The Training Ground was silent, without a sound.
Beside the tall streetlamp stood two figures, one tall and one short.
The bright yellow light fell over them like fluorescent powder.
Though Ryosuke's thoughts were complicated, less than a minute had actually passed.
Facing Hinata's earnest expression, he asked gently, "Do you really understand... what a real husband-and-wife relationship is?"
"I do. Besides what the teacher taught us, Ino told me lots and lots of things too."
Staring at him wide-eyed, Hinata nodded with a red face. "After we... after we get married, we have to trust each other, depend on each other, and have little babies like Hanabi, and also do..."
"Alright, I know you understand."
Ryosuke cut her off before she could continue.
It seemed that the general precociousness of this world was not limited to behavior and thought. It applied to sex as well.
Then again, quite a few girls in their class had been openly and secretly competing for Sasuke Uchiha, including Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno.
Hinata occasionally spent time with them, so it was normal for her to know these things.
Besides, if the news of Ryosuke and Hinata's engagement had not already been public knowledge in their class, there might have been plenty of girls surrounding him too.
After all, his grades were good, and although his appearance differed somewhat from ordinary people, he possessed an unusual kind of handsomeness.
A high-quality boy like that was very attractive to those girls.
Yet in this world, matters of love seemed rather childish instead.
Many ninjas only had that intense urge to pursue love during their years at the Academy.
Once they graduated and underwent the brutal trials of battle, those comfortable emotions would gradually fade, replaced by a desire for strength.
"Actually, I understood the