Return to Camp

As she listened to the voice beside her, Kurenai Yuhi shivered and instinctively turned to look.

She had initially thought it was an enemy's voice, assuming she had been taken to the Rock Village's territory and was about to be subjected to harsh interrogation and torture for information.

But that was not the case.

Before her stood the figure of a small boy.

The boy wasn't old, perhaps only eight or nine years old, but his features were handsome, giving him a distinct aura.

He stood there, covered in blood, yet wearing a smile as he gazed at her.

"You?"

Seeing the boy standing before her, Kurenai Yuhi's heart trembled, almost thinking she was hallucinating. "Did you save me?"

The scene before she lost consciousness flashed back, the image of that middle-aged rock ninja still lingering in her mind.

Undoubtedly, if he had succeeded, she and Hyuga Fu would already be in the Stone Village's territory.

The fact that Nanchuan You was now before her indicated certain things to a degree.

"Ah, it's not really saving."

Meeting Kurenai Yuhi's gaze, Nanchuan You smiled. "The person who had you two was preparing to leave, and I happened to run into him."

"I pretended to be one of the Stone Ninjas, found an opportunity to ambush him, and managed to take him down."

He spoke softly, appearing to have done it with ease.

But Kurenai Yuhi could imagine that the process wouldn't have been so smooth.

Beneath Nanchuan You's understated words lay a shocking battle.

"Your hand."

At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi noticed Nanchuan You's hand.

Nanchuan You was almost covered in wounds.

What was particularly terrifying was his right hand, stained with blood and bearing the marks of an explosion tag.

The injuries on his body were so horrific and gruesome that just looking at them was enough to make one's heart pound.

And for these injuries to be concentrated on a child's body made one feel an inexplicable sadness.

"Just some minor injuries."

Nanchuan You smiled, meeting Kurenai Yuhi's gaze, and said softly, "It's nothing much."

"For us, it's good enough that we survived this time. As for anything else, it doesn't matter."

As he spoke, he maintained a smile, as if he was indifferent to it all, appearing very relaxed.

Unfortunately, his trembling body, which he couldn't control while speaking, betrayed his true feelings.

He was enduring pain but simply wasn't expressing it in front of Kurenai Yuhi.

Looking at Nanchuan You, who was forcing himself to stay strong, Kurenai Yuhi felt an inexplicable surge of emotion, a desire to cry.

"You've worked hard."

After a long while, she wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye and looked at Nanchuan You. "It's getting late, we should leave as soon as possible."

"Your injuries are too severe; you need to get back and have them treated immediately."

"And Kaede is still unconscious and needs to be treated by the medical team as well."

She stood up, regaining her composure.

No matter what, her companions were still alive.

For her, this was the best outcome.

As long as they could return to the camp, their mission would be considered complete.

"Okay."

Nanchuan You nodded with a smile, appearing as calm as usual.

Following Kurenai Yuhi, he walked forward, heading towards the camp.

It took them several days to finally return to the camp.

"Why are your injuries so severe?"

"Medical team! Hurry!"

Upon their return to the camp, Kurenai Yuhi and the other two immediately drew the attention of those around them.

Nanchuan You and Hyuga Fu were taken away immediately and sent to the medical team for treatment.

Nanchuan You, in particular, had horrifying injuries that were shocking to behold.

The dense network of wounds made one's heart race, making it impossible to imagine the intense battle he must have endured.

However, in reality, these injuries were self-inflicted by Nanchuan You.

After all, returning from the Rock Village's territory without any injuries wouldn't seem believable.

In this regard, his attainments were quite good, so he simply made the disguise more realistic.

His injuries looked severe, and would absolutely be fatal to ordinary people, but for Nanchuan You, they were actually quite common.

After all, his body had been modified by Karma, and was now different from that of an ordinary person.

His physiological structure had already undergone subtle changes.

But judging from the reactions of the people around him, he seemed to have overdone it.

"How could you people do this!"

The leader of the medical team was furious. "You is only eight years old, and he's the most outstanding Medical Ninja we have. How could you send a child like that on such a dangerous mission!"

Previously, at the field hospital, Nanchuan You had been the youngest Medical Ninja there.

Although he was young, his skill in Medical Ninjutsu was extremely high, earning the deep approval of many Ninja here.

When Nanchuan You was chosen for the mission before, the leader of the medical team was the one who disagreed.

And now, Nanchuan You was brought back like this, looking as if he had almost died on the battlefield.

An excellent seed who had the potential to become a top Medical Ninja had almost died just like that.

He had every reason to be angry about this situation.

"It's okay."

In response to the medical team leader's anger, Nanchuan You spoke softly, "I volunteered for this mission, and it's not anyone else's fault."

"Besides, I came back alive, didn't I?"

He said with a smile, but combined with his current miserable appearance, it made people feel a little sad.

"You, you really are..."

Murakami Se looked at Nanchuan You, who was smiling in front of him and seemed unbothered, and couldn't help but sigh. "You're too easygoing, that's why these people dragged you onto the battlefield."

"But it's good that you're back."

"Rest well here. After the war here ends, you can go back to the village to recuperate."

Nanchuan You just smiled and nodded at his words.

After a simple bandaging, he returned to his residence to rest.

Upon returning, he noticed footprints in front of the door, as if someone had visited before.

"I was worried something might have happened to you, but now it seems I don't need to worry too much."

A voice came from the side.

Kakashi's figure emerged from the corner, standing there and looking at Nanchuan You in front of him.

"Senior Kakashi."

Nanchuan You looked at Kakashi, surprised. "Are you feeling better already?"

"Mm, after being taken care of by you for so long, I should be."

Kakashi nodded. "On the contrary, the injuries on your body will likely take a long time to heal."