Debt [Kakuzu]

Payment #2

Debt

Payment #2

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"Take this medicine once a day." Nao ordered her newest patient, Kakuzu. She had basically forced him to come to her small clinic and get healed. Currently, a bowl of hot herbal soup had been shoved in front of Kakuzu's face.

He wrinkled his nose when he got a whiff of the strong herbal smell, sitting up slowly. He didn't dislike it, but only thought that the smell was stronger than he had thought. He glanced at the expectant female and took the bowl to start drinking.

Ever since he had used her as an escape route from the guards that had pursued and injured him, the hostage and criminal situation had flipped on its head, and Nao had started to treat him.

Just my luck she was a medical nin.Kakuzu thought, placing the bowl down. But I have to get out of here fast...I need to retrieve those goods back.

"Good, you've finished it." Nao smiled and nodded at the prison escapee. "I'll come back later with some food. In the meantime, make sure you don't do anything strenuous." She warned and left.

Kakuzu sighed and looked around the bland room. Somehow, it almost felt like another prison, but one that took care of its prisoners better.

He didn't know whether to trust the girl or not. She was experienced as a medical nin since he had firsthand experience of it. And judging by the people that came by on a daily basis, he deduced that she was trusted as a doctor to those people. But she looked young - younger than him.

He was taken out of his thoughts when he saw the same blonde boy as before knock on the door. As expected, Nao answered the door and greeted him, then allowed him inside.

The kid, Kaede, was a regular visitor to Nao's residence. Despite his young age, he helped with the gardening and even miscellaneous duties around the clinic. He had met Kakuzu a few times and treated him with the utmost kindness, like he did anyone else.

Too nice. Doesn't he know of the trust and betrayal of this world...?Kakuzu frowned when Kaede peered in through the door and greeted the older man, before continuing down the hallway.

I wouldn't have gotten into this if it weren't for Nao.Kakuzu's eyes narrowed at the door, what good luck, hmph.

To kill time, Kakuzu went out of his room and followed the two to wherever they were going. In a way, he was also exploring the clinic. There were other patients there. The house, though it looked small on the outside, was quite big. There were a few storerooms and even another area branching off into another garden, but this time more of a grassy area.

Nao was aware that Kakuzu had started following them but didn't pay him any heed. She needed to go off and prepare the medicines and food for her other patients. Once they reached the kitchen, Nao immediately got to work. Kaede and Kakuzu had gone off to another room, the man having been interested by the younger male.

After this I have to get the medicine ready...Nao continued her daily tasks. She was always busy with work – with the clinic. She was the only doctor and people came to her to get healed. Not only for treatable illnesses, but also for wounds acquired from an accident or even from the ongoing war.

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"What are you doing, kid?" Kakuzu crossed his arms and watched as the child climbed a stable wall ladder. This ladder was quite strange. It was able to slide, and reached up to the ceiling from the ground. The wall was full of medium sized drawers that held different dried herbs.

"I'm gathering herbs for the herbal soup." Kaede replied with a smile. He opened a drawer and took some herbs from one, placing it in the bowl that hung from his neck.