not good to lose too badly.

On the training grounds, two gusts of wind passed by, and the patients who walked slowly shivered with fright.

The two of them ran side-by-side. First, Sōseki is in front, then Guy overtaken him, and the positions are changing almost all the time.

'Do I need to 'exhaust' myself now?' Sōseki was hesitating, but suddenly realized that Guy, who was beside him, had burst out with a completely different momentum from before.

"Dad said that as long as you work hard, geniuses can be defeated by ordinary people! It's impossible not to get rewarded for your hard work!" In his eyes, flashed the scene of his father and his own training very hard every day, and then the scene of his father being disdained and ridiculed by the others. Guy suddenly burst with immense power, completely surpassing Sōseki with a quarter of the race remaining.

Then, under Sōseki's shocked gaze, he rushed past the finish line in one go!

"I, I won!" Guy was so tired that he fell on the ground directly, his lungs were burning, and he almost can't say anything.

"Yeah, you won!" Sōseki smiled, and sat beside him, "I really didn't expect that the first time I failed since I entered the Academy was to lose to you!"

"So, as a punishment for losing the competition...Let me give you a medical examination and treatment every week in the future!"

Hearing this, Guy was dumbfounded, and stared at Sōseki blankly.

Sōseki smiled slightly, and there seemed to be a kind of heart-warming power in his voice, "Your training method is too extreme, so you may accumulate a lot of internal injuries in your body. These internal injuries are usually invisible, but once they fully erupt, your entire body will be destroyed!"

Hearing this, the moving tears in Guy's eyes have completely burst out.

Although he is straightforward, he is not stupid. He could naturally see that Sōseki deliberately proposed such a losing competition so that he could receive treatment with dignity.

'In order to preserve my feelings, Sōseki-senpai did not hesitate to damage his own reputation!'

"Don't think too much. I didn't lose to you deliberately, Guy, perseverance is indeed admirable!"

"Uuuooohhh, dad is really not wrong. I've already felt the heat of Power of Youth! Sōseki-senpai, I will never let you down!"

Sōseki smiled gently. As a Medical-nin, if he had a suitable subject for reference, he can absorb the experience of the other party as quickly as possible.

After all, he is destined to not spend too much time on the Eight Gates Technique. If he wants to make continuous progress, the best way is to find a toolman to use and gain experience.

It can be said that after Guy learns the Eight Gates Technique, he can check the data obtained from treating Guy, which will be his biggest gain on doing this.

"Medical-Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, Space-Time Ninjutsu, Senjutsu... I finally understand how Orochimaru feels now. There are so many wonderful techniques in this world waiting for me to learn, time is really too short!"

"But fortunately, I have a lot of excellent toolman!"