Chapter 221: Tenten's Decisive Blow, Healing Temari
At this moment, everyone's eyes were glued to the kunai.
Could it be that Tenten had actually learned the Flying Thunder God Technique?
Even Akiyama Makoto looked at her strangely. She can already use it?
According to his calculations, she had probably succeeded. Otherwise, she wouldn't have created such a recognizable ninja tool. But to use it now... Oh well. As long as she's happy. I'll take responsibility for any possible repercussions.
But this time, he had been overthinking.
She could indeed barely use the technique, but the casting process took a good ten seconds, making it impossible to use in battle. The teleportation distance was also no more than five hundred meters, so it had very little practical value.
As for the kunai she had made, it was actually a gift she had intended to give him, to express her gratitude. After all, he was the true master of the Flying Thunder God, wasn't he?
To ensure he could use this kunai well, she had even stolen her father's precious collection and fused chakra metal into it.
As she injected chakra into it, a faint halo formed on the kunai's surface, almost doubling its sharpness.
However, neither she nor he had an affinity for Wind or Lightning Release, so they couldn't bring out the kunai's maximum potential. She could only barely use it.
But her opponent was just a genin. It was enough.
She channeled her chakra and, using the principle of Chakra Enhanced Strength, gripped the kunai tightly. Just as the tornado was about to envelop her, she threw it at Temari with all her might.
BOOM!
A sound different from the roaring tornado, an explosive boom, and the Hiraishin kunai transformed into a streak of light. It instantly pierced the tornado and flew straight at Temari's abdomen.
She only saw a flash of light, and a cold glint was already in front of her.
She quickly raised her fan to block. Her fan was also made of refined steel, thick enough to kill an ordinary person. Blocking a normal ninja tool would have been no problem.
However, this time, she was facing Tenten, who was using a chakra kunai and super strength.
A tooth-grinding screech of metal on metal was heard, followed by a shower of sparks.
The kunai had actually pierced through her steel fan. Without losing any momentum, it plunged into her stomach, leaving only half of the hilt exposed.
This scene was so sudden that many people in the audience didn't even react.
Although Tenten had suppressed everyone's senses with her "nouveau riche" fighting style, few people were truly worried about her, because her attack power was limited by the explosive tags and her own arm strength. For the Jōnin and Special Jōnin present, neither of these was a major threat.
However, this last strike—its speed had almost broken the sound barrier, and its power was great enough to pierce a steel plate.
No one present dared to say they could withstand such an attack. And after being hit by a kunai of that shape and size, one's internal organs would surely be shredded.
In other words, this one move from Tenten had the power to take the lives of most of the people present, even if it was just a one-time-use throwing weapon.
As long as it can kill the opponent, it's a good ninjutsu.
Temari looked down at her stomach in disbelief. Dark red blood was staining her clothes. She struggled, wanting to do something, but she could only fall to her knees and then lie down, her powerful iron fan clattering onto her body.
"Sister!"
Kankurō's eyes were red, and he was about to rush up, but was pinned to the ground by Gekkō Hayate. Before he could say anything, sand was already flying around him. Gaara had also made a move.
Although the ferocious Gaara didn't acknowledge Temari as his family at this time, she was still an important part of his combat force and shouldn't be lost here. Therefore, he had to act.
"I'd advise you to stop."
Guy appeared in front of him like a gust of wind. His calm face had an unquestionable determination. "Konoha has the best medical ninja in the world. Your sister will be fine."
"On the contrary, if you make trouble now, you'll only be disqualified, and you'll delay your sister's treatment."
Gaara didn't answer immediately. He watched as Kurenai Yūhi picked up the unconscious Temari, nodded to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and then walked out of the arena, clearly taking her for treatment.
"We don't need your fake Konoha-kindness! We—"
Seeing that Kankurō was about to spout nonsense, Gaara said coldly, "Shut up. I will avenge her."
He then looked up at the big screen. Unfortunately, the next match was not his, but Akimichi Chōji vs. Inuzuka Kiba.
And before that match, the ninja had to clean up Tenten's tools and repair the arena. Otherwise, it was so full of craters that it was almost unusable.
Tenten was originally a little uneasy, but after Guy stopped Gaara, he returned to her side and comforted her. "That was a splendid fight, Tenten."
She let out a long breath, then looked in Makoto's direction. He was giving her a thumbs-up. Only then did a triumphant smile appear on her face. All her hard work had finally paid off.
On Makoto's side, seeing that Tenten was safe, he stepped back and left the arena. He found the infirmary room where Kurenai was treating Temari.
Although she wasn't his woman yet, she was his designated Wind Style "provider." Plus, she still had Tenten's special kunai stuck in her. He naturally had to come and see.
Kurenai had already torn open Temari's clothes and was observing the wound. She knew medical ninjutsu, but she wasn't a professional. She was currently trying to judge whether to treat the wound first or pull out the kunai. Because of the kunai's special shape, and the fact that it was so heavy and large, her past experience was not enough.
"Let me."
He shook his head slightly and walked over.
Kurenai gave him a strange look but didn't refuse, because she knew his medical ninjutsu skills.
"Don't forget you have a True Spirit Seal, Big Sister Kurenai. It should be simple to save her."
His simple reminder, however, earned him a tease from her. "You want me to use my life force on her? I haven't even considered that... You're so kind, Makoto-kun."
He wasn't embarrassed. "After all, Tenten was the one who injured her. It's only right that I heal her."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
He was much more direct. He grabbed the kunai and pulled it out. The pain was so great that Temari's eyes flew open. But she didn't wake up; it was just an instinctive reaction.
He then mixed in a trace of his life force and, in the form of the Mystical Palm Technique, infused it into her body.
Although the internal damage to her abdomen was severe, it was not a fatal wound. Coupled with his exquisite medical skills, in just a few minutes, her wound had already stopped bleeding and begun to heal.
Ten minutes later, the surface of the wound had completely returned to normal, leaving only a slight scar.
At this time, Temari finally frowned and opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was a face she hated, and his hand was on her stomach.
A shiver ran through her body. She raised her hand and slapped at his face, "You bastard! Where are you touching?!"
He didn't dodge, because Kurenai was there to block for him.
She pressed down Temari's hand and placed a kunai at her throat. "Don't move. Makoto-kun is treating your injuries. Didn't you notice you've already recovered?"
"Huh?"
Only then did Temari look down at her stomach. If it weren't for her torn clothes and the bloody kunai on the side, she would have almost forgotten she had just been injured.
She looked at this in disbelief. Konoha's medical ninjutsu is this terrifying?
Only then did he look at her with amusement. "Not even a 'thank you'?"
"Hmph! It was your Konoha ninja who injured me. Why should I thank you?"
"In the future, when I injure one of your ninja, I won't apologize either. Then we'll be even."
Kurenai, seeing that she had no intention of attacking, let her go and stepped back, leaning against the wall and watching him "pick up" the girl with a smile.
She had a premonition that this woman in front of her would not be able to escape his grasp.
But she was his woman now, and like Anko, would be his bed partner for several years. And she could stay young forever. She was no longer angry at his current actions. Besides, what was the use of being angry? She couldn't beat him in an argument, and she couldn't beat him in bed. She could only let him continue.
"Is that so—" he said with regret. "Originally, if you had said 'thank you,' I would have worked a little harder to make sure you didn't have a scar."
"But now, you'll be left with a five-centimeter-long centipede scar—how ugly."
Temari's expression immediately froze.
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