"Hang on, Nao! Just a little longer!" Chiba's left hand tightly gripped the wrist of Nao's outstretched right hand, which lay motionless against the ground, while his own right hand braced himself against the earth with some difficulty. Blood from his nose stained his lips, its metallic tang seeping into his mouth.
Judging by the damage, she had suffered a bleeding injury to the chest or abdomen. Looking at the amount of blood beneath her and her pale face, weak breathing, and faint pulse, she must have sustained a fatal wound to her chest or abdomen, perhaps near her chest.
Her heart might already have been pierced or destroyed, compounded by excessive blood loss.
First, he had to use Creation Rebirth Jutsu to regenerate her heart and stop the bleeding at the same time. There were still some Blood-Increasing Pills in his Ninja Tool Pouch. Together with Creation Rebirth-level Medical Chakra, they could replenish the blood she had lost—or at least restore enough to sustain her vital signs.
Yet Chiba paid no attention to the pain and dizziness in his head or the taste of blood in his mouth. The thought never even crossed his mind. He did not spare even a moment to consider why Nao, who should have been in the village, was here, or why she and Hirohiko had both suffered such grave injuries.
Right now, his entire mind was focused on Nao before him and Hirohiko a little farther ahead.
As for Hirohiko, he had no obvious external wounds and no blood at the corners of his mouth, so he likely had no internal injuries either. Aside from both his Sharingan having been gouged out, he should not have suffered any life-threatening wounds. Ordinary Medical Ninjutsu to stop the bleeding, combined with Blood-Increasing Pills, would be