Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Hiko admitted that he had planned to give Bulma a gift but had used it to bribe Miss Kobayashi instead. Bulma accepted his explanation, but when he opened the box, she immediately regretted it.

• Uchiha Hiko nervously asked Bulma not to get angry before explaining what he had done.
• Uchiha Hiko confessed that he had used the gift he had prepared for Bulma to bribe Miss Kobayashi.
• Bulma reassured Uchiha Hiko that she was not jealous and asked how he knew Miss Kobayashi would like the gift.
• Uchiha Hiko retrieved and opened a wrapped box while Bulma watched calmly.
• Bulma saw what was inside the box and immediately regretted it.

Uchiha Hiko prepared a beautiful necklace to persuade Miss Kobayashi to help them, though he told Bulma he had originally bought it for her. Bulma struggled to give it up for the village and asked to wear it briefly, but Hiko began explaining what had happened when he bought it.

• Bulma admired the necklace and regretted agreeing to let Uchiha Hiko use it for Miss Kobayashi.
• Uchiha Hiko said he had intended the necklace for Bulma but needed to use it to secure Master Roshi's help.
• Bulma asked to wear the necklace for a little while, and Uchiha Hiko cautioned that they could not delay their urgent plans.
• Bulma agreed to put the village first but again asked to wear the necklace briefly before returning it.
• Uchiha Hiko fell silent, then began telling Bulma what had happened when he bought the necklace.

Bulma learned why Uchiha Hiko had bought the necklace Miss Kobayashi wanted and agreed to give it to her because they needed her help. Uchiha Hiko left Bulma to contact the head of the Weaving Guild while he went to handle his own task.

• Uchiha Hiko explained that he had planned to let Miss Kobayashi have the necklace, but a mine collapse drove up its price beyond what she could afford.
• Uchiha Hiko said he had bought the necklace for Bulma and offered to give it to Miss Kobayashi if Bulma did not want it.
• Bulma agreed to give Miss Kobayashi the necklace because they needed her help.
• Bulma closed the box and told Uchiha Hiko to go handle his task while she went to find the head of the Weaving Guild.

Uchiha Hiko asked Bulma to help arrange Miss Kobayashi’s leave while he went to persuade her to assist with bringing Master Roshi over. He arrived at Miss Kobayashi’s home with gifts, and her parents mistook his visit for a marriage proposal as they worried over rival suitors and a powerful family opposed to him.

• Uchiha Hiko thanked Bulma for agreeing to help and asked her to get Miss Kobayashi’s leave approved.
• Bulma and Uchiha Hiko split up to handle their respective tasks.
• Uchiha Hiko went to Miss Kobayashi’s home carrying a necklace and other gifts.
• Miss Kobayashi’s parents mistook Uchiha Hiko’s gifts for a marriage proposal and considered their daughter’s suitors, including the Weaving Guild’s son and a wealthy family hostile to Uchiha Hiko.

Uchiha Hiko visited the Kobayashi family with gifts, and the parents assumed he had come to court Miss Kobayashi. They arranged to leave him alone with her, while he kept a necklace hidden for the moment.

• The villagers worried that Uchiha Hiko and the wealthy family might harm each other, but neither side had caused the other substantial damage.
• The wealthy family's son pursued Miss Kobayashi, while she waited for the Weaving Guild's son, who was too afraid of the wealthy family to confess his feelings.
• Miss Kobayashi's parents welcomed Uchiha Hiko and hoped he would marry their daughter and protect her from the wealthy family.
• Uchiha Hiko gave the parents his gifts but kept the necklace hidden, intending to show it to Miss Kobayashi if she refused his proposal.
• Miss Kobayashi's father said she was in the backyard and arranged for the old couple to leave Uchiha Hiko alone with her.

Uchiha Hiko visited Miss Kobayashi, while her parents abruptly left the house after assuming he had come to see her. Miss Kobayashi was startled by his arrival and privately revealed that she had long admired him, despite telling others she was waiting for the Weaving Guild's son.

