"Then it's settled. We'll both change our personalities a little, and the way we treat life. We won't act like 'old ancestors' anymore—we'll be young people instead."
Lord Torifu naturally agreed without hesitation. "All right! I promise!"
Facing the new year, the two of them made a promise to each other. In the new year, and in the future beyond it, they would both make some changes for each other's sake.
As for their feelings as husband and wife, they had already reached their peak. There was no way for them to grow any warmer than they already were.
But it did let the relationship they had shared for more than a decade, which had already begun to settle into calm routine, recover a bit of freshness.
Hand in hand, the two of them continued strolling through the streets of Konoha.
Their mood was clearly much happier than before, so much so that even their steps had a little bounce to them.
"If the villagers found out it was the two of us, they'd probably be shocked out of their minds, wouldn't they?" Uchiha Chirori said with a laugh.
"Who cares? The two of us can just do as we like. As long as we're happy, why bother with what other people think? Didn't we just agree not to act like 'old ancestors' anymore?"
"You're right." Uchiha Chirori held Lord Torifu's arm and said with a cheerful smile.
Originally, Uchiha Chirori had thought it would be quite nice to simply go on living like this, but she had not expected that, through a strange twist of fate, one piece of clothing would end up bringing about a change in the couple.
It really was rather wonderful when spoken of.
The couple chatted as they wandered around. There were far fewer