At the end of the day's training, as they headed home, Hinata Hitomi followed behind Nami and Chiri furtively.
She looked like she wanted to come over but kept hesitating.
"Hitomi is really afraid of you," Chiri teased with a grin.
The two of them had noticed Hitomi following behind them long ago.
Hitomi had not tried to hide herself, simply keeping a certain distance behind them.
"There really aren't many people who aren't afraid of me." Referring to children her own age, Nami said quietly, "Tsunade is just big-hearted. She got buried in bugs, yet after experiencing that, she still dared to bare her fangs at me. As expected of the Konoha Princess. Impressive."
"Tsunade is very cute," Chiri said. "I want to live as freely and unconstrained as she does."
"Freely and unconstrained?" Nami said softly. "Tsunade is in a cage too. The only thing the adults can give her is a happy childhood."
"A cage?" Chiri asked. "Then what about you, Nami? Are you in a cage too?"
"Everyone is in a cage. As long as you have connections with other people, your heart will be locked up." Nami said, "You do things you don't want to do and walk roads you don't want to take. That's why I hate people."
"Then what should we do?" Chiri asked. "You're so smart, Nami. Is there a way?"
"Unless you surpass humanity." Nami smiled.
"???" Chiri looked at Nami in confusion.
"I mean, stop being human," Nami said.
"Huh?" Chiri was confused. What were they supposed to be, then?
At that moment, Nami stopped and turned to look at Hinata Hitomi.
Chiri stopped with her. Before she could voice her question, she turned around to look at Hitomi as well.
Seeing this, Hitomi was forced to stop. She looked