When the seriously injured and dying Hanyu woke up again, the feeling of breathing freely made him reconfirm a very simple truth - being alive is a very beautiful thing.
If you think about it this way, the war between the ninja villages that resulted in them beating each other's brains out is not such an unacceptable thing. Everyone wants to live, but the road is narrow, so I have to live, even if it means killing you.
Hanyu didn't want to know what kind of changes had taken place in the village or even the world during this period of time. The only thing he had to do now was to restore his physical condition as much as possible... at least to restore simple mobility instead of staying in bed all the time.
Therefore, since waking up, he has been eating when he can, sleeping when he can, and fully following the doctor's instructions.
He even had special nutritional meals for patients, which were very nutritious. Tsunade always brought him the food. The child would stay with Hanyu for quite a long time every day, and he even felt like a full-time doctor.
And for Hanyu, regardless of whether Tsunade intended to use him as a test subject or not, these meals were indeed nutritious. He could feel that his physical condition was getting better. More importantly, these things tasted good.
As we all know, Hanyu's taste buds sometimes have some problems, but since he thinks it's good... then let's just take it as if it's really good.
Five days after he first regained consciousness, Hanyu was stuffing nutritious meals into his mouth one spoonful at a time, while Tsunade was sitting on a chair next to the bed supervising him... Hey, the nutritious meals were obviously delicious, but why did he still need supervision?
At this time, someone knocked on the ward door from the outside, and after getting permission, the person outside walked in.
It's Yasanagi.
After confirming that Hanyu had regained consciousness and there was no major problem with his brain, he was finally allowed to visit and comfort him. Before that, he had been receiving closed treatment in the hospital and had no contact with the outside world.
"Hanyu, you... I heard that you have recovered, but... are you really okay?" When Yasanagi entered the ward, she was holding a long box in her hand. When she looked at the energetic Hanyu, she was shocked before she could smile.
Hanyu doesn't seem to have any major problems, but he has shrunk several sizes, and that is the biggest problem.
Except for the eyewitnesses and doctors, a person's sudden shrinkage is a very mysterious thing to others.
"It's okay. It's just a second chance to develop. I can start my life over again... I should be thankful for that." Hanyu said. This is to find joy in adversity, but there is no need to tell others about the difficulties he has experienced.
"If that's the case, then... that's good."
What exactly Hanyu was going through, people other than him could only guess, but Yasanagi understood that if his attitude was like this now, then at least what he had to endure was still above his bottom line.
Yasanagi placed the box next to Hanyu's bed and sat on the chair on that side. She seemed to want to say something, but she couldn't find the words to start with, so the ward became eerily silent for a moment.
Tsunade was holding a medical book that no one else could understand, but only she knew that the pair of eyes hidden behind the book were wandering around.
Eat melon when there is one, eat melon when there is no one... there will always be melon.
Finally, Yasanagi spoke up, "Hanyu, you asked me before why I wanted to become a ninja."
"Well, that's what happened. "
It was only a hundred chapters ago, so of course Hanyu still remembered it.
"Hanyu, is there anything you like or hate?" Yasanagi said again.
The topic was a bit off, and it was obvious that Yasanagi was a little nervous, even tense. There was an apologetic tone in her voice, so it was difficult for her to start talking.
"Like... the definition of this word is a bit ambiguous, so it's hard for me to say, but if I dislike... I can even say hate. There are a few things that I hate deeply."
I don't know what she wants to say, but all Hanyu can do now is to continue with Yasanagi's topic.
"Hate? Hate what?"
"I hate Ubisoft first, I hate trolls second, and I hate wisdom teeth third."
"…"
The topic could not be continued.
Yasanagi thought for a moment, then continued, "Now that I think about it, the reason why I became a ninja was simply because I didn't trust everything around me. I felt that a person must ultimately protect himself, but as a ninja... I had no love, no tears, no hatred, and was completely muddled."
This kind of thinking and experience is really too common.
"I understand." So Hanyu said.
"But now, I suddenly realize that I don't need to do that.
I have seen the most tragic battlefields, the most decisive battles, blood and snow are equally dazzling, but in the end only the former is more passionate, I... understand that the ninja who is most like a ninja can only be a heroic ninja.
