This differs from the five elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.
In the ninja world, these five elements are mostly used for sealing techniques.
For example, Orochimaru's Five Elements Seal consists of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.
He had used this to disrupt the power of the dual Four Symbols Seal, or rather the Eight Trigrams Seal that Minato had inscribed on Naruto, thereby performing the sealing technique.
"Participate in the Chunin Exams?"
Asuma rubbed his somewhat swollen hand.
"That's right." Kiyoshi nodded.
As long as Asuma speaks, the Jonin instructor, Yūki, will definitely not dare to hold them back.
"This ah..."
Having lost face in front of Kurenai, Asuma was a little flustered.
He coughed lightly and said, "It depends on Kurenai's opinion."
Regarding whether or not to participate in the Chunin Exams, Asuma actually had the idea of participating as soon as possible.
He wanted to quickly make a name for himself and let the people around him see that he was not just the Hokage's son.
He also had his own name—Asuma!
However, this would depend on whether Kurenai was willing to participate.
If Kurenai didn't want to participate in this year's Chunin Exams, he was willing to wait until the next one.
"Since... since Kiyoshi said so, then we'll participate."
Kurenai spoke, her delicate lips exhaling a bit of white heat in the winter.
"Kurenai, why do you want to participate just because Kiyoshi said so? Are you so concerned about Kiyoshi's opinion?" Asuma said jealously.
He clenched his fist, feeling physically and mentally exhausted.
Even though he had worked so hard in front of Kurenai, he couldn't even get a single glance back from her?
Was he, the childhood friend, destined to lose to Kiyoshi, who had appeared out of nowhere?
"This... there's no such thing."
Kurenai's red eyes seemed even redder, and even her earlobes slightly flushed.
She, who could be described as having a bold personality, was not good at dealing with such situations.
Especially when looking at the increasingly tall and sturdy Kiyoshi, with his resolute face.
Kurenai said, "It's because Kiyoshi is the strongest among us. If he agrees, our team's pass rate will definitely be very high."
"Kurenai, your opinion makes sense." Asuma breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that he had been overthinking things. His childhood friend still cares about him.
Watching the two people's performance, Kiyoshi's lips curled into a playful smile.
Kurenai is not a frivolous person and hasn't simply fallen in love with him.
But if we are talking about goodwill, Kiyoshi thought that it probably existed in Kurenai's heart.
But this was too monotonous. Kiyoshi didn't like traditional love stories.
Of course, he didn't like being cuckolded either. He preferred cuckolding others.
He appreciated the expression of a woman's depravity and the helplessness of the victim.
Compared to the original ending, Asuma and Kurenai's original future had been pried open and had begun to move towards a different future.
Wasn't that also a kind of cuckolding?
Asuma was breathing a sigh of relief as if he was relieved of a burden.
When Kiyoshi saw Asuma's expression that revealed that he thought he still had a chance, he could feel a trace of heat rising in his left and right eyes.
His pupil power had increased a little.
After the three of them chatted for a while, they went to a dumpling shop to have a meal, and Kiyoshi left first.
On the way, he bought a basket of apples on the bustling street as a souvenir.
During this time, Kiyoshi had visited Konoha Hospital quite often.
Nono had taken a lot of time to teach him about medical ninjutsu.
Such a small gift will make him seem even more innocent.
Women like this kind of thing.
Kiyoshi believed that Nono, who liked children, was also not immune to this.
…
Konoha Hospital
"Nono-sensei, this is a souvenir."
Kiyoshi put down a basket of apples.
"Kiyoshi, you shouldn't have."
Nono's holy face showed an unexpected smile, seemingly not expecting Kiyoshi to be so polite.
Since Kiyoshi was an orphan, she wondered how much effort he had spent in private to learn these social niceties.
Thinking of this, Nono's eyes couldn't help but carry a trace of pity when she looked at Kiyoshi.
What a pitiful child.
"Come sit down, I have something to tell you." Nono beckoned to Kiyoshi.
After Kiyoshi sat down next to her, Nono began to talk about some things.
…
Elsewhere in Konoha Hospital
"Rin, you're doing well. How about coming to us after graduation?"
A female medical ninja looked admiringly at Rin as she performed medical ninjutsu on a budding cherry blossom.
As long as a person can make this cherry blossom bloom, they will be considered to have completed the training for Emergency Measures.
The purpose of this task is to train medical ninjas to gather a large amount of medical chakra in an instant, so that they can save their companions when they need first aid.
"Minako-nee, that... I don't want to be a support medical ninja."
Rin politely refused Minako.
"That's fine, anyway, it's the same after joining a team."
Minako shook her head.
Back then, Tsunade had proposed that each three-person team should include a medical ninja.
It's just that this proposal ended without a result. Rin's approach can be regarded as complying with the proposal of that year.
"Nono-sama has heard of you. It is said that she will let her disciple come and study with you, remember to seize the opportunity."
Minako patted Rin's shoulder and said.
She looked up to this little girl. Rin learned many medical ninjutsu as soon as she got her hands on them.
If this continues, she might even be able to learn Creation Rebirth.
But to get ahead, you need connections.
If Rin has a good relationship with Nono, she will be unimpeded in Konoha Hospital.
Nono is the second-in-command here besides the Hokage's wife, Biwako.
"Okay, thank you, Minako-nee."
Rin thanked the sister who had taken care of her.
She felt curious in her heart.
Who would Nono-sama's disciple be?
Rin had never seen him in the hospital.
It is said that this disciple usually only receives Nono's teaching in her office, and no one has ever bothered him.
After finishing today's practice, Rin put on a white nurse uniform.
She would help the hospital part-time, which could be regarded as reducing the burden on her family.
It costs a lot for a civilian family to support a ninja like Rin, and life is very tight.
"I want a week's worth of military ration pills."
At a window in the hospital, Kakashi said to the staff member sitting at the counter.
Rin, who was pushing a trolley over to replenish the military ration pills on the shelf, caught sight of Kakashi.
"Kakashi."
Rin waved her little hand to say hello.
"Rin, are you..."
Kakashi looked at Rin inside in confusion.
Rin answered, "I'm here to help and earn some money."
In Konoha, the control of child labor is not strict.
After all, these ninjas of theirs can take on C-rank missions after adapting for a period of time.
If they kill an enemy in a C-rank mission, they will not be charged with manslaughter and be judged.
Ninjas, like the daimyo's army, have immunity from killing people.
Hearing this, Kakashi nodded and said, "I just saw Kiyoshi here. He seems to have a teacher here. I heard that he is looking for a person that Minako had introduced as having good talent."
Kakashi looked at Rin in her nurse outfit and felt that the person he was talking about was likely her.
"Eh, Kiyoshi?"
Rin was stunned.
She had never heard of this.