Escape From Konoha

After entering the jurisdiction where the medical department is located, the chilling atmosphere disappeared.

At first glance, Sakura saw a tall building similar to a pyramid structure in the desert.

The thick base and straight hypotenuse become steeper and sharper as it goes up, facing the sky, standing tall in this area.

The material used in the building is a smooth white stone with a large amount of opaque glass. Compared with Konoha's medical department headquarters building, it should be said that it is decorated with a very artistic aesthetic.

It makes people feel that it is not a bad job to work here.

There are tall walls around it to standardize the area of ​​the medical department, and the work area and green planting area are also divided within the walls.

The entrance and exit are guarded by ninjas who are responsible for verifying identities.

Before entering the building, you can smell the faint smell of disinfectant.

"How about it? The environment here is not bad."

Hanami Haruka, who was responsible for leading Sakura in, asked with a smile.

"Yes, I feel a completely different atmosphere from Konoha. Especially those training ninjas outside... Do they 'work' like this every day?"

Sakura thought for a while and asked the question.

The ninjas who had undergone rigorous training in the training ground were obviously still shocked and could not forget it for a long time.

"Well, they are ninjas who belong to the combat department. Unlike us medical ninjas, their work, apart from training and fighting, there is nothing else they can do except during specific holidays."

Hanami Haruka thought for a while and answered this question.

Having received the new education from the Demon Country Ninja School since she was a child, she doesn't think this is strange.

Instead, I take it for granted.

After all, ninjas in the Kingdom of Ghosts do not take on jobs outside their own country, nor do they need to complete tasks to earn living expenses and make a living like ninjas from other countries.

Go to the battlefield during war, exercise during peacetime, and receive a fixed salary every month. If you perform well during the period, there will of course be additional bonuses.

For their family members, there will also be so-called additional preferential policies.

However, considering that recruiting too many personnel may become a burden on the country, the military still adopts the strategy of recruiting only elites in this regard.

Otherwise, the military's numerical scale can at least be expanded by one round.

Even so, the military strength of the Kingdom of Ghosts has been steadily increasing every year.

Whether it is the improvement of weapons or the quality of ninjas and mass-produced ninjas, they have become increasingly stronger through the physical and mental training accumulated in daily life.

"Okay, you will naturally understand these things in the future... I heard that in addition to being proficient in medical ninja, you seem to be proficient in combat skills. A ninja like you who has both medical and combat skills will be able to do it soon if the conditions are sufficient. Get promoted here.”

Hanajianyuan tilted his head and said so.

There was a bit of envy in his tone.

She is a ninja who specializes in medical ninjutsu and is not good at combat.

Even the blood inheritance limit that awakens itself focuses on medical treatment rather than combat.

Medical ninjas like Sakura are very rare.

Sakura didn't know how to answer, so she could only smile reluctantly in response to her.

Entering the medical headquarters building, the smell of disinfectant became stronger.

Hanami Haruka led the way, introducing the environment here and the situation of each department to Sakura.

It is said to be a medical department, but it also functions as a hospital. Along the way, you can see ninjas injured due to training, accompanied by nurses, wrapped in bandages, or walking in wheelchairs in the spacious corridors.

Judging from the injuries on his body, the level of Taijutsu or Ninjutsu he practiced was very intense, and the level was not low.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have made myself like this.

The eyes of these injured ninjas are calm and sharp, but their appearance is no different from ordinary people. Except for their eyes, they look just like ordinary people. They have obviously completely restrained their aura, otherwise they will not be able to care for the nurses who take care of them. I guess it's troublesome.

After all, according to Sakura's experience, these injured ninjas must have had a lot of blood on their hands, and they were not novice ninjas.

The medical headquarters building has a total of eight floors.

The hospital area is located on the first to fifth floors, including surgery and internal medicine, as well as pediatrics and psychiatry, which are new to Sakura.

A place like Konoha would never differentiate these things in such detail and completeness.

According to Hanami Haruka, the Children's Department corresponds to the student group of the Ninja School.

Sakura then noticed that the Ninja School of the Demon Country was also established in a military zone for closed training, rather than being independent in the city. Even ordinary residents could come and go at will.

As for the psychiatry department... it seems that Konoha is planning to establish a department in the past year or two.

The person who led the project to establish a psychiatric department and train related medical ninjas was Asami Masumi, the vice president of Konoha Hospital who had defected...

When Sakura thought of this, the corners of her mouth twitched.

Even if there is no need to guess, the funds Konoha invested in this department in the past two years have all been wasted. They are on the wrong path forward and will never return.

It is estimated that this project will not be put on the right track in a short period of time.

As for the upper three floors, they are office and conference areas.

It is the area where all levels of management of the medical department are located.

In addition to the eight floors above ground, there are also five underground floors.

