At Terumi Mei's words, Jun Tianlin smiled, then sighed helplessly. He waved a hand and said,
"No, I won't go back to Kirigakure with you. It's true that I'm from the Kaguya Clan, but my elder brother Kimimaro and I were the only members of the clan to awaken Shikotsumyaku, and we never received the slightest bit of attention. We were even imprisoned in a cage for a time.
We weren't released until Yagura's men attacked the Kaguya Clan's lands. We escaped Kirigakure amid the chaos.
To the two of us, Kirigakure is a place of sorrow. Unless there's some compelling reason, my brother Kimimaro and I probably won't set foot there again for the rest of our lives.
So, thank you for the offer, Terumi Mei!"
When he finished, Jun Tianlin gave Terumi Mei an apologetic smile, turned around, and prepared to leave.
Now that he knew Terumi Mei's choice, and he couldn't possibly return to Kirigakure with her, there was no point in staying here. He'd better hurry to Konoha!
Seeing Jun Tianlin really turn to leave, Terumi Mei was alarmed. She hurriedly flashed in front of him, her face full of reproach.
"Wait! I already agreed to be your woman. Why are you still being so heartless? Are you planning to abandon me? Husband?"
Her voice was full of plaintive allure, and the sorrowful, helpless expression on Terumi Mei's face could move anyone. Even Jun Tianlin began to wonder if he was being too cruel...
Indeed, a woman's greatest weapon wasn't strength, but tears!
Terumi Mei didn't have any tears just then, but her devastating charm was already more than Jun Tianlin could withstand.
Gently brushing the white hair from his forehead, Jun Tianlin's expression softened with guilt. He spoke quietly.
"Then what do you want? Since you've agreed to be my woman, you have to listen to me. Not for any other reason than that I'm your husband. You're not allowed to contradict me!
"Of course, as my woman, I can do anything for you. Other than what I just mentioned—going back to Kirigakure with you—I can agree to anything.
"For example, those black-clad men who nearly killed you. What were they called, Kisame and the others? If you want, I can kill them all for you!"
Hearing Jun Tianlin say with her own ears that he was willing to kill Kisame and the others for her, Terumi Mei felt a little sweetness bloom in her heart...
So he really does care about me!!!
At that thought, Terumi Mei pouted and gave him a seductive smile, replying sweetly.
"Thank you, my lord husband. But those good-for-nothings don't need you to deal with them. I admit I was careless before and nearly caused irreparable harm, but that's also how I met the love of my life—you, my husband!
"Besides, you already killed Ichiro Watanabe, the one who set me up. You've avenged me, so I don't hate the others that much anymore.
"After all, they helped me meet you. That alone is enough for me to spare their lives this once.
"Of course, there's no need for you to handle such a trivial matter. I can take care of it myself.
"And didn't you just say you didn't want to return to Kirigakure? Then forget it. Kirigakure is still under Yagura's control, so it wouldn't be entirely safe for you to come back with me.
"After all, Yagura led the men who wiped out the Kaguya Clan. If anything happened to you because of me, I'd never be able to forgive myself!"
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