And yet he had been so harsh with her.
"No, that's not what you did wrong. You still haven't realized your mistake," Uchiha Yin said.
"Then what did I do wrong?" Sara asked, puffing out her cheeks and pouting.
"You failed to protect yourself. Do you know how much it would hurt me if you got injured?" Uchiha Yin said, his face stern.
Hearing the obvious concern in his words, Sara's earlier resentment melted away. Her heart felt as sweet as honey.
"All right, all right, Yin. I know I was wrong. Next time, I'll make sure to protect myself." Sara took his hand, her puffed-up cheeks giving way to a smile.
"If there's a next time and you do this again, I won't look after you anymore," Uchiha Yin warned.
"Mm-hmm. There won't be a next time," Sara said with a smile.
After giving Sara a scare, Uchiha Yin turned to Pakura.
Pakura had watched the tender exchange between him and Sara with overwhelming envy.
But something like that could never happen to her.
When she saw Uchiha Yin turn toward her, Pakura fought back her tears, refusing to let them fall.
That only made her seem even more adorable to Uchiha Yin.
Yes, adorable.
In fact, Uchiha Yin had already noticed that, at the last moment, Pakura's Scorch Release had not been aimed at Sara at all.
Pakura could control those fireballs.
At the last moment, she had unconsciously made them veer off course.
Even if Uchiha Yin had not arrived, even if Sara had not dodged, Pakura's Scorch Release would never have struck her.
In the end, Pakura had not been able to bring herself to hurt Sara.
That was enough!
Of course, even though Pakura had held back, Uchiha Yin still wanted to teach Sara a