Chapter 7 : Medic Yakushi Nono

Waking up again, Fang smelled a fragrance even before opening his eyes, similar to the scent of disinfectant but more pleasant. Unable to resist, he opened his eyes to a sight of a pristine white ceiling.

"Where is this..."

"Ah, Fang, you finally woke up, you fool! You actually exercised until you fainted. Can't you take care of yourself?" The voice of Obito came from beside him, his emotions quite stirred up, even a bit frantic. "I had finally mustered up the courage to confess to Rin, and you ruined it all!"

Fang blinked his eyes a couple of times, only then recalling what happened before fainting.

As for the confession... Heh, if it weren't for me, you would probably have been friend-zoned by now and crying in some corner!

Fang snorted, "Is that so? Well, no need to thank me, it's just something I should do."

"You bastard, am I thanking you?" Obito was on the verge of exploding.

"Huh? No?" Fang pretended to be innocent. Well, he was only six years old, after all.

Obito trembled all over, even the goggles on his forehead were shaking.

Fortunately, at that moment, a young female doctor walked in.

"Fang, right? You're awake." The female doctor, dressed in a white coat with long golden hair and gentle eyes, greeted him warmly.

"Ah, hello, Doctor!" Obito saw her and hurriedly stood up to ask, "Doctor, is Fang okay now?"

"Your friend fainted due to excessive physical exercise, which caused a lack of nutrients. Just eat more meat, and you'll be fine." The female doctor smiled gently.

"Meat?" Obito stiffened, knowing that neither his family nor Fang's family could afford to eat meat every day, let alone replenish the energy consumed by exercising with just an extra piece of meat per meal.

The female doctor seemed to sense the problem and said, "It's okay. If you don't have money, I can lend it to you."

"Really? Thank you so much!" Obito was almost jumping with joy.

However, lying on the hospital bed, Fang frowned and spoke, "Doctor, won't this trouble you? After all, you're just a doctor."

"Doctor? Hehe, I'm still a ninja." The female doctor smiled.

"A ninja? A medical ninja?!" Fang looked at the female doctor, suddenly feeling a strange familiarity, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

'In the original work, she must have appeared before, but in what capacity? With her golden hair and those old-fashioned glasses... Wait, do those glasses look like they belong to Yakushi Kabuto?'

Ah, that's right.

She's Yakushi Nono, the medical ninja of Konoha, who later became the director of an orphanage, taking in Kabuto in his childhood and even giving him her surname!

No wonder she looked familiar.

Wait a minute!

Fang blinked his eyes, feeling a sudden chill in his heart, with a sense of unease spreading over his spine.

Yakushi Nono, before becoming the director of the orphanage, seemed to be a member of Root...

Danzo's subordinate?!

"Hey, Fang, are you feeling cold?" Obito suddenly rushed over. "You seem to be shivering."

Fang looked at Obito, tears almost streaming down his face. "No, it's not that. I'm just excited. Yes, too excited! Finally, there's meat to eat, sniff..."

Good Lord, I'm only six years old, and Danzo is already eyeing me?

Has Root infiltrated the Uchiha clan, and have they discovered that I've awakened my eyes?

But thinking about it, it's impossible. After all, he's the only one who knows about his awakened eyes, and he's used them very rarely. The probability of being discovered, especially after that one time a few nights ago, is extremely low!

"Both of you, are you children of the Uchiha clan?" Yakushi Nono smiled and said, "Although I'm willing to lend you money, you'll have to pay it back in the future."

"Of course, we'll definitely pay it back! I wouldn't dare not to!" Obito said loudly, placing his hands on his waist. "After all, I'm going to be the man who becomes the Hokage in the future!"

At that moment, a young woman passed by the ward. She had fair skin, a tall figure, especially with a pair of exaggerated fullness, like papayas, along with her neat golden hair. Even though Fang couldn't see her face, he knew who she was.

One of the three legendary Sannin of Konoha, Tsunade!

Hmm, Tsunade is destined to become the Fifth Hokage...

Not bad, Obito, I didn't realize your ambitions were so grand, wanting to be the man who becomes the Fifth Hokage, heh.

"You have to work hard." Yakushi Nono smiled and patted Obito's head before giving some instructions to Fang and then turned to chase after Tsunade, who was leaving.

"Lady Tsunade, please wait..." The conversation between the two could faintly be heard outside the ward.

Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

'It seems that Yakushi Nono's appearance here is not for me, but for Tsunade.'

Danzo, that old schemer, is too dangerous. He'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals. For now, I should stay as far away from him as possible.

"Fang, are you still upset about what happened earlier?" Obito sat by Fang's bedside, chin in hand, looking at him. "Kakashi is indeed despicable, but we have to admit, he's a genius..."

"What are you talking about?" Fang chuckled, "It's not about Kakashi, it's about me. I don't want to live an ordinary life anymore. I want to become strong, that's all."

"Well said!"

Suddenly, a voice of a young man came from outside the ward, followed by a figure that seemed somewhat familiar to Fang.

"You are..." Fang saw him, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

This guy is none other than Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke's old man, Uchiha Fugaku!

Except that at this moment, he's only twenty-five years old, and Uchiha Itachi probably hasn't even been born yet.

"I am Uchiha Fugaku."

At this time, Uchiha Fugaku had not yet become the head of the Uchiha clan, but was just an ordinary member of the Konoha Military Police Force. However, his talent was gradually being recognized, and his position within the Uchiha clan was rising.

"Lord Fugaku, hello." Fang and Obito saluted respectfully.

In the Uchiha clan, these formalities were taken very seriously, and even though Fang was unwilling, he had to comply when he was still weak.

Fugaku smiled, "I have high hopes for you. Once you have the determination to become strong, the Sharingan will reward you with what you desire. I'll be waiting for you ahead, young man!"

With that, Fugaku left after patting his butt.

Fang's eyes twitched. Damn it, I must have picked the wrong day to leave the house today!

"Hey, Fang, who was that uncle just now? He seemed really powerful." Obito ran over, closed the ward door, and turned back to ask.

"He already said it, didn't he? His name is Uchiha Fugaku, probably a member of the Konoha Military Police Force." Fang answered cautiously, even if someone was eavesdropping, it wouldn't matter.

"Oh, I see, the Konoha Military Police Force. I wonder when I can join." Obito looked forward with longing.

Fang said, "Obito, I feel much better now. How about we leave the hospital now?"

"No way!" Obito immediately became unhappy, shouting, "That doctor just now wanted to lend us money. We haven't received it yet. How can we leave?"

"..." Fang.

You make a good point, I'm speechless.