[Naruto] Angelica

The day after the fierce battle ended, Yayoi Hinata opened her eyes and saw a piece of pure white.The sky was very dark, as if it was going to rain, the lights in the room were turned on, and there was a moth constantly flying around the white lamp tube, moving from far to near, casting shadows constantly changing in the room.

The wind lifted the white gauze curtain, and she saw Xiyan standing by the window with her arms crossed, and thought for a moment that she had been hit by an illusion, but the chakra veins in her body were flowing normally.this is true.

"You're awake, Yayoi-senpai."

Xi Yan walked towards her.

"you……"

Yayoi tried hard to recall yesterday's scene, yes, she was exhausted of chakra, and due to excessive blood loss, her tense nerves relaxed after Jiraiya came to the East Exit for support, and then she lost consciousness.

This is Konoha Hospital. There were too many casualties in the war yesterday, which completely exceeded the capacity of the hospital. Two temporary beds were added to the room, and many wounded were placed in the corridor. The medical tent used during the war was once again set up in the courtyard downstairs. From now on, those with minor injuries were treated there.

"When our team rushed back, the battle had already begun, and we were assigned to Dongkou, where the battle was most intense, for support. I found you there." Xi Yan was in a complicated mood. She sat down by the hospital bed, poured a glass of warm water and handed it over. Just like how Yayoi took care of her after she was injured during the war, "After Sand Shinobi retreated, your teammates sent you to the hospital, and I came with them."

"……thanks."

Yayoi sat up halfway, took the water glass and held it in his hand, the warmth passed through the glass to his cold palm.

"Senior, since you are still alive, why didn't you tell us?" Xi Yan couldn't help questioning her, she was never a person who likes to go around.

There are many people in the ward, so it is not suitable to discuss this issue.She doesn't want to talk much either.

"Mission required."

She brought up the reason to prevaricate Yibixi again, and Xiyan really didn't press the question any further.

"Since the outside has subsided now, did Konoha win yesterday's battle?"

"Yes."

Xi Yan gave an affirmative answer, but there was no joy of victory on her face.

"What happened?" Yayoi asked.

"Three generations..." Xi Yan was a little hard to speak, paused, and continued, "Three generations passed away, Orochimaru killed him, and then fled Konoha. Anbu failed to catch up."

Yayoi was a little surprised and took a moment to accept this fact.

"When are you leaving? The third generation's funeral will be held tomorrow morning..." Xiyan asked her cautiously.The teammates who sent her to the hospital were not seriously injured, but they all left Konoha in a hurry this morning after finishing the emergency treatment and resting for a night.

Xi Yan thought, if Yayoi hadn't passed out due to exhaustion of chakra, maybe she left with her teammates this morning.

"not sure."

Yayoi replied casually, absent-mindedly thinking about Orochimaru's escape, and her teammates were probably anxious to find clues to follow up.

Xiyan nodded in disappointment.

The clock struck nine o'clock, and it was time for the shift change.Xiyan picked up the mask and buckled it, put on her sword, and said goodbye to her: "I have to help clean up the battlefield. I really hope to see you tomorrow...he will also hope to see you."

Yayoi suddenly came back to her senses and asked, "Does he know?"

"No... Ibiki-senpai asked me not to tell Kakashi about it for the time being. I don't understand why, but, Yayoi-senpai, if someone tells me that Hayate is still alive, even if I have to cross thousands of mountains and obstacles, I will definitely Go see him without hesitation."

Yayoi saw Xiyan's eyes covered with a layer of grief.

After finishing speaking, Xi Yan didn't stay any longer, and turned out of the hospital through the window.

In the afternoon, Sand Hidden Village announced to the outside world that Kazekage was killed by Orochimaru a few days ago, claiming that this incident was completely controlled by the mastermind Orochimaru, and they were only deceived by Kazekage pretending to be Orochimaru.Therefore, Sand Hidden Village officially announced its full surrender to Konoha, which Konoha readily accepted. The high-level leaders agreed that Konoha's top priority now is to restore the damage and national strength caused by the fierce battle.

Representatives of the two parties held an emergency meeting overnight and re-signed the alliance treaty.

It had been raining all night, and by daylight it had lightened a lot, but it showed no sign of letting up.

A patient in the same room was groaning in pain all night, and Yayoi could barely close her eyes. In the morning, the nurse came to re-dress the wound on her arm, and she turned her head to the other side when the bandage was removed.There are too many wounded, but the chakra of the doctor's tolerance is limited, and it needs to be reserved for the critically ill. Most people receive traditional treatment, and Yayoi is the same.