On a battlefield like that, I was so insignificant that I was powerless, so I eventually realized that I couldn't protect myself. However, this wasn't a bad thing because there were people who could protect me.
I consider myself a lucky person.
Hanyu, I don't think I'll ever see a more powerful ninja than you were that day.
Just one person can separate sin and punishment and preserve life and beauty. I seem to understand something.
I...have no reason to fight anymore.
Hanyu, I have no reason to continue being a ninja."
Yasanagi's words were fragmented, and her praise for Hanyu was a bit excessive, but Hanyu finally understood the parts of her heart that could only be understood but not expressed in words.
The battle that day was brutal, but Yasanagi was someone who dared to commit suicide decisively in order not to hold back her teammates, so it cannot be said that she was afraid of anything. However, she finally understood what she wanted.
It's not a battlefield.
All we can say is that this is a kind of open-mindedness and choice made after having experienced the vicissitudes of life.
The reason why she is not good at expressing herself is that she is afraid that Hanyu will think she is deserting the battlefield. However... although Hanyu has so many problems, he has never been a narrow-minded person.
"Yasanagi, breaking away from the past is a kind of courage, and taking a step towards a new direction is even more courageous, so you don't have to bow your head. This is a good thing... Your decision is a good thing." Hanyu said this after a moment of silence.
Ninjas have been killing all the time, but the killing of ninjas is meaningless. If you can get away from it, it is of course a good thing. Yasanagi is not Hanyu. She is not the kind of person who says "I have to live, even if I kill you."
The only thing this girl didn't understand was that if she hadn't stayed with Hanyu, she would definitely not have experienced so many bad things.
What Hanyu said now was particularly important to Yasanagi. She kept her head down, silently and hard trying to calm her emotions. Then, she finally raised her head.
She picked up the sword box and opened it, revealing two long swords .
These were the "trophies" seized by Hanyu, but now the decorations of the two swords had completely changed. The black lacquered scabbards and the replaced hardwood hilts made the two sharp blades look extremely low-key. This was... the style that Hanyu liked.
"This is just a small thing I can do. It's just a little thought. Hanyu, you can give them new names... You like doing things like this, don't you?"
Hanyu thought for a moment and said, "These are weapons that Kumogakure reforged using the fragments of the Seven Sword, so... let's call them 'Star Crown' and 'Star Maiden'."
Yasanagi put the sword box aside, she stood up, and even gave Hanyu a gentle hug, "I like these two names... out of all the names you gave, these are my two favorites."
This was a disguised form of criticism, but Hanyu didn't hear it.
"Then I have one final piece of advice, Yasanagi. Even at this time of sadness and separation, I now have another feeling, which is called... quite soft. So you have to be careful. In this world, at least half of the human beings are not good people."
Hanyu has always been quick in action but slow in speech, but he is an honest man.
Yasanagi finally laughed, and it was the most beautiful laugh that Hanyu had ever seen.
Is this because he got Hanyu's funny point?
Probably not. That's a bit difficult, too difficult.
…
After Yasanagi left, the ward became quiet again.
After an unknown amount of time, Tsunade finally put down the book in her hand. She whispered, "I thought there would be a confession, Hanyu... were you dumped?"
Hanyu looked at the sword next to him, and then said, "This is not a confession, Tsunade, you are a little narrow-minded."
A gray person finally found her own color and became extremely vivid. Isn't this the best confession of her life?
Tsunade pouted, but still couldn't help saying, "Star Crown, I understand Star Crown, but what about Star Maiden?"
Her eyes followed Hanyu's line of sight and stared at the two swords.
"This is for commemoration. You are a child, so it doesn't matter if you don't understand."
Star Maiden, the girl under the starry sky, who is this commemorating?
Tsunade said what don't I understand.
"By the way... can ninjas retire early?" After a while, Hanyu suddenly remembered this.
"Hanyu, the war is over, and...even the Hokage can't stop someone who has lost the will to fight from leaving the battlefield."
"…That's right."
In the past, Tsunade should have left Hanyu by now, but today she decided to stay here with him for a while longer.
Otherwise, a lonely old man would look even more pitiful.
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