Chapter 292: Admitting Her Admiration
This time when they rushed back to Konoha, they stopped and walked a lot and it took them five days to get back.
As soon as they stepped into the village gate, Nohara Lin grabbed Hayama Haruko and walked in one direction with a very purposeful manner.
"Master..." Just after she uttered the word, Qingzi quickly changed her words, "Lin, where are you taking me?"
Nohara Lin, who was in a hurry to get on the road, did not hear her wrong address, and did not hide it, but answered her directly.
"Go find Master to check your body. I can't see what's wrong with you, but Master can definitely see it."
Nohara Lin looked ahead with a determined look on her face, convinced that there would definitely be a solution.
Hearing her firm tone, Zaojian Haruko stopped talking or struggling, which was considered as her approval of her action.
Perhaps, Haruko also had a glimmer of hope in her heart in the morning.
But the price of fate is irreversible.
"What? You used your ability again?!" Tsunade stood up from her chair in disbelief.
Looking at Nohara Rin's serious expression as she nodded, and then looking at Haruko Zaoma's evasive eyes, Tsunade was so angry that she was at a loss for words.
Under the shackles of Tsunade and Nohara Rin, Haruko received a complete physical examination in the morning.
By the time it was over, the sun outside the window had already set halfway, and there was a mixture of fire and light.
Thinking of Tsunade's calm face, Haruko could comfort herself in the morning that there was definitely no big problem.
She tidied her clothes and quietly walked to the door, trying to eavesdrop on the conversation between Tsunade and Nohara Rin outside.
Tsunade said, "The test results are all normal."
Hearing this, Haruko Zaojian and Rin Nohara outside the door both breathed a sigh of relief.
Nohara Lin's expression eased, "That's good, I saw Haruko vomiting a lot of blood, and I thought she was in trouble."
"Something really happened."
Facing Nohara Lin's astonished gaze, Tsunade's bright eyebrows showed anxiety.
"I checked Haruko before, and her condition was exactly the same as it is now. She was apparently normal, but her body functions were failing at a slow rate."
"How can it be possible to fail without any signs of a problem? I've never seen such a case..."
"I was also shocked at the time. I spent almost every day in the laboratory studying this situation. I promised that I would figure it out within two years, but in the end... I got stuck at the most critical point."
"Master, do you mean that we can only watch Haruko's body deteriorate?"
Nohara Rin moved closer excitedly and looked at the woman in front of her who was known as the medical saint in the ninja world with pleading eyes.
The same feeling of powerlessness from many years ago once again overwhelmed Tsunade in the same scene, and she lowered her eyelashes.
"Yes, Haruko's exhaustion this time was sudden, but judging by the speed of exhaustion, we still have time."
"Is there no other way?"
"Have."
As Nohara Rin waited eagerly, Tsunade slowly said, "Orochimaru's research on immortality."
After that, Haruko Zao didn't listen carefully to what they said anymore.
The orange glow of the sunset shone on her body, alternating between bright and dark, through the fluttering curtains.
The hair that was dimmed by the afterglow hung down, blocking all of Haruko's expression in the morning.
When Tsunade and Nohara Rin entered the room again, they saw Haruko Hayama sitting quietly on a chair, turning her head and smiling at them.
"Tsunade, how am I doing?"
Faced with her curious smile that showed she didn't know the truth, Tsunade's chest seemed to be blocked and swollen.
Tsunade pretended to curl the corners of her mouth in a relaxed manner and waved her hand to comfort her.
"Everything is fine, don't worry. The vomiting blood may be due to the fact that you consumed too much chakra and used eye techniques when treating the Sand Ninja."
Hearing that she was fine, Haruko Zao stood up happily.
"That's good. You scared me to death. I'll just say I'm in good health!"
The lively girl's voice dispelled a lot of the haze lingering in the other two people's hearts.
Nohara Rin, who was smiling awkwardly, turned her head slightly, and when she caught sight of the sadness hidden behind Tsunade's smile, the corners of her lips, which were half-fallen, fell completely.
Haruko pretended not to notice their strangeness and continued to smile.
"Speaking of which, Tsunade, you don't even welcome me back now?"
"What do you want to do..."
As soon as Tsunade stopped talking, her helpless smile suddenly froze, and almost instantly, she raised her eyes and looked at Haruko Hayama in disbelief.
Her lips trembled, "You...you...what did you call me?"
"Tsunade! Lady Tsunade!"
The clear and smiling voice echoed throughout the room.
The wish she had been thinking about day and night came true without any warning, and Tsunade couldn't help but tear up.
Seeing the black-haired girl opening her arms to her as in her memory, Tsunade took a step forward and threw herself into Haruko Asahi's arms with full of longing.
Tsunade choked up and hugged her old friend tightly, "Haruko... I missed you so much..."
Almost suffocated by her strength, Haruko Zao tightened her face and mentally convinced herself to accept her suffocating love.
"I miss you too. I told you that we will definitely meet again!"
After experiencing several breakups and reunions, Tsunade recovered her emotions quickly, and she didn't want to feel heavy every time she and Haruko broke up and reunited.
Tsunade loosened her embrace, the mist in her eyes still not dissipating, she jokingly said: "It's so hard to see you."
As they looked at each other, both Haruko Asahi and Tsunade laughed.
On the way home, Nohara Lin insisted on sending her home, so Haruko walked back with her in the morning.
Morning Haruko said apologetically: "Lin, I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth at that time."
Nohara Lin shook her head and replied bitterly: "I should be the one to apologize for forgetting you for so long without realizing it."
"This isn't your fault. I forgot about you guys, even if... it's a draw!"
Hearing her interesting conclusion, Nohara Lin smiled slightly.
The blush at the corners of her eyes is still very obvious, and she looks fragile even when she smiles, but Nohara Lin has always been a combination of tenacity and perseverance, and her heart is countless times stronger than her appearance.
It is for this reason that Uchiha Haruko told Nohara Lin about a distant and happy place.
She is confident that Nohara Lin can create the future with her own perseverance and persistence.
Morning Haruko exclaimed: "Rin is really amazing now, her fame is no less than Tsunade."
"Master told me what you expected of me."
Nohara Lin wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingertips and encouraged herself, "I have to work harder to be worthy of your pride!"
"Then let me take care of Lin this time!"
At sunset, in a quiet alley, Nohara Lin heard the most touching confession of her life.
This pure and flawless confession came from the moon that she gazed at silently all day, shining back at her with an equal or even brighter light.
She was finally able to admit that she loved Haruko.
……
After that, life seemed to return to peace.
Because she abandoned Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke and participated in the Sunagakure aid mission alone, Hayama Haruko was criticized by both of them.
After several days of coaxing them with kind words, Haruko finally managed to calm them down.
Specifically, it is to appease Uchiha Sasuke.
Seeing Uchiha Sasuke's disgusted face, Uzumaki Naruto was briefly angry for a minute, and then he happily circled around Haruko Asagumi.
The Hokage issued instructions and adjusted many ninja positions in order to strengthen Konoha's defense.
Kakashi Hatake was also transferred there, and during his absence, another teacher will lead Class 7.
"I'm Yamato, your class teacher."
A sturdy man with short brown hair and a face protector smiled friendly, as if he was afraid that they would not welcome him.
He turned sideways, revealing the black-haired, white-skinned boy behind him.
"This is Sai. During the time I was in charge of the class, he and the rest of you received my guidance."
