Naruto: You Call This A Medical Ninja?

With the release of the Holy Hand Domain, the barrier surrounding Reiki shattered instantly.

Ōtsutsuki Ishiki stared at Reiki in shock.

His instincts kicked in, and he stepped one foot back into the space crack behind him, ready to retreat if things spiraled further out of control.

For Ishiki, this wasn't the end—there would always be another opportunity.

After all, the Ōtsutsuki clan lived for eons.

If he couldn't take Reiki now, he'd wait. With time on his side, he'd outlast him.

"So, this is it?" Reiki said softly, a touch of sadness in his voice as he examined the root of the Chakra Divine Tree entwined around him.

"You've been picked for your fruit, stripped of energy, and left in a state of suspended animation. How pitiful…"

Reiki reached out, brushing his fingers along the root system.

As he did, a potion bottle materialized in his hand.

When Reiki opened the bottle, an overwhelming aura of life poured forth, saturating the air.

The roots wrapped around him immediately absorbed the potion's contents.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The tree roots trembled violently.

"Wait! This brat… he's trying to awaken the will of the Chakra Tree!"

Ōtsutsuki Ishiki's face twisted in alarm as he grasped what Reiki was attempting.

Shock rippled through him—awakening the will of the Chakra Divine Tree was something the Ōtsutsuki had tried and failed to achieve for countless ages.

The clan could only harvest the fruits, leaving the tree itself as a husk.

To survive the fruit's harvesting was already the pinnacle of their knowledge.

But now… this child was succeeding where they had failed.

"You feel it, don't you?" Reiki asked, his tone light but mocking as he looked at Ishiki.

"What do you mean?" Ishiki snapped, his composure cracking.

For the first time in ages, he felt genuine fear. A suffocating sense of crisis radiated from Reiki—a boy, no more than an ant compared to the grandeur of the Ōtsutsuki.

He couldn't shake the feeling that if he stayed, it would mean his end.

"The wrath of the Chakra Divine Tree," Reiki said.

"You've taken endlessly from it without gratitude. Worse, you forced it to ripen early, draining an entire living planet's energy just to satisfy your greed."

Reiki's words were cutting.

"Maybe that's why your Ōtsutsuki clan will ultimately fail."

As he spoke, the tree roots around him began to loosen.

The energy from the roots distorted the surrounding space, including the crack behind Ishiki.

The distortions effectively sealed the space, nullifying Ishiki's escape route.

Even if he wanted to leave, it was now impossible.

"Wrath? Don't be ridiculous!" Ishiki roared.

"I, Ōtsutsuki Ishiki, have planted twelve Divine Trees! I've consumed two chakra fruits!

"I am a direct descendant of the Ōtsutsuki lineage!

"You're nothing but a fleeting mortal. How dare you judge me?!"

Anger boiled over as Ishiki's body transformed.

A single horn began to grow from his forehead, and Orochimaru's features melted away, replaced by Ishiki's true form, covered in intricate curse marks.

"I'll kill you and prove my righteousness!" Ishiki bellowed, his presence radiating destructive power.

Ishiki charged at Reiki, his strength exploding.

But within Reiki's Holy Hand Domain, the energy remained contained, unable to affect the outside world.

"Release!"

Without hesitation, Reiki deactivated his domain.

He wasn't foolish enough to take Ishiki head-on.

The burst of energy and sound from their clash drew immediate attention from the special training camp.

Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama rushed to the scene without delay.

The aura of Ōtsutsuki Ishiki was all too familiar—it was the same foe they had fought and defeated not long ago.

How was he here again?

"It's him," Madara growled, his Rinnegan flaring as he locked eyes on Ishiki.

Without hesitation, he charged forward, releasing Limbo: Border Jail as several shadowy figures moved to attack Ishiki.

Hashirama followed, unleashing a massive Wood Release to isolate the area.

He used the technique to push the young ninjas of the special training camp to safety, ensuring they wouldn't get caught in the crossfire.

It was an instinctive move—a remnant of his years as Hokage.

Other instructors from the various villages began arriving as well.

As seasoned combatants, many were of quasi-Kage or Kage level, more than capable of contributing to the fight.

"That's… Uchiha Madara and Reiki?!"

Both Kirabi and Ai froze, disbelief etched on their faces.

Reiki, who they had always thought of as a medical ninja with combat talents, was now holding his own against an Ōtsutsuki.

The Reiki they knew fought with precision and intelligence, but the raw power he displayed now was on a completely different level.

"Let me join the fight!" Hatake Sakumo said, drawing his short sword.

The idea of standing by while others fought was unthinkable.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

Hashirama summoned a massive wooden dragon, launching himself into the heart of the battle.

Even with reinforcements, Ishiki began to feel the strain.

It wasn't fear of the opponents themselves—he could handle them.

The problem was Orochimaru's body.

It simply couldn't sustain Ishiki's full power.

The tide began turning as Ishiki faced relentless pressure.

Reiki's surgical abilities landed devastating blows at critical moments, leaving Ishiki vulnerable.

"Enough!" Ishiki bellowed, unleashing a massive shockwave to create distance.

But the realization had already dawned on him—if this battle continued, he would lose.

And worse, without planting a contract, he risked dying for good.

To be continued...