Tsunade's Proposed Mixed Bath [Bonus Chapter]

"I'm not that amazing, Qingyu—you're still far ahead of me."

Rin Nohara lowered her head.

"I believe you can catch up, Rin."

Qingyu waved to her and left.

Rin Nohara stood where she was, watching Qingyu's retreating back gradually fade into the distance as she moved the lemon candy from her left cheek to her right.

Only after Qingyu disappeared from sight did Rin Nohara come back to herself.

She hugged the clipboard to her chest and headed toward the changing room.

The candy had not completely melted yet, and the lingering sweet-and-sour taste on her tongue made the corners of her lips curl up unconsciously.

At the other end of the corridor, Obito had suffered a minor injury while practicing Ninjutsu and was planning to specifically seek out Rin Nohara for treatment.

From afar, he saw that Rin Nohara seemed to be eating something.

"Rin, is it too hot in here? Why is the back of your neck a little red?"

Obito hurried over.

He looked at the weather outside the windows. The setting sun was shining in, and it was indeed a little dazzling, but the corridor was not particularly warm.

Rin Nohara was startled by his sudden voice and instinctively raised a hand to touch the back of her neck.

It felt warm to the touch, indeed somewhat hotter than usual.

She quickly shook her head.

"Maybe I've been busy all afternoon and was a little nervous. The emergency room felt stuffier than usual today."

"That makes sense. You seemed to be helping out at Konoha Hospital all day. You must be exhausted."

Obito nodded in sudden realization, not thinking much of it at all.

"I was pretty nervous today too. Even with the review materials from Qingyu's study circle, I still feel like I can't remember