Seeing Gonbei hurriedly step forward and catch Genji as his limp body fell backward, he saw that the old man's face was deathly pale, his lips purple, his breathing weak, and bright red blood staining the corner of his mouth.
Only then did the Kirigakure ninja around them snap out of the shadow cast by the Daimyo's death.
"Lord Genji!"
"Elder! How are you?"
Gonbei knelt on one knee and let Genji lean against his shoulder. Seeing that the old man's eyes remained shut, with no sign of waking, panic filled his heart. He immediately looked up and shouted anxiously at the crowd, "Where are the Medical Ninja? Hurry! Where are the Medical Ninja?"
Only then did several Kirigakure Medical Ninja in white uniforms finally force their way out of the crowd.
They swiftly knelt beside Genji, their faces taut with anxiety. Green Chakra light immediately appeared around their hands as they carefully covered Genji's chest, going all out with Medical Ninjutsu to save him.
Under the treatment of the Medical Ninjutsu, Genji's heavy eyelids twitched a few times before he finally opened his eyes slowly.
His gaze first drifted blankly over the gathered crowd and the anxious Gonbei before clarity returned to him.
Yet deep within his eyes lay an exhaustion and killing intent he could not conceal.
Then Genji struggled to raise one hand and tightly gripped Gonbei's arm. In a low, hoarse voice, he said, "Go... Gonbei...
"Take this old man away from here."
Gonbei immediately understood what Genji meant and nodded heavily.
He carefully lifted Genji into his arms, ignoring the many puzzled and complicated looks around them. With his head lowered, he strode through the still-crowded, chattering crowd and headed straight into Kirigakure.
Only after they reached an empty street and confirmed that no one