Chapter 220 Don't Cry
"I'm here to save you, Lin. Lin is really amazing!" Qingzi smiled reassuringly at her, untying her hands continuously.
Nohara Rin stared blankly at her, and the usually strong-willed Rin suddenly felt like crying. Perhaps it was because Haruko's smile was so gentle, or perhaps it was because Haruko's arrival brought her peace of mind.
"Haruko... thank you."
Unable to express what she meant to her, Nohara Rin hesitated for a moment before finally managing to utter only a thank you.
"Why are you thanking me? This time it really was a classic hero saving a damsel in distress, wasn't it?" Haruko winked at her smugly.
Recalling their first meeting, which was Haruko's surprise "hero saves the beauty" plan, Nohara Rin's anxious mood instantly vanished, and she smiled knowingly.
The Iron-Armed Toad, who had swiftly defeated the enemy, walked in. "Haruko has already taken care of it."
Haruko peeked out of the cave and saw the arrogant enemy lying disheveled at the entrance.
"Thank you so much! I'll have Jiraiya treat you to a meal next time!"
While muttering about Jiraiya's thick savings account, Haruko shamelessly squandered it on him.
Iron-Armed Toad scratched his head. "Why should he pay? He can't cook. Haruko is the best cook."
"Me?" Haruko pointed to herself, somewhat confused. "So I can cook for you guys? Great! I'll practice and make you a feast!"
"It's a deal, Haruko!" Iron-Armed Toad eagerly made the promise to her. "I'm going back to brag to them first!"
After the Iron-Armed Toad disappeared from the spot, Nohara Rin tugged at Haruko's sleeve and asked, "Haruko, what was that...?"
"It's Jiraiya's summoning beast. Before we set off, Jiraiya was worried about me, so he gave me a scroll that allows me to summon a toad at any time, but it can only be used once."
Upon hearing that it was a one-time use item, Nohara Rin couldn't help but blame herself, "It's all because of me that it was wasted..."
"No, that's not true!" Haruko interrupted her. "I should say I was lucky to have this help, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to rescue Rin!"
When their eyes met, Nohara Rinko's heart skipped a beat. Her hand, which had been lightly resting on Nohara's sleeve, tightened quietly as she looked at Nohara with a look that only she could understand.
She was sparkling, dazzling, and as sweet and bright as a candy jar.
How could she possibly control her gaze towards Haruko in this state...
"I really underestimated you..."
With difficulty, he raised his eyes to look at them. The enemy, who had been lying on the ground, held his last breath and stood up stiffly, quickly forming hand seals.
"Earth Escape: Rock House Collapse!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the rocks in the cave loosened instantly, showing signs of collapsing.
Seeing that the enemy could not hold on and collapsed to the ground again, Haruko quickly grabbed Nohara Rin's hand and rushed out.
"Lin, run!"
"good!"
Amidst the falling rocks, they relied on each other.
On the other side, Obito Uchiha was almost killed by an enemy sneak attack. Fortunately, Kakashi Hatake sensed the moment and saved Obito in time. However, Obito's left eye was also cut by the enemy, and he bled profusely.
Devastated by Kakashi Hatake's revelation of his own injury, Obito Uchiha awakened his Sharingan with two tomoe in a difficult situation, wielding a kunai to kill his enemy.
After quickly bandaging his eyes, Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha rushed to the cave, only to find it about to collapse.
Finding the two figures running through the dust kicked up by the falling rocks, Obito Uchiha rushed towards them.
"Haruko! Rin!"
Seeing this, Kakashi Hatake didn't have time to think and kept throwing shuriken to destroy the rocks that were about to hit them.
"Haruko!"
Obito Uchiha's eyes widened as a huge rock fell from above Haruko and the others' heads. It was something that kunai and shuriken could not break.
Almost instinctively, Obito Uchiha used all his strength to reach them, pulling them both away with one hand each. However, he himself hesitated a few steps forward due to the recoil and was unable to dodge.
"Obito!" Kakashi Hatake's pupils shrank sharply as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
boom--
The cave collapsed completely, raising clouds of dust.
Kakashi Hatake, who was covering them at the edge of the cave entrance, was not seriously injured. He was the first to regain consciousness, and after a moment of confusion, he frantically searched for Obito Uchiha in the ruins.
Finally, he found it.
They found Obito Uchiha, who was trapped under a boulder and slowly bleeding.
"With... soil?!"
Kakashi Hatake's face turned pale instantly. He rushed to his side and tried his best to push the boulder away, but as if mocking his uselessness, the boulder remained unmoved.
"Stop... Kakashi..." The words escaped Obito's lips, accompanied by gushing blood. "I... can't go on..."
Kakashi Hatake did not reply. His face was covered in sweat, and he stubbornly tried to push away the boulder that would determine his fate.
It's all his fault... What captain... What mission!
Nohara Rin and Haruko also woke up from their coma. They were covered in wounds from being hit by small stones. Because Haruko protected her, Nohara Rin was not seriously injured, but Haruko's calf was badly injured.
Before Nohara Rin could worry about her injuries, they were drawn to the noise made by Hatake Kakashi and discovered Uchiha Obito lying motionless under a rock.
The motionless...Obito?
Haruko's mind went blank. The world went silent for a moment, followed by a gradually piercing, even ear-piercing, roar. She could see nothing but Uchiha Obito shrouded in blood mist.
Obito... Obito is bleeding...
Her blood vessels were frozen, and in a daze, she even wondered if she was still dreaming.
That's the arrogant and reckless Obito... that's the Obito who promised to bring them back safe and sound...
He's Obito Uchiha!!!
Those who are afraid of pain cannot feel the pain in their legs at this moment. Haruko practically crawled to Obito Uchiha's side, her hands trembling as she tried to touch his face, but she stopped in mid-air because of his hideous injuries.
Obito Uchiha turned his eyes to look at her with great difficulty, forcing a smile, "Don't cry, Haruko..."
Seeing the tears that fell on his cheeks and made him blink, Haruko belatedly realized that she had cried and that everything in front of her, dark and gloomy, was reality.
She hastily wiped her face with her sleeve, her lips trembling as she tried to respond to him with a smile as usual, but her furrowed brows and messy tear stains made her look broken and disheveled.
Haruko opened her mouth, letting out a few sobs, but immediately pursed her lips, not wanting to let her vulnerability affect him, and forced herself to remain calm.
“Obito will be alright… We’ll rescue you right away and then take you to Tsunade for treatment. You know, Tsunade is one of the legendary Sannin known as the ‘Medical Master.’ With her there, Obito, you’ll definitely be fine…”
Before she could finish speaking, her voice broke into tears, and she couldn't stop sobbing.
“Haruko, you’re useless…” Obito Uchiha shattered her hopes with a casual tone, “The right side of my body is basically crushed, I can’t even feel anything…”
Nohara Rin covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. "No... how could this be... it can't be..."
Obito Uchiha frowned and coughed up another mouthful of blood, causing Haruko to frantically try to wipe it away for him, leaving her tear-soaked sleeves stained with dark red.
Despair, mixed with blood and tears, silently overwhelmed their minds.
Seeing that he couldn't move the boulder no matter what he did, Kakashi Hatake completely broke down, repeatedly pounding the ground with his fists, yelling, "Damn it! Damn it!"
With blurred vision, Obito Uchiha traced the image of the woman he had always protected, feeling the invisible passage of life, wanting to remember her more, more, and even more.
This was the first time he had ever seen Haruko cry, and Obito's brain seemed to be rusting.
He never imagined that he had made her cry, and he couldn't help but feel guilty...
"Don't cry, Haruko..."
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