Danzo's Dirty Work, Yongye Lying in Wait!

Uzuki Yugao closed her eyes.

Her eyelashes trembled. She pressed her lips into a thin line and clenched her hands on her knees until her knuckles stood out.

She did not push him away.

They fell onto the Tatami together.

Dusk poured through the window, stretching their overlapping shadows across the wall. The shadows swayed gently as the light changed.

Outside, the sky faded from orange-red to deep purple, then from deep purple to black.

The moon climbed above the treetops. Its cool silver light spilled across the windowsill and the pale purple kimono lying on the Tatami.

A long while later, they parted.

Uzuki Yugao lay on the Tatami, her long purple hair spread across the pillow. Sweat had plastered a few strands to her forehead. Her chest still rose and fell slightly, her breathing soft and slow.

Yongye sat up and leaned against the wall, looking thoroughly relaxed.

Uzuki Yugao propped herself up and sat. The blanket slipped from her shoulders, exposing several faint red marks below her collarbone. She did not pull it back up. She simply stared at the opposite wall.

A thin crack ran from the corner of the wall to the window frame.

She stared at it and took a deep breath.

"When... will you heal Gekko Hayate?"

Her voice was hoarse, dry and weary after their long struggle.

Uchiha Yongye smiled. "When you score a hundred points."

Uzuki Yugao turned toward him, frowning.

"A hundred points? What does that mean?"

She could ignore his other strange remarks as the ravings of a madman and let them go in one ear and out the other.

But this concerned Gekko Hayate's treatment. She had to get a clear answer.

Yongye leaned close to her ear.

His lips nearly brushed it. He lowered his voice until