Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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The air was filled with the distinctive smell of disinfectant, mixed with the fresh scent of herbs.

With Hikaru carrying Nonou on his back and accompanied by Naruto, he quickly walked into the emergency room lobby.

"Doctor! Please take a look, she's seriously injured and has amnesia!"

Naruto called out to a female doctor who looked experienced and was organizing medical records.

The bespectacled, gentle-looking female doctor looked up at the sound.

When her gaze fell upon the pale yet vaguely discernible face behind the shady back, she froze as if struck by lightning!

He didn't even notice the medical record book in his hand fall to the ground with a "thud".

She rushed forward, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Her voice trembled slightly with excitement and worry: "No...Nono?! Is it really you?! Where have you been all these years?! We...we all thought you..."

Her eyes instantly reddened, and she reached out to touch Nono, but was afraid of hurting her wound.

Nono was somewhat taken aback by the other party's intense reaction.

Staring blankly at the agitated female doctor in front of him, he timidly asked, "You...you know me?"

The female doctor was taken aback, and only then did she notice the emptiness and unfamiliarity in Nono's eyes, which was not the look one should have when reuniting after a long separation.

"Huh? You...you don't recognize me? It's me, Yumi! We used to work together in the medical team, and you often came to the hospital to help out, you..."

Seeing this, Naruto quickly stepped forward and explained, "Um... Doctor, it's like this."

"We found her near the border of Iwagakure Village. She was badly injured and almost died."

"After we rescued her, we found that she... seemed to remember nothing."

“Amnesia…?” the doctor named Yumi murmured, looking at Nonou’s bewildered and helpless appearance.

Then I looked at the simple bandage on her chest, but I could still imagine how horrific the wound must have been.

A complex expression flashed across his face, a mixture of anger and heartache.

In the end, it all turned into a long, heavy sigh: "You...sigh...it really is because of that matter after all..."

She seemed to have thought of something, her eyes revealing a sense of helplessness and resentment towards certain dark aspects of the past.

Naruto and Hikaru exchanged a glance, their doubts deepening. Naruto tentatively asked, "Doctor, you seem to know about Ms. Nonou?"

"Who...who exactly is she? Why was she so badly injured near Iwagakure?"

Dr. Yumi glanced at Naruto, then at Hikaru, her gaze lingering for a moment on their young yet weathered faces.

She hesitated for a moment, as if weighing something.

Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she bent down to pick up the medical record from the ground, dusted it off,

His tone carried a sense of relief and exhaustion: "Never mind... it's irrelevant to talk about this now anyway."

“That man… Danzo, and his ‘roots’ are all gone.”

She gestured for Naruto to gently place Nonou on the portable hospital bed beside him.

While skillfully examining Nonou's injuries, she began to speak in a low voice, her voice seemingly transcending the dust of time:

"Nonou... she was originally the director of our Konoha 'orphanage', and also a very excellent and kind-hearted doctor in our medical class."

"She used her medical skills and meager income to adopt and care for many children who lost their parents in the war. Everyone respected her very much."

A nostalgic expression appeared on Yumi's face, but it was quickly shrouded in gloom.

"But... a few years ago, there was Shimura Danzo, that man with bandages and a gloomy look in his eyes."

"He found Nonoyu with people from 'Root,' his direct subordinate training department for secret agents."

“From that day on, it was as if Nonoyu had vanished into thin air. She never returned to the orphanage or came to the hospital again.”

"We were all very anxious at the time and tried every possible way to find out where she was."

"But... 'Root's' influence is everywhere, and all our investigations have been obstructed and warned. Until recently..."

Dr. Yumi lowered her voice slightly: "The Third Hokage has finally made up his mind to settle accounts with Danzo and his 'Root' organization."

"Danzo was killed, and 'Root' was completely disbanded."

As she said this, Dr. Yumi's tone was filled with pleasure and relief.

Naruto naturally knew about this, after all, it was Madara who controlled his body and personally destroyed Danzo.

Dr. Yumi continued, "It was only after the 'root' was destroyed that some hidden secrets gradually surfaced."

"We only found out that Danzo went to find Nonou back then to coerce and entice her to rejoin 'Root' and carry out an extremely dangerous mission."

"We don't know the specifics of the mission, but it's definitely related to Iwagakure, otherwise she wouldn't be there, and wouldn't be so badly injured..."

