A secret meeting between two schemers

Just as the three left the room, Long Ye turned around and met a pair of sparkling eyes.

At some point, Rin had woken up. Now she was watching him at her bedside, her eyes smiling.

Long Ye smiled, walked over to the bed, and sat down.

"When did you wake up?"

Rin opened her eyes wide and looked straight at him. "I was never asleep. I just couldn't talk or move. I could still feel and hear everything the whole time."

She smiled as she spoke.

"I see. How are you feeling?"

Long Ye gently took her hand.

"Better than ever! I can feel a powerful chakra inside me that wasn't there before, and it isn't from the Tailed Beast. Why is that?"

A smile played on her lips as she gave Long Ye a meaningful look.

Long Ye smiled.

He knew that if Rin had been conscious the entire time, she must have remained aware of her surroundings. Naturally, she would know all about the Cell Transplantation Surgery he had performed.

"This will be our little secret!"

Rin gave him a playful smile as she spoke.

So far, Rin was indeed the only person besides him who knew about his Cell Transplantation ability. What Orochimaru knew about was his ability to transplant Kekkei Genkai, which was different from Cell Transplantation.

Long Ye looked thoughtful, then suddenly asked:

"Rin, if one day I had no choice but to leave Konoha, would you come with me?"

"Leave Konoha? Why would you leave?" Alarmed, Rin struggled to sit up.

"Don't take it seriously. I'm just talking. It's only a hypothetical question..."

"I mean, if one day I had to leave Konoha—to put it plainly, if I became a rogue ninja and could never return—would you leave with me?"

He tried to