Chapter 266 Xianglin

 A spy with a special identity?

 Hearing Itachi's words, Kakashi was immediately surprised. After all, catching spies is one of the ANBU's responsibilities, which shows that he did not do his job well.

Under Kakashi's surprised eyes, Itachi took out a paper crane and held it towards Dan with both hands:

"This is the paper ninjutsu of the Angel of Akatsuki, which was intercepted by me. Inside is a message she sent to the spy, informing the latter that her identity has been exposed and asking the other party to evacuate immediately."

 Duan took the paper crane and played with it in his hand, but did not open it. Instead, he said directly:

"The spy you are talking about is probably the one beside Tsunade, Xiang Rin."

“…It turns out that Hokage-sama has known about it for a long time.” Hearing this, Itachi was also surprised.

 He learned about Xiang Rin from his younger brother Sasuke who revealed it to him after some hesitation.

Itachi then successfully intercepted Xiaonan's paper crane and determined the identity of Xianglin's spy through the contents. Because the other party is Tsunade's disciple, and not an ordinary disciple, his identity is too sensitive.

 So, Itachi thought about it briefly and set off to the castle tower to report the matter to the Sixth Generation and wait for Tsuna to make up his mind.

Who would have thought of it.

 The Sixth Generation had long known that Xiang Rin was a spy.

Suan casually threw the paper crane to Kakashi and revealed Xianglin’s true identity to the two of them:

 “This Xiang Rin is from the Uzumaki clan.”

 No wonder…

Itachi suddenly understood, and all the doubts in his heart were instantly solved.

When Xiang Rin came to Konoha, she had no surname and was considered a genius among common people.

 If she is from the Uzumaki clan, that is to say, she is a member of Naruto Uzumaki's clan.

From this point of view, Xiang Rin is probably a member of the Akatsuki organization and has a close relationship with Naruto, so Naruto took the initiative to teach Sasuke a lesson and asked the latter to stay away from Xiang Rin.

 Hearing the news, Kakashi was even more stunned.

 Plop.

 When he came to his senses, he immediately knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and apologized to Duan:

"I was negligent regarding Xianglin. Please punish me, Hokage-sama."

If it was an ordinary spy, forget it, but it was Xianglin.

She is Tsunade's disciple, and she is deeply favored by the latter. She is even treated as her own and raised as a daughter by Tsunade.

It is conceivable that Xiang Rin, who has gained Tsunade's trust, has spied on a lot of confidential information from Tsunade in the past few years, allowing Akatsuki to master Konoha's every move.

This situation is definitely a major mistake of the ANBU, and Kakashi, the ANBU minister, cannot escape the blame.

 He felt deeply remorseful.

 “Get up, Kakashi.”

He did not punish Kakashi, but said calmly, "Same as Kabuto, I deliberately left Xiangru alone, and you don't need to be responsible."

 Then, he asked Itachi again: "Where is Xianglin now?"

 “At Konoha Hospital, with Tsunade-sama.”

Itachi quickly replied, "Sasuke's injury is a bit serious. I sent him to Tsunade-sama for treatment, and asked him to find a way to hold off Xianglin. Please give instructions to Hokage-sama."

Since Duan has known the details of Xianglin for a long time, but has never taken any action, it means that he must have his own considerations.

Duan thought for a while and said, "I'll go there myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up, took a towel to dry his sweat, put on his white Hokage robe, and strode out of the castle tower.

Kakashi and Itachi looked at each other and followed closely.

 Konoha Hospital.

  In the corridor, near the minister's office, there was a rush of footsteps.

　　It is Tsunade and Korin in white coats, as well as Mitarashi Anko, the three masters and disciples.

 “Hongdou, what’s going on?”

Tsunade asked as she walked towards the operating room.

In recent years, under the excellent talent training system, as the number of medical ninjas in Konoha has increased, Tsunade has finally become free and rarely goes to the operating table in person.

 Normally, she stays in her office, or goes to teach in a ninja school, living a semi-retired leisurely life.

 But the injured person this time was different. Tsunade was a little worried about letting others perform the operation.

 It is Uchiha Sasuke.

That guy is the number one genius in Konoha, the son of the Uchiha clan leader, and more importantly, the nephew of the Sixth Generation Uchiha Dan.

If Sasuke failed to receive proper treatment at Konoha Hospital and the root cause of his illness fell, even Tsunade would have a hard time explaining to the Dan and Uchiha clan.

What's more, Sasuke was sent by Itachi Uchiha himself, and he left a special message asking Tsunade to take action personally.

"Master Itachi said that Sasuke was attacked by enemies from outside the village and suffered a penetrating injury caused by a black rod. The chakra in his body seemed to be sealed by the black rod and could not flow, and the wound kept bleeding. The situation was not good. Too optimistic.

