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Adventures with the Medical Ninjas Episode 07 Kokoro Superior and her puppies pt.3

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7.12 Neither side would yield. They kept using physical agents to attack each other instead of direct melee combat. I thought to myself: Such high-status people—fighting with high-tech theatrics. They’re standing right next to each other; a simple bite or claw swipe would do. But no, they have to look dignified. I shouted: Can you two hurry it up? It’s been half an hour and still no ultimate move. You’re both yelling with mouths wide open—at least spit out a projectile for me to see! Water Dragon Bullet, Fireball, Rasengan, Gaia Energy Cannon—anything! She: I can’t. If I use my full power, the hospital will be destroyed—and there are still patients inside. He: Young man, you don’t understand. If we unleash our ultimate moves, the outside world will notice. I don’t want to deal with reporters. They roared even louder. The Black Dragon flapped his wings; the White Wolf’s fur stood on end. Then the puppies finally woke from Dr. Divine’s genjutsu. Realizing they’d taken the wrong side, they scrambled back to their mistress. She: Excellent, you’re awake! Now I can use our clan’s specialty attack. He: Nani?! You really plan to bite me? Don’t force me to spray venom—I won’t leave a single survivor. The four puppies panicked, unsure which side to choose. The corridor shook; cracks spidered across the ceiling. I couldn’t help thinking: All this over a corpse? It’s not sacred monk meat or the Imperial Seal. Suddenly, amid the chaos, a strange ringtone broke the tension. Everyone froze. 7.13 “Pika, Pika, Pikachu! Pika, Pika…” Everyone quickly realized it was coming from Dr. Divine’s phone. Why he’d use that ringtone—no one knew. On the Black Dragon’s torso, a pouch like a kangaroo’s held the phone. He clumsily reached in with his claws, but couldn’t answer the answer—it required fingers. Dr. Divine: Damn, just when the battle’s reaching its climax—my daughter-in-law is calling. Do I answer or not? 7.14 Mrs. Kokoro Superior: Go on, answer it. Settle your family affairs first. Dr. Divine reluctantly returned to human form and picked up. He: What happened? I’m busy—I was just meeting a government official.What? Ten-ten got into a fight at school? Then why call me instead of going there yourself?What?! He bit his classmate? Drew blood? And left a curse mark? How are you raising this kid? You know our family has a bloodline limit—our saliva’s toxic! Resorting to violence in case of personal conflict … clearly he learned that from someone at home. Kokoro signaled to the Four Dog Guardians to quietly revert to human form. Exhausted of chakra, two managed first, covering their mouths as they snickered. I could barely hold my laughter myself. The White Wolf still wore a look of concern, feigning composure. I thought to myself: This woman has serious self-control. 7.15 Dr. Divine kept frowning and pacing with the phone pressed to his ear. He: What? The classmate’s in the ICU? You want to transfer him here? Why? You can’t just poach patients from a top-tier hospital! Ours is small—we can’t handle that! As he ranted, the White Wolf slowly turned back into human form, covering her mouth as she giggled. He: Oh dear, our venom really is potent—three steps and you’re down.What? You’re worried outsiders might collect the venom for research? If you transfer the patient here, everyone will know our family secret! Yes, yes, I get it—labs like mine are hard to find, but that’s exactly why we can’t let outsiders in. Tell you what: I’ll call the ICU at that hospital and send them some serum. 7.16 While he was distracted, Mrs. Kokoro Superior motioned for The Muscular Four to carry the casket out. She stepped into the elevator first, beaming as if on her way home from a festival. The Muscular Four smiled too, strength returning—as though they’d just taken a full set of supplements. Dr. Divine, still facing away, kept arguing on the phone. He: What? The parents want to sue? Then we definitely can’t let this hospital get dragged in! I just want to retire in peace—I can’t take this stress.What? They fought because the other boy stole Ten-ten’s girlfriend? They’re in junior high! Nothing at that age even counts!What? The parents demanded access to our hyperbaric oxygen chamber for recovery? How the hell did they even know about that? We never advertised that machine! Hearing “hyperbaric oxygen chamber” instantly piqued my interest—I’d never seen one in person. I wanted a closer look. 7.17 Suddenly I noticed—the elevator doors were closing. I didn’t want to be left behind to deal with the director alone. I sprinted toward the elevator, deciding to join Mrs. Kokoro Superior and her entourage—seeing Dr. Superior off on his final journey. What they planned to do with the body later wasn’t my concern. Dr. Divine had completely abandoned the battle; domestic affairs had consumed him. A leader’s life is full of choices, after all. End of Part C (7.12–7.17) End of episode 07 This is a creative project inspired by the traditions of Eastern shonen manga and Western comics and cinematic storytelling.All characters, abilities, and world elements are original creations.Any similarities to existing works are coincidental or intended as respectful homage, without any claim of ownership or affiliation.

