She did not know the kind, Yugito was not a medic, but she did know that it was eating away at his muscles, slowing making them deteriorate. Whatever inflicted him was obviously painful, the man, though unconscious had been letting out small whimpers of pain, and considering that he was actually well known for having gone through torture at the hands of enemy shinobi during the third war without so much as letting out a grunt that was saying something.
As she sat there, doing her best to tend for the man who had done what he could for her, she heard a small grunt, "Yugito…"
She blinked for a second as she looked down to see Kenichi's eyes had opened just a little, "Kenichi-sensei! Are you alright?"
The man let out a soft laugh, only to grunt in pain seconds afterwards, "Alright is not quite the word I would use, but considering the circumstances, I am fine."
"Is there anything I can do to help you?" Yugito asked, feeling a small sting at the corner of her eyes at seeing the man she had admired looking so pitiful.
"Actually, there was something I wanted to tell you," He paused for a moment so that he could turn his head, an amazing feat when one took into consideration that all of his muscles were practically useless. "I wanted to say, I am sorry."
Yugito blinked in confusion, "Sorry for what sensei?"
"For not doing more for you," Kenichi said, he saw Yugito about to speak and interrupted her. "I could have been there for you more, treated you more like a human being. I should have treated you more like a human being."
"How could you say that!" Yugito asked in shock, "You're the only one who's treated me like a human being! You're the only person who's ever shown me any kindness!"
"Thank you for that, but I know I could have done more to help you." Kenichi rasped out, "I could have treated you better; I could have shown you more wonders of the world than just the things you can play with when not on missions… I could have shown you a father's love…"
"What…?" Yugito asked, her eyes wide.
Kenichi, despite the pain he was obviously feeling smiled, "I should have shown you, told you, I wanted to tell you. You are the daughter I never had. And if I were to have a daughter, I would want one just like you."
Yugito grit her teeth as she tried to hold in the tears that were now really threatening to spill out.
"It's okay to cry you know," Kenichi said softly.
Yugito shook her head, "No matter what happens, true shinobi must never show their emotions."
Kenichi let out a sigh, "Right now…you are not a shinobi Yugito, you are a human, a young girl. There is no mission to complete; there is just you and me. You can cry here."
The flood damn broke and Yugito began to cry.
Flashback end…
"He died when I was nine years old."
Naruto winced, "I'm sorry."
"Don't be," Yugito gave him a soft smile. "It happened a long time ago, and though I still miss him, I always carry him where it matters most. Just you like you will always carry the people you love where it matters most."
Naruto blinked in confusion, "Where is that?"
Yugito smiled as she poked him in the chest, "Right here."
Naruto looked down towards his chest, where her finger was still poking, before looking back up to see her smiling at him. Unconsciously a smile came to his face as well. He looked back at her hand, which he noticed with some amusement was still poking him.
He grabbed onto her hand as he moved himself down in the cross legged position, "Thank, Yugi-chan."
Yugito blushed a bit, a small light pink tint coming onto her cheeks at the heartfelt thanks, "Your welcome."
She gave him a smile as she brought their hands into her lap and began to rub her thumbs against his hand. A second later she smirked, "As I said before, you know I'm always willing to help a cutie like you."
"Not cute…" Naruto mumbled with a pout, causing Yugito to laugh.
They stayed that way for a few more minutes before Yugito had to leave and meet the Raikage at the gate so they could go back to Kumo, it was a rule set down among all hidden villages that foreign dignitaries could not be present in the village without a Kage or at least an acting Kage. The only reason they had been allowed to stay as long as they had was because of the help they gave during the battle.
Naruto sighed as he looked back down at the village, "What do I do now…" He tapped his chin a few times before smiling, "I think I'll go get some Ichiraku's."
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