radicalducati Chapter 108 Rin Nohara's Little Kindness; The Confusion from Kurenai Yuhi
Chapter 108 Rin Nohara's Little Kindness; The Confusion from Kurenai Yuhi
Chapter 108 Rin Nohara's Little Kindness; The Confusion from Kurenai Yuhi
Upon hearing Nohara Rin's words, Uchiha Ike's smile faltered, and his expression became somewhat subtle.
Feeling a lot of pressure?
He seemed to be doing alright.
It just feels like the other two teammates, as well as their instructor Tsunade, are under a lot of pressure.
Of course, Uchiha Ike didn't intend to refute anything, but simply nodded with a light laugh and said, "Don't worry, I will train hard."
"Yes!" Nohara Rin nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of smiles.
Although Nohara Rin said there was no need to see her off, Uchiha Ike still accompanied her for a while.
The two chatted and laughed along the way, and soon arrived at the entrance of the clan's territory.
As the time for parting drew near, Nohara Rin gradually became less talkative, and her expression seemed somewhat anxious and uncertain.
"that...
""
"What's the matter?" Uchiha Ike asked patiently.
"Am I still Ike-kun's... only friend?" Nohara Rin asked softly, her tone somewhat uneasy.
Uchiha Ike paused for a moment, then said without hesitation, "Rin is my best friend."
He didn't say it was his only friend, just his best friend.
He wouldn't be responsible if Nohara Rin misunderstood.
However, Nohara Rin seemed to read Uchiha Ike's mind and pouted in dissatisfaction: "Does Ike-kun mean that you already have other friends...?"
"Uh..." Uchiha Ike's expression was somewhat surprised. Nohara Rin was actually able to see through the true meaning of his words.
Is this a woman's sixth sense?
Fortunately, she was only on the first level, while Uchiha Ike was on the fifth level.
Besides friends, he also has close friends, comrades-in-arms, teammates, confidants, best friends... and so on. This is the diversity of his friendships.
In addition, Uchiha Ike strictly distinguishes the meaning of each word and will never confuse them.
Simply put, what is important is not necessarily the only one, what is unique is not necessarily the first one, and what is first is not necessarily the best one.
Your first friend and your first best friend may be different, and your important friend and your only friend may also be different.
Regardless of how they are arranged, in Uchiha Ike's world, everyone can be special, and the right to interpret them is in his hands.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Ike suddenly felt more confident, and his back straightened unconsciously. There was no guilty conscience on his face, only an overflowing sense of composure.
"My teammates in the fifth squad, they've been on missions with me all along, so naturally they're all my friends."
He paused, straightened his expression, and said sincerely, "But Lin, you're different. You're my best friend."
"It's not as amazing as you make it out to be..."
'
Nohara Rin lowered her head and said, gently playing with the ends of her hair with her fingers. Her voice was well controlled, but the tips of her ears were already red as blood.
[A shy smile from Rin Nohara has been detected!]
[Gain 20 points and increase defense by 4%!]
[Target's emotional fluctuations exceed the standard; host receives an additional reward: 20 points!]
Looking at the system's extra reward, Uchiha Ike blinked, not understanding for a moment why the extra reward was points.
A few seconds later, he realized that Nohara Rin had just graduated and might be...
poor.
This is all she could give.
"However, Mr. Chi has made friends..."
'
At this very moment, Nohara Rin, who had been shyly keeping her head down, slowly raised her head and looked over.
She leaned slightly forward, her hands hidden behind her back, her face full of a bright smile, which unconsciously reminded people of cherry blossoms blooming in spring.
That's wonderful.
Uchiha Ike tilted his head and subconsciously asked, "Hmm?"
What's so good about it? What makes it so good?
"It's really great." Nohara Rin gently placed her hand under her slender neck, as if making a prayer: "I don't have to worry about Ike-kun being bullied anymore."
"6
'
Looking at Nohara Rin with her eyes closed and a smile, Uchiha Ike felt a strange tingling in his heart.
He said in a somewhat complicated tone, "When was I bullied?"
He's always the one bullying others!
"No, I was just worried..." Nohara Rin smiled and shook her head, her hands, which had been hidden behind her back, slowly emerging like a tender flower bud unfurling: "Ta-da!"
As if by magic, a slightly browned cookie lay in her palm.
Uchiha Ike looked at the cookie in Nohara Rin's hand, opened his mouth, and said, "This is..."
Rin Nohara held up the cookies in her hand, turning her head away shyly. "These are some snacks I made. I've recently become interested in sweets... Could you try them for me?"
Uchiha Ike didn't say anything, but silently took the cookie from Nohara Rin's hand.
Nohara Rin breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and her eyes were full of relaxed smiles.
However, perhaps because of the light of the setting sun, her usually flawless, fair face appeared somewhat flushed at this moment.
"Please enjoy it slowly... If you like it, I'll make more!"
Nohara Rin shouted this sentence to Uchiha Ike with her eyes closed, shoved the entire box of cookies into Uchiha Ike's hand, and ran out of the clan's territory without looking back.
Uchiha Ike instinctively reached out his hand to her retreating figure.
But soon, he slowly lowered his hand, watching the other person's departing figure, his eyes flickering with a strange light.
From the beginning, Nohara Rin was a true Yamato Nadeshiko in his mind: gentle, reserved, and always optimistic.
However, as they spent more time together, Uchiha Ike gradually realized that this was not the case.
Everyone has their own unique traits, and Rin Nohara is no exception. She is indeed very gentle and kind, but beneath that gentleness and kindness, she also experiences a variety of other emotions.
She can pretend to be sad, and she can be genuinely sad. She can pretend to be happy, and she can be genuinely happy.
These emotions may not be perfect in themselves, but they gave Uchiha Ike a strange sense of peace.
Yes, don't worry.
She's no longer a one-dimensional, flat character in a story, but a living, breathing girl, someone who can feel each other's warmth...
For him, this applies to Rin Nohara, Kurenai Yuhi, Tsunade, and even Might Guy and Kakashi.
It was they who made Uchiha Ike feel the reality of this world.
but!
Once Nohara Rin's figure had completely disappeared into the dim light, Uchiha Ike's lips curled up slightly: "We still have to take advantage of what we need to take advantage of."
The wool grows on their bodies; wouldn't it be a waste if we didn't take a piece of it?
Thinking of this, Uchiha Ike stopped being coy, lowered his head to put away the snack box, and popped the cookie into his mouth.
"So sweet..."
'
Outside the Uchiha clan compound, on a commercial street next to the residential area, there's a newly opened dessert shop.
Yuhi Kou put a spoonful of strawberry parfait into her mouth.
The cool, sweet taste blossomed on her taste buds, and Yuhi Kurenai unconsciously squinted her eyes in bliss.
"Hmph hmph hmph~"
But upon hearing the girl's incoherent tune, Kurenai Yuhi, who was enjoying her delicious meal, couldn't help but open her eyes.
She looked at Nohara Rin, who was gently swaying her body, and a deep curiosity flashed in her dark red eyes.
"Hey... why are you so happy today?"