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Adventures with the Medical Ninjas EP07 Kokoro Superior and her puppies pt.2

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7.7 She: Summoning jutsu? Don’t tell me you’re planning to summon the Fascia Web too. I: Heh. Turns out your husband’s Fascia Web was useless. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been overpowered by me. Enough talk. This is my first time using a new weapon—I can’t afford distractions. I knelt and placed both hands on the floor, channeling energy into the ground. I shouted: [Summoning Technique—Orthotic Inserts! First pair!] My first pair of worn-out orthotic inserts shot up from the summoning array on the floor. I shouted again: [Summoning Technique—Orthotic Inserts! Second pair!] Another pair burst out and hovered mid-air. She: Good grief, you really learned summoning jutsu. But what’s the use of calling out old orthotic inserts? You have fallen arches or a leg-length discrepancy? I: Misdiagnosed with structural leg-length difference—so I wore these things for years. Spent a fortune, solved nothing, and gained new chronic problems instead. She: I see why you kept them. But are they even useful as weapons? I: Heh. You’ve clearly never worn them. You don’t know how annoying these things are. Besides, each insert is charged with my chakra—infused straight through the Yongquan acupressure point on the sole. She: Four inserts total—one for each dog, right? Go ahead, throw them. But my dogs are well-trained. Their reflexes are razor sharp. I: Firing! 7.8 The inserts soared through the air. Among the four muscular figures, one man and one woman exclaimed, “What the hell is that? So weird!” The other two barked instinctively: “Woof! Woof! Woof!” Those two were clearly the actual dogs. The four orthotic inserts danced in the air like cherry blossom petals, swirling unpredictably. The Muscular Four froze, unsure how to respond. 7.9 I shouted: Hit! All four were struck. “Ouch!”“WTF is this!”“Woof-woof!”“Waa—!” The woman hit in the stomach gasped, “These inserts are so hard! I thought they were just silicone.” I: Heh. They get harder over time. And this brand isn’t even the stiffest. Many patients quit after a week. I, on the other hand, kept wearing them for years—fooled by the idea that they’d fix my leg length. Couldn’t live like a normal person. A man hit in the ribs groaned, “No, it’s more than hard… I feel my energy draining. So cold… so cold…” I: Exactly. The inserts’ core contains a fused compound that absorbs chakra and spiritual energy. In winter, they make your feet colder. In summer, they release heat and burn you alive. 7.10 Gradually, the Four Dog Guardians’ chakras drained away. They collapsed, panting on the floor, reverting to their canine forms—helpless and trembling. I recalled the orthotic inserts, letting them stand upright before the defeated four. Seeing they had no fight left, Mrs. Kokoro Superior ran over. She: That’s enough. You’ve already absorbed their chakra—spare them. I’ll discipline them later. They still need strength to carry the casket home. I: Make sure their genjutsu is lifted first. She: Whether it is or not, they’ve already submitted before your inserts. If they disobey again, I’ll just whip them with a pair. I’ve got plenty at home anyway. I thought to myself: This Japanese woman really is domineering. No wonder her dogs were so easily swayed by Dr. Divine. I: All right, I’ll leave the rest to you and Dr. Divine. You two settle this one-on-one. I’m still technically a patient here—better not get too involved. 7.11 The battle between Mrs. Kokoro Superior and Dr. Divine began. I expected some spectacular jutsu, but instead, they just roared at each other—competing over who could shout louder. A spiral airflow formed in the hallway. Lights along the corridor shattered one after another at the resonance points. Because the corridor was sealed at one end, resonance points appeared along its length—what physicists call standing waves. She: Old man, aren’t you afraid your throat will dry out? He: What’s wrong? Scared already? Are your eardrums failing, or just worried about your dogs—your eyes, your voice, your claws, and your heart? She: I’m worried your hospital building might collapse. If it does, you all will blame me for being domineering. He: Not afraid. Even if it collapses, I can fly. Orochimaru’s generation could only crawl or swim—amphibians at best. Through gene engineering and generations of effort, we’ve evolved wings. I’m a creature of land, water, and air. She: Believe it or not, I can bite those wings off in one snap. Their voices thundered through the corridor. The Four Dog Guardians, terrified, flattened themselves on the floor, covering their ears with trembling paws. End of part 2. This is a creative project inspired by the traditions of Eastern shonen manga and Western comics and cinematic storytelling.All characters, abilities, and world elements are original creations.Any similarities to existing works are coincidental or intended as respectful homage, without any claim of ownership or affiliation.

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Adventures with the Medical Ninjas EP07 Kokoro Superior and her puppies pt.1

