47.Care

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Within Konoha Village.

The sunlight shone brightly from the sky, and the emerald green branches swayed gently in the warm breeze. Under this warm light, a concealed secret door was gently opened.

The sunlight illuminated the figure, revealing Sosuke's silhouette.

His left arm hung in front of his chest, wrapped in bandages, clearly showing signs of injury. He walked slowly, stepping out of the root's intelligence room.

Bathed in the warm sunlight, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Iwagakure shinobi... So Danzo is actually connected to the Land of Earth?"

Sosuke thought to himself, the glint in his eyes hidden beneath the thick frames, completely unrelated to the wounded soldier.

Several days had passed since the last battle.

Due to the involvement of Hitomi's death during the mission, their primary task was to protect Shijime Yuko and bring her back to the Daimyo's mansion. The secondary task was to bring Hitomi's body back to Konoha Village.

For every ninja village, it was necessary to recover the bodies of the fallen shinobi!

Not only for the sake of the deceased's family to mourn, but also because the bodies of ninjas held many subtle pieces of information!

The bodies of ninjas not only revealed their identities, kekkei genkai, and ninjutsu, but they could also expose secret information about the village during their lifetime!

This was a matter of great importance for every ninja village and had no room for error.

That day, Sosuke and Tamao accompanied Shijime Yuko to the Daimyo's mansion after the battle was over.

When the Daimyo, Shijime Nobuo, heard Sosuke's detailed account of the ambush they encountered on the way, he carefully noticed that Shijime Nobuo was very angry, with a genuine expression of anger and gloominess.

This made Sosuke slightly puzzled.

Could it be... the Daimyo was unaware of the ambush? Was it all planned unilaterally by Danzo?

Because they needed to promptly send Hitomi's body and the bodies of the Iwagakure shinobi who attacked the Leaf Village back to the village, Sosuke did not stay and expressed his intention to leave to Shijime Nobuo.

Shijime Nobuo was also very grateful to Sosuke and the others for saving his daughter.

He personally bid farewell to Sosuke and Tamao with great respect.

At the moment of parting, Shijime Yuko's bright black eyes stared at Sosuke intently. There was no longer indifference on her face, and although she felt reluctant, a hint of a smile still appeared on her face.

"Aizen, thank you for saving my life. I believe that as long as we don't succumb to fate and bravely step towards hope, we will create miracles!"

Shijime Yuko's eyes carried a hint of determination as she softly spoke with a voice that only the two of them could hear.

In response to this, Sosuke gave a slight smile and looked at Shijime Yuko with a peculiar gleam in his black pupils as he softly replied.

"Yuko, I firmly believe that your talent cannot be shackled by worldly restraints. If you want to seize your own destiny, then try to sit in that position where you can control it. I look forward to the moment when you bloom."

Inadvertently, he gently handed a scroll to Yuko.

Yuko felt something unusual at her waist and looked at the scroll. She was slightly stunned for a moment, but then naturally concealed any strange expression on her face.

On the way back to Konoha, Sosuke smiled lightly beneath his glasses, his eyes shimmering with a glint.

"Yūko, let me see how far you can go with this opportunity. The daimyo of the Fire Country..."

It was a scroll containing the practice of Zanpakuto and basic Shunpo.

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Deep underground in Konoha.

In a small room, the burning candle had already filled the base with dripping wax.

The candle flickered slightly but remained standing, casting its light on a figure seated at the main seat.

Danzo squinted her eyes slightly as she silently watched the intelligence report that Sosuke and the others had submitted after returning.

When she read the description of the Fire Country princess and Haya's report, her expressionless face finally creased slightly.

In the dim room, Danzo muttered to herself.

"So, the Uchiha Sharingan was killed by Iwa-nin...? It seems Iwa-nin didn't act according to the intelligence. This child, Sosuke, was also injured. If there is evidence from Hyūga Kaizo and the princess, the Uchiha clan is unlikely to foolishly accept that explanation..."

"However, no matter what, this will inevitably expose the rift between the Uchiha clan and the Hyūga clan. We need to win over the Hyūga before Sarutobi does."

"And Iwa-nin... Did their probing lead to the problem?"

"Although Sosuke is somewhat regretful, fortunately, the Hyūga clan should not make any mistakes. With the assistance of the allied daimyo, we can gradually infiltrate Sarutobi's influence."

"Hokage..."

At this thought, a burning desire glimmered in Danzo's eyes.

........

As Sosuke walked home, his gaze scanned the familiar streets of Konoha, which had become somewhat unfamiliar after only a month of absence.

But then his eyes caught sight of something!

That golden ponytail from his memories made him slightly stunned!

However, when he noticed the boy with light blue hair beside the girl, his eyes instantly became gloomy.

Nevertheless, Sosuke was skilled at hiding his emotions, concealing his displeasure and replacing it with a gentle smile as he greeted her softly.

"Tsunade, it's been a while!"

His magnetic voice was pleasing to the ear, and combined with Sosuke's handsome appearance, it was quite charming.

Upon hearing Sosuke's greeting, Tsunade quickly looked up and instantly saw him at the intersection of the street!

Her eyes immediately filled with joy!

In a slightly angry tone, she exclaimed, "Sosuke!! Where have you been for the past month!?"

Although her words seemed angry and complaining on the surface, her tone contained deep longing.

But when she saw Sosuke's bandaged arm, her eyes filled with panic, and she quickly rushed to his side.

Her beautiful face was full of worry, and her voice trembled as she asked, "Wh... Sosuke! What happened to your left... left hand!? Are you injured!? How serious is it!?"

The continuous questioning made Sosuke somewhat helpless. He didn't know how to answer her, but the deep concern touched his heart and made him very happy.

He still wore a gentle smile on his face as he looked at Tsunade, his eyes carrying a hint of tenderness, and softly said, "It's okay, just a minor injury during a mission."

Seeing Sosuke's smiling face, Tsunade felt a bit angry that he would smile despite his condition. For the first time, she didn't like the way he would smile and face everything that happened to him. With a puffed-up mouth, she pouted in frustration.

"You idiot! Even though you're like this, you still smile! Don't you know others would worry about you getting hurt!? Why don't you take care of yourself!"

Seeing Tsunade seemingly genuinely angry, Sosuke finally stopped smiling.

Hearing her say he was smiling like an idiot, he felt even more helpless. But he looked at Tsunade with a serious expression.

"Thank you for your concern, Tsunade. I really appreciate it."

Seeing Tsunade blushing, Sosuke smiled gently again.

Yes... the feeling of being cared for... is really nice...

ps:not gonna lie i kinda confuse about the character names, sorry....