Three days later, in Shikkotsu Forest...
"Nai, do we really have to do this?"
"Please, no..."
Yui stood before a mirror of water, her eyes squeezed shut, unable to face what was about to happen.
Nai Hyuga held a sharp kunai, cutting through the white strands before her, stroke by stroke.
Under her merciless hands, the white strands fell away, inch by inch.
Looking at the hair on the ground, Yui felt as though her heart was bleeding.
Before long, her waist-length hair had become shoulder-length hair.
Seeing Yui's reaction, Nai Hyuga smiled faintly. "Yui, don't be so upset. Short hair won't put you at a disadvantage in battle."
"Short hair looks great!"
"Ah..." Yui finally sighed and accepted the fact.
After three days of recovery, Nai Hyuga's body had gradually returned to normal, and her coordination had improved.
"By the way, Nai."
Once her haircut was finished, Yui turned to face Nai Hyuga behind her.
She hesitated before saying, "I might need to go out and take care of a few things today. How about you stay here in Shikkotsu Forest and keep recovering?"
"What?" Nai Hyuga exclaimed, rejecting the suggestion outright.
"No, I'm going with you."
"If you really are going out, you have to take me with you."
Over the past three days, she had witnessed Yui's immense strength and all sorts of powerful ninjutsu.
She also knew that she was weak, but she still wanted to grow stronger alongside Yui.
She had to become stronger, too.
That was why she wanted to go out with Yui and experience things for herself.
"But your body..."
Yui was a little worried about her physical condition. After all, she had only just woken up, and many of her movements were still uncoordinated.
"No, I'm fine."
"I can do plenty