Mitokado Homura remained silent. Compared to Utatane Koharu, the injuries on his face would not leave overly grotesque scars after treatment.
There would still be scars, but that was better than looking like a monster now.
"Hiruzen, I'll be waiting for an explanation from you!!!"
After leaving those words behind, Utatane Koharu stormed off in a rage.
The Third Hokage shook his head helplessly.
Mitokado Homura sneered.
"Koharu's temper is getting worse and worse. Honestly, she brought all of this upon herself. If she could control that temper of hers, she wouldn't have ended up like this. She was like this before, and she's still like this now. How many times have we suffered because of that rotten temper of hers?"
"How many times have we wiped her ass... cleaned up her messes?"
Realizing that "wiped her ass" was somewhat crude, Mitokado Homura paused and changed his phrasing.
"I used to think Danzo was the stupidest among us. Now I've realized that Koharu is the dumbest one."
"..."
But you weren't like this before!
Other than forcing a bitter smile, the Third Hokage had no idea what he could say to comfort his old companion.
"No matter what, things have already come to this. Blame and anger are useless. Focus on your treatment and reduce the scarring as much as possible. As for Koharu... we'll think of another way."
There were simply too many ninja in the village who had lost arms or legs in battle.
A large portion of those ninja lived difficult lives. Of course, Utatane Koharu would not have to worry about that. Her status was not something ordinary ninja could compare to. Even if she could no longer do anything, the village would still assign people to support her.
As for healing her... that would be