On the street, though the sunlight remained bright, the atmosphere seemed frozen over.
Cold and terrifying.
Kushina shrank back slightly.
She suddenly felt that she should not have fought with Kaguya over Hyuga Wuye at every turn. She should have tried to win her favor instead.
Because this Teacher Kaguya of hers did not even heed the Third Hokage's words!
"Actually... actually..."
She tremblingly raised her hand. "Shouldn't Wuye himself have the final say in who he wants to marry?"
The opening she had suddenly found had instead put Wuye on the spot.
Sweat beaded on Hyuga Wuye's forehead.
Still, he figured he would not get a chance to speak.
"Hmph."
Sure enough, Kaguya gave a cold snort the next moment. "No. He can decide everything else for himself, but not this."
Tsunade's feelings at that moment were strange—relieved, yet annoyed.
She no longer had to worry about the Hyuga Clan yielding to the Third Hokage's wishes, but she would face the same obstacle herself.
"Kaguya, don't tell me you're planning to marry Wuye yourself?" She suddenly looked at Kaguya mockingly. "Don't forget, you're his good big sister."
Tsunade deliberately emphasized the words "big sister."
Kaguya's expression did not change. Her snowy eyes merely lowered slightly. "Not me... but any Hyuga clanswoman will do. I don't care which one."
"Do you really have no regard at all for Wuye's own wishes?"
Tsunade frowned. "He isn't your puppet."
Those words were a little harsh. Kaguya instinctively turned to look at Wuye, only to see him standing there as though no one else existed, seemingly trying to make himself less noticeable.
"Wuye," she said softly, "tell me. What do you want? Are you willing to listen to my arrangements, or do you want to marry Kushina? Or Tsunade?"
Kushina's eyes widened as