"It's very important that everyone... at least knows proper survival skills. But having a medic on a team can be a very big advantage...." He nodded. "It can also be a disadvantage."

He explained how medic ninja functioned as support for the team, largely without fighting. It was rare to have a medic ninja go to the front lines. If they were hurt or killed, the rest of the team would be in danger. In many instances, the a sensor nin doubled as a medic. The basic skills for one role overlapped greatly with the other. If anyone in that group would have a natural tendency toward the med nin path, it was Hiro.

"That's not to say you shouldn't learn the skills too..." He smiled. "The chakra control will improve your elemental jutsu."