Divided into warehouse and research areas.

Considering it was the first day, Hanami Haruka did not take Sakura to visit the underground area. The situation there was much more complicated than the above-ground area.

After visiting the hospital area on the first five floors, Hanami Haruka took Sakura to the office and conference area above the fifth floor.

The main thing is to memorize the route, which department's office area is where, and who is the manager.

In about a week, Sakura will officially start working here, and she will inevitably have contact with the management here. Understanding it in advance will save a lot of trouble.

After visiting the sixth floor, the two walked to the seventh floor.

When passing by a rest area, I saw a young woman in her twenties walking towards me.

She has shoulder-length brown hair and dark brown eyes. Under her white skirt, she wears thigh-length black shorts. She wears a white coat. On the outside pocket of the coat, there is a signature pen. In terms of image, , maybe even younger than his appearance.

His breath was steady, his breathing was long, and every step he took was extremely steady, without any flaws.

Sakura felt slightly awe-struck.

Even an ordinary jounin might not have such a flawless posture.

Judging from her feelings, she had only felt this calm, steady, restrained and confident aura from a few people in Konoha.

Although it is not exposed, if you stand there and experience it carefully and deeply, you will naturally feel a terrible sense of oppression.

The teacher Kakashi Hatake has defected.

Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas.

Shimura Danzo, the former Konoha senior executive, entered the cell.

and her mentor, Tsunade, also one of the Sannin.

"Deputy Minister Nohara."

Seeing this young woman, Hanajianyao bowed respectfully.

"Are you bringing new people here for a visit?"

Lin glanced at Sakura's face.

Kakashi's student? Lin couldn't help but have a smile on her face, feeling very interesting.

"Yes."

"Work hard. With your potential, you can become a full-time employee soon. This little girl will do the same."

Lin nodded encouragingly to the two of them, then kept her hands inserted into the pockets of her white coat, causing a gust of breeze to pass by the two of them, and walked towards the end of the corridor.

"she is……"

Sakura stared at Lin's leaving figure and couldn't help but ask Hanami Haruka next to her.

"The deputy director of the medical department, Nohara Rin, everyone calls her Deputy Director Nohara."

"So young? Deputy Minister?"

Sakura was a little surprised.

The other person was only in his twenties, but he directly became the deputy minister of the medical department of a big country.

For this age, he is already quite young.

"This is true for capable people. I heard that the dead yellow flash in Konoha was already the Fourth Hokage at the age of twenty-four and was in charge of a country's military."

Hanami Haruka replied.

Sakura was startled, this was true.

Some ninjas really cannot be treated with common sense.

Just like her former leader, Hatake Kakashi, who had become a jounin at the age of twelve, setting a precedent for being the youngest jounin in Konoha.

"However, although he is the deputy minister, in fact, Deputy Minister Nohara usually doesn't take care of things very much."

Hanami Haruka thought of something and continued.

"Um?"

"Because the position of deputy minister is originally a part-time job of Deputy Minister Nohara. Her work content is confidential and she will only visit the medical department occasionally. Various decisions in the medical department are discussed and made by the chief and deputy directors of each department. , and then submitted it to the highest level of the military for review...that is, Mr. Shiraishi, who serves as the Minister of Military Affairs of our Demon Country."

“Isn’t there a minister in the medical department?”

Sakura asked in surprise.

It is enough for the deputy minister to be willful by not doing anything. As a result, the policies implemented by the medical department are discussed by the chief and deputy directors of each department and submitted to the highest level of the military for review... Where is the medical minister among them?

"No. I heard that no suitable person has been found to fill the position, so it has always been vacant. Originally, I heard that Deputy Minister Nohara wanted to take up the position of minister, but she refused. After all, the position of the Minister of Medical Affairs requires not only superiority but also superiority. Management and decision-making abilities, as well as your own medical technology, must be convinced by others. It is very difficult to achieve these two points at the same time."

Hanami Haruka shook his head and replied.

Although she is a key 'seed' member of the medical department, before this potential and the necessary abilities are formed, she is still just an immature pawn in the medical department.

There are many people in the medical department whose medical skills are superior to hers.

"Okay, let's continue to visit the front. There are many things to pay attention to here. I will try to give you an afternoon to give you a general understanding. Tomorrow I will take you to visit their workplace and let you know when the time comes. I can get started working here faster.”

Hanami Haruka smiled and continued to lead the way.

Sakura did not continue to ask, and followed the other party's footsteps closely.

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"Is the inspection over?"

In the empty laboratory with only two people present, Shiraishi was using instruments to analyze a sarcoma the size of a human head.

This sarcoma the size of a human head, after injecting the activation agent, began to show a strong rhythm of life, opening and shrinking, as if it was learning human breathing, exhaling and exhaling.

