An Unfair Battle

Senyo deliberately led Karin toward where Sasuke and the others were.

Along the way, Karin's heart pounded like a rabbit in her chest as she anxiously wondered whether she would face everyone's criticism and reproach.

However, as they gradually approached the crowd, Karin realized she had simply been overthinking things.

This was entirely the clan leader's private affair. The clansmen usually did not show much concern or reaction toward such matters.

Moreover, when people saw Karin, their eyes held more friendliness and respect than anything else.

Whenever Karin passed by them, everyone would greet her with a respectful bow.

Karin was still somewhat unaccustomed to such treatment, but she gradually relaxed, and the heart that had been hanging in suspense finally settled.

Once her mood stabilized, Karin's mischievous nature emerged again.

With a grin, she closely followed Senyo and soon arrived before Sasuke.

Karin wore a teasing smile, her large eyes darting about as she stared unblinkingly at Sasuke.

Under Karin's gaze, Sasuke felt as though hundreds upon thousands of ants were crawling all over him. The strange discomfort left him utterly uneasy.

Worse still, Senyo had already come to stand beside him.

At the same time, Naruto and the others eagerly stepped forward to greet Senyo.

Under those circumstances, Sasuke could not very well keep standing there foolishly. He could only force himself to call out,

"Master..."

Then, lowering his voice, he softly added,

"Master's wife."

Hearing Sasuke's form of address, Karin froze for a moment. Then she deliberately widened her eyes and loudly put on an extremely surprised expression.

"Oh my, Sasuke, what did you just say? I didn't hear a single word!"

Senyo did not stop her. Their group was close, after all, and they had grown up fooling around together.

Still, the dispute over forms of