By the time Yemu returned to Konoha,
two days had already passed.
He had barely arrived home when a sulky voice reached his ears.
"Oh, my~ Done fooling around outside? Finally remembered to come home?"
Qingxue Uchiha sat on the couch, turning to look at Yemu in the doorway.
A dangerously sweet smile graced her pretty face.
Ever since Yemu left,
she had known the Yemu beside her was a Shadow Clone, which had completely killed her interest.
Looking at the girl with long, straight black hair and her arms folded across her chest, Yemu scratched his head. For once, he actually felt a little pressure.
What was going on?
Why should I be afraid of this girl?
"Yemu, you're back? I'm making breakfast."
"What would you like to eat?"
Hearing Yemu come home, Hinata Hyuga immediately hurried out of the kitchen, spoon in hand.
"Anything's fine."
Yemu walked over to the living room couch and sat beside Qingxue without another word.
"No. It's your birthday today, so you have to tell me what you want." Hinata Hyuga puffed out her cheeks, her expression earnest.
"Exactly. It's your birthday today. I thought you were going to celebrate somewhere else." Sitting beside Yemu, Qingxue Uchiha's eyes flashed red.
She slowly leaned closer, pressing herself against him. "Have you been keeping some little girl on the side?"
Her warm, moist breath brushed his ear.
"Rawr~"
Qingxue Uchiha parted her soft lips, and Yemu felt a gentle touch against his ear.
Exasperated, he pushed her away.
"I had actual business to take care of. Never mind, I'll make breakfast."
Yemu rose and headed toward the kitchen, leaving Qingxue on the couch with a resentful look.
Only a few seconds of cuddling? That wasn't nearly enough to recharge!
"Huh?"
"Um, let me do it. It's your birthday today."
Hinata Hyuga stood there at a loss, looking flustered.
"It's fine. Let me show off a little."
Yemu came up beside Hinata, patted her head, and took the spoon from her hand.
"Hinata, come here."
Over on the couch, Qingxue wore a lovely smile as she gently beckoned Hinata over.
Once Hinata approached, Qingxue Uchiha unleashed her various tormenting tricks again.
Hinata could only suffer in silence.
"Crab roe and millet porridge?"
Qingxue Uchiha eyed the breakfast on the table skeptically. She had never expected Yemu to be such a good cook.
After breakfast,
Yemu summoned a Shadow Clone to wash the dishes.
Meanwhile, he sat on the couch.
"These are souvenirs from my trip. There are two, so pick one each."
Yemu brought out a ninjutsu scroll.
Inside were two gift boxes, one red and one blue.
"Oh?"
"You actually brought presents?"
Looking surprised, Qingxue Uchiha took the red gift box, anticipation rising within her.
She opened it to find a silver kunai.
Hinata's gift, meanwhile, was a white scarf.
"Well? Do I look cool?" Qingxue Uchiha tucked the silvery-white kunai at her waist and turned around, looking quite pleased.
This was the first gift she had ever received from Yemu.
If Hinata had not been there, she would have wanted to spend some quality time on top of him right then.
"Looks good."
Yemu gave her a thumbs-up, delivering the affirmation she wanted.
"So, it's your birthday today. What do you want to do? Or would you rather do..."
"Me?"
Her gaze seductive, Qingxue Uchiha slowly walked toward Yemu as she spoke.
"Huh??"
Hinata Hyuga looked utterly bewildered. She had only just put on her scarf.
How had the conversation already turned this outrageous?
"Are you even human?"
"It's still morning."
Yemu Hyuga pushed Qingxue away. "Since neither of you has anything planned, let's go out for a picnic today."
"A picnic?"
Hinata Hyuga's eyes lit up. The moment she heard "picnic," she could not help thinking of all kinds of grilled meat.
She involuntarily swallowed.
"Sure. You're in charge today. Even if you want both of us, that's fine too~"
Qingxue Uchiha winked.
"Unbelievable. You can't be real."
