Konan was already unconscious, so Black Zetsu, possessing Konan, directly controlled Konan to use Paper Release wings to rapidly arrive in front of Yahiko.
At this moment, Yahiko was also in an extremely miserable state; his entire right forearm was gone, blown to pieces, leaving only a bloody cross-section and sharp, bone shards.
Yahiko, by forcefully and incorrectly using the small black ball of Earth Explosion Star, caused it to collide with Minato Namikaze's Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken, leading to a massive explosion.
At this point, Yahiko's Chakra was exhausted. Seeing that Konan was unharmed, he completely fainted. Black Zetsu picked up Yahiko, preparing to go before the equally dying Minato Namikaze to execute him.
Just then, he suddenly looked outside the barrier and saw a Ninja riding a flying bird approaching in the sky. That terrifying speed and the familiar strange bird could only be Uchiha Rei.
"Damn it! What perfect timing! I must leave quickly."
Black Zetsu dared not gamble whether the Null Organization, to which Uchiha Rei belonged, could kill him, and sacrificing himself just to kill an already crippled Minato Namikaze was truly not worth it.
So, Black Zetsu unhesitatingly planned to control a paper spear to pierce Minato Namikaze while escaping. A smart person would, of course, deal with subsequent matters while fleeing.
Uchiha Rei had already accelerated her flight when she had a bad premonition earlier, eventually seeing the collapse of that barrier from afar. As she got closer, she noticed Black Zetsu, possessing Konan, preparing to kill Minato Namikaze.
Therefore, Second Body immediately brought out her Electromagnetic Cannon, preparing to project a Flying Thunder God Kunai as a projectile. The Flying Thunder God Kunai was made of super-strong alloy and should be able to withstand the power of the Electromagnetic Cannon.
However, aiming at the paper spear rapidly shooting towards Minato Namikaze was an extremely difficult challenge. Even the Sharingan would find it hard to predict whether the Flying Thunder God Kunai could hit that paper spear.
She would do her best and leave the rest to fate. Second Body fully unleashed her Wind Release Chakra, controlling the chaotic airflow in the gorge, making it smooth for her use.
And as Yang Lightning passed through the Flying Thunder God Kunai, Second Body, in an instant, relied on her Sharingan's foresight, superb fluid mechanics, and classical mechanics to calculate the most probable trajectory.
Speaking of which, it was Second Body's first time performing such precise operation. With a thunderous boom, the Flying Thunder God Kunai shot out.
The Flying Thunder God Kunai's speed was more than ten times the speed of sound, like a falling meteor, drawing a regular arc.
"Holy crap! What the hell!" Black Zetsu saw an arc of light rapidly shooting towards him and subconsciously sped up his escape. He hadn't expected Uchiha Rei to have such a long range.
The spiral paper spear he had projected earlier did not dodge, but its power was not to be underestimated, and he had even left a surprise within it.
Soon, the arc of light was about to hit the middle of the paper spear according to the predetermined trajectory. Although it successfully broke the paper spear, its trajectory was also successfully deviated.
The tip of the paper spear was stuck three meters away from Minato Namikaze, while the Flying Thunder God Kunai was indeed deeply embedded in the mud by the lake.
Originally, Minato Namikaze was safe, but the Exploding Tag hidden in the center of the paper spear began to burn and was about to explode. At this moment, the unconscious Minato Namikaze was likely to be shaken to death by the explosion.
Knowing that the Flying Thunder God Kunai was embedded in the mud, Second Body had to first use the Ten Shadows Technique in reverse, using the ability of the Great Snake, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Appearing in the earth, Second Body emerged from the ground, holding the Flying Thunder God Kunai. At this moment, she had already noticed that the Exploding Tag in the paper spear was exploding.
If she let it explode, Minato Namikaze would surely die. Second Body had no choice but to use Body Flicker Technique to block the explosion wave. With her Wind Release Chakra Mode, a mere Exploding Tag explosion could not harm her.
Although the main shockwave was blocked by Second Body, who was close to the Exploding Tag, the ground vibrations and some scattered airflow still caused Minato Namikaze to tumble several times like a rag doll.
He then spat out a mouthful of blood; it seemed his internal organs were injured by the shock. Looking at Black Zetsu, who was already flying far away in the sky, Second Body really wanted to use the Electromagnetic Cannon to shoot him down.
However, considering the golden hour for rescue, Second Body had to first use the Ten Shadows Technique to have Round Deer treat Minato Namikaze, while she went to retrieve Jiraiya, whose fate was unknown, from the lake.
Minato Namikaze's right forearm was gone, sharing the same plight as Yahiko, Fourth Raikage A, and Kitsuchi. Second Body was also considering whether or not to have Minato Namikaze's arm regrow.
So, she only had Round Deer treat Minato Namikaze's injuries and was not in a hurry to restore Minato Namikaze's arm, while she jumped into the lake to retrieve Jiraiya.
Jiraiya had already sunk to the bottom of the lake. Even if Second Body controlled the water flow to accelerate herself, it would take some time to reach the bottom of the water, dozens of meters deep.
Following the faint red blood trail, Second Body dived straight down and soon saw Jiraiya, who had collapsed. At this time, many fierce carnivorous fish were tearing at Jiraiya's body around him.
Fortunately, Second Body arrived in time, otherwise, even if Jiraiya hadn't died, he would have been devoured by fish. Water Release formed ropes that strangled these strange fish.
And Second Body also grabbed Jiraiya's hair, which was like seaweed, and began to float up, leaving behind many fish carcasses, flesh, and a rich crimson color.
As Second Body floated up, she used Reversal Technique to first treat Jiraiya's injured internal organs. Second Body had already sensed that Jiraiya's brainwaves were close to zero.
In other words, from a modern medical perspective, Jiraiya was already a dead man, but his physical body and soul still had an extremely faint connection.
Second Body used Reversal Technique to treat Jiraiya's anoxic brain death, pulmonary hematoma, and other necrotic parts of his internal organs.
Upon reaching the surface, Second Body immediately used Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to extract the mud and bloody water from Jiraiya's lungs, as well as some completely necrotic internal organ fragments.
A Chakra Scalpel directly avoided major blood vessels to cut open the chest cavity. Second Body directly reached in and began to manually pump Jiraiya's heart.
When the brain cells were repaired, the previously somewhat necrotic blood, after repair, began to circulate as Second Body manually pumped the heart, and Jiraiya's brainwaves began to strengthen slightly.
The connection with the soul also stopped dissipating and stabilized. However, at this time, the lungs had not yet started working. Second Body inserted a one-foot-long silver needle into the diaphragm.
As electricity was released, the current stimulated the phrenic nerve to contract reflexively, and the lungs also began to contract and expand, barely restoring oxygen supply.
However, considering that Jiraiya's Chakra was exhausted at this time, and the super-energy molecules were in a decomposed state, Second Body directly injected high-energy nutrient solution into Jiraiya's veins through a syringe.
Initially, the high-energy nutrient solution was designed for intravenous injection. This was the first time it was used this way. As Chakra slowly recovered, Jiraiya's life force grew a little stronger.
Second Body thus maintained manual heart pumping and artificial stimulation of the diaphragm to restore breathing. As other internal organs fully recovered, all other wounds on his body also fully recovered.
However, Jiraiya still showed no signs of his soul returning to his body. But at least his breathing and heartbeat had recovered on their own. Second Body also withdrew her hand from his chest cavity and then repaired the chest.
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