 Senior Sister Shizune has performed simple treatment on the wound and is taking care of Sasuke, waiting for your arrival. "

Um?

 A black rod that can seal chakra?

Hearing Anko's description, Tsunade frowned. Looking back in her mind, she felt like she had seen this kind of weapon somewhere.

I remembered.

　　It is the weapon used by Tendo Pain when the four major ninja villages invaded Konoha during the Fourth Ninja War many years ago.

  Could it be that the Akatsuki organization is making a comeback?

Tsunade was startled and walked quickly towards the operating room.

 And Xianglin beside her was even more surprised, because she immediately thought of who might have done it.

Naruto.

Except for Naruto, Xianglin has never seen anyone else use a black stick.

She suddenly became nervous and subconsciously asked Hongdou: "Sister, who is the attacker?"

“I don’t know about this, Itachi-sama and Sasuke didn’t say anything.” Anko shook her head.

Hearing this, Tsunade turned around and gave Xiang Rin a strange look.

 She knew that Xiang Rin was interested in Sasuke, so she often found excuses to call Sasuke to create opportunities for the two of them to be alone, hoping that Xiang Rin could take advantage of it.

But at this time, Xianglin, who had always cared about Sasuke the most, the first thing she asked about was not the condition of Sasuke as a patient, but the identity of the attacker.

This seems a little unusual.

Tsunade then asked calmly: "Xiang Rin, do you have any clues? Have you guessed the identity of the enemy?"

 “Uh, no.”

Xianglin waved her hands quickly and showed an awkward smile to hide her guilty conscience and abnormal reaction.

Hearing this, Tsunade withdrew her gaze and did not ask any further questions.

 Walking, we arrived at the operating room, and the three masters and apprentices pushed the door open and entered.

 Once inside.

They saw Sasuke lying on the operating table, pale and sweaty, with a black rod pierced through his ribs, and the wound looked very scary.

 Fortunately, Shizune was watching over him, and a little slug lay on Sasuke's body, delivering chakra to him, which stabilized Sasuke's injuries.

 Actually, as Tsunade's chief disciple, Shizune's strength is fully capable of operating on Sasuke.

But Itachi specifically asked Tsunade-sama to perform the operation in order to pursue perfect surgical results and try not to leave any sequelae, so as not to affect Sasuke's future ninja career.

 Hence, the surgery of Konoha's number one genius can only be performed by Tsunade-sama herself.

Sasuke also saw the arrival of Tsunade and others, and his eyes immediately fell on Xianglin, which was inexplicable.

 He said that he and Xianglin were just ordinary friends, and he did not lie to Naruto on this matter.

Because Sasuke only thinks about training and desperately wants to become stronger, so he is not in the mood to fall in love. It's not that he doesn't have feelings for Xianglin, it's that he doesn't have feelings for all women.

 But then again.

In Sasuke’s eyes, Xiang Rin’s impression on him has always been very good—

 A talented medical ninja, she is also a woman with an optimistic, kind and straightforward personality, but sometimes she always stares at his face like a nymphomaniac, making him shudder and get goosebumps all over his body.

He never expected that under the deceptive appearance of the other party, his true identity turned out to be a spy of the Akatsuki organization.

And judging by Uzumaki Naruto's tone, he attaches great importance to Xiang Lin, which shows that Xiang Lin's status in the Akatsuki organization is definitely not low.

 Getting rid of distracting thoughts, Sasuke no longer thought about it.

His only one mission is to find a way to hold Xianglin in check, and she must not be allowed to leave the operating room until his brother asks his uncle for instructions and brings someone over to arrest her.

Sasuke even made up his mind that if Xianglin sensed something was wrong and tried to escape, he would risk his life to keep her behind.

 He doesn’t want to be a waste anymore.

 “Tsunade-sama, you are here.”

Shizune hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and explained Sasuke's situation to Tsunade in detail.

"Um."

Tsunade nodded while checking Sasuke's injuries. During this process, her eyes narrowed, and she mentally confirmed that the black rod inserted into Sasuke was the weapon Pain had used.

 Just when everyone thought that Tsunade was about to start the operation.

 She suddenly turned around and said to Xiang Rin who was standing aside: "Xiang Rin, come here, Sasuke will be left to you."

"ah?"

Xianglin opened her mouth wide and was caught off guard. She subconsciously asked, "Why?"

"what why?"

Tsunade suddenly looked displeased, frowned and said, "I've been teaching you for so long, and today is just an opportunity to check on your recent progress. Come on, don't just stand around, unless you want to watch this guy. Die."

