"Tsunade-sama, I think you really need to explain this," Arin said with a smile.
Whose fault is this, exactly?!
Suppressing her anger, Tsunade turned to the bald man—no, the vice director of Konoha Hospital, Hirota Kazuto—and said:
"The position of hospital director goes to whoever is most capable. Whether you can get it depends on your ability."
The moment she said that—
Hirota Kazuto stared at Arin like a predator.
What does this have to do with me?
Arin looked helpless.
Why was this guy suddenly so hostile?
He had zero interest in the director position.
Just looking at how Tsunade practically lived in the hospital was enough to know how exhausting the job was.
"Everyone, get back to work!!!" Tsunade roared.
…
Afternoon—
Arin stretched lazily.
"Grinding experience like this is really tiring."
"Any more?" he called out to a nurse nearby.
A patient on the operating table was just wheeled away.
"None left," the nurse said, staring at him in amazement.
His treatment speed rivaled Tsunade's—
And he handled everything effortlessly.
Hirota Kazuto pushed the door open and walked out, his expression complicated.
"…The director position really does suit you better."
Arin: "???"
What just happened?
"So… can I get off work now?" Arin asked.
Compared to being director—
Getting off work sounded much better.
"You're done," Hirota Kazuto nodded. "All patients for today have been treated."
It wasn't wartime.
There weren't that many injured.
Arin had basically treated all patients scheduled for the entire month.
"Then I'm heading out."
He took off his white coat, tossed it to a nurse, and left.
"Your office—" Hirota Kazuto started to say—
But Arin was already gone.
If you're not eager to get off work, your mindset is the problem.
Hirota Kazuto stepped out of the operating room—
Only to see Tsunade leaning against the wall with her arms crossed.
"Well?"
Hirota Kazuto took a deep breath.
"I concede completely. What kind of person is he? How can his medical ninjutsu be this strong?"
Tsunade's mouth twitched.
"…Hyuga Arin, the Flame Demon."
"What?! He's Hyuga Arin?!" Hirota Kazuto's shout echoed through the hospital.
Tsunade dug at her ear.
"Keep it down. Yes, it's him."
Hirota Kazuto looked at her in disbelief.
"Isn't he a combat ninja? How is he a medical ninja?"
The title "Flame Demon" wasn't earned by saving lives—
But by slaughtering large numbers of Kumogakure ninja.
A battlefield executioner—
And also a medical ninja?
"In a way… I taught him," Tsunade said, clicking her tongue.
She had tried to steer him onto the right path—
But instead, he just gained another skill.
Geniuses like him were simply unreasonable.
…
Arin settled into a peaceful routine.
By day, he worked at Konoha Hospital.
At night, he wandered around Root.
Occasionally, he visited Hiruzen to see if there was any "benefit" to pick up.
…
Two years passed in the blink of an eye.
In a forest within the Land of Fire—
A group of ninja moved quickly toward Konoha.
Their green flak jackets and forehead protectors marked them as Konoha shinobi.
There were ten of them—
A standard wartime squad.
Their expressions were grave.
As they advanced—
A figure stood on a distant tree branch, watching them.
All ten stopped instantly.
"ANBU?" the squad leader frowned.
"Present your mission scroll. We need to verify mission completion," the ANBU member said coldly.
"That's not protocol," the leader replied.
"This is the Hokage's order."
The leader's peripheral vision caught multiple moving shadows.
He frowned.
This mission…
Wasn't meant to be seen.
But if ANBU were involved—
"I need to see the Hokage's written order and seal."
"No need."
A voice came from above.
A figure stood high on a branch, looking down at them.
He raised his hand—
"Eliminate them. All of them."
ANBU would never give such an order.
"You're Root!!" the leader roared.
Sharingan spun in his eyes.
Among the ten—
Six revealed Sharingan.
The remaining four looked around in shock as ANBU operatives surrounded them.
"Good. At least you won't blame the wrong people," the figure above said coldly.
Blue-black flames gathered in his hand—
Forming a bow.
Flaming arrows rapidly took shape.
"Root—Hyuga Arin!!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Arrows rained down like a curtain of fire.
Arms extended from his body—
Afterimages of arms pulling the bow again and again.
The sky filled with flaming projectiles.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!!"
Three Uchiha exhaled massive flames, forming a wall above them.
But they underestimated the arrows' power—
They pierced straight through.
"Everyone—scatter!!" the Uchiha leader shouted.
The squad broke formation, fleeing in all directions.
But Root operatives blocked their escape.
The four non-Uchiha—
Were instantly engulfed by flaming arrows.
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The remaining Uchiha relied on their dynamic vision to evade the barrage—
But Root wouldn't let them go.
A Root member, codename Shantong, stepped forward and punched out.
"Super Destruction Fist!!"
BOOM!!
An Uchiha was blasted back into the center—
Where arrows pierced his body instantly.
BOOM!!
The arrows exploded, reducing him to nothing.
Another Root member, Tsuchigumo, rushed forward.
Hand on his blade—
He even closed his eyes to avoid Sharingan genjutsu.
The moment they crossed—
"You've entered my range."
Slash!
The Uchiha barely dodged—
But his shoulder was severed.
The next instant—
Flaming arrows riddled his body.
He fell—
And was consumed by fire.
Three remaining Uchiha tried to break through together.
Haitouza raised both hands—
Firing a barrage of chakra bullets.
The trio blocked desperately—
Forced to retreat.
At the same time—
Thin threads silently wrapped around their ankles.
"Got you," Fagui said coldly.
Then—
The arrows descended.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
Explosions swallowed everything.
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