A moment later...
Kakashi still couldn't get the door open.
The doorknob rattled rhythmically.
Occasionally, the door even made a banging sound.
It seemed Nohara Rin was struggling to deal with the malfunctioning door.
"Rin... do you want me to help?"
Kakashi asked.
"No~ no need~... Eek~~~!"
Nohara Rin gave an anxious reply.
"Rin?" Kakashi froze for a moment.
"N-no problem~."
Nohara Rin said.
"I-I can handle it myself... Mm~."
Although she was a Medical Ninja skilled at saving lives and healing the wounded,
she had mastered the A-Rank Mission Mystical Palm Technique when she was just over ten.
But clearly, Nohara Rin was no expert at repairing machinery.
She worked on it for quite a while, but the door still wasn't fixed.
"..."
Kakashi scratched his head.
He suddenly felt a little awkward, as though he had come at the wrong time.
Could it be... that even drinking water gives me a toothache?
The door had happened to break just when he arrived.
Just as Kakashi was thinking this...
the door creaked and swung open.
The door~ was~ fixed~!
"Rin."
Kakashi was delighted, thinking that he hadn't come at the wrong time after all.
Guy was right. Luck was also part of one's strength.
It seemed his luck wasn't too bad.
At least it was better than Guy's.
"Ka, Kakashi..."
Nohara Rin's cheek appeared through the crack in the door.
Kakashi could see the pink nurse's cap on Nohara Rin's head.
He could also see that her cheeks had reddened from working so hard on the lock.
"Rin, the door is finally fixed," Kakashi said.
"Mm... mm..."
Nohara Rin nodded, breathing somewhat heavily.
"Rin, may I come in and sit for a while?" Kakashi asked.
"Th-that wouldn't be very good... mm~!"
Nohara Rin immediately shook her head and refused.