Chapter 154: Dreaming of Eating a Banana That Wouldn't Break No Matter How Much You Bit It
The masked man had not actually done anything obscene.
The so-called white liquid was the same type as the white substance that had flowed out when half his body collapsed after Minato hit him with a Rasengan on the night of the Nine-Tails.
When the masked man walked to the bedside earlier, the motion that looked like he was taking something out was actually just him exposing part of his waist. Then he pulled out a tube and inserted it into Kakashi's mouth.
This kind of operation was somewhat similar to how Yakushi Kabuto had saved Sasuke back then.
The difference was that Sasuke had been stabbed clean through by Madara, so Kabuto could directly insert the tube into the wound.
But what could the masked man do?
Kakashi didn't have any wounds.
Either oral intake, or rectal administration, which would absorb more easily.
In the end, the masked man chose the relatively normal oral method.
Fortunately, he didn't choose the rectal option. Otherwise, Kushina and Rin's mental states would probably have completely collapsed.
Even with oral administration, the scene was still far too much for the two of them to bear looking at.
"Kushina-sensei, what did Obito just do to Kakashi?"
Rin stared blankly at the scene inside the room and asked her sensei's wife beside her.
"…Rin, don't overthink it. He probably just fed Kakashi some milk…"
"You're lying!"
Rin interrupted Kushina's awkward explanation. "Kushina-sensei, don't forget I'm a medical ninja. Even if I haven't seen pigs run, do you think I don't know the theory?"
"…If you already know, then why are you asking me? Rin, you've learned bad habits too."
Kushina was speechless.
"I was just confirming it."
Rin muttered, her gaze returning to the room, still unable to look directly.
Kushina also glanced back again and sighed.
"No wonder he could kill me and Minato without any psychological burden, yet never once laid a hand on Kakashi all these years."
"Kakashi was even unconscious, and he still came to visit him on his own initiative."
"Logically speaking, Kakashi is the one who personally killed you, Rin, even if you were willing…"
"Now the truth is finally clear. So that's how it is."
No wonder earlier on the way, Hikari had such strong opinions about the ninja village system created by the First Hokage and Madara, and even told her that those two set a bad precedent, and that she wanted to create a new heterosexual world together with Shiromo.
At the time, Kushina had wondered whether Hikari was joking, or if she had misunderstood something.
Now Kushina understood.
There really was a big problem.
From her perspective, Obito clearly liked Rin.
As for Kakashi, that was hard to say.
He never showed interest toward women, nor did he show interest toward men.
Thinking of this, Kushina started to feel afraid.
If even Obito, who was such an obvious heterosexual, could hide it this deeply and only be exposed now, then what about others?
What about Minato?
Could it be that Minato and Fugaku were also a pair of star-crossed lovers?
Kushina's imagination began to run wild.
The conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village had eased after Minato took office.
Minato and Fugaku were like the relationship between Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage back then.
Then Minato and herself, an unimportant existence, died during the Nine-Tails incident.
The appearance of the Nine-Tails had nothing to do with Fugaku, but the village would certainly suspect the Uchiha.
Logically speaking, at that point, maintaining the previous atmosphere of reconciliation and explaining things clearly would have been enough.
But instead, Fugaku said that Minato was dead, and that he no longer cared about right and wrong.
So Fugaku decided to launch a rebellion, become Hokage himself, and inherit Minato's will.
Later, however, his son Uchiha Itachi had different ideas. After learning of this, the powerful Fugaku chose to calmly accept death.
Because after being killed by his own son, he could reunite with Minato.
Perfectly logical, and utterly terrifying.
"Kushina-sensei, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Kushina lost in thought, Rin waved a hand in front of her.
"Nothing, I…"
"You two, are you Kakashi's friends?"
Suddenly, a voice came from nearby.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Kushina and Rin had been too absorbed just now and hadn't noticed anyone approaching, and both were startled.
"You're also here to visit Kakashi, right? Hello, I am Kakashi's eternal rival, Konoha's Blue Beast, Might Guy."
Might Guy gave them a thumbs-up and flashed a wide grin full of white teeth.
Good grief. One ninja after another not using the front door and instead climbing through windows. What was the door even designed for?
"Oh? It's Guy. I recognized you right away."
Rin said with a cheerful smile.
Everyone had grown up.
When she had just been revived by Impure World Reincarnation, she hadn't recognized Kurenai at first.
Kurenai as a child had a bit of baby fat and was quite small.
Kurenai now…
So tall, so big, so round. So enviable.
Unfortunately, Rin never got the chance to grow up.
As for Kakashi and the current Guy, one had his iconic mask, the other his iconic green jumpsuit. It was impossible not to recognize them.
"Recognized me?"
Might Guy's smile stiffened. He carefully scanned the two of them with a serious expression.
"You… feel a bit familiar."
"Huh?"
Rin was stunned.
Just familiar?
Guy had clearly seen her when they were kids.
Wait, Guy had also seen Kushina-sensei before.
Had Guy damaged his brain from too much taijutsu training, making his forgetfulness even worse?
"Forget it, I can't remember. Move aside, I'm going in to visit Kakashi."
Guy racked his brain for a long time, then gave up.
"Uh, alright."
Rin stepped back.
"Oh right, Guy. After you go in, help Kakashi wipe his mouth."
Before leaving with Rin, Kushina turned back and said this to Guy.
Until she confirmed Kakashi's orientation, and whether Kakashi and Obito were mutually in love, it was better not to let Kakashi know about this kind of thing.
"Oh."
Guy agreed, then opened the window and flipped into the room.
Guy carried some fruit over to Kakashi's bedside. After setting the fruit down, he noticed the stuff at the corner of Kakashi's mouth.
"Did someone just feed Kakashi some milk to replenish his nutrition? That's really thoughtful. But why didn't they help wipe it off? Or did Kakashi spit it out after drinking?"
Guy muttered to himself as he pulled out a tissue and began wiping Kakashi's mouth.
At that moment, Kakashi suddenly jolted awake and opened his eyes.
Hashirama cells really were a miracle drug, and the purity of the Hashirama cells in the masked man's body was far higher than the ones in Yamato.
Uh, that sounded like it wasn't really describing Hashirama cells.
In any case, Kakashi woke up.
And the moment he opened his eyes, he saw Might Guy standing by his bed, and the mysterious bulge beneath Guy's tight jumpsuit.
"Guy, you…"
Kakashi recalled the strange dream he had just had, where he dreamed of eating a banana that wouldn't break no matter how much he bit it. His face instantly turned pale.
But the next second, Kakashi let out a sigh of relief.
He suddenly remembered that Guy was clearly a little acorn. There was no way he matched the dream at all. The dream just now had merely been an ordinary dream.
(End of this chapter)