Half-asleep.
Hatake Kakashi opened his eyes.
In the Hokage's Office, he glanced at the alarm clock.
It was only four in the morning...
I can sleep a little longer.
And so...
Kakashi fell into a deep sleep again.
At this hour, Konoha Hospital had not opened yet, and there were still several hours to go...
When the time came, he would go find Nohara Rin and reminisce with her.
At the same time, in the employee dormitory of Hyuga Natsu's residence.
Nohara Rin stood there, staring blankly at the scene before her.
It was not merely because Hyuga Sho, who was considered an international S-Rank Fugitive, was there.
More importantly...
Hyuga Sho was strengthening A-Natsu.
Watching Hyuga Sho work so diligently, performing the Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palms, Nohara Rin was so moved that she was nearly in tears.
Looking back on the past, so many years had gone by.
Hyuga Sho still cared for his comrades and showed great concern for his own people.
It would have been a lie to say Nohara Rin was not moved.
After all, most people were selfish.
They cultivated and grew stronger themselves.
Yet they were never willing to let others grow stronger alongside them.
Any powerful techniques they learned, they would keep hidden, and only Hyuga Sho... not only promoted those techniques.
He also continued tirelessly strengthening their abilities...
No one knew how much time had passed...
The sound of pounding finally came to an end.
As he performed the Eight Trigrams 1024 Palms... Hyuga Sho poured all his strength into this final strike and slammed it into Hyuga Natsu.
He completely helped her circulate her blood and energy, strengthening her abilities.
And so.
Hyuga Sho maintained the posture for circulating her blood and energy. A moment later, he finished strengthening