I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 231 & 232: The Elixir of Immortality

With a flash of cold light, a hand blade enveloped in a ghostly blue aura cleanly and swiftly severed the octopus's tentacles.

"Waaah..."

Grace collapsed to the ground with a thud. Although the fall wasn't serious, she lost a lot of blood due to the octopus tentacles piercing her abdomen, and she saw stars.

"And you are...?"

Even with her vision blurred, Grace struggled to lift her head and look at the uninvited guest.

This was a young man wearing a black vest over a white long-sleeved shirt, with his gray-white silver hair tied in a small ponytail at the back of his head.

The visitor adjusted his round glasses on the bridge of his nose with his finger, revealing a very kind and friendly smile, a smile that resembled that of a doctor or a staff member of a charity organization.

Thankfully, this time the extraordinary individual wasn't wearing the Akatsuki's red robe with red clouds.

The Metropolitan Police Department is starting to have PTSD from the repeated appearances of Akatsuki members.

Grace felt a sense of relief, but then a sharp pain suddenly struck her.

Grace looked down at the octopus tentacles still twitching slightly inside her lower abdomen, felt a sweet taste in her throat, and bright red blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

"Miss, you are badly injured. It would be best if you did not make any rash moves."

That's right!

Such a penetrating wound would likely have severed the intestines, and the patient must be taken to the emergency room immediately, otherwise their life would certainly be in danger!

However, Grace was in so much pain that her lips turned pale, her face was covered in large beads of sweat, and she didn't even have the strength to pick up her phone to contact the nearby emergency team.

"Your injury can't wait any longer. I'll give you some emergency treatment before the doctor arrives."

The bespectacled young man squatted down, adjusted Grace's side-lying position, and pushed the octopus tentacle across its cross-section with his palm, causing it to fall out from behind Grace.

The wounds, which vaguely revealed internal organs, suddenly started bleeding profusely.

A hint of seriousness appeared on the young man's kind face. He raised his right hand, a faint blue light surging between his palms, and placed it lightly on Grace's abdomen.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

In just a moment, Grace's terrible bleeding stopped.

Moreover, the wound is healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Grace's azure eyes widened in disbelief.

"Thanks, I feel much better... Be careful!"

Lying weakly on the ground, Grace thanked him, but suddenly her face paled as she saw several octopus tentacles suddenly stab towards the bespectacled youth's back.

She immediately spoke up to remind him.

"oh."

The bespectacled youth remained unfazed. In a flash, he turned around and slashed forward with his right hand.

With a few "plop" sounds, he severed several pieces of octopus tentacles with his bare hands, and they bounced on the ground.

The healing hands that were just saving lives have instantly transformed into the sharpest surgical scalpel.

"Miss, your injuries have been mostly treated."

Grace struggled to her feet, touching her now-healed abdomen, her face a complex mix of emotions.

Even if such an injury is taken to the hospital immediately, it would take more than ten hours to save the patient with the help of a professional medical team.

Even if the rescue is successful, the recovery period alone would require lying in bed for more than half a year. Unexpectedly, in just a blink of an eye, he was almost completely cured and even regained some mobility.

More importantly, the extraordinary healing abilities displayed by the bespectacled youth were practically identical to those of the Ghost Doctor and Dr. Satomi.

But it's a level above even the Ghost Doctor!

"Thank you so much for saving my life!" Grace said humbly, bowing her head respectfully.

"It's nothing, just a small favor. After all, I have some medical knowledge, and I couldn't just stand by and watch someone die." The white-haired, bespectacled young man smiled, his eyes shining with a kind light.

"Your Mightiness……"

"You don't need to be so polite, calling me 'Your Excellency' all the time. I am a pharmacist, you can call me Pharmacist," said Pharmacist Kabuto humbly.

"Awoooooo!"

A furious roar exploded like thunder. Suzuki Kimie, whose upper body was covered by a dark red tailed beast cloak, lashed out wildly with her octopus tentacles, creating a whirlwind that completely dispersed the smoke.

Its eyes, filled with ferocity and bestiality, were fixed on Yakushi Kabuto.

"Pharmacist, the situation is extremely dangerous and cannot be explained in a few words. Let's retreat first." Grace was already terrified of Suzuki Kimie.

