Sunset Yan

Uzuki Yugao gazed at Su Yu's profile.

When she first met Su Yu, she never imagined things would turn out this way.

After Su Yu killed Gato during the mission in the Land of Waves, she felt he was different from an ordinary Genin, which left her feeling slightly disappointed.

Deep down, she actually did not want Su Yu to become a member of the Anbu.

However, Su Yu's performance was truly brilliant, and he possessed the qualifications to join the Anbu.

After Su Yu became an Anbu member, he became entangled with the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan and was even considered for the Hokage Direct Squad.

It was around this time that Gekko Hayate met with his accident; upon receiving the news, Uzuki Yugao locked herself in her room, trying to drown her sorrows in alcohol.

At that moment, the person she longed for most was Su Yu.

Unfortunately, Su Yu was busy training at the time.

Until the familiar sound of knocking echoed.

Uzuki Yugao opened the door for him.

This door was not merely the door to her room, but the door to her heart.

The fact that Su Yu was willing to give up everything for her left her feeling flustered, shy, and yet, filled with joy.

After Su Yu left Konoha, she felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.

When Tsunade sent her to Su Yu's side, she didn't hesitate for a second; she only thought about reaching him as quickly as possible.

Since arriving at Su Yu's side, Uzuki Yugao had little time for training, spending most of her time assisting him with tasks, acting somewhat like his assistant and somewhat like the mistress of the house.

Karin Uzumaki and the nine student-level ninjas all treated her with great respect; it was clear they viewed her as Su Yu's woman.

Because of this, Uzuki Yugao prepared meals for Su Yu personally every day, and she helped run errands for whatever tasks he assigned.

"Yugao? Yugao?" Su Yu's voice rang out.

Uzuki Yugao snapped back to reality, and seeing Su Yu so close, she turned her head away in a panic, her face flushing even deeper.

"Is... is there something the matter?"

"That's my line. You've been staring at me—is there something you want to say?" Su Yu looked at her.

"I... I was just..."

"Don't tell me you were just looking at the scenery," Su Yu teased.

Uzuki Yugao's face burned, and she was left speechless.

"Thank you for taking care of me during this time. Having you by my side gives me great peace of mind," Su Yu said softly.

"You... you're welcome," Uzuki Yugao replied, head bowed.

"According to our agreement, after I avenge you, everything you have belongs to me. My training during this period was all in preparation for that revenge. When I return, how about you move into my room?" Su Yu leaned closer to Uzuki Yugao.

Hearing this, Uzuki Yugao's pretty face turned red.

However, the moment she thought of the Jonin from Sunagakure, she couldn't help but feel worried.

Because, according to intelligence received a few days ago, Konoha and Sunagakure had reconciled, and Uzuki Yugao's enemy was a high-ranking official within Sunagakure.

If Su Yu were to help her take revenge now, it would very likely damage the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure.

At this thought, Uzuki Yugao looked at Su Yu.

"Su Yu-kun, Konoha and Sunagakure have reconciled. If you kill a Jonin from Sunagakure, it will surely cause new problems. So, Hayate's revenge..."

"Should we just let it go like this?" Su Yu frowned.

"We must consider the bigger picture. Hayate certainly wouldn't want to see you become a rogue ninja of Konoha because of something like this," Uzuki Yugao urged him.

"But, you..." Su Yu looked at Uzuki Yugao.

"I'm fine now. With you by my side, every day is filled with happiness," Uzuki Yugao said, gently embracing Su Yu.

She knew that with Su Yu's current strength, he could certainly kill the opponent, but she had to consider Konoha and she had to consider Su Yu; she could not be impulsive.

Su Yu looked at Uzuki Yugao in his arms and slowly hugged her back.

A long time passed.

He lowered his head, looking at Uzuki Yugao.

"I am sorry that I cannot avenge you, but I promise to make you happy and to protect you well."

"I believe in you, Su Yu-kun." Uzuki Yugao looked at Su Yu with gentle eyes.

Their eyes met, and Su Yu slowly leaned in.

Uzuki Yugao closed her eyes, having prepared herself mentally.

Su Yu's kiss landed.

Morning arrived.

In Su Yu's room.

He looked at the sleeping Uzuki Yugao and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

Last night, under the pretext that the night was too cold.

Su Yu held her, sleeping very soundly.

He was currently single-mindedly focused on becoming stronger, so naturally, he couldn't do anything to Uzuki Yugao; it had been the same last time, as they didn't have that kind of relationship yet.

Su Yu sat up straight and left the room.

As soon as he left, Uzuki Yugao opened her eyes, a blush appearing on her face.

Last night, she had thought that Su Yu...

As it turned out, Su Yu did nothing at all, which left her feeling both a little disappointed and a little conflicted.

Gekko Hayate had been just like that; in fact, Gekko Hayate hadn't even dared to hold her hand, being extremely gentlemanly toward her.

Now, Su Yu was certainly not that gentlemanly.

However, did he seem to have some reservations?

Could it be because he isn't strong enough yet? Uzuki Yugao wondered to herself.

Judging by how seriously Su Yu approached his training, he seemed to be the type of person who desperately wanted to become stronger.

Such hardworking people usually dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to cultivation, only thinking about other matters when they had spare time.

Su Yu left the Land of Waves and headed straight for a coastal town in the Land of Fire.

Last night, he told Uzuki Yugao that his training was in preparation for revenge.

In reality, ever since he persuaded Tsunade to return to the village, it had become impossible for him to help Uzuki Yugao take revenge.

Konoha had received a great deal of compensation from Sunagakure, and with the Third Hokage having just passed away, the most important thing to do under such circumstances was to stabilize the development of the ninja village rather than start a war.

If a war were to truly break out, Konoha would not gain any benefits.

Sunagakure's territory was useless to Konoha, whereas the compensation could help the village recover.

Then there was the alliance.

Konoha drawing Sunagakure into an alliance would make other ninja villages wary of two major villages joining forces.

If the two villages went to war, other villages would never let such an opportunity pass and would inevitably probe Konoha.

Tsunade understood this clearly, which was why she forgave Sunagakure for its actions.

As for Sunagakure, they had not only failed to gain any benefits from the Konoha Crush but had also lost many ninjas, especially their Kazekage.

Under these circumstances, being able to preserve the village was already a stroke of good fortune.

Since Konoha was willing to form an alliance, Sunagakure naturally would not refuse.

It was easy to understand why Uzuki Yugao, prioritizing the big picture and also because of Su Yu, had given up on revenge.

Her affection for Su Yu had long since reached the level of a lover, so naturally, she could not watch Su Yu go off to take risks.

Moreover, so much time had passed since the incident with Gekko Hayate that Uzuki Yugao's hatred had long since faded significantly.

Under the influence of both factors.

Su Yu could clearly guess exactly what Uzuki Yugao would say.

(End of chapter)