Arriving next to the half-dead A, Ling simply used her Yang Release Medical Ninjutsu to treat him.
Actually, the injuries weren't severe for her; it was just about promoting the recovery of his lungs and muscle tissue, and then resetting his ribs.
Naturally, it was impossible to regrow his severed arm; that would be too shocking, and it was also to teach A a lesson, so he wouldn't be so boisterous all the time.
Having helped the Third Raikage discipline his son for free, Ling stated that she was just that helpful, believing that even without the Third Raikage's death, his son could mature.
"Alright, the transaction is complete, we're leaving.
Are you still going to stop us?
Don't worry, I'll be responsible for treating anyone I injure, as long as you have the medical fees.
The prices are affordable and fair to all."
Ling felt that starting a medical business would be quite profitable, and she didn't even want their money, just some not-so-"valuable" Forbidden Techniques or Bloodline Limit fusion ratios.
"Hmph! I will definitely avenge my elder brother, I will definitely defeat you."
Killer Bee felt too useless and needed more training.
Of course, his rap skills also needed thorough practice so he could make a name for himself in the future.
At this moment, Fourth Raikage A woke up and found that his pain had disappeared, but his left forearm was truly gone, which made him feel a little sad.
However, upon seeing Uchiha Ling in the Konoha team, he instantly felt a tightening in his chest.
Only he, who had fought her, clearly understood that she had held back during the final blow.
Because he saw her look somewhat surprised when she shattered his arm, and then she immediately pulled back her strength; otherwise, his chest would have surely exploded into a large hole, and he would have died.
Although he was happy to be alive, he felt it was a humiliation to survive because of the enemy's mercy or kindness.
However, he knew that his healing came at a cost to his comrades, so he couldn't give up his life for that reason.
Composing himself, he quickly regained his fighting spirit.
He had to train hard; even with one arm, he would become stronger.
At least next time he fought that girl, he had to be able to make her not hold back.
"Uchiha Ling, I will remember today's defeat.
Next time we meet, I will definitely not lose to you."
Fourth Raikage A stood up, his height nearly half taller than Ling, but in terms of aura, he was at a disadvantage.
Even when uttering threats, he didn't dare say he would win next time, but rather that he wouldn't lose.
"Enemies who fall by my hand are never considered opponents by me.
I'll give you time to catch up, until you can no longer see me in the distance!"
Ling stood with her back to the Kumogakure Ninja, her incredibly confident voice carried by the sea breeze, shaking their hearts and wavering Fourth Raikage A's will.
What kind of spirit was this?
Her heart must be full of arrogance towards everything.
And rightly so, the other party, at just seven years old, could defeat Fourth Raikage A, which showed her talent and brilliance.
"Can I really catch up with Uchiha Ling's progress in strength?
Will I lose even more miserably next time we meet?"
Fourth Raikage A questioned his own mind, and he himself was denying himself.
He had truly never seen such a talented and unparalleled woman.
The fact that the other party could defeat him in his most Good at method while holding back meant that the other party was strong in all aspects.
Not only A, but Killer Bee, Dodai, and others were also deeply shocked by Uchiha Ling's spirit.
It seemed there had never been such a person in the Ninja World.
Even Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara at the same age would be driven to self-isolation by her.
Ling didn't know that her casual plagiarism of a child's swaggering words could achieve such an effect.
This kind of swaggering shock was even more impactful than Uchiha Madara's "Do you also want to dance?"
Shisui was somewhat lost in thought.
Could his talent really help Ling?
He had witnessed Ling's weakness from the very beginning, but it only took her a little over a month to surpass him.
He had indeed been thoroughly defeated by Uchiha Ling, both physically and mentally.
His past words about protecting Ling now felt like a thorn piercing his heart.
Besides Shisui, Minato Namikaze was probably also distracted.
He wondered if he would have a chance if he competed with Ling for Hokage.
His only advantage was probably his age.
What he knew, Uchiha Ling knew.
What he didn't know, Uchiha Ling also knew.
If Ling were around his age, then there would probably be no hope of competing for Hokage.
Fortunately, the Third Hokage was already old, and the Hokage election would need to happen before Ling grew up, and given the age difference between Ling and him, he could let Ling succeed him after his retirement.
Having completed this main mission, they could finally return to the Village.
If they had gone to the Land of Earth, they would have probably completed the mission much earlier.
In fact, the Anbu who went to the Land of Earth did complete their mission, and the official letter from the Third Hokage to the Third Tsuchikage was delivered to Ōnoki.
Given Ōnoki's personality, he also knew that Konoha's proposal was indeed beneficial to their Village, even though acting together might yield greater results in the war.
However, that would also provoke unprecedented resistance from Konoha.
Once both sides got into, or rather, inevitably got into a stalemate, Iwagakure would find it very difficult to extricate itself from that quagmire of war.
It was better to wait for Konoha and Hidden Sand Village to fight first, and let them wear each other down.
Anyway, Hidden Sand Village, as their neighbor, was not so peaceful.
By the time Konoha defeated Hidden Sand Village, and Hidden Sand Village had collapsed, they could then invade Konoha without being ambushed by Hidden Sand Village.
And Konoha Ninja, having endured a long stalemate, would surely fall into war-weariness and be extremely fatigued.
At that point, their Iwagakure Ninja, full of spirit and eager for wartime merits, would launch an attack, which would definitely be very advantageous.
As for whether Hidden Sand Village could engage in a stalemate with Konoha, and whether they themselves would be dragged into a stalemate, he stated that it was absolutely impossible.
Hidden Sand Village was not that useless, and his Iwagakure was not that useless either.
Even if the worst-case scenario he didn't want to see happened, Kumogakure would also be in the same predicament as him.
If Hidden Mist Village could be dragged in to deal with Konoha, that would be even better.
They just wanted to obtain some important resources from Konoha, and even if they failed, it could resolve internal conflicts in the Village.
The conflicts caused by resource scarcity would be temporarily appeased due to the reduction in Ninja.
In fact, this was also the reason for the Great Shinobi War.
War was for plunder and to divert conflicts.
As high-ranking officials of Ninja Villages, they were very clear about this.
It took Ling three days to return to Konoha.
Being able to rush back so quickly was, of course, entirely due to her flying back using her Super Beast Imitating Drawing.
At this time, there were still a few hours until her Ling's transformation was complete.
At that point, her Ling's strength would surpass hers, but fortunately, she could also use the Ling's mutated cells to engrave holy marks.
Then, she would first use Sage Art Chakra to construct a Yin Seal that seals Sage Art Chakra, which would allow her to have a stable Sage Mode.
Afterward, she would find some free time to complete the transformation of her own Bloodline Limit, then her strength should reach the Strong Kage level, roughly the same as the Third Raikage.
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