A Desperate Gamble
"We have no choice but to take a gamble..." Sakura Haruno said, her brows furrowed. "Her Chakra reflexes are practically zero; her resistance and repulsion to external Chakra should be almost nonexistent..."
"Sigh..." Shino was well aware of the risks involved, but he simply sighed, "Let's do it your way!"
Using Ice Release Shape Transformation to temporarily construct a heart to fill Yugao's missing body is just the simplest step.
The next step is to imbue the blood in the heart with the Nature Transformation of Water Release —whether it's "pressure" or "flow"—in short, to Nature Transformation of Water Release to drive the blood in Yugao's body, which is gradually starting to circulate again, to complete the blood circulation. Then, Medical Ninjutsu will be used to deceive the body, making Yugao's body mistakenly believe that the original heart is still functioning.
This was Sakura's idea.
She placed her right hand on Yugao's chest, her hand trembling slightly.
Take a deep breath.
A faint blue glow emanated from her hand as she circulated her Ice Release Chakra. The icy, snow-like texture of the Chakra instantly calmed Sakura Haruno's uneasy mind.
With her hands calmed, Sakura channeled Chakra into Yugao's body and began to perform Ninjutsu.
Constructing a heart using Ice Release Shape Transformation was not difficult for Sakura. In fact, the medical Ice Clone that perfectly replicates the original is a special kind of Ice Release Shape Transformation.
Therefore, what she needed to do was to use her own body as a template and use Ice Release to simulate her own heart and flesh to fill the wounds on Yugao's body.
It was nothing more than partially unleashing Ice Clone.
Well, there's just one problem: the skin tone and size don't match...
She shook her head vigorously, clearing her mind of unnecessary thoughts. These trivial details weren't important; as long as the blood vessels matched, that was enough. After all, it was just an emergency measure; once the Chakra dissipated, the flesh and blood temporarily simulated by the Ninjutsu would also disappear...
Focus your attention on the wound on the Yugao glories.
The second step was to Water Release: Nature Transformation to get her blood flowing again.
Normally, Water Release to manipulate the flow of blood in another person's body is almost impossible due to the inherent resistance of living beings to external Chakra. If Sakura could do this, she wouldn't have needed to develop so many Ninjutsu.
She could simply Water Release to extract all the enemy's blood; if it were that easy, she would have been invincible long ago.
However, the situation is different now. Yugao is now barely alive, almost like a corpse, which makes it easier for Sakura to inject her Chakra into her body and control her blood circulation.
The heart created by the Ice Release also began to beat vigorously, helping Sakura pump Yugao's blood along the arteries to all parts of her body.
Then, Medical Ninjutsu is used to awaken the functions of various parts of the body and deceive the body into believing that the heart is still working.
After this risky gamble, and a while of struggling, Yugao's breathing gradually stabilized.
The body was truly fooled; blood began to flow again, and various vital signs gradually stabilized.
However, the situation is still not optimistic—as evidenced by the fact that Sakura's Chakra has not been repelled by Yugao.
Ming Yugao's spirits were still in a state of disarray...
It's merely maintaining the vitality of being alive.
Soon, the Anbu Guard who had seen the distress signal rushed to the battlefield.
Seeing Makoto Inuzuka and Uzuki Yugao lying on the ground, everyone's expression was not very good.
"What happened?" the captain of the Eighteenth Squad asked as soon as they landed. "What kind of enemy did you encounter?"
He glanced at the devastated battlefield, littered with large craters, knife marks, and broken ninja tools, and knew that a fierce battle had taken place there.
He knew Shino's fighting strength. The fact that Tsunade could group Hii and Tobi with Shino, and even give them higher numbers, was enough to show that this Anbu was elite-level; the other two female ninjas were definitely not just there for show!
The result after the battle was that the reconnaissance team lost one ninja and the Fourteenth Squad suffered another serious injury, but they didn't capture any enemies; instead, the enemy escaped...
"We must have run into the Akatsuki organization..." Shino said weakly, plopping down on the ground.
Seeing that Yugao's condition had stabilized somewhat and that the support troops had arrived, he was exhausted and could no longer hold on. He suddenly went limp, feeling weak and groaning all over.
With a long sigh, Shino shook his head and said, "They operate in pairs, each possessing very strange Secret Technique, and their strength is unbelievable... The one that Yugao and I just fought was called Hidan, and the other one is called Kakuzu..."
"I see signs of a battle over there..." The Twelfth Squad Third Detachment arrived just then, landing on the ground not far away. The captain, in a heavy tone, said, "We've detected at least five different Release Techniques clashing. The one using Ice Release in your squad is that Sakura Haruno over there, right? She fought really fiercely; she and Kakuzu have turned the entire terrain upside down!"
He went over and helped Shino, whose legs were too weak to stand, to his feet. Only then did he notice Yugao lying on the ground and exclaimed in surprise, "Yugao, what happened?"
"It was a Secret Technique used by the enemy; it destroyed her heart..." Shino said, then shook his head. "We'll discuss the details when we get back. Now that everyone's here, let's hurry back to the village!"
"Yugao's injuries are beyond our capabilities; we need to return to Konoha and have the Lord Fifth Hokage handle them personally!"
The squad leader of the Twelfth Squad then carried Shino on his back—the latter initially resisted, but eventually accepted the offer with a somewhat awkward expression. After all, Shino simply didn't have the strength for another continuous forced march back to Konoha, so being carried back was a last resort to save time...
Two medical-nin took Yugao's body from Sakura's arms. They were also helpless with the injury and could only maintain the Ninjutsu Sakura was using to keep Yugao alive.
Another female Anbu carried Sakura on her back. Sakura was a little embarrassed, but she said quite boldly, "It's okay, you're pretty light anyway!"
By the way, this female ninja is also clearly a Taijutsu- type ninja at a glance, because you can see that her arms are actually thicker than Sakura's thighs...
They traveled under the stars and moon.
Traveling day and night, the weary group returned to Konoha before dawn the next day, before the sun rose.
In the stillness of the night, when all is quiet, it is the darkest hour before dawn.
The Fourteenth Squad was quickly transported to Konoha Hospital for treatment.
Outside the first treatment room.
Outside the treatment room were two long rows of benches. The whitewashed walls were bare, and all you could see from the benches was a stark white wall.
This reminded Sakura of scenes from TV dramas she often saw in that world: outside the closed operating room, several people were either pacing back and forth restlessly or sitting wearily in chairs.
Unexpectedly, that incredibly tacky scene happened to her.
She has now become the protagonist anxiously waiting for someone else.
The Anbu had marched back to Konoha overnight. Sakura, who hadn't slept a wink after the great battle and had to constantly monitor Yugao's condition, was already exhausted. Now, after handing Yugao over to Tsunade, she sat alone on the empty bench outside the treatment room, waiting for the experiment results, a deep weariness washing over her.
The pink-haired girl squatted on the floor next to the chair, hugging her knees with her hands, burying her head between the chair and her thighs.
Soon after, it began to snore softly and drifted into a light sleep.
(1/. There will be another update tonight.)