"The winner is Might Guy."
The voice that finally let Obito Uchiha breathe a sigh of relief rang out.
Kaede Hyuga spoke as she watched Might Guy stop moving and prepare to form the Seal of Reconciliation. She lowered her head and recorded the two boys' performances on paper.
"Thud!~"
"Ah!!~"*N
A sudden cry of alarm rang out across the field. Kaede Hyuga looked up in surprise and saw everyone staring in Obito Uchiha's direction.
Some people screamed. Others squeezed their eyes shut.
Several teachers on the platform quickly got to their feet and hurried over.
Seeing this, Kaede Hyuga used Body Flicker and appeared in front of Obito Uchiha.
All she could see was bright red.
Obito Uchiha lay on his side, eyes wide, his face pale as he stared at his right hand. A stream of crimson blood poured from his elbow.
Beside him, a Shuriken was embedded in the ground, smeared with blood.
One glance was enough for Kaede Hyuga to understand what had happened.
When Obito Uchiha fell, he'd been punctured by his own Shuriken, which had pierced a blood vessel. The excruciating pain had probably made him raise his hand instinctively, causing the wound to spurt blood.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Might Guy was so flustered he didn't know what to do. He looked to the teacher for help.
"Obito! Obito, are you okay?!" Rin Nohara rushed over. Seeing blood pouring from Obito Uchiha's arm, she turned deathly pale.
She was also something of a medical ninja, and quickly reached the same conclusion as Kaede Hyuga.
Just as Kaede Hyuga was about to take out the first-aid supplies, Rin Nohara swiftly pulled gauze bandages from her ninja pouch.
The girl's face had gone pale, and her hands trembled slightly. She was clearly terrified, but her movements were quick and sure.
She wrapped the bandage tightly, stopping the bleeding.
"Rin..." Obito Uchiha's voice trembled, a sob creeping into it without him even realizing.
He was terrified. The blood gushing out made him feel as though he were about to die. At the same time, he was deeply moved. Rin really did care about him more than anyone.
"Don't worry." Rin Nohara's fingers were still trembling, and blood stained her clothes, but she did her best to keep her voice calm as she reassured Obito Uchiha.
"You've just lost a lot of blood. It's not that serious."
"The teachers are all here, and I'm here too. Don't be scared."
"You were just unlucky, that's all. You got hit by your own Shuriken."
Obito Uchiha also thought he'd been terribly unlucky to get hit by his own Shuriken.
The Shuriken weren't even sharpened. If he hadn't fallen from a height, even getting hit by one wouldn't have been this serious.
If he'd landed on Might Guy's Shuriken, he wouldn't have been hurt either, since those Shuriken had been driven into the ground.
But he'd had the bad luck to fall on the one that was sticking straight up.
As Rin Nohara quickly tightened the bandage, the bleeding from Obito Uchiha's arm soon stopped, though his face remained frighteningly pale.
"Is it okay now, Rin?" Obito Uchiha asked fearfully.
"Mm." Rin Nohara said, "You still need to go to Konoha Hospital for further treatment."
Rin Nohara answered, but she was still tense inside.
Obito Uchiha's injury was serious.
The Shuriken had pierced his elbow with considerable force and cut a blood vessel. They still didn't know whether it had damaged his bone or tendons.
He needed surgery to examine the injury and stitch up the blood vessel!
The best option would actually be to have an advanced medical ninja use the Mystical Palm Technique, but it wasn't as if an advanced medical ninja could simply be summoned at a moment's notice.
"Sorry, I'm so sorry!" Might Guy continued apologizing nearby.
A teacher said, "Guy, this wasn't your fault. You didn't do it on purpose."
Might Guy asked, "Teacher, is there anything I can do?"
He was overwhelmed with guilt.
It wasn't unusual for classmates to get hurt while sparring, but Obito Uchiha had lost so much blood that he was terrified.
"Guy."
"Don't worry." A familiar voice came from behind him.
Might Guy turned around. It was Nebula Kotetsu, who had just arrived.
He fidgeted, wanting to say something, but Nebula Kotetsu had already patted him on the shoulder.
"Relax. Leave it to me."
As he spoke, Nebula Kotetsu went over and crouched in front of Obito Uchiha.
He looked at Rin Nohara, who was covered in blood but still forcing herself to stay calm as she comforted Obito Uchiha. A hint of admiration appeared in his eyes.
"Rin, let me take over."
Rin Nohara looked up, still somewhat flustered.
"Nebula?"
Obito Uchiha immediately tensed. "What are you doing?!"
Nebula Kotetsu gave him a small smile.
"Relax. I'm not going to hurt you."
As he spoke, he reached over and took hold of Obito Uchiha's hand while Rin Nohara stared in a daze.
If he hadn't been afraid of the bandage coming loose, Obito Uchiha would definitely have pulled away. Now, though, all he could do was shout in alarm.
"Nebula Kotetsu!"
"What are you trying to do, you jerk?!"
"Let go of me!"
Nebula Kotetsu couldn't be bothered to explain.
He held Obito Uchiha's wrist in his left hand and placed his right hand over Obito Uchiha's elbow.
As chakra surged through him, green light illuminated Obito Uchiha's face the next moment.
The instant the soft green glow appeared, it was as if someone had pressed a mute button on the field.
The students fell silent.
The teachers stared, wide-eyed.
A glint suddenly flashed in Kaede Hyuga's eyes. Then she looked at Nebula Kotetsu's face, her gaze turning curious.
A few seconds later, a female teacher stared in disbelief and asked, "I'm not seeing things, am I?"
The male teacher beside her, his gaze complicated, replied, "No."
The female teacher asked, "What that boy just used was the Mystical Palm Technique, right?"
The male teacher replied, "Right."
The female teacher asked, "You seem to teach their class. Did you know?"
The male teacher replied, "Do I look like I knew?"
The female teacher fell silent.
Compared to the students who hadn't graduated yet, the teachers understood far better how difficult it was to master the Mystical Palm Technique—and how valuable a ninja who had mastered it could be.
But the ones most shocked weren't the teachers.
They were Rin Nohara and Obito Uchiha.
When the green light of the Mystical Palm Technique appeared, Rin Nohara's eyes widened.
The shock left her mind completely blank.
Only after a moment did she realize what had happened.
Nebula Kotetsu.
Medical Ninjutsu.
The Mystical Palm Technique...
A series of thoughts tumbled through her mind. As she looked at the focused side of Nebula Kotetsu's face, her feelings grew complicated.
Obito Uchiha: "Σ(°△°)!!!!!"
He was stunned.
The green light shone on his deathly pale face and, through his goggles, reflected in his wide-open eyes.
Rin Nohara's words from not long ago still rang in his ears.
"Nebula wasn't pestering me." "He only asked me about Medical Ninjutsu yesterday."
He looked at the green light before him, at Nebula Kotetsu's flawless face, then back at the green light.
His bewilderment turned to shock. His shock turned to anger. His anger blazed into fury.
A fire silently ignited in his eyes.
"Nebula Kotetsu!!!!" Obito Uchiha screamed inwardly.
You liar!
You're deceiving Rin! You shameless scoundrel!!!
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