Chapter 134: Kakashi, Read Icha Icha Paradise to Me!
Naraku Uehara first accepted Kakashi's gift.
Because Naraku Uehara himself had no guarantee whether he could actually cure Rock Lee; he was just a ruthless medical ninja who only knew how to infuse life energy.
After they arrived at the Konoha Hospital, Naraku Uehara looked at Rock Lee on the hospital bed, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "I can only guarantee to keep him alive. If there are any side effects, I can't be sure for now."
The side effects of the Eight Gates Released Formation affected the body internally and couldn't be resolved with simple treatment; surgery was necessary.
But Naraku Uehara knew jack shit about surgery!
However, if he wanted Rock Lee to recover fully, Naraku Uehara wasn't entirely without options.
He could directly cast Chronoshift on Rock Lee, then kill him with one strike. Perhaps he would be fully healed after reviving.
This treatment method was, of course, not usable right now.
If it was just to complete the mission, he could sneak in secretly and try. If it really succeeded, the credit for this must still go to the 'him' who was currently treating Rock Lee.
After all, Naraku Uehara would have saved a genius taijutsu ninja of Konoha.
Putting other things aside, asking Might Guy to spar with him in his normal state, Six Gates state, Seven Gates state, and Eight Gates state respectively – this request wasn't too much, was it?
These were four missions!
Thinking of this, Naraku Uehara looked at Kakashi Hatake with a serious gaze and said, "Alright, I'll first try to use medical ninjutsu to temporarily restore his body's vitality. After tomorrow, I will come back to check the results…"
"Understood."
Kakashi Hatake nodded, patted the dejected Might Guy on the shoulder, and sighed, "Guy, the burden of the Eight Gates Released Formation is too great. Actually, being able to save Lee's life now is already a very good outcome."
"I know."
Might Guy nodded dejectedly and squatted to the side.
As one of Konoha's few ninjas specializing in taijutsu, Might Guy had deep feelings for Rock Lee, who shared the same aspiration. He practically regarded him as his own son.
His mood was very bad right now.
Naraku Uehara raised an eyebrow, glanced at Kakashi Hatake who was still standing beside him, and understood that this guy didn't trust his skills and wanted to monitor his every move while treating Rock Lee, possibly even wanting to copy his techniques with the Sharingan.
Doesn't this bastard Kakashi learn his lesson?
Naraku Uehara tossed the Icha Icha Paradise from his ninja tool pouch to Kakashi Hatake and said softly, "Since you're idle, then help me read out the contents of the book!"
"Wh-what?"
Kakashi Hatake's eyes widened involuntarily. He held the Icha Icha Paradise in his arms, at a loss, staring intently at Naraku Uehara, his eyes full of confusion.
One normal eye, one red Sharingan.
Both of Kakashi's eyes seemed to be questioning Naraku Uehara, "Are you insane? Who reads the contents of Icha Icha Paradise out loud in public!"
Ordinary people would blush just reading Icha Icha Paradise once. What kind of person would be shameless enough to read the contents of Icha Icha Paradise out loud!
Is this something a human being would do!
Naraku Uehara gave him a serious look and said softly, "This is a request from a medical ninja. Is there a problem?"
Kakashi Hatake: "..."
What kind of strange request was this!
What medical ninja would make such a request? This Naraku Uehara fellow was clearly trying to deliberately humiliate him.
Naraku Uehara's gaze was very firm.
Originally, he hadn't planned on completing a certain mission, but this Kakashi Hatake fellow had delivered himself to his doorstep. Wouldn't it be a waste to just let him go?
Side Mission: Listen to Kakashi Hatake read Icha Icha Paradise once (0/1). Mission incomplete. Reward: Unknown.
Kakashi Hatake was starting to regret his attempt to monitor Naraku Uehara. This person was still in Konoha; what tricks could he pull while treating Rock Lee?
Even if his medical ninjutsu was truly extraordinary, was it something an ordinary person could learn?
Back in the Land of Water, when he tried to copy and use that super-wide-range Lightning Release ninjutsu, he nearly lost his life at Terumi Mei's hands. Wasn't that lesson profound enough?
Might Guy sensed the somewhat tense atmosphere between the two and immediately looked at his friend with a pleading expression: "Kakashi…"
"I'll read!"
Kakashi Hatake steeled his heart, gritted his teeth, and opened the little book. A blush immediately appeared on his face, and he began to read haltingly, "…Her… her toes dripped with water… slowly moving onto my body… breath… lips… moans mingled between her teeth…"
Kakashi Hatake read until his face was beet red.
Naraku Uehara listened until his face was beet red. His palm finally landed on Rock Lee's forehead, and Starcall infused a portion of his life energy and chakra into Rock Lee's body.
"Haaah…"
Rock Lee, lying on the bed, moaned in comfort.
After the Eight Gates Released Formation's Gate of Limit state ended, Rock Lee had never felt as comfortable as he did now. Pure and vast life energy entered his body, rapidly repairing his external injuries and restoring his vitality.
Such treatment could only preserve his life.
To truly allow Rock Lee to recover fully and continue being a ninja, surgery on the bones within his body was necessary.
Naraku Uehara patiently listened to Kakashi Hatake finish reading the entire set of Icha Icha Paradise before announcing the end of his treatment.
"Alright, let's see again tomorrow!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Kakashi Hatake immediately wanted to put the book away.
