The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 02]

Chapter 395 - Gold Upgrader Card

Daichi quietly stepped out of the chamber, sliding the door shut behind him. 'Twenty-four to thirty hours. That's the margin I bought us. I can't afford even a single miscalculation.'

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood with Tobirama, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Shizune at his sides. All conversation stopped the instant Daichi walked out the treatment room.

The Genin paused for a moment and steadied his breath as he felt everyone's eyes lock onto him. The atmosphere was filled with concern and expectation but no one spoke until Daichi broke the silence himself.

"She's stable, for now," Daichi finally said, directing his words toward the Hokage. "We've bought ourselves roughly a day."

Hiruzen let out a small breath of relief. His weathered expression, however, revealed his understanding that they were not out of the woods yet. "What exactly are we dealing with, Daichi?"

The boy hesitated to answer for a moment.

Seeing that, Jiraiya spoke up. "Just give it to us straight, kid. What's happening inside her? What did Orochimaru's serum do?"

"It created a cellular storm," Daichi replied with a grim expression. "Orochimaru forced modified foreign cells into sensei's body and they're aggressively grafting onto her tissues. They're competing with her original cells for oxygen, glucose, and – most critically – chakra. The clash is triggering internal lacerations, micro-aneurysms, and multi-organ stress. Her body is practically tearing itself apart from the inside."

"Lord First's cells..." Hiruzen murmured, crossing his arms. A flash of bitterness crossed his face. "Orochimaru's obsession with those cells already caused a disaster that took nearly 60 lives. I just never thought..." He sighed and shook his head to get rid of the horrible memories.

Tobirama's gaze narrowed and looked at the boy. "So the serum you gave her earlier—the Life Blood was to repair internal organ damage, correct?"

Daichi nodded. "Yes. The Life Blood serum is stabilizing her internal organs by rapidly repairing tissues and mitigating cell damage. Think of it as chakra-infused haematopoietic stem cells plus accelerated clotting factors. It's knitting the worst micro-tears across her heart and lungs and keeping the kidneys perfused."

Tobirama's brow rose. "And the other vial? The one you called Booster Shot. That's providing the energy needed to sustain her recovery?"

Daichi confirmed. "Yeah. Her pituitary–adrenal axis switched to a metabolic blackout to conserve resources – classic severe-injury coma physiology. That serum temporarily jump-started cortisol and epinephrine analogues, giving the body enough energy to re-establish perfusion without shocking the system."

Shizune quickly understood what Daichi did and her eyes slightly widened in surprise. "You reignited her hormonal pathways giving her body the needed energy for the metamorphosis."

"Yup."

Kakashi glanced between them and then turned to Daichi. "What about her chakra reserves? Lady Tsunade's Strength-of-a-Hundred Seal gives her vast amounts of chakra. Won't that sustain her?"

Hiruzen nodded with Kakashi. "Yes. The chakra stored in her seal is immense."

Daichi exhaled sharply, frustration evident for a brief moment. "Normally, yes. But it's not infinite. Right now, incompatible foreign chakra is coursing through her system, directly clashing with her natural chakra flow. Her Strength-of-a-Hundred Seal is robust, but her chakra is draining at an alarming rate, much faster than it would even in a prolonged battle."

Seeing the doubtful look on some of their faces, Daichi began to explain again. "Imagine two electrical grids wired together out of phase – you waste double the energy just fighting entropy. Tsunade-sensei is burning chakra at five to six times the battle rate merely to keep her cells intact."