Uzumaki Chigusa covered her mouth, chuckling, "That's not like you at all! The Orochimaru I know is brilliant and intelligent, just a bit lacking in emotional intelligence. But then again, you're not lacking in emotional intelligence, you just never thought you'd be liked by a girl, did you?"
"I never thought… and please don't use 'brilliant' on me; it's not very auspicious."
Orochimaru was quite averse to the term "brilliant," always feeling her hairline was in danger.
"Are you going to reject me, Orochimaru? It's okay if you reject me. I'm an adult; you don't need to feel any burden."
Uzumaki Chigusa regretted her rash action a little. Thinking that her actions might cause Orochimaru more distress, and considering that Orochimaru's feelings for her were probably friendship, she prepared herself for rejection.
It's just a rejection!
I'll meet someone better in the future!
Someone more outstanding than Orochimaru!
Someone stronger than Orochimaru!
Someone more beautiful than Orochimaru!
In the entire Ninja World, it seemed difficult to find someone more outstanding than Orochimaru… Uzumaki Chigusa, who was originally trying to convince herself to let go, successfully broke her own mindset.
"In the future, would you not mind sharing a lover with others, Chigusa?"
Orochimaru moved closer to Uzumaki Chigusa, gazing into her slightly evasive red eyes.
Why did that sound a bit off?
"How could I not mind…"
Uzumaki Chigusa minded a lot, but when she thought about competing with girls so much younger than herself, how could she possibly do it!
But from Orochimaru's distressed look, it was hard for her to refuse them, which meant that if she were with Orochimaru, she would very likely have to share a lover with them.
Sharing a lover… What kind of situation was that!
"Chigusa, when did you start liking me? When you kissed my cheek?"
Orochimaru pointed at her own cheek, looking at Uzumaki Chigusa with the gaze one would use for a dangerous person, then changed the subject, "Or were you at Whirlpool Hidden Village back then?"
"How could it be Whirlpool Hidden Village! How old were you back then! I always treated you like a child!"
Uzumaki Chigusa couldn't help but raise her voice. If she had liked Orochimaru back then, wouldn't she have been a genuine pervert?
"It seems, you, this adult, aren't that terrible after all."
Orochimaru had just been wondering if Uzumaki Chigusa was a lolicon. If she was, she would have rejected her without hesitation.
"Orochimaru, you're so mean. What do you really think of me? How could I be that kind of person? Do you really see me as someone who would have thoughts about children?"
Uzumaki Chigusa sniffled, covering her face sadly and mournfully, looking utterly wronged, as if she had been slandered and was heartbroken, wanting to die without the slanderer's apology.
This drama queen… Orochimaru watched Uzumaki Chigusa, who was secretly peeking at her and sniffing.
"It seems Orochimaru, that's exactly what you think… Alright, you don't need to say anything more. I'll disappear from your sight, just like insects hiding in the shadows are destined not to appear in the sunlight, *sniffle sniffle*… I'm going back to my darkness, *sniffle sniffle*…"
Uzumaki Chigusa turned and walked away, providing sound effects for her "crying" as she went, occasionally glancing at Orochimaru.
"Stop!"
Orochimaru put one hand on her hip, called out to Uzumaki Chigusa, and said, both annoyed and amused, "The direction you're walking is the way out of the Land of Waves."
"Orochimaru, you're so mean!"
Uzumaki Chigusa couldn't keep up the act anymore. She hugged Orochimaru and whined, "Tell me! Are you going to say yes to me, or yes to me, or yes to me! There's no option to refuse!"
"How many times have I told you, no one provides sound effects for themselves when crying!"
Orochimaru helplessly pinched Uzumaki Chigusa's cheeks, cupping her face, and asked incredulously, "You know I'm a fickle person, so why do you still like me? Is someone like me truly worth your affection?"
"Orochimaru, you are worth it."
Uzumaki Chigusa's smile faded, and she looked at Orochimaru seriously, holding her hand to her chest.
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