120. Bodily condition


    <span style="font-weight:400">Nozomi felt a tinge of panic as Tomoka went limp. Thankfully she managed to catch her before she hit the floor. Not knowing what to do, Nozomi decided to put her on the ground and check her injuries. However, as she was about to start checking the many bleeding wounds Tomoka’s eyes opened.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Tomoka, are you okay?” Nozomi felt like hitting herself. Of course Tomoka wasn’t okay but before she could say anything else Tomoka answered.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thirty two shallowcerations. Five deepcerations. Three broken bones. Twenty six torn ligaments. Left lung has been pierced by a rib…” As Tomoka spoke, blood continued to flow from her many wounds and lips.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Stop! If you are so wounded what are you doing speaking so much!? We need to get you to the hospital as quickly as possible!” As Nozomi moved to grab Tomoka thetter stopped her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No need, current body condition is non-critical. Estimated time for full natural recovery is two-hundred and fifty-two hours. I will now proceed to use iryo ninjutsu.” Following Tomoka’s words a green glow appeared on her palm for a moment before flickering and fading.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Nozomi for her part felt extremely confused. This wasn’t Tomoka, at least she didn’t feel like the Tomoka she hade to love. No, she felt like a puppet that went through the motions to seem alive.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Who are you?” Nozomi couldn’t help but ask with a bit of trepidation. Had she failed? Had her sun changed into this… thing? Was there a way to have her back? She was scared but she needed to know.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I am one of Tomoka’s phantoms. My assignment is to control the body should the original fall unconscious during a crucial operation.” This phantom unlike all others is a bit special as it shouldn’t be dispelled unless extremely exceptional circumstances were to ur. Thankfully the whole previous mess hadn’t dispelled it even though it was quite close.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I see. Aren’t you going to heal Tomoka?” Nozomi felt a bit awkward. This was the first time she interacted with an emotionless version of Tomoka’s phantoms.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Not possible, the body’s chakra pathways have been damaged due to over exertion. Using any sort of ninjutsu, including Iryo ninjutsu, will result in further damage. The chakra pathways should take seventy three hours to fully heal.” As she spoke the phantom stood up after looking around.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I will administer first aid as possible. Then following protocol, I will finish the current mission. Should that not be possible we will leave after nting this.” Once it finished talking, the phantom took some paper bombs from one of Tomoka’s bags.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You can’t be serious! Tomoka needs medical attention! I won’t let you do something as reckless as whatever you want to do with Tomoka’s body in that condition!” After shouting so much Nozomi felt a bit winded. This phantom was getting on her nerves.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Understood. As per protocol Nozomi Uchiha’s safety as well as requests take priority.” The phantom said once it finished bandaging the many wounds using torn pieces of cloth that came from the many mangled corpses around.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“So are you going to listen to me now?” Nozomi felt a bitplicated due to this turn of events.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Correct, Nozomi Uchiha’s safety and desires take priority as per the original’s instructions.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Erm in that case, we should go to the hospital so you get treated” Nozomi felt relieved and d Tomoka kept her in mind so much.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Understood. However, I must advise against such action. The original’s life is in no danger at this juncture. Furthermore, going to the hospital in the current state will garner unwanted attention which could lead to furtherplications.” Hearing this Nozomi felt a bit annoyed but listened nheless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What do you mean she is in no danger! You said she had a pierced lung and who knows how many other injuries!” Nozomi at this point was at the limit of her patience. If the phantom didn’t give her a good reason for her words then she would order it to shut up.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“The original’s body is extremely resilient. As stated previously through natural regeneration it would take two-hundred and fifty-two hours. However, once the chakra pathways be stable enough the healing process can be elerated. Over all and including the needed time for the chakrawork’s recovery the body should reach peak condition in eighty six hours.” Hearing this, Nozomi felt puzzled.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“So you are telling me she won’t die?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Correct, the original’s life is in no danger as long as no further grave injuries ur.” Hearing this Nozomi felt like an extremely heavy weight lifted off her shoulders.


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