I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Shikamaru didn't keep the matter to himself for too long. He met with Ryosuke every day and once again accidentally told him about the salary increase.

The expected dissatisfaction and anger did not appear, but Ryosuke's eyes were very intriguing, which made Shikamaru a little confused.

The sun is the hottest at noon. Even in Konoha, which has a mild climate, no one wants to stay under the sun. Only these workers are still busy working with their hats on.

"Slow down, slow down, be careful."

As the foreman, Ryosuke would appear at the construction site from time to time, constantly gesturing with his hands to tell the workers how to operate.

Shikamaru looked up at the furnace room that was built first. The towering building was taller than any other building in Konoha, and the enormity of the factory could be seen just from its initial appearance.

"asshole!"

A scolding was accompanied by a loud noise. Shikamaru came to his senses and looked over. A worker had fallen from a great height on the construction site. The other workers immediately formed a circle around him.

Shikamaru quickly ran over and the ANBU hiding in the dark also appeared.

"Get out of the way, don't surround the city!"

Ryosuke ran down in a hurry. The thing he least wanted to happen happened.

Shikamaru followed closely behind, signaling the Anbu to disperse the crowd, not wanting others to stop and watch, regardless of the condition of the injured or the impact.

What came into view was a large pool of blood. The person who fell from the height was a young man in his twenties. At this moment, his legs had become a bloody mess, blood was oozing from his mouth, nose and ears, and his face was pale.

Thanks to the fact that he didn't fall from too high, the physical fitness of people in this world is much better, and the man's slightly floating chest proves that he did not die immediately.

"What are you all standing there for! The person is not dead yet! Hurry up and carry the stretcher!"

Ryosuke's eyes were red like a tiger about to show its power. If someone died on the construction site, he would not be able to escape responsibility.

Several workers with quick reactions immediately brought a stretcher over, and Ryosuke personally carried the injured man on it.

The whole process happened so quickly that Shikamaru and the group of Anbu didn't even have a chance to interrupt.

"Put aside the work on the construction site for now. You guys keep order here. I'll go to the hospital with you to take a look."

Shikamaru straightened his clothes and said, although this matter could not be blamed on him, as the supervisor of the construction site Shikamaru still had to go and check out the situation.

Several people rushed to the hospital in a hurry, ignoring the surprise of other patients, and started shouting as soon as they entered the hospital.

The nurse at the front desk took one look at the stretcher that had been stained red and immediately notified the medical team.

Shizune, wearing a white coat and a mask, quickly arrived at the scene and without saying anything else asked the medical team members to push the patient into the operating room.

Shikamaru was too busy to exchange pleasantries at the moment, so he could only wait outside the operating room with Ryosuke.

Looking at Ryosuke, whose forehead was still covered in sweat, Shikamaru's perception of him changed a little, and he comforted him, "Although I'm not a medical ninja, with Shizune Jonin here, it should be okay."

Shikamaru was right. This world was not like the Blue Planet. With this kind of injury, at most he would have to saw off both legs and would definitely be able to survive.

"That's not what I'm worried about."

Ryosuke shook his head, his expression still worried. Before he could continue speaking, hurried footsteps were heard in the corridor.

Shikamaru looked towards the corner and saw a young woman in her early twenties walking quickly towards them, supporting an old woman, followed by two children, one big and one small.

Before Shikamaru could figure out what was going on, the old lady walked up and pointed her cane at Ryosuke.

"It's all your fault. You encouraged my Ah Kuan to do such a dangerous job! If anything happens to Ah Kuan, I will never forgive you!"

The two children were frightened. They had never seen their grandmother so angry, and they all hid behind the young woman.

Ryosuke stood up, lowered his head and kept apologizing, but he was unable to extinguish the old lady's anger.

No matter how dumb Shikamaru was, he could tell that this was the patient's family member. He saw that the young woman had flour on her hands and her eyes were red. It seemed that she had rushed here as soon as she got the news.

"Don't blame Ryosuke, old lady. He didn't want this to happen, and your son shouldn't be seriously injured."

Shikamaru couldn't stand watching Ryosuke being scolded and not daring to refute, so he started to persuade him.

"Master Ninja, is my Ryosuke really alright?"

The young woman grabbed Shikamaru's arm and refused to let go as if she had found her savior.

Shikamaru took a look at the other person. The young woman looked average, but she hadn't had time to clean the flour off her hands and the apron on her body. He guessed that they were a loving couple.

Shikamaru patted the other's hand that was holding him, and said in a gentle tone, "The one who performed the operation on the worker is Hokage-sama's assistant, a very famous medical ninja in the village. Don't worry, he will be fine."

Just as the young woman felt relieved, the old woman ran over and asked.

"That would cost a lot of money, and we have no savings!"

Only then did Shikamaru realize that it was an exaggeration to use the word "simple" to describe the other family. Apart from the two children who were dressed neatly and cleanly, the clothes of the two adults were full of patches, and it was obvious that they were not from a wealthy family.

"Don't worry, this is a work-related injury, and it's also a contribution to Konoha. Konoha won't let your family bear any responsibility for this."

It is impossible for nothing to happen on a construction site, especially when building such a large factory. Konoha has no experience and some work injuries are inevitable. So from the beginning, Tsunade ordered the Konoha Hospital to be on call at all times and all work injuries would be treated free of charge.

Only then did the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law feel truly relieved, but Ryosuke's expression still did not improve.

With a bang, the door of the operating room opened and a group of people rushed in, all wanting to know the patient's condition first.

Jingyin was quite familiar with this situation, and pressed her hands together to signal for silence.

After the group of people stopped making noise, he looked at the old woman and said.

"He is your son, right? His condition has stabilized and he is no longer in danger of death. But one bad thing is that he may never be able to stand up again."

"No! What does the doctor mean by maybe he will never be able to stand up again? Our family is relying on him to support us!"

The old lady couldn't hold back her emotions any longer and was about to fall to the ground, but luckily Shikamaru was quick enough to help her up.

The young woman kept wiping her tears, not knowing what to say. The two children saw their mother crying and started crying too. Ryosuke gave a miserable laugh and did not comment.

"Is there no chance?"

Shikamaru felt that Konoha could actually heal injuries of this severity, and that Rock Lee's injuries were much more serious but he was able to recover as before.

Shizune then noticed Shikamaru, took off her mask, shook her head and said, "The patient is just an ordinary person. He doesn't have the physical fitness of a ninja. Now we have done our best."

Shikamaru remained silent. It was not that he could not understand what Shizune said, but he was wondering if this result was too cruel for this whole family.

After answering the questions, Jingyin did not stay for long and went back into the operating room as there was still some finishing work to be done, and she did not want to continue facing the patient's family.

"Ryosuke Honda! Tell me what will happen to my son in the future! He just had a child. How is he going to work after he loses his two legs?"

The old lady found someone to vent her anger on, but she also stated a fact.

"I don't want this to happen either, and the person in charge of building the entire factory is right here, so what's the point of you always looking for me?"

Ryosuke gestured to Shikamaru who was nearby, and that this was the person he could really talk to.

But the Konoha forehead protector worn by Shikamaru made them feel a little at a loss as civilians would always be afraid of ninjas.

Shikamaru glanced at Ryosuke, stepped forward and took the initiative to say, "I will report this matter to the Hokage, and I will also apply for subsequent compensation. You wait for my news."