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Chapter 154 The Fourth Disciple of the Third Generation (Fourth Update)

"Your Highness, thank you for saving my life this time, but I would also like to trouble you to treat the other injured ninjas. I will repay you handsomely afterward!"

After stopping the captain of the Dark Guard, the Third Hokage immediately turned to look at Li Chuan with gratitude.

The Third Hokage didn't need Li Chuan's help in battle; he only needed Li Chuan to use his miraculous medical ninjutsu to save people, especially those ninjas who were so badly injured that the Konoha medical team couldn't save them.

Every ninja Li Chuan saves is a small step in restoring Konoha's strength.

"It's my duty!"

Li Chuan was very willing to save people. Every time he saved the life of a Konoha ninja or even a Sunagakure ninja, he would not only receive the gratitude of that ninja himself.

They would also gain the gratitude of Konoha's high-ranking officials and all the ninjas; how could they not make such a worthwhile deal?

Moreover, wizards never experience a lack of magic power when casting spells; if they wish, they can save anyone on the battlefield who isn't quite dead.

Nodding solemnly, Li Chuan first treated the injured Third Generation.

The Third Hokage struggled to fight Orochimaru, the reanimated First Hokage, and the Second Hokage alone, resulting in numerous wounds on his body, though none of them were particularly severe.

After healing the Third Hokage, Li Chuan used the Konoha Chunin Exams venue as a treatment center, sending the Anbu to bring over the most seriously injured ninjas for magical healing.

With Orochimaru's retreat, the Sound Ninja naturally followed suit, leaving only the Sand Ninja still fighting the Konoha ninja.

But how could the Sand Ninja alone be a match for the Leaf Village ninjas? They were quickly routed by the Leaf Village ninjas and had to retreat in panic.

Half an hour later, Li Chuan, covered in sweat and trembling slightly, slowly made the hand gestures for casting a spell and once again used the Healing Spell to heal a seriously injured villager.

The captain of the secret service unit responsible for protecting Li Chuan looked at him with concern and advised him:

"Your Highness, you should rest. It's too dangerous for you to continue like this."

In his view, His Highness the Prince had already healed more than 300 ninjas and villagers injured in ninja battles, and judging from his appearance, his chakra was clearly severely depleted.

It's important to understand that for a ninja, severely overdrawing their chakra could lead to immediate death.

Li Chuan shook his head and revealed a gentle smile:

"It's alright. They are all vibrant lives, with family, lovers, and friends. How can I let them be taken away by death like this? Keep going, I can hold on a little longer!"

His current state is, of course, an act created through precise control of his body; in reality, he's perfectly fine.

But that's how people are. If he acts like he's perfectly fine, then his treatment will seem cheap. Those who are treated will thank him, but they won't really care.

But if he shows enough difficulty, even to the point of being in mortal danger due to depleted chakra, while still trying to save people, then the effect will naturally be different.

Moreover, he is a noble prince. How kind of a prince would disregard his own noble status to save the lives of commoners and ninjas!

"Your Highness!"

The captain of the ANBU guards and the ninjas and villagers who had been healed by Li Chuan all showed expressions of deep gratitude.

Yes, the thought of how heartbroken their wives, husbands, children, and parents would be after their deaths filled them with immense gratitude towards His Highness the Prince.

"Your Highness, don't try to save those damned Sand Ninja! We can't let them put you in danger!"

At this moment, a Konoha ninja spoke with a face full of indignation.

He thought that if His Highness only saved the Konoha ninja and villagers, and ignored the lives of the invading Sand ninja, things would definitely be easier.

Li Chuan shook his head again:

"At this moment, I am a healer, and a healer cannot stand by and watch someone die. Although they have made mistakes, they are still lives. Since they have come here, I must save them. As for whether they live or die in the future, that is up to the Hokage."

Those Sand Ninja who had been rescued and tied up there lowered their heads in shame upon hearing Li Chuan's words.

The leader, Jonin Maki, even spoke up:

"Your Highness, Prince of the Land of Fire, thank you for saving our Sand Village ninja. We Sand Village ninja will forever remember this kindness!"

Li Chuan smiled and nodded, then shakily cast a healing spell again, reviving a Sand Ninja who had been pierced through the abdomen by a long sword and was clearly on the verge of death from blood loss.

"His Highness is so kind!"

Around noon, the Battle of Konoha ended. Most of the Sand Village ninja, led by Baki, including Gaara, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki who was defeated by Naruto after going berserk, were all taken back to Konoha and temporarily imprisoned, awaiting negotiations with the Sand Village leadership.

In the afternoon, Konoha's ANBU ninja found the corpse of the Fourth Kazekage, which was infested with maggots, in a dense forest in the Land of Rivers.

In the evening, Li Chuan was invited by the Third Hokage to the Hokage's office.

The first words spoken by the third generation upon meeting him almost made him jump up on the spot.

"Your Highness, we are truly grateful for your help this time, which saved our seventy-eight outstanding Konoha ninjas and two hundred and twelve villagers from death."

If you don't mind, I'd like to accept you as my fourth formal disciple!

"Lord Hokage, are you sure you're not joking with me?"

Li Chuan sat up straight again, composed himself, and asked.

The third generation smiled and shook their head:

"I am not joking with Your Highness. Your help to Konoha this time is too great. You are not short of money. Konoha is currently trying to restore the destroyed village and does not have much money to spare."

I just know that you like to learn ninjutsu and that you have a natural talent for ninjutsu with all five elements.

If you don't mind, I happen to be proficient in ninjutsu of all five elements, and I can guide you in learning ninjutsu as a way of repaying you.

"Of course, Your Highness, given your noble status, if you feel this is inappropriate, I can also gift you some scrolls of Konoha's ninjutsu, though this is insufficient to compensate for your help to Konoha."

"Teacher, please have some tea!"

Without saying a word, Li Chuan got up and went to the Third Generation, quickly poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him.

Just kidding, how could he possibly miss such a great opportunity? Regardless of whether the Third Generation's explanation was true or not, becoming the Third Generation's disciple would definitely be a very advantageous thing for him.

He had never even considered this before.

Because he felt it was impossible. As a prince of the Land of Fire, he was not born in Konoha, which should naturally make the Third Hokage and the higher-ups of Konoha wary of him.

Not to mention the Third Hokage taking him as a disciple, it would be absolutely impossible for Jiraiya or Kakashi to take him as a disciple.

This is why he didn't come to Konoha back then, but went directly to the Fire Temple to become Jiraiya's apprentice.

(End of this chapter)