Chapter 59: Without a Conscience

  Inside the tent.

  Kamishiro didn't know how long he had been unconscious when he slowly came to.

  However, when he opened his eyes, he could only see a little.

  Because his eyes were swollen and he could only open them a tiny bit.

  "Kamishiro, you're finally awake!"

  With great effort, Kamishiro turned his head and found Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara sitting on the chairs beside his bed.

  Kamishiro tried to get up, but his body ached so much that he groaned in pain.

  Rin Nohara said concernedly, "Kamishiro, don't move around. Your whole body is swollen. It'll hurt a lot if you move. Just have a good rest. Tell us if you want to eat or drink something. If you need to go to the toilet, Kakashi and Obito Uchiha will help you."

  Kamishiro slurred, "I was beaten up... I was pressed on the ground and couldn't fight back at all. Do you know that?"

  Obito Uchiha replied, "Of course we know."

  Kamishiro widened his eyes as much as he could and stared directly at Obito Uchiha. Gnashing his teeth, he asked, "You guys did it, right? I had a feeling at that time that you must be one of those guys!"

  Obito Uchiha, who was extremely guilty, quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no. It's not like that. Listen to me!"

  Scared that Obito Uchiha would spill the beans, Kakashi took over and said, "Yeah, Kamishiro, it wasn't Obito Uchiha who did it. You almost lost your life. It was Teacher Minato who saved you."

  Kamishiro wondered, "Lord Minato saved me? But those son of a bitches just beat me up and didn't seem to want to kill me at that time."

  Hearing Kamishiro call them 'son of a bitches', the veins on the foreheads of Kakashi and the other two popped up.

  Kakashi tried to soften his tone and said, "Previously, some Cloud ninjas sneaked into the camp and wanted to kidnap a ninja from Konoha who possessed secret techniques. But it seemed they got the wrong person and kidnapped you. In a fit of anger, they beat you up to vent their anger. Finally, when the Cloud ninjas wanted to kill you, Teacher Minato arrived in time and rescued you."

  Kamishiro was a bit puzzled. "Really?"

  Kakashi said firmly, "Of course it's true. Otherwise, who do you think did it? Can Obito Uchiha beat you up?"

  Kamishiro agreed. "That's right."

  Just as Obito Uchiha was about to retort, Rin Nohara pressed Obito Uchiha's Sukune, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

  Obito Uchiha's face instantly turned bright red.

  'Rin's hand is pressing on my leg! I won't wash these pants for a month!'

  But Kamishiro still wasn't fully convinced because he always felt that it was someone from their side who did it. "Obito Uchiha isn't my match, but there was more than one person at that time. If you guys unched a Sneak Attack on me together..."

  Rin Nohara looked seriously into Kamishiro's eyes and said, "Kamishiro, you're our comrade. How could we beat you up?"

  Kakashi echoed, "Yeah, Kamishiro. And think carefully. Did you do anything that revealed your identity, which made the Cloud ninjas realize they'd grabbed the wrong guy?"

  Kamishiro thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that he'd said he was a Konoha captive, not a ninja from Konoha.

  Could I have really misjudged them?

  Kakashi said seriously, "If you don't believe us, we can call Teacher Minato here. You might not trust us, but you must trust Teacher Minato, right?"

  Kakashi stood up and pretended to go call Minato Namikaze.

  Kamishiro quickly stopped Kakashi, "No need to call Lord Minato. I believe you. I trust you guys the most. I believe everything you say."

  However, Kamishiro still felt a bit strange inside. This strange feeling was just a gut feeling.

  He had a hunch that these three guys in front of him were all involved in his getting beaten up.

  But they'd brought up Minato Namikaze.

  Could Minato Namikaze beat him up? Kamishiro would never believe it even if you beat him to death.

  As soon as they mentioned Minato Namikaze, he showed up.

  Minato Namikaze entered the tent. Seeing Kamishiro awake, he smiled gently and asked, "Awake, Kamishiro. How are you?"

  Kamishiro said a bit aggrievedly, "Not good at all. I'm in pain all over."

  Minato Namikaze apologized to Kamishiro against his conscience for the first time, "Sorry, Kamishiro. If I'd arrived earlier, you wouldn't have gotten hurt."

  Hearing Minato Namikaze say this, Kamishiro's doubts were dispelled.

  These three guys in front of me or that Jiraiya might deceive me, but Minato Namikaze would never.

  Minato Namikaze continued, "Oh, and I have another piece of news for you. Didn't Kakashi and the others come to find you earlier, saying you were going to attack the Iwagakure ninja troops in the Land of Earth? That mission has been cancelled because it was too risky."

  "Really... Ouch~ It hurts!"

  Kamishiro was so overjoyed that he aggravated his injuries.

  But even though it hurt, he was happy!

  He didn't have to go to his death. It's just awesome!

  "Alright, Kamishiro, have a good rest. Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin, take good care of Kamishiro. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

  Minato Namikaze now felt a twinge of guilt in his conscience and quickly left the tent.

  Now that Kamishiro was in a good mood, his stomach began to growl with hunger.

  He left the tent earlier to look for food. Not only did he find no food, but he also got a good beating and was still hungry.

  Rin Nohara heard Kamishiro's stomach growling and stood up, "You're hungry, aren't you, Kamishiro? I'll go get you some food."

  Kamishiro didn't refuse. He was really hungry, "Okay, thank you, Rin."

  Kamishiro squinted at Kakashi and Obito Uchiha, "I need to pee. You two help me go to pee."

  Kakashi and Obito Uchiha both twitched the corners of their mouths, looking a bit helpless.

  What could they do? They had no choice but to help him up.

  Kakashi and Obito Uchiha supported Kamishiro up from the hospital bed, one on each side.

  Kamishiro's elbow accidentally bumped into Obito Uchiha's abdomen.

  Obito Uchiha immediately gasped in pain.

  Due to Kamishiro's Headbutt, Obito Uchiha's abdomen was covered with bruises.

  Kamishiro disdained and said, "Why are you so weak, Obito? It was just an accidental brush of my arm against your stomach. Do you have to make that face? Are you rewarding yourself every night?

  How old are you now? Around 10, right? You haven't even grown your hair yet. Take my advice and reward yourself less. Look how weak you are. Your face is as white as a sheet."

  Obito Uchiha rolled his eyes in annoyance.

  Wasn't his pale face all because of Kamishiro?

  With that Headbutt from Kamishiro, Obito Uchiha almost thought his intestines were smashed to pieces at that time.

  He didn't feel relieved until Rin Nohara checked and said he was fine.

  ...

  Now, the injured Kamishiro once again lived a reclusive life in the Konoha camp.

  After a few more days, Kamishiro's ninja hawk finally reached Sunagakure and delivered the letter to the Third Kazekage.

  After the Third Kazekage untied the letter from the ninja hawk and read it, his face instantly changed. He ordered the ninja behind him to immediately invite Ebizo and Chiyo for a discussion.