Before long, nearly ten hours had passed. Nightfall gradually descended upon them.
After shaking off the entanglement with Han and the Iwa ninjas, Qingming and his team quickly caught up with the main forces.
Subsequently, they assisted the main force in repelling several waves of Iwa ninjas, finally achieving a temporary sense of safety.
The reason they described it as "temporary" was that the Iwa ninjas would undoubtedly continue their pursuit, so it couldn't be considered absolute safety.
But for now, both sides had clashed several times and traveled a significant distance, leading to exhaustion. They needed to rest.
In the temporary camp, Qingming joined the medical team of ninjas to treat the Leaf ninjas injured during the battle.
Due to the sudden offensive from Iwa, the conflict had been exceedingly brutal.
Out of a team of nearly four hundred, about two hundred had been killed, and less than one hundred and eighty survived, each one wounded.
Furthermore, there were injured from the reinforcements that arrived later from the Hushan camp, bringing the total number of wounded needing treatment to over three hundred.
This placed a heavy burden on the medical team.
As a result, Qingming was called upon to help.
He had no objections to this and was even glad to assist.
The reason was simple: his proficiency in "Healing Jutsu" had exceeded 80%. After treating twenty or thirty more patients, he would level up.
He could take this opportunity to master it completely.
In fact, he could also learn "Healing Palm" and "Chakra Scalpel" at the same time.
This would mark a new beginning.
After all, once he accomplished this, he could attempt to enhance his body, reducing the gap between his "Physique" and "Mental" attributes, preparing himself to unlock the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Gathering his focus, Qingming began to diligently heal the Leaf ninjas in need.
Time passed slowly.
Before long, nearly two hours had gone by.
After treating a Leaf Chūnin's injuries once again, a sudden realization struck Qingming, providing him with a deeper understanding of "Healing Jutsu."
He opened his status panel to check.
Sure enough, his "Healing Jutsu" had leveled up, achieving the anticipated full mastery at level 5 (0/0).
Qingming decided to try the technique on his left arm.
Instantly, a warm sensation enveloped him, and the still-healing wound began to regenerate at an astonishing pace.
Comparing it to his previous attempts, he felt the effectiveness had increased by around thirty percent.
What could he say?
There was no doubt that mastering the technique made a significant difference!
Not only was the skill's effectiveness improved, but he also gained a clearer understanding of Yang Release chakra.
Initially, Qingming thought he would have to wait until his "Healing Palm" reached a higher level to use Yang Release chakra to enhance his body.
But now...
He felt he was ready.
With a newfound determination, Qingming took advantage of a break, forming seals while gathering chakra within.
He restricted all the Yang Release chakra meant for "Healing Jutsu" within his body, allowing it to flow along his chakra pathways and permeate his cells to enhance them.
At first, he felt little change, but over time, a gentle warmth spread through him, almost as if he were soaking in a hot spring, which was quite pleasant.
Unfortunately, after several attempts, Qingming did not observe any changes in his "Physique" attribute.
However, he was certain that this method was effective.
The lack of immediate change could only be attributed to either insufficient time or the Yang Release chakra generated by "Healing Jutsu" being too weak.
"Indeed, I still need 'Healing Palm'!" he thought to himself.
With that in mind, Qingming closed his panel and began to contemplate the relevant aspects of "Healing Palm," starting to practice it independently.
Thanks to the foundation laid by "Healing Jutsu," he increased his proficiency by three points with just one practice session.
In other words, after just thirty more repetitions, he could master "Healing Palm."
From this, one could see the difference between him and a genius.
For a genius, even with a similar foundation from a technique, mastering a higher-level technique was no simple feat.
It might even be impossible.
But Qingming was different; he did not face this issue.
As long as he had a foundation, he could quickly accumulate proficiency through the status panel, learning new skills at an accelerated rate.
Just like now, while he was deep in thought, he managed to learn "Healing Palm" in just over half an hour.
Such speed was remarkable!
Of course, the consumption was considerable; each use of "Healing Palm" required a minimum of over one hundred fifty points of chakra.
This was only possible because his "Chakra Control" had already reached level 4, allowing him to save 20% of chakra; otherwise, the cost would have been even higher.
Fortunately, his chakra reserves were currently sufficient to sustain such expenditure.
Thus, he managed to reach the entry-level of the technique in one go.
Just as Qingming was about to master "Chakra Scalpel" as well, a Leaf Chūnin suddenly approached him, asking if he was ready to rest.
Undoubtedly, this action was quite reckless.
However, the person still came over.
The reason was simple: her remaining teammate and boyfriend was severely injured and had fallen into a coma, leaving her no choice but to come and seek help.
"Qingming-sensei, please, you must save Kinmoku! I cannot lose him!"
Seeing the anxious expression on the female ninja's face, Qingming didn't say much and simply replied, "Lead the way!"
"Huh?"
Akai Jō, taken aback by Qingming's easy agreement, quickly regained her composure and said, "Oh, this way!"
With that, she immediately led Qingming forward.
She initially thought Qingming, being from the Uchiha clan, would be hard to approach, but she didn't expect him to be so easy to persuade.
In truth, what she didn't know was that Qingming also wanted to test the effectiveness of "Healing Palm," which was why he agreed so readily.
After all, the medical team's assignments were based on their own considerations; unless there was an emergency, he couldn't arbitrarily disrupt their operations.
Fortunately, treating just one person was not a significant issue.
Soon, they arrived at the side of a Leaf Chūnin.
The individual lay there with multiple wounds, but the most critical was a deep cut from his left shoulder to his right waist.
Despite being bandaged, Qingming could still see blood continuously seeping out.
Had it not been for the fact that the individual was a ninja, using chakra to keep himself alive, he would have already succumbed to his injuries.
Qingming stepped forward and carefully examined the injuries.
After a moment, he silently expressed that the individual was fortunate.
If he hadn't just learned "Healing Palm," significantly enhancing his ability to treat external wounds, he would have had little confidence in saving him.
After all, the injuries were incredibly severe.
But now...
"It's not a big problem!"
With that thought, Qingming immediately instructed Akai Jō to stay alert nearby and ensure no one disturbed him.
Hearing this, Akai Jō felt a rush of joy and quickly replied, "Don't worry, Qingming-sensei, I won't let anyone interrupt you."
Her voice was firm, clearly indicating her seriousness.
Qingming merely nodded slightly, not particularly concerned. They were situated at the center of the camp, so it was highly unlikely anyone would disturb him.
He said that mainly because he was worried someone might act recklessly, just as she had done, and come looking for him to save someone.
However, he did not correct her; he simply focused his mind and began to treat Kinmoku's injuries.
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