Zhou Cheng smiled at Uzuki Yugao, but inwardly, he sighed.
This woman had suffered, too.
Shinobi lived on a knife's edge.
Romance was a luxury for them.
She had finally met the right man and thought that, after leaving the ANBU, she could build a happy family with Gekko Hayate.
Instead, Baki had killed Gekko Hayate.
Her world had collapsed!
She was nothing exceptional among the Jonin.
Her strength was only that of an average Jonin.
Nor did she have a clan to back her up.
It was easy to imagine how things would end for her.
Uzuki Yugao poured Zhou Cheng a glass of water.
Then she returned to her seat.
Her eyes were filled with gratitude as she looked at him.
With love gone, she would throw herself into her career!
She would keep improving her strength.
Zhou Cheng suddenly stood up.
He walked over to her.
Lifting her bangs, he examined the wound where the stitches had just been removed.
"Don't move. Relax!"
Yang release chakra flowed into her body.
The wound over her right eye began healing at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Even the nerves and muscles that had yet to recover from surgery were repaired.
"This is..."
"My eye has completely healed!"
Uzuki Yugao stood up excitedly.
She walked over to the mirror, almost pressing herself against it.
"It's like I never had surgery!"
"All the discomfort is gone!"
Then she turned to look at Zhou Cheng.
An indescribable emotion filled her eyes.
"You've helped me again!"
"Thank you!"
"I could never repay this kindness, even in a lifetime!"
Zhou Cheng smiled and walked back to sit in the chair.
He picked up the glass and took a sip.
"No need to thank me. I don't think of you as my captain,