Success?

The basic principle of the Filth-Licking Technique is to use Accio as its core to "transport" foreign objects within a patient's body—such as calculi, polyps, tumors, and other items—and expel them in a relatively safe manner.

During this process, the Chakra Scalpel is responsible for pulverizing the structure of the foreign objects and severing tissue adhesions, creating favorable conditions for Accio.

The Delicate Illness Extraction Technique amplifies the effects of Accio while preventing unnecessary organic damage.

The Mystical Palm Technique is responsible for repairing wounds caused by the displacement of foreign objects, accelerating the patient's recovery.

For a standard gallstone surgery, this combo usually allows the patient to recover completely in a short time, theoretically leaving no sequelae behind.

However, the Accio that Soji currently mastered was not without its limits...

Beyond the fact that the strength of the transport ability itself is restricted, the underlying principles of Accio dictate that it often fails to achieve optimal results when acting upon non-independent components.

Yet, the condition of the Uchiha patient before him had unexpectedly fallen into this very predicament.

--The assailant's mastery of Magnet Release was quite exquisite; the metal fragments embedded in the patient's body were generally no more than 0.2 millimeters in diameter!

Coupled with the jostling during transport and the healing effects of the Mystical Palm Technique during initial emergency treatment, these dozens of barely visible foreign objects could not be removed by conventional methods, and they had already adhered to the patient's liver to a certain extent, feeling almost as one...

In this situation, Accio could not accurately act upon the specific targets, and the resulting pulling force instead caused secondary damage to the patient's organs, exacerbating the hemorrhaging!

If this continued, the Uchiha clansman on the operating table would likely be dead within minutes...

Conversely, Soji himself would face criticism and questioning for the medical malpractice he had personally triggered!

Although, due to the difference in status, Director Chosokabe, who was performing the surgery alongside him, would inevitably shoulder a significant portion of the blame—preventing a situation as dire as the White Fang's, who was destroyed by public opinion and forced to commit suicide—being targeted by a group of "red-eyed" medical troublemakers was not a scenario the youth wished to see.

At the critical moment, a calm and rational demeanor suppressed the panic stemming from biological instinct, buying Soji a few seconds to think and choose.

He knew well that his medical skills could not undergo a breakthrough on the spot, nor could he suddenly conceive of a way to turn the tide while at the operating table. Thus, he simply stepped back from the success or failure of the surgery itself to plan a strategy from a more macroscopic perspective.

...Excluding all low-probability events, there were only two strategies Soji could currently employ.

First, stop the surgery, use the Mystical Palm Technique to stabilize the patient's condition, immediately close the abdomen, and assist the anesthesiologist in maintaining the patient's vital signs.

Choosing this path would likely preserve the Uchiha's life for the time being, but the Filth-Licking Technique treatment plan, which had been highly anticipated, would be declared a complete failure.

If the hospital were to develop other plans to save the patient in the future, Soji might be neither rewarded nor punished.

But if the Uchiha's condition deteriorated rapidly and he eventually passed away, Soji would become the sinner who delayed the timing of treatment, bearing heavy public pressure.

Second, continue the surgery and attempt the Filth-Licking Technique once more to "pull" out the liver fragments.

If he took this path, there was a high probability the patient would die directly on the operating table! In that case, Soji would still face public criticism and punishment from the hospital administration.

But conversely, if the surgery were ultimately successful, he would have the chance to reverse the decline, resolve the crisis, and seize the opportunity to obtain resources for further advancement.

Considering that the Second Shinobi World War would officially break out in the coming years, if he were punished or criticized, the youth would very likely be drafted into frontline combat units and lose his life at the hands of an enemy nation...

Thus, synthesizing all the above analyses, the expected return table for this surgery became clear after incorporating various factors.

Summary.

The risk of abandoning the surgery seemed smaller, but the long-term cost was essentially no different from killing the patient outright.

While continuing the attempt was prone to extremes, it was the only path currently offering hope for a comeback!

Thinking of this, Soji no longer hesitated.

Taking advantage of the chaos among the other medical staff, he reached both hands into the patient's abdominal cavity along the incision and activated the medical technique he had developed once again!