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7.0 Years ago, I ran into a Japanese woman in a hospital elevator. She had a bunch of little dogs with her—maybe visiting a relative; I couldn’t tell. All I knew was that seeing that many dogs made me uneasy. Good thing I was wearing long pants. 7.1 To collect some case materials, I returned to that hospital—the one secretly run by descendants of ninjas. On my way home, I met that same Japanese woman again in the elevator. She’d brought a few more dogs this time. Coming to a hospital in a kimono—no matter how you look at it, that’s strange. She: I recognize you. You’re the young man who killed my husband. I: Your husband? I rarely deal with Japanese people. She: You should know him. He was the hospital’s celebrity doctor—Dr. Superior. I: Damn, that was self-defense! He wanted to use me as a test subject and wouldn’t let me leave. She: I believe you. When I heard the news, I cried for five minutes. Then I told myself, “Move on. Life is about growing up on your own.” I: So you’re here to cause trouble today? I heard from Dr. Divine that he’s terrified of you. She: Trouble? I only came with my household staff to take my husband’s body home. 7.2 I: “Household staff”? She: You all, transform quickly—we’re almost on the 13th floor. In an instant, several muscular men and women appeared around me, all with grim expressions. The dogs had vanished. I drew a sharp breath; I was surrounded. I: You must be a ninja descendant too. She: That’s right. My maiden name was Inuzuka（犬冢）. After marrying Dr. Superior, I took his surname. We’re on the 13th floor now. Why don’t you come with us and take a look? I: Uh… I only came for a follow-up appointment. Didn’t plan to get involved in your family business. She: It’s fine. We’ve met twice in this elevator—it must be fate. You should understand a few things. I’ve seen the hospital’s internal footage—you already carry multiple types of chakras in your body. You’re half ninja already. It’s destiny; you’re tied to our world now. I thought to myself: Not just chakra. My body’s also been infused with spiritual power from Quincies and constantly tossed between Eastern and Western medicine… Staying sane is already a miracle. She: You four, go fetch the casket. I’ve already transmitted the location into your minds—move fast before some meddler gets in the way. The Four Dog Guardians: Roger that. 7.3 Two minutes later, the Four Dog Guardians were back. In that brief time, Mrs. Kokoro Superior and I chatted. I: Someone at the hospital told me Dr. Superior was a phoenix man—a social climber. If that’s true, his death might not have cost you much. She: Of course. I come from an old noble family; he was just an immigrant from the rural area. My parents died early but warned me never to marry someone with incompatible chakra attributes. But before our marriage, he texted me every day with lame jokes. I gave in. I: So what did you like about him? His reputation here wasn’t great. She: People change. He was hardworking and ambitious when young, but once he got citizenship here, he changed completely. I: More than that—he seduced half the staff and bent their minds. I’ve experienced his ambition firsthand in another aspect. She: That’s why I’m not holding it against you. In a way, I’m free now. I: Wow… Dr. Divine said exactly the same thing that day. You and Dr. Superior were married for over a decade with no children, right? He was always at the hospital. She: No. Our marriage was loveless—practically a formality. He used my family’s status to gain residency, and then we lived separate lives. Fortunately, I know ninjutsu, and my chakra clashes with his; otherwise he would’ve seized control of all my assets. Still, I was never lonely. My clan has a pact with canines—between the family dogs and the household staff, my home is full of life. I: Those four—are they originally dogs or humans? She: Two are dogs, two are servants. But thanks to ninjutsu, they can switch forms. Outsiders can’t tell the difference, though their speech gives them away. I: I see. I once had a pact with feline spirits myself. The clothes I wear are imbued with the souls of a thousand cats—each day, one manifests briefly. I’ve tried wearing other clothes, but the cat souls just follow and slip into the new ones. She: So that’s your fate. You sound like a jinchūriki. I: Hopefully not as tragic. She: The casket’s here—we need to move. Wait… I can sense the old man’s chakra. 7.4 Dr. Divine: Kokoro, I knew you’d bring your mutts here to make a scene. Mrs. Kokoro Superior: “Mutts”? Don’t you dare insult my children. He: You sure move fast. How did you find Dr. Superior’s casket? Did someone leak it to you? She: Don’t forget, my family’s sense of smell is unmatched. He: You can’t take his body. We can offer you compensation for his death at work; you also have life insurance, don’t you? She: What? My husband dies on hospital grounds and I can’t even take his body home for cremation? Old man, don’t push your luck. He: This case is too sensitive. We can’t let the hospital’s secrets leak. If he must be cremated, we’ll handle it. Besides, he signed an agreement to donate his body for medical research. She: A “body donor”? Ha! My husband wasn’t that noble. You know his character better than I do. You just want his corpse for your lab—because you’ve been obsessed with studying the chakra of other species. 7.5 He: You’re being unreasonable. Do you want me to show you the agreement? I think you just want to keep the body to feed your dogs, maybe to replenish their nutrients. After all, there’s still residual chakra in him. She: Watch

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Medical ninjas EP N3 Dr Warm : the Quincy descendent who activates the Cosmo pt.2

