Green light flowed from Sen Senju's fingertips into Yugito Nii's body like ripples on water.
It was far more dazzling than the light he had used to save Asuma, and even carried a scorching heat.
This was the transformed divine tree origin: domineering, overwhelming, and utterly unreasonable.
The chakra pathways that had been rapidly withering after her Tailed Beast was extracted gave off faint crackles under the surge of power.
An eerie flush spread across Yugito's ashen face almost instantly.
"Cough... cough, cough!"
Her body suddenly jerked upright. Like a fish starved of oxygen, she gulped air into her lungs.
Her previously unfocused eyes went wide, fixing on Sen Senju before her.
"You... what did you do to me?"
Her voice was terribly hoarse, as though a handful of sand had lodged in her throat.
The two Kumogakure ninja nearly had their eyes pop out of their heads.
They had watched Lady Yugito breathe her last with their own eyes. How had this Konoha brat brought her back from the dead with a single touch?
"What did I do? Saved your feline life, obviously."
Sen Senju withdrew his hand and wiped it on his trouser leg in distaste.
"Someone made off with that blue fire cat of yours, leaving a huge hole inside you."
"I filled it with a bit of solid wood. Not only will you survive, you might even sprout a couple of leaves for decoration."
Yugito touched her chest. It did feel empty there, without the chakra of Matatabi, the Two-Tails.
But in its place was a strange, vibrant power that almost made her feel overstuffed.
That power had not only restored her damaged life essence, but even healed the lingering injuries from her past battles.
"You... who exactly are you?"
Yugito stared at Sen Senju, her