Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.
Itachi and Sasuke's surgery was about to begin.
Zhou Cheng brought the two of them, along with Ino and the other girls.
They arrived at the entrance to the ANBU headquarters.
Uzuki Yugao greeted them. Drawing on the connections she had built over her years in ANBU, she had secured the chance to guard the entrance.
Zhou Cheng extended his senses and discovered that the Jonin instructors were already stationed all around them.
They had all come to provide covert protection.
The Xiaoqiang group guarded the outermost perimeter.
Even so, Zhou Cheng still did not feel it was safe enough.
If Obito learned about Itachi's surgery, he could use Kamui to appear right inside the operating room.
Even the strongest fortress was often breached from within.
After entering the operating room, Zhou Cheng immediately checked the other medical Shinobi. Only after confirming that none of them posed a problem did he let Tsunade proceed.
Naturally, they first had to disinfect everything, then administer anesthesia to Sasuke and Itachi.
Having one's eyeballs removed and transplanted was more pain than anyone could bear.
The body's trembling under such intense pain would also interfere with the surgery!
Watching Itachi and Sasuke fall into a deep sleep, Tsunade announced the start of the surgery.
First, she carefully removed Itachi's eyeballs.
She had Haku use Ice Release to keep them chilled.
Then she had several medical Shinobi continuously apply the Mystical Palm Technique.
The challenge was to prevent the wounds from healing completely while also keeping Itachi from bleeding to death.
That was why their mastery of the Mystical Palm Technique was being put to the test.
Meanwhile, Tsunade remained utterly focused as she carefully removed Sasuke's eyeballs.
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