Angel, is that you?

Soon, the clan member who had been expelled from the Inuzuka Clan was taken away by the Anbu.

Ibiki Morino noticed the injured Uchiha Xia Yu and asked, "You there, young man in the mask, are you all right? Do you need us to take you to the hospital?"

"The hospital? No way!" Xia Yu shook his head frantically and flatly refused.

There was a precedent for this in his memories.

If he really went to the hospital, a bunch of lovestruck young nurses would absolutely strip him bare inside and out, just like before, and use all sorts of excuses to tie him to a bed for their repeated amusement.

His bodily essence was not what it used to be. He could not afford to squander it like that!

Only for true love would Xia Yu be willing to expend it.

For anyone else, sowing his seed once a year was enough.

Looking at Xia Yu's skinny figure, Ibiki Morino assumed he was broke and tried to persuade him:

"Young man, you were injured because you got caught up in our pursuit of a rapist. Don't worry, we'll cover your medical expenses. You don't have to worry about money."

Uh... do I really look that broke?

If I hadn't just spent a whole day and night at it, going more than twenty rounds in total, I wouldn't have ended up this skinny.

Helpless, Xia Yu once again declined Ibiki Morino's kind offer. "It's just a flesh wound. No need for the trouble. Right now, all I want is a good night's sleep."

With that, Xia Yu turned around and walked home, holding his back.

"Stop! You can't leave! You'll die!"

The girl grabbed Xia Yu and warned him anxiously, "That creep coated his claws with a slow-acting poison made from our Inuzuka Clan's secret formula. You might not feel anything now, but if you don't get it treated in time, you won't live past tomorrow!"

"Huh?"

At those words, Xia Yu immediately broke into a cold sweat. "That won't do! I haven't finished the arduous task of turning all of Konoha green yet! I can't die!"

The girl reassured him, "Don't worry, big brother. Our Inuzuka Clan will take responsibility for your injuries. Come with me. I'll have my mother treat you..."

"Oh, right, we haven't met before. My name is Hana Inuzuka... I also owe you thanks for this arrest. If you hadn't happened to get in that creep's way, he wouldn't have been caught so quickly."

Hana Inuzuka? It's actually her!

Having watched Naruto, Xia Yu remembered that Hana Inuzuka was the eldest daughter of Tsume Inuzuka, the head of Konoha's Inuzuka Clan, and Kiba Inuzuka's older sister!

She was a real beauty in the anime! Both her figure and her looks were exceptional.

Unfortunately, she was only thirteen now, in the same class as Uchiha Itachi.

He could not make a move. At least for now, that would be criminal.

Still, girls really did change as they grew up... As a child, she looked nothing like her future adult self.

If Hana Inuzuka had not volunteered her name, Xia Yu probably would not have recognized her anytime soon.

"Then sorry for the trouble, little Hana. All right, I'll come with you."

Soon, Hana Inuzuka brought Xia Yu to the Inuzuka Clan's compound.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

As soon as they entered, three identical dark brown puppies all leaped onto Hana Inuzuka.

They were Hana Inuzuka's combat partners, the Three Haimaru Brothers.

Kiba emerged from the house with the tiny Akamaru in his arms and greeted her. "Sis, you're finally back! Huh? Who's that masked man behind you...?"

"Oh, he accidentally got poisoned by dog claws. I brought him here for treatment. Kiba, is Mom home?"

"She's not here. She took Kuromaru out on a patrol mission. She probably won't be back for another hour."

"Ah... what should we do?" Hana Inuzuka's lively eyes were filled with apology.

"Big brother, my mother is the only one in the clan whose poison treatment is both the fastest and the most comprehensive. How about... you wait at our house until she comes back? I'll give your wound some emergency treatment first. I'm a veterinarian. I'm only a beginner, but I should be able to stop the bleeding and clean the wound."

"Uh... sure!"

Xia Yu readily agreed. With a pretty young girl personally tending to him, how could he turn down such a good thing?

