Developing One's Medical Ninjutsu

" Developing One's Medical Ninjutsu " ( 医療忍術のすすめ , Iryō Ninjutsu no Susume ) is episode 152 of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime.

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Team 7 sees a notice regarding medical ninjutsu training. They're taught some in the Academy , but this is a more advanced course, and each team has to send a representative. Boruto and Mitsuki aren't interested, so they suggest Sarada , as her mother is the one teaching the class. Sarada hesitantly agrees. Naruto , Shikamaru , and Sakura review the applications. They comment on how it's been difficult to schedule the class with the recent group being involved in so many incidents, and they hope that the class uncovers someone with an aptitude for medical ninjutsu. Sarada worries about taking the class, since she didn't have any aptitude for it when it was taught at the Academy. Sarada overhears Shikadai and Inojin talking about how perfect the Hokage is, unaware that they're talking about trading cards, and feels compelled to excel as she intends to be Hokage. The next day, she attends the class with Hako , Wasabi , Inojin, Dōshu , and Iwabee . They all either assume her aptitude, or count on her to help them if they struggle. Sarada perks up when Sakura explains that they'll begin with a lecture followed by a written exam, as she's better at those than in practical application. In the first practical part of the class, Sakura has them mix coffee and milk, and then separate them again with delicate chakra control. Dōshu and Wasabi end up spilling the mixture, and Sarada panics as she only mixes it up more.

Iwabee manages to separate the mixture, but the effort makes him thirsty, so he drinks a bit of Sarada's mix by accident, switching their glasses when she has her eyes closed focusing. Sarada is confused to see her mixture separated when she opens her eyes. Next, they practice the Mystical Palm Technique on special dummies. Sarada has trouble doing it, and knocks her dummy off the table when Boruto surprises her from outside the window. It helps her use the jutsu. Boruto, Shikadai, and Mitsuki are caught, and explain that having finished their assignments, they thought to come by and observe. The next exercise is about applying chakra to a flower bud, to make it bloom, simulating an injured comrade. Wasabi and Inojin end up snapping and dropping their flower stems. Dōshu's struggle to make his flower bloom works, but it knocks it aside to Sarada's side, causing others to believe she succeeded. Shizune arrives for the final assignment, noting that they haven't held the class in a long while, and brought Naruto and Shikamaru as guests. Sarada is encouraged to show her skills to Naruto, healing a fish dummy. Her nerves end up causing her to burn the fish instead of healing it. Sarada finally confesses that she's no good at medical ninjutsu, and has no idea how she succeeded in the previous tasks. She confirms that she felt pressured to perform well because she's Sakura's daughter. Naruto admits that he can't use medical ninjutsu, and Boruto lists other things that he has trouble doing. The class continues, and Inojin is able to perform the healing, so Sarada asks him for tips. Sakura is called to deal with an emergency, and Shizune reveals to Sarada that Sakura didn't pick up medical ninjutsu quickly, and had to go through a lot of training with Tsunade . At night, Sarada asks her mother why she became a medical ninja, and Sakura explains that she wanted to become strong and walk beside Naruto and Sasuke, assuring Sarada she can also learn if she applies herself.

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