Chojuro and the other two left quickly and returned just as quickly.
The three of them looked so dejected that anyone would have thought they had suffered some terrible misfortune.
Ao's furious scolding and reproaches made Mei Terumi feel slightly puzzled.
But after thinking it over carefully,
she understood what had happened.
It was probably... because of the peeping incident.
But that wasn't the point.
The point was...
Mei Terumi looked at Uchiha Izumi beside her.
Telling Uchiha Izumi a little bit of the truth was enough.
The rest, she would leave for the girl to imagine on her own.
Stay away from Hyuga Sho. Stay away from the devil.
Hehehe.
Mei Terumi swaggered down the street.
Although everyone was still taking in Konoha's sights,
Uchiha Izumi's pale cheeks and dazed eyes still betrayed that something was wrong.
Once the seed of suspicion was planted, it would set off a chain reaction.
Uchiha Izumi's heart... was already in turmoil.
At noon, everyone went to Ichiraku Ramen.
In the afternoon, they visited some other places.
By dusk,
Mei Terumi and the others arrived at their temporary lodgings and said goodbye to Uchiha Izumi at the entrance of the other building.
"Thank you for accompanying me all day. You must be tired..."
Mei Terumi expressed her gratitude to Uchiha Izumi.
But she wasn't really thanking her.
Her gaze continued to remind Uchiha Izumi
of what Hyuga Sho had done.
"I-I'm going home..."
Uchiha Izumi lowered her head and quickly turned to run away.
"Hehehe..."
A wave of delight rose in Mei Terumi's heart.
Destroying the bond between this master and disciple
was clearly much more satisfying than defeating them outright.
Besides... she couldn't beat Hyuga Sho anyway.
But what could she do? That was simply how despicable ninjas were.
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