With Kurotsuchi's arrival, the madness in Uchiha Yo's eyes vanished.
The two had first met when they entered a secret realm.
Back then, Uchiha Yo had still been a child.
Kurotsuchi, on the other hand, had already been a chunin.
They had entered the same secret realm, and Kurotsuchi had stepped in to help Uchiha Yo.
Although the proud, prickly Uchiha Yo hadn't wanted that help at the time.
He had nonetheless seen a special kind of beauty in this powerful young woman.
He had been too young then to recognize that feeling as affection.
As he gradually grew older, reaching the age when he became a chunin [ten years old], Uchiha Yo still hadn't said anything.
During a joint mission, the two had met again.
On that mission, Uchiha Yo had awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
He had instantly killed the shinobi who attacked Kurotsuchi.
At the time, Kurotsuchi's feelings toward Uchiha Yo had begun to change as well.
As their paths continued to cross, the two had grown closer.
Finally, while training in a secret realm, they had faced life and death together once more and shared their feelings.
Indeed, neither had confessed first. Through working together time and again, they had naturally become a couple.
"Kurotsuchi, I..."
Thump!
Before Uchiha Yo could finish, Kurotsuchi punched him straight on the head.
"Don't you know he's my grandfather?!"
Kurotsuchi spoke with a dark expression.
"I know."
"What I said just now was only a joke."
"Besides, these people have already..."
"Are you saying I can't handle this?!"
"Uchiha Yo, since when did you stop trusting me?"
Kurotsuchi raised her hand, poised to hit Uchiha Yo again.
Uchiha Yo didn't dodge. He simply stood there, smiling.
"All right, let's set this matter aside for now."
"However many Iwagakure shinobi are here,