Chapter 85: The Slap to the Face Came So Fast
"Where am I?"
Li Jiexuan slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on a snow-white hospital bed. This was actually Konoha Hospital. How long had he been unconscious? He had already been sent back to Konoha? Just then, the sound of medical staff chatting reached his ears…
A cute nurse with an apple-shaped face gently tucked in Li Jiexuan's blanket, her face full of admiration as she sighed, "I heard this child killed the enemy Kazekage! The Second Lord used Flying Thunder God all the way to bring him back…"
Hearing this, Li Jiexuan nodded inwardly. That meant he hadn't been unconscious for very long.
Beside her, a flat-faced nurse with freckles used hands like pig trotters to awkwardly cover her size-forty mouth. "Hee hee, but it seems he's already become a cripple. All the nerves in his body are severed…"
"Huh?"
At that, Li Jiexuan could no longer care about sneaking glances at the pretty nurse and hurriedly asked, System? I'm crippled?
Li Jiexuan: Kage-level ninja (crippled).
The system was as concise as ever. Still, he really was crippled…
Li Jiexuan twitched the corner of his mouth in frustration. He hadn't expected that right after killing the Kazekage, he'd end up like this. Yet, strangely enough, he didn't feel all that panicked…
Without realizing it, Li Jiexuan had already developed the mindset of a strong person—that no matter what situation he faced, he had the confidence to overcome it!
Just then, there was a sound from outside the ward. Senju Tobirama walked in together with a bald, middle-aged medical ninja. Li Jiexuan instinctively closed his eyes.
"Dean, how is he? Can he still wake up?"
Looking at Li Jiexuan, wrapped in bandages from head to toe, Tobirama felt some guilt. Li Jiexuan's severe injuries ultimately had a lot to do with him as Hokage.
"Hmm…"
The hairless dean pondered for a moment, then sighed. "This child abused forbidden techniques, and all the nerves in his body are severed. With the current level of medical treatment, he may never wake up in this lifetime!"
"So that means?"
"Not to mention being a ninja—he can't even take care of basic bodily functions."
The bald dean nodded firmly. "Simply put, he's a vegetable!"
"A vegetable…"
Tobirama's expression grew extremely grim. This had been a three-year-old Kage-level powerhouse with limitless potential, yet he had fallen to this state. Tobirama felt guilty! "From now on, the village will strongly support the development of medical ninjutsu."
Senju Tobirama clenched his teeth as he ordered, "Give whatever manpower is needed, whatever money is needed. You must heal Li Jiexuan as soon as possible. Konoha needs him…"
Hearing this, the bald dean secretly clenched his fist in excitement. This time, he'd struck it rich!
"As soon as the research funds arrive, I'll immediately embe—no, that's wrong—I'll immediately begin research!"
The bald dean's head was practically smoking with excitement. Li Jiexuan was truly a walking god of wealth! "Jiexuan-kun!"
Unexpectedly, the tiny Tsunade rushed out from behind Tobirama. She no longer cared about her status as Konoha's princess and threw herself tightly into Li Jiexuan's arms, crying loudly. "Why, why did you lie to me!? You said that when you came back, we'd be together forever…"
"Together forever?"
They were only three years old—this seemed a bit too precocious. Instinctively, the veins on Tobirama's forehead twitched. Had Li Jiexuan really already whisked his granddaughter away this quickly…
But before he could flare up, he suddenly froze.
Li Jiexuan… had already become a vegetable!
Even the rigid Senju Tobirama couldn't very well get angry at a vegetable…
A thousand words turned into a single sigh. He had wronged Li Jiexuan!
"Stop crying, Lady Tsunade. He won't wake up…"
The bald doctor stood to the side, chuckling. "I guarantee it with my professional ethics—unless new medical ninjutsu are developed, he will absolutely never wake up!"
But before his words had even finished, Li Jiexuan opened his eyes and looked at Tsunade with a doting expression. "You silly girl, when did I ever lie to you?"
"Jiexuan-kun, you're awake?"
The moment Li Jiexuan woke up, Tsunade immediately stopped crying and smiled, adorable dimples reappearing on her flushed little face.
Senju Tobirama was also very happy. No matter what, Li Jiexuan waking up was a good thing! Only the bald dean wore a deeply aggrieved expression. He never could have imagined that the slap to the face would come this fast…
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