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Chiya: "."
Damn it, I should've known better than to help her.
Konan lived right across the way, and I hadn't even gotten to try out my Kyoka Suigetsu on her.
Besides, if I did something like that, Izumi would be heartbroken.
The key was—
Mikoto wasn't the kind of woman who'd sleep around.
If I forced myself on her, unless I threatened her with Sasuke, she might well try to kill herself every day.
Sigh!
I couldn't expect to get everything at once. With these things, I had to take it one step at a time.
Just then, Mikoto turned to Uchiha Izumi and changed the subject. "What about Izumi...?"
"Ahem." Chiya cleared his throat and discreetly took a step back, putting some distance between himself and Mikoto. Then he said solemnly, "Ma'am, Izumi still doesn't know about the Uchiha Clan Massacre, and I haven't told her. If possible, I'd like her to enjoy a carefree adolescence."
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"I understand. What do you need me to do?" Mikoto nodded, sincerely happy for Uchiha Izumi and relieved that she'd found such a considerate partner.
After thinking for a moment, Chiya said, "Izumi knows the Uchiha Clan was planning a coup and that Danzo sent me to wipe out the clan. We can tell her later that Uncle Fugaku and I came to an agreement: we'll use a fake kidnapping of you to redirect the Uchiha's hatred away from the village and put an end to the rebellion.
"That way, Konoha and the Uchiha Clan can live in harmony again."
As he spoke, Chiya released Uchiha Izumi from the point-blocking technique.
"Chiya, have we left Konoha?