Shizuki turned to look at Hatake Ziyan, her expression seeming to ask, Did you tell him to do this?
Hatake Ziyan hurriedly waved his hands, then immediately shifted the blame. "Kimimaro, bring Kenji inside. Don't misinterpret what I mean next time!"
With an indifferent expression, Kimimaro picked Kenji up, walked into the house, and dumped him on the floor.
Shizuki hurried over to check on him. Only after finding that her husband had merely been knocked unconscious and was otherwise fine did she breathe a sigh of relief!
Hatake Ziyan shot Kimimaro a fierce glare, but Kimimaro turned and walked out without any expression, as if he hadn't seen it.
Hatake Ziyan slapped his forehead. What is wrong with these people? What the hell goes on inside that head of yours?
"All right, let's drop that! What have you decided? Will you come back to Konoha with Haku and me, or go to the place I've arranged?" Hatake Ziyan asked.
Shizuki looked at Hatake Ziyan, then knelt before him again. "From the way you stabilized Haku's condition, I could tell that you're truly powerful, at least far stronger than our clan's elders and Clan Leader. So I don't think you would deceive me-or rather, you have no reason to!
"I believe you'll keep your promise. I've decided not to go to Konoha with you. I'll go to the place you mentioned, but I'm sorry for troubling you with Haku's care!"
As she spoke, Shizuki glanced at the room where Haku lay, her eyes full of reluctance to part with him.
"All right! Don't worry. I'll protect him. Once he's strong enough to protect himself, I'll let him go find you!" Hatake Ziyan promised.
"Thank you! I'll leave Haku in your care! We won't wait for him to wake up. I'm