Time quietly slipped away through their fingers,
No one could see it,
No one could touch it,
As though,
The moment you looked up,
The flowers outside the window had bloomed, dancing in the wind.
Sasuke watched the colorful blossoms fall in the breeze, butterflies fluttering and birds chirping in the trees, his thoughts a tangled mess.
Today was the day he was discharged from the hospital.
Behind him, Naruto was packing up some of Sasuke's daily necessities. When he finished, he saw Sasuke staring out the window in a daze and called out, "Sasuke, let's go. Sakura, Ino, and Hinata said they were coming to see you off."
Only then did Sasuke come back to his senses. He moved to help Naruto carry the things.
Naruto pushed his hand away, raised the luggage high overhead, and said, "No need. I can handle it myself." As he spoke, Naruto casually showed off his muscles.
Seeing Naruto hold his arm so high, Sasuke gave up. This guy had grown so tall, two heads taller than me. With his arm raised that high, wouldn't I have to jump just to reach it?
That would be far too embarrassing.
The cool, aloof boy of the Uchiha Clan thought so.
In truth, over the past month, while caring for Sasuke, Naruto had not slacked off in his training. Instead, he had worked even harder.
After gaining an initial grasp of the Indestructible Body, he tempered his vitality and blood every day. His abundant essence was converted into blood each day, and his appetite had grown as well, reaching the point where he could truly eat an entire cow in a day.
Fortunately, the bulls at the Breeding Farm were doing their part, working like mad for the prosperity of their herd.
Moreover, with help