Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

The morning breeze stirred the curtains, and the warm sunlight streamed into the ward through the gaps.

The scent of carnations by the bedside, mixed with a faint smell of disinfectant, entered Kushina's nostrils.

She rubbed her eyes and yawned.

"here it is?"

The familiar style allowed her to quickly guess where she was.

Konoha Hospital?

Kushina rubbed her head, trying to extract information from the fragments of her previous memories.

She was apparently kidnapped last night, but was then rescued...

After that, Watanabe left to meet the enemy, and she fainted.

Based on this, Watanabe should have won.

Otherwise, she would already be in Kumogakure by now.

As expected, Watanabe-san is very trustworthy.

"Wow, barbecue! Hehe, it smells so good!"

The sound beside her startled Kushina, and she looked to the side.

This is...

Yahiko?

Beside Yahiko was a hospital bed.

Sitting on the hospital bed was a blond-haired boy, holding a book in his hands and reading it carefully.

However, judging from the bandages all over his body, he had obviously been beaten quite a bit.

Minato Namikaze seemed to have gotten used to Yahiko's sleep-talking. He wasn't attracted by Yahiko's cries at all and just kept reading the book in his hands.

Kushina slowly got out of bed, her little feet reaching the shoes under the bed.

"Um?"

Minato Namikaze heard the unusual noise and slowly raised his head.

"You're awake?"

Minato Namikaze had a shy smile on his face.

"Um."

Kushina nodded, remembering what had happened yesterday, and spoke up.

"Um, thank you for yesterday."

Kushina blinked, looked at Minato Namikaze who hadn't reacted yet, and turned her head away.

"Fine, I didn't hear you!"

"No, no, no! I just... didn't react in time."

Seeing Kushina turn her head away, Minato Namikaze hurriedly waved his hands, trying to explain.

Kushina couldn't help but laugh when she caught a glimpse of Minato Namikaze looking dazed.

"Are you still just naturally dense?"

Kushina narrowed her eyes and clenched her small fists.

"I'm asking you! Why didn't you help me before! But you're helping me now!"

Kushina's voice was fierce, which made Minato Namikaze shrink back.

"Because I think you can handle it yourself."

"real?"

Kushina stared at Minato Namikaze's serious face, carefully discerning the truth from falsehood.

Before the two could exchange a word, a voice came from the doorway.

"It seems you're recovering well?"

That familiar voice quickly evoked Kushina's memories.

She looked towards the doorway almost instinctively.

Excitement, anticipation.

She only felt completely at ease after confirming that it was the same person.

"Watanabe-san!"

Kushina stood up from the hospital bed almost without thinking, and then pounced straight at Watanabe Tetsu.

Even Konan and Nagato, who were next to Watanabe Tetsu, were so frightened that they took a step back and moved away from the human sloth.

"Hey! Stop clinging to me!"

The soft touch suddenly reached Watanabe Tetsu's chest, giving him a very peculiar experience.

Watanabe Toru's clothes are very slippery.

This caused Kushina to slowly slide off Watanabe Tetsu's waist, eventually landing on her bottom on the ground.

She raised her head, puffed out her cheeks, and glared angrily at Watanabe Toru.

This prompted Watanabe Tetsu to casually touch her red hair.

"Alright, the important thing is for the child to recover."

Watanabe Tetsu picked Kushina up and placed her on the hospital bed.

Seeing that Kushina seemed to want to say something, Watanabe Tetsu asked directly.

"What do you want to tell me?"

Kushina crossed her legs, her eyes shining.

"Last night, I was so worried that you would be killed while trying to save me, but looking at your back, I felt that you couldn't lose."

"Thankfully, I made the right bet."

Kushina smiled.

The reason she rushed towards Watanabe Tetsu the moment she saw him was probably because she was too happy.

After all, during last night's kidnapping, she went through a process of despair, hope, and then despair again.

First came the despair of being kidnapped, then the hope of seeing Minato Namikaze and Yahiko save her, and finally the despair of them dying while saving her.

When Watanabe Tetsu saved her, she was extremely worried that Watanabe Tetsu might be going through the same ordeal.

Could it be that Watanabe Tetsu was killed by that powerful Kumogakure ninja after he saved her?

Will all the ninjas who care about her face tragedy?

Fortunately...

She looked up at Watanabe Tetsu, her face turning serious.

"It's so great to see Watanabe-san come back alive."

Kushina's voice gradually became softer.

"No one got hurt because of me, no one died because of me, this is...it's just wonderful."

A tear rolled down her cheek.

She looked at Minato Namikaze beside her, Yahiko who had already woken up, and Toru Watanabe in front of her.

She said, trembling.

Thank you.

Konan looked at Kushina, who was already crying her eyes out, and helplessly handed her the paper flowers she had prepared in advance.

Get well soon.

She then looked at Yahiko and Minato, who were standing there dumbfounded and didn't know what to do, and handed them the paper flowers as well.

After Kushina finished crying.

Watanabe Toru glanced at Yahiko and asked.

"Have you discussed our schedule with Kushina?"

Upon hearing this, Yahiko was completely petrified.

He realized what was happening and quickly said something.

"No, no, the situation was so urgent yesterday, I didn't have time to say anything!"

He scratched his head, then looked at Kushina.

"Um, we plan to return to the Land of Rain at noon today."

"Can't you stay a little longer?"

A look of confusion appeared in Kushina's eyes.

After what happened yesterday, she completely regarded the people in front of her as her friends.

These are some of the few friends she has in Konoha.

But today, they told her that they were leaving Konoha Village.

Kushina looked at Minato Namikaze.

If they leave, she will only have Minato Namikaze as a friend in Konoha.

Noticing Kushina's gaze, Minato Namikaze chuckled.

Naturally naive.

Kushina quickly looked away.

Can't we stay a little longer?

"I also have a lot of matters to attend to in the Land of Rain. I've already missed a lot of things in Konoha these past few days."

Seeing the same reluctance in Yahiko's eyes, Watanabe Tetsu had no choice but to play the villain.

However, what he said was true.

The Land of Rain is currently in dire need of rebuilding and truly needs him to take charge.

Watanabe Tetsu looked at Yahiko sitting on the hospital bed and went over to touch his hair.

"We should get ready to leave and say goodbye to them."

Afterwards, Watanabe Tetsu led Konan and Nagato out of the ward.

Yahiko, who remained in the hospital room, glanced at Kushina and then at Minato Namikaze.

"Minato Namikaze! Although I hate you Konoha ninjas, you did quite well last night!"

"Kushina! If you get kidnapped again, I'll laugh at you all day!"

"Alright, I'm heading back to the Land of Rain now! Remember to miss me!"

"I might come back to Konoha someday in the future. Don't let me down then."

Yahiko finished speaking in one breath, then put on his shoes and left the ward.

Only Kushina and Minato Namikaze remained in the ward.

The once crowded ward suddenly became empty, and Kushina felt a sense of loneliness.

She remembered Yahiko's words.

"Alright, I'm heading back to the Land of Rain now! Remember to miss me!"

Her gaze darkened.

The Land of Rain? I will come.

Meanwhile, Watanabe Toru looked at the system panel.

[Should I draw character ability (3)?]