The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Seeing the purple curse mark appear below Karin's shoulder, Hiroji turned the blank scroll, which had lost its effect, into blue ice crystals and then crushed it.

Hongzhi naturally didn't kill the wet bone forest slug, but getting some acid from there to use as a converter was no problem at all.

Whether Karin will succeed depends on her own abilities, but it shouldn't be a big problem, since her recovery ability is quite strong.

As the stinging pain subsided, Karin slowly stood up, looking at Hiroji with a complicated expression, as if she wanted to say something.

"Looks like some new people have arrived!"

Just then, the door of the house next to them opened, and Orochimaru slowly walked out.

Karin was somewhat horrified upon hearing the voice, as she also couldn't sense the person's chakra!

Chapter 352 Jiraiya Returns

Inside Ryuchi Cave, Orochimaru and Karin were having a quiet conversation, while Hiroji had already left.

In the operating room of Konoha Hospital, Hiroji looked at Tsunade in front of him and almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After the explosion, in order to save Tsunade's life, the shadow clone directly converted her hair into material to repair her torso. While this ensured Tsunade's survival, it also drastically changed her appearance.

However, this is not a big problem. Hongzhi has even prepared a plan to have Tsunade directly fuse with Hashirama's stem cells.

The Akatsuki organization can only take action when the entire ninja world is in chaos. After Tsunade is revived, Hiroji plans to visit Iwagakure.

After all, the other three ninja villages still have some sense of shame. They had only recently received favors from Konoha, so they definitely need to be more reserved now. Directly letting Iwagakure launch a war against Konoha would surely throw the entire ninja world into chaos.

At that time, the Akatsuki organization will be able to take the opportunity to collect the Tailed Beasts, and by the time they discover the problem, the Ten-Tails will probably be born.

Hongzhi injected the two types of stem cells from the side into it, and then directly used the Holy Healing Fire.

Despite lacking limbs, Tsunade healed very quickly, and her chakra levels increased significantly with the burning of the Sacred Healing Flame.

She opened her eyes groggily, though she was still very weak at first. But as time passed, Tsunade's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and even the wrinkles on her face gradually disappeared.

This is not the power of the Yin Seal, but the effect of Hashirama's stem cells. After all, he is a descendant of Hashirama Senju. If he did not have this absorption result, it would be too shameful.

"I'm alive?!"

After regaining consciousness, Tsunade spoke in disbelief. She had completely lost consciousness when the lightning spears on her limbs exploded. If the lightning spears had continued to explode afterward, she would not have survived.

"As you can see, this is not a dream, but I have injected you with Hashirama stem cells, which can make you stronger..."

As Hongzhi spoke casually, he directly used a scalpel to cut open Tsunade's limbs, allowing the blood to quickly regenerate with the help of the Holy Healing Fire.

"What are the casualties in Konoha?"

Tsunade sensed the changes in her body and spoke heavily, "That person clearly intends to attack..."

"The statistics are still being compiled. You can go out and take a look later!"

As the Holy Healing Flame gradually disappeared from Tsunade's body, she felt perfectly fine and sat up, revealing even firmer and smoother skin.

Seeing this, Hiroji calmly watched, then turned and walked out of the laboratory.

Tsunade had no time to care about such trivial matters. Just as she was about to leave, Sakura Haruno, wearing a brand new outfit, slowly walked in.

"Lady Tsunade, it's so good to see you safe and sound."

After helping Tsunade put on her clothes, Sakura Haruno spoke excitedly.

Tsunade patted her head, suppressed her grief, and walked out of the operating room. Then Tsunade was stunned. There was someone she never expected standing in the corridor.

"You seem to be doing quite well, so I can rest assured."

Jiraiya, who had just returned to the corridor, looked at Tsunade, who was clearly stunned, and spoke calmly.

News of the attack on Konoha spread throughout the ninja world almost immediately. Upon receiving the news, he immediately took Naruto Uzumaki and returned to Konoha via the Reverse Summoning Jutsu of Mount Myōboku.

