area51novel Chapter 15 Tree Climbing Training
Chapter 15 Tree Climbing Training
Xingyuan Qianshuo watched Kakashi stretch his body with ease, then turned to his students and said:
"It's unavoidable for ninjas to get injured during missions. If there's a medical ninja in the team, injuries can be healed quickly, reducing the casualty rate and increasing the mission success rate."
"Especially during wartime, when ninja squads operate alone in enemy territory for extended periods, such medical support is invaluable."
After briefly emphasizing the importance of medical ninjas, seeing that everyone seemed to understand, Hoshigen Chisaku then addressed Kakashi and Guy:
"We're going to have tree-climbing training today. You should already know how, right? Could you please give a demonstration and some guidance?"
Kakashi had just received treatment from Star Source Chishuo, so it was difficult for him to refuse, especially since he didn't want to continue fighting Guy today.
Kai is a warm-hearted and passionate young man, and he will never refuse to help others.
Rin and Shizune were very welcoming, but Obito looked reluctant.
It was the weekend, and he came to see Lin happily. It should have been a blissful, dreamlike time, but why... did it turn out like this...?
"It's all Kakashi's fault, you evil brat Hatake!" Obito thought angrily.
Xingyuan Qianshuo didn't care about Obito's feelings. Before Obito turned evil, he was a blank sheet of paper, and you could "mess with" him however you wanted.
……
In front of a grove of trees, Hoshino Senju had the students line up and divide into three groups. Obito squeezed into Rin's group.
"In the selection test the day before yesterday, you practiced walking by gathering chakra with your feet to adhere to the wooden planks. That is basic training in chakra control."
"Today's training exercise is tree climbing. This is usually done by your instructors after you become genin. However, since you are all top students in the selection tests, we are conducting this training ahead of schedule today."
After explaining the training content, Xingyuan Qianshuo turned to Kakashi and Guy: "Kakashi, Guy, please demonstrate tree climbing for everyone."
The two nodded in agreement, formed hand seals to gather chakra at their feet, and stepped towards the large tree in front of them.
All 42 students (plus one non-registered student) watched in astonishment as they walked vertically up the tree trunk.
For students at the ninja academy, seeing this way of walking for the first time inevitably leaves them utterly shocked.
Xingyuan Qianshuo noticed that Kakashi walked uphill with ease, as if taking a stroll; while Kai seemed flustered, his steps heavy.
He believed that since Matt Kee dared to agree to the demonstration, he must have worked hard to master the skills.
However, this training is extremely demanding in terms of physical strength and chakra control—the former being Guy's strength, while the latter is his weakness.
Click!
Kai stepped on and crushed a tree trunk, instantly falling to the ground. Fortunately, he performed a graceful somersault in mid-air and landed steadily.
"Wow--"
Because his flip was so beautiful, he drew even more cheers from the crowd than Kakashi, who successfully climbed the tree.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xing Shuo, I failed." Kai sincerely apologized to Xing Yuan Qian Shuo—it would have been better if he had pronounced the name correctly.
Before Xingyuan Qianshuo could correct his form of address, Kai roared excitedly, "I've decided! Today I'll punish myself by climbing a tree 500 times! If I can't do that, I'll do 2000 push-ups!"
After a period of self-discipline typical of the Might family, Kay, as if injected with adrenaline, started climbing trees again. His bizarre behavior astonished the students present.
At this moment, Kakashi stood on a tree branch more than ten meters high, watching Guy's hot-blooded and chuunibyou-ish behavior as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.
Kai had demonstrated this kind of "self-discipline" to him far too many times.
His initial surprise turned into admiration, and now he's a mixture of numbness and admiration.
He believed that with this self-discipline and hard work, Guy would eventually become an excellent ninja.
Xingyuan Qianshuo originally planned to have Kakashi and Guy each lead a group for guidance, but now only Kakashi remains.
He said to the students, "Everyone, please applaud to thank Kakashi and Guy for their demonstration."
