After the silence that seemed neither long nor short, the time gate seemed to be short...

Senju Tobijanado gave a wry smile and said, "Hotaro, you don't have to be so... fair and gentle."

Thinking too much about the consequences of others may sometimes cause this "other" to get entangled.

"But..." Uchiha raised his hand and scratched his cheek, and replied with some embarrassment but sincerely, "If I were such a person, Lord Tobirama wouldn't... well, be so lame, right?

.”

"...It's not that I'm blind," Senju Tobiramato replied seriously, "I never see the wrong person. Hotaru, you are... one of the best women in the world," he thought for a while, but decided to

Be modest, so as not to scare her again, "Whoever can win your heart and be liked by you will be happy." She is different from many people, she has the rare ability to make people happy, and he has no doubt about this at all.

Because being by her side makes me so happy, even if I fail to win her heart.

"...Hmm." Uchiha nodded slightly. She thought for a while and continued, "Tobirama-sama...can I...can continue to be an ANBU?" Hey, if I can...sure enough I still want to.

Keep doing it. But if Tobirama-sama opens the back door to her just because he likes her, then there is really no need to continue.

"Of course!" Senju Tobiramato replied affirmatively, "You have to believe that the reason why I let you in is not only because I want to stay with you more, but also because I really recognize your loyalty and ability."

"...Yeah." Ochiha realized that the other party was telling the truth. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded seriously, "Tobirama-sama, thank you for your approval." At the same time, he really wanted to complain——

Look, you just made me work overtime on purpose! No matter how nice you say it, it’s just on purpose!!!

...The way to like someone is to let her work overtime with you?

In a sense, this man is really scary and strange.

"...You're welcome." Apart from that, what else could he say? If she must draw a line and keep a distance from him...

"Then, in the days to come," Ochiha Ochiha thought for a while and continued, "Master Tobirama, please don't give me preferential treatment. I will be consistent with the ANBU seniors, okay?"

"…if you insist."

"And..." Uchiha looked at the person in front of him with a somewhat disappointed look, unhappy look, and silver hair that seemed to be completely drooped. He felt a little unbearable, but... But as she said before, no

If you like it, don't give it hope, otherwise it will be cruel. So, she gritted her teeth and continued, "Tobirama-sama, I will also move out from here."

"..." Senju Tobiramado immediately raised his head and tried to persuade, "Isn't this necessary? If you feel that your current bedroom is too close to me, I can re-create it for you in this courtyard or other courtyards.

Arrange a gated residence.”

"No." Ochiha Uchiha's attitude was very insistent, "Tobirama-sama, I have already decided this."

If the relationship between them is really just the relationship between elder and junior, boss and subordinate, teacher and disciple that she imagined before, then she can shamelessly stay in Lord Tobirama's house and enjoy all the things in this family.

care of people.

but……

Obviously not.

Then, she shouldn't continue to stay under the same roof with him. This is wrong and somewhat frivolous.

Even though she lost a lot of memory and common sense, she knew this clearly.

"Then at least..." Senju Tobirama took a deep breath and said slowly, "You will live for half a month. After all, I made an agreement with your family at first to let you live in my home for half a month, and then

It's your own choice. If you move out in such a hurry, it will inevitably make them suspicious." But even if you continue to force her to stay for a few days... what's the point... she will still have it sooner or later.

However, this does not prevent him from still wanting to keep her for a while.

"..." Ochiha thought for a while and felt that this still made sense, so she nodded hesitantly, "Then... Lord Tobirama, if possible, please let me brazenly harass you for a few more days.

"

"Yes." Senju Tobirama nodded and said softly, "If you are worried, I will find another bedroom for you."

"No, no need." Ochiha waved his hand quickly, and then said solemnly, "Master Tobirama, please believe that I have never doubted your character or anything else because of this kind of thing. After all... you have such a status

And authority, if you really want to force me...it's not impossible."

"If I force you, will you obey?" Senju Tojamado suddenly felt curious.

Ochiha Uchiha told the truth very sincerely: "No, I will openly apply for a one-on-one challenge with you, Tobirama-sama, and keep beating until I give up or you give up." However, the former has no possibility.

