Shin Uchiha's senses were still keen. Though Uzuki Yugao's murmuring was very quiet, he still caught a faint sound.
Shin Uchiha turned his head and spoke gently to Uzuki Yugao, who had just woken up. "You're awake? Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"
When Uzuki Yugao saw Shin Uchiha looking over, she had no idea whether he had heard what she had just said. She sprang to her feet, her face burning red, and stammered, "Q-Shin, I-I've had enough rest."
After saying that, she almost wanted to bury her head in a crack in the ground.
Shin Uchiha smiled and nodded. He was just about to say something when he suddenly frowned and turned toward Kōrei Uzumaki and Daughter.
Kōrei Uzumaki, who had been sleeping, woke up just then as well. After a full night's rest, she still looked sickly, but she was much better than before, and some color had returned to her face.
Standing nearby, Uzuki Yugao quietly sighed in relief when she saw Shin Uchiha's attention shift to Kōrei Uzumaki. That had been far too embarrassing. Being caught swooning by the very man she was swooning over made her want to sprint all the way home to Konoha, shut the door, and never come out again.
Kōrei Uzumaki gave a contented yawn. Back in Kusagakure, she had spent every day on edge, and she was often called out at night so the wounded could drain her chakra. She had constantly been short on both rest and chakra. It had been a long time since she had enjoyed such a relaxed, uninterrupted sleep.
The people of Kusagakure had simply drained her dry without a thought for the consequences. Otherwise, with the Uzumaki Clan's constitution, she could never have been drained to death.
After all, Kōrei Uzumaki