novelhk Chapter 227 The gap between ninjutsu is like a chasm.
Chapter 227 The gap between ninjutsu is like a chasm.
Chapter 227 The gap between ninjutsu is like a chasm.
With Taiyi's protection, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and, led by Taiyi, hurried towards the medical camp.
On the way, Taiyi finally asked the question that had been bothering him, "What happened to him? How did he get so badly injured?"
Taiyi asked a question but didn't get the answer he wanted. He turned to look at everyone with a puzzled expression and found that even Rin, who had just been crying, was awkwardly wiping away her tears.
Immediately, a guess formed in his mind: could it be that these guys ignored his advice and were recklessly causing trouble?
"Taiyi, let's save him first. This guy was stabbed through the chest with a sword, and he's still alive thanks to Rin for giving him first aid!" Yangping, who was carrying someone on his back, spoke up, but his words also revealed self-blame.
Thinking back to when the battle had just begun, the five of them followed Taiichi, forming a formation and wreaking havoc on all sides. At that time, the Sand Village's offensive was at its fiercest, but with Taiichi leading the way, the five of them handled it quite easily.
Taiyi had already cleared out all the enemies in front of them. Those that slipped past them were either too weak or had their defenses breached, making them easy to deal with.
But after Taichi left the group to deal with the tailed beasts, Yangping, who took on the task of attacking the enemy, realized how much pressure Taichi had been under to be able to charge through the enemy lines like before. The five of them had only charged back and forth twice and were already injured, but fortunately none of them were serious, just some superficial wounds.
With that in mind, the group finally arrived at the medical camp. Taiichi placed Obito on an empty hospital bed, having already ascertained Obito's condition on the way there.
The lung was punctured, resulting in massive bleeding. Although emergency treatment was provided, the skill level was clearly insufficient. Not only was the bleeding not completely stopped, but the wound also healed haphazardly. This was caused by inadequate medical theory and improper use of the "Palm Magic Technique," which arbitrarily induced cell division.
If he continues to be treated like this, even if Obito recovers, he will still end up with tuberculosis.
When Taiichi explained Obito's condition, Rin's face turned pale. She was the one who performed the first aid on Obito. At the time, she had no other choice and acted rashly without thinking. Now, hearing about the consequences Taiichi described, she felt a wave of fear.
Seeing Lin's expression, Taiyi knew to stop. He just wanted to let her understand his current level, and he didn't want to really scare the young girl into having psychological trauma.
"However, you have done very well. At that time, it was an emergency and there was no other way to treat it. But you must be careful. Normal treatment cannot be done like this. Correcting this kind of crooked tissue is not as simple as cutting it off and having it grow back."
Taiichi still advised Rin to accumulate more theoretical knowledge in the future, and then continued to pay attention to Obito's injuries.
This guy not only got stabbed right through, but also had several ribs broken by kicks. Nobody knows how he got injured like that.
After the examination was completed, Taiyi's right hand flashed with light, and a chakra scalpel took shape. He made a cut from top to bottom across Taiyi's chest, instantly splitting the upper body clothing in two. His control was so precise that not a single speck of dirt touched the skin.
After briefly cleaning the wound by pulling aside the clothes, the twisted and hideous scars were revealed. The surface of the wound had already healed, but judging from the scar tissue on the outside, it was clear that if this was left untreated, it would cause a lot of trouble in the future.
Taiichi placed his hands, one on top of the other, on the wound. Normally, he would just press lightly with one hand when treating patients. He only used this posture in the early stages of his medical studies and hardly ever used it again afterward, which was enough to prove how much effort and mental strain he was going to put into the next operation.
Both hands simultaneously glowed with emerald green light, the rich vitality of which was refreshing even to onlookers. However, Taiyi's palms contained the opposite destructive power. Palm Immortal Technique can promote cell division, but if used in reverse, it can also silently cause cells to die.
What he needs to do now is to destroy those abnormal tissues while stimulating the original cells to divide again and fill those wrong places. This requires a thorough understanding of the human body, and Taiyi's superb chakra control is needed to accomplish what kind of cells should grow where.
This is also the treatment method that causes the least harm to Obito. The only drawback is that it requires a very high level of skill from the practitioner and is also extremely tiring. Before long, Taiichi's forehead was covered in cold sweat, something he hadn't done during his fight with Shukaku.