• Uchiha Hiko noticed that the elderly couple suddenly planned to leave, but politely asked whether Miss Kobayashi would go with them.
• The elderly couple told Uchiha Hiko that Miss Kobayashi was home and urged him to visit her, then left the yard.
• Uchiha Hiko walked through the flower garden and found Miss Kobayashi tending to her flowers.
• Miss Kobayashi froze when she saw Uchiha Hiko and remembered how she had come to admire him after watching him fight.
• Miss Kobayashi acknowledged to herself that she had only claimed to be waiting for the Weaving Guild's son, while her heart belonged to Uchiha Hiko.

Uchiha Hiko visited Miss Kobayashi at home and teased her about how flustered she was. She recalled following him into a jewelry shop and deciding to buy a crystal necklace, while Hiko had been considering it as a gift for Bulma; the chapter left them weighing who should get it.

• Uchiha Hiko arrived at Miss Kobayashi’s home and asked her to bring him tea.
• Miss Kobayashi recalled following Uchiha Hiko into a jewelry shop two days earlier.
• Miss Kobayashi decided to buy a crystal necklace for Uchiha Hiko after seeing him study it in the shop.
• Miss Kobayashi told Uchiha Hiko she had wanted the necklace for a long time and had come to buy it with her wages.
• Uchiha Hiko realized Miss Kobayashi wanted the necklace, though he had intended to buy it for Bulma.

Miss Kobayashi tried to buy a necklace she hoped would make Uchiha Hiko remember her, but found she did not have enough money. To hide her embarrassment, she claimed the necklace had gone up in price and blamed a collapsed mineral vein.

• Uchiha Hiko stepped aside so Miss Kobayashi could buy the necklace, assuring her he would not take something she loved.
• Miss Kobayashi planned to give the necklace to Uchiha Hiko and thought about her hopes of earning his attention despite his closeness with Bulma.
• Miss Kobayashi discovered her younger brother had taken money from her wallet, leaving her unable to afford the necklace.
• Uchiha Hiko asked why Miss Kobayashi was not buying the necklace, and she claimed its price had risen.
• Miss Kobayashi continued her lie by saying a nearby mineral vein had collapsed.

Uchiha Hiko visited Miss Kobayashi and gave her the crystal necklace she had once been unable to afford, hoping to use the gift to persuade her to help him. Miss Kobayashi was delighted because she took it as a personal gift, while Hiko mistakenly thought she was simply captivated by the necklace.

• Miss Kobayashi convinced Uchiha Hiko that crystal jewelry had become expensive because the village’s silver mines had collapsed, and he bought the necklace.
• Uchiha Hiko later decided Miss Kobayashi’s beauty, intelligence, and eloquence could help him persuade Master Roshi to assist them.
• Uchiha Hiko visited Miss Kobayashi in her garden, where he relaxed over her floral tea until she asked why he had come.
• Uchiha Hiko opened a wooden box and presented Miss Kobayashi with the necklace she had once wanted.
• Miss Kobayashi was delighted that Uchiha Hiko had given her a gift, while he mistook her reaction for eagerness to own the necklace.

Uchiha Hiko brought Miss Kobayashi the Amethyst Necklace, hoping to win her cooperation with his plan to bring Master Roshi over. Miss Kobayashi mistook the gift for a romantic gesture, while Hiko grew wary of her attempts to charm him.

• Miss Kobayashi blushed and imagined that Uchiha Hiko's necklace gift might lead to more gifts and greater affection.
• Uchiha Hiko worried that Miss Kobayashi might not like the necklace and asked what was wrong.
• Miss Kobayashi recovered from her daydream, tried to present herself as a refined young lady, and asked why Uchiha Hiko had come.
• Miss Kobayashi suggested that Uchiha Hiko had only come to show off the necklace, then pretended to feel resentful.
• Uchiha Hiko recognized Miss Kobayashi's feigned weakness and wondered how to handle her calculating nature.

Uchiha Hiko gave Miss Kobayashi the necklace while thinking about proposing to Bulma, but Miss Kobayashi mistook his embarrassment for a confession of love. The chapter ended with her trying to charm him with a practiced smile and watching for his reaction.