After the bandage was re-wrapped, Yayoi proposed to be discharged from the hospital.The numbness from chakra depletion has gradually recovered. She has tried it herself, and now she can basically walk around smoothly. There is no reason to continue to occupy precious hospital resources.

The doctor in charge agreed with her statement and told her not to use chakra within a week, and there were still eight days before the stitches were removed from the wound, and prescribed some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs for her in case of emergency.

Yayoi thanked him and said that she understood, and she was already planning to wait for the time to dismantle it by herself.

Six years have passed, and Konoha is much more prosperous than the town she remembered.

Except for the serious damage to the east and west districts in yesterday's battle, the main areas were not affected too much. The shops along the street were open as usual, the hawkers in the vegetable market were shouting, and the children were chasing and fighting. Everything was as usual, as if yesterday's fierce battle was not at all It didn't happen.

Konoha's recovery ability still makes her awe-inspiring.

She didn't know which year she turned to the block that was added. The road was winding and winding, and the stacked buildings with the characteristics of wooden leaves made her lose her way. She didn't open her eyes, and she was not in a hurry. If people in mourning go, they will surely reach their destination.

The third generation's funeral is about to begin.

On the way, the rain suddenly intensified and poured down on the ground, as if mourning for the funeral.

The rain soaked the bandages, and the wound was stinging. Yayoi had no choice but to stand under the eaves of a shop for a while.Under the rain, she looked at the pedestrians rushing to avoid the rain in a daze, and remembered the day when she left, the rainstorm also fell from night to day.

It should be the obligation and basic of a ninja to perform the tasks issued by the superiors, but on that day, the third generation told her that she could choose to refuse.Yayoi has heard many voices say that the third generation is old, that he failed to control the situation of the three wars in time, let go of his sinful apprentice, and compromised the unreasonable demands of Yunnin Village...

This old man who had too much heart for the world finally maintained his last dignity as Hokage and died in such a heroic way.

The torrential rain was completely transparent, the dark clouds dissipated, and light came out.

When Hinata Yayoi arrived, the consultant's speech had ended. She stood at the end of the line, took off her mask, and bowed her head in mourning with the others.

After the show ended, among the bustling crowd, Yayoi saw many familiar faces—Xiyan who was tilting her head to say something to her subordinates, Maitekai who was still so energetic, Neji and Tiantian who were standing beside him.Especially that man's flamboyant silver-white hair stood out among the black bereaved fathers.

He seemed to feel something, and turned his head slightly to look this way.Yayoi withdrew her gaze, put on her mask, and left among the crowd going downstairs.

The sun after the rain was dazzling.

A palm-sized emerald bird flew in front of Yayoi, she spread her palm, and the bird fell down and turned into a note with two lines of irregular numbers written on it.Yayoi looked at it intently for a while, then became serious, and summoned Ninja Taka to let him look for Jiraiya.

Yayoi followed Ninja and found Jiraiya on the rooftop of an apartment building across the street from the bathhouse. He was watching with binoculars with great interest.

"Master Jiraiya..." There was an undisguised sense of disgust in Yayoi's words.

"I'm collecting materials! Collecting materials!" Jiraiya said without looking back.

Yayoi sighed, reached out and snatched away the binoculars: "There is urgent information, please listen to my report before continuing to 'collect materials'."

A second ago, she jumped up and wanted to grab the telescope back. Hearing what she said, she became serious and leaned against the guardrail of the roof with her arms folded.

"There was a team that crossed the border of Fire Nation yesterday. They didn't dare to follow too closely. They lost it in Sichuan in the early morning. I'm afraid they are going to Konoha." Yayoi paused, and continued, "...now Konoha hasn't returned to normal operation yet, maybe they want to take advantage of the chaos to seize what the fourth generation left behind."

Zilai also raised his eyebrows, his eyes were piercing, and he didn't speak.

"... Naruto Uzumaki's teacher... is Kakashi, right?" Yayoi asked hesitantly, she did see that child follow Kakashi after the meeting just now.

"Hmm." Jiraiya laughed, "Are you worried about Naruto? Or are you worried about Kakashi?"

Yayoi choked.

"I'll take that child with me when I leave." Jiraiya said, "It's not that easy to take someone from me."

"Yes."

Hearing Jiraiya say the same, Yayoi felt relieved.

