Wow, this is the Great Fireball Technique that has never killed anyone before.
Ryun saw the flames spat out by Sasuke, and only felt it was novel.
After all, in reality, this was his first time seeing and experiencing the power of a fire release jutsu.
He naturally wouldn't be harmed by such a jutsu. Sasuke's current control over chakra was too poor, causing his strength to be completely unable to be utilized. He was simply no match for Ryun.
But the two girls next to him didn't think so.
They had long wanted to stop this fight, but only now did they finally have a chance to intervene.
Sakura rushed in front of Ryun, spreading her arms wide in an attempt to stop Sasuke, saying, "Stop, Sasuke, you can't do something foolish."
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Although her action of using her body to protect Ryun made Ryun feel gratified, Ryun was troubled by how to take Sakura and leave.
Should he expose his Body Flicker Technique?
At the same time, Ino's voice also rang out.
"Mind Body Switch Technique!"
Ino could no longer care about anything else. Even though there was no one protecting her side, she forcibly used her secret technique.
Sasuke, who had already spat out half of the fireball in the air, was in no position to defend against such an attack. His consciousness was immediately replaced by Ino's.
But the problem was, Ino didn't know fire release, let alone how to handle a half-spat Great Fireball.
She simply forcibly closed her mouth, trying to stop the jutsu. However, this backfired and caused the entire Great Fireball to explode, sending sparks flying everywhere.
Sasuke's body was sent flying by the force of the Great Fireball, but fortunately, Ino had already withdrawn her consciousness when she realized something was wrong.
Seeing the flames rushing towards her, Sakura instinctively wanted to dodge. But remembering Ryun behind her, she bit her lip and made a crazy decision.
She turned around and hugged Ryun, directly pushing Ryun to the ground, wanting to protect Ryun with her own body.
At this moment, Sakura was only acting on instinct. She completely forgot that her strength probably wasn't any stronger than Ryun's, and she didn't have time to consider what the consequences would be for herself if she took this hit.
Ryun's eyebrows raised slightly. He was just about to take Sakura and avoid the danger, but a thought flashed through his mind.
Then he seemed to be frightened, forgot to act, and watched as the flames crashed onto Sakura's back, igniting her clothes and hair. He even heard Sakura's scream.
"Sakura!"
Ino rushed over in a panic, disregarding her own safety, using her hands to pat out the flames on Sakura's body.
Ryun, however, pulled Ino's hand away and reminded her, "Ino, water release!"
Only then did Ino snap out of her daze. She formed hand seals in a flurry and used Water Release: Water Trumpet.
As the direct daughter of the Yamanaka family, Ino naturally already knew she had earth and water chakra natures and had learned Water Release: Water Trumpet, the most basic water release jutsu.
A thin stream of water shot from her mouth, quickly extinguishing the remaining flames on Sakura's body. Looking from behind, only her smoking back and clothes, mostly burned to a crisp, could be seen.
Seeing this, Ino's eyes reddened. She hurriedly said, "Ryun, let's carry Sakura to the Konoha hospital, quickly!"
But just as her hand touched Sakura's shoulder, Sakura turned her head with difficulty and said "No" to Ino.
Ino thought she had misheard and insisted on picking up Sakura. As a result, Sakura struggled to sit up, leaning against Ryun, and said, "I won't go to the hospital..."
"Sakura, you're crazy, you..."
Ino still wanted to say something, but Sakura looked in Sasuke's direction.
Sasuke sat dejectedly on the ground, seeming not fully conscious yet.
He also had many burn wounds from the flames on his body, and many blisters had formed on his lips.
Of course, compared to Sakura's injuries, Sasuke's were just superficial wounds.
"You... are worried he'll be punished?"
Ino, as Sakura's best friend, immediately guessed Sakura's thoughts, but right now she just wanted to slap Sakura.
"You should worry about yourself. How can you possibly hide injuries like this from others... If your wounds get infected, you could die!"
"I..."
Sakura struggled to stand up, but Ryun pressed on her shoulder and said, "Let me help you treat your wounds."
Sakura and Ino both looked at Ryun. Ryun said calmly, "During my stay at the Konoha hospital, I learned some medical knowledge from the nurses and secretly watched doctors perform medical ninjutsu... Maybe I can try."
Ino still wanted to say something, but Ryun said, "If it doesn't work, I'll knock her out and send her to the hospital."
"Nojuro, you..."
Sakura still wanted to resist, but the pain in her back had already twisted her expression so she couldn't speak, and she fainted again.
"Then let's begin. Not here though..."
Ino looked around at their surroundings. At this moment, Sasuke finally seemed to come to his senses, saying, "There are beds inside, just no bedding. You can use them as you like."
Ryun picked up Sakura, looked at the despondent Sasuke, and said, "We'll talk about our matters later. Right now, I need to save her."
