"Wuye, where are you taking me?"
On the street, Hyuga Wuye held Kushina's little hand as they left the Hokage Building.
"Let's go visit Mikoto's home together, okay?" Wuye smiled slightly.
"Okay... huh?"
Kushina suddenly shot him a sidelong glance. "You're taking me to Mikoto's house? You're taking me?"
"No, no, no. You're taking me."
Hyuga Wuye immediately changed his tune.
"Oh..."
Kushina drew out the word, a strangely knowing smile appearing on her face.
That was very unlike her. Had she evolved when facing her best friend and love rival?
"Ahem, Kushina, did you burst the balloon?" Hyuga Wuye changed the subject.
"The balloon?"
Kushina grinned and pulled a rubber ball from somewhere. "Look!"
She infused it with chakra, and the sturdy ball began to shake violently, as if something were about to burst out of its skin.
Feeling the frequency and intensity, Hyuga Wuye's eyes lit up.
Pop!
Sure enough, a hole suddenly opened in the ball, and it deflated.
"I completed all three stages you mentioned in just over a month! Aren't I amazing?"
Kushina tossed the burst ball into a trash can, tipped up her little face, and looked adorably eager for praise.
"Awesome!"
Wuye generously gave her a thumbs-up.
"I want kisses, hugs, and to be lifted up high!"
Kushina stretched her slender, fair arms toward him, smiling like a flower.
Hyuga Wuye picked up her petite, slender body and spun her around several times right there in the street before lightly pecking her soft lips.
"Alright."
He smiled as he set the girl down.
But Kushina suddenly covered her butt with both hands, her little face turning pink. "Y-you... where were your hands just now?!"
When she blushed, she looked like a little tomato, making Hyuga Wuye unable to resist leaning over and taking