Three Updates for Monthly Votes, Suffering, Yet Still Full of Hope (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Fang Yu's consciousness gradually cleared from the haze. He felt a bone-chilling cold permeate his entire body.

"Hey! Wake up!" A rough voice sounded in his ear, followed by a splash of icy water on his head, which jolted Fang Yu fully awake.

His eyes slowly opened, his vision gradually sharpening from blurry to clear.

He found himself in a dim, cold prison cell, surrounded by icy stone walls, the air thick with dampness and mildew.

He shook his head, shaking off the water droplets from his face.

Looking closely, he saw a dark-skinned Jailer standing before him.

He held an iron rod in his hand and wore a malicious smile.

"Spill it! What did Iron Head Torin Fuller tell you! Otherwise..." The Jailer tapped the iron bars of the cell with the iron rod, producing a dull clang, the threat obvious.

Fang Yu wiped the water from his face and looked coldly at the Jailer, his tone calm but with an undeniable firmness: "Otherwise what?"

The Jailer sneered, a cruel glint in his eyes: "Heh, you'll have your time to hurt!"

He swung the iron rod in his hand, seemingly relishing the power to beat someone unconditionally.

"I have nothing to say," Fang Yu's voice was calm and firm, his gaze fixed on the Jailer, without the slightest fear.

He would rather die than reveal what Iron Head Torin Fuller had told him.

That was the benefactor who taught him Iron Body!

The Jailer's face sank. He clearly hadn't expected such a reaction from the prisoner before him.

The Jailer's face grew even darker, and he decided to teach Fang Yu a lesson.

Raising the iron rod high, he swung it with all his might towards Fang Yu's head!

The expected sound of bone shattering didn't occur.

Instead, the iron rod struck Fang Yu's head with a dull metallic thud, as if hitting a solid piece of Iron Body.

"Still dare to use Iron Body! You really don't know your place!" the Jailer roared angrily.

Realizing he couldn't subdue Fang Yu alone, the Jailer immediately called for his colleagues.

Together, they held a bucket of ice water and poured it over Fang Yu's head without hesitation.

Although Iron Body could protect against blows, it couldn't withstand the biting cold.

The icy water streamed down Fang Yu's hair, and his body was immediately enveloped in a layer of cold.

Fang Yu shivered uncontrollably, his teeth chattering, but he still gritted his teeth, not letting out a single groan.

Seeing this, the Jailers decided to step it up. They motioned to turn on the air conditioner in the cell, setting the temperature to the lowest.

Cold wind howled from the air conditioner, and Fang Yu felt a biting chill, as if even his blood was about to freeze.

His breathing became rapid, and his body trembled even more violently.

The Jailers watched Fang Yu suffer, cruel smiles on their faces.

"We'll blast you for a week, let's see if you behave!"

With a creak, the cell door closed.

A voice echoed in Fang Yu's mind.

Stephen Fang: "I can't take it! I can't stand it! I can't watch this! Let's fight them! Killing one is no loss, killing two is a gain!"

Pirate World Fang Yu slowly opened his eyes, "No... I haven't fully understood Soru yet."

"Because he taught me Six Powers, Iron Head Torin Fuller was locked up in Blazing Hell. If I don't learn Soru and synchronize it to you guys..."

"I'd be letting down Torin Fuller, and letting you guys down too."

He shivered and continued, "Observation Haki, Armament Haki, Six Powers, Devil Fruit..."

"There are too many things in this world that can greatly increase our survival rate."

"I can't sacrifice your hope for a moment's pleasure. I'll endure, even if it means being a turtle, I'm willing!"

In the gambling den's private room, Uchiha Yu, shirtless, suddenly had tears streaming down his face.

The large-chested Medical Ninja in front of him frowned.

"Kid, bear with it! If you can't even stand this much pain, what kind of ninja are you!"

"Lady Tsunade." Uchiha Yu nodded slightly, "I can bear it, I can bear it..."

"Slap!"

Tsunade slapped Uchiha Yu's back.

He "wailed" and spat out a pool of black blood.

Kakashi Hatake quickly ran in.

Tsunade packed up her tools, "Orochimaru's Curse Mark is very complex, I can't break it in a short time, but at least I can guarantee now that this child is not in life-threatening danger."

Kakashi bowed slightly, "Thank you for your trouble."

After speaking, he flicked Uchiha Yu's forehead, "Hurry up and thank Lady Tsunade! If we hadn't happened to meet her here, you might not have made it!"

"Oh," Uchiha Yu grudgingly bowed, handing over the large sum of money Kakashi had lent him.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Shizune, holding Tonton in the corner, accepted the money without counting it and put it in her bag.

This was how Princess Tsunade had survived for over a decade since leaving Konoha!

What did the title of "Cash Cow" rely on?

It didn't rely on her blood relation as Hashirama Senju's granddaughter.

Nor her substantial family fortune.

And certainly not the reputation of the Three Sannin.

She relied solely on her Medical Ninjutsu!

Treating patients was incredibly profitable!

Uchiha Yu even suspected that Hiruzen Sarutobi's financial deficit was filled with Tsunade's "milk" after she took office.

"Goodbye!"

Watching the large group of ninjas leave, Uchiha Yu grumbled to Kakashi, "You're too prejudiced against Orochimaru! I felt full of energy back then! There was nothing wrong with me! Why did you make her seal it?"

Kakashi gave Uchiha Yu a flick on the forehead. "The Heaven Curse Mark will turn you into a monster, neither human nor ghost! You'll become a killing machine without your own consciousness! Didn't you see how those five kids looked? How annoying!"

"Hmph, I only care about getting stronger, nothing else matters!"

"Orochimaru is a rogue ninja." Kakashi rarely looked at Uchiha Yu with such seriousness. "If you are blinded by power and walk down a path you shouldn't..."

"...Then I will personally kill you!"

Uchiha Yu straightened his body and saluted Kakashi. "Teacher, as long as I can get stronger, I can love every inch of Konoha! Let my Will of Fire burn! Can you teach me new techniques? I want to learn offensive Water Release! Please!"

"Is he really normal in this state?"

"No, I don't know. Let's, let's spray some of this Medical Spray on him first."

In the corridor of the Engineers' Main Hall, Zhang Jie and Daniels looked at the chunks of flesh growing out of the thirty-centimeter-long gap on Fang Yu's back, finding it both disgusting and eerie!

This situation clearly had nothing to do with Fu Ming; it was a problem with Fang Yu himself.

Looking at the faint, tattoo-like spots on him, they couldn't help but feel like Fang Yu was possessed by a ghost...

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