Xinyu smiled faintly. "What kind of thing is that to say? Aren't we friends? You're going to the Other World to gain experience, so of course I have to see you off."
Seeing this, Torifu and the others quietly left, giving the two of them some privacy.
"Arashi, I've been very happy during these three months we've spent together. We've both grown fond of each other."
"But those feelings aren't enough for either of us to set everything aside without a second thought. You can't let go of the Land of Whirlpools, and I can't let go of Konoha. Do you understand?"
Arashi nodded. "I understand."
In this relationship, both of them had things they couldn't bear to give up. So why should Xinyu be the one to give something up?
Was it really best for Xinyu to give up everything and return to the Land of Whirlpools with him?
What, then, would all she had worked for in Konoha mean?
Once he had thought it through, Arashi became even more convinced that he had no right to discuss these things with Xinyu. His way of thinking was too selfish.
Arashi knew he could never abandon all the people of the Land of Whirlpools and choose to live with Xinyu in Konoha.
Xinyu was the same, and he could understand her.
He understood the helplessness between them, too. There was practically no solution to this problem, and even if one existed, the cost would be far beyond what either of them could bear.
So perhaps they were simply not meant to be. They had feelings for each other, but the difficulties of reality stood in their way.
"Goodbye, Arashi. I hope that when I see you again, you'll be a young man full of hope, ready to return to the