Although I don't know the strength of this extraordinary person called Pharmacist who suddenly appeared before me, his superb medical skills suggest he's a support role, perhaps not skilled in combat.

To go head-to-head with a monster like Suzuki Kimie, using one's weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths, is simply too unwise.

"No, I came here for the Suzuki sisters, I can't leave like this."

Kabuto adjusted his round glasses and said.

Grace was taken aback; this superhuman actually knew about the Suzuki sisters and had come prepared.

"Then please be careful, especially of the black light cannon that Suzuki Kimie is emitting from his mouth."

"A black light cannon, oh, you mean this thing, right?"

Grace's heart tightened, and she quickly turned her head to look. She saw Suzuki Kimie on the ground with her hands on the ground. Her two arms, which looked like animal claws, had sharp claws embedded in the floor. Several octopus tentacles tightly wrapped around Suzuki Maika and placed her beside her.

Suzuki Kimie opened her mouth, which was full of sharp teeth, and black energy condensed inside.

A moment later, a black flash of light shot out from its mouth.

Grace was terrified, filled with fear at the black flash that could easily blast through several walls, and hurriedly threw herself to the ground.

"Boom!"

After the violent explosion subsided, Grace dared to raise her head and glance at the scene. She saw Kabuto Yakushi extend a hand, his five fingers spread apart, blocking his way.

Kabuto's palm was a rock-like bluish-gray color, with wisps of gunpowder rising from it. The marks of the explosion on the floor were clearly defined, standing only in front of him.

Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique!

Grace was stunned.

That seemingly frail pharmacist actually managed to block Suzuki Kimie's black flash, which could blast through even cover in one go, with his bare hands using his flesh and blood!

Such physical strength is beyond description; it's as if it were forged from some kind of material—a body of steel?

"My hands are a little numb from the shock; the power is truly extraordinary."

Kabuto shook his arm and smiled wryly.

Despite saying that, his tone was full of ease and confidence.

"This attack method involves compressing chakra in the mouth and then expelling it in one breath. Was it because Suzuki Maika was shot and collapsed that it stimulated Suzuki Kimie, causing it to awaken this instinct without being taught?"

Kabuto's round glasses reflected a calm and collected radiance.

"Although it's somewhat similar to the Tailed Beast Ball, it doesn't understand Yin-Yang Release chakra transformation, and the quality and quantity of its chakra are vastly different from the Tailed Beasts, so its power is naturally a cheap, inferior version."

If it were a real Tailed Beast Ball, even if it were just one of Shukaku's tailed beasts, it would be enough to blast a mountain apart. With only his Level 3 Earth Release, Kabuto Yakushi would be courting death if he tried to take it head-on!

"boom!"

As Suzuki Kimie opened her mouth, another black flash of light blasted towards them.

This time, Kabuto swung his fist and deflected the black flash.

The black flash easily blasted through the outer wall of the Kohama City Police Station, and even blew up a car on the street.

"Although its power is average, its launch speed is commendable. It's more like a Cero than a Tailed Beast Ball. Okay, let's call this move a Cero." Kabuto Yakushi clenched his fist and thought to himself.

The pharmacist is amazing!

Standing behind Kabuto, Grace felt a strong sense of security.

I originally thought he was just a support-type superhuman specializing in healing, but I didn't expect his combat power to be extraordinary as well. In that case, there might still be room for maneuver.

"Miss Suzuki, the pharmacist's medical skills are so amazing that he could even heal such a serious wound as mine. Miss Suzuki Maika, you will surely be able to heal me too!"

Grace shouted at Suzuki Kimie, "Please think of your sister and wake up! The longer this drags on, the more dangerous it will be for Miss Suzuki Maika."

However, Suzuki Kimie completely lost her mind and remained unmoved, letting out a low, terrifying roar like a ferocious beast at Yakushi Kabuto!

"Awooohoo!"

"Pharmacist, Miss Suzuki went berserk because her younger sister was accidentally shot. If we can save her sister, perhaps we can help her regain her senses. However, Miss Suzuki is holding her sister very tightly, making it impossible to get close, and if this continues, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Grace rattled off a string of words, quickly recounting the whole story to Kabuto.

Kabuto smiled kindly and said, "I know."

