Ino had Liao Wu sit on the sofa and poured him some tea.
The freshly brewed green tea was served in a plain white porcelain cup. The pale jade tea was clear and bright, with wisps of steam slowly rising.
A small dried pale-pink mountain flower adorned the rim, floral material taken from the Yamanaka flower shop.
"Naruto, Sakura told me you were hospitalized. I originally wanted to visit you with Shikamaru and the others tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to be discharged today!"
Liao Wu drank the tea Ino had brewed herself.
The tea was fresh and smooth without being heavy. It was warm and gentle on the tongue, its sweet plant-like fragrance spreading through his mouth, mixed with the faintest trace of floral scent.
Liao Wu said, "I'm an athlete. I'm built tough. Even if I lose half my life, I can still come back at full health!"
Ino said, "Your body really is different from ordinary people's!"
Ino and Sakura were Best Friends, and she had heard Sakura mention Naruto's astonishing physique. A wound that had just been cut open would heal the very next second.
I had once thought it was Naruto's own special trait, but now I understood—it was the effect of Nine-Tails Chakra.
Naruto had been hated because of the Nine-Tails, but Nine-Tails Chakra had truly helped him a great deal.
You couldn't eat from the bowl, then curse the person who fed you once you put it down.
"I heard you were hospitalized because of Nine-Tails Chakra. It couldn't be like last time, could it? Did Nine-Tails Chakra control your will again?"
Liao Wu shook his head. "That wasn't the reason. Those two elders were too awful. They wanted to lock me in Leaf Village for good and forbid me from going