"After he was sent to the hospital, what happened? Did you arrange for the best doctors to examine him? Besides the hospital's best doctors, summon the best Medical Ninjas from the Medical Ninja Department as well. No, one person might not be able to diagnose him accurately. Send an entire team of Medical Ninjas over."
Hurried footsteps echoed through the corridor. One hospital room after another slid behind them at a pace somewhere between walking and running as Minato Namikaze frowned deeply and questioned them.
His face was grim.
On the way from the Hokage Building to Konoha Hospital, he had already gotten a clear account of Chiba's condition. He learned that Chiba had suddenly fainted without warning, and that he had not gone without rest during this period, nor had he been resting poorly. In fact, over the past half month, Chiba had given the accompanying Anbu Ninja the impression that everything was under control. He had even slept more than ten hours every day. Though he had told the Anbu Ninja accompanying him to wake him if anything came up, his meticulous arrangements had left them with no opportunity to interrupt his sleep.
In other words, Chiba had not fainted from overexertion at all. Some unknown condition had caused his collapse.
A ninja fainting while in good health was already an extremely serious matter. And in Chiba's case, the cause was unknown. To be honest, Minato Namikaze was truly worried—even afraid.
Yes, Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, was already somewhat afraid.
Chiba's importance went without saying. Minato Namikaze would rather see the Peace Alliance descend into chaos than lose Chiba.
After all, if the Peace Alliance fell apart and war resumed, they could simply fight another war. Never mind whether they won or lost—eventually, they would still return