"Too slow. White Zetsu can help you make up for it quickly."
In the underground cavern, not long after Kamizuki's battle with the Raikage had ended, the wound where the Raikage had pierced his chest still had not healed.
Many people compared Kamizuki's Heavenly Restriction to the First's powerful physique, but the two were entirely different.
In sheer toughness, even Hashirama Senju fell short of Kamizuki.
But Hashirama could heal without hand signs, rapidly recovering from even the gravest injuries.
Kamizuki could quickly stop the bleeding from minor wounds, but he could not rapidly heal injuries like puncture wounds or severed limbs. Those required treatment.
And because his body was so extraordinarily robust, ordinary medical ninjutsu barely worked on him. In plain terms, his resistance was too high.
When he had broken a rib fighting Tsunade, it had taken nearly all the medicine in the camp to heal it.
Kamizuki leaned against the bed and watched White Zetsu offer him a chunk of its flesh like a treasure. He shook his head in disgust.
"No way I'm taking that thing. It's hideous!"
White Zetsu turned its head innocently. Madara Uchiha snorted. "White Zetsu is a product of optimized Hashirama Cells. Implant it, and you might awaken the power of All Things in Nature, just as I did. Are you sure you don't want it?"
Kamizuki pictured the face growing out of Madara Uchiha's chest and shuddered.
If that was how he had to awaken the power of All Things in Nature, he would rather die!
Still...
Hashirama Cells that adapted to their host might come in handy someday.
Kamizuki pointed at White Zetsu and ordered as though it were only natural. "Find a scroll and pack some up for me. Be careful. If it's spoiled when I need it,