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Part 2 Dr. Warm: Hahahaha. Lift your shirt a little more; I must make sure the Cosmo doesn’t spread to your myocardium.I: Are you saying you can’t fix my fragile little heart with your therapeutic guns? fig 5 Dr. Warm: Currently there’s no clinical trial data showing spiritual power is safe for the myocardium. There’s sufficient evidence for blood vessels, nerves, skeletal and smooth muscle, though.I: Why hasn’t anyone researched the heart muscle?Dr. Warm: Because people with heart problems don’t come to our department. To repair that tissue directly they’d rather go to surgery. We won’t mess with it without data.I: In Bleach’s worldview, once the heart dies, even spiritual power and many supernatural forces can hardly save it.Dr. Warm: That’s true. Our department has its limits. We’re not in the business of making money off people’s desperation.I: But why were your two guns aimed right at that woman’s belly?Dr. Warm: She had back pain, and she’s been here many times. The gun mode and bullet type used on her are different from what we’ll use on you. Bullets are personalized via our machine settings — we first forge them with individualized parameters, then load them into the guns.I: Never mind — I won’t ask for details. According to your theory, a lot of energy is probably wasted in that kind of shooting.Dr. Warm: Not at all. My bullets have a trace-back property to living tissue; they don’t get wasted in empty space. Besides, they’re particles — not energy.I: Oh — I thought you fired positive and negative energy simultaneously.Dr. Warm: Energy is always positive. What’s a “negative energy”? That’s not a scientific term, but a liberal-arts invention. I choose to ignore it.I: It’s about controlling the “narrative” — to manufacture a prosper-looking public by labeling all whistleblowers as “negative energy spreaders”.Dr. Warm: History always moves forward while looping back.I: Yes — a spiral curve can be described by polar parametric equations.Dr. Warm: Hahahaha. Some are worse: whatever helps them is “positive energy”; whatever harms their interests is “negative energy.” Interests are relative. What benefits the Democrats likely harms the Republicans. If someone gets murdered, opponents call it a victory — “positive energy” — while his supporters call it tragedy — “negative energy.” Fig CK I: You really are an expert. Your theories can be complete and even branch out. Last time an “expert” from Smoke City lectured me about primary and secondary contradictions; I was convinced — but the side effects of her treatment plan were huge and I needed 2 practitioners and 6 courses of traditional herbal medicine to recover. Heh.Dr. Warm: I won’t comment on others. My specialty project, I’ve studied thoroughly. Many other hospitals come to me for training on this. Heh.I: What exactly is my body’s current status? If I put my hand in, will it disappear?Dr. Warm: You can try. I: Whoa! Hahaha!Dr. Warm: That segment of your hand right now has been assimilated by your core Cosmo.I: Then I shouldn’t be shaking hands with people for a while.Dr. Warm: Right. If you shake hands the Cosmo’s reparative capacity for you is weakened — the Cosmo’s spiritual power goes to others.I: I’ll avoid touching people then.Dr. Warm: Yes — put your shirt back on and wear gloves if possible. That’s it for today. Once your Cosmo is fully absorbed, next time we’ll proceed deeper.I: You mean you can treat foot pain directly next time?Dr. Warm: Well… we’ll re-evaluate when you come back.I: Heh heh heh heh. After leaving the treatment room I bumped into that big fish again — oh wait, that’s the woman who had back pain. I: Hey — your belly has a Cosmo too.Inoue: Right. After each therapy session the Cosmo expands and then shrinks.I: It really resembles the cycles of the universe.Inoue: According to Dr. Warm, the Cosmo is really a projection of the greater universe’s power into the unit circle, which, in this case, is the human body.I: Dr. Warm said you have back pain. Is it from sitting at an office a long time or carrying a baby for too long?Inoue: Neither. I’m an athlete — lumbar muscle strain is normal for my profession.I: To be honest, you don’t look like an athlete.Inoue: I do synchronized swimming, also known as artistic swimming.I: Many people tell me swimming is safe and gentle on joints. But being easy on joints doesn’t mean it won’t strain muscles.Inoue: Right — athletes can even have herniated discs.I: What’s your family name? Maybe I’ve seen you on TV.Inoue: Inoue.I: So is your ancestor Orihime Inoue or Kazuhiko Inoue?Inoue: Haha, the former, apparently.I: So you must know those Soul Reapers and Quincies very well.Inoue: Dr. Warm and I met in our university.I: So you probably get preferential access here because you’re an acquaintance?Inoue: Who said that? I paid in full. This type of treatment isn’t covered by insurance yet. I came to him because he’s a friend and I trust he won’t do me harm.I thought to myself: Not doing you harm is certain — but whether he’ll gouge you, I don’t know. Familiarity is a double-edged sword. From what I observed, he treated you differently from how he treated me; even I as an outsider could tell.I: But isn’t it awkward with a friend treating you?Inoue: Of course. That’s why I turned into a fish. Their department used to have a female doctor who went away this month to study.I: I came because of their expensive machine.Inoue: Right — you come to a top-tier hospital to save worry. If you’d gone to an average hospital, maybe you’d only get fifty to sixty percent better and still have to come here.I: According to Bleach’s character attributes, you should naturally have medical superpowers.Inoue: I do, but without specialized training you won’t reach professional levels. It needs both genes and training. Several in my family work in medical or fitness fields. But I don’t want my fate decided only by genes — I wanted to pick

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Adventures with the Medical Ninjas – episode N3: Dr. Warm : the Quincy descendent who activates the Cosmo pt.1

