Hyuga Miyu placed Senju Wakama on the three-foot-square patch of ground and knelt beside him, her white eyes staring at his crotch.
Hyuga Miyu said hauntingly, "Wakama, if I cut this off, would no other girl ever like you again? Would you be mine and mine alone? I don't care if you have a flaw. I just want to be with you forever..."
Senju Wakama looked bored. "Miyu, after all these years, you still haven't matured..."
Hmm... My sister was right. Miyu has always been a psycho!
Still, a threat to his crotch?
This was just Tsukuyo's leftovers.
Go ask anyone in the Senju or Uchiha clans today how many of them haven't felt the otherworldly pain of a ruptured testicle?
Their pain was something other ninja clans could never comprehend.
This kind of injury posed no threat at all.
As long as they were still breathing, Tsukuyo could heal them.
However, Senju Wakama wouldn't say all this out loud.
It was clear that Hyuga Miyu was the type with mental issues.
Who knew how her mind worked?
Senju Wakama was currently immobilized. He couldn't provoke Hyuga Miyu too much, nor could he appear overly subservient out of fear for his life, as that would be counterproductive.
A cold and indifferent response was the best option.
Therefore, Senju Wakama simply showed his displeasure calmly.
Hyuga Miyu looked down at Senju Wakama for a long while before finally saying, "I'm sorry, I've disappointed you again. I was just trying to scare you. I just didn't expect you to be as composed as ever."
As she finished speaking, the veins on Hyuga Miyu's temples bulged—she had obviously activated her Byakugan. She raised her hand and struck a specific point with her fingertips.
Senju Wakama felt a jolt of pain, then instinctively sat up. The restraints on his body seemed to vanish in an instant.
It wasn't so much that Senju Wakama was fearless in the face of danger, but rather that he had the confidence to back it up.
"This is an application of the knowledge taught in the human meridian charts, isn't it?" Senju Wakama said coolly. "You've learned it well..."
"Yes, everything was... for you." Hyuga Miyu sat down next to Senju Wakama, her eyes filled with a trace of resentment. She said, "Wakama, I don't know what to do. I want to stay by your side, but I don't know how..."
Senju Wakama was speechless for a while, truly not knowing how to respond.
Don't take the initiative, don't refuse, don't take responsibility...
This was what Tsukuyo had told him. It sounded rather immoral.
But Senju Wakama knew it was better to listen to his sister's advice.
Especially after having seen a world beyond the ninja world.
According to Zetsu's description, Zetsu could only travel between that modern otherworld and the ninja world. But Tsukuyo was different. Tsukuyo had been everywhere and seen everything.
Tsukuyo's experience was not to be ignored.
Senju Wakama would treat every word Tsukuyo told him with the utmost seriousness.
"The Hyuga clan and the Senju clan haven't merged yet," Senju Wakama stated a calm fact. "But we are not enemies. We frequently interact and trade. You can visit often, and then you'll be by my side."
"You know that's not what I mean," Hyuga Miyu said, her face a mask of conflict.
"Let's leave everything to fate. I don't know what the future holds either."
Senju Wakama really didn't want to drag this issue on any longer. It was so troublesome.
He understood that girls wanted a proper title for their relationship.
But Senju Wakama didn't want to think about such a troublesome matter right now.
If a girl wanted to stay by his side, she could stay. If she didn't want to be with him, she could leave. He wouldn't force her.
Since he didn't want to get dragged into it, he had to change the subject immediately and force Hyuga Miyu to shut up.
Senju Wakama looked at Hyuga Miyu and said, "Miyu, would you like some soup? The Grand Feast Festival has started. There are many kinds of special soups available daily. The recipes were provided by my sister, and the customers all love them."
Hyuga Miyu looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. After Senju Wakama interrupted her, she didn't dare ignore his words and could only say softly, "I don't know much about these things. Could you take me to experience it?"
"Of course, let's go." Senju Wakama stood up smoothly.
Hyuga Miyu followed behind him with her head lowered.
It was as if the incident where Hyuga Miyu had taken down Senju Wakama had never happened.
The two of them walked out of the inner room, crossed the courtyard, and stepped back onto the hot spring street.
By now, the street was already teeming with people. It was mealtime.
Following his usual style, Senju Wakama thoughtfully brought various foods for Hyuga Miyu, then found a spot for them to sit down and eat together.
The atmosphere was very harmonious.
While eating, both of them were silent.
It wasn't until after they finished that Senju Wakama placed the used tableware in the designated area and Hyuga Miyu finally said, "Thank you, Wakama."
"You're welcome," Senju Wakama said with a beaming smile.
However...
Hyuga Miyu sighed. "That book you were reading earlier... it was about chemistry, wasn't it?"
Hearing her words, Senju Wakama was perplexed. He was confused as to how Hyuga Miyu, a native of the ninja world who should have had no opportunity to encounter this knowledge, knew about it.
Senju Wakama's expression didn't change as he nodded. "Yes, it was chemistry. Why?"
"You Senju clan members are really hardworking..." Hyuga Miyu sighed. "Those characters are Hanzi, right?"
Hearing this, Senju Wakama still nodded without showing any emotion.
Hyuga Miyu continued, "For several years now, Shiro has been traveling frequently between the Hyuga and Senju clans, often staying by the princess's side."
"He told me that the princess taught him a great deal of knowledge. Only after meeting her did he realize how narrow his own perspective used to be."
"The more he learns about the princess, the more he reveres her, and the more inferior he feels. But his heart, which adores the princess, falls deeper and deeper. As his understanding of her grows, that feeling becomes more profound."
"He once tried to teach me what the princess taught him. Hanzi, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology... and many other subjects I can't remember."
"Hanzi... is really too difficult. Shiro doesn't have much time, and he's still learning himself, so what he can teach me is limited. I'm having a very hard time learning Hanzi. Wakama, in your spare time, could you teach me?"
Senju Wakama's eyes narrowed slightly. He said, his face impassive, "I'm sorry, that is Tsukuyo's exclusive knowledge. Without her permission, I dare not take it upon myself to teach it."
Senju Wakama's expression was calm, but a storm was raging in his heart.
Tsukuyo had actually taught Hyuga Shiro Hanzi, and even subjects from the modern world.
Could it be that he had been wrong all along?
Zetsu had said that in this world, only Uchiha Madara could truly help Tsukuyo. Hyuga Shiro was just a backup, for no other reason than his inherently mediocre abilities; in his entire life, his strength would never match Uchiha Madara's.
And yet, Tsukuyo seemed to be paying more attention to Hyuga Shiro than to Uchiha Madara.
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