"It's done. It's really troublesome. Speaking of which, Mr. Shiraishi, don't you consider selecting a medical director in the medical department this year? I'm also very busy with my work here, and I can't take care of that all the time. side."

As soon as Lin came in, she complained.

Obviously, he is not particularly interested in inspection work in the medical department.

Perhaps because those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black, she studied behind Shiraishi and was more interested in research work.

Interest in management positions is lacking motivation.

If you have that time, you might as well spend time in the laboratory, or go out on a date with Obito.

"Currently, there are no medical ninjas who can take on that kind of position." Shiraishi replied, and then thought of something and asked: "By the way, when you go there, you should see Haruno Sakura, right? How about it?" , what do you think of her?"

"Just from the written information, it is a good 'seed', just like Hanami Haruka. The 'medical talisman' she first proposed is also very valuable... The rest of the things need more observation. Only then can we come to a conclusion.”

Lin analyzed with considerable attitude.

She would not look at Sakura with admiration because of her relationship with Kakashi.

The proposal of the medical talisman is indeed very meaningful, but the idea and concept are good, and the specific practical ability cannot be compared with the top medical ninjas.

In summary, she is a girl with magical imagination.

"It's rare for you to make such a comment. It seems that that child was recognized by Tsunade-sensei not by chance. But from my current opinion, he has potential, but he is still a love-minded girl at heart. .”

Shiraishi smiled like this.

"Uchiha...Sasuke?"

Lin paused and understood what Shiraishi meant.

"Yeah, if I hadn't said this name at that time, she wouldn't have come to the Kingdom of Ghosts with me so easily. There is a high probability that she would find a way to return to Konoha... If you want to restrain her actions, you can't just start from the level of family ties. , but also to 'transfer' her will from other realms."

Shiraishi sighed helplessly.

"Sounds a little mean."

"No, this is called the wisdom of adults. The next step is to let her gradually get used to the environment, people, and things here... Finally, use Uchiha Sasuke to give her the final blow... In this way, even if she doesn't She is willing to harm Konoha, but she will not have the thought of leaving the Kingdom of Demons. And her outstanding medical ability will also be owned by the Kingdom of Demons."

Shiraishi shared his thoughts as if narrating small things.

To him, this is just a casual chat to pass the time every day. For a disciple like Lin, there is no need to cover up or conceal.

When Lin heard this, she couldn't help but think of herself and Obito, who seemed to have been 'deceived' by Shiraishi all the way.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

This teacher's character is still as bad as ever.

The control over people's hearts is still so... despicable.

"Okay, the sample processing of the remaining meat pieces of the Great Toad Immortal has been completed. The next step is to assemble a new body for Thunder Pill."

"So fast?"

"Well, now there is one most important question left."

Shiraishi looked at the shrinking tumor on the instrument and fell into deep thought.

"what is the problem?"

Lin asked curiously.

"Pure flesh and blood is very fragile, especially these pieces of flesh. Although they have been reactivated, they have essentially lost their hardness when they were alive, and their solidity has been greatly reduced... Therefore, I am considering whether to remove some important parts of the trunk. , mechanized like the shell of the fire elf. In that way, even if it is attacked by the tailed beast jade in the state of nine tails and four tails again, it can withstand it instead of being directly scrapped. "

Lin's face was stunned after hearing this.

Shiraishi's idea really shocked her.

"As a result, won't the workload of Feiniao's project team increase again?"

Lin asked this question.

Mixing mechanized parts into flesh and blood is obviously something that Asuka's project team can accomplish.

But the body of a fire elf over there has already kept them busy.

She had gone there to inspect, and the roar of machinery and the noise of people were constant day and night.

As a member of the team, Feiniao's eyes were bloodshot. He must have been busy for many days and nights and didn't get much sleep.

Now if we throw the issue of Thunder Pill mechanized parts over there...

In response to Lin's hesitation, Shiraishi answered without even thinking:

"I think this is a great opportunity to practice the flying bird's ability."

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Konoha, hospital, operating room.

Naruto was lying on the operating table, his face dripping with sweat, as if he had gone through an extremely difficult battle, causing his face to become extremely pale. He bit his lips slightly, enduring some kind of pain.

His right arm, which was originally cut off by Tianyu Nu, had been reattached at this time, and the wound was wrapped with a medical bandage.

Even so, there was still some blood stains on the bandage, which seeped out and dyed a small piece of the bandage red.

Standing next to the operating table was none other than Tsunade.

The basin of water next to it had already been soaked with blood and dyed red.

The strong smell of blood and the smell of disinfectant mixed together to form an unusually pungent smell.

"Okay, just don't move this arm randomly. With your physique, you can be back to your original state in half a month."

Tsunade also breathed a sigh of relief.

When she came back from the Land of Iron, the first thing she did was to help Naruto reattach his broken arm.

