Naraku listened to Kana's broken narrative of what happened after they separated, and when she mentioned meeting Sakumo and Kakashi, her eyes lit up several degrees.
"Sister Kana is really lucky."
"Yes, if we had missed each other by even a little, it would have taken us much longer to find you."
Sakumo twisted open the lid of the thermos, revealing steaming rice porridge, which he carefully poured into the bowl Kakashi was holding.
Naraku looked at the bland meal, pouted in feigned grievance, and stared at him with longing eyes.
Kakashi scooped a spoonful and brought it to his mouth, explaining irritably, "The doctor said you can only have liquid food for the next week."
Only then did Naraku obediently eat.
Kana then realized that the strong, steady young man who always smiled at her during their escape would also reveal a childish temper in front of his family.
They must have been very, very good to him to allow him to shed all his burdens without reservation.
How wonderful... As Kana was thinking, a bowl of fried rice full of meat was placed in her hand.
Looking up, Sakumo was wiping a spoon, and only after polishing every corner until it gleamed did he hand it to her.
"Thank you!"
Kana held the fried rice and ate it heartily, her eyes narrowing in happiness... In the afternoon, Fugaku also came with Mikoto, bringing some tonics, and chatted with Sakumo in the corridor for a while before leaving.
Throughout the entire process, there was no sign of dissatisfaction regarding this incident, as if they truly believed Naraku's narrow escape was merely a failed mission, and not a targeted attack.
Sakumo watched Fugaku and Mikoto's retreating figures, his gaze complex, and irritably touched the rope wrapped around his sword hilt.
But when he entered the Hospital room, those emotions vanished, and he smiled as he watched Kana chattering to Kakashi about their escape, choking up for a long time when she mentioned Naraku's refusal to drink her blood.
Sakumo reminded her helplessly, "Don't mention this to anyone else again; it's too dangerous."
Naraku also nodded repeatedly.
This silly girl, telling everyone that her blood could heal wounds, isn't she afraid of being captured again one day to be used as a blood bag?
"Because Uncle Sakumo and Kakashi are good people!"
Kana giggled, and seeing them all look at her with disapproval, she quickly covered her mouth and mumbled, "I won't say anything, I won't tell anyone." She then made a zipping motion over her mouth, pretending to seal it.
"Pfft... Hahahaha... Oh dear..."
Naraku was the first to burst out laughing, then clutched his stomach, sucking in a cold breath.
Kakashi immediately threw back the blanket, relieved to see the wound was fine, then turned to scold him, "Idiot, why haven't you learned anything?"
Naraku: "..."
...The days of recovery were not boring at all; with Kakashi and Kana accompanying him, Naraku felt as relaxed as if he were on vacation.
As for Kana's identity, it was completely resolved.
Upon learning that Sakumo had brought back a girl from the Uzumaki Clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately decided to register her under Kushina's name, as Kushina's younger sister.
Grass Ninja Village? Unknown, unrecognized. Our Kana grew up in Konoha since childhood, and all her friends and family can testify.
Kushina was overjoyed to suddenly have a Clan Member as a sister, and rushed to the Hospital with tonics and gifts, piling a small mountain by Kana's bed.
When she heard that Naraku had risked his life to bring her back, even while being hunted by enemies, Kushina placed an even larger pile by Naraku's bedside.
Unfortunately, Naraku couldn't eat anything other than liquid food, so all the fresh fruit and such went into Kakashi's stomach.
When bored, Naraku could also close his eyes and pretend to sleep, while in reality, he would have the system play animations in front of him to see what happened while he was unconscious.
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After the episode where Sakumo took Kakashi out of the Village to find him ended, in the new episode, the animator showed the entire process of him entering the Grass Ninja Village and escaping with Kana.
However, the animator initially filmed the basic situation of the Grass Ninja Village from a third-person perspective, with a shadow hiding and moving around the Village, until the shadow entered the room where Kana was imprisoned, at which point the camera focused on its front, allowing the audience to clearly see Naraku's disheveled appearance and his shocked expression.
[Are they... are they cannibals?!]
[Even just drinking blood is so cruel]
[How long has Naraku been hunted?]
[Even when he couldn't hold on without drinking blood, he still resisted]
[Who understands the weight of "I'll take you out of here"? I really cry for Naraku's kindness]
[The Grass Ninja Village could have cultivated a powerful Ninja, but they only used her as a blood bag]
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