Hyuga Wuye had not yet left the Hyuga Clan grounds when he saw Uchiha Mikoto approaching him.
As usual, she wore wooden clogs and an elegant black kimono.
"Huh? Why are you heading out so early?" Mikoto asked in surprise, covering her lips.
A smile appeared on Wuye's lips. He walked over, took her hand, and gave it a squeeze. "I'm leaving the village for a bit."
"Ah? Is something wrong?" Mikoto asked with concern.
Wuye nodded. "There's something I need to deal with, but it's not a big problem. I should be back soon."
Likewise, he had no reason to bore Mikoto with an explanation about Konan.
Mikoto was relieved. "Then hurry and go."
Wuye smiled and released her hand.
But just as he turned around, Mikoto suddenly grabbed his wrist.
"You... roughly when will you be back?"
Her head seemed to lower slightly.
Wuye found her behavior a little strange. "I'm not sure, but if anything comes up, you can contact me through Slug. What's wrong?"
"Not sure..."
Mikoto repeated softly, then suddenly took a breath and looked up at him. "There's something... the clan wanted me to ask you..."
"What is it?" Wuye asked curiously.
"It's... it's..."
Mikoto's cheeks reddened, and her gaze drifted away. "Didn't the clan promise before that my marriage wouldn't be restricted by clan rules? And then you recently introduced so many policies encouraging inter-clan marriages, so..."
Wuye suddenly understood and said with amusement, "Don't tell me the Uchiha Clan can't wait to marry you off to me?"
Mikoto lowered her head, her jade-like fingers twisting together as she was too embarrassed to raise it.
Wuye chuckled and stepped forward to pull her into his arms. "When does your clan hope you'll marry me?"
Mikoto was fairly tall, so she could not bury