Resurrection

He felt like his clothes had been taken off by someone else, and a pair of calloused hands were fumbling all over his body.

"No way! No way!"

The first thought that came to Yu You's mind was a dirty one. In his previous life, he had been a seasoned driver who could reach seventy miles per hour.

But he quickly snapped back to reality.

"Are they going to dissect me?"

The thought sent alarm bells ringing in Yu You's mind. This situation really could be like that.

But what could he do? If he got up now, given Danzo's Root's usual behavior, they'd probably slice him up for research.

He'd rather be alive than dead.

"It's just cutting me open, right? It won't hurt if I just endure it." Yu You decided to endure. He was a Slime now, and as long as they didn't burn him, dissection wouldn't have too much of an impact.

Yu You, who had sealed his senses, had no idea he was in a surgical room at Konoha Hospital. A Konoha Medical Ninja in a white coat was manhandling him on the bed.

"Hokage-sama, according to my examination, this child truly has no vital signs. His heart, in particular, has suffered a fatal injury. There is no hope of survival." The Medical Ninja said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing beside him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had brought Sasuke and Yu You to the hospital. Sasuke appeared to be severely injured, but most of it was mental. After treatment from a Medical Ninja skilled in Genjutsu, he would be fine after a good night's sleep. A ninja's self-healing ability was quite strong.

But Yu You was different. After a series of examinations, the Medical Ninja concluded that Yu You was dead, his bodily functions had completely ceased, and the flat lines on the medical equipment also indicated that the person on the bed had no vital signs.

"Let me try!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't react to the Medical Ninja's words because he already knew these conclusions.

However, he could sense that Yu You's consciousness was still active, and it had become significantly more active during the examination.

Although reality indicated that Yu You was dead, in the world of ninjas, death didn't always mean death. Anything, no matter how bizarre, could happen.

"You go out first. Remember, you didn't see anything, and you don't know anything." Hiruzen Sarutobi said after taking the Medical Ninja's place.

"Understood."

The Medical Ninja bowed his head in acknowledgment. The Hokage's words were absolute commands for Konoha ninjas, and this Medical Ninja knew what he had to do.

After leaving the operating room, the Medical Ninja resumed his rounds of the wards as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, inside the operating room, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood beside Yu You, who had been stripped naked, and extended his hands, which began to emit a fluorescent green light.

"Mystical Palm Technique."

It was one of the most basic medical ninjutsu, capable of activating all the cells in a wound, healing it in a very short time.

However, it required precise control of Chakra, making it very difficult to learn and use. Among all the Konoha Medical Ninjas, fewer than ten could skillfully use the Mystical Palm Technique.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi, known as the Shinobi World Professor, knew it and was quite proficient.

Hiruzen Sarutobi placed his hands on the wound on Yu You's chest, and soon the wound began to heal at a visible rate.

The fluorescent green light intensified, illuminating the entire room in a natural hue.

Although the Mystical Palm Technique didn't hurt the recipient, the sensation of itching during wound healing was even more unbearable than pain.

Especially now, Hiruzen Sarutobi was just trying to "treat a dead horse as if it were alive," so his technique was a bit rough, as evidenced by the nearly completely healed wound.

However, Yu You didn't feel the itching. Instead, the healing of the wound made him very uncomfortable. He had been suppressing his self-healing ability, and suddenly it had become stronger for some unknown reason. He couldn't suppress it even with all his might.

"What on earth is going on? Just when I thought I was at the finish line, why is this happening to me!" Yu You felt like crying.

He just wanted to die and be buried in a hole. Even this small wish couldn't be fulfilled.

But even though he thought that, he still had to face reality. He could already imagine the horrific torture he would endure if he fell into the hands of a pervert like Danzo.

Just as Yu You thought the other person was about to cut him open, a pair of warm hands covered his forehead, and a gentle energy flowed into his mind through his forehead.

"So comfortable."

This was how Yu You felt. It was like soaking in a hot spring after a long day of exhaustion, feeling refreshed and utterly at ease.

Slowly, a wave of drowsiness began to wash over Yu You's mind. He knew very well that he shouldn't sleep at a time like this, but the drowsiness grew stronger until he couldn't resist it.

"Hoo... breathe...!"

After Yu You's consciousness fell into sleep, his body on the bed began to show vital signs. Respiration, heartbeat, and pulse reappeared one by one. The flat lines on the medical equipment beside the bed also began to fluctuate.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took two steps back, took out a pipe from somewhere, and placed it in his mouth without lighting it.

A person who had been completely dead just moments ago had come back to life so quickly. Such an event was not uncommon in the ninja world.

"Is saving him good or bad?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was constantly pondering this question. He had just used a Konoha secret technique to save Yu You, but now he faced a choice.

With such an ability to "come back from the dead" and the Uchiha bloodline, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that Yu You's future achievements would undoubtedly be extraordinary.

But on the other hand, the higher Yu You's achievements, the greater the potential danger to Konoha, because the truth could not be hidden forever.

Without Yu You's knowledge, he was facing another life-or-death choice. He might be the most tragic transmigator, facing death choices without doing anything after transmigrating.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know that Yu You wasn't actually saved by him. It was just that his secret technique had knocked Yu You unconscious. After falling unconscious, Yu You could no longer maintain his state of feigned death, and his body resumed autonomous operation.

Although Yu You had the bloodline of a Slime, he was still human at his core. Without self-suppression, human characteristics would still manifest.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stayed there for over an hour. Finally, he lit his pipe, took a deep puff, looked at Yu You on the bed, shook his head, and pushed the door open to leave.

Soon, someone came to move Yu back to another ward. Under the examination of several Medical Ninjas, Yu was merely suffering from shock and malnutrition. All it needed was a good rest and a proper diet.

However, one of the Medical Ninjas looked at Yu, who was sleeping, with eyes full of astonishment. He was certain that this child had been dead earlier; his heart had been cut in half, yet now he was lying on the bed, sleeping normally.

"What exactly did the Hokage do?"

This Medical Ninja thought, but then his body stiffened, and he quickly stopped thinking. He stopped looking at Yu and buried all his thoughts deep inside.

There were some things he couldn't even think about.