Tsunade was going to die?
The TV's blurry, shaking image showed a wound in Tsunade's chest, right over her heart. Blood was steadily pouring from it. It was clearly a fatal injury.
Kakashi's lips went dry.
Were they going to fail and return empty-handed again? Would Lord Third truly be unable to set down his burden and enjoy even a moment of peace in his twilight years?
"Wait."
Lin Qing pointed at Tsunade's shoulder.
A palm-sized slug was perched there, continuously channeling life energy into Tsunade's body with every breath. Her wound was healing rapidly.
"It's Lady Tsunade's summoning beast, Katsuyu: Victory Healing!"
Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.
Tsunade was renowned for her Medical Ninjutsu, and with Katsuyu: Victory Healing's support, it didn't matter who her enemy was. As long as they couldn't kill her in a single blow, Tsunade could recover in an extremely short time.
But before Kakashi could fully relax, he saw the newly healed wound mysteriously tear open again.
"W-what's going on?"
Kakashi turned to Lin Qing.
"Did you rewind it?"
Lin Qing shook his head. Hermit Purple didn't have a recording or replay function.
This was happening in real time. Tsunade's injury kept healing, tearing open, healing again, and tearing open again, over and over.
"It seems like some kind of 'curse.'"
Lin Qing pointed at the image on the TV. "It's as if the fact that 'Tsunade has a wound in her chest' has been made permanent. No matter how she tries to treat it, the result will always return to 'injured.'"
Kakashi was aghast. "Does an ability like this really exist?"
Lin Qing shook his head slightly.
From the day he arrived in the Naruto World, Lin Qing had been fighting ninjas. He had gained a general understanding of the ninjutsu in