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Part 1(Inside the treatment room) fig 1 I: Dr. Warm, this is my Chakragraphy test report. Everything came back negative.Dr. Warm: Then where exactly is your problem?I: Wherever I wore orthotic inserts, that’s where I have problems.Dr. Warm: If that’s the case, one session won’t be enough. You can’t start at too high an intensity — your body needs time to adapt.I: Sure. But the intensity can’t be too low either. It’s not easy for us to come all the way from out of town. If the intensity isn’t enough and the lesion isn’t resolved… Anyway, I don’t want to be  traveling to a second-tier city for treatment again and again.Dr. Warm: Don’t worry. These two guns of mine are ancestral — very powerful.I: Whoa — are those guns made of titanium? They look like they have noble bloodlines. The director in Smoke City used white guns, and his bullets were made with three kinds of chakra. He sold me a ton of medicine; later I threw all the oral meds away.Dr. Warm: Nani? Chakra? The bullets we use here are forged from spiritual power — from reiatsu (spiritual power). The higher a therapist’s spiritual power, the higher the spirit-pressure each bullet carries.I: Spiritual power? Spirit-pressure? Right — the last doctor who did my Chakragraphy told me you have to go to a first-tier city to get spiritual power tested; second-tier cities can’t do it. So are you perhaps also a descendant of a Soul Reaper (Shinigami)?Dr. Warm: Nope. Our hospital’s surgery department is mainly descendants of Soul Reapers. The internal medicine and support departments are mostly descendants of Hollows. Our department, though, is basically made up of Quincy descendents.I: My goodness. Big cities really do have all kinds of talent. In hospitals in backward regions, seeing even one descendant of a ninja is already amazing.Dr. Warm: Hahaha — you know what? The medical device company that supplies our hospital with high-tech polymer disposable rubber gloves — their ancestors used to be pirates.I: That company must be called One Piece, right?Dr. Warm: Heh — looks like you didn’t spend much time grinding through problem sets in school; you only watched anime.I: I wasn’t cut out for academic stuff. But you can’t watch every show; at least you should know about the big ones.Dr. Warm: Historical reasons. Now we are living in a peaceful era; this society doesn’t need so many people who are good at fighting, so many of our clan chose to enter the medical field.I: In Bleach the Quincies used to use bows and arrows — now they’ve evolved into guns.Dr. Warm: Look — the wall behind me records the tools our department has used over the last few hundred years.I: Quincies are different from Soul Reapers. You all look gentle on the outside, killing without a trace of blood.Dr. Warm: Heh — we are wholeheartedly FOR the patient. Compared to those big departments, our tools are really gentle: fast-acting and never dragging things out.I thought to myself: guns breed power.I: But there must be side effects, right? After being shot, the body inevitably swells for a while.Dr. Warm: That means your tissues are repairing. Look at this patient I’m treating — she’s already had several sessions here and can gradually get back in the water. Before, her back pain was near unbearable; she almost went to folk remedies. Fig 2 I: That’s really amazing. This patient didn’t struggle at all — so it doesn’t look that painful.Dr. Warm: Pain should be there; she just dares not move. During treatment patients must not shift, to prevent the spiritual particles from going off-course when they enter.I: I didn’t expect your hospital to treat animals too — or are you just a jack-of-all-trades?Dr. Warm: She’s not an animal — she can transform, and lying like this is more convenient. She’s almost finished. You’re next.(This patient’s treatment finishes — she reverts to human form and goes outside to rest.) fig 3 I: Should I lie down?Dr. Warm: For the first session you need to stand. Per our department’s usual protocol, we treat from the core first. We see the body as a whole instead of solely targeting the areas with symptoms.I: But every time I switch therapists they start from the core. The core has already been treated many times; in the end the lesion turned out to be clearly in my foot.Dr. Warm: That’s other people’s theories. Some treat by nerves, some by muscle chains, some by fascial lines, some by chakra, some by qi and blood — we Quincies don’t accept those. The first time we must activate your Cosmo (inner universe). If a patient’s Cosmo can’t be activated, the natural spiritual power can’t tune into your body, and subsequent effects can’t be good.I: Sigh — well, doctor-patient relationships always have an information gap. If you put this theory in a ninja-run hospital, you might get yelled at as pseudoscience.Dr. Warm: Which hospital would dare call us pseudoscience? I’d call them traitorous ninja. Lift your shirt — we’re starting. Each of these two guns will fire 1,000 bullets. Both will fire together.I: Huh? So if you actually fire 1,000 times, this treatment’s fee will be used up in one go.Dr. Warm: The effect can never be compared by ordinary bullets, okay?I: Then why don’t you point the guns directly at my core muscle groups?Dr. Warm: My bullets are made of spiritual particles, invisible and intangible. The direction that lands on the patient’s tissue corresponds to the vector cross product of the gun barrel’s direction and the thumb’s direction. fig 4 I: Uh — that sounds a bit like left-hand rule / right-hand rule in physics. But there’s no lesion on my belly at all.Dr. Warm: You young people don’t get it. The first time we must activate the Cosmo so your body connects with natural energy. Our method is all-natural — no drugs, no blood draws. Watch: the particles produced by these two guns are yin and yang

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Adventures with the Medical Ninjas – Episode 06C: Dr. Sweet and the Suzhou-Style Mung Bean Soup pt.3