After entering the living room, Xia Yu took off his shirt at Hana Inuzuka's request, exposing his fair, lean upper body.

Though thin, he was all lean muscle and very solid.

His waist in particular was covered in defined abs.

Other people earned their abs through grueling training. Xia Yu alone was different. He had gotten his by rocking back and forth for long stretches, day and night... those who knew, knew.

Ah! This big brother's body...

Boys and girls in the Shinobi World matured early and understood everything.

This was Hana Inuzuka's first time seeing such a perfect male body. She swallowed, took out some clean white gauze, and carefully wiped Xia Yu's wound.

"Ugh! That hurts!"

Xia Yu's brows knitted tightly, and a cry escaped him.

Hana Inuzuka said, "S-sorry, did I hurt you? I'm still not very good at medical treatment... Big brother, please try to bear with it."

Large beads of sweat formed on Xia Yu's forehead, and he gave a bitter smile. "It's not your fault. I don't know why, but my wound has started hurting even when you aren't touching it. It really hurts, like being stabbed with needles..."

"Ah... could it be...?"

Alarmed by his words, Hana Inuzuka hurriedly cleaned away the clotted blood. A large area around the wound on Xia Yu's back had already turned purple, and even the skin surrounding it was being eaten away.

"Oh no! There's too much poison, and it's spreading erratically. At this rate, you could very well die in ten minutes..."

Xia Yu shuddered all over. "Huh? No way! How could it happen so soon...!"

Hana Inuzuka completely panicked and rummaged helplessly through the medical kit. The medicines and tools were all right in front of her, yet she had no idea what to do.

"Boo-hoo... It's all my fault! If I'd learned how to treat poisons earlier, I could have helped you myself... Big brother, hold on! I'll go find my mother right now!"

With that, Hana Inuzuka hurried out with the Three Haimaru Brothers, leaving Xia Yu alone on the living room floor, groaning in pain.

"Damn it, what rotten luck! Owww... ow... ow, ow, ow..."

Five minutes passed...

Hana Inuzuka still had not returned.

Xia Yu was close to despair.

As a transmigrator, dying in such a humiliating way after being mauled by a dog would be far too much of a loss!

If he had to die, it should be on top of a woman!

"System, are you there? Hurry up and help me!"

[Sorry, kid. I don't have the ability to save people. I'm sorry this happened to you... All I can say is that you were too careless.]

"You're still making snide remarks? What could I have done back there? I was just a random passerby! Who could've expected to run into this crap on the way home!"

[Heh heh heh... Luck is part of strength too. Perhaps this is simply the Uchiha Clan's current fortune. Sigh... it seems heaven wants the Uchiha destroyed.]

"Fuck!"

The system could be considered his last hope, and even it had started saying such discouraging things...

Am I seriously going to kick the bucket?

He had already sown plenty of seeds. All he needed to do was wait patiently for them to flower and bear fruit.

Yet he had never imagined... that he would die halfway through, before his undertaking was even half complete!

"Heavens! Are you jealous of this handsome face of mine too?!"

The purple poison on Xia Yu's back had already spread to his neck.

It burned with pain!

Even breathing was becoming difficult...

"It's over... I'm done for..."

Xia Yu could distinctly feel that he already had half a foot in the Pure Land.

Just then, someone suddenly pushed open the front door.

A woman with a graceful figure and an angelic face walked in.

"Tsume, are you home? I have a few questions I'd like to discuss with you...

"Hmm?"

"Why is there a man here? Wait, that wound...!"

The woman saw Xia Yu struggling in agony in the living room. Once she noticed the wound on his back, she immediately ran over to him and deftly picked up the tools and medicines from the medical kit to treat his poisoning.

The intense pain had brought Xia Yu close to unconsciousness. With his eyes barely open, he turned his head and gave her a dazed look.

"Wow..."

"So... so beautiful..."

"This must be heaven..."

"Are you... an angel?"