67 Gathering

After the ceremony ended it, was already evening, Kozuki walked towards his home.

Kozuki heard that the troops at the Sand Village had returned in the morning.

He knew both Kurenai and Shizune were in the sand battlefield, and according to their character they would surely be in his home.

As soon as he walked to the gate, Kozuki heard a mess in the yard, looks like a lot of people were gathered.

During this period in the war, Kurenai must have experienced a lot of things in the war, and she must have matured a lot.

Thinking of this, Kozuki smiled and shook his head. This is also a good thing for Kurenai the more strong she is, the more assured he will be.

As soon as Kozuki opened the door, he saw the familiar figure in the courtyard.

But before he could react, a tearful figure threw into his arms.

This figure is Kurenai with crystal tears hanging in the corners of her eyes, holding Kozuki tightly but due to his height she hardly reached his chest.

"Kozuki...Welcome back!"

Kurenai said her voice was filled with relief and happiness.

Throughout the Third Ninja World War, Kurenai has been in the Sand Front Line, she knew with Kozuki's strength few people can hurt him but even so in these two years she was always worried.

Today, as soon as she arrived back to Konoha, she inquired about him but was disappointed that he still wasn't back but after learning that he would be back till noon, she had an idea.

Kurenai proposed to her friends to wait for Kozuki at his home, and give Kozuki a surprise and Infiltrating a house was easy for a ninja.

At this moment, Kurenai just wanted to hold Kozuki tightly, unwilling to let go for a moment, for fear that Kozuki would disappear as soon as she let go.( I knew this is a bit exaggerated but It's fantasy, don't judge it according to what happens in reality, after all I can't write a long hot kiss between children out of nowhere )

"I am back!"

At this time, Kozuki, also gently hugged Kurenai and stroked her hair happy to see her again.

After a long time, Kurenai suddenly reacted.

There were still many people here watching them, and suddenly she broke away from Kozuki's arms with her face totally red.

Kozuki gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her red eyes with his hands, and then looked at everyone in the yard.

Compared with the classmates who filled the yard at the last gathering, there are fewer familiar figures this time, and even those figures that are still alive are obviously much more mature.

"You didn't get hurt right, Shizune?"

Kozuki arrived near Shizune rubbing her head and looked at her who also had matured a lot after the war.

To Kozuki, she was like his little sister and he didn't want anyone to hurt her.

"Of course who could hurt me, after all me and Kurenai are both the disciples of lady Tsunade now"

Kozuki was surprised that even Kurenai was accepted as a disciple but it only made him happy as she would be strong enough to protect herself if she trained under Tsunade.

After greeting Shizune, Kozuki looked towards his other friends in the yard.

Kozuki saw that Obito was standing there, Nohara Rin was still alive, and Kakashi did not have the Sharingan, which also shows that his appearance has changed the destiny of many people.

Kozuki knows Obito being alive means, Madara must have found someone else who he was totally ignorant about.

But even if he know this, Kozuki didn't care, No matter who it is he had the confidence to deal with him.

After experiencing this war, Obito obviously matured a lot, and there was an obvious scar on his face. This scar also proved what danger he had experienced.

If it was the old Obito, he would have already ran to him and started showing off his deeds in the war.

But now Obito is standing quietly beside Kakashi, giving time to him to reminisce with Kurenai and Shizune.

Kakashi was also obviously calmer, and his aura was peaceful not cold or confused like shown in the original.

This also makes Kozuki happy that one of his best friend could live happily unlike the Kakashi who would read Icha Icha Paradise everyday, always lost in the past.

As Kozuki looked at them, Obito also walked over, lightly hit Kozuki's chest with his fist, and said with a smile: "Welcome back, Kozuki we have been waiting for you for a long time."

Might Guy, Kakashi and others also came forward greeting each other happily as laughter echoed in the small house of Kozuki.

The night lasted for a long time, because these friends wanted too much to say on this reunion.

(Volume 2 Ends)