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In the fight with Kanryu Takeda, Aoshi Shinimori gets shot in both legs, in
what appears to be above the kneecaps. Yet come a few months later, he is able
to fight perfectly fine in the Kyoto arc, despite these injuries.  
  
Does Nobuhiro Watsuki ever explain this at all? Or is it different in the
manga in some way, where he doesn't get as grevious of injuries? I'm looking
for either an official explanation by the author or by the source.

**TLDR: How can Aoshi Shinimori walk/fight with gunshot wound injuries?**


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How can Aoshi Shinimori walk/run/fight when he got shot in both legs?


While bullet wounds _can_ be very dangerous, [according to this Wired
article](https://www.wired.com/2015/12/what-really-happens-when-you-get-shot/)
by a combat medic, they can also be relatively trivial. The author retells the
story of a man shot in the chest and neck six times who remained fully alert
and responsive, and survived. [According to
Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunshot_wound), _"depending on the
extent of injury, management can range from superficial wound care to limb
amputation."_ A bullet to the leg could shatter your femur, or it could cause
so little damage a doctor would just slap a bandage on it (assuming the bullet
passed through).

Moreover, a man like Aoshi would likely have trained in martial arts pain
management techniques. Aoshi may well feel pain from his injuries during the
Kyoto arc but could ignore it.


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The damage done by a bullet is prevalent if it hits major tissue or
functioning essential organs. People shot multiple times continue to move
about. Painfully YES but if Nothing is majorly damaged you can continue moving
about.


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