"Kimimaro are you ok?"
"Yes, Kageyama-san, I am just low on chakra."
"Alright, I will bring you to the camp."
Kimimaro got on Kageyama back and they returned to the camp.
When they reached the camp they saw the slaves equipped with axes and shovels ready to defend the camp.
"Everything is resolved, return the weapons and go back to your tents."
"Yes, Kageyama-sama." The slaves replied with relief seen on their faces. Kageyama left Kimimaro next to the fire and waited for Yoshida and Mangetsu.
The boys soon returned. Mangetsu had few cuts on his arms and torso but not anything life threatening. Yoshida was limping with his right leg. They sat next to them with visual tiredness on their faces.
"Yoshida, can you continue on foot?"Kageyama asked.
"No, Kageyama-san that beast grip strength almost broke my leg. If I didn't reinforce it with under-skin bone armour he could've deformed my leg."
"Alright, you will be on the cart."
"Mangetsu, do you require help to fix these wounds?" Kageyama asked.
"No, I will fix them myself, they are not life threatening anyway." Mangetsu replied with a tired voice.
"Alright and you Kimimaro go to sleep. Your chakra should be fully back in the morning.
"Yes, Kageyama-san" Kimimaro replied. He waited for a second before standing up and slowly going to his tent.
When he lied down he thought to himself:
"I killed for a first time today and I feel no remorse. That thought alone is so strange. Being in a clan full of killers might've affected me in ways I did not recognise till today. Anyway I should try to sleep for few hours before we continue our journey."
Then Kimimaro started to slowly doze off before he eventually fell asleep.
In the meantime Mangetsu and Kageyama sat in silence next to the fire. "Mangetsu, how Kimimaro fought in your opinion?"
"At first he was hesitant…He could've killed some of the bandits on his way to the archers. But after he passed the bandits, something changed. He became brutal and effective. But not efficient in his use of chakra. He used too much for basically canon fodders. He had a formulated plan in his attacks, so he is not chaotic. I think he did pretty well, if that was his first fight."Mangetsu reported.
"Alright, go to sleep. I will guard alone for the rest of the night. We will start our journey tomorrow after lunch."
"Okay, Kageyama-san".
Next morning Kimimaro woke up little before midday. He stood up and went to the nearby water. He got his toothbrush and got some coal from the cart supplies. He started grinding it, then he put some on his self made toothbrush and brushed his teeth. Then he returned to his camp, packed his things and put them next to the cart.
"Damn, man that coal is always going to be fucking disgusting."
He went and got few eggs and couple oranges. He got a pan under the fire and put some cooking oil, waited for a minute before putting the eggs in the pan. After he cooked them he got them out of the pan, and cut the oranges in half. He got some water and mixed the oranges juices with the water, and started eating.
While he ate his breakfast, Yoshida slowly came next to him and sat down.
"You finally woke up sleepyhead! I thought you are going to the pure land already."
"After that fight I thought I was going to the pure land. But here I am." Kimimaro replied senselessly.
He looked at Yoshida who subconsciously touched his leg and smiled awkwardly.
Kimimaro cringed a little after he saw that and shut up.
After thirty seconds of silence.
"When are we going to move. Yoshida-san."Kimimaro asked.
"After thirty minutes. " Yoshida replied. And the awkward silence continued for some time.
"I will go look for Kageyama-san. He will use some enhanced chakra healing on my leg to heal it self faster."
Then he stood up, turned his back and started walking, but he stopped three steps later.
"O, and don't be such killjoy Kimimaro. After all you will have such fights very often in your lifetime so don't be such a pessimist, look at the brighter things. You survived yesterday to see today." Yoshida smiled and walked off.