Now that the two of them were safe, they continued on their journey, still hoping to find the next Dragon Ball.
The boy was not all that curious about the Dragon Ball itself. He was only accompanying Uchiha Hiko. Uchiha Hiko was also deeply grateful for the boy's enthusiasm.
"Spinach, do you feel any better today? I'm really worried about your health. You've been rather weak lately, and I'm afraid you might not be able to endure such a long journey. If you're tired, just tell me, and we'll stop to rest."
His old injuries, combined with his new ones, had indeed weakened Spinach considerably. The energy within his body had also diminished by quite a bit.
Spinach understood all of this perfectly well, but he did not want to tell Uchiha Hiko about the pressure he was under, fearing that it would burden him.
What Spinach worried about even more was that Uchiha Hiko would feel guilty. After all, regarding the spiderweb incident, he had been poisoned because Uchiha Hiko had not listened to him. That was why Spinach did not want to mention it and make Uchiha Hiko feel guilty.
After all, every decision he had made had been entirely voluntary. He knew this could not be blamed on anyone else, and he had willingly endured this poison and suffering for Uchiha Hiko.
In another sense, these matters were Spinach's mission, one he had to carry out without hesitation. Thus, it weighed heavily on his heart.
At the beginning, Spinach had been somewhat resistant to the process. He had always felt that traveling alongside Uchiha Hiko was something rather painful, because he had never experienced anything like it before.
But gradually, Uchiha Hiko told him stories along the way and began protecting him. Little Spinach felt that this