... he has a terminal illness. Had. Either this place had erased it or kept it check. In all the time I've known him, the only time I've seen a trace of it was during the last Valley. [Luceti Valley.]
His internal organs are ravaged. They shouldn't be. I can repair the damage... but...
[And his hands are flying. It's a different type of surgery. He's sealing the holes in the lungs, resculpting the flesh of each organ at an impossibly precise level to return function and excising dead tissue, and encouraging regeneration at the cellular level with Nala. Now that he can see and target the magic.
It's a stronger set of lungs that are emerging. One of Itachi's hands briefly enters his peripheral vision and the slightest hint of blue on nail snags him. It's an odd bit to catch his attention.
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... he has a terminal illness. Had. Either this place had erased it or kept it check. In all the time I've known him, the only time I've seen a trace of it was during the last Valley. [Luceti Valley.]
His internal organs are ravaged. They shouldn't be. I can repair the damage... but...
[And his hands are flying. It's a different type of surgery. He's sealing the holes in the lungs, resculpting the flesh of each organ at an impossibly precise level to return function and excising dead tissue, and encouraging regeneration at the cellular level with Nala. Now that he can see and target the magic.
It's a stronger set of lungs that are emerging. One of Itachi's hands briefly enters his peripheral vision and the slightest hint of blue on nail snags him. It's an odd bit to catch his attention.
But, Itachi hadn't worn nailpolish for years.]
...
... his fingernails are painted...
[Realization finally hits and he sounds sick.]