A dozen and a half would be enough for the hospital, taking into account the fact that some of them would drop out over time - they were chosen mainly on the basis of chakra properties and available control without training, not on predisposition to the iryo-nin profession.
What predisposition is there at the age of four or six?! Alas, from the age of seven the orphanage's residents are sent to the shinobi academy almost universally, and nominally the guardianship is given to Konoha and the academy as its representative, as well as providing a good allowance for each shinobi candidate and a room in the dormitory. In other words, these kids are getting out of the orphanages' area of responsibility.
- About one third of them will be used to strengthen the clan's fighting potential," his uncle leaned back in his chair, "those who are not too late to start learning hijutsu, i.e. the youngest and the most easily educated in the clan's ways.
- They're all like that," I snorted, putting aside two sheets of paper on the handrail, "whatever you want, you can mold it - the eagerness to meet expectations will be over the roof, so it's not even worth discussing. By the way, who's gonna watch the kids?
- Three nannies from ordinary members of the clan, a couple of veterans and one teacher will live with them permanently, so they will be provided with supervision and affection, - Shenesu answered after a couple of seconds of thinking.
- We should give them a couple of weeks to get used to the new environment, and then gradually start teaching them the basics of chakra," I said, putting aside another sheet of paper.
- Don't worry, Ryo, not only have we been selecting the most suitable candidates and preparing the paperwork, but we've been working on a plan for the integration and education of future clan members," the head smirked patronizingly, "We've had more than one generation of Nara through our mentors and teachers, so there won't be any problems on that side!
Well, given the need to fight the laziness of the male half of the students and the overly aggressive and active female half, then ordinary children really shouldn't cause too much trouble.
- That's right," I shrugged, running the last questionnaire diagonally - I knew most of the chosen kids well enough to form an opinion about their personalities and to take into account the data provided.
Putting the approved ones on the table, I handed Shenesu the four sheets with the names of the orphans, which I didn't want to take.
- Four? Why these? - The shinobi asked, looking over the forms.
- The first one is a strong leader, an individualist, who likes to use others for his own benefit, who knows what's what at the current age of six and has a clear goal in mind; it would be hard to get him to adopt a clan mentality, and the influence on others would complicate the task, and at the same time, there's not enough initial data to make it worth it," I explained.
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