Serious Situation?

"Is my condition very serious?"

Uchiha Nagi watched Tsunade's solemn expression, his heart sinking once more.

Uzumaki Kushina also sensed the heavy atmosphere and could not help but grow tense.

Tsunade realized then that she had been lost in thought for too long, causing both children to become anxious.

"I am not certain about your condition either; from a physical standpoint, there is truly nothing wrong."

Uchiha Nagi frowned upon hearing this: "Even you, Lady Tsunade, cannot find the problem?"

Hearing this, a look of guilt appeared on Tsunade's face. Did the boy really trust her that much?

Composing herself, Tsunade spoke again: "The doctor who examined you before was likely correct. Your issue may reside in your spirit, and with current medical technology, there is no effective way to diagnose or treat it."

"I see. Then there is nothing to be done." Uchiha Nagi sighed, though he also felt a sense of relief.

Seeing Tsunade's grave expression, he had feared he was suffering from some major illness. Since nothing had been found, he supposed it was fine.

Isn't there a saying...

If the status is unknown, it means they're dead.

Therefore, if no problem was found, it meant there was no problem!

Tsunade suddenly thought of something: "During the examination, I could feel your body was quite tense. What was that about?"

She had assumed he was simply shy for some reason, so she hadn't mentioned it before, but now she didn't want to overlook any potential cause.

Uchiha Nagi was silent for a moment.

"Because, in my current state, if I relax completely, I will likely fall straight into a sleep state again."

"I see." Tsunade realized, then spoke again.

"Stop tensing your body. If you want to sleep, then sleep. I will examine you once more." Tsunade was not one to give up easily.

"Alright..." Uchiha Nagi did not finish the word, because the moment he spoke, he released his mental tension.

And then, as expected, he entered a state of sleep.

Tsunade was somewhat startled. Although she knew of this condition from his description, seeing it firsthand—watching someone go from speaking clearly to falling into a deep sleep in an instant—was a different experience entirely.

"Sister Tsunade, Sleepyhead has done this many times before." Seeing this familiar scene again, Uzumaki Kushina looked worried.

Regardless of the cause, this state was truly abnormal.

Tsunade nodded. Having seen it with her own eyes, she could feel that his problem was indeed quite serious.

Tsunade then began to examine Uchiha Nagi's condition once more.

However, to her frustration, the conclusion was essentially the same as before.

"Still unable to find out why Sleepyhead is like this?" Uzumaki Kushina could tell from Tsunade's expression.

Tsunade nodded and looked at Kushina apologetically: "I am sorry, Kushina. It seems I cannot help with your request."

Kushina shook her head: "This has nothing to do with you, Sister. Perhaps Sleepyhead isn't actually sick; maybe he just hasn't rested well. Once he gets enough rest, he might recover."

"I hope so." Tsunade nodded, then looked at Kushina and asked, "Kushina, are you and Uchiha Nagi very close?"

Kushina paused, hesitating over the question for a long moment before answering: "I suppose... we are friends. Yes, friends."

After all, in this class, she was only close to Uchiha Nagi and that somewhat effeminate Namikaze Minato.

As for her hesitation just now, she had been wondering if they truly counted as friends.

"Friends, huh." Tsunade was silent for a while, ultimately saying nothing more.

She naturally knew the state of her grandmother's health and the reason for Kushina's arrival.

From that perspective, Kushina being particularly close to this boy from the Uchiha Clan was definitely not acceptable. The higher-ups would certainly not approve of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki getting too close to someone from the Uchiha Clan.

But as a sister, she could not use these village-level political matters to force Kushina to do something she did not want to do.

Yet, if things continued this way, what would the future hold?

Tsunade sighed, deciding to let things take their course and take it one step at a time.

Perhaps the situation wouldn't be as bad as she feared.

"Sister Tsunade, should we wake Sleepyhead up now?" Kushina asked, looking at the still-sleeping Uchiha Nagi.

"Let him sleep. Let's see how long he can sleep without being disturbed."

"Okay."

When Uchiha Nagi woke up, the sky had already darkened.

"You finally woke up, kid. If you hadn't, Kushina and I were about to force you up." Tsunade hadn't expected Uchiha Nagi to sleep for so long.

Uchiha Nagi was silent for a moment; his head was a bit foggy from the long sleep, and it took him a while to realize what was going on.

Then, he rubbed his stomach, which began to growl.

Tsunade's expression turned strange: "So you didn't wake up because you were well-rested, but because you were hungry?"

Uchiha Nagi's face flushed slightly as he scratched his head and nodded, "That's about right."

Tsunade and Uzumaki Kushina couldn't help but exchange a glance and burst into laughter.

"For now, although we can't pinpoint the exact nature of your problem, the fact that you were able to wake up from hunger suggests you aren't in danger of dying in your sleep."

Tsunade let out a sigh of relief; at the very least, things hadn't reached the worst-case scenario.

"However, even so, we can't guarantee your condition won't continue to deteriorate, so it would be best to have your family look after you."

Uchiha Nagi fell silent at these words, thinking of Uchiha Eri and how exhausted she already was from trying to earn money.

He was certain that if he told her about this, she would absolutely abandon her missions to watch over him.

But that... was exactly what he didn't want to see.

"I understand."

Uchiha Nagi nodded; though he had no intention of following Tsunade's advice, he felt he had to pay lip service to it.

At this moment, Tsunade stretched, her movements highlighting her full figure to the fullest extent.

Uchiha Nagi couldn't help but steal a glance, his previously dampened mood suddenly feeling a little less heavy.

"Come on, it's getting late. Big Sister will take you two out for dinner."

"Let me treat you instead; I've already wasted so much of Lady Tsunade's and Kushina's time."

Just as Uchiha Nagi was about to say something, he suddenly felt a gust of wind from a palm and instinctively tried to dodge.

"Smack!"

"Your reflexes are quite good, but still a bit lacking."

Tsunade looked at her hand, which had nearly missed, and then at Uchiha Nagi, who was clutching his head, with a look of surprise.

"With Big Sister here, do you really think I'd let a little guy like you pay?"