Hyūga Akira was currently the only medical ninja on Konoha's Cloud front.
Naturally, all the severely injured Hyūga clan members were sent to him for treatment.
The moment those unconscious Hyūga ninja opened their eyes and saw Akira—
Their expressions were… priceless.
In the end, amid the miserable screams echoing through the tent, Akira perfectly completed the treatment.
[EXP +9,567]
The injuries he had inflicted were heavy—but not fatal.
On average, each person only gave him around 300 EXP.
Still—
Better than nothing.
Akira clapped his hands and stepped out of the newly built medical tent.
"Big brother… why are they screaming so miserably?" Nawaki asked, unable to hold back.
Even last time, when people were critically wounded, it hadn't sounded this bad.
"They've never suffered before," Akira replied while calmly wiping the blood from his hands with a towel.
Nawaki nodded in realization.
"So they just can't endure the pain?"
…Wait, that didn't make sense.
There had been Hyūga clan members among the previously wounded too—and they hadn't screamed like this.
Ninja were supposed to have exceptional endurance.
Akira shook his head.
"Not really. I just made sure they experienced some suffering."
Some had clenched their teeth and refused to make a sound—
So he had simply applied a bit more force.
Maybe even worsened their injuries slightly.
That probably explained why each of them gave around 300 EXP this time.
They had attacked him earlier—
And he was supposed to repay kindness with kindness?
Did they think he was some kind of angel?
Nawaki opened his mouth, but couldn't find the words to describe how he felt.
There was only one conclusion in his mind—
Never offend a doctor.
Listening to the lingering screams from inside the tent, Nawaki silently prayed for them.
You could provoke anyone—
But they just had to provoke the only medical ninja here.
What else could it be but asking for it?
Those who had attacked Akira ended up lying in the medical tent for nearly a month before they could barely walk again.
After that incident—
No one dared to trouble Akira anymore.
He even sighed regretfully.
"Should've gone easier on them…"
Why did everyone suddenly become so cautious?
Recently, the Cloud front had been unusually quiet.
But the other battlefields—
Were anything but.
Sunagakure launched a massive offensive against Konoha.
Only to be completely torn apart by Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, further boosting his already fearsome reputation and forcing Suna back into the Land of Wind.
The Third Kazekage drove Hanzō back to Amegakure—
Only for Hanzō to immediately resume his assault on Konoha.
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru arrived at the same time, halting his advance—and even pushing the battlefield back into the Land of Rain.
That front had now become the most intense battlefield of all.
On the Iwagakure front, Hiruzen Sarutobi reportedly repelled Ōnoki, forcing Iwa to retreat.
Akira didn't believe it.
He had seen that fight himself.
Ōnoki had completely suppressed Hiruzen the entire time.
Yes, Hiruzen was proficient in all five nature transformations—even capable of powerful combinations—
But Ōnoki could fly.
If you couldn't hit him—
What could you do?
Ōnoki could even tank Hiruzen's combined ninjutsu with Earth Release.
But would Hiruzen dare block Ōnoki's Dust Release head-on?
Not a chance.
In close combat, Hiruzen had the advantage—
But Ōnoki figured that out early and never engaged directly again.
Akira had seen Hiruzen fuming more than once.
With that kind of situation—
Repelling Ōnoki?
Unlikely.
More likely—
Ōnoki saw Konoha stabilizing two battlefronts and realized he couldn't win, so he chose to withdraw.
Which left only one battlefield—
The Land of Rain.
Still locked in stalemate.
As for Danzō—
After Tsunade arrived, he happily returned to the village.
Probably because he couldn't make progress and didn't want to risk embarrassing himself.
Looking at the Rain battlefield now—
The difference was obvious.
The moment Tsunade and the others took over—
They pushed straight into the Land of Rain again.
Akira slowly opened his eyes.
"Only the Rain front remains."
"Once the Three Sannin's fame spreads… the war won't last much longer."
He looked toward the distant Land of Lightning.
If only he were stronger—
He would have already led an army straight into it.
During this time, Akira hadn't been idle.
With the help of [Brain Stimulant], his skills had improved significantly.
[Rotation (Lv.5) EXP (0/8000) Trait (None)]
[Eight Trigrams Air Palm (Lv.6) EXP (0/3200) Trait (None)]
Both had reached the limit of what Brain Stimulant could enhance.
Beyond that—
Only EXP could push them further.
What surprised him most—
His medical ninjutsu had leveled up automatically.
[Medical Ninjutsu (Lv.5) EXP (0/16000) Trait (None)]
All of this—
Without spending any EXP.
Other skills, however, hadn't changed much.
Either he used them too infrequently—
Or they functioned more like innate talents.
Like Oni Form.
That depended entirely on physical potential.
Brain Stimulant could enhance understanding—
But it couldn't directly strengthen the body.
Now that Brain Stimulant had reached its limit—
Akira turned his attention to one technique.
Shadow Clone Jutsu.
This…
Might become extremely useful.
The upcoming peaceful period would be the slowest time for gaining EXP.
"Upgrade Shadow Clone Jutsu."
[Shadow Clone Jutsu (Lv.5) EXP (0/8000) Trait (None)]
[Shadow Clone Jutsu (Lv.9) EXP (0/8000) Trait (None)]
[Shadow Clone Jutsu (Lv.10) EXP (MAX) Trait (Pending Selection)]
Three options appeared:
[Avatar Incarnation: Create a real clone with independent existence, but it cannot stay far from you for long—and may rebel.]
[Shadow Army: Your shadow can generate countless immortal ninja.]
[Swap: Instantly exchange positions with your clone regardless of distance.]
Akira nodded.
"Easy choice."
He discarded the third option immediately.
He already had Substitution Jutsu.
No need for overlap.
That left—
Avatar Incarnation.
Or Shadow Army.
"One's basically from cultivation worlds… the other's straight out of Jackie Chan Adventures."
He thought for a moment.
He didn't rely much on Shadow Clones.
He couldn't spam them like Naruto.
That would drain him dry.
And in combat—
They weren't particularly helpful.
A numbers advantage didn't matter much to him either.
So—
He made his choice.
"Avatar Incarnation."
As long as he controlled the duration—
Rebellion wouldn't be an issue.
[Shadow Clone Jutsu (Lv.10) EXP (MAX) Trait: Avatar Incarnation]
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