Chapter 62 Danzo the "Honest"
Chapter 62 Danzo the "Honest"
"Smack."
A crisp sound rang out; it was the sound of a corner of the wooden cane being crushed.
Looking at his trembling subordinate kneeling before him, Shimura Danzo's single eye blazed with barely contained rage, but even more so with a gloomy disposition born of humiliation.
"You mean, that senile old man Hiruzen actually locked those three people up in the hard labor cell as 'wandering ninjas'?"
"Yes...yes, Lord Danzo." The intelligence officer didn't dare to lift his head, cold sweat dripping onto the floor.
"The Anbu have taken over the interrogation. Although the three are very stubborn and have curse marks on their tongues, this is undoubtedly a warning from the Hokage to you."
Warning, a stark warning.
That brat Nishikawa Tetsu tore off Root's face and threw it on the ground to stomp on, and Hiruzen Sarutobi not only didn't punish him, but also handed him a knife.
"Well done, Nishikawa Toru."
Danzo took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the venomous fire in his heart.
He was an extremely patient politician. Although he was ruthless, he knew how to assess the situation.
Now, Nishikawa Tetsuya, with Orochimaru's support and Uchiha Fugaku as his backer, has even obtained the Hokage's "get-out-of-jail-free card".
If they continue to take action in the village, they will only push Hiruzen Sarutobi to the opposite side completely.
"Pass down the order."
Danzo's voice regained its chilling calm, as if the lapse in composure had never occurred.
"Withdraw all close-range surveillance points. Starting today, increase the surveillance distance for Nishikawa Tetsu to more than 500 meters. Only record his movements, do not make any contact, and do not give him any excuse to take action at this critical juncture."
"Regarding the supply blockade..."
"Untie it," Danzo said coldly.
"Since Hiruzen has already intervened, there's no point in stopping him anymore; it would only make me look petty."
"yes!"
The intelligence agent, as if granted a pardon, vanished instantly.
Danzo sat back down in the darkness, his fingers stroking the broken end of his cane.
"Patience... In this ninja world, only those who live the longest win. Nishikawa Tetsu, I'd like to see how long you can remain arrogant."
……
Meanwhile, at the police department laboratory.
"bite."
A lightning-attribute chakra crystal, radiating a lustrous sheen, was carefully embedded into the core slot of "Bee Sting 2.0" by Nishikawa Tetsu using tweezers.
This is the joy of having material support.
That special warrant issued by the Hokage was more useful than any pass. The people in the supply department treated him like a plague god, giving him whatever he wanted, afraid that if they were too slow, he would drag them to the Hokage Building for a public parade.
"Energy efficiency has improved by 40%."
Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the data panel and nodded in satisfaction.
With this batch of high-purity metal, he was finally able to completely upgrade the exoskeleton's cooling system. The current "Bee Sting" can not only withstand three consecutive full-power shots, but its cooldown time has also been reduced to less than ten seconds.
"Although it can't fire like a machine gun, in a Chunin-level battle, this is already a game-changing attack."
Nishikawa Tetsu took off his white coat and changed into casual clothes.
Now that Danzo has temporarily backed down, he needs to hurry up and make up for his other weakness – medical ninjutsu.
While Orochimaru's information is valuable, it is mostly theoretical and focuses on human modification, lacking basic clinical applications.
If you want to truly understand the mysteries of the human body's meridians and cells, there is no better place than a hospital.
……
Konoha Hospital.
Afternoon sunlight streamed through the glass windows, spilling onto the corridor that smelled of disinfectant.
Nishikawa Tetsuya skillfully put on his spare white coat, hung up his intern badge, and mingled into the busy medical ninja team.
"The chakra output here is too high."
In a treatment room, Nishikawa Tetsu pointed to the hand of a young medical ninja and calmly corrected him, "Suturing wounds requires continuous and weak Yang Release chakra. What you did just now, although it stopped the bleeding, caused excessive cell proliferation at the edge of the wound, which will leave a scar after healing."
The Chunin paused for a moment, looking at the boy who was even younger than himself. He was about to retort, but when he saw the chakra scalpel in Nishikawa Tetsu's hand, which glowed with a soft green light and was as steady as a precision instrument, he immediately shut his mouth and nodded respectfully: "I have learned something."
During this time, Nishikawa Tetsu became a "weirdo" in the hospital.
He's clearly a combat ninja in the police department, yet he goes to the hospital every day.
He doesn't take on assignments or receive a salary; he just likes to wander around various departments and even proactively help doctors treat some tricky external injuries.
