The doctor and the nurse entered my room, and the doctor started talking.

"Hi there! How are you kiddo? I am Akito Tachibana. You can call me Akito oji-chan! So, does anywhere hurt like your tummy or your head?"

"My tummy is good but my head hurts" Kagaku says while nodding in denial.

'God, it's so annoying when people try to baby you not to mention I gotta talk like one too.... this is such a drag....'

The doctor, Akito Tachibana was astonished and muttered "He's a genius!" under his breadth after all, even if Kagaku was now 2.5 years old, which is when kids start speaking somewhat coherent sentences, the kid was supposed to be in a coma for nearly a year and a half which means he could already speak like this when he was 1.

Akito thought, 'This means that the kid is quite gifted and will have to be treated a bit differently growing up, I'll have to inform the orphanage and Mikoto Uchiha sama.'

Akito continued, "Oh, is that so? Then do you remember your name and what happened?" It wasn't concerning that he had a headache in fact, it would be concerning if didn't have a headache after waking up from a coma prematurely.

"My name..... my name is.....Kagaku.... Kagaku Heishi" Kagaku replied. It's better to set up a reputation as a genius early on so that the village thinks it's good to invest in my development. There's no world in which a kid in my situation behaving like this is considered normal.

"Kagaku, papa and mama were outside and then papa and mama told Kagaku to r-run" Kagaku started tearing up and sniffling but still continued, "Then mama papa we-were

g-gone. K-Kagaku...*sniffles* doesn't remember a-anything *sniffles* e-else."

"Kagaku wants mama and papa!!" Then Kagaku started wailing "mama! papa!"

'Well it's not good if they think that I was emotionally mature at 1. They would suspect that I am a sociopath and that's non conducive to what I plan to do.... so a little acting is in order.'

The nurse quickly picked Kagaku up and started rocking Kagaku back and forth, trying to comfort him saying "There there Kagaku is a good boy. Good boys don't cry...."

Akito, a chunin looked on with a saddened expression. He had to break the news to the kid that he would never be seeing his parents again.... that's one of the hardest things in practicing medicine.... having to tell people that they would never be able to see their family ever again.

What made it even worse was the Kagaku was a genius and would probably take in the gravity of the situation quickly. This could easily cause severe mental trauma on the child.

Gifted kids already have it tough fitting in with people and comprehend things way better than most. With this incident, the kid might view the world through a very sinister lens which isn't good by any means. The ninja world is already terrible and this incident might just break the child or continue to chip away at him mentally.

In such cases, it's better to distract the child a bit and slowly get them to accept the past while mainly focusing on the present. So, it's good to distract them with both short and long term goals and continue therapy to ensure that the child doesn't snap and can fit into society.

So, after Kagaku stopped crying, Akito asked "Kagaku, tell me, do you have anything you want to do? Anything you want to become?"

Kagaku hearing this thought, 'What do I want to do? Well of course I want to know everything there is to know. I want to rule everything so that I can then peacefully do my research and for that of course I need immortality.

My favorite character in all of Naruto is Orochimaru for this reason. He is the only one who has a concrete goal and personality, he is honest and does whatever he needs to do to achieve said goals. Not to mention, he is basically the same as me, looking for knowledge but realizing that there is too much to know and such a goal can only be achieved by first achieving immortality.

I'll be so powerful that even Shibai Otsotsuki will acknowledge my strength and then I can peacefully use all my resources to focus on research, well and just because being powerful is pretty cool too. But..... that's still far away. First I need to obtain enough power to survive and maintain an image of the perfect weapon otherwise my genius status will lead to my demise knowing how Konoha has treated geniuses in the past.

I need to use all the available resources for that. Moreover, the Hokage is definitely going to pay attention to my situation as my treatment is being paid by the daughter of the Uchiha Clan Head, Mikoto Uchiha. I need to paint an image of an impressionable genius who is perfect for their use.'

With determination in his voice and stars in his eyes, Kagaku exclaimed, "Kagaku want to be like those shupa cool people who saved Kagaku!"

"Oh? So you want to become a ninja?"

""Ni-ja? Whatsh that?" God this is so embarrassing, when is this going to be over?

"It's Nin-ja, and they are the shupa cool people who saved Kagaku. Now, go on, try to say it... Nin-ja" Akito said, putting emphasis on 'ja' to help Kagaku pronounce it.

"Nin-jaa! Kagaku will become very strong ninjaa and protect other kids like Kagaku!"

"That's right! Kagaku is gonna be the best and strongest ninja!" Akito said while smiling and ruffling Kagaku's hair.

"Now, we have to check Kagaku's body for anything wrong ok? It might be boring so here's a ninja toy." Akito said while handing Kagaku a ninja figurine to play with.

"Nurse, come over here and start doing the tests." To avoid suspicion, Kagaku started fiddling and playing with the figurine while secretly paying attention to what the two were doing.

