In a secluded corner, the two stood facing each other, their reflections mirrored in each other's eyes.
Kurenai stepped forward two paces, looked at the boy in front of her, and without shouting or crying, simply threw herself into his embrace, burying her head in his chest, a blissful smile gracing her serene face.
"Long time no see."
Ren held Kurenai, burying his face directly in her soft, flowing hair, and responded with a smile, "Long time no see."
After a few breaths, the two separated, but Kurenai held Ren's hand tightly, as if afraid he would suddenly disappear.
"Seriously, I'm not running away."
Though a bit helpless, Ren let Kurenai hold his hand. Seeing the dirty white coat she wore, Ren remembered how rushed she had been earlier and couldn't help but ask, "Kurenai, you were in such a hurry just now, were you busy with something?"
Kurenai glanced at him, then lowered her head, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks, and softly said, "I heard Sister Mei say she saw you and Lady Tsunade, so I came over to see."
Ren scratched his head and chuckled, "Looks like you don't need to make another trip."
Seeing Ren's action, Kurenai seemed to notice something and instinctively reached out to touch Ren's hair, softly saying, "Your hair, has it gotten this long?"
"Huh?"
Ren blinked twice, not stopping Kurenai, but hesitated as he said, "Does it not look good?"
This hairstyle was something he had intentionally grown out. Combined with his black hair and black eyes, if he also wore clothes with the Uchiha Clan crest, then it would be absolutely unmistakable.
In short, short hair simply couldn't fully bring out his peerless beauty.
"No, it's very handsome."
Kurenai shook her head, reaching out to gently press down and smooth some of the protruding sideburns.
"Speaking of which, Kurenai, your hair has grown a lot too."
Ren leaned his head behind Kurenai, looking at her hair that had already reached her back, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh, does it not look good?"
Kurenai first paused, then said with some disappointment, "Sure enough, even Ren says so. It seems I really don't suit long hair."
"No, it's just right."
Ren skillfully raised his hand to ruffle her hair, completely disregarding her annoyed gaze, and chuckled, "This length is just perfect, Kurenai, it's very beautiful."
"Hmph."
Kurenai snorted softly, then turned around and pulled Ren, walking quickly into the distance.
"Alright, alright, let's go quickly. The Medical Camp is very busy. You can come and help us."
"Uh, uh, uh."
Just like that, Ren was dragged by Kurenai all the way to the Medical Camp.
Based on Tsunade's Chakra, Ren immediately located her tent. When they entered, they saw Tsunade performing surgery on a severely wounded person, with two assistants helping, responsible for handing things and wiping sweat.
There was nothing they could do; they couldn't participate in this level of treatment, only assist.
"Hmm?"
Noticing the two entering, Tsunade's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "You've come at just the right time! Quickly go treat the wounded in the tent next door. This patient's condition is a bit troublesome."
"Yes!"
Ren dared not delay. He pulled Kurenai and walked to the adjacent tent. Upon entering, he saw a bed, a patient, and a nurse.
Seeing Ren, who wasn't wearing a uniform, enter, the nurse first paused. Before she could speak, Ren picked up the white coat hanging nearby, put it on, and said, "Lady Tsunade sent me. We'll take over from here."
"Eh?"
Watching Ren and Kurenai walk to the bed and begin to examine the patient's condition, the nurse quickly turned and ran out, entering the adjacent tent to ask Tsunade. She only relaxed after receiving a positive answer.
After all, the two looked too young, and she was genuinely worried. But now that Lady Tsunade had confirmed it, there shouldn't be any problem.
However, still feeling uneasy, she decided to go back and check, so she could intervene in time if anything went wrong.
Meanwhile, Ren and Kurenai had already begun treating the injured person. This person's condition was poisoning, clearly the work of Sunagakure.
While Ren couldn't guarantee other procedures like surgery, when it came to detoxification, there was absolutely no problem.
When he first entered the battlefield, that guy and Tsunade spent three days and three nights in the laboratory researching an antidote that could break the old woman Chiyo's potent poison.
This poison, it seemed, was self-formulated by a Sunagakure puppeteer and couldn't compare to the old woman Chiyo's at all.
In about fifteen minutes, the severely wounded and dying patient was out of danger, which left the nurse peeking from outside the door wide-eyed, truly astonished by the speed of their rescue.
When the last bit of poison was drawn out, the injured person's complexion returned to normal, and their injuries had also been treated. All that was left was bed rest and recovery.
"Phew."
Ren took off his white coat and moved his somewhat numb hands and feet for a while before feeling much better.
It had been a long time since he had saved anyone, and Ren felt his skills had become quite rusty.
There was nothing he could do; ever since he took command of his team, he was either fighting or on his way to fight, with constant battles large and small.
After acting alone, he was even busier, constantly on the move with stealth, assassination, and surprise attacks, too busy to even think about saving people.
Kurenai's performance, however, surprised Ren. During the treatment process just now, whether it was handing instruments or positioning the patient, Kurenai appeared exceptionally skilled, clearly having put a lot of effort into this area.
"How was it, Ren? Was my cooperation alright?"
Kurenai took off her sterile gloves, walked to Ren's side, took the white coat, and looked at him, asking with some anticipation, "That was, of course, seamless."
Upon hearing Ren's approval, Kurenai's face immediately lit up with a satisfied smile.
Ever since she decided to study medical arts, Kurenai had been taking time every day to go to the Medical Camp to learn from Rin, starting from the basics, researching, learning, and progressing little by little.
Later, after Rin was transferred to another battlefield, she went to Kana Maiko to learn, and the latter was quite happy about it.
Thus, winter passed and spring came, and more than half a year went by. Kurenai's medical skills also advanced by leaps and bounds during this year. In a short period, she reached the level of a regular Medical Ninja, and the Mystical Palm Technique she used some time ago even attracted Tsunade.
This talent, although not comparable to Tsunade or Ren's back then, was still considered exceptional.
And all of this, for Ren, who had just found out, was simply an unexpected surprise.
Oh my goodness, my Kurenai truly is an all-around genius! Her genjutsu is excellent, and now her talent in medical arts is also so amazing. She truly lives up to being the goddess I've loved for two lifetimes!