"Sorry, Kakashi. I originally wanted to respect this kid's wishes. I should have rescued him earlier." Looking at Sasuke's condition, Jiraiya sighed.
"I understand, Jiraiya-sama. But the situation isn't too terrible now. We'll handle things here." Hearing Jiraiya's words, Kakashi also sighed.
Guy understood very well too, after all, Lee had been the same...
Afterwards, they said their goodbyes. Naruto was still taken away by Jiraiya, continuing their journey to find Tsunade.
During this time, Jiraiya would also teach Naruto the Rasengan.
This period wouldn't be short. At the very least, under normal circumstances, by the time the two returned, Takeru's mission would already be over...
On Kakashi and Guy's side, after parting with Naruto and Jiraiya, they directly carried Sasuke and hurried toward Takeru's residence.
Takeru, noticing Sasuke's condition, showed an understanding expression, gestured for the three not to worry, and then walked toward the door.
"Takeru, Sasuke went after Itachi. Now his body and spirit have suffered severe damage!" Seeing Takeru was home, Kakashi and Guy breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained.
"I know. Let's change locations. My house isn't suitable for him to rest." Hearing his words, Takeru spoke calmly.
"Alright, let's go to the Uchiha Estate. It's quieter there." Hearing Takeru's words, the two didn't object. Kakashi directly suggested.
Hearing this, Takeru nodded indifferently and followed Kakashi toward the Uchiha Estate. They soon arrived at Sasuke's home, and Kakashi very skillfully found Sasuke's room, placing him on the bed.
"Before the treatment, there's something I need to discuss with you." Seeing everything was ready, Takeru looked at the two and spoke directly.
"What is it?" Hearing Takeru's words, Kakashi had a bad premonition but still asked quickly.
"Simple. I need Ninjutsu. I've heard you've copied over a thousand Ninjutsu, Kakashi. So, for me to treat Sasuke, I need you to provide me with five high-level Ninjutsu. Any from wind, fire, earth, water, or lightning will do, as payment for my treatment."
"Of course, if you're willing to part with your signature technique, the Chidori, that works too. The Chidori can count as two other Ninjutsu." Takeru spoke calmly.
"What!" Hearing Takeru's words, Kakashi was stunned. He hadn't expected Takeru to ask for Ninjutsu.
Guy, hearing this, remained silent. He had been wondering earlier why Takeru saved Kakashi. It was very likely he had his eyes on Kakashi's Ninjutsu.
"This is a simple transaction. I won't force you." Looking at Kakashi, Takeru spoke calmly.
After hearing Takeru's words, Kakashi fell silent.
"As far as I know, you shouldn't be able to learn Chakra, right? So you shouldn't be able to learn Ninjutsu either. Then why do you need Ninjutsu?" Hearing Takeru's words, Kakashi frowned and inquired.
"Indeed. Although I truly can't learn Ninjutsu, I can still use some Ninjutsu for reference. Like this one." Takeru gave a light laugh, pressing his left hand downward. Soon, sparks of electricity quickly appeared in Takeru's left hand.
Then, the light of lightning quickly illuminated the entire room. Along with the lightning came the piercing screech of a bird.
Seeing this, both Kakashi and Guy were surprised.
"Chidori!" Kakashi seemed particularly shaken, not expecting his own technique to be copied by Takeru just like that.
"Something like that." Seeing his surprised gaze, Takeru nodded calmly.
"Since you've already learned it, why do you still need this technique?" Kakashi frowned again.
"That's my secret. And this skill of mine is fundamentally different from your Chidori. This isn't Ninjutsu, and you should realize that, right?" Hearing his words, Takeru spoke flatly.
Hearing Takeru, Kakashi fell silent again. Honestly, he wasn't that possessive about the Ninjutsu, and he was more worried about Takeru using these Ninjutsu to cause trouble!
"Seriously. Alright, I know. How about this: I can assure you that any Ninjutsu you give me, I will never spread them in this world. Is that acceptable?" Seeing Kakashi's hesitation, Takeru sighed and said.
