blogombal Chapter 151 It seems my wisdom is still slightly inferior to Orochimaru's.
Chapter 151 It seems my wisdom is still slightly inferior to Orochimaru's.
Chapter 153 It seems my wisdom is still slightly inferior to Orochimaru's.
Nothing worse happened.
The warriors of the Land of Iron believed their words after Akaishi sincerely testified to them.
At the supply point, the Konoha team not only received supplies, but also found a swordsman stationed there. After learning about the situation, he informed Orochimaru of the current battle situation in the Land of Iron.
Standing before the map, Orochimaru looked at the mountainous region further west and said, "So that's how it is. We've reached this part of the Land of Rain."
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This information is a mixed blessing for Konoha.
Fortunately, just as Orochimaru had predicted, the battle line hadn't advanced this far yet; the village they'd previously visited had been wiped out by the enemy's mobile unit behind enemy lines.
The bad thing is that the actual battle line is advancing faster than Orochimaru expected, and the mobile squads sent by the Rain Ninja behind enemy lines are also giving the Land of Iron a headache.
Hearing Orochimaru's tone, Tetsuji, the swordsman from the Land of Iron, felt a pang of unease and emphasized, "Those ninjas from the Land of Rain—despicable and shameless! They always take advantage of the poisonous fog to fight us, leaving us no choice but to fight to the death!"
Clearly, the Land of Iron suffered heavy casualties on the battlefield against the Land of Rain.
"I never expected something like this to happen—the Land of Rain won't be so easy to stop. I suggest the general of the Land of Iron immediately request reinforcements from Konoha," Orochimaru said calmly.
Tetsuji was taken aback by this, then said in a low voice, "No need for that—I mean, I can't make that decision."
Orochimaru naturally wanted the Land of Iron to directly request aid from Konoha. After that, the Land of Iron would only be a vassal of Konoha, and Konoha, having gained control of the Land of Iron, would greatly reduce the pressure on the north!
However, putting aside the fact that this is not a "sword master" level samurai who can make decisions, more importantly—even if someone were found to make decisions, they probably wouldn't agree.
"That's a real shame." Orochimaru certainly wouldn't say, "If you don't agree, I'll work for you for free." Instead, he spoke with regret and then left.
Akaishi, his two companions, and Yakushi Nonou were resting in their room at the supply station, trying to recover their strength and energy from their previous "nighttime journey".
When Jiraiya saw Orochimaru return, he asked him about his gains from the trip. The swordsman was so eager to meet with the "Konoha ninjas" for a meeting; it seemed the Land of Iron desperately needed reinforcements.
"The Land of Iron is even more useless than I imagined. The battle line isn't far from here, and the rear has been infiltrated by mobile squads. We even have to divert some forces back to hunt down those mobile squads—yet they still have such a stubborn mouth." Orochimaru shook his head as he spoke.
"The teacher said—" Jiraiya looked helplessly at Orochimaru, wanting to remind him that the task their teacher gave them was not to subdue the Land of Iron or force the Land of Iron to ask for help, but simply to use the pretext of "escorting supplies" to suppress the Land of Rain and delay its attack.
"The teacher said to be adaptable," Orochimaru emphasized.
Jiraiya: ————
Being tactically adaptable should not be interpreted as you changing the village's strategic arrangements, right?
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"So what now?" Jiraiya countered.
"Since you're so kind, go ask where's a good place to selflessly dedicate yourself," Orochimaru emphasized.
Jiraiya understood upon hearing this: Orochimaru had sent him to ask because he was too embarrassed to turn back and ask Orochimaru where he needed the most help after his pressure negotiations failed!
Fortunately, Jiraiya didn't seem to have any particular reservations about this. After muttering a few words under his breath, he went to visit Tetsuji.
When Tetsuji learned that this Jonin from Konoha was willing to provide assistance even without the Land of Iron asking for help, he was overjoyed and happily told Jiraiya the location that needed the most support.
When Jiraiya returned to his resting place, he discovered—
"What are you doing?" Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru with a puzzled expression, while he was examining—Akaishi's sleeping face?
For a moment, Jiraiya got goosebumps.
"Akaishi-kun is probably having a good dream," Orochimaru said meaningfully.
"Huh?" Jiraiya was puzzled, and at the same time remembered that Orochimaru had specifically said something to Akaishi before letting them rest—
"It's nothing," Orochimaru said, getting up and no longer "examining" the area.
That's right, Akaishi is "immersed" again.
Originally, due to his wariness of Orochimaru, Akaishi hadn't been able to "immerse himself" for two consecutive nights. Last night, he was traveling under the cover of night, so he was even less likely to "immerse himself," but then—
"Akaishi-kun, you can still control your dreams after all—you don't need to be so wary while we rest at the supply depot today." Orochimaru said this to Akaishi before he rested.
Akaishi suddenly realized, "Holy crap! That's right! Just thinking about not 'immersing' myself in front of Orochimaru so that he wouldn't notice anything—doesn't that just show that I can control 'immersion' myself?"
At this moment, Akaishi had to admit it.
In terms of strategy, I am still slightly inferior to Orochimaru.
So during this break, Akaishi decided to finish the remaining half in one go!
