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Xunjing nodded and said firmly, "I found him in the woods east of Drum Island. He was injured and had been separated from his herd."
"But the little fellow never touched a Devil Fruit."
"I did find that Devil Fruit somewhere else in those woods and get my hands on it. It's just..."
"Just what?"
Dr. Kureha's brow furrowed even deeper. Her instincts told her it wasn't that simple.
By rights, Xunjing should have simply let Chopper eat it.
"Here's what happened."
Without beating around the bush, Xunjing shared everything he had learned and discovered while studying the Human-Human Fruit's ordinary form.
Right then and there, he extracted the fruit from Kushina and placed it inside Dr. Kureha so she could experience its effects herself. Then he extracted it again and returned it to Kushina.
"Who would have thought the ordinary person form everyone considered useless had such a powerful secret up its sleeve?"
After trying it, Dr. Kureha couldn't help marveling. Then she shook her head with a wry smile. "No wonder Chopper becomes so versatile and clever in the future."
"Everyone underestimated this fruit's potential."
"Now I finally understand why you're so torn."
Having experienced its effects firsthand, she knew how precious it was.
If Chopper had already eaten it, there would have been nothing more to discuss.
But he hadn't, and Xunjing had found the fruit first. He was also the one who had rescued Chopper.
She opened her mouth, unsure what to say for a moment.
She knew that although the Ninja World seemed peaceful now, a blade was always hanging over it in the shadows, ready to fall at any moment.
Not to mention the even more ruthless foes waiting for them down the road.
Dr. Kureha stared at the Devil Fruit on the