• Uchiha Hiko told Miss Kobayashi that he had brought the necklace for her, then thought about making it up to Bulma and proposing to her.
• Miss Kobayashi guessed that Uchiha Hiko liked her and asked if she was the woman he had feelings for.
• Miss Kobayashi called him Hiko, held his cheeks, and said she understood how he felt.
• Miss Kobayashi gave Uchiha Hiko her carefully practiced smile, but it seemed to have no effect as she watched his pupils.

Miss Kobayashi mistook Uchiha Hiko's visit for a chance to confess her feelings, and he pretended to return them so he could still ask her for help bringing Master Roshi over. He stopped her from embracing him, leaving her waiting to hear what he meant.

• Miss Kobayashi sat on Uchiha Hiko's lap and teased him about when he had started liking her.
• Miss Kobayashi returned to her seat and confessed that she had liked Uchiha Hiko for a long time.
• Uchiha Hiko pretended that he had been pining for Miss Kobayashi, while worrying that Bulma might hear about it.
• Miss Kobayashi moved to embrace Uchiha Hiko, but he stopped her and said he would not take advantage of a girl he liked.
• Miss Kobayashi looked at Uchiha Hiko after he explained his restraint.

Uchiha Hiko pretended to be troubled so Miss Kobayashi would offer to help him, then told her that aliens had attacked the village. He showed her a box containing the two captured aliens, Zuo Qian Xue Ye and Zuo Qian Neng Ye.

• Uchiha Hiko told Miss Kobayashi that an unresolved problem kept him from getting close to her, and she offered to help him.
• Miss Kobayashi asked whether Bulma could solve the problem, and Uchiha Hiko dismissed Bulma as unattractive and unhelpful.
• Miss Kobayashi tried to charm Uchiha Hiko and promised to help with any problem he had.
• Uchiha Hiko asked Miss Kobayashi about the alien incident, then explained that two aliens had attacked the village days earlier.
• Uchiha Hiko took out a box containing Zuo Qian Xue Ye and Zuo Qian Neng Ye and identified them as the attackers.

Uchiha Hiko explained to Miss Kobayashi how he identified and captured two aliens who had been secretly investigating the village. He left her impressed by his vigilance, though she worried the aliens might have prepared a way to harm him.

• Miss Kobayashi inspected the two people in Uchiha Hiko’s transparent box and asked how he knew they were aliens.
• Uchiha Hiko said the strangers stood out because outsiders rarely visited the village and villagers did not recognize them.
• Uchiha Hiko explained that villagers reported the pair after noticing their free spending, and he secretly kept watch on the village entrances.
• Uchiha Hiko said he observed the pair investigating the village, arguing, and asking about him before one of them approached him.
• Miss Kobayashi grew worried that the aliens might have left behind a contingency to endanger Uchiha Hiko.

Uchiha Hiko explained to Miss Kobayashi that the two aliens wanted to rent Earth as a new home for their people, offering technology and extended lifespans in return. He rejected their tempting offer, saying life mattered because it was brief and could be shared with loved ones.

• Miss Kobayashi hurried to check whether Uchiha Hiko had been hurt, and he held her hand as he reassured her.
• Uchiha Hiko told Miss Kobayashi that the aliens had approached him about cooperating on a major plan.
• Uchiha Hiko explained that the aliens' planet was ecologically ruined and that they considered Earth suitable for their people.
• Uchiha Hiko described the aliens' offer to pay rent, share advanced technology, and extend his lifespan by hundreds of years.
• Miss Kobayashi said the offer sounded tempting, but Uchiha Hiko refused because he valued life's brevity and growing old with someone he loved.

Uchiha Hiko explained to Miss Kobayashi that the two aliens belonged to rival factions and had attacked him after he refused a proposed partnership. He introduced the captured aliens as Zuo Qian Neng Ye and Zuo Qian Xue Ye, then began to describe how easily he had dealt with them.

