Can you teach me?
By Melon1205
Setsuka watched in wonder as the doctor's hand was engulfed in a green light. Anything he touched healed; the cut on the man's head disappeared, the burn on her hand faded, and the hole in their leg refilled. Setsuka was starting to get dizzy watching all this healing. She wanted to learn it too. Maybe, she could have saved her mother.
She couldn't muster up the courage to ask him. What if he says no? I can still ask, right? Even if he says no it's okay right? She shook her head and stood up straight. I'm going to ask him to teach me, she thought.
"Ummm… excuse me…" said Setsuka.
The man ignored her. It was his lunch break and he was eating with his friends. Setsuka spoke again, "Excuse me sir."
This time, he turned and looked at her, "Yes?"
"Could you teach me how you healed people?" she asked quietly.
"What?" he asked.
"She's asking you to teach her Medical Ninjutsu!" laughed another.
Setsuka blushed and nodded. "No way!" the man laughed, "Who would teach an outsider Medical Ninjutsu!"
Now everyone was laughing and Setsuka felt her face burn. She just turned and walked away. "Wait!" she heard a voice. It belonged to the nurse who had taken care of her.
"Yes?" asked Setsuka. Was this person hear to laugh at her? She had looked at Setsuka in disgust.
"I heard you wanted to learn Medical-ninjutsu." said the nurse, "I'm Kumiko."
Setsuka stared at her, "I'm Setsuka…"
"I know," said Kumiko, "Do you still want to learn to heal?"
Setsuka nodded then grinned, "Can you teach me?"
Kumiko nodded, "I'm not very good and you are still very young but I can try."
"Well," said Setsuka, "I have to stay here for 3 months so, Please! Teach me!"
"Okay, we start tomorrow."
…
Setsuka woke up early and jumped out of bed. She dressed as fast as she could and then ran out of her room. She ran down the stairs all the way to the front desk. "Excuse me?" she asked the lady at the front desk, "Is Nurse Kumkio here yet?"
The front desk lady looked at her, "No, not yet, maybe you can wait here."
Setsuka nodded, then sat down in a chair nearby. She watched people come in, one by one. First was a fat lady with her cat. Setsuka watched the cat squirm in its owner's hands, unable to do anything.
Next, was a young couple walking it. The girl was pregnant. Setsuka could tell because her stomach bulged and the rest of her body didn't seem fat.
What came next was what surprised Setsuka. She squinted as a boy around her age, dressed in bright orange, ran in. He was laughing and shouting, disturbing the peace. Setsuka sat there and watched. The room was hushed and people started murmuring. Setsuka caught snippets of their conversation, but she didn't understand any of it, "boy…monster… stay away."
Setsuka shrugged, and the boy ran out of the hospital. She continued to wait until she saw Kumiko walk through the door. Setsuka lept to her feet and ran towards her. "Ohayo-gozamimasu!" grinned Setsuka, "I'm ready to start learning!" (Ohayo-gozamimasu means good morning)
Kumiko smiled and patted her head, "Later, I have to work first."
"Hmmph," said Setsuka, "I'll help you then!"
"Okay," said Kumiko, "From now on, you are Assistant Nurse Setsuka!"
They headed to their first patient. On the way there, Kumiko stopped by the front desk, "May I get a list of today's patients?"
"Of course," the front desk lady looked through her cabinet, "Here it is."
Setsuka grabbed the list from the front desk lady, "Thank you!"
Kumiko smiled and said to the front desk lady, "This is my new Assistant Nurse."
"Oh," said the front desk lady, "Have a nice day!"
Setsuka ran to room 213. Inside was an old man. He was hooked up to an IV and was asleep. "We just have to refill his cup of water," said Kumiko to Setsuka, motioning to the empty cup on the table.
Setsuka nodded and grabbed it. Then she thought about the power she had shown. "Wait," she said, "Can I try something?"
Kumiko nodded, "Just be careful."
Setsuka grinned, then her face changed to one of concentration. She put her hand over the cup and focused on it. Her face was scrunched up and Kumiko looked at her in humor. Then suddenly, Setsuka could feel the power again and allowed it to cascade out of her. She heard Kumiko gasp as the cup filled with… not water. It was ice. Setsuka grinned and held up the cup, "It's sorta water…"
Kumiko laughed, "You are one powerful girl, but this old man can't have ice water. There should be a spout in the other room."
Setsuka ran to the other room, dumped out the ice, and filled the cup with water from the spout. She grinned, she had been successful, even if she didn't know what she had been doing. When she returned Kumiko was waiting, "Put the water on the table, let's head to room 227."
Setsuka nodded. She put the water on the table, then bounded out the room, to the right. "Wrong way!" she heard Kumiko shout.
Setsuka blushed and turned around. Room 227 was at the end of the hall. Setsuka walked in and was surprised to see a younger man with bandages along his arm. He was awake. On the table next to him was a headband Setsuka had seen Kakashi wearing. "Are you a ninja?" she asked.
The man nodded but said nothing. "Come on," said Kumiko as she walked towards the bed.
Setsuka followed. "Take out the bandages in my bag and put them on the table, also the scissors," said Kumiko.
Setsuka handed her the scissors and took out the bandages and watched in fascination as Kumiko began to cut off the bandages. Beneath it was an enormous gash that ran down is forearm. Kumiko's hand began to glow green and she placed it on the ninja's wound.
It didn't heal, but Setsuka saw that it got better. The redness around it faded and all that was left was a line. Kumiko bandaged the wound, "Get well soon," she said, then walked out.
They visited many other patients and soon it was lunch. Kumiko smiled at Setsuka, I brought you some books to study. Setsuka grinned, she loved studying. Kumiko walked to her locker and started pulling things out, "This one is on chakra control, you need to learn this first. This one is on basic healing theory. It should help you."
Setsuka nodded and Kumiko continued, "After you read and get some of your chakra under control, I will start teaching you to heal. Maybe next month."
Setsuka was disappointed, but she continued to listen, "You are staying for three months so I have three months to teach you." Kumiko smiled, "You should start reading."
(Sry for the slow and kinda boring chapter)