Kakashi opened his eyes in bed and stared at the blank white ceiling, unable to make sense of the situation for a moment.
"Kakashi!" An excited greeting rang out beside the bed. Kakashi looked over. "Sensei, Third Hokage, Inoichi... and Lady Tsunade!?"
Suddenly, Kakashi's fragmented thoughts connected with reality!
"Ah! How is the village? Were the attackers driven back!?"
Hiruzen said, "Don't worry, Kakashi! That was more than half a year ago!"
"What... more than half a year!?" Kakashi's pupils contracted sharply. He looked around the hospital room, then lifted the blanket and stared at the patient's gown he was wearing. It took him a long while to come back to his senses.
"So I've been in the hospital, unconscious, all this time?"
Minato said, "Yes. You've been unconscious ever since the attack. The medical team tried every possible method, but they couldn't wake you. Fortunately, Lady Tsunade returned to the village and used her extraordinary medical ninjutsu to bring you around..."
"Lady Tsunade." Kakashi turned his gaze toward Tsunade.
As Minato's disciple and one of Konoha's key talents, Kakashi had access to core intelligence that many of his peers could never reach.
He knew about Tsunade's condition.
I see. Lady Tsunade has overcome the hemophobia that troubled her for years and regained her medical ninjutsu...
Of course, that was not something a junior like him could openly discuss.
He respectfully said, "Lady Tsunade, I cannot thank you enough!"
Tsunade sat in her chair and nodded slightly. "Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?"
Kakashi said, "Uh, I'm fine. There's no obvious discomfort, just some weakness..."
Tsunade said, "Naturally. You've been receiving nutrient injections for more than half a year. You'll need to rest for a week before you can be discharged!"
"One week..." Kakashi murmured. "It's already been more than