• Uchiha Hiko told Miss Kobayashi that he had questioned the aliens to learn about their technology before refusing their proposal.
• Uchiha Hiko explained that their home planet had sent the aliens to watch one another because they belonged to rival factions.
• Uchiha Hiko told Miss Kobayashi that the aliens attacked him after he refused them, and she worried that he had been injured.
• Uchiha Hiko identified the captured aliens as Zuo Qian Neng Ye, who had proposed cooperation, and Zuo Qian Xue Ye, who led the attack.
• Uchiha Hiko said he had dealt with the aliens without much effort, leaving Miss Kobayashi curious about what happened.

Uchiha Hiko told Miss Kobayashi how he subdued Zuo Qian Xue Ye and Zuo Qian Neng Ye and learned about their advanced Mother planet. He explained that he had imprisoned the two aliens rather than killing them because their chips could transmit their deaths and memories back to their planet.

• Uchiha Hiko explained that Zuo Qian Xue Ye attacked him, while Zuo Qian Neng Ye tried to gain his favor after sensing his Chakra energy.
• Uchiha Hiko said he pretended to consider cooperation and got Zuo Qian Neng Ye drunk to learn about the alien conspiracy.
• Uchiha Hiko told Miss Kobayashi that the aliens' highly advanced Mother planet had held back from attacking Earth because it feared an even stronger civilization.
• Uchiha Hiko explained that killing the aliens would activate their chips, sending information back to their Mother planet.
• Uchiha Hiko warned that the chips might transmit the aliens' memories, including what they had learned about Earth, while revealing that he had imprisoned them.

Uchiha Hiko asked Miss Kobayashi to help with the alien threat, explaining that their plan relied on a bracelet hidden in a wooden box. He reassured her that the aliens were captured and the box sealed, leaving their scheme unable to harm Earthlings for now.

• Miss Kobayashi agreed to help Uchiha Hiko despite feeling she lacked the strength of his other companions.
• Uchiha Hiko showed her the wooden box taken from Zuo Qian Neng Ye and explained it contained a bracelet meant to connect Earth to the aliens’ Mother planet.
• He told Miss Kobayashi that the bracelet could be activated with Earthlings’ blood and that the aliens planned to sacrifice most captives and enslave the survivors.
• Miss Kobayashi angrily asked whether they could destroy the device, and Uchiha Hiko reassured her that the aliens were captured and the box sealed.

Uchiha Hiko explained that capturing the two invaders had only delayed the threat to Earth, so he wanted Miss Kobayashi’s help recruiting a powerful grandmaster. He revealed that the grandmaster’s preferences were the reason he had initially sought her out, leaving Miss Kobayashi confused by his explanation.

• Miss Kobayashi asked why Uchiha Hiko needed her help after he had already dealt with the immediate danger.
• Uchiha Hiko said the invasion threat remained and proposed asking a retired grandmaster and his disciples for help.
• Miss Kobayashi urged Uchiha Hiko to take her to the grandmaster, and he explained that the man might refuse to stay and advise them.
• Miss Kobayashi suggested finding out what the grandmaster liked, and Uchiha Hiko admitted he knew his preferences but insisted his feelings for her had become genuine.
• Miss Kobayashi struggled to understand why Uchiha Hiko had suddenly explained his original intentions.

Uchiha Hiko explained that he wanted Miss Kobayashi to help him approach Grandmaster, who liked young, beautiful girls, and reassured her that he would accompany her. He promised she would appear as the person he liked, though he remained uncertain whether Grandmaster would come with them.

• Miss Kobayashi offered to help Uchiha Hiko with whatever problem he faced.
• Uchiha Hiko revealed that he had originally come to ask for her help and explained Grandmaster's preference for young, beautiful girls.
• Miss Kobayashi misunderstood Uchiha Hiko's request, but agreed when he said he could find someone else.
• Uchiha Hiko hugged Miss Kobayashi and promised to go with her and present her as the person he liked.
• Miss Kobayashi asked whether Grandmaster would really come with them, and Uchiha Hiko admitted he was unsure what would happen.