Yugito suddenly brought up a topic, talking about what happened before she returned today.
Uchiha Yoichi was enjoying himself with closed eyes and casually said: "Oh, was the task difficult?"
"The task was easy for us, but do you know what happened after the dinner?"
Yugito said with a smug expression, and as she spoke, her soft white feet took a step back, almost touching beneath the waist.
"What happened?"
Uchiha Yoichi asked curiously, wondering what could happen within the village?
"Someone from the team expressed their affection for me, even gave me a gift."
Yugito said with a smile on her face, now she wasn't like a haughty cat, but a little fox showing off her pride.
After speaking, Yugito pointed at the gift on the table, which she had brought back.
Uchiha Yoichi sighed and said: "Someone gave you a gift? The younger generation matures so fast these days; they might not even really understand you and start pursuing you."
Yugito felt annoyed inside; she had said so much, yet the rascal didn't say anything nice. So the girl stomped again with her white jade feet, discontentedly saying, "How do you know that guy doesn't understand me…."
"Does he know what you're doing now?"
Uchiha Yoichi suddenly grabbed Yugito's white jade foot, holding it and feeling its softness and silkiness.
"Hmm..."
One foot being held, combined with the fiery sensation emanating from the sole, caused Yugito to lose balance a bit; luckily, she had a wooden pole to hold onto, only stepping back slightly.
Yugito suddenly let out a light hum...
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After obtaining the Tailed Beast Chakra, Uchiha Yoichi left contentedly. It was a while after he left that Yugito, whose face was flushed, slowly came to her senses.
Thinking about what just happened, Yugito silently cursed in her heart 'rascal, weirdo….' and the like.
But then, thinking about training with Uchiha Yoichi tomorrow, Yugito couldn't help but smile.
"I just took a bath… this rascal…"
Yugito complained a few times, then went to take another bath; after returning and changing into clean clothes, she saw the gift on the table.
She originally didn't want it, but the teammate named either Zheren or Naomi had shoved it into her hands and ran away, and the gift box remained unopened.
"I'll return it to him tomorrow; was it Zheren or Naomi anyway?"
Yugito wasn't short on money, she took on tasks to increase her strength; living in Uchiha Yoichi's home for so long made them feel like family.
Uchiha Mikota gave her a card, with this card she could buy things from any Uchiha place.
Elixirs, Ninja Battle Suits, Ninja Tool Explosive Tags, or other items, as long as Uchiha had them, she could buy; and it's not even buying, it's pretty much taking, because the money in it seemed endless.
After Yugito bathed and changed her clothes, the Two-Tailed Matatabi's Chakra suddenly emerged from her, forming a blue cat head on her shoulder.
"Yugito, that guy took quite a bit of my Chakra again, you must stop this behavior next time."
Since Yugito lost the seal on her body, the Two-Tailed Matatabi could appear from her anytime like this; moreover, it could possess Yugito's body, though it chose not to.
"He seems to be training recently… Matatabi, maybe I shouldn't use your Chakra anymore, let him use it instead."
"… Yugito, you often call that guy an idiot, but I think you are the real idiot!"
Matatabi said helplessly, then retreated back into Yugito's body; it needed to enter a state of rest to recover from having its Chakra taken.
"Matatabi, how am I an idiot, explain yourself, Matatabi…"
Yugito called out twice, but Matatabi didn't respond, leaving Yugito annoyed and tidying up the bedding… Lately, she had been washing her sheets herself, never asking anyone else to do it.
Hidden Sand Village
Although Pakura and others had brought back cheap supplies, they also paved the way for the peace agreement most desired by Hidden Sand Village.
But Rasa wasn't happy upon learning this. He sat through the high-level Hidden Sand meeting with a grim face, silent.
Pakura ignored Rasa's dour expression and continued speaking to the other top officials of Hidden Sand: "….Next, I will be responsible for managing Konoha's export goods to Hidden Sand, and we need basic housing from Hidden Sand Village, Rayuto, I hope you can arrange this promptly!"
"This matter, I believe it's best handled by the Kazekage…"
A higher-up close to Rasa spoke: "The Fourth Generation manages the whole village, best understands how resources should be allocated, while Jonin Pakura hasn't managed any specific matters outside of war, so…."
In Hidden Sand Village, there are many close to Rasa, partly due to the Kazekage's identity, and Rasa had been working hard post-war to show himself worthy. If not for betraying Pakura for peace, his use of Magnet Release in the desert for enriching the village would be indisputable.
But betraying Pakura for peace and letting her return makes the story unforgivable.
Sarutobi Hiruzen used Hyuga Hizashi as a trade for peace, even let Hyuga Hizashi know the matter, and had the Main Family members make a public appearance themselves.
Rasa was sending someone to death deceitfully; he's dealing this way with Pakura, who earned the Hidden Sand Hero title for numerous deeds for the village.
"I agree, as long as you can persuade Konoha, go ahead."