Yemu Hyuga was speechless. Qingxue Uchiha made dirty jokes every day; she was clearly an old hand at this.
Hinata, standing beside her, looked completely lost. Before she could process one joke, the next had already run her over.
That evening,
a campfire slowly sprang to life on a secluded hill.
Thirteen candles burned on a wooden table, atop a large, five-tier cake.
"What are you two doing?"
Qingxue and Hinata pulled Yemu over to the cake, one on either side.
"Happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday, Yemu!"
Yemu opened his eyes and looked at the cake before him, his expression suspicious. "There isn't anything weird inside this, is there?"
Qingxue Uchiha gave a dry cough. "Of course not. It's not like I'm some pervert."
"You're not a pervert?"
Yemu Hyuga rolled his eyes. "Have you ever seen a pervert admit they're a pervert?"
"Yemu, make a wish. You haven't made one yet." Hinata Hyuga's soft voice drifted into his ears.
"Right, a wish."
Yemu clasped his hands to make a wish. "May everyone I care about stay safe and sound."
Qingxue Uchiha's eyes flickered, and a smile appeared on her face.
But a moment later, she tilted her head in puzzlement. "Yemu, is that all?"
"That's all. Isn't staying safe and sound enough?"
Yemu blew out the candles on the cake.
In truth, he had another wish: to live forever.
Still, saying that out loud would probably be a little impolite.
"Then who are these people you care about?" Qingxue Uchiha narrowed her eyes slightly.
Her heartbeat quickened.
"Don't you already know the answer to that?"
Yemu looked up at the night sky and answered softly.
"No. I want to hear you say it yourself." Qingxue Uchiha's gaze sharpened. "Don't you know girls need a lot of reassurance?"
With Qingxue pressing him so insistently,
Yemu said quietly, "Of course I want all three of us to stay safe and sound. Ideally, we'd live forever."
"Living forever? Isn't that a little extreme?" Hinata Hyuga covered her mouth and giggled.
Hearing Yemu say "all three of us" filled Hinata with warmth.
"Yemu, this is the birthday present I prepared for you."
Hinata Hyuga brought out the gift box she had prepared well in advance.
"It's this big?"
Yemu looked curiously at the box, which was several meters across.
"Hurry up and open it." Qingxue Uchiha's lips curled upward slightly.
She felt smug. Whatever Hinata's gift was, there was no way it could make Yemu's heart race like hers would.
"Are these clothes?"
Yemu took a long, silvery-white garment from the gift box, with blue-and-white streaks of light patterned along the bottom.
He could tell Hinata had probably made it herself.
"Um, Yemu, do you like it?"
Hinata brushed aside the hair by her ear, her chest rising and falling with nervousness.
She was terrified that Yemu would not like her gift.
"Yes, I really like it."
"Hinata, you actually made a whole outfit?"
Yemu had thought it was only a top, but she had prepared trousers, underclothes, and even underwear.
"Huh?"
Qingxue Uchiha looked dumbfounded.
"What's going on? Hinata, when did you learn Yemu's measurements?"
Qingxue Uchiha's face darkened.
She took the underwear out of the gift box. A quick comparison was enough to tell her it would fit Yemu perfectly.
"Ahem, what are you doing? Why are you grabbing someone else's underwear?"
"Are you the queen of dirty minds?"
Yemu Hyuga coughed lightly, quickly snatched the underwear from Qingxue's hand, and put it back in the gift box.
Hinata Hyuga seemed to remember something. Her little face instantly turned crimson, and wisps of white steam began rising from her head.
"What's going on?"
Qingxue Uchiha saw Hinata enter battle mode.
Her expression turned sulky.
"Isn't that perfectly normal? With the Byakugan, how could she not know someone's measurements?"
Yemu Hyuga guessed it was because Hinata had seen him naked that time he came out of the bathroom.
It seemed Hinata had rushed to finish this outfit over the past two days.
The thought filled Yemu with warmth.
"Where's your gift?"
Yemu Hyuga did not dwell on the subject.
