Although Ino barely developed Yang Release Chakra by drinking heavily, her Medical Ninjutsu usage was still terrible.
Her Yin Release level was too high, while her Yang Release level was too low. Her constitution was biased towards Yin, and her healing methods were also relatively crude. She truly killed one for every one she treated.
A several-hundred-pound large spotted pig, after her treatment, died just like that, passing away very peacefully.
How did Gekkō Hayate, who was usually like a consumptive ghost, compare to the large spotted pig in terms of constitution?
Ino was a little bit scared.
Other people's nicknames were all very impressive, like Konoha's Sannin, Konoha White Fang, and Konohas Yellow Flash. But what if she got a nickname like 'Killer Doctor'? She felt she would be letting down the medical books her Shadow Clones diligently studied.
Ino followed Yūgao Uzuki back to the Village, pondering deeply all the way.
Did she have a way to treat Gekkō Hayate?
Actually, she did.
"I understand what the Third Hokage meant now. Lady Tsunade's Summoning Beast should be able to save Gekkō Hayate. Let's go back right now!"
On the way, Yūgao Uzuki, forcing herself to stay alert, recounted what had happened.
There wasn't much to tell, actually. Ari, who was on patrol tonight, detected a faint smell of blood in the alley. This female spy, who had traveled through many countries, was very sensitive to blood and sound. She found the severely injured Gekkō Hayate in an abandoned house.
Gekkō Hayate was covered in wounds and had already fallen unconscious. Ari sent him to Konoha Hospital. The Jonin from Kanpo didn't have the confidence to perform surgery because his injuries were too severe. In the end, it was the Third Hokage who remained calm. He thought of Ino, believing she could save Gekkō Hayate.
The group rushed to Konoha Hospital. They saw Gekkō Hayate lying on the operating table like a bloodied mess, with several Medical Ninja trying to stop the bleeding. However, the essence of Medical Ninjutsu is to stimulate the patient's own cell growth with Chakra, and this growth is not omnipotent. Often, as soon as a wound on an arm was healed, a wound on the lower abdomen would reopen. When the lower abdomen was healed, blood would gush out from his neck like a fountain.
Neglecting one for the other, the Medical Ninja were drenched in sweat, but Gekkō Hayate's breathing became weaker and weaker.
The Third Hokage and Kakashi were both present. Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, as Advisors, also arrived.
Ino rushed over, and the Third Hokage nodded gently to her, signaling her to hurry. Gekkō Hayate was fading fast!
Saving a life is like fighting a fire. Ino also believed that a Shippuden without Gekkō Hayate would be incomplete. The little Chakra expended by a quick sprint was nothing to her.
She bit her thumb and quickly formed hand seals in the order of Boar, Dog, Rooster, Monkey, Ram.
"Summoning Technique!"
With a 'bang,' a puff of white smoke rose. The next second, through her Chakra substitution, the Slug Sage from Shikkotsu Forest, following the summoning contract, transformed a part of her body into a clone. Through the channel built by the Ninjutsu, she was teleported from a super long distance to Konoha Hospital.
Ino used her maximum Chakra to perform the Summoning, and the summoned Slug was eighteen meters tall. This Sage clone looked at Ino and spoke in a very gentle voice: "Little Ino, is something the matter?"
Ino pointed at Gekkō Hayate in the ward and said, "Lady Katsuyu, please help us treat this Ninja."
Katsuyu's voice was still as serene: "Alright."
Her body began to split, forming countless small Slugs.
These small Slugs crawled all over Gekkō Hayate's body, each one repairing his wounds. It was as if hundreds of Medical Ninja were treating him simultaneously, and a green Chakra glow enveloped Gekkō Hayate.
The treatment by the small Slugs was only a life-saving measure. Symptoms like organ displacement and severe internal bleeding still required surgery.
This wasn't a difficult illness; it was just too many wounds and too severe injuries. Gekkō Hayate was like a shattered porcelain doll that now needed to be reassembled. The Slug handled the main repair work, while some delicate operations required the Medical Ninja, so the workload was still very heavy.
The doctors worked very hard, treating him bit by bit.
Katsuyu and the Konoha Ninja had cooperated for many years and were very familiar with their medical techniques. At this moment, she continuously separated small Slugs from her body for treatment. Whenever a small Slug's Chakra was exhausted, she would separate another one from herself.
The sudden appearance of such a behemoth in the hospital caused some panic, even with ANBU Ninja trying to calm people down.
Tsunade had left the Village after the Second Shinobi World War. Older Ninja were fine, but many younger Ninja didn't know about the Slug Princess.
The Hyuga Clan, with their Byakugan, and the Inuzuka Clan and Aburame Clan, who were quite sensitive to the aura of such a giant creature, all looked towards Konoha Hospital.
Jiraiya, who was bathing with Naruto in the bathroom, and Orochimaru, who was hiding in the shadows, both sensed the appearance of the Slug. Their reactions were different, but their choices were similar: to wait and see.
An hour later, the rescue, a combination of surgery and Ninjutsu, finally concluded. Various blood vessel sutures, organ repairs, Mystical Palm Technique, and the Regeneration Jutsu were all used, and Gekkō Hayate's life was finally saved.
He had lost too much blood and his heart had briefly stopped, so when he would regain consciousness depended on his own willpower.
Yūgao Uzuki was more nervous than anyone. Hearing that her lover's life was saved, she let out a heavy sigh, nearly fainting directly.
During the surgery, Ino had a strong urge to show off her skills, but remembering the saying, "He who travels a hundred li, ninety is but half," and that her relationship with Gekkō Hayate and Yūgao Uzuki had always been good, she decided not to go up and cause trouble for them.
She endured with difficulty, and the Ninja of the Medical Corps were exhausted. After pushing him into the ward for observation, they went to rest.
Ino thanked the Slug Sage for her help and released the Summoning Technique.
This Summoning Technique consumed a lot of her Chakra, and she was a bit tired. Summoning the Slug was also very conspicuous, so she chose to go straight home. With her Chakra depleted, she couldn't wander outside the Village. She needed to rest for two days and then go find Tsunade the day after tomorrow.
The Root guards still used the excuse "Lord Danzo is out of the Village on a mission" to avoid her, making him impossible to find. The Third Hokage could only call his two other old companions for a meeting. This time, in addition to Advisor Shikaku, Kakashi was also brought along. The Third Hokage's reason was that Ari had discovered Gekkō Hayate.
The five of them closed the door to examine the wounds on Gekkō Hayate's body.
Shikaku was the first to speak again: "Looking at the wounds on Gekkō Hayate's body, he was injured by a very powerful Wind Release Ninjutsu. Currently, in Konoha Village, there are many Ninja skilled in using Wind Release, but to be able to injure, and even come close to killing, a Special Jonin skilled in Taijutsu, that narrows the scope considerably."
Several Ninja skilled in Wind Release, who could also ambush Gekkō Hayate due to their identity, were listed one by one.
The Rogue Ninja Orochimaru, Wind Release Ninja currently in the Village, Hidden Sand Village Ninja, and even Asuma and Ino were within this range of suspicion. The biggest suspect was still one person: Danzo Shimura!
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