Konoha Hospital.
A crowd had gathered around Kurama Yakumo, who lay in a hospital bed. At the center stood Princess Tsunade, the woman who had established Konoha's medical system.
Around them stood the Medical Ninja who had come after hearing the news.
Among them were Shinji and his Medical Ninjutsu teacher, Kaoru Kusa.
After examining Yakumo herself, Tsunade took the examination results Shizune handed her and frowned. "That can't be right!"
Shizune hurriedly asked, "Lord Tsunade, have you found the cause?"
The Medical Ninja around them all turned to Tsunade, waiting for an explanation.
Before Tsunade arrived, they had all examined Yakumo's body, but none could make sense of how her failing bodily functions had suddenly recovered.
The Kurama Clan had brought Yakumo to the hospital countless times for treatment.
Aside from Shinji, who was still studying, nearly every Medical Ninja present had tried treating Yakumo to some degree.
But Yakumo's frailty was more like a congenital disability, so none of their treatments had achieved much.
That was precisely why they were so interested in the inexplicable recovery of Yakumo's body.
Yet Tsunade, under everyone's expectant gaze, shook her head. "I can't pinpoint the cause just yet!"
"What!?"
"Even Lord Tsunade can't find the cause?"
"That's really strange!"
The Medical Ninja began discussing the matter among themselves.
In their eyes, Tsunade was the undisputed authority in the medical field. If even she couldn't solve this, then the problem had to be complicated.
Lying in the hospital bed, Yakumo went from feeling tense and uneasy to gradually relaxing. Even Lord Tsunade couldn't detect the organization's methods?
The fact that they had managed to fool Tsunade showed that the Akatsuki Organization was a cut above the rest, and Yakumo's confidence that they could cure her grew.
Amid the crowd, Shinji wore a