chapter 190 part 2
Izumo Kamizuki shook his head, "Go in quickly! Kakashi has been waiting for too long."
"Okay!"
Tsunade and Uchiha Ren walked quickly towards the Konoha Hospital. The villagers along the way cast curious and surprised glances at them.
After all, Tsunade, a legendary figure, had not returned for many years, and her sudden appearance was indeed astonishing.
Stepping into the Konoha Hospital, the familiar smell of disinfectant wafted towards them.
Tsunade's footsteps did not stop. She walked straight to Kakashi's ward.
Pushing open the door, Kakashi lay on the hospital bed with a pale face. Although he always wore his signature mask, his exhausted eyes still revealed the pain he had endured.
When Kakashi saw Tsunade enter, a hint of joy and gratitude flashed in his eyes. He said weakly, "Lady Tsunade, thank you for rushing here."
Tsunade said no more, simply nodding gently. "Don't move."
She quickly came to the bedside and began to diagnose Kakashi.
She first carefully examined the wounds on Kakashi's body, gently touching the still unhealed injuries, causing Kakashi to frown slightly.
Then, Tsunade used her chakra, carefully probing into Kakashi's body to sense his internal condition.
The ward was extremely quiet, with only Tsunade's soft breathing and Kakashi's occasional muffled groans.
Uchiha Ren stood by silently, observing everything.
After a long while, Tsunade withdrew her hand and said with a grim expression, "The poison was only controlled for a very limited time. There are many side effects now. The subsequent treatment plan will probably require two months of strict bed rest without any strenuous movement. Can you accept that?"
Kakashi nodded without hesitation, smiling bitterly. "It's already like this. Whether I can move or not doesn't matter anymore."
After speaking, he looked at Uchiha Ren again, his eyes filled with gratitude.
Just then, a series of dense footsteps suddenly came from the corridor. The footsteps stopped abruptly at the ward door.
Tsunade and Uchiha Ren both subconsciously looked up.
Immediately afterward, the ward door was gently pushed open by an Anbu ninja. Behind him, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Hiruzen Sarutobi walked in one after another.
Hiruzen Sarutobi first nodded gently to Tsunade, his eyes full of relief, and said, "Tsunade, it's good that you're back."
Tsunade bowed slightly. "Sensei."
After greeting him, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his gaze to Uchiha Ren.
"You've worked hard this trip."
For the Hokage to say such words to a genin was truly unprecedented, and Kakashi, lying on the hospital bed, was also very surprised.
Immediately afterward, a sentence from Uchiha Ren made Kakashi's eyes widen, his face filling with confusion!
"I need the village to give me a reasonable explanation regarding..."
"...the Root ninja hunting me down."
"What?! What?!"
Kakashi was the only person in the room who was kept in the dark. He hurriedly propped himself up. "Ren, is what you just said true?"
Uchiha Ren shrugged. "Lady Tsunade can testify for me."
Tsunade's body trembled, but she still said, "Indeed, I witnessed it personally. Two Konoha ninja colluded with a Snow Ninja from the Land of Snow, imprisoned me, and launched an attack on the squad Ren was in. Every word is true."
Before Kakashi could recover from his shock, Koharu Utatane first cleared her throat. "Do you have any evidence to prove that the people who ambushed you were Konoha ninja?"
Tsunade frowned slightly. "Didn't Kurenai and Might Guy bring the person back?"
Koharu Utatane looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Third Hokage nodded. "Yes, they brought him back, but for now, there's no way to prove that his actions are directly related to Root."
Hearing such an answer...
"Pfft!"
Uchiha Ren covered his mouth, his face flushed. "No, my apologies, I've had professional training, but... but I really can't help it..."
No one could fail to hear the hidden meaning in his words. Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, "The fact is as such, there's no evidence to show..."
"Enough," Uchiha Ren waved his hand, interrupting Hiruzen Sarutobi's conciliatory speech. He turned to Tsunade. "You see, we treated this as a world-ending event, but upon returning to the village, the matter simply concluded like this. Oh... it's not that it ended for no reason. I imagine the price will be to dispose of two Root ninjas? Probably not even that. They'll be imprisoned for ten days to half a month, and perhaps they'll be released without my knowledge."
"Uchiha brat," Homura Mitokado frowned. "This is a matter for the village's higher-ups to consider. As a ninja of the village, you should obey before the investigation results are out."
"Hm, obey... I guess so, I guess so." Uchiha Ren sighed as he walked to the window, squatted on the windowsill, and said without turning his head, "The village needs peace. Some things can be made small from big, and small things can be ended. I accept it."
"Actually, I didn't have too many expectations to begin with. All that matters is there's no need to help Danzo cover it up."
With that, he leaped down.
The atmosphere in the room instantly became incredibly oppressive. Hiruzen Sarutobi took out his pipe, but Tsunade extended a hand to block him. "This is a hospital."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head helplessly. "Tsunade, come to my place tonight. It's been so many years; I have something to tell you."
Tsunade nodded, her eyes filled with endless weariness.
Inside Konoha's dim and gloomy Interrogation Department, the air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood and decay.
The flickering torches on the walls cast shifting shadows, making the entire space appear even more eerie.
Ibiki Morino sat before a dilapidated wooden table, his cold, sharp gaze like a blade, fixed intently on Torune, who was tied to the torture rack opposite him.
Torune's body twisted in pain, large beads of sweat constantly rolled down his forehead, and his face was ashen as paper.