She would rather die than surrender when it comes to crucial matters. Of course... well, she should take Lord Tobirama's face into account to some extent.

Senju Tobiramado: "..." Look, it's true. Although she looks kind and has a gentle temper, once someone touches her bottom line, she will immediately show her fangs. Just as he thought before, this point

It's also like a big brother - I let you because I am willing, but if I don't want to, no matter who it is, they must stay away.

"Anyway," Uchiha coughed slightly, avoided this somewhat embarrassing topic, and continued, "Master Tobirama, you really don't have to go to so much trouble to change my bedroom. I will stay here for the rest of my stay.

A few days."

"...Well, okay." Senju Tobiramato nodded again. He said a little bitterly but sincerely, "If you definitely want to distance yourself from me, I respect your wishes."

"...Tobirama-sama, please don't say that."

"Firefly, have I made you feel distressed?"

"To be honest, it's really distressing..."

"..."

"Because I never thought that Tobirama-sama you would think of me like this. To be honest..." The girl raised her hand and grabbed her hair and said honestly, "I haven't reacted until now. Moreover,

To be honest, Tobirama-sama, your attitude also makes me a little confused."

"Confused?" Qianju Tojamamon suddenly felt confused, "Why?"

"Tobirama-sama, you...don't want me to distance myself from you, right?"

"That's for sure." Senju Tobiramado said with a wry smile, "This is exactly why I would never be able to tell you in reality." Because he had already foreseen this outcome, which made people feel extremely sad and sad.

.

"Then... although it is rude to ask this, can Lord Tobirama give up this intention?" Uchiha asked cautiously.

"...Firefly, I'm really not young anymore."

"Why?"

"In my twilight years, I don't want to force myself too much." Senju Tobiramato sighed slightly and replied, "So, even if you don't want to resist, at least don't be so harsh on me, okay? See how I treat you.

It’s not too bad…”

"I, I didn't think so..." Ochiha waved his hand quickly and explained, "I want to say... Look, Lord Tobirama, you insist on this intention, but you never thought about it.

Tell me this, and you just said that even if you have this intention, you have no intention of doing anything. At the same time, you are constantly approaching me, taking care of me, caring for me, and until now, you don’t want me to keep distance from you.

Tobirama-sama...what exactly do you want?"

Senju Tojamamon: "..."

——Good question.

——As expected of her.

——Immediately discovered the tangle of my behavior.

He was speechless.

What can be said?

Say "Although I have ambitions for you, I have been struggling with whether to go for it or not"?

Say, "I was determined not to ask, I was determined to let everything go, but it ended up being a mess"?

Or do you mean, "I actually don't know what I'm thinking. This sudden torrent of feelings has turned my originally calm thinking into confusion."

…

Meaningless.

Now that he has been rejected.

Thinking of this, Senju Tobiramato shook his head slightly and replied: "Hotaru... these are not important. From now on, you just have to do what you want to do."

"...Oh." Hearing this sentence, Uchiha immediately understood. The person in front of him was telling himself that our conversation is over. Is there anything else you want to say? If not, that's it.

That's it for now.

Many times, she really understands him and usually doesn't guess wrong.

However, her mind was still a little confused, and she really couldn't think of anything to say for a while... So she could only nodded: "Okay, Tobirama-sama."

"Today is your day off," Senju Tobirama continued, "I'm really sorry that it took so long because of me. Go back and spend more time with your sister while you still have time.

Brother-in-law."

"……OK."

"If the time gate is not enough, you have two extra days of leave, do you want to use them together?"

"Um, I won't use this for now." Uchiha waved his hand. Although he was a little moved, he still felt that it was too much. Then, she stood up and said in a coquettish voice, "Then... Tobirama Gate

Sir, I'm going home. Well... it's rare to go home, otherwise I'll stay at home tonight, and then go to the Hokage's office on time to work on duty tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Even after hearing such words, the silver-haired man still had a decent expression on his face. After all... he has received such an education since he was a child, and has lived such a life over the years, and even more so with his own hands.

He wrote many texts such as the "Ninja Code" and "Anbu Operation Regulations", stipulating what a "perfect ninja" is, and has been practicing many of the provisions.
To be continued...