"Huh~ It's really the most upscale hot spring in the town, and this thousand taels is worth it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

In the smoky hot springs, the eldest of the three women of different ages, Hong, is very enjoyable.

"Well... It's ok......"

Izumi who was leaning against the rockery responded in a coping voice.,Next to her,It's a cat covered in black.,I don't know why Iruka's little black, who is usually very sticky, runs away every time he takes a bath in Iruka.,This time I followed Izumi directly into the hot spring.,For this reason, Izumi had to find a way to bring it in.,After all, pets are not allowed in the hot spring.。

Isn't it true that cats should be afraid of water? Why does this black cat seem to like to soak in hot springs?

Izumi thought about this kind of thing suspiciously, and Hinata also looked at Xiao Hei with some curiosity, but the well-informed Red didn't care much about a cat that would enjoy hot springs, only to see a trace of an inexplicable smile suddenly flashing on her face full of mature charm, and then said meaningfully:

"Speaking of which, Izumi, wouldn't you have any problems living with Iruka-sensei, an adult man?"

Hearing this, Izumi was slightly stunned, and then looked at a red that seemed to be very familiar with herself, to be honest, although she was also a woman, she still didn't like to talk to people she didn't know very well.

"There's no problem, I've been together for so long, even if there is a problem, I've long gotten used to it."

It seemed to hear the perfunctory meaning in Izumi's words, Hong thought for a while, as if she was organizing the language, and after a while, I don't know what came to mind, a wicked smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth, and suddenly turned her head, looking at Hinata who was hesitating to reach out and tease Xiao Hei next to her, and asked with some meaning:

"I heard a few days ago that Iruka-sensei seems to like a girl named Calamus, na~ Hinata, do you know about this?"

Suddenly hearing Red call her name, Hinata couldn't resist her curiosity and was about to stretch out her hand immediately paused, and subconsciously put it back, fortunately, she had been listening to Hong, so she wouldn't be unable to answer:

"Huh? Oh...... I don't know exactly what Sister Calamus said, but Naruto said so, so it should be true......"

"Nope! That's impossible. ”

seems to be particularly concerned about Iruka's love problems, and Izumi's original perfunctory tone suddenly became categorically firm:

"I don't know why you have such a misunderstanding, and I don't know what happened to Iruka-sensei before I met him, but I'm 100% sure that Iruka-sensei didn't mean that kind of thing about Iruka-sensei."

The girl in the flower season is always very sensitive to feelings, although Izumi already has the strength of the elite ninja at a young age, and has also experienced the tragic experience of extermination, but this does not mean that her psychology is completely out of the original growth trajectory.

Izumi has seen Iruka and Iris get along, and she can keenly see that Irus's affection for Iruka is indeed good, but although Iruka's eyes are a little strange when she looks at Irus, it is definitely not love, that is, this is just Irus's unrequited love, and it has nothing to do with Iruka herself's wishes.

Plus the answer she got from deliberately asking Iruka about her mate selection criteria just now......

Thinking of this, Quanmei's face couldn't help but show a look of chagrin:

"And I once asked Mr. Iruka about the criteria for choosing a mate, and the guy said that he was not interested in all women whose age deviation was more than two years old, and that calamus should be similar to me, and it was not in that range."

When the words fell, Izumi suddenly found that Hong was looking at her with a wicked smile, and couldn't help but say with some doubts:

"What's wrong? Hongsenpai, is there anything strange on my face? ”

Hong shook his head, then suddenly chuckled, and said with some teasing:

"Sure enough, when I mention Iruka-sensei's relationship, Izumi will talk a lot more, and besides, it's the same as calamus...... You're concerned that your age isn't in Iruka-sensei's range of mates, right? ”

Hearing this, Izumi was stunned for a moment, and Hinata on the side couldn't help but look at Izumi in surprise after hearing Hong's words:

"Huh? Hi Izumi teacher... Like Iruka-sensei? ”

"I ......"

