"Alright, just rest for about a day, and you should be fine by tomorrow."
Rin tied a beautiful bow with a bandage over the wound, stood up to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and turned to Ren with a smile.
"Thank you, Rin."
Ren lay on the hospital bed, flipped over like a salted fish, and thanked Rin who was in front of him.
After returning to Konoha Camp, the group happened to run into Rin, who was helping out at the Medical Camp, so Minato Namikaze had Rin come to treat Ren. He couldn't just let him heal himself. As for Minato Namikaze, he left Ren with Rin and went with Shibi Aburame to report the mission status to Lord Jiraiya.
"You're welcome, now get some good rest."
Rin smiled gently, packed up her medical kit, and went to the side to rest. Although treating Ren's dozens of burns, big and small, all over his body wasn't too complicated, it was time-consuming. She had been busy for almost half an hour before finishing.
"Yo, Ren, long time no see."
"Hmm?"
Ren looked towards the sound. The tent flap was pulled open, and Obito and Kakashi walked in one after another, stopping by the bed.
"Kakashi, Obito, why are you two here to see me so early in the morning?"
As soon as Ren finished speaking, Kakashi, who was beside him, lowered his dead-fish eyes, glanced at Ren, and then sat down.
"We were on a night patrol mission yesterday. After our shift, we thought about coming to see Rin, and then we ran into Minato-sensei on the way. We heard from Minato-sensei that you went on a mission with him, and then he told us you were here with Rin, and then he went to Lord Jiraiya to submit the mission. We two came over to check on your condition by the way. Looking at you now, you should be mostly fine."
At this point, Kakashi paused, his gaze beginning to scan the wounds all over Ren's body.
"Speaking of which, who caused you so many injuries? With your strength, that shouldn't happen. I heard the Iwagakure base was attacked last night. Did you guys raid the Iwagakure Camp last night?"
Kakashi had only made a joke, but Ren just watched him silently, which made Kakashi suddenly fall silent as well.
"…Are you serious?"
Ren nodded, then lay back down to rest, while the others beside him were already incredibly shocked.
"No, no way, you guys actually raided the Iwagakure Camp last night."
Obito stammered, then suddenly stood up, startling Ren beside him.
"Minato-sensei didn't call me for something like this! Damn it!"
Kakashi, who had just heard Obito speak, quietly said.
"So you can go and give the Iwagakure ninja a head start?"
"What did you say! You bastard, Kakashi!"
Obito turned around after hearing that, fists clenched, looking at Kakashi with an angry expression.
"I challenge you to a duel, Kakashi!"
"Tch, dead last."
Kakashi's disdainful gaze and words deeply hurt Obito's fragile heart. Instantly, Obito's anger soared to its peak.
"What did you say! I…"
"Obito!"
Before Obito could shout, he was interrupted by Rin's angry yell from behind him.
"This is where the patient rests! Don't shout, or I'll kick you out!"
Looking at the angry Rin in front of him, the previously aggressive Obito instantly quieted down, obediently sat on the stool, and said somewhat aggrievedly.
"Rin, look at Kakashi, he started it, okay, I…"
"Don't talk nonsense, you were the one who started shouting first."
Kakashi's sudden remark from the side instantly reignited the anger in Obito's eyes. Just as he was about to retort, Rin stepped between them, saying helplessly.
"You two, no fighting."
"Hmph! X2"
Both turned their heads away simultaneously, and Rin could only sigh helplessly, pressing her hand to her forehead.
Honestly, Kakashi and Obito are clearly good friends, so why do they always like to squabble? Boys are so strange. As Kushina-nee would say, they're just not honest.
"Excuse me, is Ren here?"
Just then, a female voice came from outside, followed by the tent flap being pulled open. A pair of red eyes peered through the gap, observing everything inside the tent. Upon seeing Ren lying on the bed, the person outside suddenly widened her eyes, completely opened the tent, and then quickly walked towards Ren's bed.
"Ha, haha, Kurenai, why are you here…"
Looking at Kurenai calmly walking towards him, Ren chuckled awkwardly while shrinking his head into the quilt, feeling a pang of unease in his heart.
By the time Kurenai arrived, Ren had already shrunk his entire body into the quilt, with only half of his head exposed.
"I heard from my father that you were injured on a mission, so I came to see you."
Unexpectedly, Kurenai wasn't angry. Instead, she placed her hand on the blanket and asked cautiously.
"Does it hurt?"
"Cough, cough, cough, no pain, no pain, Kurenai, don't worry, I'll definitely try my best to avoid getting injured next time."
Ren poked his head out and cautiously looked at Kurenai as he spoke.
"Hmm, that's good."
After Kurenai finished speaking, she suddenly stood up and walked to Rin, saying with a smile.
"Rin, can you teach me Medical Ninjutsu?"
"Eh?"
Rin tilted her head, looking at Yuhi, a little bewildered. Still reeling from the earlier display of affection, she was stumped by Kurenai's question.
"Hmm… Of course, you can. It's just that Ren is Lady Tsunade's disciple; his Medical Ninjutsu is much better than mine. Kurenai, why do you want to learn from me?"
"Hehe."
Kurenai smiled sweetly, wrapping her arm around Rin's and shaking it slightly.
"He's not even at the Medical Camp; he's so busy all day you can't see him. Besides, Ren isn't as meticulous as you are when teaching. So, what do you say, will you take me as your student, Rin-sensei?"
Rin looked at her good friend and Ren on the hospital bed, and could only agree with a helpless smile. She, of course, knew why Kurenai wanted to learn Medical Ninjutsu. Ren was truly lucky…
Thinking of this, Rin turned her head to look at Kakashi and Obito again, then inexplicably sighed. This made the two of them feel utterly confused.
"Hmm? So everyone's here to see Ren."
"Who's there?!"
A suddenly appearing figure made everyone quickly go on alert. The group quickly rushed to Ren's front, protecting him.
"Uh, it's me, no need to be so nervous."
The newcomer raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. Only after seeing his face did the group lower their guard. Obito even blurted out.
"Why did you suddenly appear, Minato-sensei? You scared us to death."
"Ahahaha, my apologies, I left one of my Kunai here. When I thought about coming to see Ren, I suddenly sensed the presence of this Kunai, so I used the Instantaneous Body Technique to come directly."
"…"
Ren, who had just sat up, threw himself back onto the bed. Who knew he would hit his wounds, instantly making him wince in pain and almost jump up again.
Hiss! That stinging sensation!!