Uchiha Madara unexpectedly showed a faint smile to this general, and he placed his hand on the general's shoulder.
The moment Uchiha Madara's hand rested on the general's shoulder, the general instantly felt a chilling sensation, as if his very bones were being frozen, spreading throughout his entire body from Uchiha Madara's hand!
Uchiha Madara stared at the general, and smiled faintly, "What this general says is mistaken. How could Esdeath be defecting to the enemy and betraying the nation? Because first, I am not an enemy of your Empire. How, then, can Esdeath be considered to have defected to the enemy?"
The general's face stiffened instantly, and he stammered, "You... you... what are you saying? You've beaten our Imperial Grand General into such a state, and you still can't be considered an enemy of the Empire!?"
"Hm? You can't say that. Just because I beat Buder once means I'm an enemy of the Empire? You think too highly of Buder. Do you really think Buder alone can represent the Empire? Looking at the current Empire, besides the little Emperor, Minister Onest can also be considered representative. As for Buder... he's far from it!"
Uchiha Madara's words, which bordered on sophistry, left the general so flustered that he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only point at Uchiha Madara, his mouth agape, wide-eyed and speechless.
Supporting the general's shoulder, or rather, pressing down on his shoulder, Uchiha Madara slowly spoke to him in what he considered a gentle tone, "Let's put it this way: even if Buder barely manages to represent the Empire, can I not have beaten Buder into this state purely out of personal grudge!?"
"You... you... you..."
"What 'me'? I wanted to settle a personal grudge, and I beat Buder into this state. Now that I've settled a personal grudge, do you think the Empire would provoke someone who can easily defeat Buder just for a Buder?"
"Especially since I've already taken Esdeath as my woman. In this situation, the Empire, facing me—who easily defeated one of the Empire's strongest and easily captured another of the Empire's strongest—would definitely choose to win me over rather than antagonize me, right?"
With words spoken to this extent, the general's face had turned deathly pale, and his heart was like dead ashes.
Just as Uchiha Madara said, it was almost impossible for the Empire to be hostile towards him.
Looking at this fellow, Uchiha Madara patted his shoulder: "Kid, don't look so utterly resigned to your fate, alright? The situation now is that Buder's injuries are critical. If Buder were safe and sound, everything would be resolved easily!"
"Safe and sound!? Resolved easily!?"
The general's eyes were wide and uneven. He stared at Uchiha Madara in disbelief, saying, "How is that possible!?!?"
"Why impossible!? Kid, come with me!"
Uchiha Madara tugged at the general's clothes, pulling him in front of Buder, who lay on the ground.
The general looked at Buder, lying supine on the ground, his entire body charred black, breathing faintly. His heart was filled with grief.
Uchiha Madara ignored him, crouched down, and placed his right hand on Buder's chest. From within his Yin-Yang Release, the creative Yin Release, filled with dense life force, poured into Buder's body, slowly repairing Buder's dying body.
Next, under the astonished gazes of the general and the surrounding soldiers, Buder's body gradually recovered and healed. The most direct and intense sensation was that Buder's charred skin on the surface of his body peeled off layer by layer, and beneath it, fair and tender skin immediately grew at a visible speed.
In just two or three minutes, Uchiha Madara had healed all of Buder's injuries!
He withdrew his hand and stood up. Uchiha Madara subtly gave Buder a look.
Buder understood, and sat up safely and soundly.
Seeing this scene, the general and the surrounding soldiers cried out in concern: "Grand General!" (x n)
Buder waved his hand, assuring his generals and soldiers that he was fine: "You don't need to worry! I'm completely fine now! Thanks to Madara... uh... thanks to Uchiha Madara's treatment, I was able to recover so quickly!"
After speaking, Buder stood up safe and sound, his head held high, and formally addressed the assembled soldiers: "Alright, everyone, today's incident was a complete misunderstanding. I was just sparring with Uchiha Madara. It's just that, without realizing it, I accidentally over-sparred!"
"Over-sparred!?"
Instantly, the soldiers present felt as terrible as if they had been struck by lightning.
"Just now, you were charred black all over and breathing faintly. Is that considered 'over-sparring'? Is 'over-sparring' even a good thing?! We just saw your miserable state and were all thinking of avenging you. Now you just lightly dismiss it. Doesn't that hurt our feelings too much?"
Of course, these complaints were only thought in their hearts. These soldiers didn't dare to actually voice them out.
He didn't dare to complain, but that didn't mean this general didn't dare.
Frowning, the general's lips slightly moved, and he asked with a complex tone, "Grand General, weren't you just asking us to... execute this fiend?"
Buder calmly glanced at the subordinate general, and said in a detached tone, "That was just a fit of pique at the time!"
The general instantly had black lines all over his head!
This 'fit of pique' explanation was even worse than the 'over-sparring' explanation just now!
"I was just now thinking of dying together with this guy, and it turns out, from your side, it was just a fit of pique? And that fit of pique of yours almost buried this entire army."
Now, what was in this general's heart was not just complaining, but outright cursing.
Seemingly realizing his explanation was unreliable, Buder quickly added, "Ah, in short, today's huge misunderstanding was all my fault. Another day, I'll give all of you a long vacation as compensation!"
Alright. The soldiers, who normally yearned for leave, now yearned for it even more. As soon as Buder made that promise, the resentment of the entire army vanished into thin air.
Buder effortlessly appeased this army!
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