Senga walked very fast, and Naruto and Sakura could only jog to keep up.
Before long, the three arrived at the gate of Konoha Hospital.
Senga knew that Kakashi was still lying in this hospital because he had used Kamui.
Naruto asked, puzzled.
"Senior Senga, aren't you going to check on the Uchiha Clan's headquarters?"
Senga shook his head and said calmly,
"There's nothing much to see there. Isn't Kakashi still in this hospital? Let's go see him first."
"Eh? Senga Chiga even knows this? What's your relationship with Kakashi-sensei?"
He used to be my subordinate.
After saying that, Senga walked into the hospital. Naruto and Sakura exchanged a glance and then followed him inside.
In the hospital ward,
Kakashi was engrossed in reading a small book when the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open. He quickly stuffed the book under the covers and peered into the doorway with his dead fish eyes.
When Kakashi saw the person's face clearly, his eyes widened in disbelief; he almost pulled off his mask and used his Sharingan to see them as well.
Senga smiled and said,
"Kakashi, what's with that look in your eyes? Don't you recognize me?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Kakashi swallowed hard and slowly said,
"Captain Chiga... Captain Senga!"
"Not bad, looks like you haven't forgotten about me, the captain!"
Senga smiled and shook his head, then walked over and sat down beside Kakashi's bed.
After a while, Naruto and Sakura arrived at Kakashi's hospital room. They called out "Kakashi-sensei" at the door, but no one responded after a while.
The two had no choice but to peek into the ward, where they saw Senga sitting with her arms crossed by Kakashi's bedside, while Kakashi hung his head, looking like a student who had made a mistake.
Senga ignored Naru and Sakura at the door and scolded them with a stern face.
"Kakashi, what have you been doing all these years? Don't you know what Naruto's life was like before?"
Naruto was surprised that Senga was scolding Kakashi because of him, and his heart warmed.
Kakashi, upon hearing this, felt wronged and whispered...
"At the time, I didn't know that Naruto's father was Minato-sensei. The Third Hokage and the others kept the news under wraps, and I only found out after I took over Team 7..."
"Heh, is it the Third Hokage again? No, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura are all connected to him too."
Upon hearing the names uttered by Senga, Kakashi broke out in a cold sweat.
Senga's eyes were unusually cold as he continued,
"And there's the matter of my Uchiha Clan being wiped out; I can't pretend I don't know about that..."
Kakashi grew increasingly frightened as he listened. From what Senga was saying, was he back to settle scores with the Konoha High Command?
Although the Third Hokage is dead, the rest are all still alive and well!
Kakashi wanted to speak up and dissuade him, because he felt that if Senga went to cause trouble for the Konoha High Command, it would be no different from suicide.
Before he could even speak, Asuma suddenly arrived with Team Ten; they had come to visit Kakashi.
Asuma glanced at Naruto and Sakura, who were leaning against the doorframe, and said...
"What are you two doing here? Hey? Isn't that Sasuke!? What's going on here?"
Ino and the others were also surprised to see Sasuke on Naruto's back. They looked at Naruto and Sakura, wanting to know what had happened.
Naruto paused, then said,
"Teacher Asuma, it's a long story, you'll find out when you go inside..."
"Hmm? Could this be related to Kakashi?"
Kakashi heard Asuma's voice at the door and immediately felt a headache coming on. After Asuma came in, he frantically gestured with his eyes for Asuma to leave immediately.
Asuma didn't understand Kakashi's meaning; he thought Kakashi was greeting him.
That's true. With Kakashi's face having only one eye, who among normal people could understand what he meant?
Asuma noticed Senga sitting by Kakashi's bedside. He saw Senga's profile, but she still looked somewhat familiar.
Ino was behind him, lit up when she saw Senga. She nudged Sakura's arm and whispered, "..."
"Sakura, who's that handsome guy?"
"That's Senga Chika, he's also from the Uchiha Clan!"
"What?! Are there other survivors from the Uchiha Clan? No wonder, he really does look like Uchiha!"
Ino wanted to go up and talk to Senga, but Sakura saw what she meant and grabbed her arm.
Under Ino's questioning gaze, Sakura lowered her voice and said,
"You'd better not have any ideas about Senga Chiga, he's dangerous!"
What does this mean?
You'll find out soon enough.
Asuma also heard Sakura's words. He paused for a moment, thinking to himself,
"Uchiha Senga? Wasn't he dead?"
He hesitated and looked at Kakashi immediately gave him an affirming look.
This time, Asuma understood. He looked at Senga abruptly, as if he had seen a ghost, and exclaimed in shock,
"It really is Senga Chiga?!"
When Senga was in Konoha, he disguised himself as an Uchiha with the "Will of Fire," and many of his theories were highly praised by the Third Hokage, otherwise he wouldn't have been made a captain of the Anbu Senga.
The Third Hokage often mentioned Senga to Asuma, so through this exposure, Asuma developed a great deal of respect for Senga.
However, one thing that frustrated Asuma was that Kurenai also respected this senior Tianlai Novel Network, Senga, but this respect seemed to exceed normal limits.
He still remembered how Kurenai cried uncontrollably after the news of Senga's "death" reached Konoha. Since then, Kurenai had become taciturn and never gave him a chance to pursue her.
Thinking of this, Asuma's gaze towards Senga became increasingly complicated.
Senga had no idea about any of this. He got up from the bedside, smiled at Asuma, and said,
"It's Asuma! Long time no see. You look a bit older."
He wouldn't hold a grudge against Asuma because of the Third Hokage. Although many fan works portray him as a spoiled rich kid, Senga had met Asuma when he was a child and knew that he wasn't like that.
Furthermore, he was extremely dedicated to educating his disciples and was one of the most generous among the Jonin leaders. He treated Naruto well, and later in the story, he even taught Naruto about the nature transformation of wind-style Chakra.
So, putting aside his father, the Third Generation, Asuma can be considered a decent person.
Asuma was somewhat embarrassed by Senga's words. He looked at Senga's face, which looked even younger than his student's, and said helplessly,
"Um... Senga Chiga, is it possible that you just look too young?"