Aokawa did not completely heal the wound. He only stopped the Ninjutsu after ensuring the blood vessel walls were firmly closed and no longer bleeding.
There are two more still bleeding. I need to go stop their bleeding first.
First save lives, then treat injuries. This is the primary principle of a Medical Ninja.
He turned and went to the two men.
Using the same method, he first sealed the blood vessels with Pressure Point Technique.
Then, after using Detoxification Technique, he healed the wounds with Healing Technique.
However, the operation was not as gentle this time. They were men, so a bit rough was fine.
The benefit of not being meticulous was that the healing speed was much faster.
But it inevitably pulled at the wounds, causing the two men to groan repeatedly.
Similarly, after their wounds were basically stable, Aokawa stopped the Healing Technique.
The remaining superficial healing could be left to the body's self-recovery. As for whether there would be scars... no big deal!
The sudden relaxation after being healed made Shinku Yuhi and Uchiha Tetsubi unable to hold on any longer. Their eyelids heavily closed, and they fell into a deep sleep.
Aokawa then returned to Kurenai Yuhi's side, re-condensing Chakra to continue treating the half-healed wound on her leg.
It's fine for boys to have scars, but not for girls.
It would be such a pity to leave a knife scar on Kurenai Yuhi's thigh.
The tingling itch from the healing wound stimulated Kurenai Yuhi's nerves, waking her from her drowsiness.
She turned her head and looked at Aokawa in confusion: "Didn't... didn't you already heal it?"
"I'm afraid of leaving a scar, so I'm helping you completely heal the epidermis as well," Aokawa explained softly.
Kurenai Yuhi quieted down upon hearing this, no longer moving.
A hint of sweetness rose in her heart, and her gaze quietly fell on Aokawa's side profile as he focused on healing.
At this moment, the cold, decisive aura of combat that had been on him had completely vanished.
It was replaced by gentleness and concentration.
Watching the sunlight filter through the leaves and fall on him, outlining his soft contours.
Kurenai Yuhi was momentarily mesmerized.
She wished this scene could be frozen forever.
A moment later.
Aokawa stopped his hands under Kurenai Yuhi's lingering gaze.
"Is it healed?" Kurenai Yuhi asked, her meaning unclear.
"Yes, but..." Aokawa said, his gaze sweeping over Kurenai Yuhi's chest.
Kurenai Yuhi's eyes immediately widened. She instinctively covered her chest with her hand and warned, "But what?"
Aokawa couldn't help but laugh at her protective stance and explained:
"You have two cracked ribs in your chest that also need to be fixed."
Kurenai Yuhi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, lowered her hand, and nodded.
Aokawa took out a bandage and reached out to untie the laces of Kurenai Yuhi's clothes.
"Wait!"
Kurenai Yuhi's face instantly flushed. She slapped his hand away. "Why are you untying my clothes?! If you do that again, I'll be angry!"
"To wrap the bandage, of course. How can I wrap it without untying your clothes?" Aokawa was helpless.
"Can't... can't you wrap it over my clothes?"
"No, the clothes would shift."
"Then... then I won't bind it! It's not hurting that much anyway." Kurenai Yuhi clutched her clothes, not letting him get close at all.
Aokawa sighed and patiently persuaded, "Although the bone isn't significantly dislocated, it must be fixed."
"We might need to move quickly next. Without fixing it, the bumps will worsen the bone fracture, and it will be more troublesome then."
The stubbornness on Kurenai Yuhi's face softened a bit. She secretly peeked at the sleeping Shinku Yuhi and Uchiha Tetsubi on the other side.
"They're asleep," Aokawa seemed to understand her concerns and explained.
"And your body is blocked by this large tree in the middle, so they can't see you."
Yūhi Shinku peeked and indeed, it was true.
The large tree in the middle perfectly obscured her body.
When the two woke up, at most they would only see her calves.
But she was still uneasy, struggling to move behind the tree trunk to completely hide herself.
Aokawa quickly stepped forward to help her, assisting her to sit against the tree trunk.
As she settled down, Aokawa was about to start.
Kurenai Yuhi grabbed her collar again, blushing: "You can... you can only reach your hand inside to tie it, you can't take off my clothes completely!"
Aokawa thought about it. With the Byakugan's x-ray vision, it wouldn't be a big problem.
He nodded in agreement: "Okay."
However, when his hand approached again, Kurenai Yuhi gently slapped it away.
"What's wrong now?" Aokawa asked, confused.
"You... you go wash your hands first!" Kurenai Yuhi's voice was like a mosquito's buzz, her cheeks flushed.
Aokawa looked around; there was no suitable water source.
Kurenai Yuhi saw this, let out a sigh of relief, and a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.
The next moment!
"Water Release: Water Wall Technique!"
A clear stream of water surged from the ground, forming a small water wall.
Aokawa crouched down, maintaining the water wall with powerful Chakra control, while washing his hands in the stream.
Kurenai Yuhi watched, dumbfounded.
"You can do that?"
And, Aokawa actually knew Water Release?
Just as she was about to ask, Aokawa had already dried his hands and returned to her.
His slightly cool fingers touched the laces of her top, and Kurenai Yuhi's face turned even redder.
She tightly closed her eyes, turned her head away, and dared not look again.
The clothing ties were gently undone, and she felt the cool air and a pair of warm hands reaching inside her clothes.
That gentle touch made her body tremble slightly, and her heart rate suddenly accelerated.
Aokawa felt a warm, smooth sensation upon contact, and the sexy collarbone so close to him made his mind flutter slightly.
He quickly suppressed the romantic thoughts in his heart and began to wrap the bandage with a serious expression.
The bandage didn't need to climb, after circling the flat ground at the foot of the mountain a few times, it began to fix along the mountain valley.
The two were extremely close, almost able to feel each other's warm breath.
Kurenai Yuhi's face grew redder and redder, just as the ambiguous atmosphere was about to reach its peak.
Aokawa neatly tied the knot and softly said, "Done."
Kurenai Yuhi opened her eyes and saw Aokawa carefully tidying her collar and tying her clothes for her.
Her eyes welled up slightly, and she pouted aggrievedly.
"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"
Aokawa had just finished tying her clothes. When he looked up and saw Kurenai Yuhi's expression, he immediately asked with gentle concern.
"You... you bad guy!" Kurenai Yuhi said with a sniffle, lightly punching him.
Then she struggled to stand up and ran a few meters away, turning her back to him, her shoulders slightly heaving.
Aokawa looked bewildered, completely unaware of what he had done wrong again.
Just as he was about to go forward and ask, his pupils suddenly constricted.
In the distance, in the direction Kurenai Yuhi was facing, there was a subtle flow of Chakra.
This was something he had gained after combining his Reishi Network with his other abilities.
Beyond the Byakugan's visual range, he could observe subtle Chakra flows with the enhancement of the Reishi Network.
He quickly adjusted the Byakugan's visual range, narrowed his field of vision, and concentrated his ocular power on the distance.
Indeed!
In the distant forest, a large number of Sand Ninja were deploying in search formations.
They were meticulously searching every area...
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