"Hello, may I ask which ward is Li Luo in?"

"Rock Lee? Think about it. ”

"It's someone who was hospitalized not long ago and suffered serious injuries to his hands and feet."

"It's him," the nurse said, with a look of pity and pity, "are you his friends?" He's badly wounded, and you'll have to comfort him. ”

"You go this way......"

"Thank you."

As soon as I entered the ward, I saw a nurse complaining about Xiao Li lying on the bed, "You are not in good health, how can you be so messy." ”

Xiao Li stared blankly at the ceiling and did not respond to the nurse's words. The whole person exudes a bitter and lonely atmosphere.

After knocking on the door, the nurse saw someone visiting and mentioned Xiao Li's situation, so she left the space for them and asked them to help persuade Xiao Li.

Xiao Li was also a little surprised when he saw so many people coming, and sat up slowly, but during the process, he was injured again, and his expression was a little painful, "You guys are here." ”

Put down the basket of flowers and fruits, and everyone condolences to Xiao Li one by one.

"Thank you." Xiao Li showed a bitter smile, "It's just that the previous reservation with you can't be realized." ”

"I probably won't be able to be a ninja anymore."

Everyone was silent, perhaps, what happened to Xiao Li now, he might also encounter it.

In the past, not only one of the teachers in the ninja school withdrew from the battle sequence because he was injured, which is not uncommon in Konoha Village.

Seeing that the atmosphere was so dull, Aoyagi couldn't stand it a little: "Xiao Li, I believe you can shine dazzling again!" ”

Xiao Li's eyes widened, a little surprised at Aoyagi's confidence in himself. Being so affirmed, my depressed heart for this period of time also had some joy, but I thought of my own situation again, and my eyes dimmed, "You don't need to comfort me, I know my situation." It's almost impossible to recover anymore. ”

"But I'm not reconciled."

"Even so, you're not in good health, so you can't mess around like this and run to exercise." Asaka hid worry in her eyes and dissuaded.

"Don't be discouraged, Xiao Li. Our former teacher was badly wounded in his right hand and had to withdraw from the battle sequence. But we all thought he was a great ninja and taught us a lot. Bai Qiu saw that Xiao Li was so depressed, and hurriedly cheered him up.

"I think Aoyagi should have a point in saying that." Qianli looked determined, but the more he said later, the more he became more and more unconfident, "Well, there should be a way to cure you." ”

"Xiao Li, I really think so. Although no one in Konoha can heal your injuries now, it doesn't mean that no one can really heal you. Tsunade-sama, one of the three ninjas, is the best person in medical ninjutsu, and as long as you find her, your injuries should be able to be cured. ”

"Really?" Xiao Li's eyes regained some brilliance.

"Of course it's true, why should I lie to you. Just ask Mr. Akai. What you should do now is to take care of your injury, instead of running out to exercise, if the injury is aggravated, there is hope that it will be cured, but it may become hopeless. ”

"I see!"

Give Xiao Li a hope, at least feel better now, so as not to toss around before his body has recovered, and it will be troublesome if the injury is really aggravated by then.

"Goodbye, you take care of your injuries."

"I will, thank you so much!"

Xiao Li regained some energy and waved goodbye to several people warmly. Aoyagi is in a good mood, this is Xiao Li,

………………

The moonlight was cold, seeping through the night like water.

Aoyagi holds a knife in his hand, the blade is downward, and his posture is natural and casual. He stood motionless under the tree, his eyes carefully fixed ahead.

Many leaves are falling in front of me, and they are fluttering one after another, at different speeds.

Suddenly, he disappeared in place. When the picture became clear again, Aoyagi's knife had sunk into the skin of the trunk.

Aoyagi gently pulled the knife from the trunk of the tree and looked at it. Three leaves are strung on the knife, all of which are in the center.

After standing still, slowly wiping the leaves off the blade, Aoyagi did not put away the knife. The right hand holding the knife naturally drooped, tilted his head slightly, closed his eyes and quietly recalled and experienced the feeling and trajectory of the knife just now.

