Chapter 223: Can't Smile Anymore
In the hospital room, Masahiko had to push and shove to finally get the three children out, leaving only Kushina and Tsunade behind.
Kushina insisted on staying, while Tsunade wanted to see what Masahiko's "special medical ninjutsu" was... She was skeptical, knowing full well what Masahiko's medical ninjutsu looked like.
Masahiko glanced at the two of them and sighed. Today, my dignity is going down the drain.
Masahiko rolled up his sleeve. "Help Minato sit up. Just let him bite me once."
This ability, similar to Karin's, was something Masahiko gained only after his Yin and Yang attributes reached Level 9. To this day, he didn't understand the principle behind it, nor had he ever used it. After all...
Hearing this, Kushina looked strange. "Great-Great-Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Masahiko smiled bitterly. How could he explain?
"This is a special ability of mine. One bite cures all ailments."
Tsunade also looked curious; she had never heard of such a thing.
"Alright, don't give me that look. This is the first time I'm using this ability too. It's normal that you don't know."
Kushina supported Minato and let him bite Masahiko's arm.
Minato's abdominal wound healed rapidly, and Masahiko felt something draining from his body. Checking his status bar, there were no changes.
"It's probably vitality, but not much. My age hasn't even increased by a year."
Masahiko frowned, looked at Minato whose face had gone from pale to rosy, and pulled his arm away.
"Great-Great-Grandpa, Minato isn't fully recovered yet," Kushina said anxiously.
"That's enough. Any more biting and my lifespan will shorten." Although Masahiko said this, inwardly he felt that if Minato bit for another two seconds, he would wake up. If the two of them made eye contact in this situation, it would be extremely awkward...
Kushina nodded repeatedly and leaned over to take care of Minato, leaving Masahiko feeling helpless.
"Great-Great-Grandpa, what was that just now?" Tsunade asked curiously.
Masahiko initially felt a bit awkward, then realized where the awkwardness came from. Kushina called him Great-Great-Grandpa, while Tsunade called him Great-Great-Grandpa (though using a slightly different term for the generation gap, essentially referring to the same high seniority).
"This generation gap is really messy..."
"Don't tell anyone about the ability just now. It's enough that you know. It's a very rare constitution of the Uzumaki clan."
Tsunade nodded, her expression a bit strange. She also felt that the sight of Masahiko being bitten by Minato just now was somewhat awkward.
Masahiko smiled bitterly, having suddenly lost his dignity. He waved his hand and walked out.
"Elder Masahiko, how is Sensei?" Kakashi asked. The other two children also looked anxious.
"He's fine now. Minato should wake up in another hour or two. Just let him rest for a couple of days."
Obito looked delighted and was about to rush in, but Masahiko stopped him.
"Don't be in such a hurry to disturb your teacher and his wife (mistress/girlfriend). First, tell me what that crazy old man looked like."
Obito hesitated, so Kakashi spoke up: "Sensei led us on our first C-rank mission, escorting a merchant caravan to the Hot Water Village (Yugakure). That's where we met the crazy old man. He attacked us directly."
"He attacked you directly?" Masahiko was startled. According to his thinking, Akatsuki shouldn't be proactively attacking Minato...
"That's right, he attacked us first. By the way, he seemed to be muttering something when he rushed over. He was acting crazy."
Masahiko nodded. "A defective product? Only has the ability but no intelligence, or low intelligence?" Masahiko felt that Hidan's ability was likely the product of some experiment. Perhaps his influence somewhere earlier had resulted in the Jashin cult producing a defective experimental subject.
He asked for details about the battle process. Kakashi's description wasn't much different from his own imagination. Minato easily pierced the opponent's chest with a kunai, but unexpectedly, the opponent wasn't affected at all and managed to take a drop of his blood. After that came the bizarre curse technique.
Fortunately, Minato realized something was wrong in time and prevented the opponent from stabbing his vitals. He barely managed to repel the enemy before fainting and being escorted back by the three children.
"How could Minato be so careless?" Masahiko sighed and waved his hand, signaling the three children to visit their teacher. He then stepped out of the Konoha Hospital and headed straight for the Hokage Building.
"Elder Masahiko, how is Minato?" Hiruzen came out to meet him.
"He's fine. How are you handling this matter? Who went to pursue that Akatsuki member?" Minato was injured two days ago; otherwise, Masahiko would have planned to go personally.
"It was Jiraiya and Orochimaru who went. I'm a bit worried." Hiruzen looked concerned.
"Both of them went? Then rest assured, there won't be any problems." Masahiko nodded. With those two acting together, it was unlikely anything would go wrong.
Masahiko hadn't seen Jiraiya in Minato's ward, so he guessed Jiraiya must have gone to avenge Minato. He hadn't expected Orochimaru to go along too.
Hiruzen shook his head. "A round trip to the Hot Water Village... they should have been back by this time."
"It's fine. They might have needed time to find the person or something. With the two of them together, even if the entire Akatsuki mobilizes, it shouldn't be a problem." Currently, Orochimaru could also use Sage Mode, and Jiraiya's strength had reached its peak.
Hiruzen nodded. "I don't know why Akatsuki suddenly attacked Minato this time. Since attacking Konoha previously, Akatsuki hasn't made a move for a long time. At a time when the ninja world is about to fall into chaos..."
Hiruzen was very worried.
"That has nothing to do with me; that's your business." Masahiko smiled, waved his hand, and walked out, leaving behind a bitterly smiling Hiruzen.
With nothing to do for the moment, Masahiko planned to go home and see his daughter. Unexpectedly, the elusive Sakumo appeared in front of him again.
"What now? Is there something else?"
"Minato Namikaze has woken up."
Masahiko was startled. It's only been ten-something minutes. Young people really have good constitutions.
"So what if he woke up? I won't go." Remembering the treatment earlier, Masahiko felt awkward inside.
"Forget it, I'd better go." Masahiko hesitated. He hoped to hear different news from Minato and get more intelligence.
Returning to the ward, Minato was already comforting Kushina and his three disciples with a sunny smile. Seeing Masahiko, Minato's expression stiffened for a moment.
Masahiko paused and looked at Kushina. Sure enough, he saw her snickering.
"You..." Masahiko didn't know what to say for a moment. We agreed to keep it a secret, and you told him right away.
Masahiko took a deep breath, looking helpless. "If he knows, he knows. What's the big deal..."
Then he looked at Minato. "Why were you so careless this time? There are many people in the ninja world who can temporarily survive even if their hearts are pierced."
Minato smiled bitterly. "When my kunai pierced that crazy old man's chest, he said something to me: 'You are not Brother Minato.' It made me pause for a moment..."
Masahiko shook his head with a smile. "You fell for such simple verbal interference? How could you be an old man's big brother?"
As Masahiko laughed, he suddenly couldn't smile anymore...
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