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Part 3 (One week later, outpatient clinic) Dr. Sweet: Ah — you kept your appointment. For real. I was actually joking cuz I didn’t want you to continue prying. I: After everything that happened, a follow-up is only proper. Dr. Sweet: You remember how you escaped the web? And how you finished off Dr. Superior? I: I turned into water in that furious moment. Fascia holds water — I slipped through. Then branches sprouted from my body; when he attacked, the branches pierced him. The woody cells proliferated like the First Hokage’s technique. Dr. Sweet: He is flesh and blood — he couldn’t change fast enough and your chakra suppressed him. When you first got treated here, I infused the 3 types of chakra into you — Water and Wood among them. Did you use them both? I: So it was you who saved me. Dr. Superior’s attribute must be Water — that explains his skill in summoning the fascia web. Your Earth-plus-Wood combo was more than enough. Dr. Sweet: Look at this desk — I actually formed it on the spot with Earth chakra. (She gestures to the table.) I: Hah — I didn’t even notice. But one thing still puzzles me: who set the fire that day? Was that person secretly helping me? Even though they distracted Dr. Superior I still couldn’t get away afterward. Dr. Sweet: Fire Types are rare in our hospital. The one I know is clever, a significant figure whose rank towers over all of us. Best not to pry. I: I paid specialist fees for this, you know — you won’t tell me? Dr. Sweet: Knowing too much won’t help you. If it’s in your fate, you will meet him later. For now, your recovery looks good — especially with my three chakras guarding you. Most people in this region won’t dare mess with you anymore. I: Did you just say “him”? You know who he is. (Dr. Sweet is called out — the hospital director wants to speak with her.) Director: How many times have I warned you? You can’t just give your chakra to patients. You’re not Rukia handing power to Ichigo. Dr. Sweet: I didn’t. I don’t normally infuse chakra into patients in this region. Director: You didn’t? I watched the whole fight recorded by our security camera. Who else here can show both Wood Release and Earth Release at once besides you? You gave him three chakra types at once — what if he’d lost control? Dr. Sweet: This patient was special. By the time he came to us he’d already seen specialists in all major hospitals in our city. I saw him running from place to place despite being so young, so I took a shortcut to help him. I didn’t expect Dr. Superior to be so shameless — still scheming to use people as lab rats. Director: Fine, let him die. After years of being blackmailed by him, my hair’s gone white. The state health department comes snooping and I always have to smooth things over. I just dyed my hair last week… Now his wife just called — she says she’s sending people over to cause a scene. It’s been five years; the last time she brought her gang here it nearly gave me a heart attack. Dr. Sweet: Give them what they want. Death benefits are a must. Director: Ugh. Dr. Superior always coveted my job — now he’s gone early and I can’t even retire. Is that unlucky patient still around? Dr. Sweet: He was discharged a few days ago. He might come back to the records office for copies. END OF PART 3 END OF EPISODE 06 Music copyright belongs to the singer-songwriter. This is a creative project inspired by the traditions of Eastern shonen manga and Western comics and cinematic storytelling.All characters, abilities, and world elements are original creations.Any similarities to existing works are coincidental or intended as respectful homage, without any claim of ownership or affiliation.

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Adventures with the Medical Ninjas – episode N2: Getting a Chakragraphy and Encountering the Soul Reapers

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N2.1 (9 am, inside the testing room for Chakragraphy) Woman: Lift your leg. Me: The needle’s inside—I wouldn’t dare lift my leg! Woman: You have to lift it, otherwise there won’t be any signal. Me: But it hurts, the needle is stabbing inside. Woman: If you don’t use force, the needle will never come out. Me: Nani? (What?) N2.2 （10 am, outside the testing room） Woman: Sigh, has your report come out yet? Me: Nope, still waiting. It’ll take at least another half hour. Woman: I’m getting anxious waiting. I still have to go to my outpatient appointment later. Me: I’ve got one too, but you know how it is—your scheduled time and the actual time you see the specialist are always at least half an hour apart. No need to rush. Woman: Why do you think the Chakragraphy room is so busy yet there are only two doctors inside? Me: Just shows how scarce their skills are… one of them seems to be only writing reports. Woman: Did you see that guy just now? He almost broke the door down trying to get his wife in a wheelchair in earlier. And in the end, it looks like he really did cut the line. Me: Yeah, I saw that. Honestly, if you just shout outside, “Doctor, I need you to determine the pricing for me,” that female staff will definitely let you in. Woman: True, they’re super quick when it comes to money matters. N2.3 (8 am, outside the testing room) This man brought his wife here for the chakragraphy test. Because the waiting time was too long, he lost his temper and banged furiously on the door. The doctor inside didn’t dare open it, saying the previous patient hadn’t even put their clothes back on yet. Me: Why is your wife in a wheelchair at such a young age? Was it an accident? He: ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease. Me: She looks like she’s in pretty good condition, though. He: The Kuchiki family’s reiryoku (spiritual power) is unbelievably strong. Last time she went to the first-tier city for a reiryoku scan, she froze the entire machine. Me: Kuchiki? Reiryoku? Aren’t those Bleach terms? So in this world there are not only descendants of ninjas, but also descendants of Soul Reapers (shinigami)? He: You must be from another city. This hospital has a lot of Soul Reaper descendants. Me: Alright… but if you’re Soul Reapers, why do you still need chakragraphy? He: Because only first-tier cities can do reiryoku scans, and even then you have to book a month in advance. We just want a follow-up. The doctors say chakras and reiryoku can be converted through equations. Me: Oh right, it feels similar to the meridian system. He: We don’t really understand either. That’s the information gap between the medical world and us commoners. Me: So her ALS… is it genetic? He: Yes. Ice-type reiryoku affects the motor neurons. But in the family it only shows up once every few generations. She only developed it after we married. Me: And yet you’ve stayed faithfully by her side. He: We were childhood sweethearts, hehe. Me: From your hair, your outfit, and your tone, I’d guess you’re from the Abarai clan? He: That obvious? Haha. Me: I never missed a single episode of Bleach growing up. He: You look fine though. Why are you here for this test? Me: Oh, nothing serious. The doctor in the first-tier city asked me to come to a less crowded hospital for the test, so I wouldn’t have to wait in line. He: My hometown clinic can’t do it either. We have to come downtown. Me: And that brain-computer interface on your wife’s head — does it actually work? Did this hospital give it to you? He: Not at all. We bought it online. They say you have to train the model for a while before it works. It’s only because they offer a one-month no-questions-asked return that we dared to buy it. (At that moment, the door opened. Mr. Abarai started quarreling with the female doctor, describing his wife’s illness in the most tragic terms. In the end, the doctor let them cut in line.) As the brother pushed his wife into the room, she cast me a smile that was not a smile. I felt a sudden chill wash over me, and my phone shut down by itself. short vid for N2.3 End of EP N2. The N-x series is a fork from the main story happening in the city where Patrick lives. These episodes exist for a reason, and they expand the world of the medical ninjas to a broader universe, which you will see. This is a creative project inspired by the traditions of Eastern shonen manga and Western comics and cinematic storytelling.All characters, abilities, and world elements are original creations.Any similarities to existing works are coincidental or intended as respectful homage, without any claim of ownership or affiliation.

