Mother's Words

"Did we win? Why don't I feel happy at all?"

"That's perfectly reasonable. After all, dealing with that Kage-level puppet left me with such severe injuries. It seems my strength is still far too weak."

Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at the falling petals outside the window and thought to himself.

For every day that followed, he was meticulously cared for by Chestnut Snow.

The doctor had originally said he would need two weeks to be discharged, but because Uchiha Matsuzaki possessed a recovery ability that surpassed ordinary people, his injuries were basically healed in less than a week.

A week later, Uchiha Matsuzaki only had some bandages wrapped around his hands.

"Finally discharged. I feel so light now; staying in the hospital for a week just felt wrong everywhere."

"You really are something. The doctor said you had to rest for a while longer, but you insisted on being discharged."

"There's really no helping you, but seeing you in such good condition now, I can finally rest easy."

Chestnut Snow walked beside Uchiha Matsuzaki and said to him.

"Chestnut Snow, thank you for taking care of me during this time. If it weren't for your company, I might have really stayed in the hospital for two full weeks!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki said with a smile at this moment.

"You're welcome. After all, you're the hero of our team, but you still have to treat me to a meal."

Chestnut Snow pursed her cherry-red lips and said.

"Fine, let's all go out to eat together tonight."

"It's time to celebrate that we've finally graduated from the academy."

Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at Yamamoto Takeshi and the others standing at the hospital entrance, then said with a smile.

"Matsuzaki."

"Team leader."

"Welcome back."

Flower Dance held a bouquet of flowers in her hands at this moment and said with a smile.

"Thank you, everyone!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki took the flowers and said with a smile.

Accompanied by them, Uchiha Matsuzaki returned to his home.

"Brother, you're back!"

When Uchiha Ke saw Uchiha Matsuzaki return home, she excitedly ran to his side and hugged him.

"Ouch! It hurts!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki could barely speak from the pain at this moment.

"I'm sorry, brother, I was just too worried about you!"

Uchiha Ke hurriedly let go and said to Uchiha Matsuzaki.

"Matsuzaki, you're back!"

Seeing her son return, Uchiha Matsuzaki's mother said with moist eyes.

"Mom, I've made you worry!"

"It's fine as long as you're okay. Xiao Ke, hurry and help your brother inside!"

Just like that, the family of three was successfully reunited.

Only when he returned home did Uchiha Matsuzaki feel truly relaxed.

He also felt very guilty during this time, having made his mother and sister worry for so long.

"Silly child, you must not get such severe injuries again in the future! Do you understand?"

Uchiha Matsuzaki's mother looked at her son and said with heartache.

"Alright, don't worry, Mom. I will definitely be careful in the future. It will never be like this again."

"That's right! Now that I don't need to attend classes at the academy anymore, I can join the Anbu!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki said to his mother very happily at this moment.

"The... the Anbu?"

"Alright, Mom is truly proud of you. You must be careful when you're there; it's not like the academy."

Uchiha Matsuzaki's mother seemed a bit dazed after hearing the word Anbu, then said with a smile.

Hearing what his mother had just said, Uchiha Matsuzaki also felt a bit strange.