"Yes, your identity is sensitive right now, but if the situation becomes very serious, we still need you...... Help us, and hopefully you won't blame us for being reckless by then. ”

Hizai nodded, brushing his beard.

The matter of Shuo Mao's departure to the Sand Hidden side has made the relationship between the two villages even more tense, although the disappearance of the three generations of Kazekage and the genius puppeteer was not done by Shuo Mao, but their absence is also a fact.

At least for now, Konoha has a good chance of winning if there is a war - Shadow is missing, and Sand Hidden Village belongs to the Land of Wind, and the children of important people on their side are now in Konoha.

Even if the Sungakure side might insist on continuing the battle despite the orders of the Daimyo's faction, they would not have received any material support from the Wind Country.

Of course, this is something that only happens when the daimyo of the Land of the Wind cares a lot about his children.

Judging from the various signs that Shuo Mao detected, it seems that the daimyo of the Land of Wind is not such an indifferent person.

“…… Well, at least I hope that if you use me as a hostage, you can treat me better, or I may kill myself, so that you can't use me to threaten my own father. ”

Yu shrugged.

She understood the subtext of the day slash, but she didn't care.

Anyway, as long as you don't abuse yourself, although you don't want to, but if you really reach a dead end, then you can only be freed by committing suicide.

Unless these people don't even let go of their own dead themselves, and frantically use the reason of 'destroying the corpse' to force their own father, it can basically be said to be stable.

Thinking of this, Yu couldn't help but look at Tuan Zang again.

“……”

Well, the person who proposed to use her as a hostage at the beginning was Tuan Zang.

…… Did Shuo Mao tell this guy about this too?

Danzou glanced at Shuo Mao.

Shuo Mao lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yu, who was still shorter than him beside him, could see the little unbearable feeling on his face.

"Don't worry, as long as you're willing to help Konoha, we won't treat you badly."

Koharu, who felt that she was a woman and should be more credible in her words, suddenly spoke.

"Thank you in advance, but I really don't want that to happen...... Because Konoha is really good, I love it here - if only I had been born in the Land of Fire. ”

Yu sighed regretfully.

…… Even if you're not a daimyo child, it's not necessary anyway, but it's more convenient.

"Hmm...... Who are the people who know you are a girl now? ”

Hinata didn't know how to react to Yu's affection for Konoha because he wanted to clear up the relationship after his previous words and seemed so unkind.

The current situation has been confirmed, and Hizaki has decided to change the subject.

And he really cares about it.

"Shuo Shigeru, Maguro, and one of my classmates, her name is Nohara Rin...... But I don't think she's going to say it, and then I'll emphasize to them that I want to continue to be with everyone like this, so please keep it a secret for me - okay? ”

Shuo Mao felt that the force on his hand, which had not been released since he had just pulled it up, was heavier.

Because he had lost a lot of his voice in the previous matter, there was no way to stop Hokage-sama and his advisors from making such a decision.

…… She's scared, too, because she doesn't know what kind of future she will become.

Shuo Mao Hui took her hand as a gesture of comfort.

Yu felt it obviously, and when he looked up again, Shuo Mao was looking at him with special affection.

It seems to say: don't be afraid, child, I'm here.

Just, especially like a god.

This kind of warmth didn't move Yu much, and she even wanted to skin it here.

"Ahem, then again, do you have to keep an eye on my daily actions next? lest I escape from Konoha while you're not looking? ”

Yu loosened his hand and gently placed it on Shuo Mao's hand.

"When—" "No, you just have to act like these things have nothing to do with you, and continue to live the life you are supposed to live here." ”

As soon as Tuan Zang wanted to say, he said that you are very good, young man, but he was interrupted by Ri Chopping out his hand and opening his mouth.

Hizashi returned to his usual amiable 'old man' state: "The villagers of Konoha are all my family, and so are you...... Abundant. ”

Yu knew that he was about to start pouring chicken soup when he saw his 'gentle' smile, and hurriedly pulled Shuo Mao's hand to bring him closer to him.

"You don't feel very relieved that you do this, so let's just let Shuo Mao spy on me, and I'll be quite happy if I'm with him - although he said he likes me, he still thinks about Konoha very much, and I don't want him to be embarrassed, so I try not to embarrass Hokage-sama...... If you don't think it's good to avoid suspicion, then please send someone to spy on me when I don't know, but please don't get too close to my private space with Shuo Mao, okay? ”

Yu picked up Shuo Mao's hand and put it next to his crooked face, winking at the four middle-aged and elderly people in front of him.

“！？”

Several of them were keenly aware of the important words and sentences, and looked at Shuo Mao in unison.

“…… Wait, wait, it's not like that, I didn't think like that-"

Shuo Mao tried to withdraw his hand, but Yu gripped it so tightly that he could only use his other hand to swing and explain.

"Hey, so what you said you liked me at the time was just casual talk...... I'm so sad. ”

Yu 'full of sorrow' put his other hand over as well, and held Shuomao's hand together, frowning and about to cry.

…… Isn't it??

Shuo Mao is numb.

He could see that Yu didn't have that kind of affection for him, and it might just be funny to let himself say something like that...... He felt that it was a tacit 'falsehood' tacitly acquiesced by both sides.

Otherwise, why did Yu take the opportunity to say 'I like you too'?

"Ahem, ahem, ahem...... Are you really ...... Said it??? ”

Hinata choked on his saliva and coughed several times, and hurriedly patted his heart and lungs and stared at Shuo Mao waiting for his explanation.

“…… I...... Said ......"

Shuo Mao almost collapsed to admit.

But this collapse is different from the previous hopeless collapse of life, at this moment he just wants to find a crack in the ground and squeeze in, never come out.

“……”

Hizai was really dumbfounded, and even after hearing Shuo Mao's answer, Tuan Zang began to look at Shuo Mao with the same eyes as if he were looking at a pervert.

- "Alas, you ...... Go back first. ”

Hizai lowered his head and held his forehead, waving at them with his other hand.

Among these people, Xiaochun and Yan, who have no sense of existence, are the most shocked.

- They feel that they can't keep up with the topics of young people.