"Looks like Ōnoki and Kitsuchi really have kept you sheltered!"
Kurotsuchi felt her face burn at those words.
It wasn't that Uchiha Yin had said anything cruel. It was that what he'd said was true.
As Ōnoki's granddaughter, she had been doted on since birth. She had hardly ever faced danger.
She had certainly never faced anything as life-threatening as this.
Guilt filled Kurotsuchi's face. "Yes, Master Yin. I understand!"
Uchiha Yin was quite pleased with how receptive she was.
His tone softened. "Mm. Just be more careful from now on."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered teaching Rin and the other two, and a wave of nostalgia washed over him.
He sighed. "The three of them have finished their lessons. From now on, I'll only be teaching you."
Those words made Kurotsuchi secretly delighted.
If they had lessons together, Uchiha Yin's attention would inevitably be divided among them.
The thought made Kurotsuchi feel terribly selfish.
She knew she shouldn't feel that way, but she couldn't suppress her excitement!
Uchiha Yin noticed her little secret, but he had no desire to expose it. He simply pretended he hadn't seen anything.
Just then, Anko finally finished resting and climbed out of bed.
An ordinary woman would probably have needed far longer to recover from someone with Uchiha Yin's extraordinary stamina.
But Anko was a ninja, and her physical conditioning was excellent, so she recovered quickly.
She happened to have no missions today, so she jogged straight to Rin's house.
As soon as Rin opened the door, Anko threw her arms around Rin's neck.
The moment Anko lunged at her, Rin knew exactly what had happened. She was a medical ninja, after all.
A teasing smile spread across her face. "Well? Happy now?"
Though Rin sounded genuinely pleased, there was still a