Three days later-
Lin Chuan had more or less recovered. With some nourishment, he could get out of bed and walk. The moment he woke up and saw Maruboshi Kosuke, he hugged him and cried. Even if the tears would not come, he had to squeeze some out. He had enjoyed himself immensely in Root, and the thought of leaving even made him a little reluctant.
"Grandpa's here. Don't be afraid, Little Chuan. Grandpa will protect you..."
Still, Maruboshi Kosuke had genuinely moved him at the time. He had never expected taking someone as his teacher to have this sort of benefit. The man really treated him like his own grandson, which left him feeling a little guilty. Wasn't it wrong to exploit an old man nearing seventy?
But to farm more life points down the line, he could not stay in Danzo's Root forever. Root gave him too little freedom, making life points difficult to obtain. Outside, he would have much more freedom to do whatever he wanted, which would make farming life points during the Chunin Ninja Exams much easier.
Since he owed Maruboshi Kosuke this favor, if he met him during a future transmigration, he would help him whenever he could. That would be his repayment. The man might not remember any of this, but Lin Chuan would never forget the favor.
After all, he was a transmigrator. A transmigrator's memories and consciousness were continuous, with no interruption in his subjective experience. He had not lost his memories, either. That was a transmigrator's greatest advantage-or, one might say, his cheat.
Once he could get out of bed, he accompanied Maruboshi Kosuke to the roof of the Hokage Tower. That old geezer Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, was waiting for them there. Besides him, that scheming old bastard, the