"How could a child like this exist? It's as though she was born to invent the Spirit Transformation Technique."
Dan Katō kept raving about Rin's talent, to the point that she grew embarrassed listening to him.
The corner of Xuanhui's mouth twitched. He didn't know what to say.
"Good, then."
Xuanhui patted Rin's little head.
"Where's Minato? I haven't seen him. Where did he go?"
"He went back to Konoha last night. He said he'd been assigned an important mission."
"Then we'll just have to wait for him."
Xuanhui sat down beside Rin as naturally as could be.
"Rin, how's your Spirit Transformation Technique coming along?"
Rin gave Xuanhui a sweet smile, then closed her eyes.
Before Xuanhui could support her head, Rin's spirit entered his mental world.
"Brother Xuanhui, how's this?"
"No problem. This is more than enough!"
The two returned to the real world.
There was no point just sitting around waiting. Come to think of it, Pakura hadn't bathed since he'd picked her up yesterday.
He got up and returned to his tent.
There, Pakura had her hair down and was taking off her top.
"Brother Xuanhui! Didn't you have things to do?"
Xuanhui immediately turned around, leaving only his back facing Pakura.
"I didn't expect you to suddenly start undressing! Weren't you training?"
"I think there's a wound on my waist, so I was going to tend to it..."
Xuanhui coughed twice, hastily clearing the tantalizing sight from his mind.
"I suddenly remembered you were still all dirty, so I came to take you somewhere to bathe."
"I'll get dressed right away!"
Pakura quickly put her clothes on, though she looked a little disheveled.
"You won't have anything to wear afterward, so use my clothes for now."
Xuanhui entered the tent, unbuttoned his jacket, and reached