Early next morning.
Senju Chen, Tsunade and Shizune, facing the rising sun, were silent Earth Flow on the stone road.
Tsunade put on a neat outfit, her long golden hair was simply tied back, and her lazy, hangover face was replaced by a long-lost solemnity. She was silent all the way, her green eyes staring ahead, as if she was conducting a silent pre-war mobilization.
Shizune followed Tsunade, holding a medical bag in her arms, which contained some surgical instruments that Tsunade had packed up overnight. She glanced at Tsunade and then at Senju Chen from time to time, looking nervous and full of expectation.
Senju Chen was leisurely Earth Flow on the other side, with his hands in his trouser pockets, and his usual gentle smile on his face. He could feel the re-condensing aura of Tsunade, as if he was about to break free from his shackles and be reborn.
Soon, the three of them arrived in front of the dilapidated courtyard yesterday.
The courtyard door was open, and Classmate Little A had already been waiting there. His tall body stood upright, and the arrogance and unruliness of the past were gone from his face, replaced by a look of solemnity and sincerity. Seeing Tsunade appear, he immediately came up to him and bowed respectfully.
"Princess Tsunade, all the medicinal materials and items you need have been prepared."
Tsunade just nodded lightly and walked straight into the courtyard. Everything in the room was prepared according to her requirements. Dozens of rare medicinal materials were placed on the table in categories, exuding a complex medicinal aroma.
Without saying anything nonsense, she walked to the table, picked up a kudzu flower, put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it, then picked up some powder of scorpion tail toxin and carefully identified the color.
"Shizune, get ready for disinfection." Tsunade's voice was calm and low, without any unnecessary emotion.
"Yes! Lady Tsunade!" Shizune immediately entered the state and began to carry out pre-operative preparations in an orderly manner.
Senju Chen stood at the door and did not go in to disturb. He looked at the focused back of Tsunade. This is the true appearance of his sister, the Sannin who frightened the enemy on the battlefield and saved countless lives at the same time.
Tsunade seemed to feel his gaze. At the last moment when she was about to enter the inner room, she turned back and looked at Senju Chen. There was a flash of nervousness and uncertainty in those green eyes.
Senju Chen showed her a bright smile.
"Sister, I believe you."
Tsunade The wavering look in her eyes was instantly replaced by determination. She took a deep breath, turned around resolutely, and closed the sliding door of the room.
"Squeak--"
The wooden door is closed, isolating the two worlds inside and outside.
Classmate Little A walked up to Senju Chen and looked at the closed door. His tall body could not help but show some anxiety.
"Don't worry, since my sister has taken action, there will be no one who can't be saved." Senju Chen leaned against the door frame and said in a relaxed tone.
"Well..." Classmate Little A responded and was silent for a moment, as if he wanted to find something to talk about to ease the depressing atmosphere. "This time... thank you very much. When my father finishes handling Iwagakure's negotiations, I will report the matter to him in detail."
"Oh? Lord Raikage went to negotiate in person?" Senju Chen raised his eyebrows and asked casually.
"Of course." When Classmate Little A mentioned his father, his tone unconsciously brought a hint of pride, "In this war, although we Kumogakure participated in the war as an alliance force, we also paid a heavy price. Iwagakure was defeated, and we naturally have to seek the rewards we deserve."
He paused, and his tone was a little unwilling. "However, the biggest benefit must have been taken away by you Konoha. When I heard about your conditions, I almost wanted to empty out Land of Earth."
"In war, there are winners and losers, and the winner takes all. This has been the case since ancient times." Senju Chen smiled and changed the topic, "However, haven't Four-Tails Jinchūriki of Iwagakure been 'invited' back to the village as your guests? This is much more valuable than any money or mineral."
Classmate Little A looked at Senju Chen and laughed.
"Isn't this thanks to your help? But I heard that you Konoha are planning to return Five-Tails Jinchuriki to Iwagakure?"
"One Tailed Beast can't change anything, and how to negotiate with Iwagakure is a matter for the higher-ups in the village. I'm already traveling, so I don't have to worry about it." Senju Chen said casually.
Classmate Little A looked at Senju Chen's indifferent expression, and the frustration in his heart surged up again. Politics, strategy, strength and even size... It seemed that he had been left behind by this young man in more than one aspect in every aspect.
At this moment, a suppressed exclamation suddenly came from the room, and the crisp sound of the utensils falling to the ground.
"Lady Tsunade!" is the cry of Shizune.
Classmate Little A's expression changed, he stood up straight and wanted to rush into the room, but was stopped by Senju Chen.
"You can't go in now."
"But inside..." Little A said impatiently.
"Believe my sister, if she can't be saved, then no one can save the entire Shinobi World."
Looking at Senju Chen blocking the door, Little A hesitated for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of breaking in.
Senju Chen also frowned slightly, but he just stood at the door and didn't let anyone disturb Tsunade.
As he said himself, he believes in Tsunade.
inside the room.
blood.
Bright red, dazzling blood.
When Tsunade's Chakra Scalpel cut open the skin of Rakai's chest and warm blood spurted out, the familiar, disgusting smell of rust swallowed her up like a nightmare.
What she saw before her was no longer an operating table, but a battlefield littered with corpses.
The pale face of her brother Nawaki, the bloody hole in the chest of her lover Dan Katō... countless desperate and painful faces flashed alternately in her mind.
"No... don't..."
Her hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and the light of Chakra Scalpel flickered on and off, almost scratching the organs on the side.
"Lady Tsunade! What's wrong with you?!" Shizune panicked and supported her crumbling body. Looking at her instantly pale face and absent-minded eyes, she felt extremely distressed.
"Blood... it's all blood..." Tsunade murmured to himself, his green pupils dilated, and his soul seemed to have been sucked out of his whole body.
It's over...
Shizune's heart sank to the bottom. Lady Tsunade's hemophobia still broke out.
Just when Tsunade was about to be completely overwhelmed by fear, a clear and firm voice sounded in her mind as if it had penetrated the layers of bloody nightmares.
"Sister, I believe you."
It's Little Chen!
Tsunade trembled suddenly, and her dilated pupils refocused. She saw the face of Shizune next to her that was covered in tears but still full of trust.
She thought of her determination when she walked out of Konoha, of the decadence that had paralyzed her in the casino in the past few years, and even of Senju Chen's warm embrace and powerful words last night.
No!
I can't fall down here!
I am Tsunade of the Senju Clan! I am the granddaughter of First Hokage! I am Shinobi World's strongest medical ninja!
An unyielding will burst out from the depths of her soul.
"Quiet...Shizune!" Tsunade said to Shizune, resisting the urge to vomit and fear. "Give me the tweezers! Hand... surgery, continue!"
Her body was still trembling slightly. But she bit her lower lip, letting the sharp teeth pierce the skin, and used the pain to stay awake. She forced her eyes to stare at the bloody wound, and suppressed the fear under her feet!
Time passed by minute by second with extreme concentration.
As the two people waited excruciatingly at the door, the operation lasted from morning to evening.