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Chapter 228 No zuo no die, you're asking for trouble.
Chapter 228 No zuo no die, you're asking for trouble.
After Jiraiya and the other high-ranking officials returned to the Konoha camp, Taichi's pressure was greatly reduced. At least he no longer had to be a 24-hour human radar in the middle of the camp.
As for the front lines, a large number of ninjas were still pursuing Sunagakure, a process that would take at least three days before the ninjas on the front lines were satisfied. Fortunately, the command had made arrangements for this before the battle, instructing that if the battle was won, the pursuit should only end at the border of the Land of Wind; otherwise, the pursuit might turn into an ambush.
Having finally found some free time, Taiichi was about to do something he wanted when he remembered that there was a lovable character lying in a hospital bed at the medical camp. Judging by the time, he should have woken up long ago, and it was time for Taiichi to go and see how he had gotten himself into that state.
Taiyi arrived at the medical camp at a leisurely pace. His mindset was different from that of most people in the camp. He was quite relaxed because the responsibility on his shoulders had suddenly become much lighter. Now he only needed to complete the tasks of the medical camp, and he didn't need to worry about anything else.
Before even entering the recuperation tent, Taiichi heard Obito's slightly weak voice coming from inside: "Rin, don't worry, I'm perfectly fine. People say that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune. Maybe I'll be able to upgrade my Sharingan to two tomoe soon."
Taiichi curled his lip, lifted the curtain and went in. Looking at Obito, who was lying on the bed and not settling down, he couldn't help but scare him, saying, "I don't know if you can advance to the second tomoe, but I do know that you won't be a ninja for the rest of your life."
The tent fell silent as everyone turned to look at Taiichi as he entered. Kakashi and Rin were utterly astonished; they hadn't heard Taiichi mention during his treatment that Obito's injuries were this severe. How could it be that after only one night, Obito could no longer be a ninja?
Yangping and Saori, however, understood Taiichi better. Judging from his gloomy face, they knew that he was probably just trying to scare Obito. Obito must have offended Taiichi with his words just now. If it were really as Taiichi said, he would probably just put on a forced smile and try to comfort Obito.
"No way, Taiichi, you can't be lying to me!" Obito's face turned deathly pale instantly. He felt dizzy and his vision blurred. His body, which had been sitting up, went limp and he lost all his strength, as if he was really going to die.
Sensing the changes in himself, Obito became even more panicked and began to believe Taichi's words to some extent. His voice was trembling with tears as he cried out, "Taichi, you—you must save me! I—I still want to be Hokage! I can't give up being a ninja!"
Goodness, what can I say about you? Disabled but determined? Even in this state, you still dream of becoming Hokage? Taiichi has to admire his thought process!
Lin, standing to the side, was so anxious she was almost in tears. Her eyes filled with hope as she asked, "Taiyi, is there really no way?"
Taiichi was speechless. This silly girl, you yourself have studied medical ninjutsu, didn't you check on Obito's situation before?
Saori couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Taichi aside, laughing as she said, "Taichi, don't scare Obito! Look how scared he is, his face is all pale!"
Obito's eyes lit up at first, but then dimmed again. He said listlessly, "Saori-nee, don't try to comfort me. I can feel it too. I have no strength at all. I'm definitely not going to make it."
As he spoke, tears streamed uncontrollably down his cheeks. He didn't wipe them away, just stared blankly upwards, muttering repeatedly, "I can't take it anymore—"
This really made Saori's face darken. This idiot, she lost so much blood and it was only recently after the surgery, it's normal for her to be weak. You just went through all that trouble, she's already in a good state now.
However, with Saori's reminder, Rin and Kakashi also realized what was going on. They weren't like Obito, that idiot, and naturally understood everything.
Taiyi originally wanted to scare him a little more, to teach him a lesson so he would behave himself on the battlefield, otherwise, this time it was a chest piercing, next time it would be a brain piercing.
Before he could say anything more, Kakashi slapped him across the face. "Idiot! You can't even tell your own body's condition from your own. You want to be Hokage? Dream on!"
Kakashi's slap was quite forceful, leaving a clear handprint on Obito's face. But it was this slap that finally opened Obito's mind.
Considering everything that had just happened, he stared at Taiyi in disbelief: "Am I really alright?"