Dr Sweet cut open the silk threads shot by Dr Superior.
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Adventures with the Medical Ninjas – Episode 06B: Dr. Sweet and the Suzhou-Style Mung Bean Soup Part 2

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(continued from EP06A) Dr. Sweet: What about Dr. Superior? When he first arrived he was the hospital director’s prodigy — the director’s student with the same ruthless research zeal. He stayed after graduation and became deputy director right away. I: But he seems like a science fanatic. A little inhuman. Dr. Sweet: Someone must have told you — he turns the people who come to investigate him into specimens. I: Yes. His fascia web is literally woven from human fascia. He even boasted he had a bigger net he hadn’t used yet. Dr. Sweet: He’s aiming to be director someday. Big ambition. I: You mean that net was meant for his mentor? Dr. Sweet (laughing): I said nothing. You heard nothing. I: The silk he fires is terrifyingly sticky. I still don’t know how I escaped. Dr. Sweet: He was charismatic when he was young. Trainee women all wanted rotations in his department. Not all the interns who came through here had ninja bloodlines, yet they flocked in. He used “meditation therapy” for migraines as a pretext, then controlled one young doctor with his spider-silk. What happened after that we can’t prove, but that intern came back raving that Dr. Superior was a god on earth, preaching sutras. I: Yikes! Dr. Sweet: He had her recruit more female colleagues; soon the department’s women spent their nights at his lectures. In truth he was sending signals through spider-silk straight into their heads. Someone told me his chakra signal can pass through the skull into the cerebrospinal fluid. Before long the hospital’s female staff sang his praises — some unmarried women even swore they’d marry no one else. I: Dr. Good must be very jealous. Dr. Sweet: Ha. I: So what exactly was his relationship with those women? Sounds like a cult. Dr. Sweet: It was a cult. He was married, but still greedy. I: Did he touch them? You know cult leaders — pick a few to groom as concubines, maybe impregnate them, force abortions… After sermons there are “assignments,” and the apprentices compete for favor. Dr. Sweet: We don’t know. Even victims won’t admit it. But a few women later quit and left for other hospitals — we didn’t know why at first. Like a pyramid scheme, his first female disciple rose in power; everyone called her “sister.” I: Given his methods, maybe he programmed their brains via spider-silk so any pregnancy would be terminated automatically — he’d avoid responsibility. Dr. Sweet: Don’t forget Abigail has X-ray Eyes. Whoever gets pregnant, Abigail would tell Dr. Superior. He’d have to handle it with specialized ninjutsu — things like Laser Release or Space Distortion. I: Did the director know? Dr. Sweet: Of course. He’d spent a lot of energy training Dr. Superior; Dr. Superior’s also an Internet celebrity. The hospital director chose to turn a blind eye, like that Third Hokage who let Orochimaru go. I: What changed? Why did everyone turn against him? Where was the turning point? Dr. Sweet: The turning point was me. When I first interned here, some women introduced me to his lectures. One night he called me into his office to “discuss medicine” and wanted me to study some mysterious cases with him. After I entered he suddenly turned off the lights. In the dark he shot out strands of spider-silk that glowed blue. I realized the signal transmitted through the silk was hypnotic — our women had been under his genjutsu all along. I: My God. Not just psychological — it directly altered brain rhythms, right? Did he capture you? Dr. Sweet: I didn’t fall for it. He suddenly screamed as if electrocuted; the lights came on. I saw the silk and grabbed my shuriken to cut it. He froze, looking embarrassed. He didn’t know I could use ninjitsu. He didn’t know certain chakra attributes on me countered his chakra — my chakra actually back-flowed into his body through his own silk. I: You ruined his scheme — he should fear you. Dr. Sweet: Back then, no one else but me could counter his chakra. So the director had to tolerate him, let him be. I sent a mass email to every female staffer with my discovery. The next day they organized a protest — the women’s committee marched on his department. Abigail even got hit; some labeled her a traitor to women; others used this opportunity to vent prejudice against her race. I: Like a #MeToo movement? Dr. Sweet: Something like that. He didn’t dare show up for work for a week. Someone even called his home and told his wife about his sin; she came down with a group and caused a disturbance. The hospital director personally stepped in to calm things down— otherwise, by her power, she could have torn the building down. I: Does she use something like Shinra Tensei? That’s more like a staged demonstration than a family dispute. Dr. Sweet: When the director learned of my ability, I thought he’d fire me or send me away. Instead he privately offered to set up a separate department for me and the women’s committee head, on a different floor from Dr. Superior, and even helped with my citizenship application. The only condition: drop any further pursuit of Dr. Superior so the scandal wouldn’t damage the hospital’s reputation. I: You’re good at bargaining. Maybe the director wanted Checks and Balances within this hospital. But one thing puzzles me — how did I escape his fascia web that day, and why did my transformation accidentally injure him? Dr. Sweet: I can’t tell you that now. When you’re discharged, come to my clinic next week and book a specialist slot. I’ll tell you then. I gotta go — I’m on call this weekend. End of part 2. (To be continued) This is a creative project inspired by the traditions of Eastern shonen manga and Western comics and cinematic storytelling.All characters, abilities, and world elements are original creations.Any similarities to existing works are coincidental

