Chapter
172: Nothing Will Happen
"Kakashi, Obito..." Rin
looked at Kakashi and Obito, both covered with scars, and ran over quickly.
They were still in Hirohiko and Yukina's ward, but Yukina's bed was now empty.
Kakashi glanced at Yukina's ward and
then at the single ward area with an aisle outside the door. Three rooms away,
two Anbu guards stood watch, and nurses occasionally stepped in and out,
carrying bloody bandages and hot water. The ward next door was also guarded by
two Anbu.
"What's going on here? Where's
Yukina?" Kakashi asked. Obito followed Kakashi's gaze and, seeing the
heavy guard, panicked. "Could it be that Yukina is in that room? Is her
injury so serious that she... she won't die, will she?"
Seeing Obito's fear, Kakashi
half-closed his eyes in exhaustion and replied, "Didn't Lin check Yukina's
injuries before? They were all minor. Apart from some blood loss, there's
nothing serious."
Obito's horrified expression froze,
and he blinked. "Yes, Yukina is fine. Lin checked her."
At that moment, Rin, who was
bandaging the two, said, "Yukina is inside."
"Huh?" Kakashi was taken
aback, his eyes twitching.
"That... that means it's really
Yukina inside! How did she get hurt so badly? Was it when we forced that
invading ninja out?" Obito calmed down but then panicked again, gripping
his hair tighter.
Rin closed her eyes and sighed.
"It's Kiba."
"Kiba? What's wrong with
Kiba?" Obito asked, turning his head.
Kakashi still hadn't recovered from
the shock of Yukina being inside and looked over in astonishment.
"Kiba was seriously injured,
along with Kushina-sensei," Rin said, her face full of worry.
"Kushina-sensei was
rescued?" Kakashi asked.
"Yes, it must have been
Minato-sensei who rescued her. He's in the next ward, and Kushina-sensei is
treating his wounds there. Tsunade-sama is performing surgery on Kiba
now," Rin explained.
"Surgery?" Kakashi
frowned, looking at the ward with the bustling nurses.
Obito let out a sigh of relief.
"At least Yukina is fine. We haven't failed Kiba's trust."
But before he could fully relax, his
eyes widened again. "Is Kiba's life in danger? He won't die, will he? When
I become Hokage, I'll need him as my chief advisor!"
"Hush!" Kakashi and Rin
simultaneously gestured for silence.
Obito quickly covered his mouth,
nodding repeatedly to show he understood. The two sighed in relief.
Kakashi then narrowed his eyes at
Obito. "Didn't you say before that you wanted Kiba as your chief
advisor?"
Obito looked away, pretending not to
remember. "That... what happened to Kiba, and why is Yukina inside?"
"Kiba needs a blood
transfusion, but his blood type is rare, and the blood bank is empty. Yukina's
blood type matches, so..." Rin explained worriedly.
"You mean Yukina is giving Kiba
her blood?" Kakashi was shocked.
Obito, although covering his mouth
to stay quiet, frowned.
"How can this be? Yukina was
already unconscious from blood loss. If she gives Kiba a blood transfusion, she
could die! Why didn't you stop her?" Kakashi asked anxiously.
"I tried, but... I couldn't
stop her," Rin said, looking aggrieved.
Kakashi frowned, looking between Rin
and the ward. "Kiba would never agree to this if he knew."
"It's not Rin's fault. Yukina
is hard to persuade once she's made up her mind," came a voice from
Hirohiko's bed.
The three quickly entered the double
ward.
Hirohiko, lying on the bed, his face
covered in bandages, asked, "Has Kushina-sensei been rescued?"
"Yes," Obito replied.
"How are you?"
"Much better," Hirohiko
said, though he still looked unwell. "Don't worry, Yukina is strong. She
won't die easily."
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin looked at
each other, still worried.
"Yukina won't let anything
happen to herself. She knows it would make Kiba feel guilty," Hirohiko
said, looking at the ceiling.
The three exchanged worried glances.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside. "Rin, are you there? Rin!"
It was Shiga Taketake's anxious
voice. The three hurried out, almost colliding with Shiga Taketake, Kiuchi
Taketo, and Hyuga Yutaka.
Shiga and Kiuchi were covered in
injuries, looking more battered than Kakashi and Obito. They were supporting
the severely injured Hyuga Yutaka, who was bleeding from multiple wounds and
looked pale.
"Rin, can you help stop Hyuga
Yutaka's bleeding? The hospital is short-staffed, and you're training to be a
medical ninja," Shiga urged.
"Put him down quickly!"
Rin said anxiously. Despite being an apprentice, she knew the urgency and
started treating Hyuga Yutaka.
Rin's decisiveness shone through.
Her talent as a medical ninja was evident, even at her young age, as she
skillfully began healing Hyuga Yutaka's wounds with medical chakra.
"Obito, Kakashi, bandage Shiga
and Kiuchi!" Rin instructed.
Surprised by Rin's authoritative
tone, they obeyed, wrapping up their comrades' wounds.
Amid the treatment, Shiga Taketake
asked, "Where's Kiba?"
Kakashi and Obito paused.
"He'll be fine," Hirohiko
reassured from his bed.