It had been a long time since Kurotsuchi had felt this way. It seemed Master Yin still cared about her after all.
"Don't you have a mission today? How did you find time to come help this child train?"
Hearing that, Uchiha Mikoto looked even more disdainful. "I always come watch her train when I'm free. You're the one who brought her back, yet you never have time to look after her. That's rather irresponsible, don't you think?"
Uchiha Yin felt no shame at all. Instead, he looked downright proud. "That's because you're here!"
Uchiha Mikoto rolled her eyes at Uchiha Yin, though she couldn't stop the corners of her mouth from lifting slightly.
She stepped aside to reveal Kurotsuchi behind her. "All right, since you're here, I don't need to keep watch anymore. I'm going back to rest!"
Without waiting for Uchiha Yin to answer, she left.
Uchiha Yin made no move to stop her. He simply waved goodbye.
Kurotsuchi lowered her head shyly as she looked at Uchiha Yin. "Master Yin, you didn't have to come. Having Mikoto here was enough. You should get some rest!"
A mischievous thought immediately struck Uchiha Yin at the sight of her. "If you say so, I'll head back. You can train here on your own!"
Kurotsuchi looked up in alarm, only to find him grinning at her instead of walking away.
Only then did she realize she had fallen for Uchiha Yin's trick. Her face flushed, and she had no idea what to say.
But Uchiha Yin refused to let her off the hook. "Hmm? Do you still want me to leave?"
Kurotsuchi was so annoyed she nearly stamped her foot, but there was nothing she could do. Red-faced, she cried, "No!"
Uchiha Yin broke into a smile and ruffled her