Naraku Uehara slowly extended his hand: "Kakashi, give me back my book. This book is mine now."
"..."
A trace of reluctance flashed in Kakashi Hatake's eyes. He gritted his teeth and handed the two Icha Icha Paradise books to Naraku Uehara. This was an eighteenth birthday gift from Lord Jiraiya!
Naraku Uehara was about to accept it with a smile.
The next moment, an ice senbon suddenly pierced through the set of Icha Icha Paradise, instantly pinning them to the wall!
Haku's figure flash-stepped to the side of the wall. His palm swept over the two Icha Icha Paradise books, turning them into a stream of ice shards. He said in a deep voice, "Uehara, the adults have instructed me, you are absolutely not allowed to touch the Three Ninja Prohibitions or this kind of vulgar novel."
"..."
The smile on Naraku Uehara's face instantly froze.
After so many years together, Haku and Kimimaro Kaguya had not chosen to become his subordinates but had instead become spies planted by Teacher Konan by his side.
Even Heiji Hattori (likely a typo in original, referring to a previous subordinate or a generic ninja name like '服部平川' - Hattori Hirakawa) didn't dare to help him buy books, fearing something would go wrong.
This is so frustrating!
As someone aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes in the ninja world, Uehara had always been the one planting spies around others. When did it become others' turn to plant spies around him!
Unfortunately, he didn't dare to provoke the person who planted these spies.
Fortunately, Naraku Uehara had once obtained this set of books.
Side Mission: Own a set of Icha Icha Paradise (1/1). Mission completed. Reward: 300 Gold Coins.
Side Mission: Listen to Kakashi Hatake read Icha Icha Paradise once (1/1). Mission completed. Reward: Passive Skill - Inspiration.
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Inspiration: Grants you an additional 270 points of life energy.
This mission actually rewarded a basic attribute!
Basic attributes had always been what Naraku Uehara valued most. He hadn't expected that just making Kakashi read Icha Icha Paradise once would increase his life energy by over two hundred points.
Naraku Uehara's gaze slowly turned towards Kakashi Hatake. As the protagonists of the ninja world, Team Seven, everyone was actually a treasure trove!
As long as you dig, you will definitely find treasure!
Late at night.
The moon was full.
A figure quietly emerged from the floor beside Rock Lee's hospital bed, slowly standing beside him. A chakra whirlwind was cast upon him.
Chronoshift!
Immediately after, this figure instantly snapped Rock Lee's neck!
A moment later, Rock Lee revived.
Just as Rock Lee regained consciousness, a pair of hands suddenly pressed on his head. Two balls of blue chakra entered his brain, and endless fear surfaced in Rock Lee's mind. He experienced the most terrifying nightmare of his life.
The next day, early morning.
Naraku Uehara arrived at the hospital early. After observing Rock Lee's condition, he used Starcall on him again and asked softly, "How are you feeling?"
"I feel like I had a very scary nightmare last night…"
Large beads of cold sweat appeared on Rock Lee's forehead. He said in a deep voice, "That nightmare was something I had experienced before. Right, I also feel like my neck was snapped, but after waking up, I was sweating all over, and my body felt fine. I feel like youth can burn anew!"
"Then congratulations on your recovery."
Naraku Uehara patted his shoulder.
This treatment plan using Chronoshift was very successful.
According to the collected data, Naraku Uehara could try to plan Nagato's treatment later. After all, something like Starcall only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.
The only problem was, it was unclear if, after treating Nagato, those Rinnegan that didn't belong to him would cease to exist.
Naraku Uehara chatted with Rock Lee for a while, completely reframing last night's events as a nightmare, and waited for Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake to arrive.
Besides them, all members of the Konoha 12 were also there.
After Naruto Uzumaki learned that Naraku Uehara had treated Rock Lee, he somewhat smugly said to his classmates, "I told you, Senior Uehara is a good person!"
"Mm."
Neji Hyuga walked up to Naraku Uehara and bowed gratefully, "Thank you, Senior, for saving Lee! If there's anything Senior needs help with, we are willing to do our utmost for you."
"That's right, Neji!"
Might Guy walked over, patted Neji Hyuga's shoulder, and laughed heartily, "This is how you should behave towards your teammate's lifesaver! Lord Naraku Uehara, if you encounter any trouble in Konoha, Konoha's Blue Beast and Blue Precious Beast will spare no effort!"
Healing Rock Lee's injuries brought quite a few benefits.
Besides the collective gratitude of Team 3, the gazes of other Konoha ninjas towards Naraku Uehara also became much more respectful, earning Naraku Uehara a pile of "good person" cards.
A ninja with exquisite medical skills was just that respected, much like how that woman Tsunade traveled the ninja world, and no ninja village dared to easily offend her.
Respecting medical ninjas was the ideology Tsunade had spread throughout the entire ninja world.
As a result, Tsunade herself was the biggest beneficiary of this ideology.
However, Naraku Uehara didn't use Team 3's promise to him; everyone was just saying it.
What kind of favor is most precious?
A favor that is never used, one that can make people feel grateful forever.
Naraku Uehara just jokingly agreed with Might Guy that before the start of the Chunin Exam finals, the two of them would find an opportunity to spar in taijutsu.
There was still a month before the Chunin Exam finals.
During this time, Naraku Uehara still had many things to do. It was rare to wear the skin of a good person in Konoha, so of course, he had to do some things that weren't fit for humans.
(End of Chapter)
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