"Lord Aoba, I don't know where exactly Samui is feeling unwell. It shouldn't be anything serious, right?"
Mabui was a little worried. Samui was considered a veteran jōnin. How could she suddenly be unwell?
Unless she ran around all day in the middle of winter wearing a short-sleeved shirt, it was unlikely she would catch a cold.
"Well…"
Aoba pursed his lips. He really could not tell Mabui directly that her good sister had just gone all out using your Hidden Cloud Village's exclusive divine technique, the Absolute Ox Lightning Plow Hot Knife, and then accidentally injured herself.
He could only answer vaguely, "You could say she was accidentally stabbed by a kunai. The wound was pretty deep, and there was quite a bit of bleeding."
"What?"
Mabui cried out in shock and hurriedly asked, "Then how badly is she hurt? Is it serious?"
"Don't worry. The bleeding has already stopped, and the wound should be mostly healed by now. It's just that her body might be weak for a day or two. Her work for these two days will have to be handed over to you."
Aoba knew Mabui was worried about her good sister, but he felt that in a couple of days, she probably would not be worried anymore.
He wondered whether the bond between the two sisters would develop a crack because of him.
"That's good…"
Hearing that Samui was basically fine, Mabui finally let out a sigh of relief.
But she quickly realized another problem.
'Why would Samui be stabbed by a kunai inside the Hokage Building?'
Thinking about the fact that Samui was Killer B's disciple, and that Aoba was going to make a move on the Eight-Tails, an ominous thought immediately arose in Mabui's heart.
'The two of them did not fight in the office, did they?
For a moment, Mabui's heart became unsettled again.
"Um… Lord Aoba, do you know how Samui got injured?"
How could Aoba not see what she was thinking, "Don't worry. Samui is completely fine. When you go back, you'll know the reason for her injury."
"Then… all right. Sorry to disturb you."
Mabui knew that Aoba had no need to hide anything in a matter like this, so she could only suppress her doubts and leave the Hokage's office.
At this moment, she still had not realized what would be waiting for her in the office with Samui on leave.
———
An entire afternoon quietly passed.
After sleeping for who knew how long, Samui finally woke up on her bed.
She rubbed her head, which was still a little heavy and hazy.
She had originally been in the office, but the office instance seemed a bit too difficult for a beginner like her.
In the end, she still came home.
"That guy…"
Just recalling what had happened earlier made Samui feel her brain heating up rapidly, as if it were about to be burned out.
She wanted to hide herself inside the blanket, but even though things had already been cleaned up, her body still felt a bit uncomfortable.
Samui shook her still slightly dizzy head.
Trying to fling away all the stray thoughts that a ninja should not have.
There was no way around it. Samui could only go take a shower first to cool her brain down.
But just as she was about to sit up from the bed, she covered her stomach again in full embarrassment.
She still felt a bit of pressure in her belly.
But she soon remembered something even more important.
Judging by the pitch-black sky outside, Mabui should be coming back soon. If she noticed anything odd, Samui felt she might as well move to another planet.
Although this was something she would have to face sooner or later, putting it off a bit was better than dying of social death right now.
Samui hurriedly and nervously tidied up the room again.
After being busy for quite a while, she finally walked into the bathroom.
———
Night fell.
Mabui walked home with a tired heart.
The afternoon's work had left her both physically and mentally exhausted.
At first, she had been worrying about Samui's condition the whole time, unable to focus on anything she did.
But when Aoba handed Samui's share of the work to her as well, she became even more worried about Samui's condition.
Thinking of this, Mabui's originally heavy footsteps could not help but speed up a bit.
She had to go ask clearly. If nothing else, she could at least teach her how to ask for leave properly.
Mabui soon returned to the small home she shared with Samui in Konoha.
As soon as she entered, she found the living room dark and quiet, but light was shining out from the crack of the door to Samui's room.
"Samui, are you inside?"
Mabui knocked on the door. There was no response.
"I'm coming in, okay?"
Twisting the doorknob, Mabui walked straight in, then looked blankly at the empty bed. She vaguely felt there was a strange smell in the room.
At that moment, the bathroom door happened to open. Wrapped in a bath towel and a towel around her head, Samui walked out. The two looked straight at each other.
"Samui, you took a shower so early?"
"Yeah, my body wasn't feeling very well. I sweated a bit, so I took a shower first to relax."
Samui was also startled when she saw Mabui appear in her room.
Her legs felt a little weak.
But she had already thought of an excuse to deal with Mabui, so she was still able to maintain calm on the surface.
"I see."
After hearing Samui's explanation, Mabui did not think too much about it. She just felt that something about Samui seemed a little strange, completely different from her usual self.
But she quickly remembered the important matter.
"By the way, I heard from Lord Aoba that you were injured by a kunai and even lost quite a bit of blood. How are you now? Can you go to work tomorrow?"
If it was still only her working alone tomorrow, that would be the most hopeless way to die.
"Huh?", After hearing Mabui's words, Samui felt her brain freeze for a good while.
'What do you mean injured by a kunai? I was clearly…'
'No, that is not the point. The excuse I prepared was having a fever and feeling unwell. What nonsense is that guy telling Mabui!'
'Damn it!'
Samui had to hurry up and come up with a suitable excuse.
"Samui… why would you get injured by a kunai in the Hokage Building?"
Mabui also realized that what she had just said might have been a bit inappropriate. As a good sister, she could not only care about whether Samui could go to work tomorrow.
"Uh… you know Killer B is my teacher. I wanted Aoba to spare my teacher's life, so… so I threatened him with my life and stabbed myself."
Samui wracked her brain on the spot and finally stumbled out with such a reason.
"Then did Lord Aoba agree?"
Mabui felt this reason was a bit far-fetched, but she could not think of any other possibility, so she simply asked the next question.
"Yeah, but he and the Fourth Raikage will have their chakra sealed and then be sent to prison to serve as hard labor."
Samui answered smoothly this time. This part was the truth, so she did not stumble anymore.
"That's good. At least they're still alive."
Now there was no way to doubt it anymore. Only Samui would be willing to threaten with her own life. Otherwise, how could Aoba possibly agree?
It could not be that Samui gave herself up, right?
"Hmm?"
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