To avoid suspicion, Seiki voluntarily tore off a white cloth and covered his eyes after entering.
For him, his sensory abilities alone were more than sufficient to perform Medical Ninjutsu.
Chiyo glanced at him but didn't stop him. "Do your best to keep her stable. Can you handle it?"
Seiki gave a hand signal. "No problem. Leave it to me!"
In the next instant, powerful Yang Release chakra continuously surged from his body like green fluorescence, wrapping around Karura's body and slowly seeping into her.
At this point, Karura had already lost most awareness, relying only on sheer willpower to stay conscious. The sudden influx of chakra felt like a spring of clear water, gradually restoring vitality to her desiccated soul.
Seeing Karura's pale cheeks regain color and her condition visibly improving at a visible pace, the other nurses in the delivery room looked at each other in disbelief, staring at Seiki with gazes as if worshipping a deity.
Even Chiyo was secretly stunned, "How far has this kid come with controlling Yang Release chakra? Directly transferring life energy—it's beyond anything I've seen in Medical Ninjutsu!"
After regaining composure, Chiyo quickly commanded, "Don't just stand there! Start the surgery immediately!"
The other nurses also snapped out of their awe and resumed assisting Chiyo with the operation, though they still occasionally stole glances at Seiki's profile.
Seiki didn't mind their stares; his perception focused entirely on Karura and Gaara.
When he first entered, Karura was already near death, her chakra starting to separate from her body and wrapping around Gaara.
He could sense the immense resolve embedded within that chakra.
This resolve was similar to what he once sensed in Naruto from another realm—though significantly weaker in strength, its nature remained the same: infused with powerful willpower.
"I still struggle greatly to grasp Asura's resolve, but Karura's will is much easier to understand. Perhaps I can use hers as a bridge to further explore that power."
Embedding willpower into chakra might seem useless on the surface, yet it actually had multiple applications.
Putting aside others, [King's Haki] he considered previously was one such example.
Another method involved attaching chakra imbued with one's own will onto others, enabling that chakra to remotely react when they encountered danger.
In a way, this was similar to the chakra Minato Namikaze sealed inside Naruto—even after his death, even while trapped inside the Shinigami's belly, that chakra could still function.
"Even after the Sage of Six Paths' death, his chakra drifted throughout the world. His two sons continually reincarnated through chakra, and even Karura's chakra became Gaara's shield. Clearly, chakra itself is an essence that transcends both life and death!" Seiki mused inwardly.
Although he constantly explored this world's original power systems, it didn't mean he underestimated the power of chakra. Even the interstellar Otsutsuki Clan kept harvesting Chakra Fruit, indicating that chakra's true nature must be far deeper than what the shinobi world currently understood.
As Seiki was contemplating this profound issue, the operation had reached its final stage.
Finally, as a baby cried out, everyone in the room let out a sigh of relief.
"My child..." Karura groaned weakly as she slowly regained consciousness.
Several nurses quickly brought the tiny premature infant—barely the size of a palm—in front of Karura.
After gazing lovingly at Gaara for a moment, Karura expressed her gratitude. "Elder Chiyo, Seiki… Thank you so much! Thank you for giving me this chance to raise my child!"
Chiyo looked deeply at Gaara. "This little one is a preemie—the indicators of his physical condition don't compare to those of normal children—but there's one thing he possesses that makes him far stronger than other kids!"
Karura asked puzzledly, "What do you mean?"
Chiyo responded solemnly, "His desire to live! If it weren't for his own willpower keeping him alive, he might've already become a stillborn before we even arrived!"
Staring at Gaara in deep emotion, Karura murmured, "My child…"
"Perhaps it's because your unwavering belief as a mother wanting him to live reached deep into his heart. Sometimes, a newborn's intuitive awareness might even surpass that of adults!" Seiki sighed from beside them.
Because of his interference, Gaara had lost the external power granted by Matsunaga's Blessing. But now, it seemed like he had gained something far more precious.
...
Meanwhile, inside an underground black market.
A tall ninja with dark green eyes tossed the corpse he carried onto the counter and simply said, "I want money."
"Yes sir!" The manager here was very familiar with him and didn't waste time with small talk, immediately starting the verification process. "Black Lightning's Right-Hand Man, Mr. Kakuzu—you've brought back another big name with a bounty of fifteen million ryō!"
Kakuzu replied coldly, "So-so."
After confirming everything was correct, the manager sealed Right One's body and handed over the reward money to Kakuzu.
Kakuzu accepted the money and counted it back and forth three times before nodding contentedly. "The amount is correct."
Seeing this, the manager let out a deep breath of relief—no matter whose cut he kept, he dared not shortchange this man.
Just as he was reflecting on this, Kakuzu suddenly asked again, "Any news yet about that person's intelligence?"
The manager hesitated slightly, then nodded repeatedly. "Yes, we've got it."
"I'll buy it."
"Mr. Kakuzu, you're our VIP customer. Consider this information a gift from us!"
Upon hearing it was free, Kakuzu's previously emotionless eyes appeared somewhat warmer toward him.
Grabbing the intelligence report, Kakuzu carefully flipped through it.
"Telling others recently about plans to leave Sunagakure? Hmph, I've finally got my chance!"
Carefully reminding him, the manager cautiously added, "With all due respect, Mr. Kakuzu—that man is an existence who cannot be killed. In fact, even that one-billion ryō bounty was just someone venting their frustration!"
Kakuzu's gaze instantly became dangerous. "Are you saying they won't pay?"
"Fine then," Kakuzu nodded calmly. "No matter how powerful someone is, once they've formed attachments, they've gained weaknesses."
"Weaknesses?" The leader's eyes lit up. "You mean those three kids he's with?"
Kakuzu gave him a steady glance without confirming or denying. "If other bounty hunters are interested, let them come find me."
The leader suddenly lit up with realization. "Let others draw first blood while you lie in wait! We might actually capture those brats and force him into submission!"
Kakuzu frowned slightly, clearly annoyed. "Only one other man ever earned the right to be ambushed by me."
"Intriguing! Who was that?" asked the leader curiously.
"Hashirama Senju!" After saying this, Kakuzu coolly turned and left.
The leader was greatly shaken. "Could it be true? That Mr. Kakuzu was punished by Takumi Village after failing to assassinate the First Hokage, and then became a rogue ninja out of anger?"
"If that's true," the leader thought, trembling with excitement, "Mr. Kakuzu just might stand a chance against Seiki Shimaseki! This could be the event of the century—it might even spark a new war!"
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