[Ding!]
[Congratulations to Su Yu: You have established Bonds level 2 with the character "Shisui Uchiha"!]
[Get bonus points: 500 points!]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to Su Yu: You have established Bonds level 10 with the character "Uchiha Sasuke"! (The fundamental nature of the relationship has changed! It can be unlocked and viewed after success)]
[Get bonus points: 1500 points!]
This was a series of reminders that sounded last night, especially the huge gain of 1,500 points and the meaningful "qualitative change in relationship" note. However, instead of bringing joy, the huge point gain made Naruto, who was guarding the bedside at the moment, feel uneasy and guilty.
Going back a little bit, it was late last night.
When Menma and Shisui took Itachi Uchiha, who was completely unconscious, through Flying Thunder God Technique's underground base of the [Jin] organization located in Land of Hot Water's territory, the situation was chaotic.
Some of the Uchiha people who were transferred here first have begun to wake up one after another. They found themselves in a completely unfamiliar underground facility, surrounded by the same bewildered tribesmen, and their memories still lingered on the moment when their house was attacked and knocked unconscious by Masked Man.
This obvious act of "kidnapping" is enough to put any ordinary person into great panic. There were whispers and panicked questions, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
As soon as Menma and Shisui appeared, they immediately attracted everyone's suspicious eyes.
Without any delay, Menma and Shisui locked Itachi, who had lost his light and strength, into a special confinement room.
Then he immediately faced the restless crowd. He took off his Fox Mask, revealing a face that many tribesmen were familiar with - Shisui Uchiha.
Next up is... everyone! Please be quiet! listen to me! I am Shisui Uchiha! Don't panic! We weren't kidnapped, we were... rescued from an extermination plot against Uchiha... or something.
Shisui explained the current situation, Danzō Shimura's conspiracy, and the shelter provided by the [Jin] organization to the shocked tribesmen in the most concise way.
Menma left all these complicated comfort, explanation and stability maintenance tasks to Shisui and Hizashi.
After doing this, [Menma]Shadow Clone, which had been running all night and consumed a lot of money, finally could no longer maintain it. With a "bang", it turned into a ball of white smoke and disappeared without a trace.
All the memories, fatigue and gains it carried were instantly returned to the consciousness of Uzumaki Naruto, the body of Konoha Hospital.
Time is now.
Naruto looked at Satsuki's eyes that still contained fear and sadness, and was already prepared in his heart. He planned to spend enough time to explain to her carefully why the penetrating injury on his body healed, and even prepared to tell her everything about the existence of Kurama in his body.
He organized his words, waiting for the questions Satsuki would inevitably ask about his injury.
But...
Satsuki's reaction was completely beyond his expectation. She did not ask about the injury in a hurry, but looked at him with her eyes covered with moisture and out of focus, and her voice was light and airy.
"Naruto... Is this... a dream? Or... what I posted last night... is just a terrible nightmare?"
Naruto shook his head, "... it's not a dream. What happened last night and what happened now... are not dreams."
Listening to this answer, Satsuki's voice had a deeper tremor. "Then why... I obviously saw it... at that time... you lost so much blood... it was obvious..."
Her eyes fell on the position next to Naruto Naruto's heart. There were only damaged clothes and no trace of injury.
Naruto tried to explain in as relaxed a tone as possible. "Well... it might be a bit complicated to say. It's a rather special ability... that comes with my body, right?"
"After being injured, you will recover much faster than ordinary people..." He carefully laid the groundwork, preparing to lead to the existence of Kurama.
He waited for Satsuki to question him with curiosity or dissatisfaction as usual, "What is his ability?" "Speak clearly!" or something like that.
However, once again, Satsuki's reaction caught him off guard.
She didn't ask.
She just lowered her head slightly, her black hair hanging down, covering her expression. It took several seconds before I heard her whispering over and over again.
"That's it..."
"So that's it..."
She did not delve into what the "special ability" was, nor did she question whether the explanation was reasonable.
After confirming the only important fact that "Naruto is really not dead" and "Naruto is still by his side", everything else became irrelevant.
Then, she stretched out her hand and gently held Naruto's hand with her fingers. She didn't speak any more, but just leaned there silently, letting her tears fall silently.
The tears were no longer a hysterical collapse, but a complex catharsis of the aftermath, mixed with endless sadness and a faint sense of relief.
Naruto Looking at her like this, all the explanation words she had prepared were stuck in her throat. Finally, I chose silent companionship.
In this atmosphere filled with sadness and silence, there was a gentle knock on the door of the ward. A medical doctor Ninja came in.
"Excuse me."
Medical Ninja's voice was as gentle as possible, "We have just received an emergency notification from Lord Hokage... Regarding the situation of the Uchiha Clan last night... it seems that it was found in the clan area... very few survivors, two of them... seem to have a direct blood relationship with you."
"Although the vital signs of the two patients are currently stable,... the internal organs have suffered large-scale burning and damage. With the current Medical Ninjutsu water... we are unable to perform effective repair surgery in a safe manner."
"I'm sorry... the possibility of them waking up is extremely slim. Please prepare your family members for the worst."
In another ward, medical staff Ninja explained the situation in a deep tone. His eyes turned to the two beds placed side by side in front of the ward, on which lay the unconscious couple Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha quietly.
Their faces were as pale as paper, and their bodies were plugged into life-sustaining drips and various monitoring lines.
This was exactly the result of Menma's previous rescue - he just used the combined skills of Golden Experience and Crazy Diamond to forcibly hang their lives, preventing the most fatal injuries from worsening, but did not fully heal them.
Satsuki's little face lost all color in an instant, and the ups and downs of emotions hit her young mind again like a roller coaster.
The great joy that had just been ignited that his parents were still alive was instantly shattered by this cruel diagnosis of "life is worse than death."
"... What does this... mean?" Satsuki's voice trembled so much that it was almost out of tune. She subconsciously grabbed Naruto's hand next to her with such force that Naruto felt a slight pain.
Medical Ninja looked at Satsuki with eyes full of pity and helplessness, "It means... these two survivors, there is a high probability... that they will remain in this sleeping state forever, and perhaps... will not be able to wake up for the rest of their lives. Please... be sure to be mentally prepared for the long term."
In fact, the medical doctor Ninja knew in his heart that Konoha was not someone who could treat an injury of this degree - one of the legendary Sannin, Lady Tsunade, might have a way.
But he, a small medical Ninja, was not qualified to make such a vague guarantee to the family members, let alone promise to mobilize that adult.
Satsuki seemed to have been drained of all his strength. Slowly and staggeringly, Earth Flow sat down on the chair beside the hospital bed. His petite body was shaking like a leaf in the wind.
Looking at Satsuki's appearance, Naruto also felt a burst of complicated emotions in his heart. He didn't expect that the current Konoha medical water could not even completely cure this kind of injury?
A trace of doubt and self-blame quietly emerged - I didn't cure them completely at that time. Did I do something wrong?
But at this moment, he had to suppress these thoughts. He walked to Satsuki and said in an extremely firm tone. "Satsuki... It's okay. Uncle and aunt will definitely recover and wake up."
Satsuki raised his head and looked at him with tears in his eyes, "But... the doctor said..."
"No!" Naruto interrupted her and said word by word, "It will be fine! I promise you! Soon, they will go home healthy! They will all be fine! I am 100 percent sure!"
His tone was so sure,
The medical doctor Ninja on the side saw Naruto "comforting" the family members, and regarded it as stubbornness and good wishes that were unwilling to accept the reality. He sighed inwardly, shook his head helplessly, and silently exited the ward, leaving space for the two children.