Seeing how effortlessly Furina handled it, Baki was clearly unwilling to believe it. He immediately increased the force in his hand, trying to overpower her. But the scene he expected still did not appear. Instead, Furina actively pushed him back.
"Looks like I bet wrong."
After being repelled by Furina, even if Baki was unwilling to accept it, he had to admit that the opponent was no inferior to him in taijutsu. His earlier assumption that taijutsu was her weakness had naturally turned out to be nonsense.
Before Baki could think any further, a drill wrapped in rapidly spinning water streams came rushing straight at his face. Seeing this, even though he was already nearing his limit, Baki still reacted. However, his overexerted body could no longer support excessive movements. He could only barely hold his kunai horizontally in front of him in an attempt to block.
And this move clearly imitating the Second Hokage's Hard Vortex Water Blade was naturally not something a mere kunai could withstand. The instant they clashed, the arm holding the kunai was torn apart. The momentum did not slow, and it pierced straight through the opponent's chest.
"Mmph."
Tilting her head to avoid the blood the other spat out, Furina also released the ninjutsu. At the same time, she quickly raised her leg and kicked the opponent flying.
With blood gushing nonstop from that chest wound, if she hesitated even two more seconds, her own body would be covered in it too.
"Hiss, you..."
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave."
Furina had no intention of giving the opponent a chance to deliver last words. A single Water Severing Wave finished him off. She was no villain how could she possibly listen to him ramble on and on?
After eliminating Baki, there were no more significant threats left among the invaders of Konoha. Orochimaru was up above fighting the Third Hokage to the death, and Kabuto would naturally need to provide support nearby.
Aside from those two, the rest were basically small fry. They posed almost no threat to Furina, so she could not be bothered to deal with them. She immediately headed toward the direction with the most overwhelming momentum.
Although the clash between Orochimaru and the Third Hokage above had the highest quality, in terms of sheer spectacle, it was not them. Rather, it was the fully liberated Shukaku in the distance and the Nine-Tails-like Gamabunta dozens of meters tall, their casual movements shaking the earth and mountains.
Furina naturally had to head to her little buddy's side first, lend a hand, and conveniently hog some spotlight while she was at it.
"Whoa, isn't this Sasuke?"
Not long after arriving near the battlefield, Furina found Sasuke lying unconscious on the ground. She guessed he had gone head-to-head with the rampaging Gaara and ended up like this.
"You're really lucky. I haven't even used my medical ninjutsu on myself yet, but I'm using it on you first."
After sighing with emotion, Furina walked over to Sasuke, crouched down, and gently placed her hand on him. At the same time, a warm, glowing green light bloomed from her palm.
Under Furina's Palm Immortal Technique, Sasuke's injuries recovered at high speed. Before long, he awoke from his unconscious state.
"Yo, you're awake. Let me tell you some good news: the surgery was a success. You're now an adorable girl o(￣︶￣)o."
"Hm!"
Looking at Furina suddenly right in front of his face, Sasuke did not react immediately to what was happening. After a moment of processing, he abruptly looked down. Only after confirming did he slowly let out a breath of relief.
"Don't joke like that, you idiot." Seeing Furina snickering off to the side, Sasuke helplessly grumbled. His teammate was great in every way except that her personality could be a bit nasty sometimes.
"But still, thank you. I didn't expect you to know medical ninjutsu and to be so proficient at it too."
As he spoke, Sasuke could not help but sigh inwardly. While keeping up with his training without falling behind, she had even learned an advanced-looking medical ninjutsu. Compared to her, his so-called genius status back at the Ninja Academy was basically a joke.
After mocking himself for a bit, Sasuke suddenly recalled what Orochimaru had said to him back in the Forest of Death. Those words grew clearer and clearer in his mind.
"But..." Sasuke glanced at Furina, who was still treating him, then looked at Naruto in the distance fighting Gaara. A conflicted expression appeared on his face.
Before, he could act without any reservations for the sake of revenge. But now things were different...
"Alright, the treatment's pretty much done. Looks like things are wrapping up over at Naruto's side too. I'll go see if there's anything I can help with."
"I'll come with you." After standing up and moving his limbs to confirm there were no issues, Sasuke followed behind Furina. If there were still enemies over there, he could lend a hand as well.
Under the clash of two giant beings, all the surrounding trees had been swept flat, leaving only Naruto and Gaara lying in the middle of a cleared area, both fallen into unconsciousness.
"Looks like my medical ninjutsu won't get used on myself after all~"
Walking over to Naruto, the glowing green light bloomed in her hand once more. Under the treatment of Palm Immortal Technique, combined with the powerful vitality of a jinchūriki, Naruto soon woke up.
"Furina, I'm fine now. Go help Gaara get treated first, please."
Upon waking, for some reason Naruto's first words were to ask Furina to treat Gaara. Hearing this, Furina did not ask for a reason and simply walked over to Gaara to begin treatment.
"Eh, Furina, aren't you going to ask why?" Seeing Furina start treating without a word, Naruto could not help feeling puzzled. He had spent a lot of brainpower thinking up how to explain it.
"Idiot, we're comrades, aren't we? Do comrades need that many questions? Since you want me to save him, you must have your reasons. I just need to help.
And even if he wakes up and tries to cause trouble again, it's no big deal. Worst case, I'll just knock him out again. O(∩_∩)O Haha~"
After hearing Furina's righteous and stern reply, Naruto could not help feeling a bit embarrassed. It was all his mouth's fault why did he have to ask that for no reason?
"Heh." Seeing Naruto's awkward expression, Sasuke off to the side could not help but laugh. What an idiot.
"So that's how Furina views her comrades." After inwardly roasting Naruto, Sasuke began pondering what Furina had just said. He felt that she probably would not oppose him going to Orochimaru.
"Yo, you're awake. Let me tell you some good news: the surgery was a success. You're now an adorable girl."
As a jinchūriki, Gaara's constitution naturally needed no elaboration. After not much treatment time, Gaara slowly opened his panda-like eyes. At the same time, Furina did not forget to deliver the same blessing she had given Sasuke.
"Hm?"
"Haha, Gaara, you're awake too. That's great."
"Yeah, I'm fine now. Thank you for your help."
Before Gaara could even ponder what Furina had just said, Naruto had already come over with a big smile on his face. Upon seeing Naruto, Gaara no longer thought about the earlier remark. After thanking Furina, he started chatting with Naruto.