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“Yuto, are you all right?”
Yuto stood blankly in front of the dead spy, and shock welled up in Shisui’s heart.
Just how deep did someone’s love have to be for him to risk everything, fighting like his life did not matter, just to kill a spy who had been watching the village?
He had even exhausted himself after the battle because he insisted on killing the spy personally.
Shisui could not help feeling ashamed.
In the past, he had boldly believed that he was the Uchiha who loved the village most.
Compared to Yuto, his own love for the village now seemed laughable.
Yuto snapped out of his grief over losing the compensation money and forced out a smile.
“I’m fine…”
Only then did Shisui relax.
“By the way, Shisui, don’t you have any other missions?”
Yuto was thinking about his earlier guess regarding Shisui’s behavior.
Shisui should still have a mission to assassinate him.
He had just finished a fight and was in a weakened state.
It was the perfect time for an assassination.
He needed to remind Shisui not to forget the assassination mission Fugaku had given him.
As long as Shisui killed him, the compensation money was still within reach.
Hearing the excitement in Yuto’s voice and seeing the wounds covering his body, Shisui let out a long sigh.
Lord Fugaku had been right.
To protect the village, Yuto always ended up covered in injuries.
This was all Shisui’s fault for hesitating earlier.
Why had he doubted Yuto’s reason for knocking his kunai away?
Because he had doubted him, he had been one step too slow, and that had left Yuto covered in wounds.
Regret filled Shisui.
He patted Yuto on the shoulder and said seriously,
“Yuto, I will handle the rest.”
“You just need to bandage your wounds…
the village needs you.”
With that, Shisui picked up the spy’s body and vanished with a Body Flicker.
Yuto stood there, speechless.
That was it?
What happened to the assassination?
You jerk.
Only after a long while did he recover from the disappointment of failing to die for the nth time.
With no other choice, he headed to Konoha Hospital.
Konoha Hospital was Yuto’s fixed respawn point.
Almost no one was more familiar with the treatment process here than he was.
Ever since transmigrating, Yuto came here almost once a day on average.
When he took more missions, it was possible for him to enter the hospital several times a day.
It was precisely because he took missions with no regard for his life that his two former teammates had managed to rise past the genin stage so quickly.
At first, they had complained about him accepting so many missions.
But the way he took the initiative to protect them whenever danger appeared had somehow won their respect instead.
Walking through the hospital entrance, Yuto skillfully registered, lined up, and waited to have his wounds bandaged.
The doctor bandaging him was an acquaintance.
Nono Yakushi, the walking shrine maiden.
When she saw his face, she sighed softly and skillfully pulled a huge roll of bandages from the very bottom of her medical kit.
“Yuto, you went and fought recklessly again.”
“Honestly, haven’t you already joined the Konoha Police Force?
Why are you still pushing yourself this hard?”
Nono had asked him similar questions countless times.
Yuto had long since prepared a set of answers.
He thought for a moment, recalling how he had brushed her off last time, then said,
“Big Sis Nono, you know me.
I never hold back when facing an enemy.
Just like my father…”
Halfway through, Yuto lowered his head and put on a sorrowful expression.
This was Answer Number 72 from his list of excuses for dealing with Nono.
He had summarized eighty-one in total, and he was almost out.
It looked like he needed to make up an entirely new version when he got home.
In truth, Yuto had no memories of his parents at all.
The original owner of this body had lost them in battle before he was old enough to remember anything.
So everything about his father just now had been pure nonsense.
Nono fell for it, just as expected.
She pressed her lips together and stopped asking.
After tying the bandage into a neat bow, she clapped her hands and squeezed out a small smile.
“All done, Yuto.
Don’t let the wounds get wet for the next couple of days, okay?
You should recover soon.”
Yuto nodded.
“Thanks.”
With that, he was about to turn and leave.
The door suddenly flew open, and Shisui rushed in, breathing hard.
Clearly, he had come straight here after dealing with the spy’s corpse.
“Yuto, are your wounds treated?”
Seeing him in such a hurry, Yuto’s eyes sharpened.
Had a large number of spies appeared in the village, requiring his help to capture them immediately?
That would be wonderful.
Where there was fighting, there was a chance to die in battle.
Yuto loved being beaten to death.
An excited smile immediately appeared on his face, and he quickly asked,
“Where are the enemies?
Come on, let’s head out right now!”
Shisui had no idea what he meant and was stunned by the question.
“There are no enemies.
Yuto, did another patrol team ask for help?”
The excited expression froze on Yuto’s face.
After all that, it turned out he had overthought things.
There were no enemies at all.
He asked irritably, “Then why are you in such a rush?”
Shisui scratched his head.
“I was worried about you.
So after I finished handling the spy’s body, I came to the hospital right away to check on you.”
Nono looked at Shisui’s face.
He seemed unfamiliar, and she did not recall seeing him in the hospital before.
Curious, she asked Yuto,
“Yuto, who is this?”
Before Yuto could answer, Shisui spoke first.
“Hello, I am Yuto’s new teammate.
Today was our first mission together.”
“Hmph.”
Nono’s brows furrowed.
“You are a terribly irresponsible teammate.
Why is Yuto covered in injuries while you do not have a scratch on you?”
“Yuto really has poor luck with teammates.
His previous ones were like this too.
Every mission, he was the only one who came back hurt, while everyone else did not even have dust on them.”
Hearing Nono scold him, Shisui lowered his head in shame.
At the same time, when he thought of how he had repeatedly doubted Yuto earlier, his shame grew even stronger.
Not only had Clan Head Fugaku said Yuto was a good young man who cherished his comrades, even the doctor in front of him said the same.
On top of that, he had seen it with his own eyes just now.
Sure enough, compared to Yuto, Shisui was the clown who spent all day talking about protection.
He took a deep breath, his gaze turning incomparably firm.
“Doctor, from now on, I will protect Yuto properly.
I swear it on my life.”
Yuto was stunned by Shisui’s declaration.
Bastard, what are you protecting?
Who needs you to protect them?
You’re this strong.
If you protect me, how am I supposed to die?
Go away, you curly-haired menace.
Yuto still wanted to struggle a little.
In an earnest tone, he said,
“Uh, Shisui, the two of us are only temporary teammates, right?
Why don’t you go protect someone else…”
“No.”
Shisui took Yuto’s hand, his eyes overflowing with emotion.
“Yuto, I will protect you for the rest of my life.”
“Get lost!
I do not want a man protecting me for the rest of my life!”
Watching the two of them go back and forth, Nono’s face filled with a gratified smile.
Tonight, she would make a house call and help Yuto change his bandages.
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