By the time they got home, the sky had already grown dark.
The sun had completely sunk behind the distant mountains, leaving only scattered rays of light over Konoha to tell of the day's splendor.
When Yuhi Shinku saw Yuhi Kurenai hurrying home with Yuki Yuichi in tow, he thought something serious had happened and sprang straight up from the sofa.
"What is it? What happened?"
Yuhi Shinku sounded urgent, his eyes fixed anxiously on them.
Yuhi Kurenai was so out of breath that she couldn't get a single word out. Yuki Yuichi, however, looked at him and smiled. "We're fine."
"Kurenai was just worried that the injury I suffered from the Shadow Clone this morning had flared up again."
"That's why she rushed back."
Hearing this, Yuhi Shinku looked him up and down, then shook his head.
He'd never heard of a mental injury flaring up again.
Since nothing had happened, there was no need to worry about it.
A mental injury wasn't a physical one; it didn't relapse.
"Dinner's ready." Yuhi Shinku pointed to the bowls on the table, covered with other dishes. "Go eat."
When Yuki Yuichi had woken up, he'd checked on him. The kid was in excellent shape, and there was no need to worry.
At his words, Yuki Yuichi glanced at the covered dishes on the table and nodded. Then he tugged Yuhi Kurenai along, even though she still wanted to explain his injury to Yuhi Shinku.
The night passed without incident, and in the blink of an eye, morning came.
Yuki Yuichi had only taken the afternoon off, and Yuhi Shinku thought he was fine now, so he promptly kicked him out the door.
"Yuichi, are you really all right?" Yuhi Kurenai still looked worried.
She hadn't forgotten how Yuki Yuichi's face had