I Really Didn't See Your Birthmark

"I, Miyamoto Senzo, never go back on my word!"

The tall, lanky boy declared proudly.

"Get lost!"

Shen Ye grinned, then slapped him.

Miyamoto Senzo was so confident that he didn't even bother to dodge. He stood there with his chest puffed out and his chin raised.

The second before, he'd been brimming with arrogance. The next, his face twisted!

Before he could even scream, he went flying!

With a thud, he slammed into the big tree beside them. Only then did he stop, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"T-This... how is this possible?!"

Blood spilled from Miyamoto Senzo's mouth. He was so shocked he could barely speak!

How could a kid who'd never attended the Ninja Academy have such monstrous strength?

"Ah, I still didn't hold back enough."

Shen Ye sighed, then smiled faintly at Miyamoto Senzo. "Sorry about that, son!"

He even put extra emphasis on the word "son."

Hearing those two words, Miyamoto Senzo was overcome with shame and humiliation. He flew into a rage!

"Bastard! All of you, get him! Kill him!"

Miyamoto Senzo roared.

Shen Ye frowned when he heard that. "You're not only breaking your word, son, but you're also disrespecting your father."

"Kill him!"

Miyamoto Senzo roared again.

At once, his companions charged at Shen Ye, their faces twisted with malice.

"If you don't want to go flying, get out of my way!"

Shen Ye's expression turned cold. He stomped the ground!

Crack, crack!

Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the ground!

The boys who'd been about to charge went pale!

This kid really hadn't attended the Ninja Academy?

And he didn't know ninjutsu or Taijutsu?

Then why did he have such monstrous strength?

Strength like that should belong to a Genin at the very least!

And they hadn't even graduated yet!

They were nowhere near Genin-level strength!

The boys froze in place, their legs beginning to tremble.

"Get lost!"

Shen Ye shouted again.

The boys finally snapped out of it and fled on hands and knees.

With his companions gone, Miyamoto Senzo was just as afraid of Shen Ye. Supporting his injuries, he hurriedly ran away.

"Those little punks made me deal with them!"

Shen Ye clicked his tongue in annoyance.

Having to hold back against such weak kids made the fight no fun at all!

He needed to find a real opponent!

With that thought, he pushed off the ground and landed directly on a tree.

He was about to leap from tree to tree and leave when a voice behind him nearly startled him right off the branch!

"Shen Ye!"

"Huh? Mikoto? W-What are you doing here?"

Shen Ye jumped in fright and smiled awkwardly.

He'd told this little girl that he couldn't do anything at all!

Showing off his strength now was incredibly awkward!

"You know Taijutsu?"

Mikoto looked at Shen Ye strangely.

"No, not really. It's just that you taught me chakra control today, Mikoto, so now I'm this strong. I really have you to thank..." Shen Ye smiled sheepishly. The look in Mikoto's eyes made him uneasy!

"But I can control my chakra too, and I can't shatter the ground with one kick! Have you always been this good at Taijutsu?"

Mikoto clenched her delicate fist as she spoke. She seemed rather worked up.

"W-Well, maybe I'm a Taijutsu prodigy..." Shen Ye scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. He was confused. Why was she so worked up?

"The person peeking yesterday wasn't Lord Jiraiya. It was you, wasn't it?"

Mikoto suddenly spoke. Her pretty little face had turned red.

"Huh?"

Shen Ye was startled!

What kind of logic was this little girl using?

She'd only seen him show off a little strength, and she'd already figured out that he'd been the one peeking yesterday?

What a pity she wasn't Detective Conan!

"No, no! It really wasn't me!"

Shen Ye hurriedly waved his hands.

He couldn't admit to that!

"I recognize your eyes. You were definitely the one peeking yesterday."

Mikoto's face was flushed as she frowned at Shen Ye. "Yesterday, you didn't show off your Taijutsu, so I wasn't sure it was you. But you just jumped through the trees so easily. You must have jumped onto the roof of the women's bathhouse yesterday too. Were you hiding your strength? Who are you, really?"

"It really wasn't me! I honestly couldn't do that yesterday!"

Shen Ye was about to cry.

This girl's eyesight was way too good!

She could recognize his eyes from up on the roof?

But he really hadn't been completely lying!

If he'd had that kind of strength yesterday, he would've run away! Why would he have waited to get caught?

"What did you see?"

Mikoto asked, her face red. "Did you see me? What did you see?"

"I didn't!"

Shen Ye's forehead was beaded with sweat as he hurriedly waved his hands. "I really didn't see anything! I didn't see that little red birthmark on your butt at all! I don't know anything about it!"

"So you did see it!"

Mikoto's face turned even redder!

Her big, dark eyes immediately welled up with tears!

She was a girl. Her family had taught her from a young age that she shouldn't let other boys see her body. But now Shen Ye had seen her, and in such a private place!

And he'd seen it so clearly!

He'd even seen the birthmark on her butt!

How was she supposed to face anyone after this?

Mikoto's lips trembled, and she was on the verge of crying.

Oh no, I let that slip!

Shen Ye panicked and hurriedly explained, "No, Lord Jiraiya told me!"

He'd been so nervous that he'd accidentally blurted out the details.

The scene from yesterday had made such a deep impression on him that he'd let it slip without thinking.

"You're still lying!"

Mikoto's eyes reddened as she clenched her delicate fist.

"I... I didn't..."

Shen Ye tried to protest weakly. Seeing Mikoto's furious, hurt expression, he said guiltily, "Oh! Right, I've got something to do. I'll be going! Bye!"

With that, Shen Ye didn't dare linger. He kicked off the tree trunk and shot away!

"I'm doomed, I'm doomed. This is bad!"

Shen Ye ran as fast as he could, sweating all over!

If Mikoto let this get out, he was as good as dead!

Not only would the Uchiha come after him, but even Tsunade might kill him!

"Am I going to have to move somewhere else right after settling down in Konoha?"

Shen Ye was on the verge of tears.

At this time, Konoha was the only safe and peaceful place. Everywhere else was incredibly dangerous!

All he had was monstrous strength. If he left Konoha, he'd be dead for sure!

But he couldn't exactly kill Mikoto to silence her, could he?

After all, Mikoto was pretty, and he still planned to make her his wife!

"Damn it! What am I supposed to do?"

Shen Ye looked utterly miserable.

As he ran, pondering how to deal with this, he suddenly heard a scream.