I Won't Talk Anymore After Separating From You

"Oh, sure."

Lost in thought, Nebula Kotetsu hadn't clearly heard what Muto Ayaka said, his subconscious reaction being that she wanted to hold hands.

He habitually reached out his hand, prepared to accept the girl's affection, but his brain only realized two seconds later that the information he had just processed seemed a bit off.

"Break up?" Nebula Kotetsu turned around abruptly.

Muto Ayaka saw Nebula Kotetsu's reaction and immediately lowered her head slightly.

"Yeah."

"Kotetsu, let's break up."

Upon receiving confirmation, Nebula Kotetsu's first reaction was, "You'd better mean it."

He had been worrying about his dozens of girlfriends lately.

The system had already been activated, and his current girlfriends were not system-bound characters; they could no longer help him.

In fact, some of them were even wasting his time.

He had been fretting over how to downsize... how to break up with his girlfriends, so Muto Ayaka taking the initiative was undoubtedly good news for him.

Although she had a tall, slender figure and a beautiful face, with long hair cascading past her shoulders and a mature charm despite her youth, she was among the top in terms of looks among his girlfriends.

But his energy was limited.

Still, having spent time together, Nebula Kotetsu suppressed the urge to let his lips curl upward and the impulse to turn around and rush to his next date, putting on a concerned expression: "Did something happen?"

"Ayaka, if you're facing any difficulties, tell me, and we can think of a solution together."

Muto Ayaka looked up, meeting Nebula Kotetsu's gentle gaze, and almost sank into his tenderness.

She couldn't look directly at that face while saying they were breaking up, so she hurriedly turned her head away.

"I'm not facing any difficulties."

"I've just made up my mind; it's time to end this."

If it's over, then it's over. Nebula Kotetsu felt that his one sentence of concern was enough, so he kept his mouth shut and put on a heartbroken look, waiting for Muto Ayaka to leave on her own.

Unfortunately, she didn't seem to intend to end it just like that.

"Kotetsu."

"I'm sorry."

"I've thought about it for a long time, and I think my family is right."

"We don't have a future."

"You're a good person, and I like you very much, but life isn't just about liking someone."

Muto Ayaka looked up at Nebula Kotetsu, who was immersed in "heartbreak," feeling a deep sense of regret in her heart.

If only Nebula Kotetsu weren't a deadbeat, how good would that be?

If only Nebula Kotetsu loved her and her alone, how good would that be?

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs."

The two fell into silence; silence was the Naka River tonight.

Neither spoke, nor did they leave. Nebula Kotetsu felt she still had something to say, so he considerately offered an opening: "What are your plans for the future?"

"The future?" Muto Ayaka thought for a moment: "Graduate, become a Genin."

"Then in a couple of years, my family will introduce me to a Chunin to marry, and we'll just live our lives."

"It would be best to have a child with decent talent and then teach them to be a ninja."

Nebula Kotetsu understood.

She was complaining that his ninja talent was too poor.

Being friends everywhere in school was fine, but after graduation, ninjas didn't face the pressure of living, but the pressure of survival.

Few people could truly accept an incompetent ninja who had nothing but a face and a pair of hands, especially when he had more girlfriends than he could count.

"Alright then." Nebula Kotetsu sighed: "I wish you happiness."

Saying this, he prepared to leave.

"Wait a second!" Muto Ayaka suddenly reached out and grabbed him.

"What are you doing?" Nebula Kotetsu asked, puzzled: "Aren't we breaking up?"

"Let go, I need to find a place where no one is around to quietly nurse my wounds."

Muto Ayaka pressed her lips together, and then, with a hint of awkwardness, she said: "Um... Kotetsu."

Nebula Kotetsu: "Is there something else?"

Muto Ayaka said: "Yes, two more things."

As she spoke, she rummaged through her ninja tool pouch, and a moment later, she pulled out a kunai tied with a red ribbon.

"This is my breakup gift to you."

Speechless, Nebula Kotetsu still silently accepted it.

As long as they could break up, he was fine with anything.

It was just that the gift looked somewhat familiar.

A premium kunai from a ninja tool shop—he seemed to have dozens of these at home, all gifted by his girlfriends.

"I accept the gift."

"And the second thing?"

Muto Ayaka: "The second thing is... I said I intended to break up, but I didn't say we had to break up immediately."

Nebula Kotetsu: "What do you mean? I don't understand."

Muto Ayaka: "Can we... wait another half hour before we break up?"

Nebula Kotetsu: "..."

Watching Muto Ayaka slowly reach out her slender hands, Nebula Kotetsu didn't say much, letting her take hold of his.

Listening to the sudden rapid breathing beside his ear, he sighed inwardly.

Heh, women.

Time flowed slowly as the sky grew dark, and in the Naka River, the tinkling water rippled in layers.

Amidst the waves, the satisfied girl let out a murmur.

"Kotetsu."

"After we separate, you will meet someone better."

Nebula Kotetsu gave her the courtesy of saying: "No."

"In my heart, you are the best."

"Ayaka, you must be happy in the future. After parting with you, I probably won't date again."

Muto Ayaka revealed a satisfied smile.

Ten minutes later, in front of a residential house.

Nebula Kotetsu knocked gently.

"Knock, knock!"

"Rin."

"Are you home?"

"It's Nebula Kotetsu."

"Creak~" The second-floor window opened, and an impatient young male voice rang out: "Who is it? Making such a racket."

"Is that Obito?"

Nebula Kotetsu: "..."

He had been so focused on completing tasks to increase his chakra that he had forgotten Rin Nohara apparently had a brother.

Thinking it over, he decided to bluff his way through and said: "It's me."

It was dark, and standing downstairs, the other party couldn't see him clearly. Perhaps he could muddle through.

However, the voice from the second floor made his face darken.

"Get lost!"

"Stop pestering my Rin from now on."

Nebula Kotetsu: "?"

He had thought Obito Uchiha held some status in the Nohara household, but it seemed he had misunderstood.

Fortunately, although Rin Nohara's brother had a bad attitude, Rin Nohara herself came down upon hearing the voice.

Opening the door, Rin Nohara saw the person standing outside and froze for a moment.

"Ko... Kotetsu?"

"Why are you here?"

Because of Nebula Kotetsu's confession that morning, Rin Nohara's mind had been filled with his face all day. Since Nebula Kotetsu hadn't made another move throughout the afternoon, she had assumed the farce was over.

But now, he was standing right in front of her, his flawless features appearing even more bewitching and moving in the dim light, causing her heart, which had finally calmed down, to surge once again.

Nebula Kotetsu said: "Rin."

"I came here because of what happened this morning."

Rin Nohara opened her mouth to say something, but Nebula Kotetsu did not stop: "I know, this is too sudden for you."

"Besides, confessing to you in public wasn't very polite, so I wanted to apologize."

"It's... it's alright," Rin Nohara said, almost instinctively.

What girl could resist when someone looked at her with such sincerity while apologizing?

Nebula Kotetsu reached out and handed over a high-quality kunai.

"This is for you."

A high-quality kunai was not cheap, especially for a genin. She looked at the weapon and instinctively refused.

"I can't."

"Kotetsu, I cannot accept your gift."

Nebula Kotetsu knew his actions were a bit abrupt. But he had come to break the ice, and he had already prepared his lines.

"Rin."

"You've misunderstood. This isn't a gift for you."

"I was hoping you could pass it on to Obito for me."