"Hyuga Wuye, why did you choose me?"
They had visited all three ninja villages, and only two weeks had passed.
The Sand Village was farther away, and they had plenty of time, so Hyuga Wuye leisurely traveled with Terumi Mei.
Though Terumi Mei was only thirteen, she was already a special jonin, so there was no need to worry about her speed.
"Because you're pretty, have a great figure, and are young. You're perfect as a plaything," Wuye said casually.
Terumi Mei stepped off a tree branch and leaped onward, tilting her head slightly as her long, curling hair fluttered behind her. "Wouldn't I be suitable for marriage?"
"No. You're only suitable for playing with," Hyuga Wuye said with certainty.
Terumi Mei: "..."
She had seen Wuye before—when Kaguya had unleashed that soul-stirring Divine Void Strike. Since then, the beautiful image of the two of them had often surfaced in her mind.
Because of that, she had begun yearning for a wonderful love and had looked forward even more to marrying herself off before she missed her marriage deadline...
Yet somehow, her village had sold her off. Even now, she still had not fully processed it.
"Hey, have you never revealed your bloodline limit?"
Hyuga Wuye's sudden question startled Terumi Mei so badly that she missed her footing and slipped downward.
Wuye, who should have caught her, instead stopped on a branch to watch the show.
Terumi Mei flipped before she hit the ground and landed steadily, a grave look flashing through her eyes.
"I've never told anyone. How did you know?" she asked with a frown.
Hyuga Wuye continued onward as if nothing had happened and said offhandedly, "I hadn't expected to get you, but the Fourth Mizukage agreed without hesitation. So it was because they didn't know about