"A few months ago, you were talking about two and a half or three years..."
"That was the worst-case scenario," I disclaimed, "but judging by the increasing level of recovery every month, that timeframe may change to a shorter one."
"Well, at least some good news!"
"Undoubtedly! By the way, I dug around in the hospital library looking for possible treatment for the injury and came across an old seal. It's called Chikatsu Saisei no Jutsu. Does it ring a bell?"
"Hmm, that's the seal I created under Hashi-kun's guidance!" Mito exclaimed after a couple of minutes of contemplation.
"Exactly, and I would like to ask you to try incorporating chakra accumulation elements into it, as I alone can't handle such a volume of chakra, especially using shadow clones," pulling out a worn-out scroll from my pocket, I handed it to the elder. "It's too complicated for me to even attempt to change something without disrupting the seal's function, let alone adding new elements."
"As far as I remember, even with the current size, the seal is minimized and refined to the minimum size and chakra consumption," Uzumaki murmured, examining the scroll, "so even I might be powerless in this regard. The basic principles were developed by Hashirama-kun, as I'm not particularly knowledgeable in medicine, so don't expect particularly positive results."
"Considering that all the best medical ninjas are involved in the war, this is my only hope for the near future," I shrugged, "if this method doesn't work, I'll look for another one; worst case scenario, I'll be able to perform the necessary surgery myself in a couple of years."
"I'll think about it; maybe there's another way out of this situation," Mito nodded.
"Great! How's Kushina doing? Is she ready for her first year at the academy?" I switched the conversation to a more pleasant topic, glancing at the little figure waving her limbs with her red hair fluttering.
"For her age, Kushina-chan is very strong, like all Uzumakis, but I think you've noticed that firsthand?" Mito winked.
Yeah, damn, she runs fast and jumps far! I've stumbled on the ground a few times because of such greetings until I got used to the new way of greeting from the little girl.
"As for taijutsu, she's almost fully mastered the academic style and should be among the top ten strongest students, if not the strongest."
"And ninjutsu? With that fiery addition, there should be some problems."
"Bunshin no Jutsu can be ruled out immediately, but the other two techniques are coming along well."
"What about the speed of application?"
Personally, I can use Kawarimi even in my sleep, without seals and reciting the technique. Two months of intensive training have borne fruit after chakra control started to improve at the age of seven. Well, and the clones definitely helped here.
"Not very good yet, but additional practice will fix that," the elder replied, and raising herself on her elbow, waved to the little one, "Kushina-chan, come and rest with us for a bit."
"Okay, oba-chan!"
After a couple of seconds, the heavily panting little girl flopped down on the grass between us and started catching her breath. However, this didn't stop her from immediately starting to chatter.
"Ryo, are you going to take me to the academy for the first time?"
"Of course, I'll take you; where else would I go without you," I smiled back and ruffled Kushina's head, "but it's still a few weeks before it starts, so during this time, you need to prepare yourself to be among the top of the class."
"I'll be the best, dattebane!"
"If you try, you'll definitely succeed!" I confirmed seriously. "And if anyone says otherwise, don't believe them! I set myself the goal of becoming the strongest shinobi since early childhood, and now, not yet being a genius, I defeat most of the recent graduates and also a large part of the chunin from our clan with whom I've had to fight. And that's just with taijutsu!"
"Wow! You're really strong, aren't you, Ryo-nii?"
"Not the strongest, but I'm striving for it," I proudly puffed out my chest, tapping it with my fist.
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