Half an hour later, Taichi finally withdrew his hands. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Obito on the hospital bed, and couldn't help but purse his lips. This guy must have made some mistake again, otherwise Yohei and the others wouldn't be so hesitant. But now is not the time to pursue this.
He turned to Rin and explained Obito's condition to her, "His chest wound has healed, but the bones inside are still broken. It will take time to recover. I can only help with the initial healing. He's currently unconscious due to blood loss, but he should wake up soon. You know what to do for the injured, so I won't go into details!"
Lin covered her mouth with joy, not knowing what to say. She had been terrified earlier.
Taiichi then looked at Yohei, Kakashi, and Saori and said, "You guys shouldn't stay here either. We'll talk about it after Obito wakes up. I have to go guard the camp, so I won't stay here. If you have nothing to do, you can take a walk around the camp. Right now, the camp is short-staffed and at its weakest point."
"No problem, Taiichi, you go ahead and get busy. We'll go on patrol in a bit."
Yangping spoke first, agreeing on everyone's behalf without even consulting them. This made Taiyi even more curious about what these guys had done and why they seemed so guilty.
However, he wasn't one to pry into things. He had important matters to attend to, and not even one of his shadow clones was free, so he didn't have time to worry about anything else. As for Yang Ping and the others' embarrassing incident, he would find out sooner or later after this busy period was over.
Next, Taichi took over from the shadow clone and sat in the center of the camp. He sat there for the entire night until the next morning when Jiraiya and the other high-ranking officials returned to the camp with smiles on their faces.
As soon as they entered the gate, the first thing they saw was Taiyi sitting upright in the center of the camp. Everyone smiled knowingly at this sight. The reason they had been able to fight on the front lines with peace of mind until now was because there was a powerful figure in charge of the rear.
Otherwise, once the outcome of the battle on the main battlefield is decided, they would have to consider having some high-ranking officers lead a portion of the ninjas back. This would undoubtedly weaken the strength at the front, turning what could have been a 90-point victory into only 80 points, or even lower.
"Taiyi, you've worked hard. You just finished fighting on the front lines and had to come back to oversee the rear. You haven't had a break yet, have you?"
Jiraiya laughed heartily, patting his apprentice on the shoulder, his joy undisguised. Indeed, Taiichi's performance in this battle was remarkable; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was the hero of the battle. He single-handedly withstood Shukaku's attack and even killed him—none of them could have done that.
If it weren't for the need to leave room for others to make contributions, and the fact that a strong ninja was indeed needed to hold the rear, Taiichi's achievements would be far more than what he has now.
Taiichi smiled and didn't respond to that topic. Instead, he offered his congratulations, "Congratulations to the teacher and all the seniors on your triumphant return! After this great battle, the spine of Sunagakure has been broken!"
"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter. Taiichi was right. After this battle, Sunagakure would definitely not have the strength to fight again in the short term. The rest would depend on how the village would arrange things.
"Let's go, Taiichi, let's go to the meeting first. Although this battle is not completely over yet, it's time to do a battle summary and report the results to the village."
As he spoke, Jiraiya put his arm around Taiichi's neck and led him toward the central army tent.
The other Jonin smiled and remained silent, knowing that Jiraiya was intentionally elevating the status of his disciple. However, no one objected, since capable people are always respected wherever they go.
Inside the central command tent, everyone smiled and exchanged pleasantries as they took their seats. Taiichi, however, was asked to sit to Jiraiya's right. This seat used to be Minato's, but since he was still on the front lines, it was given to Taiichi.
It took more than ten minutes for everyone to recover from the joy of victory before the meeting officially began.
"Everyone, we've had our share of excitement. Now let's talk about the results of this great battle and set the tone for how to report back to the village."
"Good—" Someone shouted, and the atmosphere among everyone present instantly heated up again. Although everyone knew that this was a great victory, they had no idea exactly how great the victory was or how much they had lost. Everyone was very much looking forward to it.
"Shikaku, come and talk to everyone properly, and make everyone happy again."
A burst of laughter erupted from below, but everyone's eyes were fixed on Shikaku.
Shikaku calmly stood up, first bowing to Jiraiya before turning to face everyone.
"As of this morning, our count of Sunagakure casualties in this battle has reached 500, including 24 confirmed Jonin killed in action, and 103 captured. Our side has suffered only 146 casualties so far, with 4 Jonin killed!"