Hearing Takeru's words, Kakashi frowned, faintly sensing something off, but he never considered that Takeru might not be from this world. After all, Takeru's origins were clear… the Nara Clan...
"I understand. I agree to give you the Ninjutsu." After hearing Takeru say this, Kakashi sighed and nodded.
"Excellent. Then it's decided. I hope to receive your scrolls within tomorrow. By the way, if you can give them to me today, I wouldn't mind giving you some extra information… about your friend Obito!"
After hearing Kakashi's agreement, Takeru said with a light laugh.
"What did you say?" Hearing Takeru's words, Kakashi's emotions became somewhat unstable. His gaze toward Takeru grew even more intense. He had a premonition that Takeru's information was definitely not simple.
"Alright, I'll treat Sasuke first. As for the rest, after you prepare the Ninjutsu scrolls, depending on their value, I can give you answers. Of course, I guarantee the information is true."
After teasing Kakashi's curiosity a bit, Takeru stopped paying attention to him and turned to look at the unconscious Sasuke.
Soon, two beams of light appeared in Takeru's hands. Then, under Takeru's control, one blue and one green light quickly enveloped Sasuke.
As the two lights acted on Sasuke's body, his injuries visibly recovered, and his complexion began to regain color.
After about five minutes, Takeru stopped the healing and purification.
"There, Sasuke's injuries are taken care of. Next, I'll wait for your Ninjutsu scrolls. Come find me at my place when you're ready. Then, I can tell you the information you want." With that, Takeru directly left the spot.
After watching Takeru leave, Kakashi briefly checked on Sasuke, then left with Guy. He now needed to quickly prepare the scrolls for Takeru. He was really very curious about what Takeru mentioned regarding Obito.
Back at his own house, Takeru was questioned by Ritsu and the others about what happened.
Seeing their curious faces, Takeru casually mentioned that Kakashi had asked him to treat someone.
Hearing Takeru's words, the three nodded in understanding.
"Then, Takeru-nii, can't the flames on your body be extinguished?" Afterwards, Ui spoke up worriedly.
"Don't worry. I just need to transfer them to another object and let them burn out completely." Hearing Ui's words, Takeru lightly shook his head.
Although they were said to be inextinguishable, after such a long time, the flames had diminished a bit. They would completely go out after a while longer. There was another method: Takeru could use telekinesis to transfer the flames.
After all, Amaterasu wasn't like other flames that grow stronger with more combustibles. Instead, after burning an object, without adding new flames, it slowly extinguishes.
Now, the damage count on Takeru's equipment had reached twelve. Moreover, it seemed Amaterasu was completely ineffective against the equipped items, so Takeru didn't plan to let it continue burning.
Thinking this, Takeru directly used telekinesis to gather the Amaterasu flames on his body, making them float in the air, then directed them toward a large tree not far away.
As the tree quickly burned to ashes, the black Amaterasu flames disappeared along with it.
Seeing the flames on Takeru finally vanish, Karin excitedly rushed toward Takeru, wanting to hug him, but she was still stopped by Takeru's telekinetic barrier before making contact.
Feeling the telekinetic interception made Karin unhappy, but Takeru just let out a light laugh, saying he needed to go clean up first.
Arriving in the bathroom, Takeru filled the tub with water, then stored away the Twilight Armor, Twilight Shadow, and Twilight Moon.
After the damage count reached twelve, the attributes of the three pieces of equipment improved a bit again.
[Twilight Shadow: Defense +300, Additional Skill: Destruction Growth... (Damage Count: Twelve)!]
[Twilight Armor: Defense +360, Additional Skill: Destruction Growth... (Damage Count: Twelve)]
[Twilight Moon: Defense +240, Strength +420, Additional Skill: Destruction Growth... (Damage Count: Twelve)]
The damage reduction from the set effect also reached 12%. Takeru understood that the damage reduction was calculated based on the lowest damage count among the three set pieces.