"Alright, I'm going to start the treatment now. You guard the area and don't let anyone approach."
Takumi instructed.
"You must heal him!"
Guren looked at Takumi with a very complicated expression.
On one hand, Takumi should be considered her enemy.
On the other hand, she needed to rely on Takumi to treat Yukimaru.
Through this time together, Yukimaru had gained an unusual place in her heart.
She didn't want to see Yukimaru die here.
So even if Takumi was her enemy, she didn't care.
As long as he could save Yukimaru.
She turned her head and saw the unconscious Gozu not far away.
Earlier, Gozu had helped block Obito's attack and was consequently knocked unconscious by a punch.
He had to admit, Obito's strength was also considerable. After all, Gozu's body had been developed by Orochimaru to the limit of muscle; he was very strong himself and had great endurance.
Yet he was knocked unconscious by one punch from Obito.
Slap, slap.
Two slaps, and Gozu slowly woke up.
In a daze, seeing it was Guren, he felt very reassured.
"Can you get up?"
Guren looked down at him from above.
Although she didn't think much of Gozu's strength, she had seen his loyalty.
So she was very satisfied with Gozu.
At least compared to her other subordinates, he was far superior.
"..."
Gozu groaned softly and slowly sat up from the ground.
That punch had hit hard, but he quickly recovered and seemed to be fine.
"If you're okay, go check the surroundings and make sure no one comes."
After giving the order, Guren returned to near Takumi.
More than guarding, she wanted to see how Takumi treated Yukimaru.
At this moment, she was like a mother, worried about her child, unable to bear leaving for even a moment.
"Okay."
Gozu responded, slowly stood up, and began to patrol the surroundings, setting up some trigger-type alarms.
Guren came to Takumi's side. Takumi had already begun the organ transplant.
Although Takumi was very skilled, he still needed to concentrate during this kind of surgery.
So even though Guren arrived, he didn't speak.
His movements were very fast; before Guren could see clearly, she saw Takumi take another organ from the corpse.
It wasn't until Takumi took a unique organ from the corpse that her expression suddenly changed.
She opened her mouth but ultimately didn't voice her question.
She was afraid of disturbing Takumi and affecting the treatment.
But although she didn't ask, Takumi spoke instead.
"What do you want to ask?"
His focus was on the treatment, but that didn't stop him from chatting.
"Uh, why did you take that?"
Guren couldn't help pointing at the organ Takumi was stitching. "Yukimaru is a boy. He shouldn't have that thing inside him."
"What boy?"
Takumi said in a strange tone. "Look closely."
"Huh?"
Guren was immediately surprised.
Of course, she couldn't have been mistaken, but what did Takumi mean?
Her gaze shifted downward, and she was immediately surprised, covering her mouth.
Something that should have been there had lost its trace, instead gaining something she was very familiar with.
"How is this possible?"
Guren was completely confused.
But she indeed had never taken off Yukimaru's pants to look.
She now couldn't understand whether Yukimaru had been a boy or a girl before.
'Could I have been mistaken?'
Guren's mind was completely befuddled.
At this point, the treatment was nearing its end.
Although Yukimaru's complexion was still very pale, she was no longer in life-threatening danger,
Just temporarily a bit anemic.
In the short term, she might be a bit weak, but as long as she was given some nutritious food to supplement, she could recover to her original health.
Finally, half an hour passed.
Takumi withdrew his hand with satisfaction.
Now, there was not a single trace of stitching visible on Yukimaru's body.
It was as if she had never been injured at all.
Such amazing Medical Ninjutsu left Guren stunned.
"Done."
Takumi nodded with satisfaction. "She's still a bit weak now. It's best to find her some nutritious food first."
"Preferably some liquids, since her internal organs have just been replaced. It will take some time for them to adapt."
Guren snapped out of it, looking at Takumi with a face full of complicated emotions.
She wanted to say thank you, but the words got stuck in her throat.
After all, she still regarded Takumi as her enemy.
"What are you planning to do?"
Takumi didn't mind and instead asked Guren about her plans.
"What do you mean?"
Guren asked in confusion. "Of course, return to Orochimaru-sama's side."
She didn't understand why Takumi would suddenly ask this kind of question.
Takumi suddenly realized.
At this moment, Guren hadn't gone through a series of emotional journeys, nor had she developed the idea of going into hiding with Yukimaru.
She probably didn't even know about the special connection between Yukimaru and herself.
"I advise you not to do that."
Takumi sighed softly. "For your own good, and for her good."
His gaze fell on Yukimaru. "Think carefully about what your mission was in coming here."
"..."
Guren was stunned for a moment, then her expression immediately turned ugly. "The Tailed Beast."
Although she hadn't seen the process of Obito absorbing the Tailed Beast into the Kamui Dimension, she had also sensed the sudden disappearance of the Tailed Beast's Chakra.
She didn't know what had happened, but she could be certain that the mission assigned to her had failed.
Under these circumstances, what would be the consequence of her taking Yukimaru back?
She herself would probably be fine.
But Yukimaru... would Orochimaru keep her around once she had lost her use?
Guren didn't dare to be certain.
Or rather, she already had an answer in her heart, but she just didn't want to believe it.
"Don't have any wishful thinking."
Takumi interrupted her train of thought.
Guren looked up, staring blankly at Takumi, her eyes very confused.
She trusted Orochimaru and felt she could make any sacrifice for him.
But at the same time, she didn't want Yukimaru to die.
Yet if she just went back like this, the probability of Yukimaru being abandoned would be very high.
"..."
Seeing her dazed expression, Takumi couldn't help but sigh softly. "Do you know why I chose you?"
"Chose... me?"
Guren's mind was now a complete mess; she didn't understand what Takumi was talking about at all.
"Because you have a very special identity for Yukimaru."
Takumi said softly.
He originally didn't want to reveal this.
But now, if Guren didn't go into hiding and instead returned to Orochimaru's side, she and Yukimaru would probably have no good days ahead.
Orochimaru might even transfer his soul into Guren's body.
Then his efforts would be completely wasted.
Guren was one of his main targets in coming here.
Now that he had failed with the Three-Tails, he had to ensure he succeeded with Guren.
"Yukimaru has never had parents since he was little, but do you know why?"
Takumi said calmly. "Because you are the one who killed them."
Guren's pupils immediately constricted.
She never expected things to be like this.