Everyone stood silently to the side in perfect tacit understanding.
No one dared make a sound.
They were afraid of disturbing Haruto’s treatment.
If their interference caused even the slightest negative effect, the consequences would be unbearable.
Meanwhile, the three medical-nin under Nohara Haruto had already finished bandaging the minor injuries on Shiranui Genma and the others.
Nohara Haruto’s complexion gradually turned pale.
This was something he had expected from the beginning.
Might Duy’s external and internal injuries had nearly exhausted every bit of energy in his body.
His ability to endure further strain was already at its limit.
After all, Duy had opened the Eight Gates by burning his own life force.
The damage that kind of forbidden technique caused to the body was not something that could be healed so easily.
The amount of chakra required was enormous.
“You three… come here and use healing techniques to close the burns on his skin!”
Nohara Haruto forced those words out through clenched teeth.
After that, he had no energy left to pay attention to anything else.
He did not even have the spare strength to say another word.
The three medical-nin had followed Nohara Haruto for quite some time, so they instantly understood his order.
Their coordination was extremely smooth.
They moved to Might Duy’s side from three different directions.
Green medical chakra rose from their hands as they began healing the external wounds on his body, promoting cell regeneration and forming new skin over the burned areas.
Even this kind of work consumed a significant amount of chakra.
And because of that, even they could hardly imagine how much chakra and concentration Nohara Haruto was spending at this moment just to stabilize Might Duy’s condition.
Time passed, second by second.
Nohara Haruto’s face grew even paler.
Beads of sweat covered his forehead.
He reached into his medical kit and grabbed a handful of pills.
Several Chakra-Replenishing Pills appeared in his palm, and he swallowed them directly.
As he felt the chakra inside his body begin circulating and recovering at high speed, some color finally returned to his face.
His nearly exhausted chakra reserves recovered by more than half, enough to support the next stage of his treatment.
At last, Might Duy’s condition slowly began to improve.
Under Nohara Haruto’s chakra stimulation, the effect of the Soul-Returning Life-Sustaining Pill had fully activated.
It began gradually repairing Duy’s broken body.
Might Duy’s breathing, which had once been faint and fragile, recovered little by little.
His condition was finally moving in a positive direction.
His vital functions also began slowly returning to normal.
After completing this entire process, Nohara Haruto let out a long breath.
He had finally dragged Duy back from the gates of death.
The most dangerous part had passed.
Now that Duy’s injuries had been stabilized, everything that came afterward would be much easier.
Of course, this was not only because of Haruto’s own skill.
Duy’s powerful will was also an indispensable factor.
As expected of someone who could endure the overwhelming pain caused by the Eight Gates.
His willpower was far stronger than that of an ordinary person.
Sensing the change in Might Duy’s aura, Akimichi Chōza and the others felt joy appear in their eyes.
Could it be…
Had this young man truly saved Duy?
Even the three medical-nin under Nohara Haruto could not hide the shock in their eyes.
As medical-nin, they understood the patient’s injuries far better than Akimichi Chōza and the others.
They were even more aware that Might Duy had already been beyond saving.
Death should have arrived at any moment.
And yet now, this man who should have died had been forcibly pulled back to life right before their eyes.
It was simply a miracle in the history of medical ninjutsu.
As expected of Lord Haruto!
Half an hour later, Nohara Haruto finally stopped.
He slowly removed the silver needles from Might Duy’s body one by one, then placed them back into his needle pouch in the proper order.
At the same time, a system notification sounded in Nohara Haruto’s mind.
[Patient: Might Duy]
[Patient Rank: A]
[Healing Progress: 78]
[Overall Evaluation: Good]
[Congratulations, Host.
Treatment successful.
Reward: 5,000 points!]
After hearing the notification, Nohara Haruto finally freed one hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Then he turned toward Akimichi Chōza and the others behind him.
“He’ll live.”
He’ll live.
Those words rang in their ears like the tolling of a great bell.
Again and again, they echoed in their minds, leaving everyone stunned for a moment.
“You… you mean my dad is still alive?
He can really survive?”
Might Guy was overwhelmed with joy.
His voice trembled with uncontrollable excitement.
After that joy came tears.
They poured down his face without stopping, flowing like a small stream.
All the emotions he had been suppressing until now burst free at once.
And among them, the strongest were naturally tears of happiness.
Even Akimichi Chōza’s eyes turned slightly red.
He was clearly moved as well, though he quickly concealed it.
But at that moment, Nohara Haruto sighed.
“I saved his life, but…”
He paused for a moment before continuing.
“His chakra pathways are too badly damaged.
They’re even more fragile than an ordinary person’s now.
For the rest of his life, he can no longer be a shinobi.”
However, compared to the good news that Duy had survived, the fact that he could no longer be a shinobi felt like only a minor flaw.
Guy already knew that his father being alive was the greatest fortune they could have asked for.
Even if Duy could never become a ninja again, it did not matter.
As long as his dad was still alive, that was enough.