Owuya Bai Seeks Justice for the Orphans, Goes to Find Hokage-sama?

Eh?

When Owuya Bai's palm touched Senju Hashira's injured arm, his wrinkled face filled with astonishment.

He looked suspiciously at Senju Hashira, then at his own disciple.

"Teacher, is the patient in serious condition?" Seeing the stunned frown on his teacher's face, the disciple's heart skipped a beat. He knew Senju Hashira might suffer some aftereffects, but his teacher's grave expression made his heart clench.

This was a patient brought in by the Uchiha Young Master, and he had been the one treating him. Would people doubt his medical skills?

He had even planned to work at the Uchiha Clan's hospital once it opened.

"No." Owuya Bai shook his head and looked at his disciple in confusion. "Were his injuries really as serious as you said when he arrived?"

With his abilities, the moment he touched Senju Hashira's body, his Chakra had already examined him from within. He had a clear grasp of Senju Hashira's general condition.

But...

Based on his examination, Senju Hashira was nowhere near as seriously injured as his disciple had described. Although he had varying degrees of bone fractures throughout his body, his current injuries would heal in less than a month.

In fact, given Senju Hashira's current condition, he did not even need bandages. He could even perform simple movements.

"They were very serious. He had fractures all over his body, and some areas even had comminuted fractures. There was also a huge area of blood stasis in his brain!" the disciple said earnestly. His teacher had never questioned him like this before.

He had treated wounded soldiers from the Third Shinobi World War before. It could be said that Senju Hashira's injuries were more severe than those of most wounded from the war.

Actually...

In his heart, Senju Hashira waking up at all was already a miracle.

"A blood stasis area in his brain?" Owuya Bai frowned, then placed his hand on Senju Hashira again and examined him once more, especially his brain.

He wanted to investigate it thoroughly.

But after examining him three times, he still found no abnormalities in Senju Hashira's brain.

Could his disciple have made a mistake? Even if it had healed, there should still have been traces over the past few days.

Uh.

Just as he was about to give up examining Senju Hashira's body, the tiny thread of Chakra moving through Hashira's body suddenly halted.

The fracture at this spot on Senju Hashira's body had actually healed a little compared to when he had examined it earlier.

Such a subtle change would have gone unnoticed by anyone but a top-tier Medical Ninja, but he possessed observational abilities beyond ordinary people.

It seemed like an unbelievable discovery.

He began examining the other injuries.

The examination lasted more than ten minutes.

The more he examined, the more shocked he became. He muttered, "Amazing, truly amazing. In just over ten minutes, he can recover as much as others do in one or two days. His physique is very special!"

He had finally discovered Senju Hashira's extraordinary nature.

"It seems you've already noticed Hashira's special physique. However, I hope you can keep this secret. Don't spread word of Hashira's special constitution," Xuanyu said with a smile as he walked over, his tone carrying satisfaction.

Owuya Bai did not possess Byakugan like him and could not see through things.

However, his terrifying ability to examine patients and his methods made Xuanyu feel that recruiting such a superb Medical Ninja would absolutely be worthwhile.

"Can't say it?" Owuya Bai was stunned. Logically speaking, Senju Hashira was a talent who might prove useful to Konoha in the future.

Yet Xuanyu wanted him to conceal it.

"He's already being watched. If you reveal his special physique, he may disappear tomorrow," Xuanyu said seriously as he looked at Owuya Bai.

"Impossible. Konoha's security is thorough; it is the safest place. Something like that cannot happen!" Owuya Bai was skeptical of Xuanyu's words. He truly could not believe that a peaceful and harmonious Konoha could have people abducting others.

"Impossible?" Xuanyu let out a soft laugh and looked at the naïve Owuya Bai. "Old sir, you've supported the Orphanage's students for many years. Do you know how many people have gone missing from the Orphanage over the years?"

How many people had gone missing from the Orphanage?

"No one has gone missing. No, that's not..." Owuya Bai instinctively shook his head, but immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly changed his answer. "A few years ago, around a dozen went missing. But I heard the Director took those children on an outing, and they got separated after encountering Rogue Ninja!"

"Hehe... only a dozen? I don't believe it." Xuanyu smiled and shook his head. He did not believe the claim that only a dozen orphans had gone missing from the Orphanage. "Just tell me—how many orphans have disappeared from the Orphanage since the Third Shinobi World War?"

Danzo was no benevolent man.

"Other than that large-scale disappearance, there have occasionally been casualties among the children. More than a hundred, perhaps." As he spoke, Owuya Bai's eyes suddenly widened. He looked at Xuanyu in disbelief. "In just these few years, nearly a hundred orphans have disappeared!"

A hundred?

Xuanyu nodded in understanding. Danzo knew better than to keep plucking the Orphanage bare, so he had thugs capture homeless children outside instead?

How laughable!

Owuya Bai also came to realize it. He looked at Xuanyu and asked, "Did someone really lay hands on those children?"

Even if he was not particularly quick-witted, Xuanyu's reminder had made him sense that something was wrong.

In just a few years, nearly a hundred children from the Orphanage had disappeared for various reasons. That was highly abnormal.

Someone had been targeting those orphans.

"You already have the answer in your heart, old sir. Why keep asking?" Xuanyu smiled and nodded. "It isn't just the Orphanage's orphans. Quite a few children in Konoha's civilian district who lost their parents have also gone missing. Hua Yu was targeted too. If Hashira hadn't stepped forward, Hua Yu would have already vanished in Konoha!"

As he said this, Senju Hanayu beside them lowered her head. Her eyes were dark and unreadable, and no one knew what she was thinking.

After receiving Xuanyu's confirmation, the veins on Owuya Bai's forehead bulged. He looked again at the well-behaved Hua Yu beside him and asked word by word, "Who is targeting these children?"

"According to my investigation, the one capturing these children is the leader of Konoha Root, Shimura Danzō," Xuanyu said frankly, without concealing anything.

"Huh? Are you sure?" Owuya Bai's eyelids twitched wildly, and the thought of those missing children filled him with rage.

"I'm ninety percent certain it's him. He also has a laboratory in Konoha where he conducts experiments!" Xuanyu looked at Owuya Bai and nodded with certainty.

To recruit this old man, he had to make him see how treacherous Konoha's people truly were.

"Damn it! How could Danzo do this to those children?" Owuya Bai slammed his palm against the bed beside him, his eyes blazing with fury. "I'm going to find the Third Hokage and make this clear. He must investigate Danzo properly and seek justice for those children!"

Those orphans were the children of ninja who had died fighting for Konoha. Most had been sent to the Orphanage only because they had no other relatives in Konoha. Yet someone would not even spare them.

Let me make up one chapter first; there's more to come!