However, we arrived too late; by the time we got here, it was all over.

With medical ninjas like Hiroji around, there were basically no wounded in Konoha; those who died directly were either already healed.

"What's the situation in Konoha?"

Upon seeing Jiraiya, Tsunade clearly felt a sense of relief, but now was not the time for communication; she needed to stabilize Konoha first.

"You need to consult a professional about this."

Jiraiya shook his head helplessly. He had just returned and came here without stopping. How could he possibly know the specific situation in Konoha?

Tsunade glared at Jiraiya, then walked straight ahead. Just as she stepped out of Konoha Hospital, she saw the genin organizing civilians to go home.

Seeing this, Tsunade felt a sense of disorientation in time. She looked at Sakura Haruno beside her and calmly asked, "How much time has passed?"

"About eight hours."

Sakura Haruno answered blankly, "The battle ended last night, so it's only been about eight hours."

Upon receiving the answer, Tsunade was momentarily speechless. Eight hours was enough time to bring back the Konoha civilians, but Tsunade, who could clearly feel that her body was more than twenty years younger, found it somewhat miraculous.

How did Hongzhi manage to get the cells to absorb the cells in such a short time?

"Do what you can."

Taking a deep breath, Tsunade decided not to ask any questions now, but to first address the remaining issues, since Konoha had suffered heavy losses.

"There's nothing left to do at Konoha Hospital. Senior Hiroji has already completed everyone's treatment."

Sakura Haruno continued speaking, and when she noticed Tsunade looking over, she gave a bitter smile. She hadn't even had a chance to help last night.

"That's terrifying..."

It took Tsunade a while to react. She slowly walked towards the Hokage's office. With such a big thing happening in Konoha, they definitely had to be on guard. After all, the ninja world has never lacked ambitious people.

Jiraiya slowly entered the rest room next door. He saw Hiroji sitting in a chair, looking somewhat silent, but at this moment he didn't know what to say.

Those who are absent from the battle have no right to be mourned...

While Jiraiya was silent, he suddenly noticed a blue butterfly in front of him. He looked at it instinctively and then fainted.

"I thought I would have to wait a few more months, but I didn't expect to be back so soon."

Looking at the unconscious Jiraiya, Hongzhi calmly said, "Jiraiya has been controlled by Kotoamatsukami. At least for the next few hours, Hongzhi can control him."

Moreover, because it was Kotoamatsukami, Jiraiya wouldn't have noticed anything afterward, but there were still some flaws, though they wouldn't be fatal.

Hongzhi left behind two shadow clones, then took Jiraiya directly to a forest. After Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta from Mount Myōboku, Hongzhi controlled Gamabunta and then sent Jiraiya there.

After completing these tasks, Hongzhi returned to his original location and had Gamabunta take him to Mount Myōboku.

Upon arriving here, Hongzhi immediately created four shadow clones, sending them silently to the four corners of Mount Myōboku. Now it was time to reap the rewards.

A red barrier rose up and converged high in the sky, causing the toads of Mount Myōboku to panic, but an even greater terror was just beginning.

Chapter 353 Will I...?

With the successful assembly of the Four Red Yang Formation, the entire connection between Mount Myōboku and the outside world was completely severed.

Instead of immediately slaughtering the toads, Hongzhi left the barrier and returned to Konoha. After successfully dispelling Jiraiya's genjutsu, he returned to Mount Myōboku.

In the rest room, Jiraiya, who had just been fantasizing about Tsunade, suddenly opened his eyes. He sensed that something was wrong. How could he possibly fall asleep under such circumstances?

"Lord Jiraiya, if you like Lady Tsunade, you can just take action. Some things can't be accomplished by just fantasizing. Even if you dream about it..."

The shadow clone spoke with a smile, and Jiraiya, ignoring the anomaly, immediately signaled to Hiroji to stop talking.

Although there was nothing special about the dream I just had, it would still be very bad if Tsunade heard it. At the very least, I would definitely get a beating.

