Healing Samui's Wounds

Samui's skin was snow-white and delicate, and the twin peaks on her chest stood tall and enticing.

But Mingyou did not dare raise his eyes to look, afraid he would lose control.

Her abdomen was covered in a large bruise from the blow, and there was a deep wound at her waist, blood pouring from it.

Mingyou untied the Ninja Tool Pouch strapped to Samui's thigh and rummaged through it, finding a bottle of hemostatic medicine and some bandages.

He opened the bottle of hemostatic medicine, poured the powder over her wound, and gently spread it evenly.

"Ahh..."

Samui seemed to feel the pain even in her unconscious state. Her brows drew tightly together, but she still did not wake.

"Now you know pain, huh? This is what you get for being reckless."

Mingyou picked up the bandages and began dressing her wound.

It was Mingyou's first time seeing a girl's naked body, and he was so nervous that his hands trembled. Several times, he touched Samui's wound, making her let out muffled groans again.

"Damn it, this is killing me."

Mingyou shook his head hard, driving the wild thoughts from his mind, and focused on treating Samui's injuries.

After a long while, Mingyou finally finished tending to her wounds.

Only then did he let out a long breath. It was finally done.

Now, he could only wait for her to wake up before continuing to the Land of Hot Springs to discuss attacking the Land of Fire.

Mingyou leaned against a large tree and quietly rested with his eyes closed.

"Where are we?"

By evening, Samui finally woke. Supporting herself with both hands on the ground, she struggled to sit up.

"Where else? The Land of Waves."

Mingyou opened his eyes and explained helplessly.

"What about those pursuers?" Samui looked at Mingyou in confusion.

Mingyou shook his head slightly. "No idea. They're probably still searching the Land of Waves house by house."

"Oh, thank you for saving me." Only then did Samui notice that the wounds all over her body had been treated and bandaged.

There was an extra hint of gratitude in her gaze as she looked at Mingyou.

But she soon noticed something else was wrong. Why was she wearing a man's clothes?

"You changed my clothes? What exactly did you do to me?!"

Samui became extremely agitated. She wanted to question Mingyou, but her excessive movement tore at her wound again, making her pretty face twist in pain.

"See? This is the punishment for treating your savior like that. If I hadn't saved you, you'd have been dead long ago. You wouldn't be here questioning my character."

Mingyou shook his head helplessly, but then a lewd grin appeared on his face. "That said, your figure really is incredible. It's absolutely smoking."

"You—you bastard! Have you no shame?!" Samui's face flushed bright red in embarrassment and anger. She grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and threw it at Mingyou.

Mingyou nimbly dodged the flying dust, ducking behind a large tree and poking out his head.

"Hey, Miss Samui, you'd better watch your attitude toward me. This is the middle of nowhere, and there are plenty of leopards and tigers around. If I leave you here alone, you won't survive in your current condition."

"You... go die." Samui glared at Mingyou, but there was nothing she could do. In the end, she hugged her knees and began crying softly in anger.

Mingyou realized his joke had gone a little too far. He slowly walked forward and explained, "Stop crying. It's not like I did anything to you."

"Besides, your injuries were so serious then. If I hadn't treated them, you might already be dead."

"Really?" Like a helpless lamb, Samui raised her head and looked at Mingyou with her red-rimmed eyes.

Mingyou nodded. "Of course it's true. I have no reason to lie to you. Besides, I'm counting on you to take me to the Land of Waves to discuss attacking Konoha with the Kage."

Samui gave a soft "Mm," then sat there hugging her knees without saying another word.

It seemed Mingyou's threat to leave her behind had genuinely frightened her.

Whoosh...

As night deepened, a cold wind slowly swept through, bringing a faint chill.

In a country like the Land of Waves, surrounded by sea on all sides, the temperature changed drastically. It was unbearably hot during the day and unbearably cold at night.

"Um... I'll go find something to eat nearby. If anything happens, shout loudly, and I'll come right back."

After giving her those instructions, Mingyou headed deeper into the woods.

He had not eaten anything since leaving that morning.

Mingyou was already starving.

And Samui was weak right now. She needed to replenish her energy as soon as possible to recover faster.

Before long, Mingyou spotted two rabbits ahead, nibbling on wild grass in the bushes.

Whoosh...

Two kunai flew out and struck the rabbits without missing.

"Rabbits may be cute, but I'm still going to braise you two."

Mingyou stepped forward, grabbed them by the ears, and turned back toward where Samui was.

Samui was so weak that she had fallen asleep against the tree again.

Mingyou gathered some firewood nearby, piled it together, and started a campfire.

He placed the cleaned rabbit meat over the flames and slowly roasted it while turning it.

"That smells so good."

Samui wrinkled her nose and slowly opened her eyes. Looking at the rabbit meat dripping with oil on the rack, she swallowed hard.

"You're hungry, right? It's almost ready, but it's still hot. You'd better blow on it first."

Mingyou picked up one roasted rabbit and held it out before Samui.

"Thank you."

Samui took the rabbit meat and gave Mingyou a grateful look.

"No need. Taking care of a beauty is my pleasure."

Mingyou chuckled and picked up the other roasted rabbit.

"Samui, why did Konoha's ninjas attack you?"

Samui bit into the rabbit meat, tore off a small piece, and slowly chewed it.

"What else could it be? Naturally, we have a grudge against them."

After Samui explained, Mingyou finally understood what had happened.

While Samui's group was infiltrating the Land of Waves, they encountered that group of Anbu ninjas at sea.

At first, there was no conflict between the two sides. But the Land of Lightning's ninjas wanted to go to the Land of Waves, while Konoha's ninjas, because of the Uchiha matter, did not want to let them pass.

So the two sides fought.

In the end, Samui's side was badly outnumbered. Only a few managed to escape by slipping beneath the sea.

But unexpectedly, the next day, they were surrounded by Konoha's ninjas, resulting in their current disastrous losses.

Soon, the two finished eating.

But because the night was cold, they huddled beside the fire and fell asleep together.

As time passed, the fire gradually went out with no one adding more wood.

The temperature in the forest became bitterly cold again.

In his half-asleep state, Mingyou felt a soft, warm body slip into his arms.