'They took a blood sample and ran tests on it to ensure he was healthy and used medical ninjutsu to identify any abnormalities in him. Checking his physical responses to stimuli, his motor functions, etc. The best thing was that there was no need for things like MRIs or CT scans as ninjas could just use chakra to fulfill the same requirements.

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Hmm.... standard procedure, other than switching out medical technology for medical ninjutsu. Now that I think about it, how does medical ninjutsu even work?

The healing could be explained with providing energy of just the right frequently and amount to accelerate mitotic division of cells and hence cause the body to heal itself faster while providing sufficient energy to do so . But, What about their ability to discern problems in the body?

The in-universe explanation for it is that they use yang (physical) energy/ healing energy to detect any injury not visible to the naked eye, this technique is referred to as Shindan no Justu.

So, I suppose it's like an MRI where it uses energy, in this case chakra, of the right frequency to highlight any abnormalities in tissues. Quite a commendable technique I must say, it's indeed worth it to learn medical ninjutsu.'

After all the tests were done, a woman wearing completely white clothes with a ninja, Chunin guessing by his flat jacket, came to pick up Kagaku and guide him to his 'new home' as they put it. Of course, seeing a ninja with her and Akito as well as the nurse egging him on to go with them, He agreed though still staying vigilant. He learned that this person is the matron of the orphanage he was assigned to by the village when Akito introduced him to her.

It seemed that the woman already knew basic information about him including his apparent genius, it was evident that Akito or the nurse had informed her about his condition. Still, she chose to probe Kagaku herself as they walked towards the orphanage while holding hands, "Do you know where we are going Kagaku?"

"We are going to orphanage, right?"

"Yes, very good! You can already speak complete sentences. And don't you worry, Kagaku, I'll make sure that you are safe, ok?"

"Ok!" Kagaku pretends to be exited while nodding his head.

"So... Kagaku, are you exited to go to your new home and make some friends?"

"Friends? Whatsh that?"

"Hmm.... let's see.... I suppose you can think of friends as the people you enjoy spending your time with, the people who you would give everything to be with and they would do the same for you. They are your precious people, the people with whom you go through thick and thin with."

"Ohh, so they are like family?" Kagaku asked in confusion.

"No, not exactly, this entire village is your family."

'Ah, and there's the indoctrination I was waiting for. It seems she is a retired or undercover ninja or at least someone who was assigned to brainwash geniuses and talented kids. I need to pay special attention to people watching me while I'm training.

After all, even if I plan to cement myself as an impressionable genius, I still have to keep some cards to myself, otherwise I'll be helpless if someone decided to eliminate me. Konoha is a place where as a genius, you need to worry about internal threats like Danzo more than external ones.'

"Oh so the village will care for me and I have to protect it in return as a ninja?"

The matron thought, 'His analytical skills are indeed astonishing! Considering that he has been in a coma for 1 and half a year, it means that for the most part, he was like this when he was just 1. His intelligence easily rivals that of the Nara clan.

If he has a similar talent for being a ninja, he could even rise up to become one of Konoha's pillars and become an S - rank ninja! Even if he has mediocre talent, he should at least be able to make it Jounin to Elite Jounin strength levels. He also has a suitable mindset for molding, it should be easy to make him blindly loyal to Konoha especially given his fascination with ninjas and desire to protect his loved ones and people like him.'

"Yes, indeed you will have to train very hard to be able to become strong though, the village expects great things from you, don't disappoint them. Now, we'll start your training later, first go make some friends! And come back by dinner with everyone and then come find me, ok?"

Of course, this was to see how Kagaku and the other children's normal behave, they would just observe while concealing their presence and any kid, even a genius couldn't possibly detect a professional ninja who wanted to stay hidden.

"Ok! But how would I find you? I don't even know your name. Can you please tell me?" Kagaku said while doing his best impression of the puppy dog eyes.

'Good, he has decent foresight as well.' The matron thought and finally revealed while smiling warmly, "Oh! How silly of me! My name is Akane Katsuragi. As you know, I'm the matron of this orphanage."

"Okay, Akane oba-chan I'll be back with the others, bye!" Kagaku left to go play with the other kids in the sandpit playing with toys with his ninja figurine still in hand.

Then, slowly, as Kagaku went further and further away, a chunin wearing a blank faced mask appeared in a body flicker behind Akane in a kneeling position, waiting for his orders.

"He is quite a talent, follow him closely." Akane said, not particularly loudly, but the chunin heard her all the same. And replied, "Hai!" disappearing once again in a body flicker, immediately after receiving his orders.

"I have to report this development to Hokage sama and Danzo sama." Akane muttered under her breath while disappearing in a body flicker.

After all, it wasn't everyday that a genius orphan with such intelligence and desires showed up at the orphanage or even in Konoha.

Kagaku, being on guard noticed something was off and predicted, 'I feel like something is off.... like someone is watching me.... but I can't quite put my finger on it. It's most likely that ANBU agents are watching me. This further cements my belief that the 'sweet and innocent' matron is actually an undercover ninja. Now, how should I proceed considering that they are now watching my every move.....'