Three days later, Konoha Hospital.
"Brother Shisui, here, be careful." Ayue, her whole body wrapped in bandages, carefully brought a spoonful of porridge to the blindfolded Shisui's mouth.
"I can do it myself. It's fine."
"No!"
Listening to the two of them speaking with such full, vigorous voices inside the ward, Shiro smiled, and the weight in his heart finally settled.
Three days ago, the dying Shisui and Ayue had returned to the village wrapped inside the Perfect Susanoo. By the time Shiro learned the news, the two of them were already lying in the emergency room.
So no matter how anxious Shiro was, he could only wait outside.
Fortunately, while these injuries were beyond the Ninja Hospital, they were not too serious for Shiro.
Shisui had overused the Mangekyo Sharingan, even bringing out the Perfect Susanoo. He was basically blind, and even his body tissue had suffered large-scale necrosis because of the strain it had endured.
Ayue was a little better off, but the Chakra pathways in her body—her Magic Circuits—had all snapped. There seemed to be something wrong with her Mystic Eyes as well, but Ayue's Mystic Eyes were very special to begin with.
So by the time Shiro saw her, they had mostly recovered, leaving only faint traces to prove that damage had ever appeared there.
It could be said that their injuries were severe. At least, most people in the village were helpless against them, including Tsunade.
But in Shiro's eyes, they were still manageable. Shisui's eyes had not gone completely blind, which counted as good news. A transplant of Hashirama Cells would do, and that technology was already very mature at present.
Incidentally, the damage to his body tissue would also be repaired by the Hashirama Cells. On the other side, Ayue's injuries were a