[Naruto] Angelica

The effect of the anesthesia passed, Ningji Hinata woke up in a bright daylight, the curtains were not drawn, and the light made his vision adjust for a while before he could see clearly.

He saw Yayoi Hinata sitting by the bed under the window on the left. She crossed her arms and leaned against the back of the chair. Her eyes were closed and her head was a little turned, as if she was asleep.So Neji, who was trying to stand up, froze, gave up the idea of ​​sitting up, and remained motionless in the posture when he woke up.

At the end of the last training session, Akai told him and Tiantian about it, and he thought it was too illusory at that time, but now seeing Yayoi Hinata sitting in front of him, it still looks like a dream bubble.Ningci even wondered if the effects of the anesthesia hadn't passed yet, causing him to hallucinate.

But he soon became convinced it was real.

The door of the ward was opened, and before the person walked in, he heard an urgent voice: "Ning Ci, I heard that you were seriously injured!"

Tiantian trotted to the edge of the hospital bed, reaching out to pick up the medical records hanging beside the bed, but from the corner of the eye, he noticed a woman beside him, looked up, and gasped, "Ningci! Then ,That is……"

Neji wanted to tell Tiantian that it was indeed Yayoi Hyuga, but now they needed to lower their voices a bit, but it was too late, Yayoi Hyuga had already woken up when Tiantian opened the door.

"day by day."

Hinata Yayoi curled his mouth and waved at her, Tiantian's expression changed instantly, he ran over with his head buried and gave her a big hug.

"Woo...you're really back!"

"Well, I'm back."

Yayoi touched Tian Tian's soft hair, and her voice couldn't help softening.

Ning Ci looked at them for a while, his eyes began to feel sore, he turned his head to calm down, then turned back and said, "It's almost enough, this kind of reunion drama... Tian Tian, ​​didn't you come to see me?"

Only then did Tian Tian raise his head to look at him, Ning Ci was wearing a loose hospital gown, the quilt was covered up to his chin, apart from his pale face, Tian Tian couldn't see why.

"I think you look okay."

Then he sat sideways beside Yayoi, his hands still wrapped around her arms.

"……'good'?"

Ningci, who escaped from death, didn't really want to talk to her.

"The left lung is severely ruptured, the heart is damaged, and there are multiple traumas... Generally speaking, it's pretty bad." Yayoi looked at the awkwardness on the hospital bed and explained for him, "But it's really 'okay' now, After another week of observation, you can be discharged from the hospital for rest.”

Only then did Tiantian stand up in panic, and went to get the medical record that he hadn't had time to read just now.

"Really...how did it get so serious..." She wiped her face vigorously with the back of her hand, "I'm sorry, Neji."

"What apologies, you didn't hurt me." Ning Ci frowned.

"But I can't help at all."

Tiantian clenched her fists hard, her nails deeply embedded in her flesh, stimulating her nerves with pain, trying to hold back all her tears.They have always been together, but when Ningci encountered such a dangerous task, she couldn't do anything.

"The same goes for the Chunin exam, I didn't even pass the qualifiers... Neji, I..."

I seem to be getting farther and farther away from you.

"There are many strong opponents. Compared with them, you are indeed too weak now." Ning Ci was merciless, and his expression became even lower every day. He paused, and then said, "So, after I recover, Redouble your training. We must pass the next Chunin exam."

"What if I still fail?"

"Ah..." Ning Ci snorted, "Next time if you still fail, you have to call me 'captain' before you become a Chunin. I don't mind how many years you have to call me. "

Yayoi endured and endured, and barely resisted the urge to knock the severely wounded man on the forehead, even saying "Even if you still can't become a Chunin next time, I won't abandon you" Awkward, why did a child who was so cute and honest when he was young become awkward when he grows up.

Maybe it's her fault that she didn't grow up with him.

Thinking of this, Yayoi swallowed back the lecture that was stuck in her throat.

"Hi? It's a beautiful idea, so I will never use an honorific name for you." Tiantian said aggressively with his hips on his hips, forgetting all the inexplicable emotions just now, "You take your time and rest, I won't wait for you to get better , Tomorrow I will ask Teacher Akai to give me special training!"

"Really. How long can you last for this special training? I remember your highest record is 17 days."

"...Ningji, you are really annoying." The veins on Tiantian's forehead were about to pop out, and he turned his head to explain to Yayoi, "Teacher Akai's special training plan is too perverted, and normal people can't complete it at all. I persisted for 17 days and it was already very strong—neither Ning Ci nor Xiao Li can be regarded as normal people.”

"Ok, I know."

Yayoi smiled.It seems that her worry seems a little unnecessary.Even without her company, both children have worked hard to grow up.

It will be better in the future.she thinks.

The black mountain shadow sinks in the sunset glow.

In the Konoha Cemetery, Kakashi unknowingly stayed in front of the Hokage Tomb all afternoon, and the crows poked their heads out in the evening, singing tirelessly one after another.

"Ugh……"

Kakashi sighed, scratching his silver hair into a mess, thinking that he might be late for this mission, and when he came back, Tsunade would make a loud noise.

The Huoying Tomb is at the forefront of the entire cemetery, surrounded by shadowy trees, leaving only a stone path for people to walk on.

Kakashi went out along the road. There were very few people who came to worship at this time, and Konoha's worship custom was usually in the morning.In this place where there should be no one, the human voice is particularly obvious in the sharp and piercing chirping of crows.

It was an unfamiliar voice, soft and thin, but speaking of something he was familiar with.

——Ning Ci has already woken up in the afternoon, and the doctor said that he can be discharged from the hospital in a week, so don't worry.

