"Things must have been exhausting out there, right?"
Hearing that Senju Fujima had been so tired while he was away, Shizuka Uchiha asked with concern written all over her face.
"No, I was just a little tired yesterday. It's nothing."
"Since your husband's been away, have you been diligently practicing your ninjutsu?"
Senju Fujima looked at Shizuka Uchiha, a trace of tenderness flashing across his face as he reached out and gently stroked her hair.
"Mm, I've been practicing the whole time!"
"I've already learned all the Fire Style from my clan and the Lightning Style Fujima taught me. I haven't practiced the Rasengan Fujima taught me, though. I tried a few times, but my hand hurt, so I stopped."
"Fujima, am I useless?"
Shizuka Uchiha looked at Senju Fujima, a hint of grievance in her eyes. Tears instantly welled up in them.
Perhaps she felt she had let Senju Fujima down after all his guidance, and had failed to make the most of the powerful ninjutsu he had given her. She hadn't even managed to keep practicing.
"Silly girl, of course you should stop if your hand hurts!"
"Otherwise, you might get hurt, and I'd worry about you."
"Let me see if you injured it."
"Learning Lightning Style is just as good. Chidori and the other Lightning Style techniques aren't much worse than the Rasengan."
"You've already done amazingly well to learn all those Lightning Style techniques."
"How could our Shizuka ever be useless? Our Shizuka is a genius."
Senju Fujima reached out and lightly tapped Shizuka Uchiha on her pert nose, smiling with narrowed eyes.
Then he took her hand. Seeing that it was covered in scars, Senju Fujima looked deeply concerned. It was clear she had worked hard during this time, yet still hadn't managed to learn