"Ha~ha~ha~" A series of bursts of laughter came from the other beds. There was more than a dozen patients here, including Obito.
Life at the camp was already quite boring, but I never expected to encounter something so interesting here. It was definitely worth the trip!
Upon hearing the laughter, Obito finally realized he had been tricked. His pale face immediately turned red, whether from embarrassment or anger, it was hard to tell.
Taiyi ignored all of that, took a few steps forward, pulled back the blanket, disregarded Obito's weak resistance, lifted his clothes, checked the condition of the wound on his chest, then gathered chakra to sense his whole body. After confirming that everything was normal, he sat down by the bedside.
With hands forming a mudra, he slapped his hand towards the bedside, and a simple soundproof barrier was created.
"Tell me, what happened? How did Obito get injured like this? He almost didn't make it back!"
The group fell silent immediately. Taiyi didn't urge them, but just sat quietly, waiting for their answers. It wasn't that Taiyi was deliberately exposing their shortcomings, but rather that it had to be done this way. Only by fully recognizing their mistakes could they avoid making the same mistakes again.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with saying it. It's also our fault for not being strong enough and not following your instructions, which is why Obito was seriously injured." Yangping sighed, but finally said it.
"Did you split up?" This was the only question Taiyi could think of. He had indeed instructed them before the battle to keep in formation and not to act alone, but he didn't expect that they still didn't follow the instructions properly in the end.
He didn't even consider who broke the rules first, and how long the battle had lasted before he abandoned his team and went off to fight the tailed beast alone.
"It can't be called a split operation!" Yangping then recounted what happened after Taiyi left the team.
They did indeed follow Taiyi's instructions, forming a formation to fight in the chaotic battle. Although the pressure was immense at the beginning, they only suffered minor injuries.
In such a large and chaotic battlefield, minor injuries are inevitable; these are normal occurrences. This is how Yangping, Saori, Kakashi, and Rin sustained their injuries.
However, once the main battlefield was won, the Sand Village retreated, and the Konoha ninja pursued and killed them, this formation became inconvenient, as it severely affected their efficiency in the pursuit.
Seeing that one ninja was chasing after two or three Sand Ninjas, Obito was the first to feel envious and the first to suggest disbanding the formation.
At first, Yangping did not agree, but he couldn't resist the fact that all the Konoha ninjas around him were saying the same thing, and later even Kakashi started to persuade him. Yangping himself was itching to do it, so he went along with it and agreed.
You have to admit, formations are indeed useful. They allow team members to complement each other's abilities while also enabling each member to defend against the weaknesses of others.
In the previous intense frontal battles, many attacks from concealed positions were blocked by other members of the formation, allowing each person to focus on dealing with attacks from one side.
Unexpectedly, just after they separated and before the battle had even lasted long, Obito was attacked from both sides by two Chunin. Each of them might not be stronger than him individually, but they were in a two-person team, one restraining and the other attacking. In just a few moves, Obito was pierced through.
If it weren't for the arrival of Yang Ping and the others, Obito could have been placed directly on the memorial tablet with just one more blow.
After hearing all this, what could Taiyi say? He could only say, "No zuo no die."
The team members, who should have formed a solid formation, scattered to improve the efficiency of their pursuit. The Sand Ninja, who should have fled in all directions, formed two-person teams instead. As a result, the Konoha ninja who were pursuing them were counter-killed by the slightly weaker Sand Ninja.
This is undeniably ironic, and it's no wonder that Yangping and the others looked ashamed to talk about it when they returned; it was indeed quite embarrassing.
"War is different from our usual squad missions. Moreover, even in regular missions, teamwork among squad members is crucial, and this is even more true on the battlefield." Taiyi said earnestly, hoping that everyone could learn enough lessons from this incident.
"There are too many unexpected events on the battlefield: unknown enemies, bizarre ninjutsu, attacks flying everywhere—these are all things we cannot predict. And one person's attention is limited, which is why we need to form formations and seek help from our comrades. Only in this way can we have a greater chance of surviving on the dangerous battlefield!"
Taiichi's heart is definitely for the good of his companions, and anyone can feel that. But there are some reckless guys who just can't keep their mouths shut. They can't stand not to say something sarcastic.
