The stars were dim, the moonless night was dark and windy, and a light drizzle drifted down with the wind.
In the mountains at the border between the Earth Country and the Land of Rain.
Dan Katō lay on the ground with vacant eyes, a massive wound in his lower abdomen pouring blood without end.
"Hang on, Dan!"
Tsunade used the Mystical Palm Technique with all her strength, continuously pouring out Yang Release Chakra.
"Tsunade, I don't want to die yet. I haven't realized my dream of becoming Hokage... cough, cough..." As he spoke, blood spilled from the corner of Dan Katō's mouth again, and his eyes gradually lost focus.
"Dan! Hold on a little longer! I'll save you! Stop talking!" Tsunade kept increasing her Chakra output, yet the blood still would not stop flowing.
"I can't... I can't die in a place like this..." Dan Katō spoke with difficulty. If he did not say some things now, he would never get the chance again.
"The bleeding has stopped, Dan. You'll get better soon." Tsunade turned her face away, not daring to look at Dan Katō's face any longer.
"Really? That's great, Tsunade. Actually, I've always... for you..." Dan Katō felt his eyelids growing heavier and heavier. The massive blood loss had already blurred his consciousness. Rain fell into his eyes, and his eyelids seemed glued shut by the rain, leaving him unable to take one last look at the world before he sank into boundless darkness.
"Dan—!"
Faced with Dan, who had stopped breathing, Tsunade was thrown into a panic. She could barely maintain her Medical Ninjutsu, yet she still did not stop pouring out Chakra.
"Stop it!"
The Jōnin traveling with them could not bear to watch any longer and sternly shouted at Tsunade, "Enough! He's already dead!"