There were no obvious external injuries, no signs of fractures. In fact, his bones were surprisingly intact...
As he pressed along his legs, gradually increasing from gentle to heavy pressure, Chiba frowned slightly. After Zong Mi left, he had begun examining his legs. After all, more important than learning everything about Zong Mi and the other orphans was the condition of his own legs.
Now that he could not walk, he could not even leave this place. And this place lay in the gap between battlefields, not within Konoha. There were serious safety concerns; this was no safe place.
No matter what, he had to heal his legs as quickly as possible. The prerequisite for doing so was finding out exactly what injury they had suffered and what was causing their complete numbness.
Yet after this initial examination, he found nothing unusual. There were no fractures, no external wounds. His legs were even as tender and smooth as a newborn baby's.
At the same time, they were as warm as his hands, so he could rule out the possibility of necrosis.
In other words, judging from any internal or external injuries visible to the naked eye, his legs were perfectly healthy.
Then...
Was it a problem with his nerves? As his fingers squeezed and pressed from light to heavy, Chiba gained a certain understanding of the muscle tissue in his legs. There were no signs of tearing or rupture. It was impossible for legs this healthy to be completely numb.
Now, there were no injuries to his bones, muscles, or skin. The only explanation for this situation was nerve damage.
And nerve damage was also the most likely cause of losing sensation.
But during that battle, had he suffered any injury that could have damaged the nerves in his legs?