"What do you mean?"
Muteki and Yushishi were both stunned.
Not a Shinobi?
"He's not a Shinobi, nor is he human."
Haruki saw Muteki's wounds heal, withdrew his hand, and walked over to Iron Hail.
Iron Hail's Meridians in both hands were almost completely severed, his shoulder was pierced by a Sharp Weapon, and he had many burns on his legs.
Haruki's hand pressed on Iron Hail's arms, green light enveloped the wounds on Iron Hail's arms, the broken Meridians reconnected, and the wounds healed rapidly.
Muteki and Yushishi followed Haruki, hearing his words, their pupils were filled with shock.
The two of them exchanged glances.
"Not human?"
"Then what is it?"
Muteki and Yushishi swallowed.
They stared intently at Haruki, afraid of receiving an earth-shattering, ghost-crying answer from his mouth.
"He is a curse."
Haruki pursed his lips.
Muteki and Yushishi saw tension and guilt on Haruki's face.
The two were about to ask, but Haruki lowered his head and explained on his own: "After my parents died, I wandered alone and sometimes encountered danger. I was scared, and he... he appeared."
"I didn't want him to kill people, but I couldn't control him..."
Haruki's voice was filled with helplessness.
[...]
Haruki continued healing, then looked up at Muteki and Yushishi: "I'm sorry! I just wanted to protect you, I didn't want them to hurt you! I didn't know he would kill so many people..."
Seeing Haruki's incoherent and flustered appearance, Muteki and Yushishi suddenly snapped awake.
Haruki was still a child!
Yes!
He was still a child under ten years old!
No matter how brave and kind he was, it didn't change the fact that he was still a child!
After experiencing so many things today, he must have been more terrified and scared than anyone else.
Muteki and Yushishi were instantly overwhelmed by guilt.
"Rin, don't be afraid, we're not blaming you, on the contrary, we're very grateful to you!"
Yushishi's gray pupils held a comforting meaning.
"That's right!"
Muteki quickly chimed in.
His eyes curved, and he said gratefully: "If it weren't for Rin, we would have died long ago. Rin saved us!"
[Ding!]
[System detected Muteki Gratitude Value +1000]
[Ding!]
[System detected Yushishi Gratitude Value +1000]
[Currently collected Gratitude Value: 2000, your Cursed Spirit Land God Rank has increased to 53.8%]
Muteki and Yushishi's words seemed to have a comforting effect.
Haruki's demeanor was no longer so flustered.
At this time, Iron Hail's injuries also healed.
But perhaps because he was too tired, he didn't wake up immediately.
While Haruki continued to heal the next person, the topic of Ryomen Sukuna continued.
Yushishi thought of the enormous being that appeared before, and he speculated: "The one that appeared before... was also a curse?"
Yushishi really didn't know what to call the monster that protected Haruki.
Judging by Haruki's attitude, his relationship with the monster should be good.
Haruki nodded, and when he mentioned Rika, his eyes sparkled: "Her name is Rika, and she is my fiancée."
Yushishi: "..."
Muteki: "..."
Were their ears not healed?
Should they ask Haruki to treat their ears?
"If she's a curse, how can she be your fiancée?"
Muteki scratched his head, struggling to sort out his confused thoughts.
"She was human, she only became a curse after she died."
Haruki's face seemed to be covered in a layer of gray, incredibly dim, "Her name is Rika, and she was my childhood friend, but Rika died in an accident. I didn't want her to leave me, so she became like this and has been with me!"
Hearing Haruki's explanation, cold sweat suddenly broke out on Muteki and Yushishi's backs.
They looked at Haruki in front of them in shock.
Because he couldn't accept the death of his childhood friend Rika, his childhood friend existed in this form.
Because he was afraid of danger, a powerful existence that slaughtered the Sand Shinobi was born.
Both were existences born from Haruki's wishes.
Did Haruki consider them curses, and thus called them curses?
Muteki and Yushishi's expressions became solemn.
They had never heard of such strange Ninjutsu.
But in the vast Ninja World, there was nothing that couldn't exist.
Undoubtedly, Haruki was powerful.
[Ding!]
[System detected Mizuna Gratitude Value +1000]
[Ding!]
[Your Cursed Spirit Land God Rank has increased to 53.9%]
Mizuna looked at his hand, it was alive again!
He couldn't help but smile helplessly.
With Haruki's existence, death was no longer a terrifying thing.
It was as if he had just fallen asleep.
He knew that Haruki would wake him up.
He was really spoiled!
Mizuna's smile froze on his face after seeing the corpses of the Sand Shinobi.
He looked at Muteki and Yushishi in front of him: "Who did this?"
Muteki and Yushishi's gazes involuntarily focused on Haruki, who was continuing to heal.
Mizuna's gaze followed them, and finding them looking at Haruki, he asked in confusion: "Why are you looking at Rin?"
"I did it."
Haruki's voice entered Mizuna's ears, Mizuna was stunned, and blurted out: "What did you do?"
The moment the question left his mouth, Mizuna immediately reacted.
He hadn't connected this matter with Haruki at all.
In his opinion, no matter who did it, it couldn't have been Haruki.
He was just a child!
Mizuna looked blankly at Muteki and Yushishi.
Yushishi said in a deep voice: "More accurately, it was the curse on Rin that did it."
Yushishi spent three minutes explaining to Mizuna that Haruki had two curses on him.
Mizuna was silent for a moment after listening.
He looked at Haruki's back, he could feel Rin's fear.
Since it was the curse that did it, then it had nothing to do with Rin.
He must have been terrified after seeing such a bloody scene.
Not to mention, when the curse appeared, most of them had fallen unconscious.
Rin must have been helpless at the time.
"Rin, thank you."
Mizuna stepped forward, his hand resting on Haruki's shoulder, he said very seriously: "Your Medical Ninjutsu has saved us many times, and the curse saved us again, it's all thanks to you!"
[Ding!]
[System detected Mizuna Gratitude Value +1000]
[Ding!]
[Your Cursed Spirit Land God Rank has increased to 54%]
Haruki looked up, tears welling in his eyes: "Are you really not afraid of me? Won't you think I'm a monster? A jinx? I can curse others, I'm so scary!"
The three of Mizuna were stunned.
They finally knew what Haruki was worried about.
[Ding!]
[System detected Muteki Affection Value +500]
[Ding!]
[System detected Yushishi Affection Value +500]
[Ding!]
[System detected Mizuna Affection Value +500]
[Currently collected Affection Value: 1500, your Companion Cursed Spirit Rika Orimoto Rank has increased to 58.85%]
Three parts System, seven parts self, only by acting well will you win!