Chapter 225
Hearing Kurenai Yuhi's words, Shin Uchiha knew she truly loved him desperately. Unable to help himself, he held her tightly in his arms and kissed her fragrant hair again.
"Silly girl, I like you too. You hold a very important place in my heart."
Kurenai Yuhi said nothing more after hearing his words. Instead, she nestled tightly against his chest. For her, knowing that Shin had a place for her in his heart was enough.
They held each other for a long time. When the last shop on the street closed and turned out its lights, Shin Uchiha held the curvaceous Kurenai Yuhi in his arms, gently kissed her earlobe, and whispered:
"Kurenai, come home with me tonight. I promise I'll treat you well."
His breath tickled Kurenai Yuhi's ear. After hearing what he said, she remained silent, merely nodding against his chest with her face flushed crimson.
Once Shin Uchiha had her consent, he no longer hesitated. With the beauty in his arms, he used his ocular technique, Takamagahara, to teleport back to his home in Konoha.
They had been embracing in a dark corner of the street. Besides, it was already midnight, the shops were closed, and no one remained outside, so Shin Uchiha was not worried about word of his Space-Time Ninjutsu getting out.
Even if it did get out, it would not affect him in the slightest now, so he no longer cared whether he kept it secret.
In Shin Uchiha's arms, Kurenai Yuhi felt the ground vanish beneath her feet before she found herself standing on solid ground again. The light and air temperature around her changed noticeably, as though she had suddenly moved indoors from outside.
The obvious change made Kurenai Yuhi lift her head from his chest and look around in