Tamura Hiroshi's tasks from then on, besides training, were to keep Yakushi Nonō company.
He kept her company after work and on his days off, as if trying to make up for that little bit of guilt he had carried from his previous life.
Before long, the wedding day arrived. He left the arrangements to Shikaku Nara and the others, collected another round of wedding gifts, and the newlyweds entered their bridal chamber together. By the time Yakushi Nonō woke again, it was already the following evening.
"Dinner's ready."
Tamura Hiroshi carried in a large tray laden with a sumptuous dinner. He shaped a bed table out of chakra, then helped Yakushi Nonō sit up.
Compared with Kushina and the others, who had been training with him for a long time, Yakushi Nonō was far less physically robust. Even though the Sage Lotus had improved her health considerably over the past month, the difference remained. That was why she had only just woken, and her body was still very weak.
Yakushi Nonō silently let him feed her the sumptuous meal. Only then did she feel a little stronger, though she still had questions.
"Why?"
She had been very happy over the past month, and he had truly treated her well.
Kabuto had visited her earlier, too, and told her how highly this man regarded her—even that he was considering grooming her to become the Seventh. That had only made her more puzzled.
"If I told you that we were married in our previous lives, would you believe me?"
Tamura Hiroshi held her in his arms and kissed her, his manner exceptionally tender.
She was the only person from his previous life toward whom he still felt he owed something.
"It's hard to understand, but I believe you."
Yakushi Nonō tilted