Chapter 227: Honey, You're Amazing! The Girls Gather
Guy looked at Akiyama Makoto in surprise, then smiled. "I appreciate the thought, Makoto-kun, but this kind of thing..."
Before Guy could finish, Tenten quickly cut in. "Sensei! Let Mako try! He's really amazing!"
Guy frowned slightly. He naturally believed that Tenten had good intentions. But she was currently in love, and her judgment of him might be clouded by a "love-struck brain"...
While Guy was still trying to analyze the situation rationally, Makoto came to his side. "Lord Guy, can you keep a secret for me? I have some secrets I don't want others to know, but I trust you."
Guy was taken aback for a moment, then his expression became serious. "Don't worry, Makoto-kun. As long as it's not something that will harm Konoha, I will absolutely keep your secret."
He nodded, then held out his palm. A tree seedling grew out of it.
Seeing this, Guy's eyes widened in shock. Even Neji and Tenten at the side were astonished, because this was the first time he had shown his Wood Style in front of outsiders. Although it was just a seedling, it was enough to prove his identity, and it made a look of ecstatic joy appear on Guy's face.
"So you... you've awakened this power? No wonder you have the same 'Unconscious Healing' as the First Hokage."
"But... just this power alone isn't enough to heal Lee. His problem is that the shattered bone fragments have entered his flesh. Unless..."
"Unless I extract the bone fragments from the flesh, piece by piece, and then repair his bones and nerves, only then can he regain his mobility. Is that right?"
He chose to answer for him, to prove his professionalism. Then he said, "Don't worry, Lord Guy. This kind of thing isn't too difficult for me. If you don't believe me, just ask Tenten."
Guy looked at her in surprise, and she quickly nodded.
He can even create a jutsu like the True Spirit Seal! And he has Karin at home, who can heal people with a single bite! Plus his own medical ninjutsu... of course he can heal Lee's injuries!
Tenten didn't know much about medical ninjutsu, but in her eyes, even if Lee's arms and legs had to be completely cut off and replaced, he could do it.
In fact, he could do it. It was just that if he did, Lee would have to retrain his body from scratch, which wouldn't be worth it.
"Then... then you'll try?"
A fire ignited in Guy's eyes. He clapped his hands on his shoulders. "I'm counting on you! I hope you can make Lee stand up again! I will never forget the help you've given to both of us!"
"You're too kind, Lord Guy. Didn't you also save me back then?"
Guy shook his head gravely. "The two matters can't be compared. And you've already repaid us for that."
"In short, I will remember this favor. Also, don't call me 'Lord' anymore. You're not a ninja. Just call me 'Guy'."
He didn't refuse this proposal, even though Guy's reasoning was a bit far-fetched. A civilian should be more respectful to a ninja. At the same time, he was only being polite on the surface, because he knew Guy would definitely remember this favor and find a way to repay him in the future.
This wasn't a calculation, or even an exchange of interests. It was just friends helping each other. So, he had no psychological burden in accepting his gratitude.
"Next, I'll have to trouble you to watch the door and stop any nurses or doctors from coming in. Can you do that?"
Guy nodded repeatedly. Only then did he enter the ward.
He carefully examined Lee's condition again and found that the Konoha medical-nin had already stabilized the state of his bones and nerves. It was just that they had no way to deal with the bone fragments embedded in his flesh.
This wasn't surprising. Anyone who could do this could also learn the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique and the Healing Resuscitation Regeneration Technique. There were no more than five people in all of Konoha who knew these two jutsu, and two of them were currently traveling outside the village. The remaining few were juniors who had learned from Tsunade since they were young, and the three of them couldn't support the "Healing Resuscitation Regeneration Technique," which required four people to start.
Fortunately, he was not in this category.
He activated his sensory perception, then used his Chakra Scalpel to somewhat crudely cut open Lee's flesh, remove the hidden bone fragments, and finally, heal him with his life force.
The process just looked a bit scary, and Lee himself would have been in a lot of pain. But for him, the pressure was very small. And since Lee was unconscious and couldn't feel the pain, he had even saved himself the trouble of using anesthesia.
And so, he was busy until it was dark.
In the meantime, no doctor came to check on Lee's condition, because there was a more "heavyweight" ninja downstairs who needed attention—Sasuke.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi had come to check on his condition. (Of course, he had also come to see Lee, but he hadn't even entered the room, just comforted Guy for a few moments and then left.) Lee was not yet conscious, so this couldn't be called differential treatment. But in his eyes, Sasuke's importance was far greater than Lee's. That was beyond a doubt.
And there was one more thing that he found a little strange.
Originally, Kabuto was supposed to come and assassinate Sasuke tonight, or rather, to witness his "quality," and then be discovered by Kakashi and flee. But this hadn't happened. He knew the reason: because Kabuto had been "sent" to the finals by Shikamaru, he had to hide his identity for another month.
This matter wasn't important in itself. However, this change meant that the Chūnin Exams he was familiar with were now completely different.
By the time he finished the surgery, wiped his sweat, and left the ward, Tenten was already gone.
"How is he?"
Seeing his relaxed expression, Guy did not let down his guard, but immediately came up to him.
He smiled slightly and held out a tray. On it were densely packed bone fragments, at least a hundred of them, all taken from Lee's body.
He gave the tray to Guy. "Fortunately, I did not fail the mission."
But this scene did not make Guy's face relax. Instead, he looked at him as if he were a monster, probably thinking he had sliced Lee into a thousand pieces.
He didn't explain, but just told Guy to go and check on Lee's condition.
Soon, Guy came out, his face beaming. Lee was no longer feverish, the swelling in his leg had gone down, and his toes even had a nerve response. This meant that Lee's muscles and nerves had been healed, and the bone fragments had been removed. All that was left was the fracture, and for him and Lee, who trained in taijutsu, this was a common occurrence.
Guy gave him a big hug. He, who had been silent all afternoon, had now returned to his teary-eyed state. He even wanted to give him a green training suit on the spot, which he immediately declined.
He left the tray and bone fragments with Guy as a "memento," and then asked where Tenten had gone.
Only then did he find out that she had gone to the lottery for the finals.
In his memory, the lottery was supposed to be held immediately. But it seemed that because there were too many Konoha ninja this time, it had caused dissatisfaction from the other villages. Hiruzen had had to negotiate with them first, and only then was it decided to proceed with the matches as usual.
He counted in his head. It was true. Of the ten finalists, nine were from Konoha. Even if you took Kabuto out and counted him as a Sound-nin, Konoha still had eight people.
Although the Sound and Grass villages knew they were just here to make up the numbers, for not a single one of them to get in... this was too embarrassing.
But this was not his problem. He would let Hiruzen waste his breath.
Having finished his treatment of Lee, he turned to leave, but was stopped by Neji after turning the corner.
He looked at him curiously. Neji bowed to him. "Today, you saved me, and you also saved Lee."
"I will be like Guy-sensei said. If you ever need my help in the future, you can just ask me."
This was the first time he had seen such a gentle expression on the real Neji's face. It was clear that he was now completely convinced by him.
Realizing this, he said, "Good. There will be such a day."
Neji's strength and influence were not as great as many of the people he knew, but as a representative of the talented younger generation, he would definitely become a Jōnin in the future. He would certainly not refuse such a supporter.
Soon, he returned to his home. To his surprise, it was packed. The girls had all come.
And the moment they saw him, they all pounced on him, each grabbing one of his limbs, and then... threw him into the air.
As they threw him, they shouted, "Honey, you're amazing!"
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