"It really is so comfortable. I never got to sleep this comfortably while out on missions." After closing his eyes again, Ruri felt the comfort of the bed and spoke with a smile.
Ruri shifted his body, then closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.
Ruri really had been working far too hard these past few days, staying on guard every day during those missions. He was exhausted now. To be precise, he had already been exhausted while carrying out the missions. Who wouldn't be tired, going through that every day?
After Ruri fell asleep, Mei Ling Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga talked together for a while before going to their room as well.
Once they returned to their room, the two of them did a few things. After all, they had not seen each other in a long time. Only after quite a while did they go to sleep!
Just like that, the whole family fell asleep. There was no one else out in Konoha now, apart from a handful of ninja still searching the village. Everyone else had gone home to rest. After all, they were exhausted after a full day's work.
What was more, many of the ninja who had been out on missions had also returned. They, too, were exhausted and had been working very hard.
"Chirp, chirp!"
Soon, the next day arrived. Konoha was very quiet that morning, with only the little birds chirping on the branches.
The air in Konoha really was very good all day long, but it was at its best in the morning. It was wonderfully fresh, especially in the forest, where you could smell something unlike anything you had ever smelled before.
It was only six or seven in the morning, and the birds were already chirping on the branches. Ruri