Late at night~
Green Dam was utterly swallowed by thick darkness.
A cool night breeze swept over the grass, stirring tiny waves through it, then brushed the conspicuous white tent with a soft rustle.
Faint breathing and sleep talk came from inside the tent.
"Suiren, stop fooling around. How could just one child inherit my excellent genes?"
Inside the tent~
Suiren was sleeping lightly on the large bed and woke to Uchiha Lei's sleep talk.
She looked at the darkness around her and felt the warmth of the thin blanket. Knowing she had missed too much, she sighed helplessly.
Ah, unbelievable. At such an important moment, I actually fell asleep.
Just as Suiren was about to turn her head~
Her sharp eyes caught the white mist around them, and she immediately recognized it as the Hidden Mist Technique.
She also saw a man and a woman outside. They looked familiar, and their names soon came to her as she weighed her options:
Is that Kisame Hoshigaki and Miru? Could they be here to take me away?
But I promised Lei. After all, he saved my life. That's a debt I'll owe for a lifetime.
But this seems to be my only chance to return to Kirigakure. I won't have another chance after this.
Uchiha Lei's voice sounded behind her, as faint as a mosquito's hum~
"Suiren, think it over carefully. You don't want them to die, do you?"
His voice was faint, yet seemed to carry immense weight, making his stance clear.
Suiren's gaze grew resolute. She turned toward him of her own accord, wrapped her right arm around Lei's lean waist, and answered softly:
"I'm already your woman. I'll stay with you for the rest of my life."
She deliberately stressed "the rest of my life," her tone full