I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

"Tayuya, you idiot, I've told you so many times to proceed step by step. You've wasted so much fish!"

Before Shikamaru entered the room, he heard a yelling female voice, as if she was scolding a student.

"You're so nagging! It's all your fault for always nagging in my ear! Otherwise I would have succeeded a long time ago!"

Tayuya, who had cut her hair short, also came to Konoha with Karin. As the two most talented people in Yugakure who learned medical ninjutsu, they were the exchange students this time.

"I say, you two are the exchange students sent by Yuyin."

When Shikamaru entered, he saw two red-haired girls arguing. He glanced at the pile of half-dead fish on the chopping board and his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

This was not the first time that Tayuya and Karin came to Konoha, but at that time they were just minor characters and no one paid attention to them. Now, nearly two years have passed, and both of them have changed a lot. Tayuya even cut her hair short, and people who are not familiar with them can't recognize them at all.

"The people from Konoha are coming, don't let them laugh at us."

When Karin saw Shikamaru, she immediately let go of Tayuya's hand and straightened her clothes. She was so angry after leaving Yugakure that she had no place to vent, so she was picky about Tayuya.

Tayuya has a bad temper and won't tolerate Karin. The two of them are like a powder keg that will explode at the slightest touch.

Fortunately, Tayuya has been in Amegakure for a long time now, and has gradually developed a sense of identity and no longer continues to argue with Karin.

"Are you the Konoha jonin who arranged our trip? You look younger than me. Are you sure Konoha is reliable? They won't just throw something at us to fool us, right?"

Karin stared at Shikamaru with her red eyes and said this, which made Shikamaru, who was not good at dealing with girls, feel a little helpless.

"You two can't say that. Konoha is already prepared, otherwise we wouldn't provide you with so many fish for your study."

Sakura said as she came up to Shikamaru with a smile.

"Tsk, what's the point of just talking? They're just going to lock us up here and teach us a lesson."

Tayuya crossed his arms and said dissatisfiedly, there is only some basic medical knowledge here, which is a little more supplementary than the knowledge of Yuyin.

This was of little help to Tayuya, not to mention Karin who had already mastered some medical ninjutsu.

"The main thing is that you haven't even gotten started yet, so we really don't know how to arrange a teacher for you."

For some reason, Sakura felt uncomfortable when she saw these two girls, as if she had met a mortal enemy like Ino, so she made sarcastic remarks.

"What did you say, you bastard Broad Forehead!"

Duoyou couldn't bear it anymore and started cursing, and it felt like she wanted to attack the next moment.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Karin quickly grabbed Tayuya. They would definitely be the ones who would suffer if they fought here.

"Sakura, you..."

When Sakura heard the words "wide forehead", a well-shaped pattern appeared on her forehead. She hated being called that the most. Shikamaru suddenly felt like his head was about to explode, fearing that Sakura would do something out of line.

Sakura rubbed her face, shook her head to Shikamaru to show him that she was fine, and quickly walked towards a fish that had stopped moving.

A ball of green chakra appeared from her hand, and under the surprised gaze of the others, the fish began to jump around again in less than ten seconds.

“When you reach this point, you can continue your studies.”

After finishing, Sakura picked up the towel and wiped her hands, then spoke confidently.

Shikamaru didn't expect that Sakura would become so powerful. He had always heard Ino say that they were learning medical ninjutsu from Lady Tsunade, but this was too fast.

"Humph, I can do this."

Karin was getting more competitive. She was also annoyed with Sakura and walked up to a half-dead fish.

The green chakra that appeared on Sakura's palm was even larger than that of Sakura, and the fish came to life in just over ten seconds.

"Have you learned medical ninjutsu before?"

This surprised Sakura. You know, it took her a long time to learn this step. It seems that this girl's control over chakra is even better than hers.

"It's nothing special, I can do it too!"

Tayuya also stepped forward and began to treat the fish in the same way as Karin.

Shikamaru and Sakura looked over curiously, and as expected, Tayuya's face turned red but the fish didn't move at all.

"Hahaha, Tayuya you need to practice more!"

When Karin saw Tayuya's embarrassed look, she covered her stomach and laughed out loud, which made Tayuya look dissatisfied.

"I just learned some basic knowledge about medical ninjutsu in Yugakure, and I know some bleeding-stopping techniques."

Karin wiped the tears from her laughter and said that she definitely couldn't reveal what she had learned from Orochimaru, and just said that she was a beginner.

Hemostasis is the most basic medical ninjutsu, only C-level and A-level palm techniques are far inferior to it.

"Your name is Uzumaki Karin, right? Can I call you Karin?"

Nara Shikamaru got the basic information of the Amegakure exchange student from the beginning and knew the other party's name.

Karin nodded, and Shikamaru continued, "My name is Nara Shikamaru, and I'm a jonin from Konoha. Can I ask, Karin, if you are from the Uzumaki clan?"

Upon hearing this, Karin's eyes showed a confused look, then she shook her head and said.

"I have lived in the Hidden Rain Village with my mother since I was a child. It was Hanzo who took pity on us and made my mother a ninja. I have never heard my mother mention the Uzumaki clan."

Of course, these words were arranged in advance, including the death of Karin's mother, which was made up as an accidental death during a mission.

Shikamaru saw that Karin didn't know much about this, so he didn't ask any further questions and just gave a few instructions.

"This time, your exchange student study period is set to be two years. If you have any questions during this period, you can come to me or Sakura."

"You are all ninjas who have graduated for many years. You should all understand some things. Try not to get close to some places in Konoha. Misunderstandings are inevitable. You usually eat and live in the hospital dormitory. If you have a vacation or the New Year period, you can go back to Yugakure, but you must tell me and come back after you have rested."

"What about our teacher? Will he just let us study on our own here?"

Karin asked the question that concerned her most. Her main mission this time was to learn as much medical knowledge as possible. She was not so genius that she could learn everything by herself.

As long as Karin learns the knowledge of these systems and passes it on to the Hidden Rain Medical Department, even if they don't ask for a few more medical experts, at least the medical team can't be worse than Konoha's.

"Don't worry about that. I will report your situation to Lady Tsunade. Your teacher will be here soon."

Shikamaru took a deep look at Karin's red hair.

There are many people with red hair in this world. Gaara also has red hair but no one has ever thought that he is from the Uzumaki clan, not just because of his identity. There is also a difference between Karin's red hair and Tayuya's. Karin's red hair is more gorgeous and eye-catching.

She is the type that would attract attention even in a crowd, and judging from Karin's control over chakra, this girl must be from the Uzumaki clan.

After becoming a jonin, Shikamaru had a rough understanding of the Uzumaki clan, which was Konoha's closest ally before. The Uzumaki clan's emblem was even on the ninja vests of Konoha, but for some unknown reason their country was suddenly destroyed.

The Uzumaki clan is a natural candidate for Jinchūriki, so no matter what the considerations are, Shikamaru must report this matter to the Konoha high-level officials.