He was tired, his body had already reached its limit hours ago but he was still running, he had to keep running to save the life that was currently on his back, almost on the verge of death because of him, he didn't want him to die because he had promised him that he would save him but now he wasn't so sure that he could do that because his wounds had reopened since his previous fight with that crazy lover of his god Jashin
Throughout the course of the trip he had been running non-stop losing blood with every step he took, his bandages were already bloody full of dust surely infecting his wounds but that was not something that mattered to him now, he was struggling to stay conscious with every step he took but his body was already taking its toll on him, he had been forcing him since that woman in black armor almost killed him not letting him rest so that his wounds would close properly
He was sure that if his mother saw him in such a state she would kill him if not die before from his wounds for being so reckless with the care of his body, but who could blame him since he was young he always acted before thinking when a battle excited him and throughout those few days his emotions for a good fight had been peeking out too many times throwing him into fights without letting him rest so that he was at one hundred percent, laughing to himself at his current state his body could not bear to carry any more falling to the ground making a dull sound from the additional weight he carried
he made sure that the brat on his back suffered the least possible damage when he fell to the ground, but now that mattered little he could not save him because he was the same or worse than his current state, as he could he raised his eyes to look at his surroundings to see if there was a house nearby but the only thing around him were trees that surrounded them being surely too far from the nearest town
he looks to his right to see how the brat had an irregular breathing surely because of the lethality of his wounds, smiling bitterly at the certain death of the child he would make sure to apologize to him once they both died and they met in the Limbo, he was not a pessimist but he knew better than anyone the state they were both in, he did not have a healing factor like the jinchuriki had but he healed faster than the average human thanks to his genetics
letting out a sigh he looked up at the sky waiting for his death by bleeding, he closed his eyes hoping to feel at least the sun on his face one last time but no matter how many seconds passed he did not place it frowning at the thought that even on the edge of death the world was going to screw him once again not letting him enjoy the sun leaving him to die in the cold shadows, opening his eyes to curse the world one last time with his last breath he did not expect to find a female face staring at him
Silence reigned in his mind as he saw how this stranger stared at him in his emaciated state, he did not know if she was hallucinating from the lack of blood or was the one in charge of taking him from this world but if he was alive he would not waste the opportunity to at least less save the brat, he owed it to him for causing the death of his brother indirectly and putting him in danger so at least he would pay the debt he had with him for saving him previously when he found him in the forest after receiving that attack at close range
" Look, I don't know if I'm dead already or not yet, but I don't give a shit if I'm still alive, do me a favor and save the child before he dies because of me "
That was the last thing he could say before unconsciousness claimed him due to the massive loss of blood, for his part that unknown woman looked at Naruto for a few more seconds before placing her sight not far from him where the child Naruto was referring to was lying
He could simply leave the place letting them die because he didn't owe them anything but he knew from experience what a filthy world the elemental nations were, much more the ninjas who killed without caring who if they were ordered to as it was with his parents dying by an order of a superior but seeing how someone On the verge of death, instead of asking for help to save himself, he asked for help to save someone else. It moved him. He himself did not like to kill, but he would do it if necessary to save his lord.
Knowing that helping him would probably bring him problems with his lord, he risked starting to check the boy's wounds, seeing that his wounds could still be treated if he hurried, he was grateful that he was collecting medicinal plants near that place to be able to help them, taking a few minutes to treat the boy's wounds, he did what he could to stop the bleeding, making sure that he only had to rest to heal completely.
Directing his gaze towards Naruto's motionless body, he approached to check his condition, with a simple look at his entire body he could see that he was a mess, having open wounds with dirty bandages on the ground along with dried blood, with that he could make the thought that he was already dead, but having a well-trained vision due to specializing in precise attacks he could see how Athena breathed slightly, surprising himself that despite the wounds he had, he still found the strength to stay alive, he mentally wondered what kind of fight he could have had to end up in such a state, but he could ask himself that later if he survived. on his way to his hideout where he stayed with his lord
He was able to heal the boy because his wounds were not so severe having arrived in time to treat them but compared to Naruto's his were much more serious and he needed to first wash his previous wounds to heal the new ones he had so making quick signs with his hands he created a cron to his right which was in charge of carrying the boy carefully so that his wounds would not reopen while he took him carrying him on his back carefully so that his wounds would not get worse, starting to take the path to his hideout he took a quick step so as not to take long to arrive
And end of the chapter