Moral support from a Close Friend

Karot was unaware that he was being followed.

"Karot"

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Kazumi seemed somewhat puzzled, Karot asked...

Do you have a girl you like?

After asking, Kazumi blushed deeply. She was both afraid that Karot might have someone he liked who wasn't her, and also afraid that Karot was too dense to understand her feelings.

"When did you become so gossipy? This is so unlike you!"

Karot looked puzzled, as he knew that Kazumi had never paid attention to such things.

"I'm just curious. Why are you, someone so outstanding, still single?"

"You've really stumped me. I hadn't even considered this question."

Karot paused for a moment before speaking.

Karot and Kazumi arrived at Konoha Hospital shortly afterward.

"Kazumi- senpai came back with a man."

A doctor from the hospital came into the office and said loudly. This was like a bolt from the blue, causing an uproar in the office.

Kazumi is beautiful, gentle, and, most importantly, highly skilled in medicine. She, Rin, and Shizune are known as the hospital's three beauties, attracting countless suitors. However, Kazumi has explicitly rejected all her suitors and never gets close to male ninjas except for Sanada and her teacher, Matsushita. Now, she's actually returning with a man. This ignited the gossip spirits of everyone present, and they all rushed out of the office to see what was going on.

"Senior Lin, Senior Shizune, aren't you two going to go and see?"

The ninja who came to the office to report couldn't help but ask. Although she was new, she knew that these three were good friends.

"We can just wait here. Isn't Kazumi heading this way?"

Lin and Jingyin exchanged a smile; they both knew who this person was who could make Kazumi willing to be classmates and whom the little girl in front of them didn't recognize.

"Yes! I'm waiting here too."

Lin looked at the girl in front of her, who seemed rather dim-witted, smiled, shook her head, and continued with her work.

"Kazumi, don't you feel like your colleague keeps looking back and forth at us?"

"Karot asked, puzzled. These ninjas seem tireless, running around like this. Karot is getting tired of watching them. You're just watching, aren't you? And they even smile from time to time, which Karot finds rather unsettling."

The clever Kazumi naturally understood the reason behind this, and of course, she wouldn't tell Karot the truth.

"Maybe it's because I think you're too handsome!"

At this moment, Kazumi told a lie against her will.

"I see. Your colleague has excellent taste."

Kazumi and Karot are both outspoken and believers.

"Lord Karot"

A ninja approached and recognized Karot, immediately greeting him.

"Hello. Is your injury getting better?"

Karot noticed the wound on the ninja's hand and couldn't help but ask.

"Thanks to Kazumi's treatment, he has fully recovered."

The ninja said somewhat shyly.

"It's good that you're fully recovered. We'll be going now."

After saying that, Karot turned and left.

"Lord Karot"

The ninja couldn't help but shout.

"Is there anything else?"

Karot looked at the boy in front of him with a puzzled expression. It was clear that he had just graduated from the Ninja Academy not long ago, and there was still a sense of naivety about him.

"I..."

The boy was a little embarrassed, his face turned red and he couldn't say a word.

This left Karot completely bewildered, he thought to himself.

"You'd better say something then! Looking at me like that, I have no idea what you're going to say!"

As the boy's attending physician, Kazumi naturally knew that the little boy greatly admired Karot. Karot that day was deeply imprinted in the little boy's heart. The boy had talked about Karot in front of Kazumi more than once.

"Taro, don't be nervous. Speak slowly."

As if Kazumi's words had an effect, the boy took a deep breath and spoke.

"Lord Karot, could you please sign your name for me?"

He stared intently at Karot, afraid that Karot would reject him, after all, Karot's status and position were undeniable.

"Of course!"

Where should I sign?

Karot's quick agreement made the boy very happy.

"This is fine."

The boy quickly pulled paper and pen from his pocket, as if everything had been prepared in advance.

Karot handed the things in his hand to Kazumi, took the paper and pen from the boy, and asked.

"May I have your name."

"Kimura Taro."

"May Kimura Taro Jonin soon."

Karot wrote as he spoke, and then handed it to Kimura Taro.

Kimura Taro solemnly placed the note Karot into his breast pocket and bowed in the direction Karot had left.

"Taro, do you know that person?"

At this moment, the doctors in the office surrounded Taro and asked him curiously.

"Of course I know him, he's Lord Karot!"

"Is it that legendary figure?"

Now it was the doctors' turn to be shocked. Karot's name was very well-known in Konoha, but because Karot rarely appeared in public, they didn't recognize him at first.

"Dr. Kazumi is amazing!"

At this point, this was the only thing they could say from the bottom of their hearts.

"Hi, Lin, Jingyin, you two are both here?"

Karot greeted him as soon as he entered the office.

"Karot, what brings you here to bring Kazumi back? You're always training before."

Shizune asked with ill intent. This question immediately made Kazumi blush.

"Who is Karot?!" he replied casually, completely oblivious to the unspoken meaning in the Shizune voice.

"I saw that Kazumi was carrying too many things, so I helped her carry them."

"Now that I've delivered it, I should go back. I don't like the environment here."

Hospitals are Karot's least favorite place. When he was a child Hatake Sakumo took Karot to the hospital for treatment when he was sick, which gave Karot a psychological aversion to hospitals.

Where to?

Shizune didn't want her best friend to stay single forever; she felt she needed to help her.

"Have a meal."

Karot answered firmly and decisively.

"We haven't eaten either, let's eat together!"

Shizune stood up, pulled Kazumi and Rin up, and said.

Karot looked at the lunchboxes in front of the two women, then at their faces.

Don't worry about the details.

Shizune Old Man blushed; having his lie exposed to his face was still quite embarrassing.

"Okay! I'm going to eat anyway."

Karot agreed, thinking, "How much can those little Karamis possibly eat?"

Then Shizune, along with Kazumi and Rin, followed Karot out of the hospital.

"Kakashi-sensei, they're out."

Kakashi leaned leisurely against the tree, leaving the "important task" of monitoring Karot to Naruto. Hearing Naruto's words, Kakashi snapped out of his reverie.

"Follow them."