She looked at Nono, who was lying on the hospital bed, with a pained and confused expression as she heard these unfamiliar past events, and gently took her cold hand.

"I really didn't expect this... 'Root' only disbanded a few days ago, and you're back... even if it's in this way..."

Yumi's voice choked with emotion: "It's good that you're back...it's good that you're back..."

After listening to Dr. Yumi's story, Naruto and Hikaru both fell silent.

They never imagined that the female ninja they had casually saved had such a complex and tragic backstory.

Forced to leave behind her beloved career and children, she is drawn into a dark espionage mission.

Ultimately, he suffered severe injuries and amnesia, ending up stranded in a foreign land... The hardships and pain he endured are unimaginable.

Naruto looked at Nonou and realized that the familiar "Konoha feeling" originated from this.

She was originally a member of Konoha, a respectable doctor and guardian.

"So that's it..."

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and said to Dr. Yumi, "Now that you are Ms. Nonou's friend, we can rest assured."

"Although her condition has stabilized, she still needs professional medical help for her amnesia and subsequent care."

Dr. Yumi quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Naruto and Hikaru, her voice filled with sincere gratitude: "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

"If it weren't for your help, Nono might have... We at Konoha Hospital and the orphanage will never forget this kindness!"

"Please be sure to tell me your names, and I will surely repay you in the future!"

Naruto waved his hand and gave a hearty smile: "No need for repayment, Doctor. Saving lives is what I should do."

"My name is Takuya Kanbara, and this is my cousin, Hikari Yagami. We are just wandering ninjas passing by. Please take care of Miss Nono."

He didn't want to leave too many traces, lest it cause further complications.

Seeing their resolute attitude, Dr. Yumi did not press the matter further, but simply kept this kindness firmly in her heart.

She immediately called over other medical staff, and they carefully pushed Nono to the ward for a more detailed and comprehensive examination and treatment.

As they watched Nono being pushed away, Naruto and Hikaru exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of relief in each other's eyes.

Although the process was tortuous, at least they returned a lost soul to where she belonged.

"What should we do next?" Guang asked softly.

Naruto touched the still unresponsive Li in his ninja tool bag, then looked out the hospital window at the bustling Konoha village, his gaze hardening.

"Wait until Li recovers. Then, continue our journey home."

Chapter 387 Sasuke... Sasuke? !

After entrusting Nono to the reliable Dr. Yumi, Naruto and Hikaru both felt a significant weight lifted off their shoulders.

They found a hotel near the hospital and used the little money they had left to book two adjacent rooms.

Closing the door shut out the noise from outside, Naruto collapsed onto the bed covered with clean but slightly rough sheets.

The soft touch almost made him let out a satisfied sigh.

Several days of living in the open, intense fighting and fleeing left even someone as energetic as him feeling deeply exhausted.

Being able to lie on a real bed right now is the ultimate pleasure.

He hugged his pillow and tossed and turned in bed like a child, enjoying the warmth and tranquility of the bedding.

Deep down, an even stronger thought was stirring within me.

He wanted to go home, back to that messy little apartment that was filled with his own personal touch.

He lay on his familiar bed, which might still smell a bit like instant noodles.

"There's no place like home..."

He murmured to himself, his tone filled with deep nostalgia and a hint of helplessness.

If it weren't for the fear that my sudden appearance as a "visitor from the future" in front of me at this point in time would trigger an unpredictable butterfly effect.

He rushed back long ago.

Now, all I can do is imagine the warmth of home in this unfamiliar hotel.

Meanwhile, in the next room.

Hikaru stood quietly by the window, already dressed in a simple bathrobe provided by the hotel.

Her long, damp, jet-black hair cascaded over her shoulders, emanating a faint mist of moisture.

She wasn't sleepy; she just leaned against the window frame, gazing up at the dazzling starry sky above Konoha Village.

Unlike the unsettling, blood-red night sky of the Warring States period.

The starry sky here is clear and tranquil, reflecting the scattered lights of the village below, which represent warmth and life.

The faint sounds of laughter, the aroma of food, and the figures of children chasing and playing could be heard from the streets...

All of this constituted a peaceful and happy world that she had never imagined.

She finally understood why Naruto was so determined to bring her to live in Konoha.

There is no endless pursuit here.

There is no cold-bloodedness in treating people as weapons.

There is only the ordinary, everyday happiness of ordinary people.