"What happened? You look a little drained," Samui suddenly said, nearly making Kakashi jump out of his skin!
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Samui looked at Kakashi's reaction in confusion. "How did you not even notice me walking over? Wait—what happened to your eye?!"
Kakashi pulled down his forehead protector to cover his left eye and calmly said, "Nothing."
Konoha had finished its meeting by then. Aside from Karin's fear of that tower, Konoha had not withheld any of the other intelligence they had obtained and shared it with the other ninja villages.
If this had not happened so suddenly, Kakashi should have still been lying in a hospital bed, questioning his life. At the very least, he would not have gotten over it for the next few days. But under the current circumstances, his own matters had become trivial. After finishing what needed to be done, all he wanted was to be alone for a while.
Having unintentionally discovered someone else's secret and noticed the vigilance in Kakashi's eyes, Samui tactfully prepared to leave. But before she did, she suddenly said, "I'll keep this secret. Consider it repayment for what you did before. Your eye... was it Konoha?"
Kakashi lowered his hand from his ninja tool pouch. "No."
Samui nodded slightly. "I understand."
"Hey, Atsui, come look. Don't you think Samui might kind of like that white-haired guy?" Karui whispered as she watched the two distant figures, who looked like tiny black dots.
However, Atsui immediately bristled when he heard that, raising his voice without any restraint. "What nonsense are you talking about?! My sister can't possibly like someone from Konoha! Just wait, I'm going to ask her about it!"
"No, keep your voice down! I was only guessing! Hey, come back!"
After finally stopping the bristling Atsui, Karui deeply realized the