"Hirohiko... Hirohiko..."
Kiko's anxious calls rang out one after another as she bent over him, both hands about to grab Hirohiko's shoulders and shake him.
"Don't worry. He's only unconscious, but we don't know whether he has any injuries we can't detect for now. Let him lie still."
At that moment, the Medical Ninja holding a pile of examination tools spoke, his tone quite gentle.
These children...
A quiet sigh passed through the Medical Ninja's heart. No matter how accustomed he was to such scenes, seeing a child barely eleven or twelve years old sent to the battlefield and left unconscious... if someone had not happened to save him, he might have died somewhere on that battlefield by now.
No matter how used they became to lives fading away, they could never calmly accept the loss of a young life.
Let the war end soon...
After that thought crossed his mind, he silently sighed again.
"Kiko, calm down!"
Hearing this, Snow Eagle pulled Kiko back slightly and said in a deep voice.
At the same time, he looked somewhat stiffly at the ankle Hirohiko was clutching tightly. After hesitating for a moment, he asked the examining Medical Ninja, "Can you move your hand?"
"Of course. But be careful."
Hearing his cautious words, the Medical Ninja raised his head slightly and replied gently.
"Mm."
Hyuga Yukyō nodded lightly. Then, he slowly reached toward the ankle and tried to remove Hirohiko's hand. However, the moment he tried, his expression changed slightly.
Hirohiko...
No matter how hard he pulled, Hirohiko's hand did not move at all. Even unconscious, he had not loosened his grip in the slightest.
It seemed that guy...
Really had run into serious trouble. Was he covering Yukina-sama and Hirohiko's retreat again? Pausing, Hyuga Yukyō pressed his lips together. Then