The green light from Medical Ninjutsu spread immediately, seeping into Reiji's weakened body.
However, even while being healed, Reiji could still hear Kushina's emotional voice.
"Why are you doing this?! Don't you care about your own life, huh?!"
Reiji smiled weakly. "I... am just doing what I have to do."
And after that, Reiji's consciousness faded.
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In a dimly lit room, a boy lay still on a bed draped in red silk.
The air in the room felt cool, with a faint aroma of herbal incense slowly burning in the corner.
The soft light from a paper lantern hanging from the ceiling flickered gently, following the rhythm of the wind sneaking in through the gap in the wooden window.
On the bed, the boy appeared to be in a deep, long sleep.
The boy's face was calm, with regular breathing, almost motionless.
If it weren't for the faint breath escaping from the boy's lips, anyone looking at him would think he had passed away.
However, the silence was slowly disturbed. The boy's tightly closed eyelids began to tremble.
The small muscles in the boy's face tensed for a moment before, finally, a pair of eyes slowly opened, revealing slightly blurred golden irises.
For a moment, the boy's gaze was vacant, as if his mind was still trying to return to the real world.
Then, a soft voice was heard.
"Are you awake?"
The voice was not loud, but enough to echo in the quiet room.
Reiji, the boy, slowly turned his head toward the source of the voice.
His gaze caught sight of a woman sitting on a wooden chair beside the bed.
The woman had long red hair that flowed gently over her shoulders, with a few strands falling in front of her face.
The red kimono she wore looked simple, yet had an undeniable elegant impression.
Under the lantern's light, her skin appeared soft, as if untouched by age.
The woman's gaze was calm, but behind that calmness, there was a trace of lingering worry.
Mito Uzumaki.
"Do you still feel pain?" Mito asked again, this time in a slightly softer tone, as if afraid that a louder voice would hurt the boy.
Reiji blinked a few times, trying to adjust to the dim light in the room.
After a few seconds of silence, Reiji let out a small sigh and finally smiled faintly.
"You ask a strange question," Reiji replied casually.
Mito smiled slightly, although there was still concern in her eyes.
"When you were unconscious, we were all worried... Even Kushina cried out of fear that you wouldn't wake up again," Mito said, her voice sounding softer than before.
Reiji chuckled softly at that.
"Haha, that girl? So... how long have I been unconscious?" Reiji asked as he slowly lifted his body, feeling his stiff muscles after such a long time of not moving.
Mito looked at Reiji for a moment before answering, "About fifteen days."
Reiji fell silent.
Fifteen days. That was not a short time.
Reiji allowed himself to sink into his thoughts for a moment, trying to remember what had happened before he lost consciousness.
Fuinjutsu: Age Reversal Seal.
A high-level sealing technique that Reiji had created—resulting from years of research and development.
In Reiji's previous life, when he was still the Strongest Healer on Earth, he had studied various spells related to age manipulation.
Reiji knew that time was something that could be controlled, as long as one had a deep enough understanding of its essence.
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