When Guy returned, he was completely dumbfounded.
'I had just sent Neji to the hospital.'
'How did Lee also get seriously injured?'
Luckily, he found Takumi was performing surgery at Lee at this time.
"For saving Lee, we will definitely repay this favor doubly in the future. Please, you must heal Lee's injuries."
Guy even bowed deeply to Takumi.
"Don't worry. I could even heal injuries like Neji's. His condition right now is child's play in comparison."
Takumi said without looking back, his hands not faltering in the slightest.
Because it was only one arm and one leg, the surgery was over in less than ten minutes.
"Alright, take him to the hospital too. But you must warn him not to move around recklessly until his injuries are completely healed."
"In my opinion, he's definitely the type who doesn't want to waste any time, wanting to train and improve every moment."
"But sometimes, allowing the body to get sufficient rest is also part of training, understand?"
Takumi earnestly instructed.
"I understand, I understand."
Guy kept nodding and bowing, a relieved smile on his face after the narrow escape.
Luckily, Tenten had already lost to Temari earlier.
Although she was also injured, she just needed some rest to recover.
Not like Neji and Lee, who probably shouldn't even think about getting out of bed for a month.
Seeing this, the out-of-town spectators couldn't hold back anymore.
"What is this guy here for?! Is he a Medical-nin?"
"I've never seen anyone who both participates in battles and handles treatment!"
"Konoha's considerations are just too thorough!"
With the surgery finished, only the final match of the first round remained.
Takumi didn't return to the contestant area. Instead, he headed outside.
Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha would be implemented soon.
Orochimaru alone wasn't a big deal.
But he would use the Impure World Reincarnation to summon the Shodaime and Nidaime Hokage.
Those two were genuine monsters.
Right now, although he had abilities like Fist Emperor, Extreme Speed, Limit Evasion, brief Good Luck, brief Fifty-Fifty, Remote Detonation, etc.
He still felt somewhat lacking in means when facing those monsters.
'No good!'
'No matter how I thought about it, it wasn't secure enough.'
'I still needed to think of a way.'
'I should go find a quiet, deserted place to run a simulation!'
…
At the lodging area where Konoha hosted the various Shinobi Villages.
The Sound Four waited here, ready to act immediately once the plan was implemented.
"Orochimaru-sama said he was going to set up an ambush. I wonder if he succeeded."
Bang!
"I told you not to question Orochimaru-sama! Do you have a death wish!" Tayuya looked at Jirobo with killing intent in her eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, you keep making mistakes like this. Be careful, or the Four might become the Three." Kidomaru provoked without caring about the consequences. "And your strength is the weakest among us four. It feels like you could be replaced at any time."
"What did you say?!" Jirobo couldn't stand such words and immediately stood up.
"What? You want to fight me?" Kidomaru also had a fighting expression.
He had been holding back for the plan all this time and was getting impatient.
It just so happened that Konoha's security forces were all at the Chunin Exams' venue, so this place was weakly defended right now.
"You should save your energy. We're about to start executing the plan. Do you want to be killed by Orochimaru-sama himself?" Sakon leaned against the wall, arms crossed, head lowered.
The moment they heard the word 'plan', Kidomaru and Jirobo immediately restrained their own momentum.
"Anyway, Orochimaru-sama is invincible. As long as he takes action, he will definitely succeed. We just need to wait patiently," Tayuya said as she sat down and picked up her flute to wipe it.
"That's right, Orochimaru-sama is the strongest."
"Accept no refutations!"
"But, before, wasn't Orochimaru-sama..." Jirobo muttered softly.
But the space was only this big, so no matter how softly he spoke, the others could hear him clearly.
"Hmm?!" Tayuya's nasal tone rose, her threatening eyes shooting straight at Jirobo.
The flute in her hand was gripped tightly, as if she was about to hit Jirobo on the head the next moment.
Jirobo shrunk his neck and moved away from Tayuya.
At that moment, Orochimaru pushed the door open.
Although slightly disheveled, he was overall mostly intact.
He had spent some time earlier fixing his broken teeth and dealing with the blood on his mouth.
He had just finished tidying up.
"Hmm? What is it?"
Orochimaru saw everyone looking at him, and they weren't respectfully greeting him as usual, so he raised an eyebrow.
The Sound Four were startled.
They quickly dropped to one knee, bowing their heads.
"Orochimaru-sama!"
"Mmm." Orochimaru nodded.
He was just about to sit down and rest, waiting to return to the arena later to switch with the clone disguised as the Yondaime Kazekage.
Right then, an untimely voice reached his ears.
"Orochimaru-sama, has Takumi been subdued by you?"
It was Jirobo again.
Once more, he showed no tact and voiced his doubt.
The pupils of Tayuya and the other three constricted sharply.
Their bodies trembled.
Orochimaru, however, felt extremely awkward.
'Damn it, this Jirobo guy has absolutely no tact!'
'I came back empty-handed, what do you think 'subdued' means?'
If it weren't for the serious lack of manpower, this kind of guy would definitely be replaced.
But there was no other way, and he had to make do for now.
"Cough! He escaped." Orochimaru coughed heavily, then acted as if he had just noticed something, looking around to change the subject: "Where's Kabuto? Where did he go?"
"He said he went to look around first, to scout the route for the operation," Sakon said, looking up.
"Mmm."
Orochimaru nodded, 'The topic change was successful.'
'Let this embarrassing topic end here!'
At that moment, Kabuto pushed the door and walked in.
Seeing Orochimaru, he immediately slightly bowed. "Orochimaru-sama."
"How is the reconnaissance?" Orochimaru asked in a deep voice.
"Konoha's defenses are very lax. The plan will definitely proceed without a hitch when the time comes." Kabuto adjusted his glasses, revealing a confident smile.
"As for that Takumi, I've observed some things about him."
Hearing this, Orochimaru's barely stabilized mood became agitated again.
'The Takumi topic again!'
'Can we let it end?! Hmm?!'
Orochimaru's face was displeased: "What do you want to say?"
Kabuto was somewhat confused, not knowing what part of his words had upset Orochimaru.
But the topic was already brought up, so we could only brace himself and continue.
"Well, I observed that when Takumi defends against you, my lord, he uses a secret technique that temporarily makes his skin as hard as steel. So I suspect the Cursed Seal cannot be imprinted on him."
"Orochimaru-sama, since that person named Takumi is already so strong, why do you still want to give him the Cursed Seal?" Tayuya asked, puzzled.
"What do you know?" Orochimaru gave a cold laugh. "The strong are never satisfied."
"Even if he is strong now, when faced with power that can take him to the next level, he will still spare no effort to pursue it."
"As long as I give him the Cursed Seal, his power can easily increase several times. This kind of power is not something everyone can resist. Naturally, he will become my right-hand man, and the body I take over will also be the strongest."
Hearing this, the Sound Four immediately bowed in respect: "Orochimaru-sama is wise!"
"Heh heh heh heh..."
Orochimaru licked his lips, a gleam of anticipation in his snake-like eyes.
"Go and make the deployments! The show is about to begin!"