"Ah?!"
"Mmh?!"
Kushina, realizing Makoto's intent, and Rin, her head still submerged in nutrient fluid, cried out.
"Calm down. In the eyes of a medical ninja, there are only patients and the wounded. Gender means nothing."
Nonou Yakushi chimed in.
Though she felt Makoto didn't need to say that out loud.
Some things were better left as unspoken agreements.
Just like when Makoto crafted the other organs and viscera earlier, didn't he do it without warning?
Kept unspoken, the awkwardness would pass in a flash, or not exist at all.
Speaking up changed everything.
Nonou wondered why Makoto insisted on bringing it up.
It felt deliberate.
Nonou's intuition proved accurate.
Half and half, anyway.
Makoto did it on purpose.
The situation mirrored Naruto beating his meat in his room, only for Kushina to open the door and call him for dinner.
Naruto would be embarrassed.
But if Naruto kept jerking off, Kushina would be the embarrassed one.
Similarly, as long as Makoto claimed the initiative and refused to feel awkward, the awkwardness fell on the others.
Furthermore, Makoto knew the most normal progression was unspoken mutual understanding.
But Makoto felt the need to inform the patient.
Most importantly, Makoto genuinely faced a problem requiring a reference. Otherwise, he couldn't sculpt it.
"Then, what should we do?" Kushina looked in confusion at Nonou, then turned to Makoto.
"Hard to say. You guys think of a way." Makoto pressed a button beside the pod.
The anesthetic-laced fluid drained, replaced by standard nutrient solution.
The anesthesia was mild. Aided by chakra, Rin's body regained mobility.
"We think of a way?" Rin felt confused.
Makoto removed the anesthesia but offered no solution, leaving it to them.
Was there an issue with the method?
Rin was bright, she could figured out her own task.
First, she needed to deduce what Makoto lacked to pinpoint her goal.
Second, she considered the Edo Tensei body's unique traits.
Edo Tensei clothes acted as part of the body. Once torn, they inherited the reanimation traits and regenerated.
Yet her current body lacked Edo Tensei clothes, save for one small area—the part Makoto hadn't restored.
This proved the "surgery" was a success, leaving just one step.
Also, an Edo Tensei body contained no organs. A cross-section revealed only layers of paper.
All reanimated ninjas shared this flaw.
They possessed "external beauty," but no "internal beauty."
Makoto sculpted the organs and internal systems using medical knowledge. He stopped due to a lack of specific reference points.
Another possibility: Makoto's rigor.
He want a perfect restoration, he refused to rely on imagination for the final piece.
If it differed from the original, causing the resurrection to fail or leaving her body feeling wrong, disaster would strike.
Rin naturally supplied a pile of excuses for Makoto.
Armed with these reasons, she easily convinced herself to take the next step.
What step?
Regaining feeling in her arms, Rin formed seals to create a Shadow Clone.
Then, she used the Transformation Jutsu on the clone.
—Rin had heard stories about Makoto, including a segment from the Konoha Crush plan.
Makoto had threatened to have Orochimaru control the Second Hokage, using Transformation jutsu plus Multiple Shadow Clones, to turn him into a whore in the red-light district.
As everyone known, an Edo Tensei body lacked internal organs.
Beneath the surface lay paper.
—No intestines or passages of any kind.
But the Transformation Jutsu changed things. Recalling this detail sparked Rin's current action.
Her main body remained an Edo Tensei.
Slicing her open would reveal only paper, offering no observational reference for Makoto.
Thus, Rin used the Shadow Clone plus Transformation combo.
The transformation target: herself.
No one knew her better than she did. The transformed clone matched her reanimated exterior but possessed a living anatomy.
"It's ready. Come on." Rin's Shadow Clone lay on an empty operating table next to them, striking a pose familiar to Kushina.
It was the same pose Kushina held during the Night of the Nine-Tails.
"..."
Watching Makoto don gloves and walk over, ready to operate Rin, Kushina turned her head, unable to watch it.
"Don't wear gloves, they will affect your judgment." Rin proved her gentle and considerate nature, stopping Makoto when she saw the gloves.
"Alright." Makoto complied.
If Rin herself said so, what else could he do?
A Shadow Clone disperses upon taking damage, so Makoto couldn't ask Nonou to dissect Rin with a scalpel for reference.
He had to handle things personally and proceed step by step.
"It's fine. Breaking before building, I understand."
Sensing Makoto preparing to stop due to obstacles, Rin offered a gentle psychological support.
Makoto mused that it made sense why the Ninja World's 'Viego' (Obito) was obsessed with her, her personality was great.
Even when suffering an attack, Rin's Shadow Clone endured without dispersing.
Bearing a bleeding wound, it allowed Makoto to finish absorbing the final medical knowledge.
Ten seconds later, it gave out and vanished with a poof.
Simultaneously, the clone's memories returned to the main body.
Makoto wasted no time.
He returned to the cultivation pod, grabbed a clump of cells, and started sculpting, replacing the final part of Rin's body.
Makoto paid close attention to detail.
Rin had just encouraged him with "breaking before building."
The "breaking" was done, now came the restoration. Makoto didn't forget it.
"Done."
With a swipe of Makoto's finger, the final "sutured" wound vanished. Rin Nohara's entire body merged flawlessly, assembled to perfection.
It was a tiring work.
Anyone else, even with Gold Experience, would fail this operation. The mechanics mattered, but Makoto's stats proved essential.
Only terrifying precision could accomplish this.
"How is it? Rin, do you feel anything?"
Hearing the word "Done," Kushina turn around, rushed to the pod and reached in to gently touch Rin's body.