The breeze was gentle, and the sunlight warm.
The girl's long hair was black and lustrous, drifting softly in the wind. The gentleness that washed over him seemed capable of drowning everyone.
Only with difficulty did Hyuga Wuye pull himself free from her tender aura and notice her dark eyes, straight nose, and delicate lips.
She was pretty and refined, looking about fifteen or sixteen.
She wore a black kimono.
It was a rare color for a kimono, as it did not suit the garment's naturally soft and graceful character, yet it was a color that greatly highlighted one's temperament.
But perhaps the girl's gentleness was simply too strong. Even dressed in that black kimono, she could not conceal her mild and graceful aura.
"Mm... You look a little familiar?"
Hyuga Wuye tilted his head.
"Wuye-kun, so you really did forget me..."
The girl covered her mouth and smiled softly. "Back at the Ninja Academy, Kushina and I were together all the time, but then you whisked her away... If you hadn't been gone for the past three years, I wouldn't have been able to become best friends with her again!"
"Uh..."
A flash of realization struck Wuye. "Uchiha Mikoto?!"
Uchiha Mikoto nodded gently, covering her mouth as she chuckled. "It's such an honor that the famous Wuye-kun still remembers me!"
Hyuga Wuye shook his head. "You're underestimating yourself. You're the least Uchiha-like member of the Uchiha Clan, so I remember you quite clearly."
"The least Uchiha-like member?"
Uchiha Mikoto blinked her dark eyes curiously.
"Haha!"
Kushina suddenly put her hands on her hips and laughed. "I remember now! Wuye said that everyone in the Uchiha Clan looked at people with their chins, except for you, Mikoto. You still used your eyes."
Uchiha Mikoto: "..."
Hyuga Wuye broke out in