radicalducati Chapter 205 Why do they all want to leave me?
Chapter 205 Why do they all want to leave me?
"Phew~ I feel so much better after taking a shower!" Yan Yi, dressed in clean clothes, clung to Ban Jian and let him help her to her room.
The board room may have undergone a very challenging test, but thankfully, there weren't any major problems.
Yan Yi is very obedient, so much so that Itama, who used to always listen to Yan Yi, is a little taken aback. In their previous interactions, Itama was always Itama who listened to Yan Yi, and now that the situation has reversed, Itama really hasn't gotten used to it yet.
Perhaps it was the relief of a shower, or the presence of someone I trusted beside me, but as Yan Yi lay in bed, her eyelids quickly began to droop...
He was a little sleepy.
This was the first time he had fallen asleep since his body reappeared. Itama was actually very worried, so he sat on the bed beside him, carefully observing Yan Yi's expression.
Having experienced so many dramatic changes, this rest is truly hard-won. The long cycle of reincarnation has probably left Yan Yi physically and mentally exhausted... Perhaps Yan Yi's consciousness no longer has that experience and memory, but Itama is afraid that something else might happen.
He was afraid that Yan Yi would disappear from his sight again after he fell asleep.
But he was in the same situation. A profound sense of exhaustion overwhelmed him, and the deep-seated yearning for rest in the itamoto-maru, listening to Yan Yi's steady breathing, also fell asleep sometime later...
Itama had a dream.
He dreamed of all the previous reincarnations... dreamed of Yan Yi crying in that void space, dreamed of the boy who looked very similar to Yan Yi killing him with his own hands... and dreamed of the scene where he killed Yan Yi.
These are not good dreams...
On a gloomy afternoon, a light drizzle began to fall from the horizon. The rain gradually intensified, though it lacked the torrential downpour of summer rain. But the pitter-patter of the rain was really annoying... it sounded like someone was crying.
Itama frowned unconsciously, looking like he was struggling. He was currently writhing in a nightmare, trying to call out the other person's name, but the other person couldn't hear him at all...
Suddenly opening his eyes, Itama sat up abruptly, panting heavily, his eyes still filled with deep sorrow.
“What I just experienced… wasn’t a dream. It was Yan Yi’s real experience…” Itama was on the verge of a breakdown. He could now truly understand the helplessness of not being able to reach someone no matter how hard he tried.
"Well..."
Itama looked down and saw Yan Yi tightly hugging his waist, practically curled up against him. This sight made Itama's emotions even more intense. He wasn't good at expressing himself, but at that moment, all he wanted was to hug Yan Yi...
It was as if he could feel the despair of Yan Yi repeatedly reaching out his hand in his dream, so close yet unable to touch him. He wanted to hug himself—such a simple thing, but...
Yan Yi seemed to be sleeping very well. Having let go of all the painful past events, Yan Yi was finally able to hold herself in her arms.
Itama gently reached out and touched Yan Yi's face, feeling his body temperature, and instantly felt relaxed... He was still there, and right beside her.
Perhaps because of the touch just now, Yan Yi slowly opened his eyes. After seeing the partition next to him, he immediately blinked and then showed a trusting smile.
I'm hungry...
"Let's get up and go find something to eat..."
The rain outside the window is still drizzling. What time is it now... probably around four or five in the afternoon?
Itama took out his coat and helped Yan Yi put it on, carefully tying his belt. Once they were almost fully dressed, a very soft knock sounded on the door...
dong dong...
Then came the sound of the door being gently pushed open.
It was Izuna. He peeked in cautiously, and seeing that the two were already up and dressed, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You're awake! That's perfect. I was worried I'd wake you. Breakfast is ready. Come straight to the dining room later; Madara is waiting for us..."
Itama nodded: "Okay...we'll be right there."
......
"What! What did you say?!" Takita shouted, his voice filled with excitement and shock.
Seeing his young master's strong reaction, A-Kuan was momentarily at a loss. But then again... his young master... well, now the clan leader, his feelings for that Uchiha young master were no secret.
Even after things completely fell through, Takita still cared about Genichi, even if they were just friends...
"Quick! What happened! Ah! Where is he? I need to see him!" Takita's voice was trembling with anxiety, almost as if he were about to cry.
Ah-Kuan didn't know how to respond, because he had only said one sentence, and the rest...
Gritting his teeth, Ah Kuan continued, "Young Master, please don't get agitated... The situation is a bit complicated. That young master Yan Yi... seems to be a bit..."
"What is it? Tell me!!"
"He has some amnesia... He doesn't remember anything. They just returned to the village this morning, and it was sudden. Senju Itama brought Uchiha Genichi back to the village, but according to them, young master Genichi seems to have... undergone a very complex change. Saying he has amnesia isn't quite accurate... but that's the simplest description..."
Ah Kuan was already covered in sweat, and he didn't know how to describe what followed.
"So you just happened to miss it because you haven't been working at the Hokage Building recently..."
After hearing Hiro's words, Takita was struck dumb, his expression instantly shifting from excitement to deep despair...
"How could this be..."
After a several-second silence, Takita suddenly looked up again, his expression a mixture of melancholy and relief: "I see... I understand. I'll go visit him later..."
Yan Yi lost his memory? Does that mean he doesn't even remember himself? That makes sense... I'm not the person he likes. He even forgot his own Senju Itama, so how could he possibly remember me?
Perhaps this is for the best. Excessive memories only cause trouble. If you don't remember yourself... it might not be such a bad thing.
The air fell silent again, but Ah Kuan was still there.
Takita asked weakly, "What's wrong? Is there anything else...?"
Ah Kuan felt like his head was about to explode. If the young master had reluctantly accepted the previous things, now that someone's life or death was at stake, he couldn't hesitate any longer...
“That… young master… that kid from the Shimura clan… has disappeared.”
"What...does that mean? It's gone?"
Takita thought of many things in an instant, but the one he least wanted to think of was actually the most likely thing... He looked tremblingly at the makeshift bed next to his bed, somewhat unable to accept what was happening.
"Go find...we have to find him!" After saying that, Takita grabbed his coat and jumped out of the window.
"Young Master! Wait!"
However, Takita didn't hear anything. All Kuan could see was his young master running away in an instant. Judging from the direction, it was probably the Hokage's office building.
The Shimura family's affairs are no secret. Although not many people know about Naoki's existence, this war... to be honest, if I were Naoki, I probably wouldn't have the courage to live.
But this is just too cruel... Those who know Naoki naturally know what he has been through, and it is completely unfair to him.
Takita didn't have time to think too much; he had to find Naoki as soon as possible. Even if it was just for his friend's sake, he couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
At that moment, he felt utterly useless... unable to protect the people he cared about, unable to protect his friends, and unable to protect his family... All the negative emotions overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.
The Hokage's office building was not far away, but the tears in his eyes were blown to the ground by the oncoming wind.
He didn't know what to do now... Why did everyone, all his friends, eventually leave him?