Never expected it...
Even a child like Long Yan already knew.
Now, A'ju would...
Everyone's eyes settled on the female ninja's face, and they all swallowed hard in unison.
The atmosphere instantly grew tense.
Silence pressed down on them.
"W-What are you talking about? I-I don't remember worrying about him. It's just... we came to take the exams together as teammates, so of course I had to ask how he was doing."
At this moment, however, A'ju seemed not to notice the looks everyone was giving her, openly and covertly. She merely lifted her head to look at Hada Ryuhiko above her, who seemed utterly unconcerned and completely unaware of the consequences of what he had said, and spoke.
However, her face had already stiffened slightly as she spoke.
Just as expected! Even now, she still wouldn't admit it. She was still bothered by the matter between herself and Kazuha...
Sigh! There was clearly no need to care about it at all.
That super-pretty older sister from Kumogakure didn't seem to care at all!
If she didn't care, then between them...
At these words, everyone's faces showed a trace of sighing regret.
They looked quite disappointed.
Still, it was the most natural reaction. After all, in the eyes of Kusagakure's people, A'ju and Kazuha were a very good match.
Kazuha was simply rather dense. He never thought of anything in terms of romance between men and women. Besides, he was still young. Although, like the Long Yan before them, he could be called one of Kusagakure's famously precocious and gifted children, he had yet to awaken to such matters.
He simply had not reached that age yet.
As for A'ju, if she dressed herself up properly, she would definitely belong among the prettiest girls in the village. At the moment,