Chapter 59 Visiting the Sick (New book, please collect and recommend~)
After Uchiha启 left the Hokage Office, he walked directly towards the flower shop. Uchiha启 had been studying in the Uchiha Clan's territory for a while and rarely went out, but this time he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be many Ninja on the street.
These Ninja looked more or less injured, but their spirits were high, and many Ninja even greeted Uchiha启 when they saw him.
Uchiha启 immediately understood that these Ninja had probably just returned from the battlefield, and like Uchiha启, they had been on the battlefield in the Land of Grass.
Uchiha启 greeted them, and of course, he also listened to what these Ninja were saying, which made Uchiha启 sigh.
Many of their conversations were about how heroic they were on the battlefield, or how unlucky they were—getting injured before they even had a chance to kill an enemy. Hearing these words, Uchiha启 couldn't help but shake his head.
Watching most of them, despite the excitement of surviving a disaster, still had a desire to return to the battlefield, Uchiha启 believed that if the Konoha higher-ups ordered them to their deaths in the name of 'sacrifice for Konoha's future,' they would do so without hesitation.
It must be said that Konoha's cohesion among ordinary Ninja was terrifyingly strong.
History has proven that these ordinary Ninja, under the orders of Konoha's higher-ups, would willingly sacrifice themselves for a baseless reason.
It was because of them that Konoha existed today, but ironically, they received nothing in return; the spoils of victory had long been completely divided by Konoha's higher-ups and the major and minor Clan.
Watching the jubilant crowd celebrating, Uchiha启, standing calmly to the side, seemed exceptionally out of place.
He felt a hint of mockery in his heart; it truly was joyful to be someone who knew nothing.
However, Uchiha启 wouldn't say anything negative. He could only maintain a smile while facing these Ninja, but Uchiha启 knew that the war might truly be coming to a complete end.
Shaking his head, Uchiha启 continued walking towards the flower shop with his hands in his pockets. It didn't take long for Uchiha启 to find a flower shop in Konoha.
"Qi-kun?" What Uchiha启 didn't expect was to meet Yamanaka Masato there.
"Masato-kun?" Uchiha启 looked at Yamanaka Masato with a hint of surprise: "Why are you here? Oh, is this flower shop an industry of your Yamanaka Clan?"
"More or less. It's just an industry that our young Clan leader set up to keep his wife from being too bored."
Yamanaka Masato said with a smile, "He also went to the battlefield, you know. As for me, I'm injured and temporarily unable to train or return to the battlefield, so I came to help out."
Uchiha启 nodded. It was likely that every generation of Ino–Shika–Chō had to go to the battlefield; perhaps it was a way of showing allegiance to the Third Hokage?
However, their status dictated that they couldn't go to the most dangerous places, and their chances of returning alive were very high. But since they went to the battlefield, their families naturally couldn't accompany them.
Inoichi Yamanaka was also a sentimental person who understood how to care for his family and children, so it was perfectly normal for him to set up a flower shop for his wife.
Moreover, such a flower shop could bridge the gap between 'Clan Ninja' and 'Civilian Ninja,' which also aligned very well with the policies inherited by the Second and Third Hokage, at least on the surface.
"Are you here to buy flowers?" Yamanaka Masato looked at Uchiha启 and suddenly remembered something. He asked, "Visiting relatives? Friends? Oh, your teammates, right?"
"Mm." Uchiha启 nodded, "Kakashi, and... Hyuga Aya."
"You have a good relationship, but I'm sorry, I don't know the language of flowers, so I don't have many recommendations for you." Yamanaka Masato pondered for a moment, then pointed to the orchids nearby: "However, this is the flower that others often buy when they come, so I think you can consider it."
"Orchids?" Uchiha启 looked at the flowers Yamanaka Masato pointed to, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
Uchiha启 didn't understand the language of flowers at all; for him, he probably only knew things like carnations. He was truly unfamiliar with others.
But since Yamanaka Masato recommended it, Uchiha启 decided to trust his choice. After all, this was also an opportunity to build a good relationship with Yamanaka Masato.
Although they were both Ninja fighting on the same battlefield, and Uchiha启 had saved him, there were always some issues with the 'factions' they belonged to.
If it were in the past, Uchiha启 wouldn't have had such thoughts, as the Uchiha Clan and the Third Hokage had a very poor relationship.
However, Uchiha启 knew that the key factors in the Third Hokage stepping down to the background were the end of this war and Orochimaru's problem, and that time probably wouldn't be too far off.
At that time, although the Third Hokage would still Control the Fourth Hokage, for these Clan, they would probably have a new choice. The Third Hokage and Danzo's methods were very unsightly.
Holding the orchids he bought from Yamanaka Masato, Uchiha启 now walked towards the hospital.
Konoha Hospital's 'business' was quite good and very lively.
After the baptism of this great war, coupled with what Uchiha启 had done, many Konoha Ninja had returned to the Village.
Naturally, the number of injured in the hospital increased, and the corridors were already filled with people visiting relatives and friends.
Of course, there were also many Ninja who had survived but didn't make it, and their families were crying here at the news of their demise.
To avoid disturbing others, or perhaps unwilling to spread such desperate emotions, they had to keep their voices very low, turning into sobs, intermingling with the bustling crowd.
Uchiha启 wasn't very fond of such sounds, but he could face all of this calmly now; what he had seen on the battlefield was far more brutal than what he was seeing now.
He walked somewhat numbly towards Kakashi's ward and quickly arrived.
"Qi-kun?"
Pushing open the ward door, the room was still home to many injured Konoha Ninja, and Kakashi was among them.
Rin Nohara saw Uchiha启 first and immediately waved to him, but her cry instantly quieted the entire ward.
Uchiha启's reputation was truly significant now. When he walked in, almost all the injured looked at him. Before long, the families or friends of these injured seemed to wake up and immediately swarmed towards Uchiha启.
"Are you Lord Qi?"
"Thank you very much for everything you've done!"
"Thank you, if it weren't for you, Ryosuke probably wouldn't have made it back alive."
"Thank you, thank you!"
P.S.: Just a quick complaint, I've been getting a headache from a small number of book reviews and chapter comments recently.
If I write a silly fairy tale, you complain it's childish, idiotic, and that there's something wrong with my brain.
If I write something more realistic, you find it dark and criticize the author. Come on, it's just a story, okay?
Helplessly shrugging, this is too difficult to deal with.
Finally, thanks to Overlooking the Sky, Aien Matsuri, Liu Yingshui, and my old friend Manjuan Shuye for their generous donations. Thank you, thank you~!