Firstly, since Orochimaru had already discovered it, there was no point in hiding it anymore; it would only make him seem like he was concealing his abilities. In any case, Orochimaru would at most suspect that Akaishi "dreams," not that he had to hide it. Secondly, Akaishi really needed Wind Release right now.
Originally, Akaishi only thought of "Wind Release" as an added bonus, thinking that having another chakra transformation technique was always a good thing.
But now, the urgency is much greater, subjectively speaking.
The reason is none other than the fighting style of the Rain Ninja!
"Poisonous fog" is both poison and fog. It can be countered either by addressing the "poison" or the "fog." As for the "poison," detoxification and medicine-making are not Akaishi's forte, and medical ninjutsu is equally ineffective.
Although Akaishi now possesses "Yang Release Chakra Transformation," having Yang Release talent is merely a foundation for medical ninjutsu.
Medical ninjutsu differs from ordinary ninjutsu, requiring a high level of aptitude and control over Yang Release techniques.
With Akaishi's current lack of progress in Yang Release, despite his talent, there's no way he could learn medical ninjutsu.
Therefore, to counter the "poisonous fog," Akashi can only start with the "fog" itself.
The most direct way to remove the "fog" is naturally through "Wind Release".
Whether it's "Mist Concealment Technique" or "Poison Mist," theoretically, as long as the wind is strong enough, it can be dispersed.
In the latter half of the "immersive" storyline, Hong Yan also entered the second stage —
At this point, he had made up his mind to give Shen Qiushui one last 18 hours.
If she doesn't find "the forgotten veil" within 18 hours, she will lose herself forever!
Therefore, Hong Yan no longer cried out in pain or asked Shen Qiushui to examine him, but only reminded her from time to time.
In addition, the nurse in charge of him also felt that something was wrong with the wound and repeatedly suggested to Shen Qiushui that it should be examined carefully. In the end, she couldn't help but go to see other doctors in private—but she was also disturbed by Shen Qiushui!
"What exactly do you mean? What benefits did that guy surnamed Hong give you?"
"I don't care whether you were deceived by him or bribed by him, don't even think about ruining Dr. Ling's reputation!"
"Do you think I wouldn't know if there's a problem? Do I need the director to come and check?"
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"Hong Yan, what are you pretending for? The surgery was a success. You're being discharged tomorrow!"
With only 6 hours left in the golden treatment window —
As Shen Qiushui was looking at the blood test results, she was called away by Ling Xiao again. Before she could see the key results, Hong Yan finally fell silent!
[It's quiet, it's quiet, it's finally quiet!] Akaishi was overjoyed.
At the same time, the plot takes another turn—after all, the trope of "it's about to be discovered that there's a problem with the surgery," and "oh well, it just didn't work out" has been repeated many times.
This time, after the nurse noticed something was wrong, the plot has finally taken another turn.
It was the nurse who was accompanying the patient during the surgery who noticed something was wrong.
However, when she first tried to tell Shen Qiushui, Ling Xiao interrupted her again, and then—
Having discovered something, Ling Xiao began to deliberately try to conceal it. He not only warned the nurses to shut up, but also tampered with the test data and increased the dosage of Hong Yan's painkillers.
[He did do something good after all —] Akaishi breathed a sigh of relief.
Some people might be angry, but Akaishi is no longer angry—"immersing" in this lousy drama was just too painful!
At least it doesn't hurt now.
The last hour of "immersion".
After the golden window for treatment ended, Hong Yan began to show signs of sepsis.
At the same time, Ling Xiao's actions began to be noticed by others.
"Have you heard? Someone reported to the dean that Dr. Ling's degree certificate is fake!"
"Didn't he graduate from a top-tier medical school?"
"What?! Apparently, he's just a male escort who tries to woo rich women, and he discovered he looks like Ling Xiao. The real Ling Xiao is actually studying abroad!"
"How is that possible? Dr. Shen even praised him, saying he performed perfectly on his first surgery!"
"Perfect? Then why isn't her husband better yet?"
"Oh no! Dr. Shen's husband has a high fever again!"
The situation gradually became clear, but Hong Yan had already completely "quieted down" by then.
"Dr. Shen, please calm down—Mr. Hong may have sepsis, and he's experiencing multiple organ failure—"
"How is that possible? I clearly checked—"
"Where's Ling Xiao? Ling Xiao, he—"
"Ling Xiao—no, that liar has been arrested."
"Impossible—absolutely impossible! If it were true—it should hurt a lot!"
"Mr. Hong's painkillers have been overdosed, and the health bureau is investigating."
Akashi is "immersed" in silence, and it is estimated that the "sinking rock" of this earth escape technique will exceed 3%.
"Sinking Rock" is one of the Earth Release chakra transformations corresponding to "Silence". Its effect is to change gravity, whether it is lighter or heavier. Ninjutsu involving this aspect requires "Sinking Rock".
"Silence" is extremely rare. Previously, only the Fire Release "Ember" exceeded 10%, and now, the Earth Release "Sinking Rock" is expected to exceed 3%. As for the changes in Lightning Release corresponding to "Silence", Akashi has not yet started to stimulate it.
The immersive plot then reaches its final climax, with another twist that Akaishi doesn't understand: Shen Qingqiu, who had previously acted nonchalantly, suddenly begins a frantic, manic confession—
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