"Doctor, how is the patient?"
Xuanyu looked at the doctor busily inserting tubes into Senju Hashirama and asked on behalf of the anxious Hua Yu.
As he spoke,
he observed Senju Hashirama's injuries through the Byakugan ability of his Double Pupils. His body was covered in wounds, and there were signs of fractures from head to toe. It seemed that he had endured cruel, inhuman torture at the Military Police Force.
Fortunately,
a pale green glow nourished the gaps in Senju Hashirama's broken bones. His injuries should recover soon.
The doctor spoke at that moment. "His injuries are severe. He was brutally beaten, and his entire body has fractures of varying severity. Recovery will take at least several months. His head also suffered a heavy blow, and he is still unconscious. If he does not wake up within three days, I'm afraid..."
The doctor did not finish, but everyone knew the outcome.
Hua Yu lay on the bed, her body trembling nonstop. She clearly realized that her brother might be in danger.
Xuanyu looked toward Senju Hashirama's injured head. There was a bruise on the top of his head, but that pale green glow wrapped around it, seemingly repairing and absorbing the pooled blood.
"It's okay. Your brother should wake up soon," Xuanyu comforted her softly. It was also the truth. The siblings' constitutions were very special, so this injury should not be a problem.
"Is he really going to be okay?" Hua Yu sobbed.
Xuanyu comforted her and nodded solemnly. "He'll be fine. He definitely will."
The doctor merely remained silent. If his teacher were here, there might have been hope, but his teacher had gone out to treat patients. The boy could only be blamed for his bad luck. His chance of waking up was only twenty percent.
But if he had not received treatment in time, the little fellow would likely have already lost his chance at life.
What a pity. Such a young kid, yet such poor fate.
"Hmph, those people from the Sarutobi Clan were too vicious. I have no idea how this kid offended Sarutobi Asuma to get beaten so badly!" Uchiha Xia snorted. He had dealt with Senju Hashirama before and knew he was an honest kid. How had he provoked Sarutobi Asuma?
And suffered such a brutal beating.
"Then can we report him?" Xuanyu asked Uchiha Xia. After all, they had initially relied on civilian complaints to force the Uchiha to give up half of the Uchiha Police Force.
Uchiha Xia shook his head. "It's useless. When I arrived, I already questioned Sarutobi Asuma. They charged Senju Hashirama with attacking Military Police personnel and attempting to attack the commander inside the Military Police Force. That's a serious crime!"
"Even if Senju Hashirama dies, there'll be nowhere to seek justice!"
Attacking Sarutobi Asuma in the Military Police Force?
They could even come up with an excuse like that?
Were they treating the Military Police Force as the private property of the Sarutobi Clan?
Everyone knew that Sarutobi Asuma had framed Senju Hashirama, but even if they took it to the Hokage Office, the Hokage would not speak for them. Sarutobi Hiruzen would side with Sarutobi Asuma.
After comforting Hua Yu, Uchiha Xia left. He had just joined the Merchant Guild and still had many matters to handle. He could not stay in the Medical Room forever.
"Mother, you should go home too. I can stay at the hospital," Xuanyu said to his mother, indicating that he could look after the Senju siblings himself.
Besides, Hua Yu's emotions were still unstable, and the ward was not suitable for so many people.
Senju Suyu Ji knew that she was not suited to remain here for the time being. She arranged for two people to stand guard outside before leaving.
Only after everyone had left did Hua Yu carefully get out of bed and look at her unconscious, scar-covered brother. Tears kept streaming down her face.
Xuanyu watched from the side without saying anything.
Only after she had cried herself dry did Xuanyu speak. "Crying like this won't wake your brother. Do you want a future where no one can hurt your brother, where you can even trample those who bullied you beneath your feet?"
Seeing that the little girl had become somewhat disheartened with the world, Xuanyu intended to give her a little encouragement.
"Huh? No one can hurt us?" The little girl wiped the tears from her cheeks and looked at Xuanyu, who was even younger than her. She did not know whether she should believe him. She was just an insignificant civilian. How could such a thing be possible? Trample her enemies beneath her feet? Impossible.
Ever since she was little, what she had heard most was that she was a civilian, that she had to endure, obey Konoha's rules, and make way for the young masters of the great clans.
"Of course you can!" Xuanyu nodded solemnly. "Fortunes change in ten years. As long as you are willing to work hard, one day no one will dare bully you!"
"Then... what should I do? I want to protect my brother." The little girl blinked, determination appearing on her delicate face. She wanted to become strong, strong enough that no one could bully the siblings again.
She wanted to protect her brother and Xuanyu!
Thinking of how her brother had been injured so badly while protecting her, her childish face became filled with determination.
"Train with me. As long as you become strong enough, you can change every order and everything else too!" Xuanyu looked solemnly at Hua Yu. The Senju siblings should possess special abilities. Training was their only way forward.
"Training? But I've never trained before, and I don't know how!" Hua Yu froze for a moment, still somewhat hesitant.
"I can teach you the Chakra Extraction Method!" Xuanyu looked at the little girl, his gaze turning solemn. "As long as you nod, I can also teach you ninjutsu!"
Hua Yu lowered her head, seemingly thinking.
Her small hands rubbed the corner of her hospital gown, and her face was full of hesitation.
After a long while!
She looked at her brother's body, wrapped in bandages, and finally nodded solemnly. "I want to learn ninjutsu. I want to become a ninja. I don't want to be a civilian anymore!"
"Good!"
Next,
the two began training. Xuanyu had the little girl sit cross-legged on the hospital bed and taught her the Chakra Extraction Method.
Hua Yu learned very seriously.
She was very talented.
Three hours later, Hua Yu had learned the Chakra Extraction Method.
Moreover,
through the Byakugan's ability, Xuanyu could see an endless stream of Chakra pouring into her body. Hua Yu's body was like one that had been starved for a long time, constantly craving Chakra to fill it.
What shocked Xuanyu even more was that the green light around Hua Yu's broken ribs grew brighter, repairing her fractured ribs at a visible speed.
This...
"So this is Chakra? It's amazing." Hua Yu felt the Chakra surging wildly into her body, as though she possessed inexhaustible strength.
The training continued.
Days passed one by one.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Nothing happened at the hospital, but Senju Hashirama, who had slept for three days, woke up.
From then on, Xuanyu's little training group gained another member.
Xuanyu's side remained safe and sound, but the Uchiha Police Force had already descended into chaos.
"Clan Head, someone is causing trouble in the North District again! Send people over quickly!"
"Someone in the South District is asking for help!"
"Another assault happened in the South District! The suspect escaped! We need reinforcements!"
For the past few days, Uchiha Fugaku had personally overseen the Military Police Force, but with only a dozen or so people, they simply could not control the vast civilian districts. He was rushed off his feet.
What was more,
because matters were not handled in time, Hokage-sama had reprimanded him several times.
There were also those little hooligans.
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