"Who's there?"
The Kusagakure ninja's hairs stood on end instantly, his entire body stiffening.
But he dared not move, as a chilling killing intent had completely locked onto him.
He was certain that if he made the slightest movement, his head would be separated from his body.
The temperature in the entire ward dropped several degrees abruptly. This sudden change also caused a moment of silence in the ward.
Clack! Clack!
Clear footsteps echoed in the ward. Each step was like the tolling of a death knell, causing many hearts to pound fiercely, so nervous that they forgot to breathe.
Karin seemed to be the only one present who hadn't noticed the change. But even she instinctively followed everyone else's gaze, turning towards the door of the ward.
There, a figure that wasn't particularly tall, but exuded immense pressure, slowly walked in with heavy footsteps.
He wore a black cloak and a white Fox Mask, completely obscuring his specific features.
"Who... is that?"
Karin felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity emanating from the figure and couldn't help but take a step forward.
"Stop!"
The Attending Physician suddenly shouted, reaching out to grab Karin's hand.
It was a purely instinctive action. After all, Karin's existence was the key to Kusagakure's victory in the war.
Damn it!
The Kusagakure ninja's heart skipped a beat, and he inwardly cried out, "Not good!"
Because from the newcomer's first words, it was clear that the person was coming for Karin.
Swoosh!
Sure enough, before the Attending Physician could even touch Karin, a figure flashed past. The Attending Physician's entire arm was sent flying, and crimson blood splattered everywhere.
Whoosh!
Naruto held Karin horizontally in front of him, his body already back in place, the killing intent still locked onto the Kusagakure ninja.
The Kusagakure ninja had wanted to take this opportunity to create some distance and prepare for battle, but Naruto was too fast, and now he was trapped, unable to move.
"Ahhh!!"
Only then did the Attending Physician let out a shrill scream, a sound like a pig being slaughtered, that echoed throughout the hospital.
The people in the room remained silent and terrified, but outside, the scream caused a commotion.
"So warm!"
Karin felt Naruto's embrace, no longer caring about anything around her, and buried her head deeply in his chest.
In that moment, only this embrace was her haven and home; nothing else mattered.
"I'll take you away from here. Stay with me from now on," Naruto's gentle voice whispered in Karin's ear.
Karin nodded without hesitation, softly responding, "Yes!"
"Wait!" She quickly remembered something and pleaded, "My mother is right next door. Can we take her with us?"
"Sure!" Naruto certainly wouldn't object.
Clang!
At this moment, the door to the ward was suddenly pulled open.
"What happened?" A large group of people rushed in from outside.
Swish, swish, swish!
However, before they could even see what was going on inside, flashes of cold light passed by, and a dozen or so people, including doctors, nurses, and ninjas, all had a bloodstain on their necks.
Thud, thud, thud...
Thud! Thud! People dropped like flies, whisked away to the afterlife before they even knew what hit them.
The room was filled with gasps, everyone's eyes wide with terror, hands clamped over their mouths.
They were terrified of making the slightest noise, afraid of attracting the attention of that damned killer.
Even the Attending Physician, who had lost an arm, clenched his jaw, fighting to remain silent.
Naruto, holding Karin, stepped out of the room.
He went next door, setting Karin down behind him and picking up Karin's Mother, who was no longer alive.
Whoosh!
The Flying Thunder God Technique activated.
The next moment, Naruto, along with Karin and Karin's Mother, appeared on a high mountain outside Kusagakure.
From here, the entire outline of Kusagakure could be seen clearly, including the hospital from earlier.
"What a pity!"
Setting Karin's Mother down, Naruto sighed, "If I had arrived a day earlier, perhaps she wouldn't have died."
"Waaah! Mama..." Karin saw her mother's corpse, and grief welled up inside her, causing her to rush over and cry loudly.
Naruto flicked his cloak and turned to look at Kusagakure.
He wouldn't just leave like this. Without leaving Kusagakure with a heart-wrenching memory, it wouldn't be enough to compensate for Karin and her mother's experiences over the years.
"You little brats!"
As Naruto was about to leave, the Nine-Tails inside him suddenly spoke.
"You're not trying to stop me, are you?" Naruto said indifferently.
The Nine-Tails sneered, "I am the Nine-Tails, the embodiment of hatred! If you want to cause a massacre, I'd be delighted. Why would I stop you?"
"But before that, I must remind you. That woman isn't dead yet, but if you leave now, I guarantee that when you return, her body will be completely cold."
"What?" Naruto's face immediately lit up with joy. "You can save her?"
He had already felt it when he held Karin's Mother. Her heart had completely stopped, and her body was stiff and cold. Wasn't that considered dead?
The Nine-Tails knew what Naruto was thinking and didn't play coy. It said, "She has no injuries or illnesses, only depleted chakra. Her soul is currently in a state of wandering."
"If you leave her like this, her soul will depart within half an hour. But if you replenish her chakra and infuse her with life force, she can still be saved."
"It's no coincidence, my chakra can easily accomplish this."
Naruto also remembered that in the original story, when the original body first controlled Golden Body Mode, the chakra that spread out even caused Yamato's Wood Release to bloom, which showed how vigorous its life force was.
Naruto believed that Kurama's chakra could save people.
"Then, I'll trouble you, Kurama!" Naruto finally showed a smile.
"Hmph, let me do it!" Kurama, however, remained aloof.
Naruto didn't immediately hand his body over to Kurama. Instead, he turned around to comfort Karin, telling her to step back a bit. Only then did he hand over the dominant consciousness to Kurama.
"Big brother, what do you want to do?" Karin, wiping away her tears, looked doubtful but still stood by and watched.
Karin definitely trusted this suddenly appearing stranger one hundred percent, as he had illuminated her life like a ray of dawn.
But at this moment, Naruto's body had been taken over by Kurama, who naturally couldn't be bothered with this little human girl.
Orange light surged, and Kurama's chakra mode activated!
Naruto's hand pressed against Karin's Mother's Dantian, and a massive amount of chakra was frantically infused into her.
"This is..." Karin's eyes widened instantly.
Her innate sensing ability was astonishing, and she quickly realized that as this chakra entered her mother's Dantian, her mother's extinguished life force seemed to be reignited.
The withered skin gradually filled out and became rosy, the heartbeat went from faint to stronger, and the life force within her body was gradually replenished.
Everything indicated that Karin's Mother had come back to life!
"Mom... This is wonderful!" Karin burst into tears of joy, constantly wiping her eyes.
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