Naruto: Why a Illusion ninja in Sunagakure?

Chapter 11 - Mysterious Quest Finally, a owl?

The boys continued their search for the Hana flower. As they traversed the rocky terrain, Ayumu marveled at the unexpected sight of natural springs dotting the area.

"Wow, I didn't expect to find water up here," Ayumu remarked, his voice tinged with awe.

"Although I knew some water was gonna be up here, I didn't expect all of this."

"Yeah, it's pretty surprising," Taro agreed, crouching to touch the water. "The flower we're looking for must be around here somewhere," he exclaimed.

Kenji nodded, his eyes scanning the surroundings. "Let's keep moving. If there's water, there might be more flowers nearby."

So far, the boys have been observing the many flowers and plants in the field but haven't had any luck finding the one they were looking for. Most of the flowers they observed showed signs of being dead already due to the weather change.

"You said it was supposed to be pink right" asked Ayumu, not finding anything of the nature causing him to question Kenji, thinking maybe he got the appearance wrong.

"Yeah, I'm sure of it," he responded confidently. He reached into one of his pockets and brought out a piece of paper. Then, walking near Ayumu, he tried to hand him the paper, which Ayumu reached out grabbing it from his hand.

Looking at the drawing, Kenji compared it to some flowers he had seen before. "This looks almost like a pink version of a sunflower, but it's probably a lot smaller to fit in Hana's hair," he thought. The picture reminded him of one of the popular flowers you might gift a special lady. He then handed the picture back to Kenji.

As they continued their search, the boys noticed small, desperate animal-like sounds, as if pleading for help. Ayumu convinced them to follow the sounds, which grew louder and louder.

"Hey, look at that," Ayumu said, pointing to the owl. "It looks like it's hurt."

Kenji and Taro looked in the direction of the owl.

Ayumu nodded but couldn't ignore the distressed creature. "You guys keep looking," he said, approaching the owl slowly. "I'll see what's wrong."

Ayumu stepped forward, getting closer to the owl. The owl's eyes were wide with fear, and it flapped its wings weakly as Ayumu neared. He extended his hand gently, trying to calm the small creature. "It's okay, little guy," he whispered. "I'm here to help."

His attempts didn't do much to calm the owl as it continued flapping its wings, moving irregularly on the ground. Ayumu kept trying to win the creature over.

At first, the owl was scared, its tiny body trembling, but Ayumu's calm demeanor and soothing voice began to have an effect. The owl gradually started to settle down, its frantic movements easing.

'He's really small, must still be growing. Usually, they are a lot bigger. It looks like it was bitten near its right leg and injured over its shoulder, maybe due to crashing,' Ayumu thought.

Ayumu carefully examined the owl and noticed that one of its wings appeared to be injured.

"It's hurt pretty bad," Ayumu said softly, looking back at his friends, who were looking around.

Kenji and Taro nodded absentmindedly, their focus still on finding the flower. Ayumu knew he had to be careful and compassionate, hoping to bring some relief to the small, wounded creature.

Seeing the owl looking at him friendly, Ayumu decided to take it home. He gently scooped up the small owl, cradling it in his arms. The owl flinched slightly but didn't resist much, seemingly sensing that Ayumu meant no harm.