"Are you doing okay?"
Minamikawa Yuu spoke softly, "Being injured at a time like this might not actually be a bad thing."
"Yeah, at least I don't have to go back to the battlefield anymore."
Kakashi looked into the distance, his gaze distant as he wondered about something.
"The war will probably be over soon."
Minamikawa Yuu thought for a moment and then said, "I heard that Kumogakure is already preparing to withdraw their troops."
Lately, many major events have also been happening.
On the battlefield against the Land of Lightning, Minato Namikaze displayed great power, fighting alone against the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the son of the Third Raikage, eventually forcing them to retreat.
After this battle, Minato Namikaze's fame soared, and the name of the Yellow Flash resounded in all directions, completely laying the foundation for his future candidacy for Fourth Hokage.
Seeing that they couldn't gain any advantage, Kumogakure changed course, eventually choosing to reach a temporary agreement with Konoha and join the war against Iwagakure.
Of the Five Great Ninja Villages, the Sand Village has now retreated and Kumogakure has changed sides, so the pressure Konoha currently faces has been greatly reduced.
Anyone with eyes could see that this Ninja World War was entering its final stages and would likely end soon if no accidents occurred.
But unfortunately, even if the war ends, those who have already passed away will never return.
Thinking of this, Kakashi couldn't help but fall silent.
While they were silent, a sudden sound of footsteps came from outside.
Minamikawa Yuu and Kakashi turned at the same time, looking in the direction of the footsteps.
A young girl was walking toward them, holding a bunch of flowers in her hands.
It was Kurenai Yuhi, who was currently walking toward Minamikawa Yuu's room.
"Yuu, you can already move on your own?"
Kurenai Yuhi looked at Minamikawa Yuu in front of her, a look of joy appearing on her face.
"Yeah, though it still hurts quite a bit, I can just barely move freely."
Minamikawa Yuu smiled and said, "What brings you here, Miss Kurenai?"
"Since you've finally returned, shouldn't you take this opportunity to get some good rest?"
"My mission has already ended."
Kurenai Yuhi smiled, "For the time being, I'm free to do as I please."
Without the constraints of a mission, she looked much more relaxed.
"What about Fu?"
Minamikawa Yuu asked.
Among the three who had been on the mission together, Hyuga Fu's condition was actually the most serious.
After all, his heart had almost been pierced through.
Luckily, Minamikawa Yuu's treatment was timely enough to save his life.
"Fu has already woken up."
Kurenai Yuhi said, "Before I came, he even wanted to come over and thank you."
"If you hadn't been there this time, Yuu, he probably would have been in real danger."
"It was nothing."
Minamikawa Yuu smiled, "We're teammates in the same squad; it's only right that we help each other."
"I believe that if there's ever a day I get injured, you all would also risk your lives to save me."
Hearing Minamikawa Yuu's words, Kurenai Yuhi was momentarily stunned before nodding, "Of course."
"We are comrades, after all."
"Comrades...?"
Hearing the conversation between the two, Kakashi sighed softly.
He had once had comrades like that, people he could entrust his life to.
Unfortunately, as the war broke out, those people were eventually buried on the battlefield.
"Obito, Rin..."
Recalling his comrades' former appearances, his eyes couldn't help but grow misty, as if he were remembering everything from the past... "I... am still alive."
Inside the Iwagakure camp, Yamame Choshin sat in his room, his eyes somewhat vacant at this moment.
After parting with Minamikawa Yuu that day, he had sneaked all the way back to the Iwagakure camp.
As for how to avoid the suspicion of his comrades, he chose a method similar to Minamikawa Yuu's.
Self-harm.
As a Jonin, he was very experienced in this regard and easily deceived his comrades.
The others didn't suspect him too much either.
After all, he was a Ninja raised within Iwagakure and a Jonin with high status.
The methods used for spies wouldn't easily be used on him.
Despite this, Yamame Choshin was still afraid, fearing that others would discover some trace.
However, the measures Minamikawa Yuu had placed on him were clearly different from ordinary ones.
Up until now, he had stayed in the camp for a long time, and still, no one had noticed anything unusual.
This made Yamame Choshin breathe a sigh of relief.
However, there were also changes.
For instance, physical changes.
"My Chakra has increased, and my body's healing ability has also become stronger..."
At the head of the bed, he raised his head and looked at his arm, lost in thought, "Just what is this power...?"
To him, the power of Karma was simply too far beyond the norm; even just slight physical changes left him in awe.
After all, things that can increase Chakra are very rare under normal circumstances and should be extremely precious, yet they were used on him.
Yamame Choshin knew that the other party must have made some arrangements; if he dared to betray them, he would immediately face retaliation.
But he no longer cared about that now.
"Whether as an Iwagakure Ninja or a spy, I must continue to live..."
He took a deep breath, various thoughts flashing through his mind.
At that moment, a sound came from outside.
Someone brought the latest orders, telling them to head to another battlefield to fight Kumogakure.
Yamame Choshin took a deep breath and then stood up to leave... On the other side, after some time, Minamikawa Yuu's body gradually recovered.
The injuries on his body were too severe; if he wanted to be fully healed, it would take a lot of time even with the help of Medical Ninjutsu.
But if he just wanted to regain his mobility, it wasn't that much of a hassle.
After a few days of simple rest, Minamikawa Yuu soon threw himself back into work.
Murakami Se and the others all advised him to rest for a while longer, but Minamikawa Yuu didn't care and insisted on getting back to work.
In response, Murakami Se and the others could only sigh, moved by Minamikawa Yuu's persistence.
In reality, Minamikawa Yuu just wanted to collect more Chakra.
At this stage, there weren't many places where he could reasonably obtain Chakra reserves, so since there was an opportunity now, he naturally couldn't let it pass.
Besides healing the wounded, he didn't neglect Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi, visiting them frequently to deepen their friendship while also farming a wave of points.
Because there wasn't much stimulation, the number of points gained wasn't very high, but it was still decent compared to normal times.
One day, he walked into Kakashi's residence as usual, prepared to deliver medicine to him.
A new figure appeared before him.
"Are you Yuu?"
As Minamikawa Yuu walked into the room, the person in front of him looked up.
It was a young man with blonde hair, wearing a smile that felt very warm and sunny, possessing a powerful sense of approachability.