[He looks the part, it's true. Kushina's surprise is replaced with concern and a bit of frustration. Her eyes lock onto that bandage and the blood that's blooming there. He might be well and old enough to take care of himself, but she can't help but picture a young boy as she looks at him.
The ramen is forgotten and she takes his arm into her hands, being gentle despite her stormy expression. It's not directed at him though, at least not explicitly.
That box he tucked in his basket? She pulls it out and reads the label. Good.]
Yeah, I'd say. [Not as long as some missions back in Konoha during war, but still a long time by Luceti's standards.
And she moves to lead him through the aisle to the front of the store with a hand on his elbow and the other keeping his injured arm elevated. Her tone takes on something a bit softer when she tells him;]
Wait here, okay? Keep your arm like this.
[And off she goes into the store again. It's not long before she's back, cradling everything else he needs that he didn't get. Including lots of ramen of every flavor.]
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The ramen is forgotten and she takes his arm into her hands, being gentle despite her stormy expression. It's not directed at him though, at least not explicitly.
That box he tucked in his basket? She pulls it out and reads the label. Good.]
Yeah, I'd say. [Not as long as some missions back in Konoha during war, but still a long time by Luceti's standards.
And she moves to lead him through the aisle to the front of the store with a hand on his elbow and the other keeping his injured arm elevated. Her tone takes on something a bit softer when she tells him;]
Wait here, okay? Keep your arm like this.
[And off she goes into the store again. It's not long before she's back, cradling everything else he needs that he didn't get. Including lots of ramen of every flavor.]
What happened?