After the meeting, Ling followed Orochimaru and Tsunade to Konoha Hospital. Speaking of which, Ling hadn't visited Jiraiya for a long time.
Mainly, Ling had been too busy lately, but there was also no point in visiting a comatose person. Now that she had found a way to awaken him, she felt that she could finally fulfill her intentions.
Arriving at the special care ward, although Jiraiya's condition was not life-threatening, as a meritorious Jiraiya, no one would criticize him for enjoying the services of a special care ward.
Ling glanced at Tsunade's sorrowful face beneath her fatigue and couldn't help but sigh that Tsunade truly cared about Jiraiya. She had even overcome her hemophobia to conduct research during this time.
She had even given up her favorite gambling, which had caused the business of Konoha's gambling dens to decline.
Coming to the bedside, Ling used Medical Ninjutsu to check Jiraiya's condition and found that it had not worsened; he was being well cared for.
"Ling, are you ready? I'm about to perform that Forbidden Technique. You only have two seconds to transmit your thoughts. Each sentence should ideally not exceed five words."
Orochimaru pressed his left index and middle fingers to Jiraiya's brow, and formed a hand seal with his right hand at his chest. Purple Chakra emitted faint glows, appearing to be Yin Release Chakra.
"Start, I'm ready." Ling leaned close to Orochimaru and gave him an 'ok' gesture.
"Then let's begin. You infuse Yin Release Chakra into my left arm, connecting to Jiraiya's soul through my Chakra, and transmit your thoughts using Chakra."
Chakra is so miraculous; it can even be used to transmit thoughts, similar to a Yamanaka Clan Forbidden Technique, but only for communication.
As Orochimaru drove the Yin Release Chakra into Jiraiya's brow, Ling also guided her own Yin Release Chakra into Jiraiya's brow along Orochimaru's Chakra.
Her mind followed a faint channel, seemingly seeing an extremely blurry white-haired figure; that should have been Jiraiya's soul, but it was too far to see clearly.
"Uncle Jiraiya! You're not dead yet! Tsunade got married, and the groom isn't you!"
Ling's thoughts were transmitted through the fragile channel into Jiraiya's soul. Ling noticed that Jiraiya's soul seemed to hear it, pausing slightly.
However, Orochimaru's Forbidden Technique ended shortly after. Clearly, this Forbidden Technique could not be maintained for too long, as it would cause damage to the soul connection.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya, who was floating in a hot spring in the Land of Hot Springs, was engrossed in a multitude of scenic views. If he weren't a soul body, he would have probably bled to death already.
Jiraiya, grinning lewdly, was holding a book on soul evolution and scribbling something when he suddenly seemed to hear a familiar voice.
It made him somewhat curious; he was clearly dead, but he hadn't expected the Pure Land to be exactly like the Ninja World, making him reluctant to leave.
On the spot, after his soul left his body to see Tsunade, he followed the call of the Pure Land, preparing to depart. But halfway through, he suddenly felt a force fiercely dragging him back.
Then he lost consciousness, but when he woke up, he found himself in a place similar to the Land of Hot Springs. He thought this was the Pure Land, as he could no longer feel the Pure Land's call.
So he began to let loose, gathering all sorts of material. He even lamented that his masterpiece, 'Make-Out Paradise,' could not be published.
Although he occasionally heard Orochimaru and Tsunade calling him, he only thought it was an illusion. He hadn't expected to hear another familiar voice today.
He remembered it was the voice of that brat Uchiha Rei. Listening closely, he heard something astonishing that left his heart restless for a long time.
"I'm not dead? Tsunade got married? Who's the groom? If I'm not dead, why am I in the Pure Land? Is this not the Pure Land?"
Jiraiya's soul was numb. So, those previous calls were real? Because he hadn't returned for so long, Tsunade had already gotten married?
"Don't want me! I want to go back! I must stop it!"
Jiraiya's soul screamed. Perhaps due to the power of his conviction, he seemed to feel his physical body pulling him, so he followed that pull forward.
The scenery quickly receded along the way, and soon he was back in Konoha Village, arriving at Konoha Hospital. He saw Uchiha Rei, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, as well as his own body lying on the hospital bed.
That brat Uchiha Rei had a malicious smile on her face, Tsunade's eyes were filled with fatigue and sadness, and Jiraiya's eyes sparkled with a strange glint as he looked at Uchiha Rei.
Soon, he entered his own body. The memories recorded by his body returning made his mind somewhat chaotic, and coupled with his soul having been away for so long, he was now somewhat weak and needed his body to nourish him, so he fell unconscious again.
"Ling can't do it either? Is it really impossible for him to wake up?"
Tsunade did not possess Yin Release, so her perception of souls was not as clear as Orochimaru's and Uchiha Rei's. Ling and Orochimaru naturally noticed the return of Jiraiya's soul.
"Heh heh, that idiot's soul has returned, but he's a bit weak and still unconscious. His Chakra is rapidly depleting to compensate for the soul's loss."
Orochimaru smiled, not as sinister as before. It seemed he was also very happy about Jiraiya's recovery.
"Chakra, right, Chakra is rapidly depleting. What should we do? Give him Soldier Pill?"
Tsunade was flustered for a moment, probably because she cared too much. She finally noticed the change in Jiraiya's Chakra.
"No need, Uncle Jiraiya should drink this."
Ling took out the high-energy nutrient solution she had prepared some time ago and handed it to Tsunade.
The test tube Ling took out caught Tsunade's and Orochimaru's attention. Looking at the green liquid, both were somewhat skeptical.
But out of trust in Ling, Tsunade still uncorked it, preparing to pour it into Jiraiya's mouth, but how could Jiraiya drink it while unconscious?
Thinking of this, Tsunade bit her lower lip, her face flushed a charming crimson, then poured it into her own mouth, leaned down, and kissed Jiraiya on the lips.
Ling immediately covered her eyes, but through the wide gaps between her fingers, her watery big eyes could be seen. Clearly, Ling was peeking and did not remind Tsunade that it could be administered intravenously.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, felt nothing. To him, male and female were mere appearances; the soul was the essence. However, he was also happy for Jiraiya.
As the high-energy nutrient solution entered Jiraiya's stomach, it then directly spread throughout his body via the blood vessels. The super-energy groups decomposed into Chakra, replenishing Jiraiya's internal consumption.
And Jiraiya's almost depleted Chakra instantly recovered by forty percent and was still recovering. This effect utterly astonished Tsunade and Orochimaru.
Tsunade didn't even have time to be shy and immediately looked at Uchiha Rei with curiosity. Orochimaru also licked his lips with interest.
"This is the energy-boosting nutrient solution I researched. It can quickly restore Chakra without side effects, can be administered intravenously, and comes in various fruit flavors, too!"
Ling stood with her hands on her hips, quite pleased, but the next second, her swaying cowlick was grabbed, and Tsunade leaned down fiercely, looking into Ling's eyes.
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