In the secluded secret room, where no one could peek in, it was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. Time flowed slowly.
After a while, Yugito Nii recovered from the afterglow and returned to normal thought.
Soon, she realized something was amiss.
Seiya was clearly a beginner, yet he was more skilled than her, the teacher who had studied the materials.
In the past few hours, it seemed like Seiya had been teaching her, not the other way around!
If so, didn't their actions today lose the pretense of training and become a pure race to be first?
Without a proper-sounding excuse, these few hours today were not quite appropriate!
Deliberately rushing to become Seiya's woman before Mikoto wouldn't sound good if word got out.
Crucially, Seiya should have been clueless. Why did he suddenly become so knowledgeable?
Something must be wrong!
Yugito Nii pondered for a long time, subconsciously thinking that Seiya had gone astray and visited some unsavory pleasure quarters.
But she didn't believe her obedient Seiya would do such a thing.
However, if Seiya hadn't done that, his performance today shouldn't be so polished.
Yugito Nii was quite conflicted. Finally, she tactfully asked, "Seiya, did you touch something you shouldn't have outside the village?"
"Huh?"
Seiya looked bewildered, not understanding what his teacher was talking about.
Yugito Nii stared into his eyes, frowned for a moment, and asked again, "Did your Konan-neesan tempt you into doing what we did today?"
"No!"
Seiya shook his head vigorously, laughing, "Sensei, you have a vivid imagination. Konan-neesan only occasionally holds my hand; what temptation are you talking about?"
Except for the fleeting, beautiful phantom of her being completely unclothed that night.
However, Seiya believed this wasn't Konan-neesan's conscious action, so he omitted this detail from Yugito sensei.
"Then why were you so skillful today? You didn't seem like it was your first time at all!"
Yugito Nii finally couldn't help but voice the doubt in her heart.
Seiya was slightly taken aback, then smiled and explained, "Before coming, I studied the pre-marriage materials at home."
Yugito Nii was still perplexed: "Sensei studied them too, so why was my reaction far less composed than yours, Seiya?"
Seiya's eyes flickered.
He raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Perhaps individual comprehension varies. Or maybe there's a difference between men and women."
Then, he sat up cross-legged, wrapped his arm around Yugito Nii's slender waist, and pulled her to sit on his lap.
Foreheads touching, they looked into each other's eyes.
"Did my previous performance make Teacher unhappy?"
"Not unhappy, just a bit incredible."
Having said that, Yugito Nii rested her head on Seiya's firm shoulder, relieved.
If Seiya hadn't gone bad, that was good.
Prostitutes were off-limits!
Then, with her chin resting on the young man's shoulder, she remained silent, staring absent-mindedly at the secret room floor, savoring everything that had happened in the past few hours.
Seiya gently stroked her smooth back, his fingertips lightly intertwining with her soft, brown hair, not making a sound to disturb his teacher.
He had received pre-marriage training and knew that a woman's emotions might fluctuate, and her thoughts become somewhat unpredictable in the period after her first time.
At such a time, his role as a man was simply to be present.
After a while, Yugito Nii again sensed a hint of something being not quite right.
She lifted her head, a faint look of disappointment hanging in her eyes.
"Seiya, Teacher feels like you weren't very excited today."
"Huh?"
Seiya looked puzzled, not understanding why Yugito sensei would think this.
He then gave a wry smile, saying, "Wasn't I excited enough? You wouldn't let me go for another round just now."
Yugito Nii shook her head, her fingertip gently tracing the lines on the young man's chest.
"Teacher can't quite put her finger on it, but I have a vague feeling that you didn't have the nervousness of exploring the unknown or the excitement of discovery. Although you seemed very happy, you lacked the joy that comes from novelty."
Seiya was momentarily stunned, secretly surprised at how accurate Yugito sensei's intuition was!
"Could it be because I studied the materials, so I lost that novelty of exploring the unfamiliar unknown?"
"Perhaps."
Yugito Nii offered a faint smile, her eyes twinkling, noncommittal.
Seiya briefly considered this, then reached out and placed his hand on her slightly convex lower abdomen, soothing her, "Teacher, don't worry about those intangible things. Only this, right here, is what's real and tangible!"
"You little scoundrel!"
Yugito Nii burst into a smile, throwing her wandering thoughts to the wind, and hugged Seiya tightly.
...
The teacher and apprentice spent over a month of unparalleled joy on Turtle Island.
With less than ten days remaining until the wedding, Seiya set off back to Kumogakure. Yugito Nii returned to the village with him.
She certainly had to attend her student's wedding.
The wedding was planned and hosted by Mabui, scheduled to take place at the wedding villa in the Cloud-Thunder Gorge. The décor was exquisite and elegant, not lavish or extravagant.
However, this wedding was extraordinary in significance, so making it grand was inevitable.
Uchiha Mikoto had no extensive network in Kumogakure.
However, the Tojo family mother and son had lived in the village for over a decade and had many acquaintances.
Many gilded invitations were sent out, inviting over a hundred guests.
Close relatives and friends: Yugito Nii, Samui, Karin
Friends: Mabui, Omoi, Karui, Atsui, Shion, and so on;
Colleagues: subordinates at the Shinobi Hospital, everyone from the Jonin Conference, and so on;
There were also some prominent figures in the village.
...
Time flew by like a white colt passing a crack, and the wedding day arrived as scheduled.
Numerous guests gathered at the Cloud-Thunder Gorge.
Killer B was also rare enough to be released from his confinement by the Fourth Raikage to return to the village and congratulate the handsome couple of the Tojo family.
In the villa's courtyard, firecrackers were set off with loud cheers, creating a festive atmosphere.
The air was thick with the scent of gunpowder.
Under Mabui's coordination, guests orderly offered their blessings and gifts to the newlyweds.
Under the eaves of the corridor, Megumai observed Yugito Nii for a moment, noticing the flowing elegance of a newly married woman in her expression.
She couldn't help but smile, "It seems you taught my son a lot on Turtle Island."
Yugito Nii chuckled and shook her head.
"Even without my teaching, Seiya is very outstanding. I had intended to guide Seiya from callowness to maturity, but it turned into him guiding me through everything."
Megumai smiled sweetly and said, "My son studied the materials very diligently and comprehended them deeply. He answered the test I gave him very well. Hearing you say this, his practical application is also excellent."
"Yes,"
Yugito Nii nodded slightly, her eyes twinkling, then she smiled faintly, looking at the radiant Megumai.
"Tonight, Seiya will be practicing with another woman."
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