Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 293 Hit the ball straight

"Kazekage-sama."

"Lord Hayakura."

Yubi led Yekura out of the Kazekage Building and they wandered aimlessly through the village.

Some villagers they encountered along the way greeted them warmly.

Normally, it would be perfectly normal for her, a shadow guard, to accompany the Wind Shadow on his travels.

But for some reason, Yecang felt like she was being stared at by people all day, making her wish she could disappear into the ground.

"What's wrong?"

Yubi noticed her unusual behavior and smiled slightly.

"fine."

Ye Cang's blush hadn't faded, and she stammered a reply.

"Do you remember this place? The first time we met—I remember it was your family elder leading you, and I had just come back from the ninja academy." After a moment, the two walked to an intersection, and Yubi pointed to a corner of the ground and recalled.

Actually, he didn't know at the time that the little girl was Yekura—he just saw that she was dressed in fancy clothes and didn't seem like an ordinary person.

I took a few more glances at the child because he was from my family.

This even drew a warning look from Yekura's elder.

Later, he met Yecang and they often met, but were frequently stopped by that man who prevented Yecang from associating with them, these commoner children.

"Thinking about it, it seems like it's been quite a while since I've seen him."

Yubi smiled.

"Who?"

Ye Cang looked at him.

"That's the guy who's always afraid you'll follow us and go astray."

Yubi laughed.

Later, when he became a high-ranking official in the village, the elder of the Yekura family changed his attitude towards him.

"That was my uncle, he has passed away."

Yecang said, "He doesn't have any ill intentions towards you; he's just trying to protect me—the village used to be in a bad situation, and you know the atmosphere during the Third Kazekage's rule. Back then, the village's class system was quite distinct—"

"I wasn't being picky—I just suddenly thought of him."

Yubi explained.

"He didn't die of illness, did he?"

Yubi asked.

"Hmm—During the Third Shinobi World War, wasn't Sakamoto and I on a mission to the coastal border to defend against an attack from Kirigakure?"

"He was worried about me, so he went with me—and during one mission, he sacrificed himself to protect me."

Yecang's tone was somewhat sorrowful.

Yubi was naturally unaware of this.

At that time, he was also on the battlefield fighting against Konoha, and he had too many things to do, so it was impossible for him to know every little thing about the village.

All he knew was that Yekura's family now consisted only of her and her father.

His uncle, it seems, never married and always treated Ye Cang as his own daughter, which is why he was so protective of her.

"Although I've become the Kazekage now and am your teacher, I've always treated you like a younger sister, just like I treat myself."

Like family.

Yubi changed the subject, suddenly saying, "So—as a family member, I feel obligated to care about your personal life."

"——..——"

Ye Cang's heart skipped a beat.

"Anyone in the village you know who's around your age—do you like anyone? I remember there should be quite a few people who graduated from the Ninja Academy with you. If there's a man you like, tell me, and I'll play matchmaker—even if you don't get married, at least you can date first."

"Don't focus solely on improving your strength and carrying out missions, and don't worry about what's happening in the village. Sunagakure is doing well now, and with me and Granny Chiyo managing it, there's absolutely no need for you to waste your energy. If you have time, why not enrich your daily entertainment activities and cultivate your mind and spirit?"

Yubi walked ahead, his expression calm, but he was actually a little nervous inside.

As he finished speaking, he noticed that Ye Cang, who was following beside him, had stopped.

Feigning composure, he turned to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Cang's face turned completely red, and his breathing became rapid.

"fine--"

"I—have no plans to get into a relationship right now."

Yecang stammered.

Although that's what they said, Yubi could clearly hear a hint of disappointment in the last sentence.

Upon seeing this, Yubi immediately understood.

Chiyo and Arai were aware of Haku's idea of ​​appointing him as a shadow guard.

She came to protect herself because she wanted to—

"Really, there's no one you like? I want to hear the truth."

Yubi stared at her.

"I—I—I—"

Ye Cang, who was always seen as imposing and somewhat cold by outsiders, began to speak incoherently when faced with Yubi's question.

"Yes—yes—there is one."

Yekura's tongue seemed to be curled up, making her speech unclear.

"Who?"

Yubi asked a question he already knew the answer to.

Yekura felt like she was suffocating and couldn't breathe.

"I suddenly realized that I have some things to attend to, so I'd like to ask Lord Kazekage for a day off."

Ye Cang hurriedly said something and turned to leave.

As always, once the conversation between the two touched on anything "sensitive," Yekura would lose control.

They wanted to escape first.

But this time, Yubi did not grant her wish.

Instead, she stepped forward, met Yekura's gaze, and asked, "The person you like is me, isn't it?"

They started playing a direct approach.

"Me, me, me—"

"Lord Kazekage is different from me. You are focused on the development and future of the village. As for matters of the heart—for you—"

"Besides, I am not good enough for you—"

The two had grown up together since childhood, so Yekura naturally knew a bit about Yubi.

She knew that, given Yubi's personality, she had never cared about things like marriage and starting a family.

Moreover, Yubi's feelings for her were indeed very simple—not that kind of romantic affection.

Thinking of this, Ye Cang's tone betrayed his distress.

The sound also became very weak.

Although she knew that a relationship with Yubi was impossible, deep down, Yekura couldn't help but think of Yubi—she had always felt that as a ninja, she was no worse than anyone else.

Given enough time, she will surely become a renowned powerhouse in the ninja world.

But there was one man in particular—someone she had looked up to since childhood.

"I will talk to Lady Chiyo—"

Ye Cang regained some composure; after all, she was no longer the same person she was as a child.

Yubi took her out shopping today and suddenly brought up this topic again. The meaning was already very clear; she's not stupid.

"What did you say?"

Yubi suddenly laughed.

"I'm asking you these questions just to confirm your feelings, to make sure you really like me, so I don't get the wrong idea or misunderstand."

Yubi raised her hand and flicked Yekura's forehead.

"what?"

His sudden intimate gesture made Ye Cang's eyes widen, and he stood there stunned.

"To be honest, I don't really have any thoughts about dating right now, and I've never had any plans in that regard—but I'm getting older, and it's time to start thinking about it."

Yubi stroked her chin thoughtfully and said, "I've been thinking about it, and I really don't have any other female partners around me besides you—I mean, the kind of women who would make my heart flutter."

"I don't like lying either, and I've always seen you as a younger sister—but now we've both grown up, our personalities have changed, and we're more mature. I think it's time to give each other a chance, at least to try getting to know each other—to see if we're compatible, or rather, if we'll like each other?"

Judging from Yubi's words, he clearly wants to take his relationship with Yekura to the next level.

But what is clearly a romantic relationship between a man and a woman, when spoken by him, has the feel of "doing business step by step."

"If after trying, the relationship between us is still like that of family—that means we're not a good match, but at least we tried, so we won't regret it and we'll avoid missing out on our destiny."

What do you think?

"How about we try dating first?"

Yubi was discussing this serious topic with Yekura in a very serious manner.

However, after he finished speaking, Ye Cang's eyes were glazed over, and his face was not only flushed with blood.

Instead, you could clearly feel that her skin temperature was rising.

"Um?"

Yubi raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with you?"

puff.

Yubi's hand had just landed on Yekura's shoulder.

Then Ye Cang's stiff body suddenly went limp.

He collapsed to the ground, seemingly suffering from heatstroke.

"Well--"

Yubi.

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