Uchiha Ling was still very kind; she couldn't bear to see others die in front of her. Although it was a healing method that didn't account for lifespan loss, she still managed to heal Kitsuchi, right?
As for the severed arm? Sorry, even the future Fourth Raikage A was a one-armed swordsman. Speaking of which, Uchiha Ling had already achieved the feat of causing two sons of the Third Kage to lose an arm.
Unfortunately, the Third Kazekage died early and seemed to have no offspring, and the Third Mizukage was an unknown figure, so achieving a full accomplishment was impossible.
Carrying Kitsuchi, who was like a dead dog, Uchiha Ling saw that the Nue could not seat seven people, so she had to use Super Beast Imitating Drawing to create two flying birds.
Pakura stood over three disabled, unconscious Jonin and a deathly pale Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki. Towards the Iwagakure Ninja, Pakura's actions were naturally a bit rough, but harmless.
Uchiha Ling looked at Kitsuchi, then at the perfectly intact Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and felt it was somewhat unfair, wanting to dismantle some parts from Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki as well.
However, she thought better of it. Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki being intact while others lost an arm might even make Ōnoki dissatisfied and reject Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
They came as two, and returned as seven. Although Uchiha Ling was not on the front lines, she had captured two of Iwagakure's main damage dealers.
As Uchiha Ling and Pakura flew away on the birds, at the previous battle location, a yin-yang faced pitcher plant emerged from underground, watching the direction Uchiha Ling had departed.
"Zetsu, this will definitely make Ōnoki participate in our plan, right?"
The white face was beaming, while the black face was extremely gloomy. Black Zetsu hadn't expected the strange beast Uchiha Ling summoned, which wasn't a Ninja Beast, to actually defeat the Five-Tails.
If more of these strange beasts appeared, the plan to encircle and kill Uchiha Ling would likely be stillborn. Black Zetsu also hadn't expected Uchiha Taijutsu to become so powerful.
"Go, return, and tell Ōnoki and the Third Raikage that no matter how many Ninja it costs, Uchiha Ling must be killed. This is part of the plan."
Black Zetsu slowly merged into the earth, quickly heading towards the Land of Earth. It thought that if Uchiha Ling couldn't be killed, then let the aging Madara make a move, and then both would be severely injured, which would be perfect.
Uchiha Ling didn't notice Black Zetsu this time. This fellow had become smarter, always hiding deep underground, only daring to show itself after the battle ended.
On the flying bird, Uchiha Ling endured the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's murmuring, which was like that of a resentful woman.
"It's all my fault, I only knew there was a sense of crisis but didn't pay attention; it's all my fault, if I hadn't collided with that strange beast, I might not have lost; it's all my fault, if it weren't for me, Kitsuchi and the others would definitely not have lost their arms; it's all my fault..."
Uchiha Ling endured and endured, but the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han still wanted to repeat it a few more times. Uchiha Ling could no longer bear it and knocked the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han unconscious with a hand chop.
At this moment, Kitsuchi woke up. His injuries had been healed by Uchiha Ling, and he felt no pain, which was why Kitsuchi woke up early.
Kitsuchi groggily opened his heavy eyelids. Everything in front of him was blurry, and he didn't feel any pain or the sensation of being on the verge of death.
"I... where am I? Am I back in Iwagakure? Did I kill Uchiha Ling?"
Kitsuchi started asking questions before he could even see anything clearly. These three questions showed how much he truly loved Iwagakure, but unfortunately, he was tricked by his father.
"Congratulations, the surgery was very successful, and you are now a girl!"
At this moment, a cool, sweet, and slightly playful female voice sounded in his ear, and the content immediately sobered Kitsuchi.
Looking at Uchiha Ling, who was looking down at him, Kitsuchi wasn't horrified. Instead, he subconsciously touched below, and after confirming it was still there, he let out a long sigh of relief.
Then he saw Uchiha Ling's extremely disgusted gaze, which made Kitsuchi blush a little. His actions being seen by a little girl was truly too shameful.
"Who... who told you I had surgery to become a woman?"
Kitsuchi sat up and realized he was in the sky. Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki was still sleeping beside him. After confirming his Chakra was sealed, he looked at his missing right palm.
"Sigh..., Uchiha Ling, did you save my life?"
Kitsuchi remembered that the intelligence stated Uchiha Ling possessed powerful Medical Ninjutsu, and Pakura did not know Medical Ninjutsu.
"Yes, yes, how is it? Aren't you very moved? Do you want to give me the Dust Release cultivation scroll as thanks?"
"I can't. I don't meet the Chakra nature requirements for practicing Dust Release. As for thanks, you probably want to use us as bargaining chips to force Iwagakure to surrender, right?"
Kitsuchi looked somewhat lost at his permanently lost right palm. For a Ninja like him who needed to perform hand seals, it was a heavy blow.
"Nah, you're so smart, completely different from your appearance. By the way, do you have a daughter? Or have you not married yet?"
"No, and I'm not married. It might be difficult to get married in the future too."
Kitsuchi gave a self-deprecating smile. Losing a hand meant his strength had directly declined by more than half. Without strength, he had lost the right to choose a partner.
Originally, he liked the tall, leggy village beauty, but now, apart from being the Tsuchikage's son, he had nothing. He had originally planned to make a name for himself in this great war with Konoha, but now he was probably going to be infamous for ten thousand years.
"Oh dear, don't be sad. Although you don't have a wife, you also have the solitude of growing old alone, don't you?"
Uchiha Ling didn't care if her words were hurtful. Kitsuchi's emotions were much more stable than the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han's. Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki would probably have psychological trauma from now on.
"Thank you, but if you can't comfort people, please don't."
Kitsuchi almost couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of old blood. This little brat was truly too detestable.
"Do you think your father will surrender because of you? You know Rasa still struggled a bit."
Uchiha Ling wondered if two bargaining chips were too few. Should she go to the front lines and capture the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi as well? That would complete the set.
"I don't know what the old man will arrange, but..."
Kitsuchi thought that the old man might surrender first, and then unite with other Ninja Villages to encircle and kill Uchiha Ling, but he couldn't say it out loud.
However, he also didn't know how long he could keep this secret. Konoha could interrogate him at any time, but he still held some hope.
Uchiha Ling was unaware of Kitsuchi's little schemes, because they had already arrived. Shisui and Kakashi noticed Uchiha Ling's return, and naturally, their hearts were at ease.
In Iwagakure, inside the Tsuchikage's office, Ōnoki felt somewhat restless, but he couldn't find the reason. He thought his deployment shouldn't have any problems.
"Could it be that the barbarians from Hidden Cloud Village are going to launch a sneak attack on Iwagakure? Or has the Konoha frontline army already won?"
Ōnoki floated in the air, hands behind his back, constantly drifting back and forth, never once considering that his mission to send Kitsuchi, Han, Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and three Jonin to intercept and kill Uchiha Ling would fail.
However, when he suddenly saw a yin-yang faced pitcher plant emerge in his office, he almost couldn't resist unleashing a Dust Release attack.
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