Konoha
Hospital emergency room
After a full day and night of emergency treatment, Obito Uchiha finally survived.
Unfortunately, although they had saved his life, his body had suffered permanent damage.
The strong, full muscles Obito had built through years of hard training had been drained by Makoto Uchiha's Wood Release, leaving him skeletal, like a starving ghost that had just crawled out of hell.
His small, shriveled face bore no trace of his former high spirits.
Before treatment began, nearly all the fluid in his body, including his blood, had been drained. On top of that, the long delay on the way had cost him the best window for treatment.
So although Obito had been lucky enough to survive, he would probably have to live with this appearance for the rest of his life.
And although his life had been saved, he remained in a deep coma. Whether he would ever wake up was still uncertain.
Night
Uchiha Fugaku stood beside Obito Uchiha's hospital bed with a grave expression. The hint of panic in his eyes betrayed that he was nowhere near as calm as he appeared.
Obito had been in terrible condition when he arrived at the Medical Room.
After seeing his injuries, the doctors on duty at the hospital had openly admitted that they had no confidence they could save him.
That had terrified Uchiha Fugaku. After waiting all these years, he had finally found a clan member like Obito who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
And just a short while ago, he had staked the Uchiha Clan's reputation on vouching for Obito.
If Obito died in the emergency room, they would lose more than just a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.
They would also never be able to clear up who had killed that Anbu Ninja.
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