"Boo!" Everyone immediately cheered. It was truly a great victory. Such a casualty ratio was rare in all the wars since the village was founded. Moreover, the battle was not over yet. In the subsequent pursuit phase, the casualties of Sunagakure would only be greater, while the casualties of Konoha would be negligible.
"Of course, the biggest gain from this battle was killing the Shukaku Jinchuriki. This will ensure that Sunagakure will completely lose its trump card of tailed beasts in the next few years, and we will be more at ease when facing Sunagakure."
After saying this, Shikaku made his graceful exit. However, everyone present turned their gaze to Taiichi, who sat quietly beside Jiraiya. Their intense gazes made Taiichi's cheeks burn. There was envy, recognition, and admiration in their eyes; all of them were full of affirmation for Taiichi.
"Everyone is aware of the results of the battle. We should report the good news to the village based on this situation. If there is anything else to add, we will go to Shikaku afterward. We will write a detailed battle report and send it back to the village after the battle is completely over."
Jiraiya also wanted to give a summary of this battle as soon as possible. After all, the village was still unaware of the situation, and he needed to send the information back as soon as possible to prevent the village from making any misjudgments.
"So, what else do each department have to report? Everyone, speak up quickly. With this good news, the Hokage might just agree."
Everyone chuckled, agreeing that it was indeed a good idea, and soon all sorts of diverse requests came in.
"Our weapons and equipment, especially kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags, have been almost completely used up in this battle."
"Our food and rations are almost used up; what we have left can only last for another week."
"At the medical camp, there is a shortage of various medicinal materials and equipment, especially manpower. We are now providing 24-hour treatment, and many medical ninjas don't even have time to rest."
Good heavens, really good heavens! They're all so shameless, crying about being poor. It's true what they say, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
I may not know about other things, but how could Taiyi not know about the situation at the medical camp? Although it has its shortcomings, it's definitely not as bad as they said.
That's an exaggeration. The medical camp is clearly operating on two shifts, but he's making it sound like everyone works around the clock.
Jiraiya clearly hadn't expected everyone to need so much, but he smiled and didn't voice any objections. Instead, he had Shikaku write it all down so he could apply to the village later, asking for as much as possible. After all, asking for the sky's the limit, but settling for less later, meant giving the village some leeway.
However, Taiichi was not so optimistic. After this battle, Sunagakure was severely weakened and its threat to Konoha was greatly reduced. It was still unknown whether the southern front could maintain its current scale, so how could they possibly send more people to you?
Everyone is excited right now and probably hasn't thought of this yet, but once they calm down, they'll all understand.
"Everything else can wait, but food can't. The food supply was already calculated, but now there are so many more prisoners, and there might be even more later. We really won't have enough food."
Jiraiya frowned. This was indeed a problem. It wasn't just about the prisoners; there were also a lot of wounded soldiers whose nutritional needs were even greater, making the food shortage even bigger. But there wasn't enough time to transport food from the rear.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Taiichi offered a suggestion: "Why don't we go and borrow grain from the daimyo of the Land of Rivers?"
He remembered that the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers had betrayed Konoha before. Although he had turned back after being reprimanded by Konoha, the grudge was still there.
"Is this... okay?" This is for people with higher moral standards who also care about saving face.
"Great idea! We've helped him hold off the Sunagakure's attack, so what's wrong with asking for some food?" This is shameless, making extortion sound perfectly reasonable.
"Can we borrow it? We can pay him back when our grain arrives." This is just a convenient offer; whether or not the grain is actually returned is up to them.
Jiraiya and Shikaku exchanged a glance, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes. Their relationship with the current Daimyo of the Land of Rivers was not good, and now that Konoha had won a great victory, they could take advantage of this momentum to "extort some money from the local authorities." Of course, they couldn't let anyone find fault with this, so they had to act with method.
Jiraiya looked at all the ninjas present to see if anyone was suitable for the task. First of all, Taichi was not suitable. He was too young, and the daimyo was not a ninja, so they could not recognize his strength. If he went, he would naturally be looked down upon.
Looking at the others, some were either single-minded or unsuitable for negotiation. They were there to ask for food, but they didn't want to really strain relations with the Land of Rivers.
Otherwise, it would be troublesome if they tripped us up behind our backs later, since this is still the territory of the Land of Rivers.
After looking around, Jiraiya could only turn his gaze back to Shikaku. "You'll have to go and handle this matter."
Reluctantly, Lu Jiu could only nod in agreement.
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