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The requirement wasn't high, but the sheer number of times—a full five hundred times—was overwhelming. How could an ordinary genin possibly endure that?

Fortunately, they underwent a lot of grueling training during this period. In the past, three or four hundred repetitions would probably have been enough to ruin their hands for a whole day.

Akabane sat there watching for a while. Basically, most people could meet the requirements. Although Might Guy's success rate was only over 40%, he had good stamina. After 500 attempts, he didn't reach the requirement and went for a run on his own.

In short, Sakumo's training, though seemingly rigorous, was actually based on his thorough understanding of the genin.

"All done, time to go back..."

Akabane clapped his hands, ready to go back to his lazy life. Since he recently got to Loguetown, he could continue updating One Piece as usual without having to work as hard as before. Therefore, he could have his clone take over and he could rest for a while.

He was getting up to leave when, just as he circled around to the edge of the training ground and passed the research lab, Orochimaru's snake suddenly crawled onto him.

It glanced at Akabane and then said, "Akabane-kun, I didn't expect to find you here. If it's convenient, could you please come to the Konoha Hospital?"

"Konoha Hospital?"

Why did Orochimaru go over there and leave a snake here? Did he anticipate that I would come to the preparatory department?

No, they might also be staking out the comic book store.

Akabane stroked his chin, then patted the snake's head to indicate that he understood.

There are many injured ninjas receiving treatment at Konoha Hospital. Although a month has passed, many ninjas should have recovered, but a large number of them fall into the category of those who cannot be cured by conventional treatment.

These cruel and ruthless individuals, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will face "retirement," ending their lives as ninjas and forcing them to become ordinary people.

If Orochimaru is also in the hospital, it's highly likely due to the Disability Plan.

He sensed that Tsunade was not in the research institute either. Orochimaru had asked him to come over, probably because some surgery or alternative treatment required the assistance of medical ninjutsu.

Akabane quickened his pace.

The reserve headquarters is a bit far from Konoha, since it used to be a suburban base, not in a bustling area.

He ran for a while, then used his sensory abilities to check his surroundings. After confirming that there were no ninjas watching him, he immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The coordinates for this Flying Thunder God Technique are at home.

After teleporting home, Akabane climbed out of the window and continued on his way towards Konoha Hospital.

Having the Flying Thunder God is so convenient.

Otherwise, it would probably take half an hour to get back to Konoha from outside.

Wasting time is one thing, but the main problem is the exhaustion. Why make yourself so tired when you can relax?

They leisurely made their way to Konoha Hospital.

Orochimaru's snake was waiting outside. When it saw Akabane appear, it immediately climbed down from the roof: "Akabane-kun, please come with me."

"What exactly happened? Was it some kind of research or surgery?"

Akabane asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's a research project, which is also a surgery. A few days ago, a ninja applied to the village on his own initiative, hoping to undergo the modification and regain the ability to return to the battlefield."

Orochimaru's clone said, "Sarutobi-sensei has considered this for a long time and decided to have me draft a detailed and feasible plan. I have been studying this matter for the past few days."

"I see. So you have a detailed and feasible plan?"

Akabane asked.

"No, for the time being, we can only use ninja tools to replace them. But tools are not hands. After the tools are modified, they will be enhanced in certain aspects, but their overall abilities will definitely decrease a lot."

The snake clone continued speaking.

"I understand, I'll go right away."

Akabane followed the winding path until he reached the lower level of Konoha Hospital—originally a basement, but now converted into a temporary medical room.

"right here."

After the snake clones led the way, they disappeared on their own.

Akabane opened the door and went inside.

Orochimaru, Koharu Utatane, and Tsunade were all present, and they seemed to be discussing and refining the plan.

Seeing Akabane approaching, the three immediately waved for him to come over.

"Hand modification?"

The medical room was bright, and in the center sat a ninja who looked to be in his thirties. One of his hands was missing, and he appeared to be undergoing hand reconstruction.

"His name is Kato Jo. He is an ANBU ninja personally trained by the Second Hokage. He has mastered a forbidden technique called Spirit Transformation Technique. During this war, he was ambushed by the enemy Mist Ninja and lost an arm. We are thinking about how to maximize his combat effectiveness."

"Tuan Dorm Xiaochun explained."

Spiritualization technique?

Akabane glanced at it in surprise. This was a technique involving the soul, and only Kato Dan in the manga had mastered it. He hadn't expected that this man surnamed Kato would also know it.

Could it be Duan's father...?

He pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly. Now was not the time to think about such things; it was time to focus on Kato's hand.

Is it feasible to perform hand seals with one hand?

Akabane thought of the one-handed hand seals he had exchanged. This technique allowed him to perform some ninjutsu hand seals with one hand. If the Spirit Transformation Technique could be performed with one hand, it wouldn't significantly impair Kato Sho's combat ability.

"If this technique requires one hand to form hand seals, both the hand seals and the use of chakra are too complicated, I'm afraid it's impossible."

Orochimaru's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"His lost hand has been damaged by the Mist Ninja and is impossible to restore. In my opinion, we can only settle for second best and abandon the Spirit Transformation Technique to install a ninja tool arm that can be controlled by chakra threads."

Tsunade said firmly.

Ninja tool arm?

This seems to be Orochimaru's latest design; technology truly is saving the ninja world.

After a moment of contemplation, Akabane said, "I agree with Tsunade's plan. Our medical standards are simply not good enough to make him regrow an arm. Let's install the ninja tool arm first."

"Even you can't do anything about it..."

