That made the apprenticeship gifts from Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara all the more precious and sincere.
After all, one came from a genjutsu family, while the other was a commoner.
A ninja's gift couldn't be judged by its power alone. There were other things to consider.
But by the same token, Uchiha Yin couldn't give them anything too shabby in return.
Given his status, a shabby gift from him would only make Kurenai and Rin a laughingstock.
That was right. People wouldn't laugh at Uchiha Yin. They'd laugh at Kurenai and Rin.
"Here, Kurenai, Rin. I've got something for each of you."
Smiling, Uchiha Yin accepted their gifts, then placed a small gift box in each girl's hands.
"Go on, open them," Uchiha Yin said.
Everyone grew curious.
The boxes were tiny, no bigger than a fist. They might hold a ring, a necklace, or a bracelet. Something related to ninjutsu could fit too, but in the Shinobi World, ninjutsu was generally recorded on scrolls, not ordinary paper.
Wait—a ring? Yin isn't really going to propose with a ring, is he?
A sudden sense of foreboding struck Yuhi Shinku.
He had been deeply moved at dinner that day, but he had long since come to his senses.
First, Uchiha Yin had only ever taken girls as students, and they all seemed fairly young.
Second, after the Second Shinobi World War, plenty of people had wanted to become Uchiha Yin's students. Even his good friend Hatake Sakumo hadn't been able to get his genius son, Kakashi Hatake, accepted.
Third, Uchiha Yin seemed to have gotten romantically involved with all his students...
Holy shit. When I put it that way... A chill ran down Yuhi Shinku's spine.
They can't open those boxes! His face went ashen, and he instinctively reached to