"Okay."
Sasuke didn't waste words. He jumped onto the wall and pointed to a mansion in the best condition for Ryun and Ino. Watching the two of them enter it with a few leaps, he then fiercely slapped himself across the face.
The current Sasuke, after all, hadn't been completely blinded by hatred yet. He understood how excessive his actions just now had been.
If he hadn't encountered the rational Ryun and the brave Haruno Sakura, he would probably be a prisoner in the police force by now.
After calming down, Sasuke ran towards his apartment. There were still some bandages and medicine there that might still be useful.
On Ryun's side, after entering the house, he took off his kimono and spread it on the bed, then had Sakura lie face down on it.
Ino was so nervous her face kept changing color. Her eyes stared fixedly at Ryun as she cautiously asked, "Really? Can you do it? Shouldn't we still take her to the Konoha hospital?"
"Sakura only has superficial wounds, though they are quite severe. Give me three minutes. If I can't do it, then I'll give up."
Ino saw Ryun's serious expression and finally nodded.
And Ryun, recalling the various details of the Mystical Palm Technique, began to act as if he was trying to perform it.
For Ryun with his current resume to perform the Mystical Palm Technique would naturally be very outrageous. But right now, this was a closed environment. The only people who would know about this would be Ino, Sakura, and Sasuke.
So Ryun felt this might instead be a good opportunity to display his talent for medical ninjutsu, and also his good opportunity to obtain Sakura's pheromone.
Of course, Ryun didn't let Sakura take the Great Fireball Technique for him just to obtain her pheromone. He had more long-term considerations.
As for the specific reasons, they would become clear in later simulations.
Time passed minute by minute. A faint blue light gradually lit up on Ryun's palms.
At first, the light flickered unsteadily, but slowly the light condensed into form and stabilized, looking no different from the Mystical Palm Technique form Ino had seen before, just much smaller in size.
"Succeeded..."
Ino's face was full of disbelief. She could hardly understand how Ryun, who had just learned to control chakra, had managed to teach himself the Mystical Palm Technique.
But now was not the time to question all this. She took Sakura's hand and held it in her arms, comforting her good sister in this way.
Ryun's palms slowly landed on Sakura's back. With Ryun's medical ninjutsu experience, treating Sakura's kind of superficial wounds was practically effortless.
However, his current chakra was only at chuunin level. Using the Mystical Palm Technique was still a bit of a strain, causing sweat to slowly trickle down his forehead.
Ino also realized this. She took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat for Ryun, her gaze shifting back and forth between Ryun and Sakura.
Finally, half an hour passed.
After a system prompt sounded, Ryun, with a pale face, withdrew his hands. He then sat cross-legged and began to refine chakra.
Sakura, who had been trembling all over, slowly calmed down. The pain was gone from between her brows, though she was still unconscious.
Ino hurriedly wrapped Sakura with Ryun's kimono, then concernedly squatted next to Ryun.
"I'm fine."
Ryun showed a reassuring smile, then said, "Go find a change of clothes for Sakura. We probably don't need extra hands here for now."
"But your safety..."
"I'll protect them."
Sasuke had returned, carrying a bunch of medicine, with blisters on his lips one after another.
The original handsome young man had disappeared, now looking exactly like a clown actor.
"Uh, you..."
Ino was somewhat distrustful of Sasuke. Seeing this, Sasuke said angrily, "I swear on the honor of the Uchiha clan, I won't attack again!"
Ino looked at Ryun. Seeing Ryun nod, she then took the medicine Sasuke brought and quickly left the Uchiha clan's main residence alone.
Ryun rummaged through the things Sasuke brought and found they were all common wound medicines, basically useless for Sakura now.
He simply threw the bundle back to Sasuke and said, "Use them yourself. They're not needed here."
Sasuke said in disbelief, "You healed her?"
"Yes."
"You said you were an ordinary person, but you're stronger than me and know medical ninjutsu?"
The doubts in Sasuke's heart were almost overflowing. Ryun glanced at Sasuke and said, "Is it possible that you're just too weak?"
Sasuke, who was applying medicine to his own wounds, immediately glared at Ryun. He did know he was wrong, but this temper of his couldn't be changed.
Ryun gave a light hum, then, under Sasuke's shocked gaze, lightly jumped, palm upward sticking to the ceiling, hanging from the ceiling just like that.
"Can you do this?"
Sasuke shook his head in confusion.
He could climb tall buildings, but sticking to the ceiling like this just with his hand, he couldn't do that.
"What kind of jutsu is this?"
"It's not a jutsu. It's just the basics of the basics. Any clan member undergoes such training. Even I could learn it from them."
Ryun's following words were heart breaking, making Sasuke's lips tremble.
"So, Sasuke, you are actually not strong at all, and not outstanding either."
"Maybe everyone is just going easy on you."
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