--The Filth-Licking Technique took effect immediately.

This time, Accio would act through both hands, working from the left and right sides respectively on the foreign objects and the liver itself!

Soji attempted to use this method to increase the output of Accio, allowing the metal fragments to detach from the organ under the dual force!

...Clearly, this did not belong to conventional treatment methods.

In the end, would the metal fragments detach from the liver in time? Or would the patient's liver itself be unable to withstand the squeezing and pulling, resulting in even more severe damage?

Before actually doing it, everything remained uncertain.

Fortunately, Soji's luck was not too bad.

Or perhaps, the Uchiha lying on the operating table was truly tough-lived.

With the repeated pulling of the dual-cast Filth-Licking Technique, the tightly embedded metal fragments finally loosened, returning to the state of independent components!

With that, Accio could finally function normally, and the treatment process returned to the right track!

The youth was overjoyed at the sight!

He hurriedly focused all his attention on manipulating the foreign objects to return along their original path, finally coordinating with the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to extract them onto the surface of the liver. At the same time, he used his other hand to simultaneously activate the Mystical Palm Technique to heal the damaged organ.

About a quarter of an hour later, the patient's liver was basically repaired, and the palm of the youth's left hand was covered in dense, tiny crystals.

He withdrew his hands from the patient's abdominal cavity one by one and placed the successfully separated metal fragments into a tray specifically for foreign objects, which emitted a crisp clattering sound.

The Uchiha clansman's vital signs also stabilized after the removal of the lesion; with only the final check and abdominal closure left for the old director to complete, this perilous surgery could be considered a complete success!

The medical staff participating in the procedure let out sighs of relief, their faces showing expressions of gratification.

The preparation area outside also shed its previously tense, hair-trigger atmosphere, finally relaxing after a long while.

"It actually succeeded..." murmured Director Kobayakawa, who had almost been pulled into the operating room, while his colleagues beside him also began to express their sentiments one after another.

"War has finally been avoided."

"The younger generation is truly formidable..."

"Now is not the time for such talk; we should immediately contact the rehabilitation doctors to formulate a post-operative recovery plan for the patient."

"Indeed, that is the right course of action!"

These doctors standing behind the curtain were all experts in their field, and regardless of their personal stances, they could not help but heave a sigh of relief after witnessing everything from start to finish.

They first randomly selected three lucky spectators from the crowd watching in the hallway to assign them tasks, then turned back to fuss over the old Director.

Only the old fox Inoue Hisahide did not wade into these muddy waters; instead, he summoned the two male nurses, explained the situation in detail, and then let one of them depart in a hurry to promptly report the news to the big shots on other floors.

Soji had not delved into the identities of these two previously, but looking at it now, it was highly likely that Anbu or even Root informants were mixed among them.

...Of course, with the surgery successfully completed, it no longer mattered who these two male nurses worked for.

Regardless of the channel, as long as everything that happened in the operating room could be truthfully reported to the Konoha high-ups, including the Third Hokage, the risks Soji took today would not have been in vain.

In fact, there was no need to wait for the intelligence to ferment further; by the time the youth left the operating room and returned to the preparation area, many of the seniors who had previously held hostile, demonic attitudes had undergone a change.

Although they still maintained their hostility and wariness toward the new force, in the medical field where one battles life and death, Yamada Soji's professional standards had already been recognized by the majority.

These old grandfathers and grandmothers might still set traps and obstacles for the youth in various ways in the future, but no one should question his application to transfer his organizational affiliation after graduation anymore.

For Yamada-kun, whose practical combat ability was worrisome, this shift in status was undoubtedly a crucial step.

Because entering Konoha Hospital not only meant staying away from the dangerous front lines in the short term, but it also gave Soji a platform to further realize his own talents.

Relying on the organizational coordination and interpersonal skills cultivated in his past life, coupled with the merit accumulated from this emergency rescue, the youth felt that the plan he had previously set might have a chance to be shortened by half!

However, such a gambling-style treatment was not without its costs...

After the surgery ended, Director Chosokabe's attitude toward Soji deteriorated once again.

He called Soji alone into the Director's office, and the two doctors, one old and one young, began their first frank and open exchange.