This time, he did not refuse. Perhaps because he knew ordinary medicine had no effect on him at all; painkillers, which merely treated the symptoms and not the root cause, were easier for him to accept instead.
This thing seemed quite useful. Before long, Gesslia slowly let out a breath. To the others, it looked as though he had recovered considerably.
Gesslia's complexion had eased considerably by then. He glanced at Li. "You're not really as old as you look, are you? That kind of strength is downright terrifying. You look like you're only thirteen or fourteen."
"Just as you said." Itachi shrugged. "Although Teacher is now among Konoha's strongest, he's also a genius whose age makes countless people jealous."
Gesslia's eyes lit up. "Speaking of geniuses, I know one. Our Band of the Hawk once had a gifted young man too—Kallis. When he first arrived, he could barely even hold a sword, but before long, his strength ranked among the top three in the group. Then..." Gesslia's voice abruptly stopped. He fell silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head. "I killed Kallis."
The expression on his face was one of utter sorrow, leaving Itachi somewhat at a loss. But Gesslia let out a soft sigh. "I cut off Kallis's head with my own hands. Judeau too—I chopped off more than half of his body..."
"And who else? Poor Philip died by my hand as well. Corkus—I never liked that guy, but we were comrades at least. Yet in the end, he died at my hands too. Heavens!" Gesslia let out a roar. "What was all of this for?!"
Itachi wanted to say something, but Li stopped him.
Gesslia took a deep breath and continued, "They were all my friends, comrades who had faced life and death alongside