Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 68 Kabuto the Pharmacist

The three of them went to a ward on the second floor.

There were six small beds in the room, and on one of them lay a little girl of about five or six years old, her face flushed and her breathing rapid.

"So it turns out that not all the children were in the yard just now," Iruka whispered.

Qingwu nodded. "There should be even younger ones, many of them...war orphans!"

The words "war orphan" left Iruka stunned on the spot.

Yakushi Nonou quickly walked to the bedside, reached out and touched her forehead, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Have you taken your temperature, Dou?" she asked the little boy who had spoken earlier.

"!!" This time it was Qingwu's turn to be stunned.

兜？

Yakushi Kabuto?

He turned to look at the little boy.

He looked to be about seven or eight years old, very thin, and wore round-framed glasses with thick lenses that made his eyes look somewhat distorted.

I didn't notice it before, but Qingwu has confirmed it now.

The little boy in front of him, who was a few years younger than him... was none other than the future ninja who would leave a significant mark on the ninja world—Kabuto Yakushi.

"Thirty-eight and a half degrees...it's higher than this morning."

Kabuto answered the dean's question in a serious and methodical manner, but when his gaze swept over the two "strangers," he timidly lowered his head.

Nonou unbuttoned the little girl's collar and saw several dark red rashes on her chest. "It's chickenpox; she needs to be isolated!"

Qingwu's attention shifted back to the sick little girl. "Dean, how about... I give it a try?"

After his water-based magic [Healing] reached level 2, it began to have some effect in purifying toxins. Viruses... I should probably give it a try too.

"You..." Nono hesitated.

She then recalled that a few months ago, when they were on a mission together, Qingwu had shown off his "exquisite" medical ninjutsu.

Nonou stood up and gave up her seat.

She wasn't worried that Qingwu would harm the little girl. The person who looked at the child like that in the yard just now would definitely not do such a thing.

"The Dean's mother?" Pharmacist Kabuto looked at Aoko with a puzzled expression.

Qingwu smiled gently at him, walked to the bedside, and placed his hand on the little girl's forehead.

"Qingwu-kun?"

When Nono was about to ask Aoko what she planned to do, she saw that Aoko's hands were already emitting a blue-green light.

"..." Nono shut her mouth and waited to see what would happen.

The blue-green light flowed along Qingwu's fingers, seemingly "flowing" into the little girl's body.

The girl's body trembled slightly, the flush on her face faded at a visible speed, and her breathing became steady.

"This is..." Nono and Kabuto Yakushi both widened their eyes at the same time.

One minute later, Qingwu stopped and explained, "I didn't use chakra; natural energy has healing and purifying effects."

Nono rushed over to check on the little girl's condition.

The little girl's rash had mostly subsided, her body temperature had returned to normal, and she was sleeping peacefully.

"This..." Nono was shocked.

She had known for a long time that Qingwu had special abilities, but seeing the "miraculous" healing effects with her own eyes still felt incredible.

Because when Qingwu treated Iruka last time, he only treated the external injuries.

This time was different. Since the child, who had never practiced chakra, was sick, she didn't have any particularly good methods and could only treat him with medication.

"There shouldn't be any problems."

Qingwu said, "A few days of rest will do the trick. Also... chickenpox is highly contagious. Are there any other patients? I'll check on them as well."

"I'm going right now!" Nonou left and got to work.

The children in the orphanage have recently been suffering from infectious diseases, and several have already been quarantined.

The next two hours.

Qingwu helped check on all the children in the orphanage. Seeing that he couldn't be of much help, Iruka went to play with the other children in the yard.

Kabuto Yakushi had been assisting, and his gaze toward Seigo grew increasingly awestruck, mixed with...admiration.

By the time the last child with chickenpox was healed by Qingwu using natural energy, lunchtime had already passed.

"Thanks to you this time." Nono sat on a bench in the corridor and let out a long sigh of relief: "I had a chickenpox outbreak this month, which bothered me for a long time."

"Do the children get sick often?" Qingwu sat down to catch her breath.

The consumption of natural energy is not a big deal, but it is quite energy-consuming.

"Yes! The orphanage has limited resources, the nutrition is inadequate, and the immune system is weak."

Nonou sighed, "Especially as the weather starts to get colder, catching a cold or fever is common. The medical team's stipend is limited, and we can't afford some medicines..."

Upon hearing this, Qingwu took out a money pouch and handed it over.

"This is..." Nono asked, puzzled.

"The reward for the last mission... plus my salary this month."

"Reward?" Nonou looked at the money pouch, then at Qingwu. "You knew I approached you because I had a mission with Root, so the reward..."

"It's that guy Iruka!" Qingwu interrupted, "He keeps saying he wants to give Chino's share."

"..." Nonou's voice suddenly choked up: "Then you're still paying your own salary..."

"Tsk, the Dark Division's salary isn't high at all, I gave it all to you." Qingwu said with a disdainful tone.

Actually... it's not a small amount.

A normal Chunin in Konoha only earns between 20 and 30 ryo per year. Since missions are not always available, and after deducting the losses from ninja tools, injuries, and other expenses, there is really not much left.

His salary... is currently 5 taels per month.

In other words, even if you don't perform any missions, you can still earn 60 taels a year just by training.

Furthermore, as the years spent serving in the shadows increase, there will be more subsidies and income.

"Thank you..." Nono didn't refuse again; she could feel the boy's sincerity. "Really... thank you..."

The orphanage is really short of money.

Because a certain high-ranking official in Konoha controlled her by controlling the orphanage's funding.

Qingwu knew all this.

However, his current abilities are limited. He gave the director 10 taels of silver, which can probably only keep the orphanage afloat for a month or two, considering how many mouths there are to feed.

However, after seeing the current state of the orphanage today, he has begun to think about how to help.

He doesn't plan to go looking for the Third Generation... for the time being.

Firstly, the Third Hokage had just "assigned" Iruka a job in advance; secondly, how could the Third Hokage not know about Nono's identity?

This explains that the Third Hokage tacitly allowed Danzo to control the spy identity of the "Walking Shrine Maiden."

How else can we help?

money!

But... Qingwu himself is short of money. The 100 million taels he got from the third generation a month ago is about to be spent.

Just as I was thinking about how to make money, the pharmacist came downstairs carrying a tray.

Pharmacist Nonou quickly wiped away her tears and smiled, "Kabuto, are you taking good care of your younger siblings?"

"Hmm!" Kabuto Yakushi replied softly.

Upon reaching Qingwu, Yakushi Kabuto hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Thank you, Qingwu-nii-gege."

Qingwu smiled and patted his head.

However, what Kabuto Yakushi said next startled him.

"Brother...can you teach me medical ninjutsu?"