"Hmph~ I didn't prepare one."
Qingxue Uchiha planted her hands on her hips. She had originally intended to surprise this blockhead.
But his attention did not seem to be on her.
"I see."
"But I brought presents for you both."
Yemu Hyuga pulled two boxes out of his scroll.
"Huh? Yemu, you prepared more presents?"
"Hmph~"
Qingxue Uchiha took the box Yemu handed her.
The instant she opened it, she froze in surprise. There almost seemed to be hearts in her eyes.
"You rascal. Aren't you even going to ask whether I'm a plug-in or an accessory?"
Qingxue Uchiha looked at the black catgirl outfit in the box, delighted.
Was Yemu finally going to evolve into a demon king of the night?
"Yemu, um, what is this?"
Hinata Hyuga looked at the sailor uniform in her box, her expression puzzled.
"It's an outfit I made myself."
Hearing that the clothes were handcrafted by Yemu Hyuga himself, Hinata Hyuga wore a joyful expression.
She immediately headed toward the tent.
"I'll go change into them right now!"
Watching Hinata Hyuga leave, Qingxue Uchiha knew deep down that her opportunity had arrived.
She hurried over to Yemu Hyuga.
And shoved Yemu Hyuga down onto the ground with a single push.
"You guy, confess. How far have things really gone between you and Hinata Hyuga?"
Qingxue Uchiha straddled Yemu Hyuga's body, her eyes faintly shimmering with a bloodred light.
"What do you mean, how far?"
"Do you really think that's possible?"
Yemu Hyuga's expression turned helpless.
Seeing that Yemu Hyuga did not look like he was lying to her, Qingxue Uchiha slowly pulled open Yemu Hyuga's clothes and pressed her exquisitely beautiful face against Yemu Hyuga's chest.
"This is my gift, oh!"
As it turned out, her so-called birthday gift was herself.
"Yemu-kun, how is it? Does it look like a good fit?"
Hinata Hyuga emerged from the tent looking delighted.
She wore a Blue-and-White Sailor Uniform. Different from her usual gentleness, she now carried the youthful air of a student. Her figure put her peers to shame, and wearing this outfit made her look completely unlike someone her age-she was the epitome of a cute face and an impressive bust.
Yet very soon, Hinata Hyuga was dumbfounded.
Because she saw Yemu Hyuga being bullied by Qingxue Uchiha.
"Hah~"
Qingxue Uchiha noticed Hinata Hyuga approaching.
She wiped the corner of her petite mouth and spoke with satisfaction, "If it's like this, then I'll forgive you."
Qingxue Uchiha tugged at the black garments on her curvy hips, smoothing out some wrinkles.
This guy just looked like an upright gentleman on the surface.
"Wait a second, you bastard-how did you know Hinata Hyuga's measurements?"
Qingxue Uchiha finally realized a crucial question.
Knowing her own measurements was still somewhat normal, but why would he know Hinata Hyuga's?
"Ahem, ahem. The Hyuga Clan has the Byakugan. It's completely normal."
Yemu Hyuga gave a dry cough.
And rubbed his nose.
How did he know? He measured them with his hands, of course. How could he not know?
"Really?" Qingxue Uchiha walked over to Hinata Hyuga with a puzzled look.
"Tell me quickly!"
Qingxue Uchiha grabbed Hinata Hyuga by the chest, causing Hinata Hyuga to let out a tender cry as her body grew warm.
"Yemu-kun, save me... save me..."
Pleas for help welled up in Hinata Hyuga's eyes.
Pity that Yemu Hyuga made no move to stop it.
Besides, this scenery actually seemed quite nice, one that could only be enjoyed all by himself.
Yemu Hyuga had long since used the Tenseigan to set up a barrier in the surrounding area, making it impossible for anyone to discover this place.
Or rather, every time they interacted, Yemu Hyuga would use the Tenseigan to generate a Perception Barrier.
Sailor Uniform Hinata
Catgirl Qingxue
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