"Are you okay, Yu?"
"I rushed over as soon as I heard the news. You scared me half to death!"
Before Kurenai could answer Yu's question, another lovely voice cut her off.
A waft of fragrance drifted by. Yu had just pushed himself upright on the hospital bed when someone pulled him into a tight embrace.
"Yugao?"
With that familiar purple hair and faint, sweet scent, how could Yu fail to recognize the person holding him?
"Damn... He's even more popular with girls than Kakashi."
"Minato-sensei, who exactly is this kid?!"
Seeing Yu basking in the concern of two stunning girls, Kurenai and Yugao, a stranger's voice rang out, sounding rather indignant.
After breaking free of Yugao's embrace, Yu finally took in his surroundings.
He was in a simple room at Konoha's Ninja Hospital.
Aside from Yugao, Kurenai, and Might Guy, the room also held Minato Namikaze and three kids standing beside him.
One had silver-white hair, a mask covering his face, and a pair of dead-fish eyes.
Another had short black hair and wore a blue-and-orange ninja jacket, with goggles perched on his forehead.
The last was a girl with short brown hair and large, deep-brown eyes. Purple markings adorned both sides of her cute, pretty face.
Hatake Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara.
Yu recognized them at a glance.
"Don't say that, Obito..."
"Even though I'm always out on missions..."
Watching the envious look on Obito's face, Rin giggled. She gave Yu, who had climbed out of bed, a curious once-over. "I've heard of you too... Yakushi Hane, Konoha's number-one prodigy."
"I finally get to meet you today. You're cuter than I expected!"
Cute...
Rin's words struck a nerve, and Yu's mouth twitched.
At this point, the three members of Team Kakashi were only ten or eleven years