After a night of rest, Shisui and Nozuki had already gone off on their missions, with Nozuki being summoned by Minato to serve as his assistant and Shisui taken aside by Uchiha Ze. Reiki, meanwhile, was enjoying his usual morning exercise before heading to the hospital for his shift.
At the hospital, Shizune entered Reiki's office, a mission list in her hands, her face glowing with excitement.
"Brother Reiki, we've received a special injury case today—an S-rank mission!" she said eagerly.
Reiki took the task list, noting the high-ranking nature of the request. "An S-rank? That's interesting. Let's go take a look."
As they walked to the senior independent ward, Reiki glanced over the details. The mission issuer was Mito Homura, one of the four high-ranking officials in Konoha. Reiki was surprised; someone of Homura's status could easily access the best medics in the village, so why request him specifically?
Arriving at the ward, an ANBU member ushered them inside. The patient was wrapped in heavy bandages, his body visibly swollen and barely contained.
Reiki gave instructions immediately, "Shizune, set up a soundproof barrier and prepare for treatment. All non-essential personnel should leave the room."
With their setup complete, Reiki observed the patient's condition closely, his senses alert. The patient's body exuded a strange energy—vitality beyond normal human limits, yet unstable and damaging at the same time.
"Full of vitality… but also destructive, tearing through his tissues," Reiki muttered to himself, tracing the damage patterns with his hands. The chakra was intense but uncontrolled, like an engine with a broken throttle. After half an hour of examination, the patient suddenly convulsed, emitting a pained scream as his wounds began bleeding profusely.
"Shizune, remove all his bandages!" Reiki ordered. Shizune quickly used scissors to cut away the wrappings, revealing inflamed, swollen flesh beneath. Immediately, the patient's body began to swell further, his flesh pulsating unnaturally.
"Reiki, this is… what's happening to him?" Shizune stammered, her eyes wide with shock.
"Shizune, I need you to step back and rest for now," Reiki said gently, putting her to sleep with a light chakra pulse. Reiki turned back to the patient, realization dawning on him.
*Hashirama's cells.* There was no mistaking it. The abnormal healing, aggressive growth, and chakra surges were all classic signs of an uncontrolled graft of Hashirama's DNA.
"Orochimaru," Reiki murmured, his tone grim. The scientist's experiments had finally dragged him into the mess.
He knew that successfully treating this man would undoubtedly draw the attention of Orochimaru, and even Danzo, possibly even pulling in Sarutobi Hiruzen himself. But refusing would lead to other consequences—Mito Homura wouldn't take kindly to failure.
*This can't be a simple bloodline ability,* Reiki thought, examining the chakra more closely. *There's something more fundamental at play in Hashirama's cells.*
And then a thought struck him. Reiki had been given Wood Release as a reward for healing Nawaki, though it had remained inactive until now. *Perhaps…*
He placed his hands on the patient's body, channeling his chakra directly without the aid of his healing techniques, allowing his chakra to resonate naturally.
Almost immediately, the patient's body reacted. The swollen, inflamed flesh seemed to stabilize slightly, the aggressive cells responding as if Reiki's chakra held some form of recognition.
The energy within him began to stir, as if some part of his body was finally awakening.
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