"Are you going to leave now? I haven't been back for so many years, it's fine to stay a few more days." Ji Lai also saw that she was dressed lightly, and the ninja tool bag was all assembled.

"No." Yayoi shook her head, "I'll meet them at the station town."

"whatever."

Jilai also took the telescope and played with it in his hand, so he didn't say much more.

Yayoi raised her head and saw two advisors walking towards her from a distance. "Master Ziraiya, it seems that you are in trouble."

"Tsk." Zilai waved his hand impatiently.

Yayoi smiled and left before the consultant arrived.

The post town is not far from Konoha. Yayoi remembers that the doctor told her not to use chakra. When she walked slowly to the town step by step, the sun was setting.

At the restaurant at the intersection, she saw the two colleagues who were in charge of tracking Akatsuki's information.Both of them were dressed as ordinary people, with bamboo hats and cloth bags, and bamboo walking sticks beside them.

"Good afternoon, which country are you two businessmen from? Do you need to hire a ninja to keep your business trip safe, and the price is negotiable."

Yayoi said while laughing, and sat down beside the two of them.

The older woman looked her up and down with her chin up and down, and said in a low voice, "I haven't seen your true face for a long time, I'm really not used to it."

"Then hurry up and get used to it, Nanako. I still have to maintain my true face for a week." Yayoi picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup. After walking for a long time, her throat was dry from thirst.

"What's the matter? You usually don't show your face easily when you have no mission." Another man named Liang asked.

"The day before yesterday's battle, I ran out of chakra, and now I can move and walk, which is pretty good." The tea was astringent, and it didn't quench her thirst, so she poured another cup.

Talking about the war, Nanako asked, "How is Konoha doing now?"

They followed Akatsuki all the way, but they didn't respond to the call back to the village. Today, they heard something from the surrounding population in the town, such as the death of the third generation.

"Not very good. There were a lot of casualties." Yayoi recalled the advisers who came to Jiraiya before she left. "The higher-ups seem to hope that Jiraiya-sama will take over the Fifth Hokage's position."

"Master Jiraiya? Don't joke, he's used to wandering around the world, he can't stay." He laughed a few times, "Is Konoha alone? I think Kakashi-senpai is pretty good."

"Forget it. He has never been interested in government affairs." Yayoi played with the empty teacup in his hand.

"But when it comes time for him to take over, I don't think he will refuse." Liang continued, holding up a finger, "After all, you both have the same problem, and you have too much sense of responsibility."

Yayoi glanced up at him.Liang crossed his hands behind his head, raised the corners of his mouth, and said, "What are you staring at me for? I'm not wrong. We are homeless, so we follow Master Zilaiya to do this. You are different."

"Stop saying a few words, you talk so much." Nanako next to him gave him a thump on the back of his head.

After chatting a few more words, he suddenly fell silent, frowned and stared at the street behind Yayoi for a few moments, and said uncertainly, "I seem to see..."

Yayoi turned his head and followed his line of sight, and the two figures flashed into the inn across the street. People passing by on the street blocked his sight, but Yayoi was sure that he saw the corner of their black robes lifted by the wind correctly.

Liang took a deep breath: "It's really hard to find a place to find, so I brought it up by myself... The town is so close to Konoha, if they don't go directly to Konoha, what are they doing here?"

Yayoi remembered that Jilai said in the morning that she would take Naruto away, and a bad premonition crept into her heart. She didn't care so much, and urged Chakra to open her eyes. A tingling pain passed, and she saw the two On the second floor of the inn.Bad thing, these two are Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Kisame.

Worse than that, Naruto Uzumaki was also there.

And Zi Lai, who swears that it is not so easy to take someone from him, has no idea where he went.

"They found Naruto Uzumaki. I'm going to stall for time, you two hurry up to the nearby casino and liquor store to see if Master Jiraiya is here—"

"No. Let's delay the time, you go to Jiraiya-sama." Nanako interrupted her, looking at Hinata Yayoi's arm.She was wearing a summer sleeveless blouse, and a scar extended from under the sleeve, cutting off the Fire Rune curse mark on her upper arm.It is the trace left by the shark muscle on the back of dried persimmon ghost shark several years ago.

"She's right, you haven't recovered your Chakra yet, are you rushing up to die... Master Jiraiya, please, Gray Sparrow." Liang also agreed.

After the two of them finished talking, they left the tea money on the table and went straight across the street without giving Yayoi any time to answer.Yayoi clenched her fists, rolled her eyes again, and quickly looked for Jiraiya who was going somewhere.

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