When Mizuki arrived at Hayate Gekko's hospital room, the guards around it did not stop him much. They were fairly familiar with this ninja, who had shown up frequently over the past few days.
Watching the medical ninja bustle in and out of the room, Mizuki could tell that Hayate Gekko's condition was far from good.
"How is he, exactly?" Mizuki asked one of the busy ninja.
"His body has stabilized for the time being, but there's no sign of him waking up. We can barely keep his organs from failing."
"Still can't use the mind-reading jutsu?"
"Until his condition improves further, there's not much we can do."
It seemed that without further measures, it would be difficult to save Hayate Gekko.
"When will Senior Inoichi Yamanaka be here?" Mizuki asked with a sigh.
"He was here just now. He may have gone out to eat, but he should be back soon."
"That's good. Let me know when Senior returns. I'll go rest outside for a while."
To be honest, he had expended too much energy these past few days. More than that, though, he was mentally exhausted. As the Chunin Exams drew closer, the anxiety in his heart became harder and harder to suppress. He always felt that there was something he had failed to prepare for properly.
Sitting on a bench in the hospital, Mizuki could not stop himself from nodding off as he waited. A few days ago, this had been where Karin slept; now it was Mizuki's turn to use it. The ninja from the other villages had probably left several days ago, no wonder the hospital was much quieter than before.
Just as he was drifting off, Mizuki suddenly sensed someone approaching. Looking up, he saw the very person he had been waiting for—in fact,