"Jin!"
"If it hadn't been for you, I really wouldn't have known what to do..."
Aya Hyuga stood there, hesitating for a few seconds.
In the end, she stepped forward and bent into a very deep bow.
It was clear.
She was genuinely grateful to Jin Uchiha.
However.
Jin's response was subdued. He simply waved a hand.
"It was nothing."
"We're on the same team. Isn't that what teammates do?"
"If I make a promise, I'll see it through."
But Aya only shook her head.
"Jin, you're being too modest."
Aya Hyuga took a breath and said stiffly, "Anyway, from now on, I'm yours."
The moment the words left her mouth.
Her face flushed bright red, and she hurriedly waved both hands to correct herself.
"That's not what I meant! I meant that if you ever need help, Jin, I, Aya Hyuga, won't hesitate!"
The corner of Jin Uchiha's mouth twitched.
Still, to be honest.
What Aya had just said really did invite the wrong idea.
Looking at those scarlet cheeks beneath her white hair, Jin couldn't help musing to himself.
He had never paid much attention before, but looking at her today.
Aya Hyuga really was quite pretty.
But on reflection, that was hardly surprising.
Back when he was on the Kirigakure battlefield, he had still been a cannon-fodder shinobi with no idea what tomorrow held, concerned only with surviving the day.
Things were different now.
Although the Uchiha Clan's future remained uncertain, he had already changed plenty through his own efforts.
He had more and more cards to play.
He had curbed the Hokage's arrogance, the Aburame Clan had approached him of their own accord, and Minato Namikaze had quietly switched sides...
One thing after another was moving in the right direction.
Once a person wasn't so tightly