Koharu was somewhat disappointed; she had thought Akabane could have a better solution, so she had no choice but to give up.

Does that mean I'm omnipotent?

Akabane thought to himself, "This is ridiculous."

This level of medical skill is something even Tsunade, at her peak in later generations, couldn't achieve.

Otherwise, why not just cut off Li's leg and reattach it?

Although Naruto later received a cell-based hand attached to Hashirama Senju, it's clear that Kato was not qualified to withstand Hashirama Senju's cells, especially since there is currently no research on Hashirama Senju's cells.

Chapter 240 Please make the Uchiha clan suffer even more!

"Kato is just one example. There are many other ninjas with missing hands or arms who have lost their hand seals and hope to gain the ability to modify their hands."

"My initial idea was to modify the 'Air Slash Wave' from your manga, but then I thought that was too simplistic, so I spent some time developing the ninja tool arm guard."

Orochimaru took out a design drawing and handed it to Akabane.

Akabane took it, pretending he understood it, nodding as he read, and finally, feigning that he understood, handed it back to Orochimaru, saying, "What a brilliant design."

"You think so too, right? I incorporated the Air Slash and the Sound Pierce, and referenced the puppetry techniques of Sunagakure, allowing them to manipulate mechanical fingers with chakra threads. While they aren't as dexterous as normal hands, they're definitely capable of handling most combat situations."

Orochimaru looked very proud when he talked about his designs.

Akabane nodded repeatedly after hearing this—so that's how it is.

"What a pity about the Spirit Transformation Technique."

Xiaochun sighed as she turned to leave.

It is called a forbidden technique because it is extremely difficult to master and is prone to various dangers during practice.

Kato was able to master the technique mainly because of the Second Hokage's supervision and assistance. The Soul Imprisonment Technique was a product of this period. It would be extremely difficult to create a second ninja who could master the Spirit Transformation Technique.

"What are you saying? Being alive is more important than anything else, isn't it?"

Tsunade said angrily.

At a time like this, you're still thinking about ninjutsu, ninjutsu.

If it weren't for his comrades risking their lives to protect him, Kato would have died on the battlefield. He wouldn't have only lost one hand like he has now.

"Yes Yes!"

Even though Koharu's status was higher than Tsunade's, she was still overwhelmed by Tsunade's aura at this moment.

She felt that Tsunade really had the potential to become Hokage in the future; at least she was quite imposing, and no one dared to object when she roared.

of course……

If she becomes Hokage, it will probably be a headache for her as an advisor.

While her mind wandered, Koharu quickly caught up with Kato Masaru, ready to help him solve the problem of installing Kato's arm.

The biggest challenge in treating Kato Masaru was his arm.

His arm wasn't severed at the root, but due to the enemy's ninjutsu, some of the nerves in his hand were ruptured. Without treatment, even if he were reattached with ninja tools, his arm wouldn't be able to function freely.

Currently, in the field of neurology, only Akabane, who has exchanged various miscellaneous medical knowledge, knows a little about it; Tsunade and Koharu Utatane have never tried this kind of medical method.

Akabane leaned closer and took a closer look.

It's clear that Konoha has spent a lot of precious medicine on Kato Shinichi over the past month to maintain the vitality of his arm.

However, if the internal fractures are not properly repaired, the remaining arm will still gradually die.

Luckily, I exchanged a lot of knowledge, otherwise I would have made a fool of myself this time.

Akabane thought to himself.

He looked around carefully, then reached into the medicine container.

Some of the muscles had been torn before, and although Tsunade and the others helped repair them, the nerve connections were extremely tangled and incorrect.

He conjured a chakra scalpel and carefully cut apart the misaligned parts.

This requires extremely high chakra control and spatial judgment. If Akabane didn't possess sufficiently strong perception and the knowledge obtained through the system, he would never have been able to master this technique.

of course……

Even if she's only a novice, she's still much better than the two next to her. They don't know anything and can only watch attentively from the sidelines.

Tsunade is fine, as she has mastered the chakra scalpel and can therefore understand Akabane's treatment methods, but it's not so easy for Koharu Utatane.

In terms of talent, she is not as good as Tsunade. Although her basic knowledge is high, it is all old medical knowledge. New things such as chakra scalpels and palm techniques are all from scratch.

She was finding it quite difficult to learn, but unlike Mitokado Homura, at least she was learning, while that guy just kept rambling on and acting like a master of empty talk.

"We can't directly enhance the ninja tool arm in a short time; we need to rest for at least three days."

Not long after, Akabane stretched his muscles.

Maintaining one position for treatment is quite strenuous, and I had some back pain afterward. Most importantly, it was my first time performing the surgery. Although the surgery itself wasn't particularly difficult, it was extremely energy-consuming.

Fortunately, it was a success.

However, the other three people thought the surgery would take at least several hours to complete, but it only took less than ten minutes.

This is already a terrifying speed.

"Are there a few more left? Should we treat them all together?"

Orochimaru pointed upstairs.

"besides?"

Akabane was slightly taken aback. He thought there was only one; it turned out there were a whole bunch that needed treatment.

"Cough... Several people, like Xiao Li, have bone fragments embedded in their flesh. Our medical expertise is insufficient to treat them."

Xiaochun, who was changing dorm rooms, said awkwardly.

"Like Xiao Li's? I don't know how to do that either."

Akabane was dumbfounded. Did these three people think he was the complete Tsunade?

"No, it's not that serious. I can assist you in your treatment. It won't be more difficult than this one."