[@Hillan] Which would also make medical nin characters obsolete, don't you think? We do have a medic. He's even in your team. 

Also, you are the one that said not to compare characters to canon :lol I'd also argue that just knowing mystical palm doesn't make you a medical nin whatsoever. There are [url=http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Special:SearchByProperty/Jutsu-20classification/Medical-20Ninjutsu]a lot[/url] of medical jutsu, so calling him a medical nin is quite stupid imho.