"Kushina, why didn't you go home?"
Konoha Hospital, doctors' lounge.
Hyuga Wuye lounged on a bench with his legs propped high, reading a copy of Human Anatomy.
Just then, Kushina suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.
"They told you to stay at the hospital, but they never said no one could stay and keep you company." She giggled.
Well, well. Building a plank road in the open while secretly advancing elsewhere?
Smack.
Wuye dropped his feet and sat up, casually tossing the book aside.
"Will you be busy on duty? Would I be disturbing you?"
Kushina sat down beside him.
Wuye shook his head. "Usually, nothing happens. They'll only come get me if there's an emergency surgery. They can handle everything else themselves."
"Wuye, are you planning to become a medical ninja in the future?"
Kushina curiously looked at the white coat he wore.
Hyuga Wuye thought for a moment. "Not exactly. At most, it'll be a side job. I can help handle emergencies, and I can help my teacher analyze poisons and make antidotes. But I won't be a medical ninja forever. The Sharingan and Byakugan still have plenty of potential to develop!"
Kushina tilted her head. "I see..."
"From what Sister Tsunade said, you won't be attending classes anymore. You'll be working part-time at both Konoha Hospital and the Ninja Academy. So when the time comes, will you still graduate and be assigned to a team normally?"
She looked somewhat worried. "I want to be assigned to the same team as you."
Wuye thought to himself, *The Second Shinobi World War will probably break out in about a year. Getting Tsunade or Kaguya to confess on their own during that time would be harder than climbing to heaven. So... should I take a risk and find