Although Suzuki Kimie lost some of her original rationality after going berserk, she still had the instincts of a beast. After discovering that Cero was no longer effective, she changed her tactics.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

Suzuki Kimie tilted her head back, her throat churning with a gurgling sound, and spat out a stream of black ink onto the ground, which gushed out like a tidal wave and swept towards Yakushi Kabuto.

"That's really..."

The waves of ink surged and rolled, transforming into a colossal creature as black as ink, resembling a sperm whale. From its sides, a row of enormous, strange legs, resembling both paddles and insect limbs, emerged, and its massive body nearly filled the confinement cell.

"Ugh—!"

The ink sperm whale opened its mouth and let out a long, deep roar like a whale song, revealing a mouthful of cone-shaped teeth, and fiercely bit down!

Faced with such a terrifying sense of oppression, Grace's face, which was already pale from blood loss, had become completely bloodless.

The fear of the colossal creature lashed at her soul, urging Grace to flee immediately.

But Grace gritted her teeth, controlled her weak legs, and hid behind Yakushi Kabuto, remaining motionless.

Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to trust the pharmacist's judgment!

"The Golden Binding Technique!"

Yakushi Kabuto quickly formed hand seals and uttered a soft shout.

The ink-stained sperm whale, which had already opened its massive jaws to swallow Yakushi Kabuto whole, trembled and froze in place.

Although the Ink Sperm Whale is terrifying in size, it is merely an ink ninja beast formed from chakra. The amount of chakra that makes up its body is far less than that of Kabuto Yakushi, and it is completely unable to escape the immobilization of the Golden Binding Technique.

"drink!"

Kabuto clenched his fists, and the ink whale's body exploded, ink splattering everywhere. Rolling waves of turbid water flowed out through the large holes blasted open by Suzuki Kimie's Cero.

It wasn't just the Ink Sperm Whale that was affected by the Golden Binding Technique; even Suzuki Kimie was immobilized.

After continuously using Cero and creating behemoths like the Ink Sperm Whale, even as a chakra being, 'Suzuki Kimie's' chakra was nearly depleted.

The dark red tailed beast robe on his cheeks gradually fell apart and peeled off.

This is a battle between chakra!

Suzuki Kimie's remaining chakra was simply not enough to break free from Yakushi Kabuto's Golden Binding Technique.

Sweet dreams.

Ignoring Suzuki Kimie, who was glaring at him and making threatening growls, Kabuto raised a hand, his palm radiating eerie green chakra, and placed it on its head.

The Palm Healing Technique can not only be used to heal injuries, but also to interfere with the internal chakra circulation of others by releasing chakra, causing them to fall into a coma.

Even after she lost consciousness, Suzuki Kimie's octopus tentacles still tightly bound Suzuki Maika.

Kabuto sighed softly and could only use his chakra scalpel to cut off the octopus tentacles and pull out Suzuki Maika.

"Pharmacist, is there any hope for Suzuki-chan?"

Grace dragged her weak body over and found that Suzuki Maika was barely breathing, her face as white as paper, and she looked like she had lost even more blood than she had.

"She's out of danger."

Kabuto reached out and touched Maika Suzuki's neck, removing a bloodstained brass bullet. He then touched it again, and the bullet hole was completely healed.

It's amazing!

Grace subconsciously stroked her smooth, flat belly.

No matter how many times you watch it, the incredible healing abilities of superhumans are always awe-inspiring. This is probably one of the reasons why everyone is so obsessed with superhuman power.

"I'll make the arrangements right away and prepare for Suzuki's blood transfusion." Grace took out her phone.

"Need not."

Kabuto took out a small glass medicine bottle from his pocket, inside which were a few small black pills.

He took one out and put it into Suzuki Maika's mouth.

Suddenly, Suzuki Maika's pale face regained its color at a visible speed, and her eyelids even twitched slightly.

What kind of medicine is this? It works instantly; the effect is too strong.

Grace's eyes betrayed her shock.

Kabuto took out another test tube and dripped the blood that had gotten on Suzuki Maika's hands during the treatment into it.

"Pharmacist, what are you doing?" Grace couldn't help but ask.

"As I said, I am a pharmacist. One of my purposes in coming to the human world is to find the elixir of immortality from myths and legends." Kabuto Yakushi shook the test tube in his hand.

(End of this chapter)