A month passed.
During this time, Aokawa helped Guy complete his Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation and taught him the Lightning Release Body Forging Method.
Guy's talent in Ninjutsu was not outstanding, only at an average level, but he wasn't like Little Lee, unable to use Ninjutsu at all.
Therefore, although he learned slowly during this process, with Aokawa's cheat-like perception helping him adjust based on feedback at any time, things went quite smoothly.
Additionally, every so often, Aokawa would use his Byakugan and Reishi Network to observe Guy's physical condition, helping him adjust the intensity of the Lightning Release stimulation.
Under these conditions, the growth rate of Guy's Physique was much faster than before.
At this rate, it was estimated that the speed at which he could open the Gate of Opening would be much faster than originally expected.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru took advantage of the fact that Kumogakure's supplies couldn't keep up and launched another offensive, pushing the battle line forward by a significant margin.
In contrast, batches of wounded were carried back from the Front Lines, and the Medical Ninja were so busy they barely had a moment to rest, working around the clock for several days and nights.
Aokawa was even drafted every few days to fill in for Hattori Kako for several days, helping her treat the wounded.
But following that, the manpower problem became increasingly serious; not only was there a shortage of Medical Ninja, but the entire camp was short-staffed, and the atmosphere in the camp grew more tense by the day.
All experienced Ninja were drafted to the Front Lines, and the remaining areas were divided among the other patrol teams.
In other words, only the newly formed patrol teams like Aokawa's were left in the patrol areas.
Sure enough!
The three were called to the patrol mission assignment office.
The person in charge pointed at the map, his face full of exhaustion: "Too many people have been drafted to the Front Lines, and our assigned patrol area has expanded. We are seriously short-handed right now. Since the three of you are relatively strong, I suggest you split up and each take responsibility for an area."
On the map, the patrol area that originally belonged to their team had been divided into three sections, each of which was larger than the entire team's previous range.
Uchiha Shisui looked at the dense markings on the map, his brow furrowed: "If one person is responsible for such a large area, it will be difficult to cope if they encounter an enemy squad."
"There's no other way, these are orders." The person in charge shrugged his shoulders: "Do your best. If you discover a large enemy force, signal for reinforcements immediately and do not linger in battle."
He paused and then continued: "Of course, this is just a suggestion. If you aren't confident, you can also continue patrolling together as before, it will just take more time."
Aokawa glanced at the assignments for the other teams; they had basically all expanded significantly.
It was just that for those with greater strength like them, the areas they were responsible for would be even larger, but in return, the subsidies would be much higher.
On average, the range each team was responsible for had more than doubled compared to before, and for a time, voices of discontent were heard everywhere in the mission office.
The person in charge hurriedly announced that the Village was already mobilizing Ninja and preparing to organize new reinforcements.
He also promised that the subsidies would be much higher than before, asking everyone to persist a little longer, and only then did everyone's emotions gradually stabilize.
The three looked at each other, all understanding their current situation.
"Stay safe," Uchiha Shisui said to the two in a low voice.
"Don't worry! I will let the flames of youth burn on every inch of the land I'm responsible for!" Might Guy gave a thumbs-up, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth.
Aokawa waved his hand: "See you later!"
The three didn't say much, sharing a tacit understanding as they each claimed an area and turned to head in different directions... In the blink of an eye, another month passed.
During this time, the two sides were still locked in a great war.
The reinforcements the person in charge mentioned hadn't been seen yet, though they were said to be on the way.
But until they arrived, the patrol teams were still working under a high load.
The Medical Ninja had it even worse, as the number of wounded continued to increase.
At the repeated request of Hattori Kako, Aokawa had to take on medical work in addition to his patrols.
The number of patients he treated and operated on every day was countless.
He used his skilled medical techniques to improve treatment efficiency, and his Hirenkyaku for rapid movement combined with the Byakugan's X-ray and telescopic vision to improve patrol efficiency.
He successfully handled the workload of two or three ordinary Ninja by himself.
Fortunately, he had already learned the Shadow Clone; a mature Shadow Clone should learn to share the workload on its own.
But the Shadow Clone truly was a divine technique that future capitalists would dream of and be willing to do anything to promote.
After discovering Aokawa's skilled use of Shadow Clones, his workload doubled again.
He successfully became the king of overwork in the Ninja World!
Fortunately, it wasn't all work and no reward; after two months of hard labor, the harvests came one after another.
[Palm Immortal Technique (Practiced level) *1]
[Through repeated use, your Fine Thread Extraction Technique has been promoted to proficient level]
[Through repeated use, your Poison Removal Technique has been promoted to proficient level]
[Through repeated use, your Yang Release Chakra Nature Transformation has been promoted to proficient level]
[Through repeated use, your Yang Release Chakra Shape Transformation has been promoted to proficient level]
[Through extensive practice of Medical Ninjutsu, your previous theoretical studies have been cross-verified; your Medical Ninjutsu knowledge has reached Advanced level]
[You have obtained the crest: Spirit Healer]
[You have obtained energy crystal *80]
[You have obtained energy crystal *60]
[You have obtained energy crystal...]
Aokawa looked and saw that he had collected a total of 600 energy crystals.
He clicked on the new crest.
[Spirit Healer: With a benevolent heart as the guide and practice as the truth. Through the tempering of thousands of healings, your understanding of life energy has penetrated into your very marrow. When performing Medical Ninjutsu, your Chakra manipulation is as natural as moving your own limbs, and your healing efficiency and precision have been greatly improved]
[Effect 1: Chakra consumption for releasing Medical Ninjutsu is reduced by 50%]
[Effect 2: Medical Ninjutsu talent increased by 100%]
[Effect 3: Mastery of Yang Release Chakra Nature Transformation and Shape Transformation increased by 100%]
[Effect 4: Medical Ninjutsu healing speed and range increased by 30%]
[Passive: The crest holder's self-healing ability is increased by 400%]
Holy crap!
This passive is quite interesting.
Although the numerical increase isn't outrageous, the effect is very real.
It could provide him with great recovery power during physical training.
Even if he got injured, an injury that would take others ten days to heal, he could handle in two.
He shifted his gaze to the energy crystals and, with a thought, added all 600 energy crystals.
---
racial imprint: Quincy (Mixed-blood, fusion rate: 93.40%)
Talent Skill: Spiritual Particle Cluster
Racial Skills: Holy Arrow, Holy Arrow: Scatter, Holy Arrow: Demon Break, Reishi Network, Hirenkyaku, Rantō Tenkū, Seietsu, Green Cup, Gokakuhō, Rain of Light, Broken Light Formation
crests: Innate Full Spirit, Water Release Mastery, Spirit Healer
Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan
Chakra Attributes: Water, Lightning, Earth, Fire, Yang, Yin, Wind
energy crystals: 0
---
The fusion rate was already at 93.40%, with just over six points left to reach 100%.
He wondered what skills would be given this time.
Moreover, the next stage after the Mixed-blood stage should be Pure-blood, right?
He was looking forward to it immensely!
After slightly calming his mind, Aokawa began his day's patrol mission.
He set off, moving through the forest at high speed.
With the Byakugan activated, his 359-degree field of vision took in everything around him.
The wind whistled in his ears, and the shadows of the trees receded rapidly.
Just as he was passing through a grove, a piercing red light suddenly rose from the distant horizon.
Aokawa paused and looked up in the direction where the signal flare had risen.
"That's..."
"An Emergency Rescue Signal Flare?!"
...
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