As Su Ye's retreating figure grew more distant,
Hoshizuki Hyuga stood momentarily dazed, hesitating for a while,
then suddenly shouted after him.
"But you're going the wrong way!"
"..."
Su Ye stumbled and nearly fell.
Could she please stop interrupting him when he was trying to look cool?
Su Ye wanted to turn around and roar at her, but in the end, his eyelid merely twitched, and he held it in.
"I'm not going the wrong way. Do you want to join that battle directly? All we need to do is ambush the two Mist Ninja who manage to break through along the route they'll have to take."
Su Ye explained, his face darkening.
"Oh, s-so that's... how it is..."
Hoshizuki Hyuga's pretty face flushed, and she fidgeted with her small hands,
feeling rather awkward for a moment.
"Follow me. Even if you burn through your life force, dealing with two Kage-level fighters will be no easy task. We need to plan this properly."
Su Ye said expressionlessly.
"Oh, all right."
This time, Hoshizuki Hyuga finally nodded obediently and followed him.
She suddenly realized that with Su Ye around, she apparently had no need for something called a brain.
She only needed to follow his instructions.
"All right, that should do."
Su Ye brushed the nonexistent dust off his hands and spoke as he surveyed the forest before him.
A look of satisfaction appeared on his handsome face.
"So all that tinkering you were doing earlier was with those buried powders and little beads? You... you started preparing all the way back then?"
Hoshizuki Hyuga asked in surprise.
"You're not too dim after all."
Su Ye gave her a somewhat surprised look.
Hoshizuki Hyuga blushed indignantly and immediately had the good sense to change the subject.
"Will those two