"If there's nothing else, you can leave now."

The shadow clone spoke again, and Jiraiya remained silent for a moment before turning to leave. Although he didn't know what had just happened, his body showed no abnormalities. Under such circumstances, even if he suspected something, he had no reason to do so.

"Toad Sage? Your Sage Mode will be unusable after tonight."

Watching Jiraiya walk away, the shadow clone casually shook his head and continued to sit there in a daze. Karin was still alive, but Konoha didn't know that. As her teacher, he still needed to appear a little sad.

On Mount Myōboku, Kōji looked at the yellow toad oil in front of him, examined it carefully, and then tentatively applied it to his body.

The next second, the natural energy in the applied area changed, and now Hongzhi was certain that the converter from Mount Myōboku was made from toad oil.

As for the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku, Kōji had already obtained it from the two so-called Toad Sages who were organizing the resistance, namely Fukasaku and Shima. The two toads were quite skilled, at least they delayed Kōji for a few seconds.

As for the remaining toads, they turned into blue crystal ornaments the moment they saw Hongzhi.

Of course, many of them shattered, since attacks are usually launched while jumping in the air.

As for Gamamaru in the palace, Hongzhi glanced at him and found that the guy was still sleeping, so he ignored him. However, apart from him, the entire Mount Myōboku had turned into blue crystal.

Even the toad that had been sleeping but whose intestines were occasionally summoned by Jiraiya lost its life.

In other words, apart from the toads and Gamamaru who are no longer on Mount Myoboku, all the remaining toads have been eliminated.

As for the reason, it's quite simple: compared to the gloomy and dark Ryuchi Cave, the environment of Mt. Myoboku is far superior. Although the natural energy is slightly weaker than that of Ryuchi Cave, it's not a big problem. From now on, this place will belong to Koji alone.

Hiroji began to slowly study the content of the Myoboku-san Sage Mode, as well as how to modify and finally complete the converter.

At this moment, Jiraiya had not noticed anything; he was still on his way to the Hokage's office.

With Tsunade's recovery, orders were being carried out in an orderly manner. Apart from instructing the Anbu to strengthen border defenses, the remaining tasks included tallying the death toll and preparing for the funeral.

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade was not in a good mood. Although the specific data had not yet been released, she received some bad news from Kakashi: Karin, whom Hiroji had just decided to take as his disciple, had been killed by the mysterious man's lightning spear before he left.

Moreover, there was no trace of the body; only a tattered piece of clothing was found.

Just how many powerful figures are still hidden in the ninja world?!

Tsunade sat in the Hokage's seat, muttering to herself. She opened the drawer and looked at the scroll that the Anbu captain had sent her, and for a moment she felt a little regretful.

If she hadn't been wary of that person after obtaining the scroll, would he not have left so easily, and would Konoha's ninjas have suffered so many losses, or perhaps none at all?

"Failure is not a matter of your strength. Facing an opponent like that, unless the First Hokage is resurrected, no one has enough confidence."

While Tsunade's thoughts were still wandering, Jiraiya arrived at the Hokage's office and calmly said that although he hadn't seen it, the desperate discussion among the Konoha ninjas and the terrifying traces of battle outside Konoha Village were enough to explain the situation.

"From now on, I'll stay in the village obediently. Besides that person, there are other enemies lurking in the ninja world, and they are no less troublesome than that person."

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya and said calmly, "The current issue is not about discussing Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha with Jiraiya. But if Jiraiya chooses to leave, and those guys really want to deal with Konoha, it's impossible for him to come back alive."

"It seems a lot has happened while I was away!"

Seeing Tsunade's solemn expression, Jiraiya fell silent for a moment. He wasn't there when Konoha was attacked, and he wasn't there when Tsunade was easily killed and thrown to the ground...

Although no one would say anything about it, Jiraiya himself felt uncomfortable. Putting aside his personal status, it was just that the Hokage of Konoha had been mocked like this.