"Well done, I knew you could do it, Rin."
Kakashi, who was observing silently at the side, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In order to avoid disturbing Rin, he had not said anything.
Hearing Kakashi's praise, Rin wiped the sweat from her forehead and a bright smile appeared on her rosy little face.
"You two did well. You both met the prerequisites for this test."
"But don't be too happy too soon, the real test is just beginning!"
Tsunade said, holding up the two rabbits that she had asked her Shadow Clone to catch earlier.
"See? One for each person."
"Now they are your injured companions. Whoever can ensure their survival will be qualified to study!"
After saying that, Tsunade gathered her Chakra hand knife and quickly cut deep wounds on the abdomens of the two rabbits, one of which was obviously deeper.
After doing all this, Tsunade quickly turned her head away, as if she didn't want to look at them any more.
"Ah!"
Seeing blood oozing from the rabbit's abdomen and dyeing the snow-white and translucent fur red, Rin covered her mouth and screamed!
Seeing this, Kakashi immediately took the two rabbits from the clone.
After handing the one with less serious injuries to Rin, Kakashi quickly checked the injury, and then his pupils shrank!
He then realized that his rabbit had been pierced through the heart and was dying!
At this moment, the scene in the original work where Rin was hit by a blow through the heart suddenly appeared in his mind!
Without time to think, the Chakra in his hands quickly condensed, and his hands, glowing green, hovered over the rabbit's abdomen.
Of course, we must save him!!
On the other side, Rin, who took the rabbit, quickly adjusted her mood and started treatment.
Ten minutes later.
Rin was already sweating profusely, her breathing became more and more rapid, and the green light on her hand flickered. It was obvious that she had reached her limit!
Not enough!!
Rin roared in her heart, and continued to grit her teeth and persevere, trying to squeeze more energy out of the cells in her body!
However, this tiny amount of Chakra was not enough to completely heal the rabbit's wound.
Bang!
As the last bit of energy was drained, Rin finally couldn't hold on anymore, fell sideways, and hit her forehead heavily on the ground.
But her hands that were healing still did not move away!
"Lady Tsunade, I have managed to stabilize the situation for the time being."
"I'm sorry, please come and treat it next, please!"
Rin, who was extremely weak, requested out loud.
"Why? You've already failed. No matter whether it's saved or not, you've lost the qualification to become my disciple."
Tsunade looked at Rin in surprise.
"It's okay, I give up. Please save it!"
Although Rin's voice was weak, it revealed a firmness.
"I know, Shizune."
Tsunade saw this and was thoughtful.
"Yes!"
Shizune stepped forward and took over Rin's treatment.
Soon, the recovered rabbit turned over and lay down in front of Rin.
A pair of ruby eyes that had regained their vitality were looking curiously at this human who made it feel warm.
Seeing this, Rin felt relieved and finally smiled.
"If winning or losing doesn't matter to you, why do you insist on doing this?"
"You should know that draining Chakra like this can be life-threatening."
Tsunade asked softly as she squatted down and checked Rin over.
"Winning or losing is of course important, not to mention that this is a precious spot that Kakashi helped me get!"
"But it means nothing in front of the lives of our companions, not even their lives!"
Tsunade sighed softly after hearing this.
"...It's just like me when I was young. Full of love, but I didn't understand anything."
"According to the rules, you failed, and I will not accept you as my apprentice for the time being."
After hearing the final verdict, even though she had expected it, Rin still revealed a barely perceptible disappointment on her face.
I'm sorry, Kakashi, I disappointed you...
Rin looked a little gloomy when she thought of the high price Kakashi paid for her.
"But..." Tsunade suddenly changed the subject, "Until Shizune's strength reaches Chūnin, I will stay in the village. When I teach her, you can come and listen."
"Huh?!"
"Thank you, Tsunade-sister!!"
Rin was stunned at first, and then a bright smile bloomed on her face!
Seeing this, Tsunade couldn't help but let out a smile.
But Rin quickly turned her attention to Kakashi.
That's right, Kakashi is still in treatment.
Although his Chakra amount is enough to rival a Chūnin.
But the rabbit in front of him didn't show any signs of improvement and was just barely hanging on!
He didn't notice what happened around him just now.
At this moment, he was just shouting frantically in his heart, he must be saved, he must be saved!
Tsunade also noticed that Kakashi looked strange.
She regarded this as a genius's desire to win and didn't take it seriously.
As time went by, forty minutes passed, which was already beyond the limit that a ninja academy student could achieve!
But Kakashi hasn't given up yet!
Unlike the previous one, Tsunade was sure that this rabbit with a pierced heart could not be saved by anyone except herself.
Originally, this rabbit was intended for Rin, after all, Rin's arrival was just an accident.
She was not prepared to give Rin a chance to learn at first.
As a result, Kakashi took the initiative to choose the rabbit that was more seriously injured.
That was fine, she had already secretly changed it in her mind: as long as Kakashi could hold out for more than twenty minutes, he would pass.
After all, with the amount of Chakra Kakashi had, twenty minutes was enough to successfully heal the other rabbit, so it wasn't considered a violation.
After all, you make the rules yourself, and whether you follow them or not depends on your mood.
"Stop it, Kakashi."
"At your current age, being able to keep it alive for forty minutes is enough to pass my test!"
However, Kakashi turned a deaf ear to them. Sweat continued to seep out of his pale face, and he murmured unconsciously: "It must be possible to save him, it must be possible..."
"Kakashi? Kakashi?"
Tsunade noticed that something was wrong with Kakashi's condition and came over to grab his arm.
"Let it go, it's enough, you passed the test!"
After being forced to stop, Kakashi looked up blankly.
Tsunade frowned, she found that there seemed to be a hint of fear in Kakashi's eyes?
Suddenly, Kakashi's body swayed slightly and he fainted.
Seeing this, Tsunade had no choice but to carry Kakashi on her shoulders.
Well, the exhausted Rin was also carried up, and then walked towards the village with a confused Shizune.
Today's test went far beyond her expectations.
Rin is fine.
With a kind nature, good talents and a love for life, she is a good candidate to become a medical ninja.
But Kakashi's behavior puzzled her.
It's just a rabbit. It has passed the test. What is he afraid of?
Come to think of it, the same conversation we had yesterday was also true.
Although he showed the magnanimity to protect his companions later on, he insisted on using the excuse of self-protection at the beginning.
This child always seems to like hiding his inner thoughts.
Was it Senior White Fang's death that made him develop such a cautious character?
Never mind, kids are the most annoying thing.
Why should I give myself this kind of trouble, really!
Oh yes, and there is also an apprenticeship fee of 8 million.
Thinking of this, Tsunade quickly touched the place where the money was placed on her sleeve, and the thick feel made the corners of her mouth curl up slightly.
Yoshi, after we send these two kids back, we'll go to the newly opened gambling house.
After all, how can you live up to the title of God of Gamblers if you don't visit every gambling house?