Chapter 34:
"Sasuke, um… I didn't know if you could eat ramen, and you know how poor I am, so I could only buy one bowl and bring it for you…"
Under Sasuke's strong insistence, Naruto had no choice but to get up. He left a note for Iruka on the door at home, then ran out to buy a bowl of ramen and brought it to the hospital.
"Thank you…"
Although Sasuke's attitude in their mental conversations was tsundere and difficult, the real Sasuke right now was just a boy who had lost everything.
When Naruto placed the ramen directly into his hands, Sasuke blinked, and a few tears fell. Then he hugged the bowl and started eating fiercely.
"So… how do you feel now? Any better?"
Naruto sat beside the bed, watching eagerly as Sasuke even drank all the broth.
"The doctor said I slept for half a year…"
Sasuke handed the empty bowl to Naruto, then lowered his head and hugged the blanket tightly.
Now that he was full, it was time to let out some of his emotions so he could return to class soon.
'Wait, don't cry… I don't know how to comfort people…'
Naruto stood up and threw the disposable utensils into the trash bin. In his mind, he complained to Sasuke — he was really afraid a nurse would come in and scold them.
After all, Sasuke hadn't been crying before Naruto arrived…
'If you don't know how to comfort me, then just cry with me!'
Sasuke's voice rang in Naruto's mind. At the same time, muffled sobs began to escape.
Naruto had no choice now.
......
"I'm very sorry. I'll take these two kids back now…"
When Iruka saw Naruto's note and rushed to the hospital, he apologized to the doctor under the man's angry glare, completed Sasuke's discharge procedures, and led the two boys — both with red, swollen eyes — out of the hospital.
This was going to be troublesome. The number of children he had to look after had just gone from one to two…
"Iruka-sensei, I'm hungry…"
Naruto held Sasuke's hand as they walked behind Iruka. Just before they reached school, he suddenly touched his stomach as if remembering something and said he needed breakfast.
"I brought breakfast for you. Eat it quietly in the classroom and don't disturb the others…"
Iruka thought of the onigiri he had brought. Luckily Sasuke had already eaten a bowl of ramen, otherwise these two onigiri definitely wouldn't be enough for both boys.
"I knew Iruka-sensei wouldn't let me go hungry!"
Naruto's face lit up with excitement. He grabbed Sasuke's hand and started running, nearly making the unprepared Sasuke trip.
But once he caught the rhythm, Sasuke's legs — though still weak — gradually began to adjust.
"Now we're starting class. Sasuke and Naruto, go back to your seats…"
Once they reached the classroom, Iruka ignored the strange looks the students gave Sasuke and simply told them to sit down and prepare for class.
But those eyes surrounding Sasuke carried not only pity and surprise — Sasuke could also faintly hear someone whispering "what a pity"…
'Naruto, I feel like killing someone right now!'
Sasuke sat at his desk and weakly lay his head on it, almost in sync with Naruto.
His body was truly very weak. After discovering that his hearing had become much sharper, his mood only grew heavier.
What a pity?
What exactly were they pitying?
Ever since Naruto had tied that red thread to his consciousness, Sasuke had discovered he could train the power of his will.
But now, he had made another new discovery.
Hostility!
He could now sense the hostility coming from other people!
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