Chapter 31:
"Iruka-sensei, is Sasuke really okay? He's been asleep for half a year now… that's even longer than I was unconscious last time…"
Naruto followed Iruka to the hospital once again. After his own incident, he had woken up after just two days and returned to school.
But because he kept worrying about Sasuke, he came to visit the hospital every day after school.
Iruka hadn't wanted to bring him at first, but after Naruto had fainted from simply shaking his head too hard, he had no choice but to accompany him every single day.
"The doctor said there's nothing physically wrong. He's just unable to accept what happened, so he's been in a coma…"
Iruka watched as Naruto placed the fresh flower he had bought onto the windowsill, then sighed and looked down at Sasuke, who was still unconscious on the bed.
If he stayed like this much longer, the last remaining Uchiha might really end up useless.
"Sasuke! Sasuke, wake up! It's time to eat!"
Naruto put the flower down, walked to the side of the bed, and called out like he did every day.
He hadn't expected Sasuke to sleep for so long, but during this period he had checked — Sasuke's soul power was continuously growing stronger.
That meant Sasuke was probably training his mind while in a self-sealed state.
And it was related to his soul…
As long as he didn't break his own soul from the strain, it was mostly a good thing.
"Mm…"
Just as Naruto finished shouting and was about to be dragged away by Iruka, Sasuke on the bed suddenly let out a faint response.
"He's awake! Iruka-sensei, Sasuke woke up!"
The moment he heard the response, Naruto excitedly grabbed Iruka's arm and squeezed it.
"Sasuke, Sasuke, you really are a glutton! I called you so many times and you didn't wake up, but the moment I mentioned food you…"
Naruto turned back and leaned over the bed, staring at Sasuke's face as he waited for him to wake up.
But the instant Sasuke slowly cracked his eyes open, Naruto had a strong urge to cover them.
This guy…
'Close your eyes!'
Worried that someone might see, Naruto immediately shouted at Sasuke through their mental link.
Sasuke froze for a split second, then the eyes that had only opened a sliver closed again.
'Naruto?'
Sasuke tried to respond in his mind.
He had finally woken up. Had something gone wrong again?
And what exactly was going on with Naruto? How could he do all these things…
There were too many questions. Sasuke decided he would find a chance to ask properly later.
'You went crazy for half a year… Three tomoe… Are you trying to die faster?'
Naruto was certain — he had just seen a fully matured three-tomoe Sharingan, even though Sasuke hadn't released any power.
'I'll adjust…'
Reminded by Naruto, Sasuke also realized how dangerous it was.
Normally, a Sharingan couldn't freely switch between one tomoe and three tomoe.
But because Sasuke had been constantly strengthening his willpower in that sealed mental space, he could only try to suppress his power now.
His soul power — or rather, the strength of his will — rapidly decreased until it returned to the level it had been at the beginning. He then asked Naruto to confirm once more.
So when Iruka anxiously ran out to call the doctor and Sasuke opened his eyes again, they had already returned to a normal single-tomoe Sharingan.
"Iruka-sensei, why were Sasuke's eyes red just now? You ran out so fast… When he opened his eyes, I thought he was sick…"
Naruto stood outside the ward, tugging on Iruka's sleeve and shaking it lightly as he asked about Sasuke's eyes.
As a boy who supposedly knew nothing about what the Uchiha represented, it was perfectly normal for Naruto to ask such questions.
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