Chapter 18

Sosuke was immediately sent to the Konoha hospital, where Tsunade personally treated him.

Fortunately, his injuries were serious but not too difficult to handle, as Tsunade would later become the number one medical ninja in the shinobi world.

These kinds of injuries were still easy for her to treat.

The only challenge was that, given that his loved one had sustained such severe injuries, it might inevitably affect Tsunade's treatment.

The only problem was that her lover was hurt so badly that it might affect her ability to treat him.

Luckily, she didn't have a fear of blood yet, and after the initial pain and concern, she quickly started treating him.

The injuries on Sosuke's body were not too bad, and none of them were fatal.

However, his left arm was more serious and was almost cut off completely, and if there were any issues with the treatment, it might affect his ability to move in the future.

This forced Tsunade to spend extra time making sure the treatment worked as best as possible.

By the time Sosuke regained consciousness, it had already been three days.

During those three days, the news of him single-handedly killing Shirou had caused a huge uproar throughout the entire Shinobi World.

The impact of this news was significant, and Konoha couldn't completely cover it up, so they decided to announce it to the entire Shinobi World. 

On one hand, it showcased Konoha's military strength, and on the other, it could also be seen as a way to promote Sosuke.

At a time when war was about to break out, suddenly telling the entire Shinobi World about a genius from Konoha could only mean that the entire world would inevitably target this genius.

The most intense reaction probably came from the Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind.

It is said that on the very day Shirou died, Chiyo ignored the higher-ups' objections and went straight to the border with a few people.

If it hadn't been for Sakumo returning in time to defend, the border troops of Konoha would likely have been completely wiped out.

Even though Sakumo managed to drive Chiyo away in time, she still managed to take her son's body back from the border troops.

After all, the time between Sosuke killing Shirou and the old woman launching her attack was so quick that Konoha's shinobi hadn't had time to transport the body back to the village.

However, even after taking back her son's body, Chiyo made a fierce declaration.

As long as she was alive, the Hidden Sand Village would never make peace with the Konoha. She also swore that Sosuke would pay for his blood with his own blood.

However, such words were just empty threats, and no one in the higher-ups of the other villages took them seriously.

After all, Sosuke had killed a Kage-level powerhouse and was now considered an S-rank fugitive target by other powerful figures.

A powerhouse of such strength was not someone who could just be killed on a whim.

Along with the news of Sosuke killing Shirou, his Thunder God Mode and lightning-fast speed were also leaked.

The leak of this information was quite mysterious, as Sosuke's abilities were supposed to be a top secret inside Konoha.

If someone who didn't know the details heard the news, they would think it was a spy from another village who witnessed the battle and learned about Sosuke's abilities.

However, as the first to arrive at the battlefield, Sakumo now had doubts about the village's internal affairs.

He was sure that there were no spies from other villages present at the time, and the fact that the information was still leaked meant that there was a traitor inside Konoha.

At this moment, Sakumo, guarding the border, looked at the information in his hands. 

He set aside his doubts about the village and whispered to himself, "The Blue Lightning of the Konohagakure... quite a fitting title..."

Sosuke had his own title, much like Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, or the future 'Legendary Sannin.' 

He was now Konoha's Blue Lightning, Sosuke. He probably never imagined that he would someday earn a title before Tsunade did.

When Sosuke, who had just regained consciousness, opened his eyes, he saw Tsunade sitting by his side. 

However, the Tsunade in front of him was not the fierce woman she used to be; rather, she resembled a housewife.

But as soon as Tsunade saw him wake up, her expression changed immediately.

"You said you wouldn't get hurt, and now you're in this condition—are you trying to make me worry myself to death?!"

Seeing her angry expression, Sosuke couldn't help but find it quite charming, and her sharp gaze even seemed to be a bit overwhelming.

"Well, I'm back now. I told you, with you here, my injuries would definitely be fine!"

After hearing this, Tsunade couldn't hold back any longer.

Even though she was still upset with him for being so careless, she couldn't help but speak with a hint of concern, "How can you still say that? If it weren't for Sakumo bringing you back in time, your left arm might have been permanently useless!"

He pulled Tsunade's hand over, looking at her with deep affection, and said, "Thank you for all your hard work. I won't make you worry again in the future!"

He was trying to comfort Tsunade, but he also knew that his strength had grown a lot this time and had already reached Kage-level power.

From now on, it would be difficult for anyone in the Shinobi World to hurt him to this extent again.

If Sosuke were to evaluate Shirou's strength, he would definitely consider it to be at the lover level of Kage in the current Shinobi World.

After all, his puppet was made from ten corpses of the Senju clan and was more skilled in taijutsu, ninjutsu, and defense.

The only difference was that the body wasn't modified like Sasori's, but other than that, it could be considered the best puppet made by a puppet master.

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