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Top 5 Robots from the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai — Ranked by YouTube Views

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Plus: My personal favorite and what it might say about us. Last month, I visited an AI exhibition in Shanghai and captured exciting moments in Shorts. (Technically, it was called a conference, but as a casual one-day visitor, I didn’t attend those big-picture talks.) My focus was on humanoid robotics and automation, instead of AI software or systems. While I had my personal favorite, it was the viewers of my YouTube channel who determined the real ranking. Based on view counts alone, here are the top 5 robots they watched the most. Let’s begin. #5 Robot dogs that can climb and jump at World Artificial Intelligence Conference Shanghai 2025 pt.1 brand: DeepRobotics I saw this impressive robotic dog while attending the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. The level of motion control and suspension was truly fascinating to witness in person. They can work as firefighters in place of human beings. How do you feel about these robots? Are you in awe or are you scared? Do you want a pet like this at home? #4 robot dog at WAIC SHANGHAI 2025 brand: Hanvon, an IT company famous for language processing Do you prefer a robotic pet like this or do you still want an organic pet? Do you think your dog at home would get along with a robot like this? How much are you willing to pay for this dog? I’m by no means a dog lover in real life, but I have no issue with having a dog like this. Cute. No better word for it. #3 Robot drummer at World Artificial Intelligence Conference Shanghai 2025 Will you be willing to pay for a concert performed solely by robots? The performance was only available twice a day, and I wasn’t able to shoot the video. However, I had another instrument-related video in my playlist, which you can check out. That was mind-blowing too. #2 Male robot dancer falls & stands up again at World Artificial Intelligence Conference Shanghai 2025 Dancing on his own feet is the real challenge. They say failure is the mother of success. We can’t grow without failure. The same applies to robots. Why did this video go viral? The answer is anthropomorphism. Humans love seeing non-humans show vulnerability and resilience. This mirrors the “fall and rise” narrative so ingrained in our stories and myths. We empathize even with machines when they mimic our own struggles. Insertion Before we reveal the No.1 video, let me share one video that appeals to me personally, although there is still room for development before we can expect it to be truly applicable in daily life. Who wants a robot like this at home? This is literally my favorite model in this exhibition. God knows how much I hate folding my laundry. Someone commented that it’s slower than his great grandma. Well, let’s be patient. Robot vacuum cleaners are slow too. They will get better. #1 Robot workers on an assembly line at World Artificial Intelligence Conference Shanghai 2025 This video was the crowd’s clear favorite. This company is said to be a state-owned tech venture in Shanghai. Hence, the scale and professionalism. Notably, this video has gained far more “dislikes” than other videos. Possible psychological analysis will be: The responses reflect hopes and fears about our shared future. The show taps into awe and admiration for human ingenuity—robots doing precise, useful work appeals to both efficiency geeks and those dreaming of a future with fewer menial tasks for humans. However, People hate to be replaced by robots. It is so real that it poses an imminent threat. Bonus: Besides the robots, I was also able to try on some smart glasses( AR glasses or AI glasses) at this conference. The 3 major brands I saw people queuing up for were XREAL, Rokid, and Halliday. Unfortunately, I’m more inclined to buy clip-on lenses than full glasses at this point. I just want to see lyrics projected in front of my eyeglasses when listening to Spotify or singing karaoke on Smule. Interestingly, I saw the CEO of XREAL at their booth on that day. I encourage you to watch this interview on Bloomberg (search “Bloomberg XREAL” on YouTube). Let me know your favorite robot in this series, too. Please go to my YouTube playlist to see all of them. Please subscribe to my newsletter at the bottom of this website if you’re interested in getting updates. My website covers a variety of stuff, and they are all closely connected to my real life. Yes, even including the manga series I write. Thanks for your attention.