"You make it sound so nice, but you rushed out all by yourself."
Although it was a quiet murmur, everyone here was incredibly sharp-eared and sharp-eyed, so naturally they all heard it.
Yangping and Kakashi twitched their lips, but still gave Tai face and swallowed back the laughter that was about to come out.
Rin held Taiichi in high esteem; she had even learned her medical ninjutsu from him. She simply looked at Obito with a worried expression.
Saori was different. She was a girl and one of Taiichi's earliest teammates, so she didn't have as many reservations. Although she restrained herself a bit, she was still covering her mouth and laughing.
"Heh~heh~heh~" The suppressed laughter was indeed particularly noticeable at this moment, but Saori did not show any sign of restraining herself.
Taiyi's forehead veins throbbed as he looked at Obito lying on the bed, seemingly lifeless. He forced a smile, patted Obito's arm, and a flash of green light appeared in his hand.
"Yohei, it seems Obito hasn't trained enough. Two Chunin took him down. We'll have to increase the intensity of his training once he recovers."
Yang Ping looked at Obito with some sympathy. This idiot, of all people to mess with, he had to go and provoke Taiichi. This guy can be quite petty at times. Just now, the green light that flashed across his hand was obviously not a good thing.
"Taiichi, they say it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. Obito has so many broken bones. Even with medical ninjutsu, it will take a long time for him to fully recover, right?"
Yangping was still pleading for Obito, but Obito clearly didn't understand his good intentions and continued down the path of courting death. "Cousin Yangping, don't worry, I will definitely get better soon."
"Don't worry, Obito will recover quickly. I just stimulated his bone cells, which will double his recovery speed." Taichi calmly said to everyone, "It's just that—it might be a little itchy."
He then turned to look at Obito on the bed, a smile spreading across his face. "Obito, I believe you can overcome this little difficulty, right?"
"No problem!" Looking at Tai's smiling face, Obito felt a chill run from his tailbone to the top of his head for some reason, but he still forced himself to nod and agree.
Taiyi stood up, straightened his wrinkled clothes, and said to everyone in a calm tone, "I'll go take care of my work now. Don't stay here too long, it will affect the other wounded soldiers' recovery."
He casually dispelled the barrier and slowly walked out of the tent.
After Taiyi left the tent, everyone turned their attention back to Obito, who was still lying on the bed, with sympathetic expressions. This guy still hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem; what a pitiful child.
As for Obito, he was just a little slow to react, not really stupid. Seeing that everyone's eyes were strange, he had a bad feeling, but before he could speak, he felt a faint itching sensation at the broken bone in his chest.
The sensation came from deep within my bones; it wasn't intense, but it was impossible to ignore. I reached out and scratched it, but it didn't relieve the itch at all.
"Rin, Taiichi is right, I really am starting to itch. Is there any way to stop the itch? It's so uncomfortable!" Obito twisted his body and looked at Rin for help.
"This is a necessary part of the body's nerve reconstruction process. It's just that because the recovery speed is faster, the itching will also increase exponentially. You—" Rin looked at Obito with a pitiful expression, "You can only bear with it. It won't be itchy for long!"
Upon hearing this, Obito immediately understood. He cursed himself for his sharp tongue while staring blankly at the top of the tent, silently enduring the increasingly intense itching sensation.
As time passed, the fighting on the front lines gradually subsided. Within the Land of Rivers, all the Sand Ninja who could be found were eliminated.
From the battlefield to this area in the Land of Wind, you can still often see Konoha ninjas moving around. They were all ninjas who were specially assigned to clean up the battlefield later on.
On the Sunagakure side, they wisely withdrew their forces, focusing on guarding the border of the Land of Wind and refraining from sending any more troops into the Land of Rivers. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but Sunagakure simply couldn't spare any more troops at the moment.
The border with Iwagakure needs ninjas to be stationed there. Although there was a truce on the surface, no one can guarantee that Iwagakure will not take advantage of Sunagakure's weakness to kick them while they are down.
The eastern coastal area also needs ninjas stationed there, as it is frequently harassed by Kirigakure ninjas. The conflict between Sunagakure and Kirigakure has a long history, so another "hero ninja" from Sunagakure, Scorching Release: Pakura, is also stationed there year-round.