"Your Highness, thank you for saving my old life this time. But I still trouble you to help again and treat the other injured Ninja. Afterwards, I will surely repay you generously!"
After stopping the Anbu Captain, the Third Hokage immediately turned his head and looked at Li Chuan with gratitude.
The Third Hokage didn't need Li Chuan's help in combat; he only needed Li Chuan to use his miraculous medical Ninjutsu to save people, especially those Ninja who were so severely injured that Konoha's medical team couldn't save them.
Every Ninja Li Chuan saved was a recovery of Konoha's strength.
"It's my duty!"
Li Chuan was very willing to do something like saving people. Every Konoha Ninja, or even Sand Ninja, he saved, he would not only receive the gratitude of the Ninja themselves.
He would also receive the gratitude of Konoha's high-ranking officials and all Ninja. How could he not do such a profitable business?
Moreover, a Wizard casting spells would not experience a lack of magic. As long as he wanted to, he could save anyone on the battlefield who wasn't completely dead.
Nodding solemnly, Li Chuan first treated the injured Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage fought Orochimaru, the Edo Tensei First Hokage, and the Second Hokage alone, which was very strenuous overall, so he had many wounds on his body, but these wounds were not very serious.
After healing the Third Hokage, Li Chuan designated the Konoha Chunin Exams venue as a treatment point, instructing the Anbu to bring the severely injured Ninja there for magic treatment.
As Orochimaru retreated, the Otogakure naturally followed suit, leaving only the Sand Ninja still fighting Konoha Ninja.
But how could the Sand Ninja alone be a match for Konoha Ninja? Soon, they were utterly defeated by Konoha Ninja and retreated in disarray.
Half an hour later, Li Chuan, covered in sweat and his body trembling slightly, slowly made casting gestures, once again healing a severely injured villager with a Healing Charm.
The Anbu Captain, who was responsible for protecting Li Chuan's safety, looked at Li Chuan with a worried expression and advised:
"Your Highness, you should rest. This is too dangerous."
In his opinion, Your Highness had already continuously healed over three hundred Ninja and villagers injured by Ninja battles. From his external state, his Chakra was clearly severely overdrawn.
One must know that for a Ninja, severe overdrawing of Chakra could directly lead to death.
Li Chuan shook his head and revealed a gentle smile:
"It's nothing. They are all living lives, with family, lovers, and friends. How can I let them be taken away by the Shinigami like this? Continue, I can still hold on for a while!"
His current state was naturally feigned through precise control of his body; in reality, he was perfectly fine.
But people are like this: if he showed no signs of distress, his healing would seem cheap. Those who were healed would thank him, but they wouldn't particularly care.
However, if he appeared to be struggling greatly, even on the verge of death due to Chakra exhaustion, and still worked hard to save people, the effect would naturally be different.
Moreover, his identity was that of the noble Your Highness. For Your Highness to disregard his noble body to save the lives of these commoners and Ninja, how kind must he be?
"Your Highness!"
The Anbu Captain and the Ninja and villagers saved by Li Chuan all showed expressions of immense gratitude.
Yes, when they thought about how sad their wives, husbands, children, and parents would be after their deaths, their gratitude towards Your Highness deepened immensely.
"Your Highness, don't save those damned Sand Ninja. You shouldn't put yourself in danger because of them!"
At this moment, a Konoha Ninja said with indignation.
He thought that if Your Highness only saved Konoha Ninja and villagers, and ignored the lives of the invading Sand Ninja, it would definitely be easier.
Li Chuan shook his head again:
"At this moment, I am a healer. A healer cannot stand by and watch people die. Although they are wrong, they are also lives. Since they are here, I must save them. As for whether they live or die in the future, that will be decided by Hokage-sama."
The Sand Ninja who had been saved and tied up there also lowered their heads in shame when they heard Li Chuan say this.
Among them, the leading Jonin Baki even spoke up:
"Your Highness of the Land of Fire, thank you for treating our Sand Ninja. We Sand Ninja will forever remember this kindness!"
Li Chuan smiled and nodded, then tremblingly cast a healing magic again, saving a Sand Ninja whose abdomen had been pierced by a long blade and who was clearly losing too much blood and about to die.
"Your Highness is truly too kind!"
Close to noon, the Konoha defense battle ended. Most of the Sand Ninja, led by Baki, including the rampaging Ichibi Jinchuriki Gaara who was defeated by Naruto, were all brought back to Konoha and temporarily detained, awaiting negotiations with the Sand Village's high-ranking officials.
In the afternoon, Konoha Anbu Ninja found the corpse of the Fourth Kazekage, already infested with maggots, in a dense forest in the Land of Rivers.
In the evening, Li Chuan was invited by the Third Hokage to the Hokage's office.
And the first thing the Third Hokage said upon meeting him almost made him jump up on the spot.
"Your Highness, I am truly grateful for your help this time, which saved seventy-eight excellent Konoha Ninja and two hundred and twelve villagers from death.
If you don't mind, I would like to take you as my fourth official disciple!"
"Hokage-sama, are you sure you're not joking with me?"
Li Chuan sat back down, composed himself, and asked.
The Third Hokage smiled and shook his head:
"I am not joking with Your Highness. Your help to Konoha this time was too great. You are not lacking in money, and Konoha now needs to restore the damaged Village and doesn't have much money to spare.
I just know that you like to learn Ninjutsu, and you have innate Ninjutsu talent for five elements.
If you don't mind, I happen to be proficient in Ninjutsu of five elements and can guide you in learning Ninjutsu, which can be considered a form of repayment.
Of course, Your Highness, your identity is noble. If you feel it's inappropriate, I can also give you some of Konoha's Ninjutsu scrolls, although they are not enough to compensate for your help to Konoha."
"Teacher, please have some tea!"
Without another word, Li Chuan stood up and went to the Third Hokage, quickly poured him a cup of tea, and handed it to him.
Are you kidding? How could he miss such a great opportunity? Regardless of whether the Third Hokage's explanation was true, becoming the Third Hokage's disciple would absolutely be very beneficial to him.
He had never even thought of such a thing before.
Because he thought it was impossible. As the Prince of the Land of Fire, not being born in Konoha, he would naturally cause the Third Hokage and Konoha's high-ranking officials to be somewhat wary of him.
Let alone the Third Hokage taking him as a disciple, even Jiraiya or Kakashi taking him as a disciple would be absolutely impossible.
This was also why he didn't come to Konoha at that time, but instead went directly to the Fire Temple to become Chiriku's disciple.
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