——He is really a genius, he actually said that he learned all the scrolls I left when he was 12 years old.Including Huitian.Moreover, there is a technique in the scroll that I only researched when I was 17 years old.

——It’s just that I really can’t figure out who this child’s character is like, obviously you two are such gentle people.It shouldn't be because of Akai... Ah, you don't seem to know, he and Tiantian are in the same team, and the teacher is Maitkai, a very energetic person.

Kakashi paused, and vaguely saw Yayoi Hinata's figure across the lush pine trees on the left.She squatted in front of a coffin while talking, while wiping the dusty tombstone with a handkerchief, and then placed the bouquet on it.

There were several bouquets of the same flowers at her feet, and she stood up and began to look for the next tomb.

Kakashi unconsciously took a step forward, stepped on a dead branch, and Yayoi Hinata obviously heard the crisp sound. Her years of intelligence and reconnaissance habits made her immediately roll her eyes and look in the direction of the sound source, concentrating on it. After watching for a while, I didn't see anyone, only the crow fluttered and landed on the wire.

In the apartment, Kakashi looked at the flying thunder god spell in the room, and he didn't understand why he was running.

He opened the locker drawer and started stuffing the kunai and shuriken into the ninja bag.

He thought he might need a little time... a little time to figure out how to face this matter.

Kakashi took out the S-rank mission sheet and re-read the mission description.

If only everything were as simple as completing a task, with a clear purpose and clear steps.And now he doesn't even know what his own thoughts are... Thinking of her, his sober mind is in a mess.

After packing up, close the window, unplug the main power valve, take the key and put on your shoes to go out.When Kakashi lowered his head to lock the door, he heard footsteps on the stairs, and when he looked up, it was indeed Akai.

"Kakashi, you haven't left yet! I just talked about you with Asma."

When Akai saw him, his shocked expression only lasted for a second, remembering that since that incident a few years ago, this person often forgets the time.

"What do you say about me? It's definitely not a good thing."

Kakashi took out the storage scroll and sealed the key in, so as not to expose the position by making noise when moving in the bag.

"How can you think of us like that, you are so immature!" Akai was very distressed, "Didn't the ninja team you led disband, and Asma and I decided to hold a party to celebrate for you to get out of this sea of ​​suffering. "

"What time, where to eat?"

Kakashi lifted his drooping eyelids.

"How about the 23rd, can you come back?"

"It should be about the same. Let's make a date first. If it's too late, I'll notify you with Ninja Hawk."

"Then it's settled. The restaurants we used to eat haven't been rebuilt yet, so why not just buy them and eat them at your home."

Akai grinned and showed his gleaming white teeth, stretched out his fist and raised it in front of Kakashi.

"Really, why is it my house..."

Kakashi complained so much, but still stretched out his fist and touched him.

On the 23rd, Kakashi returned to Konoha as scheduled, and the light rain that started to fall in the early morning tended to intensify at this moment. After disbanding, the three Chunin subordinates who were forced to run all the way with him and suffered from brain hypoxia, Kaka Nishi went to the administration building alone to report to Godaime.

"You did a good job, Kakashi, I have always been optimistic about you."

Tsunade smiled like a spring breeze, and Kakashi suddenly had a bad feeling, and she saw that she brought out another task list.

"...I think it's time to promote another batch of Jōnin. What do you think, Tsunade-sama?"

Kakashi took over the task and put it in his handbag, trying to maintain a good tone and expression.

"I don't think so. They all need to grow up. Or are you willing to bring new people?"

Tsunade still had a smile on his face.

"Leave me alone. I've just been liberated from the ninjas."

Kakashi took a few steps back.

"Hmph, is that right, I think you seem lonely after all the students have left, that's why you proposed it... If you don't take it, don't take it, anyway, your task is scheduled for three months, and you can't spare any other time gone."

Tsunade waved him off with a smile.

Walking out of the office, Kakashi glanced at the task list, and was stung by the urgent time.

"Ugh……"

He seems to be sighing a lot lately.Is it really because the students left?When taking Ninja, he only needs to take some D-level and C-level tasks, and [-]% of the time, he is lying on the tree watching the three of them exhausted.Compared with the current intensive S-level and A-level tasks, it is really too good.

Akai came back a little earlier than him, and he was already rested. He grabbed him to discuss whether to eat sukiyaki or miso pot at night. Kakashi said that he needed to sleep, and the door was left open. Everything is easy to say about eating tempura.

"But I don't know what to buy to cook hot pot by myself!"

Akai's protest was blocked by Kakashi's ears.

Kakashi slept deeply this time, and when he was awakened by the movement outside the bedroom, the sky was dark.Probably because of the rain, the sky was dark early, he thought it was past seven o'clock, he sat up and looked at the clock, but it was only a few minutes before six o'clock.

He casually took a coat and put it on his shoulders, opened the bedroom door, rubbed his face and pulled up the mask, and said in a bad tone: "Why don't you just eat a hot pot, what's there to argue about..."

Kakashi couldn't finish his sentence, and dissipated with a little bit of waking up anger.

There were quite a few people standing in the living room, and Akai seemed to have called all the jonin he knew.They are all the same, Shiranui Genma, Maitekai, Asma, Kurenai Yuhi... and Yayoi Hinata.They weren't arguing either, but they bought too many things, the plastic bag was torn, and the ingredients rolled all over the floor in a mess. They were in a hurry to clean up, and the faucet was turned on, and the meat that fell on the floor was washed over.

The atmosphere froze for a moment.I don't know who coughed lowly, who exclaimed that the water in the tank was full, and who started to say that something was forgotten at home, and soon only the two of them were left in the room.

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