Hinata, Stop Pretending

Naturally, the guard in this remote wilderness had to wait for the true master to arrive.

It was while he had his eyes closed, resting—or perhaps simply dozing off.

A series of soft yet crisp singing voices suddenly drifted through the wilderness.

From the sound alone, it was clear that it belonged to a very young girl.

The voice successfully caught Passerby A's attention. He opened his eyes, rose to his feet, and stood atop the tree trunk as he looked in the direction the sound was coming from.

Before long, the singing grew louder, and a predictable figure entered his field of vision.

A little girl. Perhaps because she was still too far away, with trees and leaves blocking the view, he could not see her clearly.

But as the distance between them narrowed, he finally saw that she was indeed a young girl.

She looked no older than fourteen or fifteen.

She skipped along with an energetic air, singing as she walked, a basket that seemed to contain some tools hanging from her hand.

Everything seemed perfectly normal... like hell it was!

In such a remote wilderness, a little girl appearing like this had to be suspicious! Passerby A immediately became alert.

Soon, they were less than ten meters apart.

However, because Passerby A was hiding in a lush, leafy tree, the girl did not notice him.

But Passerby A naturally did not intend to keep observing from the sidelines.

Once he judged the distance was about right, he immediately jumped down from the tree.

Perhaps because he was a ninja, he had even stylishly put on a black mask.

After landing, he did not say anything. Instead, he lowered his head.

For one thing, although he had already guessed that she might be a member of the