Chapter 42: Healing Tag


    What Ryo was working on was a Medical Tag, with the same principle as the explosive


    tags.


    While reading through Tsunade’s notes, he stumbled across the idea. If such a


    convenient to carry medical jutsu was around, Konoha’s Shinobis should have a much


    higher survival rate.


    If it wasn’t for the subsequent deaths of Nawaki and Dan, Tsunade would have


    probablypleted making this tag.


    In his past life, Ryo saw all types of Tags in several stories. One of the most intriguing


    was the explosive tag he found in Naruto.


    The explosive tag’s principle is sealing a high grade Fire Jutsu on a special sealing


    paper in the form of Kanji. When released, it’s as powerful in impact as a real life re


    Jutsu.


    “Kid, you’re still working on your Fuinjutsu?” While Ryo couldn’t see any light, Jiraya


    appeared.


    He had just left the Hokage’s oce.


    Recently, there were frequent actions by the Sand


    Ninja that really annoyed the 3rd. So he nned on sending someone to inquire.


    When it came to inquiring intelligence, Jiraya was the one trusted the most by the 3 .


    He was the obvious choice for the mission.


    He was intending on leaving the vige immediately. While going through the 3


    training ground, he heard Ryo. He scratched his head for a while and then came in to


    check out what he was up to.


    “Ah, hey Jiraya san! I wasn’t practicing Fuinjutsu, I was working on developing a new


    technique.”


    “Hmm it looks like you’re making a Healing Tag?”


    “Jiraya San how did you know?”


    “If you’re trying to do that, you still have time to give up kid. People have been trying to


    pull this off for a really long time. How would you do it easily? Jiraya patted on Ryo’s


    shoulder as he said that.


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    Hearing Jiraya, Ryo was surprised that the Tag was studied for so long without


    sess.


    “Jiraya san, why did they all fail?” Now that he knew of older studies of the idea, Ryo


    wanted to know exactly where they failed and maybe nd


    a clue to pull it off himself.


    Jiraya took a second to think then said: “Ah yeah! I remember Tsunade said that


    Medical Jutsus couldn’t be stored for a long time.”


    “What were their techniques used to seal it?”


    “That I don’t know. You’re better off asking Tsunade or Orochimaru. This kind of Jutsus


    was never my thing. Kid, don’t waste your time with this. Another war is on the way.


    Work more on getting stronger!” after saying that, Jiraya went away.


    Ryo was never the type to concede defeat so easily. He understood that the failure of


    those who tried before him doesn’t mean that he will. Edison failed to invent light bulbs


    more than 8,000 times and experimented with more than 7,600 kinds of materials.


    (Trantor note: 4 number I hear put on the number of Edison’s trials)


    Ryo still failed several times.


    In the following month, he experimented with various materials that could conduct


    Chakra instead of paper and couldn’t nd


    anyone suitable for sealing medical Jutsus.


    “Kid, you haven’t given up yet?!” When he returned from his mission, Jiraya found out


    that Ryo was still working on the Medical Tag.


    th


    “Jiraya San, you’re back!” Ryo was tired as Jiraya saluted him back.


    “Kid, I asked Orochimaru about the material they used to seal medical Ninjutsu before


    ing here. He said that they used Jade stones.” As he nished


    his words, Jiraya


    threw a Jade stone to Ryo.


    “Jade?” This came as a great surprise to Ryo. He never expected this. All the years he


    spent as a bookworm reading through novels didn’t give him a clue.


    Ryo took the piece of Jade that Jiraya threw him. The Evil Sealing Method worked with


    Jade as if it was esh.


    And he was able to seal Healing in the stone.


    Soon after, Ryo couldn’t feel the Healing chakra within the stone. Just like Jiraya


    mentioned to him before, it was gradually dissipating from within it.


    Medical ninjutsu is different from other types of Ninjutsu.


    “Jiraya san, do you think that using natural energy could prevent this dissipation?”


    Ryo was thinking of how Sage Mode made Hashirama’s wood release wilder and also


    how it elerated his recovery. Since all healing Jutsus were based on his recovery,


    should using natural energy make medical Ninjutsu more stable?


    “Well, I’m not sure. You can try it out kid!”


    Ryo entered Sage Mode, and used [Healing and then sealed it within the jade stone.


    This time, Ryo actually could feel the Medical Chakra being maintained within stone,


    and he didn’t feel its levels drop at all.


    “Jiraya san, check it out!” Ryo handed th


    Jiraya nodded fast. This technique was of great importance to Konoha, and something


    that the 3 should denitely


    know about.


    The sess of such a technique means that Ryo doesn’t have to worry that a Konoha


    ninja would be injured alone. However, this technique relies on the use of natural


    energy, and the only two using Sage Mode in Konoha are Ryo and Jiraya.


    Now, Ryo intends on returning to the Yamanaka household, to exin the Healing


    Stone to Inoichi Yamanaka.