Healing

"Could I give it a try?" Senju Kyogawa asked as he approached.

When they saw it was Senju Kyogawa, the Senju Clan members gathered around him clearly looked surprised and instinctively took a few steps away.

Senju Kyogawa kept a reasonable distance and looked up at the man in the lead.

He blinked his round, catlike eyes, his long eyelashes fluttering. His fair, delicate features looked nothing like those of the burly Senju Clan; he looked just like someone from the neighboring Uchiha Clan. The thick white bandage still wrapped around his forehead added a touch of innocence to his appearance.

When the man in the lead saw that it was the child Senju Kyogawa, he immediately frowned.

Even though Senju Kyogawa's delicate face was full of innocence, the man still instinctively recoiled from the boy known as a "monster."

"You're just a little kid who hasn't even grown hair yet. Don't get in the way while we look for a medical ninja!" A man standing beside the leader, his face marked by a long scar, yelled at Senju Kyogawa and hurried over to chase him away.

Senju Kyogawa saw the scar that ran from the man's left temple to his right jaw, but he didn't get scared and leave as the man had hoped. He remained calmly where he was.

The Senju Clan members watching nearby also began to scold Senju Kyogawa, complaining that he was being immature.

"This brat's going to delay the man's treatment if he stands around here."

"If you ask me, that man probably won't make it. He's lost so much blood, and his injuries are too severe. Sigh..."

"Hey, keep your voice down. Don't let him hear you, or he'll come burn down your house tonight..."

"I heard that he..."

Senju Kyogawa wasn't angry when he heard what people around him were saying. He just smiled innocently and continued looking up at them, his voice childish but clear, with a hint of determination:

"I'm a ninja, not a child!"

As soon as he said that, everyone around them fell silent. Even the men couldn't help showing their admiration.

Then Senju Kyogawa suddenly reached out and grabbed the scarred man in front of him. A pale green glow appeared in his hand, and the bloody gash on the man's arm healed in an instant.

Everyone around them looked surprised. They had only heard that Senju Butsuma's strange youngest son had no talent for learning ninjutsu. They hadn't expected Senju Kyogawa to know Healing Jutsu.

The scarred man's face turned red, as if he'd been slapped.

The man in the lead couldn't help looking at Senju Kyogawa in surprise, too.

Senju Kyogawa smiled and looked up at the man in the lead.

"The medical ninja on the medical team left on an emergency mission this morning. Right now, you won't find anyone else who knows Medical Ninjutsu besides me."

"Please let me try!"

Although Senju Kyogawa wasn't using Medical Ninjutsu, the effect was almost the same, wasn't it? It wasn't really a lie.

The man in the lead finally relented. "Go ahead and try."

"Big brother! How can you..." The scarred man still didn't believe in Senju Kyogawa's abilities. He was afraid that this "monster" might accidentally hurt the injured man.

The man in the lead cut him off and sighed as he explained, "We can only choose to trust him. Even if something really does happen..." They could only accept it. It wasn't as if they could conjure a medical ninja out of thin air.

The other men understood what the leader had left unsaid. Their faces immediately filled with sadness.

"He's not dead yet. Why do you all look like someone's parents just died?" Senju Kyogawa couldn't help grumbling when he saw their mournful expressions.

He carefully examined the injured man. From the edge of the crowd, he'd only been able to see the ground soaked red with blood. Now that he was closer, he realized the man's injuries were even more serious than he'd imagined.

A long, deep gash ran across the man's abdomen, as if it had been made by some sharp weapon. The flesh gaped open, and the clothes around it were so soaked with blood that their original color was no longer visible. They must have stopped the bleeding earlier, because the wound had stopped bleeding. It was clearly the most severe injury on his body.

There was another wound near his collarbone. It had almost reached his neck; if the man hadn't dodged, his carotid artery might have been severed, and he would have bled to death.

The rest of his injuries were minor.

Senju Kyogawa didn't dare waste a moment. He immediately placed both hands over the wound on the man's abdomen and began using Advanced Healing Jutsu.

That's right, Advanced Healing Jutsu. After Senju Kyogawa had just healed the scarred man's small wound, his Healing Jutsu had upgraded to Advanced Healing Jutsu. (Perhaps it was because treating himself earlier had accumulated enough healing points.)

A few minutes later, beads of sweat appeared on Senju Kyogawa's forehead. His face, already pale from still recovering from a serious illness, turned completely ashen, and his lips lost all color.

But the terrifying wound on the badly injured man's abdomen had clearly begun to improve. It was healing rapidly.

The Senju Clan members watched the gravely injured man gradually recover, stunned. They hadn't expected that Senju Kyogawa, a four-year-old brat, could actually treat such a serious wound.

Before long, only a layer of flesh-pink, jagged scar remained on the man's abdomen. He slowly regained consciousness, and his face, previously as pale as paper, gradually regained its color.

Senju Kyogawa stopped using Healing Jutsu and had just started to rise when his strength suddenly gave out. A wave of dizziness washed over him, and he fell backward.

The man in the lead immediately caught Senju Kyogawa as he toppled back, supporting him with his strong arm.

[Cuddle Points +4]

After receiving the new Cuddle Points, Senju Kyogawa immediately felt much better. The dark spots before his eyes gradually faded, and his strength slowly returned.

"How are you feeling? Are you better?" the man in the lead asked worriedly.

Senju Kyogawa said nothing. He just kept leaning against the man in the lead, listening to the sound of Cuddle Points being added to his total. He felt positively delighted.

Treating one person is so exhausting. I'd better make it worth my while! Senju Kyogawa thought to himself.

When Senju Kyogawa didn't answer, the man in the lead assumed he hadn't recovered yet. He couldn't help apologizing guiltily.

"Thank you for your help today. I, Senju Aoyama, was in the wrong for being rude to you earlier. If you ever run into trouble, come to me. I'll owe you a favor for this."

The gravely injured man woke up then, too. His voice was weak, but his tone was firm. "Kid, I owe you one for today as well. From now on, my life is yours!"

His teammates also thanked Senju Kyogawa one after another. Even the ill-mannered scarred man awkwardly muttered, "Thank you."

After hearing praise from everyone, Senju Kyogawa couldn't help getting a little carried away. Feeling slightly embarrassed, he went ahead and healed the other men's injuries, too.