Chapter 49 - 49 (1/2)
The next day after the meeting, Ryo was invited by the 3rd to his office. He was already informed by Inoichi of the meeting's outcome on the previous day.
Ryo never imagined that Orochimaru would actually speak up for him. He was so successful in medical Ninjutsu that he was chosen as the head of the medical team. This was thanks to the Sannin's help.
Ryo have been to the Hokage's office several times, and as usual he found the many guards waiting for him.
The Hokage's office door opened wide, and behind it, the 3rd was there waiting for Ryo's arrival.
”Hokage Sama!” Ryo went straight in through the door.
As he was entering, the 3rd's eyes were locked on the doc_u_ments in front of him on the table. When he heard Ryo's voice, he looked up and smiled.
”Ryo, you are finally here!”
”Hokage Sama, why did you invite me?” Ryo knew for sure, that when it comes to high level meetings, it's always better to act confused.
”I invited you for two things. First, you performed well as a Ninja, saving the lives of many injured Ninja. And in addition to that, you actually developed the healing stones. For that reason, the village has decided to promote you to the rank of Chunin!”
”Thank you, Hokage Sama!” No one gets upset when getting promotion and a raise. Ryo was no exception.
”Second: Ryo, as the Hokage, I hereby assign you as the head of the medical team going to the battlefield in the Wind country. It is up to you to decide every detail related to your team, and you will be allowed to participate in the war conference.” With those words, the 3rd handed the appointment letter to Ryo.
The 3rd's appointment was completely different from what Ryo has imagined. He has originally thought that his role would revolve around leading the medical team to heal illnesses and save lives.
The 3rd understood what was wrong when reading the letter. When seeing Ryo's face when he received it, he realized that there was something wrong with it.
The authority given by this letter is just like the authority given to the former captain of the medical team: Tsunade. The 3rd's mind was too involved with the preparations the war. He would never give Ryo such an appointment letter if it wasn't for negligence.
But being equivalent to the king of Konoha, the 3rd's word is not something that's to be taken lightly, nor is it something that can be taken back with ease. He wasn't going to change this letter.
After all, although Ryo is just a 9 year old, he is very sensible. Even if he attends the meetings, he won't be speaking up.
This way, Ryo had an appointment that he shouldn't have been able to get in the 1st place.
The first thing that Ryo, being the new head of the medical team, had to do was to assemble his team's members.
In the third training ground, the members of the medical squad were quickly assembled. The number is quite large. Counting Ryo, there were 151 people on the field.
Ryo made a rough estimate by looking at the crowd, most of them were colleagues he knew from Konoha's hospital. There were about 20 to 30 new faces that he had never met before. And among the crowd, there was an old acquaintance of his: the Uchiha Maan, the one he fought to become a Genin.
”Hello everyone! I'm Ryo Yamanaka. Most of you here are my colleagues from Konoha's Hospital. I'm really glad that'll get to fight alongside all of you.”
Ryo's opening remarks were really plain and simples: No passionate encouragement, and no boosting of their morals.
He felt that there was no need for such things. He believed that unlike such nonsense, actions can actually prove everything he has to prove. He knew that at some point in time, there will be someone to disobey his, and that right then and there, his actions will speak up.