"Uchiha! Ronglin!!!"
A sudden, delighted shout snapped Ronglin back to his senses. A short-haired girl carrying a faint fragrance ran up to him, staring at him with a face full of surprise.
"Kurotsuchi?!"
The teacup in Ronglin's hand nearly slipped from his grasp because of her shout. Wasn't this girl supposed to be on the battlefield?
Why had she come wandering around here?
Even if it was almost dark and time to rest, she should have stayed on the battlefield. Besides, Ronglin had heard that Ōnoki strongly opposed his granddaughter getting close to him.
"You still recognize me?!"
Kurotsuchi looked ecstatic and exclaimed dramatically, "I never thought that after more than ten years, even though I've grown so much, you'd still look so young! Do you never grow up?"
Tease Me, Flirt With Me!
Kurotsuchi had originally been fighting alongside her father on the battlefield. Over the course of the day, she had killed quite a few enemies, and many White Zetsu had died by her hand.
Although Kurotsuchi usually seemed carefree and loved teasing people, she was quite strong, possessing the strength of an Elite Jonin.
However, after learning that her senior brother Deidara had been captured, she immediately returned to Kumogakure headquarters. She had wanted to see Deidara, only for her grandfather Ōnoki to flatly refuse, which left Kurotsuchi thoroughly displeased.
Since it was nearly dark and there was no need to keep fighting, she simply wandered around Kumogakure with nothing to do. Unexpectedly, as she passed by this place, she heard Ronglin's voice.
When she turned around, her eyes lit up, and she ran straight into the small restaurant.
Kurotsuchi's impression of Ronglin had remained fixed in her childhood memories. She had never expected to meet him here. Although she knew Ronglin was also in Kumogakure, finding