"How many patients are still in Konoha Hospital?" Senju Tobirama tapped his fingers on the desk, intentionally or not.
"There are still several dozen critical patients," the assistant, who had been won over by Shirou's medical skills in just one day, couldn't help but sigh. "With Lord Emiya's skills, these patients will soon be freed from their illnesses."
"In that case..." Tobirama narrowed his eyes, seemingly talking to himself. "If our hospital has no more patients, with his personality, he probably won't stay in Konoha forever. He'll probably go around healing the sick, just like in the ancient era. Moreover, he must also want to see this era."
The sound of his fingers tapping on the desk was somewhat unsettling. "If he leaves Konoha..."
"Lord Tobirama's meaning is..." The assistant didn't quite understand. "If Lord Tobirama wants to imprison Lord Emiya, I would not advise it."
"What are you thinking?" Tobirama waved his hand. "Konoha would never do such a thing. I am just thinking about his safety. Not everyone in the ninja world will respect him like our village does." For example... Madara Uchiha.
Tobirama propped his chin on his hand, a dangerous look in his eyes. He was thinking of a plan to thoroughly utilize Emiya Shirou. "Tomorrow morning, have Monkey and the others gather at the training grounds! I will give them special training. A suitable candidate will be selected to carry out a special mission! Also, have the ANBU gather. I need to select a batch of suitable candidates. I must also find time to see my brother..."
If nothing unexpected happens, when Emiya Shirou leaves Konoha, that fiend Madara will definitely make a move.
Tobirama considered himself to know Madara quite well. He believed Madara would definitely want to use Shirou's medical skills to heal the Sharingan that went blind.
That is his younger brother, Uchiha Izuna's, eye. In this world, only that pair of eyes still has traces of Uchiha Izuna. For both sentimental and logical reasons, Madara will definitely find a way to restore sight to that eye. Undoubtedly, once Emiya Shirou leaves Konoha, that will be the best opportunity for us to kill Madara again.
Tobirama's guess was indeed correct. This man understood Madara's thinking quite well. The only thing he guessed wrong was that Madara did not want to heal his blind eye. He just wanted to see Shirou to ask about some ancient secrets.
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In a certain underground Uchiha base, Madara briefly rested. Without a medical ninja, he could only try to transplant Hashirama's flesh onto his own wound himself.
Fortunately, the crude transplant was a success. The process was a bit dangerous; Hashirama's flesh grew rapidly on his body, but was soon brought under control.
"It succeeded," Madara closed his eyes in satisfaction. He could feel the chakra surging within him. His recovery ability had been greatly enhanced. He cut his own arm, and the wound healed quickly. This self-healing ability was unique to Hashirama. Now he had obtained it.
What surprised him most was that a vine grew from his arm. This was the Wood Style kekkei genkai.
"My chest feels a bit strange..." He stood in front of a smooth glass surface and saw a white face growing on his chest, looking a bit like his friend. This was the price he paid.
"But this is far from what I truly want." He casually threw on a piece of clothing, his brow furrowed in dissatisfaction. "According to the stone tablet left behind by our clan, the interaction of positive and negative forces should result in the power of all things in nature."
The gap was too big. This increase in strength was not at all comparable to the price he paid—one of his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan going blind. That was Izuna's eye.
Could my guess have been wrong? What exactly is the power of all things in nature?
He fell into his thoughts again. "After obtaining Hashirama's power, I can feel that the visual prowess consumed when using dōjutsu has been reduced. But this improvement is not a qualitative change. There is more information on our clan's stone tablet. I couldn't read it even after transplanting Izuna's eyes. The final content should be about using that power to save this world..."
"Hmph. But now it's not so troublesome anymore." He thought of the man who had exposed his faked death, and a smile appeared on his lips. "If I remember correctly, Hashirama told me stories about Emiya Shirou when we were young. He was the first medical ninja. Maybe he knows something. It seems I'll have to find a chance to meet that man from the ancient era. Maybe I can get the hidden information from his mouth."
Madara's mind was very flexible. He was no longer completely bound by the stone tablet. Since a figure from the ancient era had appeared, he could just ask him directly. "Perhaps that man knows how to unlock the power of all things in nature. Maybe there will be an even greater harvest!"
He picked up a short blade, intending to go and lurk near Konoha.
Underneath this base, Black Zetsu was quietly lurking. Compared to Madara's confidence, its thoughts were more complex. It had thought that after Madara obtained Hashirama's chakra, he would quickly awaken the Rinnegan, but the situation was not what it had imagined.
I have to go see Wei Yuan too! I must find a way to help Wei Yuan and Madara meet again. Only Wei Yuan can find out where the problem lies, and only then can Madara truly awaken the Rinnegan.
But I should first teach Wei Yuan how to deceive. This fellow Madara is arrogant and unruly. He has already seen the stone tablet. I must find a way to prevent him from realizing the deception on it after he meets Wei Yuan.
This is such a headache. How can I make Wei Yuan learn to lie?
How can I make him accept that sometimes, hiding things and deceiving others is not necessarily a bad thing?