"What? It's so simple, I can do it quickly. Why should I thank Kakashi?" Amidst the applause, Obito's voice sounded particularly jarring.
"You're still a student at the Ninja Academy, while I'm already a Chunin." Kakashi's nonchalant, boastful voice rang in Obito's ears.
"W-When did you get behind me?!" Obito jumped back in fright at Kakashi's ghostly voice.
Xingyuan Qianshuo stopped the noisy Obito and divided the team into two groups: one led by himself and the other guided by Kakashi.
Obito naturally didn't want to follow Kakashi, lest Kakashi find an opportunity to teach him a lesson.
He found a big tree next to Lin's group and practiced climbing it alone.
Tree climbing training is very physically demanding.
These students are still young. Although they are about the same age as Kakashi and Guy, their physical strength is far inferior.
The 42 students were divided into two groups of 21 each. Xingyuan Qianshuo then had each group of three take turns climbing the tree, and no matter how high they climbed, they had to line up again.
He doesn't expect everyone to master tree climbing within two lessons.
It's worth noting that the future protagonists, Naruto and Sasuke, trained hard for several days before they succeeded.
Even though these students are doing well in chakra control, not everyone has the talent of Sakura Haruno to succeed on the first try.
After two classes, even with time to rest in line, the students were still panting and sweating profusely.
Four people successfully climbed the tree: Shizune, Nohara Rin, Kankata, and Hyuga Tetsuya.
Nohara Rin's advantage lies in her superior chakra control; Hyuga Tetsuya, although he claims to have low taijutsu talent, has an advantage in stamina due to his early training in Gentle Fist.
It's not the most outstanding in terms of quietness, but it's pretty good in both aspects, and it has received guidance from Tsunade.
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners were an unexpected bonus among this group of students.
Many other students also worked very hard and made significant progress.
There are gains and losses. Thanks to Xingyuan Qianshuo's reasonable arrangements, and with him and Kakashi taking care of things nearby, only 5 students suffered ankle or toe sprains.
After the treatment, Xingyuan Qianshuo received the following rewards: Hemostasis Technique +7, Chakra Acupuncture +16, Chakra +12. Better than nothing.
Obito, on whom Xingyuan Qianshuo had placed high hopes, surprisingly didn't get injured due to carelessness. It seems he was quite provoked by Kakashi, and became unusually serious and focused.
Unfortunately, Obito's strength increased slowly before he turned evil, and he ultimately failed to complete the tree-climbing training.
"Alright, this training course for medical specialty students is now over. Remember to review your class notes when you get home."
"If you attempt tree-climbing training on your own, please be extremely careful. If you get injured, come to Konoha Hospital to see me immediately; that's where I usually work."
"get out of class dismissed!"
The exhausted students thanked their teacher listlessly and left in twos and threes.
Not far away, Kai was still completing his "self-discipline" of climbing the tree 500 times, which was a huge challenge for his chakra control.
Shizune and Rin Nohara stayed behind. It was a rare opportunity to meet up with their old classmates Kakashi and Guy, so they decided to have a get-together.
Obito also reluctantly stayed behind, constantly on guard against Kakashi "doing bad things" to Rin.
After thanking Kakashi and Obito, Xingyuan Qianshuo took his leave and did not stay to continue "watching the show".
As he left, he noticed an extra notification from the system. A thought struck him, and he clicked to check it:
[You have completed the first training course of the Medical Specialty Student Class, with an A+ evaluation. Reward: Chakra +300]
"Wow, that's really good. It seems the system also knows that my chakra level is too low," Xingyuan Qianshuo thought to himself.
The special talent class will last for half a year, excluding the winter vacation, and will be held about 20 times on Saturday mornings, for a total of 80 class hours, which will be divided equally among the four students, each accounting for one-quarter.
"Five training sessions will earn me at least 1500 chakra points as a reward." He estimated in his mind, and even considered taking on all the courses.
However, what he was most looking forward to was the summary and reward after the successful completion of this year's medical specialty student class.