An intoxicating blush appeared on Izumi's face for a moment, and she subconsciously wanted to deny it, but at this moment, no one noticed that a red light suddenly flashed in Izumi's moving big eyes, and the next moment, the words that Izumi originally wanted to deny in her mind changed to diametrically opposite when she conveyed it:

"Yes, yes, I ...... I like Iruka-sensei. ”

As soon as the words were spoken, Red and Hinata had not yet reacted, but a look of surprise suddenly appeared on Izumi's face, as if she herself did not expect to say such shy words bluntly.

Say...... Spoke up? How could it be...... What's going on? How could I ......

For a moment, really only for a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Izumi's mind, and the chaotic thoughts made her brain a little dizzy, but in any case, the words that came out were like water spilled out, reality was reality, and she was in this hot spring, in front of two unfamiliar people, saying that she would never be able to say anything except if it was usual.

For some reason, Izumi felt that after saying the words that had been suppressed in her heart, her spirit seemed to have broken through some kind of shackles, and at the same time she felt that her eyes seemed to have undergone some kind of change that she didn't know, and an unprecedented sense of comfort emerged, this cool feeling gradually spread from her eyes to her whole body, making her whole body a thrill, and the next moment, when that strange feeling receded like a tide, she was actually weak, and she collapsed with her back against the rockery, and her face was filled with an unnatural crimson.

I didn't expect Izumi to say the most unspeakable words in her heart so bluntly, and it was not easy for Hong, who had seen Izumi look like she was prostrate, and thought that the normal reaction of shyness welling up in her heart after her courage to confess was exhausted, she couldn't help but chuckle:

"It's really brave, Izumi, when I'm as old as you, even if I have someone I like, I don't dare to say it, it seems that whether it is strength or courage, you are much stronger than me, even my predecessor has to admire you."

Hinata on the side didn't know what she was thinking, her eyes were straight to Izumi, and her pair of peculiar pupils were full of envy and adoration.

Izumi who had finally recovered suddenly frowned, and tasted it carefully, but she couldn't recall the strange feeling just now, and then she saw that Hong and Hinata both looked at her, knowing that now was not the time to think about things she didn't understand, so she suddenly shook her head, shook off the complicated thoughts in her mind, and then sorted out the bath towel wrapped in her long black hair, and said helplessly:

"Even if I say what I think in my heart, it doesn't make sense, don't look at Mr. Iruka's usual appearance of not caring about anything, in fact, he is a very principled person, and what he really decides will never change easily, and if his view of mate selection does not change, I don't have any chance at all."

I don't know why, after Izumi told Red and Hinata the true thoughts hidden in her heart, the original strangeness was inexplicably dissipated, replaced by an inexplicable familiarity, from the previous nodding friend directly across countless steps, to now a friend who can talk freely about his thoughts.

If Iruka were on the sidelines, he would definitely sigh that women's friendship is really unreasonable.

Looking at Izumi, who was annoyed and expressing her thoughts in front of her, Red knew that she had become a more intimate existence to all of her than Kakashi and Kai and several other elite shinobi who could communicate with her normally, except for Iruka.

Thinking of this, Hong's face couldn't help but flash a touch of pride.

Sure enough, even if she is as arrogant as Uchiha Izumi, she is still a girl after all, and as a woman and a senior, it is much easier for her to establish a friendship with her than others.

"It's perhaps, there will definitely be a chance to turn around before things come to an end, in other words, until Iruka-sensei doesn't have a lover, you have a chance."

Hearing this, Izumi suddenly raised her head and looked at Hong expectantly.

In her expectant gaze, Red chuckled, and then slowly spoke her thoughts.

As the topic progressed, Izumi nodded her head in agreement from time to time, and next to her, Hinata's little face gradually appeared flushed, and she didn't know if it was a sign of some kind of emotion, but even so, she listened carefully to Hong's words, as if she wanted to learn something from them.

The three of them who were communicating seriously didn't notice at all that the black cat on the side who was enjoying the hot spring like them didn't know when they pricked up their ears, and the round pale golden cat's eyes flashed with an extremely human light. (To be continued.) )