Chapter 26 Asuma: It's All My Fault

The next day, noon.

When the end of school bell rang, everyone in the classroom cheered and rushed to the cafeteria, but there are still a few people around Sōseki.

"Huh? You guys plan to visit Mizuki in the hospital with me?" Sōseki asked, looking at the people in front of him.

"I've figured it out. That guy seems to have been beaten because of me." Asuma scratched his head in embarrassment. "Anyway, I have to visit him."

Shizune clenched her hands into small fists and placed them in front of her chest, "I am also a little worried about Mizuki's situation."

Seeing Sōseki, Kurenai's eyes were erratic, "You are all gone, so it's boring to be alone at the Academy."

"Well, let's go together."

On the way, seeing Sōseki a little depressed, Asuma thought he was worried about what happened yesterday, so he patted his shoulder cheerfully and said, "Don't worry, Sōseki, if the Uchiha's people come to trouble you, I'll... I'll go back to that old fogey and file a complaint!"

Sōseki smiled happily when he heard this. With Asuma's haughty character, it must have definitely been a great ideological struggle for him to be willing to ask Sandaime for help.

"That's not what I'm worried about." Sōseki shook his head, pursed his lips and said after a moment of silence. "When I gave Mizuki the initial treatment yesterday, I found that... his injury may be a bit serious."

Asuma asked puzzledly, "Really? I thought he has recovered pretty well yesterday?"

Sōseki just sighed, "I hope I was wrong."

The road to the hospital is not too long, so it didn't take long for Sōseki's group to arrive at the entrance of the hospital.

Then, under Sōseki's lead, they found Mizuki's ward easily,

"Mizuki, how are..." Asuma yelled familiarly, but before he could finish speaking, he was taken aback by the sight in front of him.

He saw Mizuki lying upright on the hospital bed, his eyes were blank, and he did not respond to their arrival at all.

Like a salted fish that has lost its dream.

"Mizuki, what's wrong with you, Mizuki?" Asuma shouted in shock, "Not good, Mizuki is dead!"

Bang!

"Ouch! Who hit me?" Asuma cried, covering her head.

"Kid, don't talk nonsense!" A nurse stood behind Asuma and said with both hands on her hips.

"Huh? Is Mizuki not dead?"

"He was breathing so well, what do you mean he die?"

"Then he..."

However, the nurse no longer intends to answer his question. Instead, she turned and looked towards Sōseki, and said in a structured language, "Hello Sōseki, this classmate you brought...he may not be able to study with you in the future."

Asuma was surprised and asked, "Wait, what do you mean?"

The nurse sighed, "He has lost the qualifications to become a Shinobi. However, this may also be a good thing. With an ordinary life, he didn't have to worry about when will he die in the mission."

"Damn it, how could it be like this!" Asuma slammed his fist onto the wall. If it was normal, he wouldn't be so uncomfortable.

But he now "knows" that it was entirely because of him that Mizuki became like this!

Although it wasn't his will that caused all this, he still felt that he owed Mizuki.

The more perceptive Kurenai and Shizune have already cried quietly. Although they didn't have much interaction with Mizuki, they felt uncomfortable seeing their familiar classmates look like this.

Asuma was depressed, and suddenly saw a glimpse of Sōseki's solemn expression, and a flash of light flashed in his mind, "Sōseki, you must have a solution, right?"

Hearing Asuma's words, Mizuki, who was lying on the hospital bed, also had a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

'If it was him, maybe it really possible!'

"Perhaps, but," Sōseki frowns, somewhat undecided, "Yumiko-nee is right, Shinobi's world is inherently dangerous, if..."

"No, please, give me a chance!"

Hearing this dry and dumb voice, several people were overjoyed.

"Mizuki, you are finally live...Bah, are you finally awake?"

"Mizuki, are you okay?"

Mizuki didn't respond, and just stared at Sōseki straightly, "I have no family, no friends, and I don't want to lose my last self!"

"You are wrong. We are all your friends." Sōseki shook his head and looked at Mizuki a "sincere" gaze, "However, if you insist, I can give it a try."

Asuma on the side asked, "What are you going to do, Sōseki?"

"With Mizuki's current physical condition, if he wants to become a Shinobi, he must undergo an operation, and there is only one person in Konoha who is capable of performing this kind of operation!"

"I see, it's Tsunade-sama!"

"I met Tsunade-sama in the hospital a few days ago." Sōseki nodded, then sighed, "If I knew it would turn out like this, I would have asked where Tsunade-sama lived."

Asuma rubbed his chin and said, "That old fogey should know where Tsunade-sama lives, I'll go back and ask him."

At this time, Shizune raised her right hand weakly, "Actually, Tsunade-sama is living with me now."

"That's great!" Asuma shouted excitedly at first, and then asked in confusion, " However, Shizune, why do you live with Tsunade-sama? Could it be that you are Tsunade-sama's illegitimate daughter?"

"That's not it!" Shizune explained embarrassedly, "Tsunade-sama was my uncle's girlfriend. After my uncle passed away, she has been taking care of me at my house."

"Oh, so that's how it is. That's right, let's go to Tsunade-sama to rescue Mizuki."

However, Shizune not only didn't leave, but hesitantly said, "Actually, Tsunade-sama hasn't had an operation for a long time."

Kurenai asked puzzledly, "Is it because there is no operation worthy of Tsunade-sama?"

Shizune shook her head, Tsunade-sama's hemophobia is something confidential, so she didn't know how to explain it for a while.

When Sōseki saw this, he took the initiative to clear the problem and said, "Asuma, Kurenai, you don't need to participate in the next thing."

Hearing this, Asuma was depressed, "Huh? Why?"

Sōseki spread his hands helplessly, and casually made up a reason, "The next thing may involve some confidentiality regulations that only Medical-nin can participate in."

Hearing this, the two had no choice but to agree, "Okay, remember to inform us when there is news."

At this moment, Mizuki, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly said, "Please... please take me with you! At least to let me know if it is still possible for me to become a Shinobi!"

Sōseki looked at Shizune and asked, "Is it alright?"

Shizune hesitated for a moment, and then nodded and said, "As he is a patient, it should be fine."