Ye Fan was not surprised at all to see Uzuki Yugao outside his home.
He had noticed Uzuki Yugao's presence long ago, but he had to pretend to be surprised now.
"Has your injury healed, Senior?"
Ye Fan climbed down from Laiyun's back and looked Uzuki Yugao over from head to toe.
Uzuki Yugao was dressed in ordinary ninja attire. Only, her collar stood high enough to cover her neck. He had no idea whether the poison she had suffered before had left any marks or scars behind.
However, judging from the sound of her voice just now, she seemed to be fine.
Ye Fan simply could not guess why she had come looking for him so soon after being injured.
Was she trying to learn the details of what had happened?
Or had this actually been Lord Hokage's instruction?
While Ye Fan was making wild guesses, Uzuki Yugao was looking him over as well.
The young man's appearance clearly had not changed at all.
Yet, strangely enough—
She could not feel even the slightest bit of dislike toward him.
Perhaps it was because they had faced life and death together once.
"Why are you back so late?"
Rather than answering Ye Fan's question, Uzuki Yugao asked something unrelated.
This seemingly ordinary question also showed that she truly no longer disliked the young man.
Otherwise, she would not have asked something that made them sound so familiar with each other.
"Teacher Kurenai Yuhi treated our team to a meal. Afterward, we wandered around the shopping district for a while, so we got back late. Have you been waiting here for long, Senior?"
Ye Fan answered as he walked closer to her.
"I've been waiting for you for over an hour." Uzuki Yugao answered readily this time.
"Is there something you