"It's rare for girls to like girls, but it's not unheard of. It shouldn't be so shocking, should it?"
Orochimaru thought Uzumaki Chigusa was surprised that Tsunade and the others liked her, talking nonsense with a straight face. In the entire Ninja World, besides them, she had never seen girls like other girls.
"That's not what I'm surprised about, okay…",
Uzumaki Chigusa rested her hands on the white snake wrapped around her body, her head drooping in frustration. What she cared about was that Tsunade and the others had actually confessed to Orochimaru. Uchiha Hikari, that child was only 15 years old, and she had already confessed to Orochimaru!
She suddenly felt her chances were slim, yet she was unwilling to give up. She secretly regretted not seizing the opportunity when she first realized her feelings for Orochimaru. Then she thought that such a thought was wrong; Orochimaru was still underage back then!
How could she make a move on an underage Orochimaru?
Even if she liked reading forbidden books, it didn't mean she would actually do such a thing!
She read forbidden books with a critical mindset!
"Then what's wrong with you? Falling off a tree branch, and you're still the Uzumaki Clan's leader? Is that all you've got?"
Orochimaru put Uzumaki Chigusa down, and the white snake returned to her sleeve.
"Here you go."
Orochimaru handed over the basket she was holding.
"Thank you."
Uzumaki Chigusa took the basket Orochimaru handed her and looked down at the herbs inside.
"Chigusa, I need to go back. The war between Konoha and Iwagakure isn't over yet, and the war in the Ninja World won't end that quickly either."
Just as Orochimaru was about to leave, a hand gripped her arm.
"Chigusa?"
Orochimaru looked at Uzumaki Chigusa, whose red eyes held various emotions, with a premonition of something bad.
"Orochimaru, could you lower your head a bit?"
Uzumaki Chigusa beckoned.
"Again?"
Orochimaru remembered Uzumaki Chigusa kissing her forehead before and reluctantly lowered her head.
"It's different this time, you know."
Uzumaki Chigusa's soft, lipstick-painted lips touched Orochimaru's, a brief kiss.
"Orochimaru, just as you said, I'm a terrible adult. I fell for you, someone more than a decade younger than me. What I was surprised about just now wasn't that girls confessed to you, but that I was a step too late."
Uzumaki Chigusa looked at Orochimaru's surprised expression, her face flushed. Her red eyes met Orochimaru's wide golden pupils without flinching. Her hands were clasped behind her back, clutching the basket, and she said with a smile, "Do you regret saving me? It's too late to regret now."
Uzumaki Chigusa didn't want to show the nervousness in her heart and comforted herself mentally.
Even if she was rejected, it was no big deal. Maybe she would meet someone better in the future?
"I only regret not arriving at Whirlpool Hidden Village sooner…"
Orochimaru's lips still held the taste of Uzumaki Chigusa's lipstick. She didn't regret saving Uzumaki Chigusa. Even knowing she would fall for her, she wouldn't change her decision.
"I didn't give them an answer because I couldn't refuse them…"
Orochimaru mimicked Uzumaki Chigusa's tone and said, "Chigusa, you've fallen for a fickle person. It's still not too late to regret it."
"This is the real reason you're in a bad mood, isn't it?"
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