"There's no specific medicine for it right now. We can only hope Sasuke can tough it out with a ninja's exceptional constitution."
Lin Guang said.
"Thank you so much for this, Lin Guang."
Sakura said, her voice choked with tears.
"It's fine. We were classmates, after all. Take good care of Naruto and Sasuke. With my team here, you can get some rest too."
Lin Guang spoke with supreme confidence, and his words gave Sakura a sense of security.
With Lin Guang and the other two taking turns keeping watch, the night passed safely.
But Lin Guang was keeping watch over Team 7 mainly to protect Naruto.
If it had only been Sakura and Sasuke, Lin Guang would at most have taken them somewhere relatively safe. He would not have spent his time and energy protecting them.
As the sun rose, the danger lessened considerably-for Team 7, at least.
In fact, as long as Orochimaru did not get serious, Lin Guang and his two teammates would face no danger at all in this exam.
"Sakura, go check on Sasuke and Naruto."
Seeing that Sakura was awake, Lin Guang spoke to her.
He would leave looking after people to Sakura. Lin Guang certainly cared about Naruto, but he was no match for Sakura when it came to caring for someone.
"Okay!"
Sakura said.
Their conversation woke Satō Maji and Hyūga Jō. Satō Maji had not gone to sleep until two last night, after which Satō Maji had kept watch until six before catching some more sleep. Then Lin Guang had kept watch until now.
That way, everyone was in pretty good spirits.
"Looks like three small fry have come."
Lin Guang said mildly.
The six of them were resting inside a hollow tree, and they did not yet know what was