 After saying that, she stepped aside and leaned against the wall with her arms folded, as if she was standing by and watching.

Faced with Tsunade’s urging, Xianglin shrank her neck and replied anxiously:

 “Yes, Tsunade-sama.”

 Tsunade is like a strict mother, and Xiang Rin dare not disobey her orders.

She took a deep breath and walked to the operating table.

  General anesthesia was originally required before the operation, but Sasuke did not want to pass out and asked for local anesthesia, which meant that he might endure a certain degree of pain.

 “Come on, Xianglin.”

 He said in a deep voice, staring at the girl in front of him.

Xianglin felt guilty and tried to avoid Sasuke's eyes, and whispered:

　　…Okay, please bear with me for a while.”

 Subsequently, she quickly calmed down, regained her composure, and quickly highlighted the qualities that an excellent medical ninja should have.

 The operation begins.

 The whole process went extremely smoothly.

　　　哐丁.

 The **** black rod was taken out of Sasuke's body and thrown on the plate.

While suturing, Xianglin suddenly spoke and asked with a worried look on his face: "Have you seen clearly who the enemy is? He can actually force you to this point."

Sasuke hesitated to speak.

 Is she testing me?

 He was silent for a few seconds and then lied: "The other party moved too fast. I didn't see it clearly. I only knew she was a woman."

 Oh, in that case, it's not Naruto.

Hearing this, Xianglin felt a little relieved.

Who could that be, Teacher Xiaonan?

However, no matter who the attacker was, he was indeed ruthless. Although the method was not fatal, if the treatment was not appropriate, Sasuke would have to lie in bed for at least three months.

While thinking about it, Xianglin became distracted. And just then—

　　Collapse.

 Because of her mistake, the sutures of Sasuke's wound split, and blood began to gush out from inside again.

  “Yes, I’m sorry.”

Xianglin was suddenly sweating profusely, stammered, and was in a hurry.

 Tsunade frowned tightly when she saw this.

 The beholder is clear.

Having witnessed the entire operation, she could naturally see that Xiang Lin was not unskilled, but rather absent-minded.

 Such an important operation, this girl actually got distracted midway.

 What was so important that she couldn't even concentrate?

 Tsunade instinctively sensed that Xiang Rin must know something about Sasuke's attack, so she behaved so abnormally.

never mind.

It’s important to save people first, and we’ll take care of the rest later.

Thinking of this, Tsunade put down her hands and prepared to walk over and take over. She couldn't let anything happen to Sasuke.

 Surprisingly.

　　唰.

Xianglin suddenly rolled up her sleeves, revealing a snow-white arm, and said to Sasuke with a decisive look:

 “Bite my hand.”

　　"What did you say?" Sasuke was confused by the girl's behavior, and even the pain of the wound was temporarily forgotten.

Not only him, but also other people in the operating room were also confused by Xianglin's behavior, and they all looked confused.

 “There’s no time, bite me quickly, don’t ask!”

Seeing that Sasuke was bleeding, Xianglin urged anxiously, and even put his arm directly to Sasuke's mouth.

 Perhaps due to excessive blood loss.

Sasuke was a little dizzy at this time, and had some kind of hallucination, as if Xiang Rin's snow-white arms were delicious food, exuding an alluring aroma.

 In a daze, he took a bite.

 The next second, a miracle happened.

 Under the shocked gaze of everyone, Sasuke's wounds healed automatically at a speed visible to the naked eye in just ten seconds.

 His face also regained its color, and he looked much more energetic.

 As if he had never been hurt.

During this process, Xianglin endured the pain in her arm, said nothing, and allowed Sasuke to absorb the chakra in her body.

"so amazing."

 Zhiyin, Hongdou and others couldn't help but marveled when they saw this scene.

Is this a medical ninjutsu developed by Xiang Lin? I have to say that this treatment method is really special and unheard of.

And the effect was extremely good. Sasuke's injuries were perfectly healed almost instantly.

To know.

Even Tsunade-sama cannot do this. It is simply unbelievable.

 Sasuke slowly opened his mouth after regaining consciousness.

At this moment, he realized that he had bitten too hard, leaving a conspicuous tooth mark on Xianglin's forearm, and blood oozing from her skin.

"I'm sorry, are you okay?" Sasuke suddenly felt guilty and regretful.

 “I’m fine, I’ll be fine in a while.”

Xianglin smiled, retracted her arm, and covered the teeth marks with her sleeves, as if nothing happened.

But Tsunade strode over, grabbed Xiang Rin's arm, stared at the disciple with burning eyes, and asked:

"Xianglin, what is going on? Give me an explanation immediately!"

 (End of this chapter)