Renjiro reached the hospital and put Hoka down. They walked into it, and Renjiro asked a nearby nurse to arrange 2 beds for his students.
Renjiro was a well-known name. So she arranged it immediately. Seeing Hoka struggling to walk, the nurse asked, "Do you want to sit in a wheelchair, so that we can take you to the room?"
Hoka immediately declined, "No, I'll walk myself." The nurse seemed to be at a loss as to what to do, when Renjiro asked, "Should I carry you once again?"
That question sent a chill through Hoka's body. He reluctantly said, "I'll sit in the wheelchair"
On reaching the room, Renjiro laid down Mieko on a bed. Hoka took the bed next to hers. Renjiro asked the nurse, "Check if any Medical ninja is available. Send anyone who knows Mystical Palm jutsu here."
The nurse nodded and replied, "Yes Sir." She left to check who was available.
While waiting for a medical ninja to appear, he looked at Hoka and asked, "Any thoughts on the fight?"
Hoka sighed and replied, "We lost it the moment we decided to fight against each other instead of chasing after Fujin. At the very least, we should have stopped before one of us got injured. That way we could have still been able to fight.
Another issue was the lack of information. Fujin's 2 attacks surprised and overwhelmed me too much. If I had prior knowledge regarding it, I could have fought equally against him."
Renjiro nodded and commented, "It should also be a lesson for you, who are too obsessed with Taijutsu. Both Fujin and Mieko worked on Ninjutsu that can cause large-scale destruction.
If they get an opportunity to use the jutsu when the opponent has their guard down, it becomes an easy win for them. You, on the other hand, will first have to reduce the gap between yourself and your opponent and then hit him to get an advantage.
While not bad, it leaves you at a huge disadvantage against ninjas who can fight from range. I understand your obsession with Taijutsu. But if you want to be able to use your Taijutsu effectively, you need to learn other skills as well."
Hoka nodded and reflected on what his Sensei advised him.
Soon, a Medical ninja came. She healed Mieko and Hoka.
Mieko had a lot of small cuts and bruises. However, none were serious. They were all healed easily. But Mieko kept sleeping due to the chakra exhaustion.
Hoka on the other hand had a slightly serious injury to his left ankle. She healed him entirely as well but advised him to rest for 2 days and not put any stress on his left ankle.
After the procedures were done, Renjiro left. He gave a message to Hoka's and Mieko's families informing them about their kids, and to Fujin, that he'll have a 3-day break at least.
A few hours later, Mieko woke up. She was surprised at seeing herself in the hospital, with her mother sitting next to her and Hoka in the adjacent bed.
Their family members bugged them for quite some time before they finally stopped bothering them. When there was no one else in the room, Hoka asked, "Mieko, what was that jutsu you used?"
The question brought back memories of her horrible defeat and turned her mood down once again. She replied, "It's a secret jutsu of our Uchiha clan. Fire Release : Aerial Explosion jutsu.
It releases a lot of gas that is odorless and colorless. So it's very hard to notice. And it is very easy to ignite."
Hoka understood, "Oh, no wonder Fujin got caught off guard."
Mieko smirked and agreed, "Yeah. This jutsu has the drawback of needing a few seconds for the gas to spread to have maximum effectiveness. That's why I yelled the name of the jutsu so that his clones would get on guard and not attack recklessly, giving me the time I needed."
Hoka nodded, "Nice tactic. Too bad that it only hit his clones."
Hearing that, a scowl once again formed on her face. She said, "My plan was to secretly use this jutsu while we three were engaged in close combat. That way you both would have been hit by it and I would have won easily."
She gritted her teeth, "I never imagined that Fujin would fight so shamelessly and never appear in front of me at all! Even when I taunted him, he still kept hiding! Damn, this is so frustrating."
Seeing her reaction Hoka laughed, "Yeah, I agree. Next time, let's not fight each other much until we can engage with Fujin."
Mieko sighed and agreed. It was tough for her to agree to this due to her pride. But unfortunately, there wasn't any other way.
Yakiniku Restaurant -
Unlike his two teammates, Fujin spent the day eating in his favorite restaurants and taking a well-deserved break.
Earlier, when Renjiro tracked him to inform him about his teammates, he saw Fujin at Ichiraku, eating without a care in the world. Seeing him eat so relaxingly after beating up his teammates made Renjiro sweat a bit. But he didn't comment.
The next morning, Fujin wondered, 'Should I go to check on those 2?'
He thought for a bit before concluding, 'Well, they are my teammates. And I was the one who injured them, so I should go and check on them.'
After freshening up and doing some light stretching, he began moving toward the hospital. But suddenly he stopped, 'Wait! When visiting people in hospitals, isn't it tradition to get something for them?
Yeah, that used to be the tradition in my previous life. Even in the Naruto series, I recall many carrying flowers or fruits while visiting patients. Yeah, let's carry a gift for both.'
He then fell into another dilemma, 'So, what do I get for them? Flowers kinda seem like a waste. Fruits are kinda too cliche. I'm sure their family members have already brought a lot of fruit. Hmm… What should I get?'
And then it suddenly hit him, 'I know! I should get a burnol for both of them. Hahaha'