“Great, so from now on, this will be your room, Naruto. The room o this one is mine, so just call me whenever you need anything, okay?” Hae said.

  “Yes, Auntie!” Naruto replied with a big smile on his face.

  After that, Kaida spoke up, “Since everything is settled, I’ll head back. I’ve got fuinjutsu to study.”

  Shisui and Hae nodded in agreement, and Kaida left to return to Sora’s pce to tinue his fuinjutsu lessons.

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  The few days were wonderful for Naruto. He now had two brothers, a sister, and a mother-like aunt—almost a plete family. Gradually, his old, sad memories began to fade, repced by neier ones. Shisui pyed with him in the ms, and Yomi joined him in the evenings.

  He had many children’s story books to read, toys to py with, and everything else a child could wish for. Finally, Naruto felt like he art of a real family.

  The number of spies watg Naruto gradually decreased each day, until finally only three remaiwo Anbu ninjas and one from the Hyuga . These three were responsible for keeping an eye on the vilge’s only jinchuriki.

  The Hyuga were particurly suited for this task, as they could see through walls, doors, and had a wide range of ce, making them invaluable for surveilnce. One of the Anbu statiohere was also a Hyuga, a deade to maintain vigihout being too intrusive.

  One day, on his way to the hospital, Kaida had an iing thought.

  ‘Naruto never really had a true drive to bee stronger. He just wanted a family, someone who loved him, so he wouldn’t be lonely anymore. Hiruzen maniputed him into believing that being Hokage would help him achieve that, so Naruto set that as his goal.

  But what if the Uchiha massacre happens? Just like Sasuke, Naruto might also seek reve would be difficult for him to befriend Kurama, but sidering he’s an Uzumaki, he might learn fuinjutsu to gain power. In his quest for power and revenge, we might actually see the most powerful version of Naruto… but that power could also make him the greatest threat to humanity. Luckily, Danzo is dead.’

  Kaida’s thoughts trailed off as he reached the hospital. He greeted the receptionist and headed toward Mitsuru’s office.

  “Good m, Sensei,” Kaida said.

  “Good m,” Mitsuru replied, closing the file in front of her. “So, are you ready for your final lesson?” she asked.

  “Yes, Sensei,” Kaida answered.

  In the past few days, Kaida had diligently practiced regeing various tissues in the body, making them fully funal again. Now, only the brain remaihe most plex part of all. The bandit who had to stay awake throughout the process was overjoyed to hear that the training was about to end, and in this final part, he would be unscious.

  “Sensei, I’ve been meaning to ask—why has that bandit been so cooperative all this time? He hasn’t done anything to resist,” Kaida asked, now that he knew he wouldn’t have to deal with the bandit anymore.

  “Simple. I promised him that if he helped me teach my student, I would spare his life. He would just be sent to work in the mines and live a normal life as a miner,” Mitsuru said, shrugging her shoulders.

  “Are we really going to let him live after what he did, just because he helped me?” Kaida asked, clearly unhappy with the idea.

  “When did I say that? It was just an excuse. Don’t you think it will be iing when I tell him it was all a joke?” Mitsuru said with an i smile on her face.

  But Kaida felt a chill run down his spine. He could almost see a devil’s face behind Mitsuru’s i expression. The poor man had endured inhuman amounts of pain, thinking he just had to st a little longer before he would be set free. When he found out it was all a lie, he might die of a heart attack. For a moment, Kaida actually felt pity for the bandit.

  “Enough of that. Let’s go. I don’t have all day for this,” Mitsuru said, ging the subject.

  “Sensei, you do have all day. The other chiefs are handling your work,” Kaida pointed out.

  “And? I finally got a ce to live a normal life. Do you think I’m going to spend these three months sitting in the hospital? If it weren’t for emergencies, I wouldn’t even be here now,” Mitsuru said, stating it as a matter of fact.

  She stood up and started heading toward the room where the bandit was kept, with Kaida following silently, unsure of what to say.

  The final part of the training involved regeing brain tissue—the most plex tissue of all. This could only be done iain areas; if the hippocampus, where memory is stored, was damaged, it couldn’t be regeed.

  Even if it were regeed, the person would end up as ay shell—a newborn in an adult body. That person would essentially be dead. However, other parts of the brain were equally important, and if treated incorrectly, it could result in slower thinking and deaking abilities—a death sentence for a ninja.

  They reached the room, where Mitsuru administered a drug that khe bandit out. She then used special tools to cut open the man’s skull.

  “Now, Kaida, pay attention. This part of the brain is the cerebrum, and its fun is…” Mitsuru began, going into great detail about each part of the brain—what type of tissue it was made of, what its fun was, and whether that tissue could be repaired.

  Kaida paid full attention to everything she said. She also expined which parts were especially important, and if damaged, there would be no going back. This knowledge wasn’t only crucial for mediinjutsu but also in other areas, such as uanding which parts of the head to prote a fight or how to incapacitate an enemy with precise blows.

  After expining every detail about the brain, Mitsuru began demonstrating how to heal specific parts by causing slight damage and then repairing it.

  After two hours of learning, Kaida finally got the ce to practice. Mitsuru damaged the cerebrum (the part we typically picture whehink of the brain—that white, spongy-looking mass), and Kaida had to repair it.

  Kaida failed in his first attempt. The tissue he regeed was pletely useless, uo pass the necessary signals, as if all the neurons in that area were dead.

  “No problem. Try again,” Mitsuru enced.

  “Again.”

  “Again.”

  “Again…”

  This tinued for six hours, but in the end, Kaida finally maee funal brain tissue.

  “Good. Now, I’ve taught you everything I o. From now on, it’s up to you to master everything I’ve taught you. You should be able to do this with your eyes closed if you want to learotic Regeion Jutsu,” Mitsuru said.

  “Okay, Sensei. I’ll try to master it as soon as possible,” Kaida replied.

  “How many seals have you learned so far?”