As the Five Elder Stars gathered together, Uchiha Madara, Hashirama Senju, and Obito Uchiha also converged beside Lin Xuan.
Uchiha Madara stood with his arms crossed, watching the Elder Stars coldly. "These guys, they wouldn't be thinking of running away, would they?"
Hashirama Senju said, "Probably not. They are, after all, the highest authorities in this world. Wouldn't they lose all face if they just fled?"
The youthful-looking Obito snorted arrogantly. "Escaping won't be so easy in front of me!" Even as they spoke, none of the three took their eyes off the Elder Stars.
Naturally, the Five Elder Stars had no intention of fleeing.
As they gathered, the Great Elder Star—Curly Hair—scanned the surroundings, his gaze fixed particularly on Lin Xuan's group, clearly on guard against any sudden moves from them.
Meanwhile, the Second Elder Star—Long Beard—began examining the injuries of the other three.
He started with the most severely injured one, the bald monk.
"Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect you to be beaten this badly!" Long Beard took the severed left arm while muttering under his breath. A vein visibly throbbed on the bald monk's temple.
Although the two often didn't see eye to eye, they both understood the importance of prioritizing the bigger picture. The bald monk also knew this guy had a sharp tongue, so he simply chose to ignore the remark.
Holding the severed arm against the stump, Long Beard's palm began to emit a green glow that enveloped the area.
In the next second, the flesh at the stump seemed to come alive, stretching out like a liquid and intertwining with the severed arm.
In the blink of an eye, the arm was reattached!
Even more astonishing was that when the bald monk flexed his arm, it appeared as if it had never been severed.
"How is that possible? A severed arm reattached so quickly?"
"Is this a Devil Fruit ability? It's incredibly powerful, to heal such a severe injury so rapidly!"
Witnessing this scene, everyone on the battlefield was shocked once again. This display by Long Beard truly astounded them.
"Oh? So this guy specializes in healing abilities?" Lin Xuan watched with keen interest.
He suddenly found the composition of the Five Elder Stars quite intriguing.
The Great Elder Star—Curly Hair, though he had only made a brief move, gave Lin Xuan the impression of a purely physical combat specialist.
The Second Elder Star—Long Beard, based on his current display, was clearly skilled in healing.
Of course, since these two hadn't truly engaged in combat yet, Lin Xuan couldn't be sure if they possessed other abilities.
After all, according to his earlier speculation, the Elder Stars likely mastered multiple different Devil Fruit abilities!
Based on the previous battles: the Third Elder Star—Golden Beard excelled at mental attacks, creating openings for his companions; the Fourth Elder Star—Handlebar Mustache was proficient in long-range energy attacks; and the Fifth Elder Star—Bald Monk was a master swordsman.
Categorizing them, Lin Xuan was startled to realize that, using Earth game terminology, these five perfectly fit the roles of Warrior, Healer, Support, Mage, and Swordsman!
"Coincidence?"
Lin Xuan didn't think so. It felt more like a deliberately arranged combination!
He speculated to himself: Perhaps this is a special arrangement by that Imu!
Just as Lin Xuan was pondering this, Long Beard swept his gaze across the battlefield. Suddenly, numerous green points of light emerged from his body.
"Vitality Surge!"
In the next instant, all the light points shot out, directly entering every soldier of the World Government army on the battlefield.
Then, something astonishing happened.
The soldiers of the World Government, who were already covered in wounds and seriously injured, saw their injuries heal at a visible, rapid pace.
In no time, all their injuries had miraculously disappeared!
To their even greater delight, they could clearly feel that their previously depleted stamina had also mostly recovered. Their bodies were once again filled with energy!
This is the power of an Elder Star?
Sengoku and Kong exchanged a glance, their faces showing complex expressions.
They could sense the soldiers on their side perking up again; morale had finally been fully restored!
In contrast, on the Whitebeard Pirates' side, the pirates were utterly dumbfounded.
Although they had wounded the World Government forces, they themselves were also battered, bruised, gasping for breath, and their casualties were even more severe than the enemy's.
Now, their enemies had suddenly all been restored to full health. How were they supposed to fight now?!
Whitebeard, Roger, and the others looked at Long Beard with extremely grave expressions.
This guy's ability was far too powerful. With such a person providing support for the World Government, this war had just become much more difficult!
"Interesting. He can even perform group healing? No wonder those guys are so full of confidence again!" Lin Xuan remarked with interest, looking at the Second Elder Star—Long Beard.
Then, he turned to Hashirama Senju, who had returned to his side. "Hashirama, how about you 'heal up' our side too?"
What the heck did 'heal up' mean?
Hashirama's mouth twitched. "Although my Wood Release does possess strong recovery capabilities, I can't perform group healing on such a scale like that guy!"
"Heh, you're not even as good as your granddaughter Tsunade!" Lin Xuan teased.
"Haha, that girl Tsunade is indeed outstanding. Truly worthy of being my descendant!" Hashirama laughed heartily.
Lin Xuan was left feeling somewhat helpless.
His attempt to rib Hashirama had backfired; he'd forgotten that Hashirama was also a bit thick-skinned.
Uchiha Madara sighed inwardly, wondering how he ever became best friends and rivals with such a goofball as Hashirama.
Of course, the immediate problem was how to manage group healing.
If there was no solution, the upcoming battle would likely have to rely mainly on the members of the Ninja Association, who feared no injury. The Whitebeard Pirates and the batch of pirates from Impel Down, many of whom were already seriously wounded, would probably have to withdraw for now.
Just then, a voice spoke up: "Leave this matter to me."
Lin Xuan turned in surprise, finding the speaker was someone he never expected—Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!
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