His almost abnormal precision in controlling chakra, along with his unique "ergonomics" theory, has earned him the respect of many veteran medical ninjas.
"Nishikawa-kun, are you here to 'steal' my skills again?"
A gentle voice came from behind.
Nishikawa Tetsu turned around and saw Yakushi Nonou holding a stack of medical records, looking at him with a smile.
She wore loose medical gowns, her long, light blonde hair was tied in a ponytail, and behind her round glasses were a pair of eyes that always seemed to be smiling.
"I've said it so many times, this is called academic exchange."
Nishikawa Tetsu took the heavy medical record from her hand: "And I also did my part. I just helped set two dislocated genin."
"Yes, yes, Dr. Nishikawa."
Nono didn't stand on ceremony with him, and the two walked side by side down the corridor.
"How's the orphanage doing lately?" Nishikawa Tetsu asked casually.
"Thanks to the intelligence fee you gave me last time, and the medicine sent from the Land of Rain." A hint of gratitude flashed in Nono's eyes.
Xiao's penicillin business is now growing bigger and bigger, and he has become quite well-known in various places.
At Nishikawa Tetsu's behest, Yahiko contacted Nono Amane and provided her with a small amount of low-priced penicillin, essentially acting as a small distributor in Konoha.
"The children's meals have improved a lot, and the leaky roof has been repaired."
She paused, glanced around with some concern, and lowered her voice: "However, the frequency of people from the Roots coming to the orphanage has decreased recently, which makes me a little uneasy."
Nishikawa Tetsu's eyes flickered slightly. Danzo had no one else to use, or rather, he was preparing a powerful move.
"Don't worry, they're too busy taking care of themselves lately." Nishikawa Tetsu didn't explain further, but instead steered the conversation back to academics. "By the way, regarding the technique of extracting minor ailments, I've encountered some problems with adjusting my chakra frequency, and I'd like to ask you for advice."
"The Fine Ailment Extraction Technique?" Nono was somewhat surprised. "That's a B-rank medical ninjutsu, specifically used to extract toxins from the body. It requires extremely high micro-management of chakra."
"It is precisely because it is difficult that we must learn it."
Nishikawa Tetsu opened his palm, and a ball of green chakra condensed in his palm, then split into countless hair-thin probes like flowing water.
"I want to try to see if I can use this technique to extract certain things... that don't belong to the body, directly from the cellular level."
For example, a root-based incantation, or a special strengthening enzyme.
Nono watched as Nishikawa Tetsu's hand displayed intricate chakra transformations, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes.
This young man is frighteningly strong, both in terms of political acumen and ninjutsu talent.
Strangely, she didn't feel the chilling aura of a ninja when she was with him; instead, she felt a sense of... security.
"I happen to be going to treat a member of the Dark Guard who has been poisoned. You can be my assistant."
Nono pushed open the door to a special care ward.
"I couldn't have gotten it."
Nishikawa Tetsu followed him inside.
On the hospital bed, a member of the Dark Guard was groaning in pain, his arm a strange purplish-black color.
"It's a mixed toxin from Sunagakure," Nonoyu judged after a glance. "We need to remove the toxin immediately."
Just as she was about to form a hand seal, Nishikawa Tetsu pressed down on the injured man's arm first.
"Let me give it a try."
Nishikawa Tetsu's eyes held no sympathy, only focused concentration as he faced a difficult problem.
"I want to test my minimally invasive dissection theory."
A green light appeared.
Nishikawa Tetsu's chakra probe precisely pierced the pores, avoiding all nerves and blood vessels, heading straight for the lymph nodes where toxins had accumulated.
"Here, cut off the blood supply; here, encapsulate the toxins; then, extract them."
His movements were fluid and fast, almost dazzling.
In just three minutes, a clump of black, poisonous blood was completely drawn from the wound and dripped onto the tray.
The member of the secret service immediately regained his composure.
"Perfect."
Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the poisoned blood on the tray, a slight smile playing on his lips.
This not only cured the patient, but more importantly, through this operation, he completely mastered the technique of targeted extraction in living cells.
This will be a crucial step in his reverse engineering of the root enhancement potion.
Nono watched in a daze.
"Nishikawa-kun, are you really not considering switching careers to become a medical ninja?" she couldn't help but ask. "With your talent, you might become the next Tsunade-sama."
"Medical ninjas can't save Konoha."
Nishikawa Tetsu took off his blood-stained gloves and threw them into the trash can.
He turned his head and looked out the window towards the Hokage Rock, his eyes deep: "Moreover, compared to saving people, what I'm better at is... cultivating people."
Whether it's repairing a broken body or fixing a broken system.
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