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Chapter 100 Behave yourself, let me see!

"...Eri?"

Uchiha Hikaru paused, listened intently, then gently knocked twice on the door and spoke softly.

The rustling sound stopped immediately.

But this actually confirmed for Uchiha Hikaru that what he heard was not a hallucination.

"May I come in?"

After a moment of silence, Uchiha Hikari slowly turned the handle and opened the door. In the moonlight streaming in from the window, she could see a pair of pale golden eyes looking at her from the direction of the bed, seemingly a little nervous.

—Golden eyes. These are the eyes possessed only by hybrids in the dragon world.

"Eri?"

Uchiha Hikaru frowned slightly and took a few steps forward, a little puzzled. He noticed that Erii's head was also turning slightly with her movement. The girl was clearly awake, but she was curled up inside the blanket, her hands gripping the edges of the blanket tightly, as if she were guarding against something.

Although he hasn't awakened the Sharingan, Uchiha Hikaru's night vision has improved considerably because he absorbed the demons of the Miko world recently.

In the sparse moonlight, one could clearly see the subtle lines that had appeared on Erii's exposed neck.

Uchiha Hikaru narrowed his eyes slightly and sat down on the edge of the bed:

"Be good...let me see!"

"..."

The situation remained deadlocked for a brief moment.

Erii finally let go of her hands, allowing Uchiha Hikaru to pull back the blanket, revealing a body dressed in pajamas.

Uchiha Hikaru wasn't too unfamiliar with Erii's figure, after all, she had seen it several times recently.

But what caught her attention at that moment wasn't the undulating curves, but something else—on the girl's smooth, porcelain-like skin, faintly visible light gray veins. These gray lines, like thin earthworms, started from the back of her hand and spread all the way to her wrist and armpit; one could imagine that they were also present on the part of her body covered by her pajamas.

"...Does it hurt?"

Uchiha Hikaru reached out and tried to stroke it a few times; the texture was slightly rough.

Erii shook her head, then picked up a small notebook from the side: "This happens when the serum isn't injected in time; I'm used to it."

"What will happen if we don't inject the serum?"

"I don't know, because I've never tried it."

Erii paused, then lowered her head to write again, holding up her notebook: "I already knew that wanting to see the outside world comes at a great price. But because I'm happy with Hikari, it's okay."

"..."

Uchiha Hikaru was silent for a moment, then finally sighed: "Get a good night's sleep. I'll take you home tomorrow."

Although they wanted to help Erii resolve her bloodline issue, neither Tsunade, Orochimaru, nor Dr. Brief from the Dragon Ball world could solve this problem in a short time. Therefore, at least for the foreseeable future, Erii's physical condition would have to rely on the Snake-Headed Eight Family's methods to maintain it.

It's just unknown what kind of uproar this girl will cause in the Dragon Clan world during her few days in the Naruto world.

present.

Uchiha Hikaru gently patted Erii's blanket as if coaxing a child, watching her slowly close her eyes and fall asleep. Only then did he tuck the blanket in properly, stand up, and quietly leave the room to wash up and go to sleep.

……

The next morning.

After breakfast, Uchiha Hikaru took Erii and went to Konoha Hospital.

She had only been to this place once before, when Tsunade came back and beat up Danzo, and she came over to watch the excitement.

However, the people at the hospital clearly recognized her. Shortly after she introduced herself, several high-ranking medical ninjas rushed over to inquire about her purpose.

"I see... Senior Hikaru wishes to treat this young lady? Of course, please follow me."

Next.

Konoha Hospital spent about an hour giving Erii a thorough physical examination. Once the final results were in, the hospital director carefully tugged at Uchiha Hikaru's sleeve and led her out into the corridor.

"Um... Senior Hikari, if I may ask, is your friend a member of a lost bloodline clan?"

"...More or less, what's wrong?"

In a sense, "Word of Power" and "Bloodline Limit" are quite similar; both originate from bloodlines, can cause genetic changes to the body, and can be inherited to some extent. Furthermore, the unstable bloodline of super hybrids shares some similarities with the bloodline diseases of Itachi and Kimimaro in the original story.

Under Uchiha Hikaru's gaze, the hospital director carefully considered his tone:

"Excuse my bluntness, but your friend's health condition is not optimistic. There is a very special power within her, possibly a bloodline limit that we are unaware of. While this power grants her powerful physical abilities, it is also constantly eroding her body... If a treatment plan cannot be found in time, her lifespan may not be long."

Hikaru Uchiha wasn't surprised by this conclusion and asked directly, "Can it be cured?"

"uncertain……"

The hospital director paused for a moment, then said, "But we can try. While we may not be able to cure your friend, we should be able to slow down the rate of infection. By the way, would it be convenient for your friend to stay in the hospital for observation?"

"It's not very convenient."

Upon hearing Uchiha Hikaru's response, the hospital director thought for a moment and said, "Then please allow us to collect some blood and tissue samples. Without hospitalization, the research might be more difficult. We will try to give you a preliminary answer within one to two months."

After a pause, the hospital director continued, "Actually, if Lady Tsunade could intervene, the chances of a cure would be much greater..."

Uchiha Koushin thought to himself, "Isn't that obvious?" but he simply nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Director Miyano. Medical expenses are not a problem."

"You're too kind, it's what we should do."

……

After the blood draw was completed, Uchiha Hikaru greeted Bulma in the group chat, then took Erii to the Dragon Ball world to explain the situation to Dr. Brief, and then went through the medical examination process again.

During this process, Uchiha Hikaru casually inquired about the progress of the "Uchiha Clan Bloodline Tracing Project".

"We already have some hypotheses, and we're currently conducting a control experiment. However, the risks are still uncertain, and we'll have to wait for the experimental data before we can proceed..."

As Dr. Brief spoke, he examined the blood sample of Erii that he had just collected under a microscope: "This girl's blood is incredibly volatile. It's hard to imagine how it flows in human blood vessels... Anyway, I'll study it first, and I'll let you know through Bulma if needed."

"it is good."

After leaving Dr. Brief's study.

Uchiha Hikaru looked at Erii beside her: "Are you sure you don't need me to go back with you, Erii?"

(End of this chapter)