Moonlight leaked through the pores in the trees, adding a slightly misty glow to him and Blade in the darkness......

It's almost time.

Aoyagi turned and left, leaving behind trees covered with dense knife marks. If you look closely, you can also find that the depth of each knife mark is almost the same, all of them are shallow and shallow cuts through the epidermis, but not deep.

…………

When I came to the barbecue restaurant, it was time to close.

"It's been a long time since you've been here."

"I'm sorry, manager. It was my negligence that I was busy with my spiritual practices and tasks all the time. ”

"You're so polite, sit down."

After a pleasant exchange, the store manager asked, "How are you doing with your sword skills?" ”

"Drag your blessing, it's going well. Now I'm starting to get in touch with the realm of the three leaves.。 ”

"Sanye, your knife skills are already small."

"It's still far away, and I've been preparing for a long time before I can connect the three leaves."

"Judging from the time you've been practicing the sword technique, it's already very good. The next step is to keep working on this path. ”

"I'll do my best, manager."

Taking out a box and putting it on the table, Aoyagi said, "I came in a hurry this time, and I only brought a small gift, so please don't mind." ”

The store manager's expression still hasn't changed: "It's good that you come, there's no need to bring gifts." Don't pay too much attention to those red tape. ”

"I think the store manager will like this gift," Aoyagi said with a smile, "There was a mission for our team to escort a blacksmith, and I learned that he was very good at making kitchen knives, and he was a well-known craftsman in the Land of Fire, so I asked him to build this knife." You see. ”

When the store manager heard that it was a kitchen knife, his eyes lit up: "Then I have to take a good look." Who is that blacksmith? ”

"It's Mr. Sato."

"I've heard that his kitchen knives are really good." The manager took out the kitchen knife, took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, and waved it a few times.

"It's really good, it feels good." The store manager smiled rarely, "Aoyagi, I like this gift very much, thank you!" ”

"You're welcome, manager! You've helped me so much, and you deserve it. Aoyagi was also very happy to see that the store manager liked the gift.

After a few more small talks, Aoyagi turned the subject to the Chunin exam.

"Store manager, I took this time in the middle ninja exam, and successfully passed the first few exams, and in a month, I will be here to take the third exam of the middle ninja exam in front of the Hokage and the daimyo and many villagers."

"Congratulations, Aoyagi!" The store manager was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that Aoyagi was already taking the middle ninja exam, and his results were still very good.

"You have to work hard for the exam when the time comes, I'll watch it."

"Thank you, manager!" Aoyagi's face became solemn and reminded, "Store manager, please don't go to watch the battle when the time comes." There is likely to be something wrong with the middle ninja exam this time, and there seems to be some conspiracy among the sand ninjas. I got some information during the exam, and my instructor warned us that something might go wrong with the shinobi exam. ”

"That's right." The store manager's face also became solemn.

"On the day of the exam, it's best to go to a safe place, such as a basement or something, or a place guarded by Konoha ninjas."

"Aoyagi, thank you for the reminder, it's just that this information should be confidential, you shouldn't leak it like this." There was a hint of blame in the manager's words.

"I'm sure you're not going to tell the store manager about it. As long as you don't advertise it and cause panic, there will be no problem. And this matter is no longer a secret among many Konoha ninjas. Everyone is getting ready. ”

"When the time comes, there will be a lot of people in the examination room, and Sha Ren will definitely have some arrangements there. The exam room is likely to turn into an important battleground and will be dangerous, so I told you not to go to the exam room. ”

"If something really happens, the people in the store will need you to organize. I figured that if we didn't hide in the basement of the store, we would go to the nearest shelter together. However, it is better to have a ninja escort when you go out, so it is safer. ”

"Well, I see. You don't have to worry about us, I'll organize it then. The store manager admonished, "It's you, as a candidate, staying in the examination room, very conspicuous." Be careful, it's best to stay with the shinobi. After all, it's a war, it's very dangerous, and there may be a shinobi who will attack you at any time. ”

"Thank you manager for your concern, I'll be careful." Aoyagi smiled slightly, "Besides, my strength is not weak now." ”