The door to Orochimaru's laboratory slowly opened, and Uzumaki Kuming stepped out wearing a hospital gown. Orochimaru followed behind him, studying him closely.
Tsunade and Kushina were waiting outside. The moment they saw Kuming, they hurried over. Tsunade took his hand and carefully channeled Chakra into him to examine his body. After a long while, she turned to Orochimaru behind him in confusion and asked,
"He's really made a full recovery? So quickly? How is that possible?"
Tsunade was astonished by Kuming's condition. She could imagine Orochimaru having the ability to cure him, but she hadn't expected the treatment to work so quickly. Did this mean Orochimaru was better at medical ninjutsu than she was? She found that hard to accept.
"Heh heh heh, Tsunade, what do you think?"
"Not bad, are my methods?"
Orochimaru chuckled as he walked over to Kuming and lightly patted him on the shoulder.
"Big Sister Tsunade, Sis, I'm fine now."
Kuming gently pulled his hand free of Tsunade's and smiled. Only then did Kushina dare believe what she was seeing. She cried and tried to pull Kuming into her arms, but because of the difference in their heights, all she could do was bury her face against his chest.
"Big Sis, I'm fine now."
Kushina seemed to feel that Kuming had recovered. The moment he finished speaking, she punched him right in the face. Caught off guard, Kuming was knocked to the ground. He stared blankly at Kushina, unable to figure out what he'd done to anger her.
"Idiot! Do you have any idea how worried I was about you?"
"Minato told me everything. When you reached Mount Myoboku, you could've contacted Jiraiya or Minato and had them use Reverse Summoning."
"But why did you go to the Land of Rivers after escaping back