Sakura did not know how long she had been dizzy. By the time a pair of gentle hands pulled her out from the kimono, she felt she was almost fainting from the heat.
"Oops, Sakura, are you running a fever?"
Ino hurried to touch Sakura's forehead. At this moment, Sakura reacted and said, "I'm fine. It was just too hot."
"Then why did you cover yourself up like that."
Ino handed the clothes she took out to Sakura while saying, "These are all new clothes I bought according to your size. Change into them."
Sakura said thank you, and glanced at Ryun somewhat guiltily.
Ryun did not need Ino to push him out; he had already actively left the room.
Just as he closed the door, Sasuke, who had been holding back for a long time, immediately came up and said, "You said you would let me do one thing. What exactly is it?"
"Very simple," Ryun did not beat around the bush this time. "Apologize to Sakura later, and be a well behaved good child in front of her from now on."
Sasuke seemed to have suffered a great insult and said angrily, "Apologizing is fine, but what does being a well behaved child mean?"
"You don't understand?"
"I don't understand!"
"Alright then..."
Ryun touched his chin, hooked his finger at Sasuke, and after Sasuke approached with a suspicious look on his face, said, "She might become my girlfriend in the future, understand?"
Sasuke was petrified, then looked at Ryun with astonishment, finally saying with a face full of disdain, "I didn't expect your taste to be so low. You would like such a boring woman?"
Ryun was not angry but instead laughed, saying, "I thought you weren't interested in girls. It seems you have your own taste. Then what kind do you like?"
"Of course, a woman who is strong enough and has ways to make me stronger. Any other woman would only be a burden."
"So that's it..."
Ryun had an expression of 'as expected' and said, "I'll recommend a woman comparable to the Sannin Orochimaru to be your teacher when I have the chance."
Sasuke looked at Ryun with shining eyes and said, "Are you serious?"
"I swear in the name of the Sage of Six Paths."
"Fine. I'll go apologize to Sakura later, and from now on I'll try my best to... stay quiet in front of her."
Sasuke's mouth twitched several times, but he still didn't say words like 'obedient'.
Ryun didn't care about these details, because he knew that in the future, every time Sasuke thought of today's conversation, he would surely gnash his teeth.
Who asked that the woman Ryun would introduce to Sasuke in the future would be Snake Auntie.
Half an hour later, Sakura, having changed into new clothes and freshened up, finally walked out of the room.
"Look, how is it? Isn't it pretty?"
Ino actively lightened the atmosphere, "Ryun, I didn't expect you also have the skill of cutting others' hair. How about I come to you for a haircut in the future?"
"Of course you can, as long as you're not afraid I'll mess up your hair."
Sakura on the side subconsciously wanted to say: Ryun likes long hair, Ino, you must not cut it short.
But for some reason, she swallowed these words back.
Seeing that Sakura wasn't responding, Ino wanted to say something more. Ryun stepped aside, letting the two girls see Sasuke leaning against the doorframe.
Sasuke immediately straightened up. Although he felt unwilling in his heart, he still turned towards Sakura and gave a formal bow.
Sakura was stunned, and reached out to pinch Ino's cheek.
Ino wasn't angry either, and went to pinch Sakura's nose instead.
After both of them felt the pain, they looked at each other with an expression of seeing a ghost, and finally both looked at Ryun.
"Ryun, what genjutsu did you cast on him?" Ino asked.
"Or what hold do you have over him?" Sakura also quickly followed up.
Sasuke raised his head, his face stiff, and said, "It has nothing to do with Nojuro. I must take responsibility for what I did wrong. The Uchiha clan will not tarnish our own honor."
"Haruno Sakura, I can also compensate you with money, but I don't have any now. I will give it to you after we graduate and start doing missions."
"No, no need..."
Sakura still wanted to refuse, but Ino quickly covered Sakura's mouth and said, "We'll discuss this matter later. In any case, you must remember you owe Sakura a favor, understand?"
Seeing Sasuke nod, Ino released Sakura, then pulled Sakura and jogged to a distance.
"Why did you want to refuse? Isn't this a good opportunity? From now on it will be easier to get close to Sasuke... Wait, you don't dislike him now, do you?"
Ino looked at Sakura in confusion. Sakura was also a bit lost.
If the feeling she had for Sasuke while in the room was only fear.
Then now, after seeing Sasuke bow to her, she only felt a sense of blandness.
It was like a fan finally seeing the idol they had longed for offline, only to find that he is actually as boring as an ordinary person, and even has a very bad temper, shattering the fantasy.
"That's fine too. With Sasuke's personality like that, I wouldn't be at ease with you getting close to him either."
"How about this, I'll help you find a better boy in the future. We two don't need to quarrel and fight over a little kid anymore."
Sakura couldn't help but laugh too, staring at Ino and saying, "How did Sasuke suddenly become a little kid in your mouth? Who changed you? It's really hard to guess."
Ino's pretty face turned slightly red, but facing Sakura she didn't need to be shy, and said, "Ryun doesn't have that idea yet, and he is also on good terms with Tenten. Everything in the future is still uncertain."
"But from now on, don't casually make jokes about me in front of him. I still need to maintain my good image."
"Shameless, no shame."
Sakura teased Ino, while ripples stirred in her heart.
So... Ino just has a one sided crush?
On the other side, Sasuke spoke up, "Can I leave now?"
Ryun nodded and said, "Remember to come to the Hokage's office tomorrow to sign the contract with me. And... from now on, if someone asks you if I learned ninjutsu from you, just answer yes."
Sasuke was stunned, then said suspiciously, "Is the origin of your ninjutsu teacher something to hide?"
"What, are you very interested in such things? Or are you afraid to learn?"
Sasuke snorted coldly and said, "Even if you are a missing nin spy, as long as you can make me stronger, then I don't care."
After saying that, Sasuke flipped away and left.
And Ryun, looking at his retreating figure, sighed that Sasuke's eventual defection was indeed an unavoidable thing.
Afterwards, Ryun walked Ino and Sakura home.
The three of them talked and laughed along the way, clearly having become familiar with each other.
Ino's house was the closest. Ryun first walked Ino to her home, then walked Sakura to her doorstep.
Originally, Ryun planned to leave then, but Sakura said, "Um, Nojuro kun, can I go to your place with Ino from now on?"
Ryun was slightly taken aback and said, "Why?"
"Because... I want to learn medical ninjutsu from you." Sakura quickly found an excuse.
"Like that... No problem."
Ryun was going to simulate Sakura at night anyway, so he might as well use the knowledge gained from Sakura to teach Sakura in return. That would be considered not owing Sakura anything.
Then the two said goodbye. When night fell and all was quiet, Ryun couldn't wait to start a new round of simulation.
This time, could he learn those S rank ninjutsu of Tsunade?
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