Chapter 825: Hiruzen''s Burden!

    Outside the Hokage''s office, Naruto became increasingly agitated. Once again, he lost his cool and shouted, "It''s been two hours! How long will they take? Sasuke needs to be treated immediately!"

    Shizune muttered internally, ''Here we go again.''

    She tried to soothe Naruto once again, "It''ll be over soon, Naru..."

    Suddenly, the door opened and Tsunade and Jiraiya walked out, followed by Shikaku who walked like a sleep-deprived zombie. Naruto was about to scold the two Sannins when he noticed Shikaku and asked curiously, "What happened to him?"

    Tsunade replied, "He just needs some sleep. Take me to the old man. I''ll inspect him first."

    The Anbu ninja nearby immediately said, "Follow me, Lady Tsunade."

    He immediately led the group to the top floor of Konoha''s hospital. As many as twelve Anbu squads were deployed to protect Hiruzen at all times. Relief appeared on their faces on seeing Tsunade finally appear. They quickly allowed Tsunade, Jiraiya and Shizune in the room while Naruto and Tonton were left out once again.

    As soon as they entered the room, their eyes fell on Hiruzen, who seemed to be sleeping peacefully. Isamu immediately brightened on seeing Tsunade. Along with the 12 Anbu squads, one senior medical ninja was also stationed at all times.

    Isamu joyfully said, "Lady Tsunade, you''ve finally returned."

    Tsunade nodded without taking her eyes off Hiruzen. She observed, "He has no external injuries... That''s good."

    Jiraiya said, "Yes, Fujin healed his external injuries immediately. It''s just his soul which we couldn''t heal."

    Tsunade asked in surprise, "That boy is also a medical ninja?"

    Jiraiya replied, "Ah, yes. I forgot to mention it."

    Isamu added, "He''s quite a good one too. He''s still rough around the edges due to low experience and short learning time but is excellent at healing physical injuries. In fact, he''s already better at it than us old fellows. He''s probably second to only you in this aspect."

    Surprise appeared on Tsunade''s face. She muttered, "Interesting. I didn''t expect a frontline fighter to specialize in this field at such a young age. I''ll meet him later. Let me first check sensei."

    She placed her palm on Hiruzen''s chest and slowly inserted Yin chakra into his body. Within a few moments, her expression changed from normal to concerned to grave. Isamu and Jiraiya also became worried but didn''t disturb her. Tsunade continued examining him for nearly five minutes before withdrawing her hand.

    Jiraiya asked, "How is his condition?"

    For a moment, Tsunade didn''t know how to answer. After a few seconds, she let out a sigh and muttered sorrowfully, "I have never seen a soul mutilated to this extent..."

    She glanced at the Anbu Captain and ordered, "Go to the Torture & Interrogation Department and ask them to round up all prisoners who have been given the death sentence for committing some heinous crimes."

    The Anbu Captain immediately flickered away. Shizune asked, "Lady Tsunade, you mean...?"

    Tsunade nodded and answered, "Yes, I''ll damage their souls to the same extent that Sensei''s is and try to heal them."

    She looked at Jiraiya and said, "This will take some time. For the time being, I''ll focus on healing Sensei. The Fifth Hokage''s position can wait."

    Jiraiya replied, "That shouldn''t be an issue. We can trust Shikaku. He''s even more capable than his father was."

    Tsunade sighed, "Those lazy Naras... I tell you, we should be making them the Hokage. Village will be far more efficient."

    Jiraiya chuckled, "If only they accept..."

    Tsunade said, "I''ll heal Kakashi and the Uchiha kid first since healing Sensei will take a while."

    Isamu immediately asked, "Is it safe to keep him like this?"

    Tsunade nodded, "Yes. For a soul to recover, a healthy body is required. Since Sensei was healed immediately, his body is nourishing his soul irrespective of how negligible that is. So, he''s not in any danger for the time being."

    Isamu sighed in relief. While Fujin and every other medical ninja in Konoha including Isamu had come to the same conclusion, hearing it from Tsunade was a huge relief.

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