"Anna... Anna knows she was wrong. She... she won't dare do it again! Don't... don't lock Anna in the little dark room, and don't forbid Anna from eating either. Anna won't dare do it again!"
As her tears burst forth, Hada Anna wiped them away as she wailed in fear.
It was as though she would be thrown into the little dark room the very next second and forbidden from eating.
"You! Idiot! Ichiba!"
At this moment, Hada Ryuhiko had already clenched his teeth. A canister of black powder in his left hand and a tube of white medicine in his right—pop, pop—they had both been opened.
"Uh..."
At the same time, across from him, he stared blankly at the little girl who kept wiping her tears, sobbing and crying her heart out so suddenly.
I...
I don't think I said I'd lock her in a little dark room, or forbid her from eating!
I... wasn't that harsh just now, was I?
Why... is Anna crying?
At this moment, his heart was filled with confusion.
To him, he had merely wanted Anna to understand the dangers of acting on her own just now.
It was only meant as a small reminder.
After all, Anna was a simple-minded child. He was afraid that her good intentions might lead to bad results, so he had intended to give her a precautionary warning.
In the future, she would ultimately become a pillar of Kusagakure. Naturally, he needed to tell her about both sides of such matters.
He also knew, of course, that Anna had suddenly rushed out to stop Orochimaru out of kindness. But after Konoha had witnessed her strength, coupled with her origins in Kusagakure, her status as the current focus of Kusagakure, and as one of the greatest mysteries—the Hada Clan—whether