Chapter 281: Chapter 281: Obito and Rin
That's what she said, but Kana had no intention of pulling her hand away.
On the contrary, she leaned even closer to Sasuke, her small face slightly red as she watched Sasuke suck on her arm in small mouthfuls.
Although having a large amount of one's life essence drained was an extremely painful thing, who told Sasuke to just happen to grow right on her aesthetic point?
Moreover, the faster the life essence flowed, the more it showed that Sasuke's condition was probably even more serious than what she had seen or imagined.
So, after complaining a sentence, she didn't say anything else, instead biting her teeth, silently enduring Sasuke's endless demand.
At the side, Rin, who was healing Sasuke with all her strength, gave Kana a grateful look. She could clearly perceive that after receiving the replenishment of life essence, Sasuke's internal condition was improving, and his damaged internal organs were recovering at an extremely fast speed.
Once they're fully healed, no matter how serious the other injuries are, they would fall within the range she could treat.
Thus, Rin sincerely thanked, "Miss Kana, I'm very grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know what to do."
Kana's complexion grew even paler, but she still said, "It's okay. Seeing how hard you're working to treat him, he must be someone very important to you, right? Being able to help you all, I also feel very happy in my heart."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent.
Sasuke had just almost died at Young Obito's hands, and even now, Young Obito didn't feel there was anything wrong with what he had done. The only reason he was doing his best to treat Sasuke was because that was the outcome Rin wanted to see.
He just didn't want Rin to feel sad or upset.
Kana couldn't even care about the slightly awkward atmosphere at the scene, because under Sasuke's drawing, she had almost reached her limit.
Just as she was about to collapse and nearly faint, Sasuke finally stopped sucking.
His earlier clarity had merely been a kind of brief resurgence before death. Now that the most dangerous moment had passed, he instead closed his eyes and fell unconscious again.
Before losing consciousness, he muttered, "Sorry, Karin, you saved me again."
At the side, Kana heard the whisper from Sasuke's mouth and suddenly realized something.
'Did he mistake me for someone else? No wonder he was so skilled earlier. Has there another Uzumaki clan member who has treated him in a similar way?'
Only, she didn't show any expression of jealousy but instead fell into thought.
'Karin, huh? I have never heard of this name before, but for some reason, it sounds familiar.'
At this time, Rin, who had been tightly tense, finally breathed a sigh of relief. She stopped releasing her medical ninjutsu and said, "His internal and external injuries have already healed. The most dangerous period has passed. It's just that he lost a large amount of blood, so his body is still very weak and needs to rest quietly for a few days."
Young Obito saw the gradually emerging look of self-blame on Rin's face and immediately took all the blame upon himself without even thinking, "Rin, don't blame yourself. I was the impulsive one. I didn't know what happened at the time. I didn't even ask before I made a move."
But Rin lowered her head, with tears flickering in her eyes.
Was Obito impulsive? No, in that situation, who wouldn't have acted on impulse?
How could Obito be the one at fault?
This incident, she was the one who did wrong. Sasuke had already endured time and time again. It was her provocation and her final, patronizing advice that led to the eventual outcome.
Perhaps, during that persuasion, because Kakashi was in danger, she was also anxious and overlooked Sasuke's emotions.
But wasn't that exactly what Obito said. The arrogance of the great nations' shinobi? Rin, who had tried to understand Obito, was now also reflecting first and foremost on her own arrogance.
Large teardrops fell from Rin's eyes. She clenched her fists and said nothing.
Young Obito looked at Rin and felt a bit heartbroken. He quickly said, "Rin, I'll first take Sasuke to a place to recover."
Rin nodded, and Young Obito walked to Sasuke's side, just about to take him away.
At this moment, Kana on the side said, "He still needs someone to take care of him, right?"
Obito thought for a moment and said, "He does. I'll bring him to Akatsuki and assign someone to take care of him."
Kana pointed at herself, "Look, I can't help much anyway. I've always been useless. This time, why don't I be the one to take care of him?"
Young Obito saw Kana sneaking glances at Sasuke from the corner of her eyes. If it weren't for his bad mood right now because of Rin, he would have wanted to complain, 'Is this your idea of helping? I'd feel embarrassed to say it.'
'Seriously, what's so handsome about Sasuke? Karin fell for him head over heels, and now Karin's mother, Kana, is the same.'
But he only said, "Okay, then you'll take care of him. But… his situation is a bit special. If there are things better left uninvestigated, it's best not to look into them."
After saying this, Young Obito left again with Sasuke, Kana, and Ibuki.
At this time, the people remaining on the scene, besides Kakashi recovering his chakra in the distance, were only Old Obito and Rin.
Both of them were burdened in their hearts, and neither opened their mouths to speak, letting the rain fall on them.
Eventually, Rin broke the silence. She raised her head, looked at Old Obito standing nearby with trembling hands and slightly evasive posture, and asked, "Obito, is it you?"
Old Obito turned his head away, not wanting Rin to see the scars on his face.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Just think of me as a nameless failed shinobi."
Old Obito clearly understood in his heart: this world didn't belong to him, and this Rin didn't belong to him either. Among the three of them, perhaps he wasn't even worthy of having a name.
But Rin seriously looked at Old Obito's appearance, until she saw his scar-covered face and the emptiness that emanated from him at all times, then she finally understood just how devastating everything Obito had experienced must have been for him.
In the end, seeing it with her own eyes had a stronger impact.
If it had been in the past, she might've felt very happy and even joked with Old Obito a little.
But now, she had developed a kind of psychological shadow toward the teasing and joking ways she had gradually learned from Young Obito while spending time with him.
She only seriously said, "No matter which world's Obito you are, you are Obito. You are the one and only Obito for Rin."
"Obito, maybe the things you did, my counterpart in your world wouldn't approve of all of them, but she would definitely keep watching you, until forever."
Obito was silent for a while before lowering his head and saying, "I met her once. She… waited a long time for me at the Pure Land's entrance. She must be very lonely now."
"I wanted to see her one more time, but… the plan failed."
Rin grew a little angry, because she knew what Obito's plan for this journey was.
She said, "Just like what happened earlier, even if none of you knew what was happening, I was still in the wrong."
"Obito, you were wrong too. Why did you have to make a move against the other world's version of yourself? If he had really lost his light because of you, or even lost his life, I wouldn't be able to forgive you."
[T/N: Here we go again. Another sentimental chapter coming in]
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