Aokawa activated the Palm Immortal Technique, covering the broken bones in his body with a rich, soft green light.
At the same time, he used fine Chakra threads to extract and reassemble the shattered bones, piece by piece, onto the broken bone.
Under the stimulation of Chakra, his hand bones and bone fragments slowly reconnected at a visible pace.
During this time, Minato Namikaze created a Shadow Clone to go and assist Kakashi and the others.
His main body remained by Aokawa's side, guarding him.
After a long while, with the powerful Palm Immortal Technique and Chakra threads working in conjunction, Aokawa's bones were mostly healed.
For the remaining minor external injuries, he simply stopped the bleeding and didn't waste Chakra on further treatment.
He didn't stand up immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes at once to see if his Quincy abilities would disappear like Ishida Uryū's.
A long while passed.
He let out a sigh.
Unfortunately, the after-effects of the Quincy's final form were no exception for him.
The high-concentration reishi flush had caused damage not only to his body but also to his Soul.
He couldn't heal these injuries even with Medical Ninjutsu.
He tried to use his Quincy power several times, but he couldn't activate it.
That power didn't respond to him.
However, the good news was that...
In the Hokage world, both body and Soul are Cultivated, so his Physique was higher than that of ordinary Quincy.
Since his Transmigration, he had been intensely training with Guy, and later even used Lightning Release body tempering to strengthen his Physique, making his physical quality stronger day by day.
Therefore, the damage to his body from the high-concentration reishi flush was not irreversible.
At the same time, because his Innate Soul Power was strong, his Soul also withstood this damage.
He could perceive that both were slowly recovering in extremely subtle ways, and he believed that given time, he would be able to use his Quincy abilities again.
This was something he hadn't expected.
However, in the original Shinigami story, when Ishida Ryūken saved Ishida Uryū...
Besides the famous line, "I'm not interested, and you have no talent,"
He also mentioned, "Your skill is still shallow. Going to the Soul Society in that state caused you to lose even that meager skill."
This meant that in Ishida Ryūken's eyes, using Spirit Dissolving Gloves would not cause one's abilities to disappear.
The reason for the loss of ability was due to Ishida Uryū's "shallow skill."
This could explain his current state.
Feeling that his abilities wouldn't disappear, but were merely temporarily unusable, Aokawa's mood greatly improved.
Even without his Quincy abilities, with his current strength, he wouldn't be completely helpless on the Battlefield.
At worst, with Medical Ninjutsu, he could completely blend into the medical team until his body recovered.
"How is it? Have you recovered?" Minato Namikaze, who was nearby, saw that Aokawa looked much better and asked with concern.
Aokawa stood up, nodded, and smiled, "I haven't even thanked Hokage-sama for the rescue yet!"
"I should be thanking you!" Minato Namikaze put away his gentle smile, his expression becoming very serious.
"Hokage-sama means..." Aokawa probably understood that Minato Namikaze was referring to him saving Kakashi and the others.
However, the Minato team hadn't been officially formed yet, so he could only feign ignorance.
"It's Kakashi and the other two," Minato Namikaze replied. "The Hokage-sama has decided to have me lead them to form a small team, which means they will become my students."
"So, thank you very much for risking your life to save those three."
Speaking of this, Minato Namikaze bowed solemnly to Aokawa.
Aokawa quickly stopped him: "Hokage-sama, there's no need for this. Kakashi and the others are my comrades too, and besides, I was fighting for myself."
Minato Namikaze shook his head: "I know that with your strength, you didn't have to stay and take the brunt of it. If it weren't for them, your combat would have been much freer."
"Regardless, I will remember this blessing."
"Hokage-sama is too kind!" Aokawa said humbly, but inwardly he was overjoyed.
The blessing of the future Fourth Hokage was something that couldn't be bought with any amount of money.
Whether he wanted to learn some forbidden Ninjutsu in the future or obtain some resource allocation.
This blessing would be of great help.
Just then, a line of text appeared before his eyes.
He knew the post-battle settlement had arrived, so he turned to Minato Namikaze and said, "Hokage-sama, I'd like to rest a bit more. Please go ahead with your matters."
"It's fine, the Shadow Clone has already gone to handle it," Minato Namikaze said.
Seeing this, Aokawa didn't act coy. He immediately sat cross-legged under the tree and checked his post-battle gains.
[With your own strength, you blocked the frenzied attacks of the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, thwarting Kumogakure's conspiracy to completely eliminate Konoha's future. You have gained blessing.]
[You have obtained Genjutsu: Three Absolute Cherry Blossoms (Practiced level) *1]
[You have obtained Falling Cherry Blossom Gaze Technique (Practiced level) *1]
[You have obtained Fire Release: Great Flame Technique (Entry-Level) *1]
Aokawa raised an eyebrow when he saw this.
Great Flame Technique!
This was a secret technique of the Sarutobi clan, with extremely intense flames, used against the Ten-Tails in the Fourth Great Ninja War.
Although it might not seem like much, its power was undeniably strong.
It must have been dropped from Asuma.
You, broad-browed Asuma, also hid your strength. You were beaten so badly, yet you never used it once.
However, it's only Entry-Level, so he probably wasn't very proficient with it.
He continued to look down.
[You have obtained Fire Release: Dragon Fire Bullet (Practiced level) *1]
[You have obtained Lightning Release: Super Vibrating Lightning Release Sword (Practiced level) *1]
[You have obtained Lightning Release: Lariat (Practiced level) *1]
[You have dabbled in multiple Lightning Release Ninjutsu, and you have your own insights into Lightning Release. You have obtained the crest: Lightning Release Mastery]
[You have obtained Yin-Yang Seal (Practiced level) *1]
[You have obtained Four Symbols Seal (Practiced level) *1]
[energy crystal *9900]
Aokawa's eyes lit up when he saw this.
Two extremely practical Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
Super Vibrating Lightning Release Sword was used by Killer Bee when fighting Sasuke. It allows one to imbue a Ninja Blade with Lightning Release Chakra, enhancing the weapon's lethality, and paralyzing opponents upon impact.
In this battle, Killer Bee was covered in his Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, which is probably why he wasn't seen using it.
As for Lariat, there's no need to even mention it; it uses high speed to gain instantaneously super strong kinetic energy.
Sealing Techniques also appeared, seemingly dropped from Minato.
With Sealing Techniques, whether it's the Caged Bird Seal or the originally conceived evil Immortal Cultivator.
He can start researching them.
However, these two alone are definitely not enough; he needs to find a way to get more things from Minato.
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