After sending everyone from Team 7 packing, Xuanhui finally got a chance to relax.
He had barely made it back to the sofa and settled into a comfortable position when Pakura snuggled up to him again.
Feeling her soft body in his arms, Xuanhui could only sigh, exhausted as he was.
Pakura sensed his fatigue and stood up.
"Why aren't you cuddling me anymore?"
"Who said I wasn't?"
Pakura scooped Xuanhui up around the waist and carried him up the stairs, one step at a time.
She carried him into the bedroom, casually stripped off her clothes, then reached over to start undressing him.
Xuanhui quickly caught her wrist, a hint of pleading in his eyes.
"Don't... I'm really tired..."
"I just want to lie next to you. I won't do anything."
Xuanhui breathed a sigh of relief and let Pakura take off his clothes.
They slipped beneath the covers and lay peacefully together.
"I want to visit Sunagakure again in a couple of days. Come back with me."
Pakura pouted and looked up at Xuanhui.
"What's wrong?"
Xuanhui reached out and poked her cheek.
"We both need a good rest today. No more talking about work..."
Pakura hooked her arms around Xuanhui's neck, then changed her mind and simply sprawled on top of him.
"It's not work. I want to check on Gaara..."
Xuanhui reached out and stroked Pakura's hair.
Pakura said nothing, but her restless hand betrayed her feelings.
Her index finger dug mechanically at Xuanhui's chest like an excavator.
Xuanhui knew that perhaps it was time to tell Pakura...
Whenever he talked with Orochimaru or Tobirama Senju, she always watched his eyes.
What a silly girl. She couldn't understand any of it, but she still insisted on trying to share my burdens...
"Do you want to know