"It's fine!"
Seeing Kabuto Yakushi approaching to treat him, Baki—blood splattering from his body, sword wounds crisscrossing his upper torso and still dripping blood—raised a hand to stop him.
"Is that so..."
Kabuto Yakushi did not insist. He slowly lowered his hand glowing with a pale green light and stopped walking as well.
Wind Release Chakra was added to it? Gekko Hayate had that level of control over Wind Release Chakra?
Seeing Kabuto Yakushi stop, Baki seemed to let out a breath of relief inwardly, though a trace of astonishment also rose within him.
To be honest, he was still somewhat wary of Kabuto Yakushi. Even though they had decided to cooperate, that did not mean he completely trusted him. Even with his injuries being rather serious, he would not let Kabuto Yakushi treat him.
Kabuto Yakushi was, after all, one of Orochimaru's people. Orochimaru had always been dabbling in strange and bizarre things. Who knew whether Kabuto Yakushi might plant something in him while treating his wounds? He was at least a candidate for Sunagakure's upper ranks. If Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru controlled him, the consequences would be unthinkable.
As for his own injuries, Baki understood them quite clearly.
That sudden outburst of sword light earlier had likely been backed by one of Gekko Hayate's Shadow Clones behind every slash. In other words, unlike the Dance of the Crescent Moon from before, every streak of sword light had been real, as had the clones behind them. That meant he had suffered several attacks from several directions at once, with virtually every avenue of retreat sealed off. Other than taking them head-on, he had had no other choice.
This also displayed Kabuto Yakushi's strength and judgment. That scalpel he had thrown to snipe Gekko Hayate had struck at precisely the