allendalepharm Chapter 26 Hospital
Chapter 26 Hospital
The following day, Boruto and Sakura went to Konoha Hospital to visit Naruto and Sasuke.
They first went to Sasuke's hospital room, but to their surprise, the room was empty. After asking the staff at Konoha Hospital, they learned that Sasuke had gone out early that morning.
Sakura couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh, I really don't know where Sasuke has gone. He's seriously injured himself, but he doesn't stay in the hospital to recuperate."
Boruto shook his head helplessly and said, "Yeah, even Kakashi-sensei is nowhere to be seen. We made a promise to visit them together."
Boruto and Sakura had unknowingly arrived outside Naruto's hospital room. They found two medical ninjas standing at the door, talking in hushed tones.
Medical Ninja A: "I heard that the fox demon went berserk again last night and even injured the Uchiha kid. If it weren't for the Third Hokage intervening in the end, we would probably have experienced another Nine-Tails attack."
Medical Ninja B: "That's right. But the Third Hokage is truly merciful. Even after something like this has happened, he still wants to treat this fox demon. If it weren't for the Third Hokage's orders, I wouldn't want to treat him at all; I should just let him fend for himself..."
"What..." Before Medical Ninja B could finish speaking, another Medical Ninja nudged him with his elbow and gave him a look that signaled him to stop talking.
He followed the gaze of the medical ninja and saw that Boruto and Sakura had somehow appeared behind him.
Boruto was furious. He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white and made a cracking sound.
He stared intently at the two medical ninjas, as if he were about to breathe fire; he was clearly furious.
Sakura gripped Boruto's arm tightly, her expression a little worried, as if telling Boruto not to act impulsively.
Boruto gritted his teeth. He knew Sakura was worried he would get into trouble, but his anger did not subside.
"Boruto, calm down..." Sakura said softly, her voice filled with worry, "We can't cause trouble here, it will only make things worse."
Boruto knew Sakura was right. If he clashed with those two medical ninjas here, not only would he fail to solve the problem, but he might also cause them more trouble.
Seeing Boruto approaching menacingly, Medical Ninja A knew something was wrong and quickly whispered to Medical Ninja B beside him, "Hurry... let's go..."
Before he finished speaking, he hurriedly pulled the medical ninja away and disappeared from Boruto's sight in the blink of an eye.
Boruto now only hopes that Naruto, who is in the hospital room, didn't hear the hurtful words spoken by the two medical ninjas.
After Boruto managed to compose himself, he and Sakura walked into the ward and came to Naruto's bedside.
At this moment, Naruto lay quietly on the hospital bed, his entire body almost completely wrapped in bandages, like a mummy.
His skin was severely burned by the Nine-Tails' chakra, and the room was filled with a faint smell of medicine, all of which indicated that Naruto's physical condition was not good.
Boruto looked at Naruto lying on the hospital bed and broke the silence first, asking with concern, "Naruto, are you alright? Does your wound still hurt?" His voice was full of worry.
Naruto turned his face to the side, his gaze fixed on the window, seemingly unable to meet Boruto and Sakura's eyes. After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a single word through gritted teeth: "Hmm."
Actually, Naruto didn't intentionally ignore Boruto and Sakura; it's just that his mind was in turmoil, and he didn't know how to face them.
Although he didn't remember what happened after losing consciousness last night, he vaguely heard the conversation between the medical ninjas outside the door just now, and he has a general understanding of what happened.
When Boruto saw Naruto's current state, he knew that Naruto must have overheard the conversation between the two medical ninjas outside the door.
Sakura gently comforted him, "Naruto, don't overthink it. We all know you lost control back then and didn't mean to hurt everyone."
Boruto nodded and said, "Yeah, don't pay attention to what those two medical ninjas are saying. It's all Kurama's fault."
Naruto remained silent. He knew in his heart that if it weren't for him, Kurama might not have appeared and controlled him, and none of this would have happened. He really didn't want to hurt them again.
Seeing Naruto ignoring him and Sakura, Boruto's anger flared: "Naruto! Aren't we friends?! As friends, shouldn't we help each other? Were you lying to me when you said you wanted to be friends? When did you become such a coward?!"
Faced with Boruto's barrage of questions, Naruto suddenly became anxious. He quickly sat up straight, looked earnestly into Boruto's eyes, and tried to explain, "I didn't... I just..." However, before he could finish speaking, Boruto hugged him tightly without hesitation.
"No matter what happens, we're still here for you, aren't we? Always remember, you're not alone. Even if the whole world distances itself from you and hates you, I will never leave you! Because, aren't we friends?!" As he said this, Boruto silently crossed out the word "friends" in his mind and replaced it with "father and son."
"Boruto..." Naruto's tears streamed down his face, his voice choked with emotion as he said, "Boruto... you hurt me..."
Upon hearing this, Boruto immediately released Naruto and said apologetically, "Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to..." Then the two smiled at each other.
Just then, Boruto suddenly felt a gaze watching them from behind.
Boruto quickly looked towards the door of the ward, but apart from the empty corridor, he did not see anything unusual.
He frowned and muttered to himself, "Strange... I can clearly feel someone watching us, is it just my imagination...?"
Naruto was drawn to Boruto's unusual behavior and looked at him with suspicion, asking, "Boruto, what's wrong? What happened?"
Boruto shook his head, forced a smile, and replied, "It's nothing, maybe I'm just being too sensitive."