𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 || Naruto Uzumaki ✓

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『 𝐂 𝐇 𝐀 𝐏 𝐓 𝐄 𝐑  𝟐 𝟓 』
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━『 revelation 』

I've spent 15 days training and now another 16 days have just gone by.
It is quite fair to say that at the time of Chunin exams, I would be one of the most powerful ones.

Anko was turning out to be a great teacher, but I couldn't help but notice the striking similarities between her and Orochimaru. She told me that she was a student of the Great Sannin, and still, there was something yet to be figured out about her.

They were like two sides of the same coin—Orochimaru and Anko.

I learned from Shikamaru that Naruto was hospitalized for some as yet unknown reason. If I knew Naruto, he overused his chakra again and strayed past his limits.

Into the glass vase on the side table by Naruto's hospital bed, I set a simple nosegay of hydrangeas; the bright colors contrasted sharply with the sterile whiteness of the room.

"You actually came," Shikamaru said, his voice laced with incredulity.

"Why wouldn't I?" I replied indifferently, eyes still on Naruto's sleeping form.

Shikamaru shrugged and let his back hit the wall, hands in his pockets. "Sasuke wouldn't give two cents for Naruto, nor Sakura," he said, his voice tinged with a small amount of bitterness.

I turned to look at him, expressionless. "I'm not Sasuke or Sakura," I said decisively. "I value Naruto, and unlike some people, I know the value of loyalty."

Shikamaru looked down on me for a moment. "You're right," he agreed. "I guess it is surprising to see someone that actually cares."

"Naruto's always been there for me," I reasoned in response, firm. "The least I could do is be here for him during a time of need."

Shikamaru nodded, and a light smile cracked across his face as he spoke, "You're a good friend, Misaki. Lucky is Naruto to have you."

I looked back at Naruto/. "And I'm lucky to have him," I said softly. Naruto keeps pointing out that I don't need to go down the same path Sasuke will be inevitably taking.

Naruto groaned, his eyes fluttering open. "Pretty flowers," he mumbled, sitting up in bed groggily and rubbing his eyes.

"You finally woke up," Shikamaru said with a smirk.

Naruto asked, confusion written in his bleary eyes.

"I'm at the hospital. Apparently, you've been out cold for three days," I responded with a voice as flat as I could make it.

"Wait, why am I here with the two of you?" Naruto asked, narrowing his eyes in my direction. "Where's the Pervy Sage?"

"How would we know? I'm here because I came to visit Choji, even though it's a total drag," Shikamaru replied, leaning against the wall with a sigh. "When I heard you were laid out too, I poked my head in."