"I didn't expect you to push yourself so hard. Though you've gained quite the reputation, it's best to stay cautious, Yoichi."
Uchiha Kenji advised, as he was the first to rush over upon hearing that Uchiha Yoichi had been sent to the hospital.
He was reassured upon learning that the problem wasn't serious and only required a few days of quiet rest.
Currently, Uchiha Yoichi's main injuries are to his body's meridians and throat. Although the medical ninja examining him aren't sure how the meridians could be injured without any skin damage, this kind of injury is quite troublesome to treat.
Konoha Hospital might be at its weakest in terms of medical capabilities right now, with Tsunade having left, and two medical teams deployed to the front lines. Although there are medical jonin remaining, treating injuries to the meridians requires extreme care.
'I understand, Elder.'
Uchiha Yoichi wrote on a piece of paper. Even with medical ninjutsu, it would take at least three to four days before he could speak again; at moments like this, he dearly missed Minami, who would have him discharged in a day if she were around.
She also took care of feeding him and chatting, among other miscellaneous tasks.
"Hmm, it's good that you're fine. Get plenty of rest. Do you need me to find a clan member to look after you?"
'Better not; I'm not used to being cared for by others.'
Mainly, he wasn't accustomed to being cared for by strangers. He hadn't lost the ability to move, though slowly.
After spending some more time, Uchiha Kenji left to let him rest well.
With no one else in the room, Uchiha Yoichi slightly unlocked a seal and let his consciousness enter an inner space, preparing to check on Godzilla.
During the fight, when he emitted the radiation flow, he felt as though he merged with Godzilla. At that moment, Godzilla's movements within his body were almost synchronized.
Godzilla is currently in deep sleep, but even in slumber, Uchiha Yoichi can still feel he can manipulate Godzilla's power.
However, both were quite injured; Godzilla now feels like an empty shell. The atomic furnace had just grown within him before its energy was forcibly extracted by Uchiha Yoichi to release the radiation flow.
Still, the power was indeed immense, concentrating intense radioactive particles into slender beams like an elongated light and then spraying them out, similar in principle to the Tailed Beast Ball, both aiming at compressing and enhancing destructive force. However, the Tailed Beast Ball is hard to compress into such slender radiation streams.
"Mr. Yoichi."
Feeling someone knocking and calling him outside, Uchiha Yoichi left the inner space and saw the person entering was Orochimaru.
Orochimaru smiled at Uchiha Yoichi and said, "I was planning to return the Amber Purifying Pot to you, but I ran into your clan's Uchiha Kenji at the Konoha Hospital entrance. I heard you two have a great relationship, so I handed the Amber Purifying Pot to him. That's alright, isn't it, Mr. Yoichi?"
'It's fine, thank you, Lord Orochimaru.'
Leaving it with Elder Kenji is just the same. Anyway, it's used for business purposes; Uchiha Yoichi doesn't have a tailed beast to seal, but he can use the Amber Purifying Pot to pack goods and transport them with the Heavenly Transfer Jutsu.
"Mr. Yoichi... well, let's talk after you recover. Actually, during my research on Immortal Techniques, I came across a small breakthrough, though the current test subjects are still sufficient. I'll likely have a surprise for you later."
Orochimaru smiled as he spoke. He wanted to discuss with Uchiha Yoichi about the simplified Sage Mode. He'd previously attempted to practice Immortal Techniques, though unsuccessful, but he gained a profound understanding of Natural Energy.
He brought back a student this time. After researching that clan's constitution for a while, he's learned how to safely absorb Natural Energy.
Seeing Uchiha Yoichi's condition now, it's better to focus on healing.
After Orochimaru left, Uchiha Yoichi's room fell quiet again, but not for long as someone knocked on the door.
"Teacher Yoichi, may we come in?"
After the knock, Yuhi Kurenai and two others entered, carrying a fruit basket.
'Why did you all come?'
Uchiha Yoichi wrote a note asking, wondering why his students knew despite only being hospitalized for less than half a day.
Hyuga Satomi spoke, "It was that guy Asuma who said it, so after discussing it, we decided to visit you. We didn't ask the nurse and directly found you."
She blinked after saying this, using her Byakugan to see even into the operating room and who was lying there.
'Thank you for remembering your teacher, but remember this: your teacher is injured because of a mission. If you don't train well, you might end up in the operating room.'
Even while injured and lying in bed, Uchiha Yoichi didn't forget to guide them, especially Yuhi Kurenai, who, despite being a girl, had a stronger personality than most boys.
Seeing the admonishing note, Yuhi Kurenai frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy; they had come to visit their teacher and ended up getting lectured.
Then Yuhi Kurenai exchanged a look with Hyuga Satomi and Chishima Ichihiko. Hyuga Satomi seemed tempted, but Chishima Ichihiko shook his head subtly, indicating he didn't want to do it.
How timid!
Yuhi Kurenai thought silently, then formed a seal wanting to perform an illusion technique. She hadn't forgotten what Teacher Yoichi had said before: at any time and place, they could ambush him. As long as the ambush succeeded, they would have completed the task.
This is a good opportunity. Initially, they didn't want to do it, but Teacher Yoichi's reprimanding manner made her angry.