This soft feeling...
And this feeling of lying down...
The angle formed by my neck and body while lying down...
I see... so that was it...
I was already in the emergency ward.
In the darkness, his unconscious mind slowly awakened. As his awareness returned, his bodily senses gradually revived as well. Familiar sensations instantly flooded Chiba's mind, and as he opened his eyes and saw the familiar ceiling before him, a string of thoughts began to turn over in his head.
I still underestimated Jiraiya and Sage Mode! With that series of thoughts, Chiba sighed inwardly.
"Y-You're awake? Chiba!"
At that moment, a familiar female voice, filled with delight, rang out.
I see...
I made Yukina worry again!
Hearing that voice, Chiba instinctively looked toward its source. There, he saw Yukina standing up from the stool beside his bed, staring at him with a face full of joy. In an instant, he understood the situation.
He must have been discovered after passing out once he entered the village's boundaries, and Yukina must have received word. During the time he had been unconscious, she had likely remained by his side the entire time, perhaps without closing her eyes for days.
"How long was I unconscious?"
Thinking of this, Chiba asked almost instinctively.
"Two days. You were unconscious for two days."
This time, however, it was Hirohiko on the other side who answered, rather than Yukina.
"Hirohiko, you're here too? Doesn't the camp need you?"
Hearing his voice, Chiba turned toward Hirohiko, who had also risen to his feet. Smiling faintly, he slowly sat up.
"Careful!"
Seeing Chiba sit up, Hirohiko and Yukina hurried over, supporting him and propping a pillow behind him so he could sit upright.
"Yukina? You...!"
Once he had settled against the pillow, Chiba could not help