When Akaseki and Mokume's real bodies returned, they found Kazami writhing like a maggot under Ranwu's hands, his face contorted in agony. Yet his legs were pressed tightly together and his hands held behind his back, leaving him only able to arch his body, as though he had been tied up...
Akaseki, Mokume: ...
"Um... are you interrogating him?" Akaseki indicated that this was his specialty.
Ranwu shot him a glare. "I'm removing the last traces of poison!"
Earlier, the numbing effect of the "Giant Salamander venom" had dulled the pain. The further the treatment progressed, the more painful it became.
Mokume: ...
"When I've watched other Medical Ninjas remove poison, they've always dealt with the final traces using ordinary detoxification techniques... and the patient's own ability to heal," Konoha Kuno pointed out.
"Ah!" Ranwu froze at his words. Right! If the poisoning wasn't severe, there was no need to use the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique!
However...
After learning that Ranwu could use the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique, no one had explained that detail to her. Earnest as she was, she had insisted on extracting every last trace of poison.
As for the others...
Tachibana and Inagaki didn't know either. Dan Katō had already left. Kazami knew, but...
"Sorry!" Ranwu hurriedly apologized to Kazami.
"Mmph, mmph, mmph..." Kazami kept his lips pressed together, tears still streaming down his face.
The mirror-image Akaseki stepped forward rather awkwardly and released the seals on Kazami, trying to smooth things over. "You'll recover faster this way!" "Th... thank you..." Kazami rasped to Ranwu.
It had hurt, but... Ranwu had saved his life.
"Oh, right!" Akaseki took out a sealing scroll and released its seal, producing a pale, delicate arm.
"This arm is yours, right?" Akaseki asked Tachibana.
There had only been one arm at