The job was not difficult, but the process was extremely cumbersome and consumed a lot of her energy.

In fact, if Naruto could take the initiative to connect to the Immortal Talisman in his body, he might be able to connect his arm directly without spending too much time.

Unfortunately, if you want to actively connect with the Immortal Talisman, according to Fukasaku Sen.'s oral description, you need to learn the complete Myokiyama Immortal Technique.

"Sorry to trouble you, Granny Tsunade..."

Naruto smiled weakly and said gratefully to Tsunade.

"If you want to thank me, don't move around for the next half month and take good care of your body."

Tsunade said so.

She knew how stubborn Naruto was, and in order to prevent him from disobeying his advice, she could only declare once again that he should not engage in too strenuous exercise during this half month.

This kind of practice must be prohibited.

Naruto, who was lying on the operating table, looked at the electric lights hanging from the ceiling in the operating room, as if he had fallen into some strange silence.

After a long time, Naruto's blue eyes turned around, fixed on Tsunade's face, and asked softly:

"Grandma Tsunade, answer me seriously, did I kill...Sakura?"

Although his consciousness was taken away by Kyuubi at that time, he still retained some consciousness and was fighting against the Kyuubi in his body.

He vaguely remembered that when he turned into a monster, he sprayed a ball with terrifying chakra energy into the sky, detonating the sky.

And Sakura was located in that direction, within the attack range.

For a moment, deep guilt and regret flashed through Naruto's heart.

He didn't know whether Sakura was dead or alive, although Captain Yamato had come to see him before and said that Sakura was not dead, but was just taken to the land of ghosts.

But Naruto still needs proof from others.

As Hokage, Tsunade's words are more authoritative than captain Yamato.

He looked at Tsunade with hopeful eyes, hoping that she could tell him the correct answer.

Is Sakura dead?

Under Naruto's hopeful gaze, Tsunade did not hesitate and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Sakura is not dead. She was taken to the Kingdom of Demons and is still alive and well."

"That's it, it's so good...so good..."

Looking at Naruto who was crying with joy and kept wiping the tears from his eyes with his hands, Tsunade didn't know what to say.

Do you say you care about your companions, or do you mean you don't care about your own safety at all?

Such a guy is really an idiot.

"Then can Sakura come back and become a Konoha ninja?"

After wiping away his tears, Naruto asked the question again.

Regarding Naruto's question, Tsunade didn't know how to answer for a while, so she chose to remain silent.

In Naruto's current state, it was best not to think about anything and rest peacefully for half a month, which would help his recovery.

After all, the Nine-tails chakra went berserk this time because the emotions were too intense, causing the Nine-tails chakra to leak out uncontrollably, and in turn controlled Naruto's own consciousness.

Therefore, for things like this that can easily have a strong mental impact on Naruto, it is best not to explain it to Naruto, so as not to stimulate the other person's mind at this time.

But this was not the first time Naruto had experienced his companion becoming a rebellious ninja.

And this time as a direct party, how could you not understand?

Tsunade sighed, not wanting to deceive Naruto, and replied: "This question is difficult to define... From the information collected so far, because Sakura did not rebel in a subjective sense, but was forced... ...Although some people in the village think that it can be regarded as a traitorous ninja, others think that there is still a possibility of fighting for it, and they continue to argue about this."

"That……"

"In the short term, the village will not directly treat Sakura as a traitorous ninja."

Tsunade interrupted Naruto to give an answer.

But it will be very difficult in practice.

Not to mention whether the Demon Country will stop it, letting Sakura choose between her family and her past village... is also an extremely torturous thing for Sakura herself.

"In other words, there is still a possibility of Sakura coming back, right?"

Naruto's blue pupils seemed to be full of vitality, and he looked at Tsunade with burning eyes.

"……Yes."

Although this possibility is slim.

But no one can predict what will happen in the future.

Personally, Tsunade doesn't have any expectations for this.

Her student, Chiba Shiraishi, won't give anyone a chance to win over people's hearts.

But it was impossible for Naruto to completely give up this idea.

"I understand, I will bring Sakura back. Just like Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei..."

Looking at Naruto's face that gradually regained its calmness, Tsunade was slightly surprised.

Normally, Naruto would have yelled and said something like this.

But now there is no such feeling at all.

"Grandma Tsunade."

"Um?"

When she heard Naruto suddenly calling her, Tsunade glanced over.

"I will be obedient and rest, and then I will practice well."

The smile on Naruto's face was still so contagious.

"oh oh."

Tsunade nodded unconsciously.

It felt like something had changed in Naruto, but it seemed like nothing had changed at all.

Adolescent brats are indeed very strange.

(PS: Thunder Pill - flesh and blood are weak, but the machine is soaring! Father, I won’t be a dog anymore!)