Shizuzu Uchiha, who didn't want to go but was afraid that Kakashi would suddenly turn off like a broken car of some brand, still responded, and was then led by him towards the jewelry shop with the name of the extremely middle two.

"Welcome to Butterfly Love Flower, what style of jewelry do you want to buy?"

The shopkeeper, who was originally carving with his head down, an old man with long white hair glanced over and said.

Kakashi didn't answer, he glanced at Uchiha Shizue only to find that the other party was still lacking in interest, as if these beautiful jewelry for women didn't interest her at all.

"Uncle, let's take a look first." Embarrassed to the shopkeeper, he squeezed the Uchiha Shizu's palm slightly to signal not to show that he was not interested in the store's products.

The old man, who had already seen the impatience on Shizu's face, waved his hand casually, and then continued to look down and carve the unfinished pair of earrings on his hand.

It's all butterflies... Kakashi thought as he looked at the jewelry on the shelves and walls.

And after watching it for a long time, he is very satisfied with every piece of jewelry in this store, and feels that any one that matches the Uchiha Shizun can make her look more attractive.

Kakashi, who was expecting her to wear these jewelry, couldn't help but pick up one of the blue butterfly hairpins and asked Shizune Uchiha if she liked it.

Tsk, what is this, is it for me to wear this completely useless thing on my head? No kidding, it's hard to die and uncomfortable.

The Uchiha, who wanted to refuse and was afraid that Kakashi would suddenly freeze like before, was silent and silently rejected his idea of buying himself this hairpin.

“……”

"Young man, you are taking my heart's work baby, the Goddess of Light Flashing Butterfly Hairpin, I made it for a whole year, and if it breaks, I will pay me five million yen."

The shopkeeper, who suddenly spoke up, raised his head that had been buried all along, and said with some dissatisfaction, fearing that Kakashi would accidentally pinch this hard work.

“……”

5 million yen... Kakashi silently put the hairpin back on the shelf, and then heard Uchiha's quiet words.

"Hey, who are you slandering? Geezer? Shizune Uchiha, who was already impatient and disgusted from staying in a room full of insect specimens, questioned the shopkeeper with extreme unhappiness.

As if sensing that her intimidation was not enough, she pulled Kakashi over and tapped her fingernails on his forehead, making a crisp sound that threatened the shopkeeper.

"......" Because the shopkeeper who had been concentrating on carving earrings in unison, he noticed that one of the two was a ninja, and he smiled and said, "Ninja-sama, if you like to take it..."

"Hey..."Kakashi tugged at Shizue Uchiha's sleeve, he didn't like her way of coercing ordinary people, but he was afraid that Shizu Uchiha would be angry at him for not cooperating, so he called out and hoped that she would restrain herself and stop talking.

"That's what it sounds like." Defending Kakashi, she felt as if something was wrong with her maintenance methods.

But it doesn't matter, he just needs to leave this impression in his heart and make him work harder for himself.

"Uncle... That one... Can that hairpin be cheaper? ”

Kakashi, who really felt that Uchiha Shizun was very suitable for that hairpin, said with some embarrassment. Showing that he had no money in front of her made Kakashi feel embarrassed.

"No, I don't." Before the shopkeeper could speak, the Uchiha said impatiently, leaving the amount of money that the shopkeeper had just wanted to say stuck in his throat.

"I'm not going to wear it, and you don't have to buy me these flashy and useless rags." The truth-telling Uchiha Shizun spoke again, "You just need to respond to my liking with likes." ”

"......" Kakashi, who was a little confused by her words, touched his nose and said helplessly, "Then it's all here, let's buy one." ”

"Then this one, I think it's okay." Shizuzu Uchiha, who has been teasing Kakashi all the time, now just wants to go to bed in the hotel early, and then return to Konoha to be a ninja after the deal with Orochimaru is over early.

The shopkeeper looked at the red and black hairpin that Uchiha Shizun pointed to and said with a smile: "This thing is not strictly speaking, it is not a hairpin, it is an extremely sharp awl made by someone who was used by the daughter of a certain daimyo in ancient times to protect her chastity. ”

"Its name is Oni Butterfly, and I added color to it to make it look red and black. By the way, since you want to buy this, I have to tell you something. ”

"The people who wore this hairpin are all dead."

Although they were a little dissatisfied with the previous actions of the two, the owner of the shop still told the two of them about the rumors about this hairpin, so that they could think about it and decide whether to buy this ominous hairpin later.

"Who cares so much about you? Say how much it is. The impatient Uchiha Shizune didn't even think about it, so he asked about the price and wanted to buy it early and go to rest.

For her, who once lived under the red flag, even if she encountered such a bad thing as crossing and various cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, she still didn't believe that there would be any curse on a broken hairpin.

"500,000 yen..."Uchiha Shizu's urging voice without hesitation made the boss stunned for a moment, and he watched Kakashi quote the price of this hairpin.

Kakashi, who had believed in the existence of such a thing as a curse for the first time, looked at Shizue Uchiha hesitantly, trying to persuade her to buy another one, but was glared at fiercely by the look she had before she recovered.

What he fears is not a curse, what he fears is the loss of the person in front of him.

"Boss, I bought it." Defeated by her cute face with a hint of annoyance, Kakashi pulled out the Fire Nation Money Bank passbook and placed it in front of the cabinet and said.

“……”

Curse this thing, as evidenced by history, young man...

The white-haired old man took a deep breath of the long cigarette stick he was holding in his hand, and silently took a slip out for Kakashi to sign and press his handprint.

- Kakashi Hachiki

After the purchase, the two walked out of the store with the hairpin, and the old man took a deeper puff of tobacco, but accidentally shook out the burned ash in the cigarette stick, staining the pair of unfinished earrings

- Commercial Street

The two who were already walking on the street stopped, and Kakashi couldn't help but persuade Shizuzu Uchiha to see how she looked wearing the hairpin.

"Dai Dai look, Jing, this is my first gift to you."

“……”