When Uchiha Chen woke up again, it was already half a month later. He struggled to get up, but saw that his whole body was covered with bandages. He smelled carefully and found that the air was still filled with the smell of alcohol that could only be found in Base temporary hospitals. He couldn't help but sigh, it seemed that he was saved.
"Squeak."
Orochimaru, dressed in kimono, pushed open the door and walked in, but his face was filled with unconcealable tiredness and murderous intent. This is the first time Uchiha Chen has seen Orochimaru in this state.
"Are you awake?"
Looking at Uchiha Chen who opened his eyes, Orochimaru was not surprised at all. Tsunade had already said before that he would wake up today. "
"Teacher, you saved me?"
Orochimaru walked to the hospital bed and sat down, saying, "That's about right. Aoda told Big White after replying to Ryūchi Cave, and then Big White notified Information Snake, so he contacted me."
Uchiha Chen thought about it the same way, so he was not particularly surprised. "How long have I been in a coma?"
"You have been in a coma for almost half a month. However, although you have woken up now, you are still seriously injured. You will need to rest for about a month to fully recover. So during this time, you can rest here and recuperate."
Uchiha Chen nodded, then looked around but found no signs of Himeji and Taki Tōru. At this moment, a bouquet of flowers that was almost withered in front of the bed attracted him. This flower should have been inserted here before he woke up, so after such a long time, the bouquet has reached the stage of withering of life.
"This is left by the girl named Taki Tōru from your team."
Seeing that he was interested in the flower, Orochimaru said in a hoarse voice.
Uchiha Chen raised his head and asked, "What about her?"
Orochimaru was silent for a moment and said, "... I don't want to be a ninja anymore. Part of my memory has been sealed and sent back to the village."
"... It's like this."
Looking at the somewhat unacceptable Uchiha Chen, Orochimaru shook his head and said, "Chen, this kind of thing is actually not uncommon. Many Civilian Ninja are almost like this. They casually want to be a ninja, have a dream casually, and finally give up casually. So don't worry about it or blame yourself."
Uchiha Chen still didn't speak. Orochimaru sighed. His comfort seemed to have no effect. It seems that things like Talk no Jutsu have to be left to novelists like Jiraiya.
"Okay, your teammates are here." Sensing the movement outside, Orochimaru stood up with relief. "I have things to do next, so I won't stay with you."
He opened the door and walked out, looking at Himeji waiting at the door. He wanted to say something, but hesitated and finally didn't say it.
After waiting for Orochimaru to disappear around the corner, Himeji walked in. Although there was a bandage on her head, the injury was not serious. At that time, after being kicked away by the Suna Ninja, he only had a few broken bones, and he basically recovered after a period of training.
So during this period of time, Himeji was almost always taking care of the unconscious Uchiha Chen.
"Captain, Tohru asked me to give this to you."
After a while, Himeji took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Uchiha Chen.
Uchiha Chen After checking the letter, he opened the outer envelope and read it carefully.
"Sincerely, Captain:
When you see this letter, I think I should have returned to Konoha. So I asked Himeji to hand this letter to you when you wake up.
Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. Because I really don't have the face to face the captain. My brother is dead, Himeji was seriously injured, and you, captain, are also unconscious.
Only the most useless me survived safely... Haha, this is really ironic, only the most useless one survived safely.
I have been thinking a lot by myself these days, including the days when I was with my brother, Himeji, and captain you. But the more I think about it, the more I feel like all of this has become a reflection of memory in an instant, hidden behind time, as if it were a lifetime ago.
I know very well that I should give up, give up my dream of becoming Hokage, and give up on continuing on the road of ninja.
So I applied to stop being a ninja and use all my points to become Chunin. Next, my memory about the battlefield will be sealed. This is due to the confidentiality of intelligence. I will continue to live in the village as an ordinary person in the future.
As for the next meeting, it may be decades later, or there may never be a chance, if I still remember this experience. So the captain should live a happier life.
And after I leave, the captain must take good care of Himeji. She looks a little withdrawn, but in fact she is very afraid of being alone, but she doesn't dare to approach anyone easily. She longs to be loved, but she is used to being alone.
So, I leave everything to the captain. "
The whole letter was not long, but Uchiha Chen read the letter several times before carefully putting it into his Sealing Scroll.
In this way, after the death of his brother, Taki Tōru gave up his dream, gave up his identity as a ninja, and chose to return to the village and become an ordinary person.
"Himeji, have you ever changed your dream?"
Uchiha Chen, who was looking at the ceiling, suddenly asked this question.
"No." Himeji was silent for a moment, then shook his head firmly and said, "I want to change Hyuga Clan, but I haven't changed."
"Well, I remember you said this four years ago. Was it because of your brother Hizashi?"
Himeji shook his head, "I have experienced a lot and seen a lot of things over the years. Captain, do you know that before you came, the captain of our team was called Hyuga Mura."
"That time at Land of Rain, he took the initiative to break off the relationship in order to protect the three of us. He had a chance to survive. I thought he did it because Branch Family had to protect Main Family, but he told me that this was just his duty as the teacher of Jonin."
"Captain, tell me, why should such an excellent ninja have to suffer the pain of Caged Bird Seal just because of his bloodline?"
"You're right, it really shouldn't be."
Himeji, who rarely spoke so much, looked at Uchiha Chen on the hospital bed and said, "What about you, captain, do you have any wishes?"
"Me?" Uchiha Chen thought for a moment and said, "Actually, my thoughts are similar to yours. You want to save Branch Family's people, but I want to save more people, such as Yong and Yu.
So my wish... is to bring peace to this troubled world. "
"Can we quell the troubled times?" Himeji murmured, "If you are the captain, you will definitely be able to achieve it."
"Then do you want to help me?" Uchiha Chen looked at Himeji and said seriously, "In exchange, I will also help you solve Hyuga's problems in the future."
Himeji was silent for a moment and said, "With my strength, I may not be able to help you much."
Uchiha Chen stared out the window and smiled, "You can definitely do it. I believe you will become very powerful in the future."
Himeji I don't know why Uchiha Chen is so confident, but she followed his gaze and looked out the window.
I saw the huge full moon outside the window, which had quietly risen into the sky, illuminating the entire earth.
"Himeji."
"Huh?"
"Don't you think this moon looks like a giant Byakugan?"