With about thirty hours remaining until the predicted final battle, inside a laboratory in Konohagakure, Hiruko wearing a face mask removed the stitches from the arm of the man on the operating table. After a brief inspection yielded no issues, he wiped the light sweat from his forehead.
"How do you feel? Any discomfort?" Hiruko asked while lowering his head to pack up his tools.
"No," the man shook his head and sat up, making to leave, but was instantly stopped by Hiruko.
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