During their brief conversation in the living room.
The atmosphere between them gradually relaxed.
After spending an hour at home.
Watching the sun outside gradually lose its fierce edge.
The two took the things they had prepared beforehand and began their first date.
Unfortunately, because of Uka Senju's special circumstances, they could not go too far from the Senju Clan Compound.
They could only stroll through the small forest behind the compound.
Looking at the river, at nature, and at each other.
Then, on a flat patch of grass beside the river, they had a picnic at Maki's suggestion.
As time passed, the sun gradually sank toward the west.
Following the bluestone path through the compound, Uka Senju walked her home.
Just before they reached the door, Senju Maki suddenly turned with a smile and asked the boy beside her, "Could the twenty-seventh belong only to me from now on?"
After a whole day of relaxation, Uka Senju had been smiling happily.
Then he suddenly heard the girl's question.
The smile on his face stiffened slightly.
He looked up at the girl opposite him, her cheeks red and her blue eyes wide as she waited for his answer.
He thought of their conversations that day, of the time they had spent together.
Of their interactions that day!
Uka Senju smiled and nodded.
Konoha's July, which had seen violent conflict.
Welcomed its final day in an atmosphere of peace.
After a month of upheaval, adjustments, and handovers.
On the surface, Konoha had returned to the way it had been before July.
Six in the morning.
Uka Senju was once again awakened by the body clock he had maintained for years.
After a quick wash and a change into a beige training outfit.
He ran out into the courtyard again and