Chapter 173: Changed!
Yuriko put away the scalpel and
watched as Kiba's skin slowly closed up, making it seem as if it had never been
cut open. She let out a long breath and said, "Tsunade sama , thanks to
Master Slug's medical chakra, more than one hundred fractures throughout the
body have been completed. The final step is done, and now we need to fix it
with plaster."
She glanced at the instruments
around her. Kiba's blood pressure and heart rate had returned to normal,
indicating he was out of danger.
"Very good!" came
Tsunade's appreciative voice from behind. Tsunade was looking after Yukina, who
was on a temporary stretcher. At this time, Yukina had a catheter attached to
her right arm, and blood was being infused from her body into Kiba's through a
device.
What a
strong girl. She's already very weak. I'm sure she is also very scared.
After all, she was only seven years
old. Under such circumstances, enduring a large-scale blood transfusion while
conscious was unimaginable for a child. If it were an ordinary girl, she would
likely cry in fright.
Tsunade gently held Yukina's hand.
These cold hands were still trembling, a natural reaction for a girl, or any
human being. The amount of blood transfusion had surpassed the limit of human
capacity. What she was giving now was not just blood, but her life.
Amazing
girl! Every one of Kushina's disciples is excellent!
Thinking of this, Tsunade smiled
slightly and then looked away from the pale little girl who had fainted with a
smile after hearing, "the operation is complete."
"Stop the blood transfusion and
transfer Yukina to the intensive care unit," Tsunade instructed, looking
at Yukina's heart rate and blood pressure. Since Yukina had lost a lot of blood
before, Tsunade had ordered a heart rate device just for her. Yukina's blood
pressure was a bit low, but it was not in the danger zone, and her heart rate
was normal.
The operation was completed
perfectly, and both of them were safe. Tsunade also had a high evaluation of
Yuriko's skills.
Accurate
expression ability, skillful operation ability—this Yuriko is an excellent
medical ninja, able to quickly understand my instructions. If she were not the
chief surgeon, the operation might not have gone so smoothly.
Tsunade turned off the instruments
with a glance, pulled the needles from the blood vessels on Yukina and Kiba,
and smiled slightly. Then, her body began to tremble involuntarily, and her
vision darkened.
With three loud "bang bang
bang" sounds, the slugs lying on Kiba, Yukina, and Yuriko exploded into
white mist as Tsunade began to tremble.
"Tsunade sama !" Yuriko,
standing next to Tsunade, reached out to support her. She felt a weight on her
hand as Tsunade leaned against her. Looking down, Yuriko realized Tsunade had
already passed out.
Tsunade-sama...
Yuriko felt Tsunade's trembling and
knew it was due to her hemophobia. This was Tsunade-sama's limit. Even with her
back to Kiba, no one's fear of blood had subsided.
Despite her fear, Tsunade had
accurately directed Yuriko to connect the broken bones and then heal through
Master Slug.
Tsunade-sama
is truly strong! I've never seen such a powerful ninja!
Yuriko felt admiration from the
bottom of her heart, but she still needed to put a plaster cast on Kiba. Once
that was done, the operation would be complete. Additionally, Yukina had to be
transferred out and receive proper treatment—she was the most honorable eldest
daughter of the Hyuga clan in Konoha and had an extraordinary status.
"Quickly, help Tsunade-sama out
to rest. Then call a medical ninja to transfer Miss Yukina," Yuriko
instructed.
The two nurses nodded and quickly
helped Tsunade out. Shortly after, medical ninjas arrived and transferred
Yukina. On Kiba's side, Yuriko carefully put a plaster cast on his whole body.
Now, it was just a matter of waiting for Kiba to wake up.
Kiba was lucky this time. Namikaze
Minato had come and quickly took him back to the village for treatment with the
Flying Raijin. Otherwise, he might have died from excessive blood loss.
Moreover, his injury was different
from Lee's. Lee's injury was more severe, with bone fragments entering the
blood vessels, whereas Kiba did not have this complication. Kiba's injuries and
fractures, along with excessive blood loss and ruptured blood vessels, were
resolved, making it a simpler operation for Tsunade's medical expertise.
As for the excessive blood loss,
Yukina's blood transfusion helped, and with Tsunade's treatment through her
slug, although it consumed a lot of chakra, it was resolved. These chakra
expenses were manageable for Tsunade.
Therefore, although Kiba's situation
was critical, he was not in danger.
But at this time, elsewhere...
In a clearing in the forest quite
far outside Konoha Village, a white-haired man who had been flying suddenly
stopped in his tracks.
"Despair!"
Jiraiya landed lightly on the
ground, and in front of him was a red-skinned toad.
"Hirosuke Toad? Why are you
here?" Jiraiya asked suspiciously. He had been summoned by his teacher,
the Third Hokage, and was rushing back to the village.
"I'm here to tell you to go to
Mt. Myoboku right away," Hirosuke Gama said. He was the toad responsible
for communication between Konoha Village and Mt. Myoboku and one of the toads
who contacted Jiraiya.
Hearing this, Jiraiya frowned and
said, "There's an urgent matter in the village, now..."
But before he could finish his
sentence, he was interrupted by Hirosuke: "It's the Great Toad Sage
looking for you."
"Great Toad Sage?" Jiraiya
was taken aback. Vaguely, he sensed an ominous atmosphere.
"Yes, the Great Toad Sage said,
the prophecy," said Hirosuke with a serious face, "it has
changed."
"What!" Jiraiya was
startled. The predictions of the Great Toad Sage were extremely accurate; there
was no fallacy. A change in the prophecy was unheard of.
There were only incomplete
prophecies, things gradually becoming clear, although this kind of clarity was
rare. But a prophecy change... This was unprecedented!
Jiraiya felt an even stronger sense
of foreboding.
As for the prophecy of change, it
was naturally the prophecy about the "Child of Prophecy."
Hearing this, Jiraiya's expression
changed several times. Frowning, he said, "I'm going to Mt. Myoboku right
away."
"Yeah." Hirosuke nodded
and then disappeared in a cloud of white mist with a "bang."
Jiraiya looked up at the sky. The
sun was slanting to the west, and the sunset burned in the sky, which was
spectacular.
Jiraiya looked up at the sky. The
sun was slanting to the west, and the sunset burned in the sky, which was
spectacular.
However, Jiraiya's sense of
foreboding grew stronger and stronger.
Please, let this not turn
into something disastrous!