When the noise outside the window stopped, Senju Chiharu poked her head out of the kitchen window.
She had heard it earlier, but Uka had been so focused that she hadn't disturbed him!
Now, seeing that the boy had finally finished, she asked curiously, "Doing that won't affect it in any way, will it?"
Hearing her question, Uka Senju turned to those curious eyes and explained, "I just used Chakra to make it grow. It won't hurt anything."
"Instead, early next year, we'll be able to see cherry blossoms filling the air in the courtyard!"
"Of course, if you want to see them now, I can make it bloom."
At his last sentence, Senju Chiharu couldn't help feeling tempted.
She had planted it because she loved cherry blossoms.
But was it really all right for Uka to do that?
Seeing that she was tempted but hesitant, Uka Senju pressed his palm against the tree.
As his Chakra surged, the tree's lush branches and leaves
slowly began to change!
One blossom, then two, then three, until they were all in full bloom.
Looking at the beautiful white cherry blossoms before her, Senju Chiharu couldn't help the heartfelt smile that appeared on her face.
Seeing how happy she was, Uka smiled and asked, "Want to come out? I'll make them start falling."
Hearing that, Chiharu nodded without hesitation and jumped straight through the window into the courtyard.
Looking at Chiharu before him, still wearing her apron and with traces of flour on her face.
Seeing her smile happily like a child in the rain of cherry blossoms.
Uka Senju suddenly felt that choosing Wood Release and ending up in his current situation
seemed... well worth it too?
By a window on the second floor.
Senju Toka, who had long since been awakened