[The Next Day]
[Karin's Home]
"Mmm…" Sleeping soundly, Karin slowly opened her eyes.
She was naturally lying on her bed at home, but there was no one beside her.
Karin pouted a little and hugged her pillow, "Why didn't Shishou stay…"
At that moment, the door opened, and Rengoku walked in carrying a large pile of food.
There was a big patch of drool on his clothes. Hearing her, he said a bit irritably, "You were drooling in your sleep from craving food, so I had to go buy something for you first."
"Ah?", Seeing the drool stain on Rengoku's chest, Karin didn't know what to do.
Then she showed an embarrassed smile, "Hehe… no wonder I kept eating in my dream."
Rengoku shook his head, "Get up and eat first."
"Got it, Shishou!"
Karin quickly jumped out of bed and ran off to wash up.
Besides buying breakfast early in the morning, Rengoku had also deliberately sent out twenty shadow clones to the Uchiha training grounds.
Yesterday, he had left his clones there to work on chakra nature transformation throughout the night.
After listening to Nagato's explanation, Rengoku decided to train one nature at a time.
So all twenty shadow clones had started practicing from the water attribute.
As for whether he could create even more shadow clones to speed things up, Rengoku needed to wait until night, when he reabsorbed all the clones, to check his learning progress and how much strain he could handle.
As for his main body, there were other matters he needed to take care of.
After learning that Rengoku had stayed with her and hadn't left, Karin was naturally in a very good mood.
She quickly finished washing up and bounced out of the bathroom.
"Shishou! I'm done washing!"
Rengoku tapped the table, "Sit down and eat."
"Hehe!", Karin sat down and took a look. There were steamed dumplings, siu mai, fish cakes, rice porridge… All kinds of food filled the table. These were all things Karin loved to eat when she was younger, and Rengoku had bought them all.
"These are all your favorites, right?"
"Mhm! Mhm! Shishou remembers everything. Thank you, Shishou."
It felt like she had returned to five years ago. Karin's face was full of nostalgia and longing.
Feeling Rengoku's affection for her, her face was filled with happiness.
Actually, Rengoku didn't need to buy these things himself. He could have just instructed clan members to run errands.
But he also wanted to see the changes in the clan, and he wanted to taste whether these foods had changed compared to before, so he bought them along the way.
Rengoku picked up a steamed dumpling and put it into his mouth. The taste was about the same as before.
"Don't use that method again in the future."
He was naturally referring to Karin drinking the Water of Life and making herself drowsy.
After all, if the Water of Life didn't pass through the stomach, it wouldn't cause such strong drowsiness.
In other words, Karin had deliberately drunk it directly instead of using an infusion.
Karin was eating a fish cake at the moment. Hearing this, she lowered her head a little, looking wronged.
"I just wanted to be a little closer to you, Shishou."
Although Karin had learned quite a lot over the past few years while Rengoku wasn't around, many things were still only theoretical for her.
She had no real experience and didn't know how to be in love.
So she often came up with strange ideas on impulse.
But when the moment actually came, she would shrink back for various reasons.
Rengoku put down his chopsticks, took a new pair from the holder, and walked behind Karin.
While arranging her hair, he said, "The premise of doing these things is that they make you happy."
As he spoke, Karin's hair was already neatly tied up by him.
Just as Rengoku was about to sit down, Karin grabbed his arm.
"Shishou, I'm used to sleeping while holding onto you."
Karin looked at him pitifully, her eyes full of longing and grievance, like a little puppy that had been abandoned.
For the past five years, Karin had gone to keep Rengoku's shadow clone company every day.
Sometimes, when she missed him too much, she would lean against his clone and fall asleep.
Now that Rengoku had returned, if she couldn't lean on him, she would feel very uncomfortable.
Having synchronized with his clone's memories, Rengoku naturally understood what Karin meant.
He gently stroked her hair, "Do you want to sleep with me every day?"
Hearing this, Karin's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick.
"Then let's get engaged first."
Rengoku's words instantly left Karin dizzy with shock.
"Ah! Shishou! That's amazing, Shishou!"
Overjoyed, she jumped up, hugged Rengoku, and leaped onto him, wrapping her legs around his waist while cheering excitedly without stopping.
Rengoku supported her with one hand under her hips and wrapped the other around her back.
"You need to think this through. Once we're engaged, everything about you will belong to me. There won't be any chance to regret it."
Karin's excited face was flushed red. She leaned into his neck and breathed out warm air.
"I won't regret it. Everything I have was given by you, Shishou. Everything about me should belong to you."
"I want to be your bride."
Feeling Karin's deep affection for him, Rengoku didn't say anything to refuse.
He reached out and stroked her hair, "Getting engaged is a big matter. We need to make some preparations."
Karin shook her head, "Shishou, I don't like those formalities. I just want to be with you."
Rengoku pressed a kiss onto Karin's forehead, "At the very least, we need to inform everyone."
That single kiss left Karin feeling dizzy. She shook her head before regaining her senses.
Resting against Rengoku's shoulder, she said, "First we tell Mom, and then…"
Smack!
Rengoku lightly slapped Karin on the backside.
"As the wife of the Uchiha clan head, the engagement has to be known by the entire clan."
Karin's face turned red. Hearing this, she stuck out her tongue, "That sounds like a lot of trouble. Didn't you say you weren't planning to reveal your identity, Shishou?"
Rengoku set Karin back down, "They're all clan members, so it's fine. I've been a bit busy these past couple of days. After that, I'll announce it."
"Mhm! I'll listen to you, Shishou!"
"Eat first. It'll get cold soon," Rengoku pointed at the food on the table.
Karin was in an extremely good mood now. She nodded repeatedly, sat down, and immediately began devouring the food like a whirlwind.
After sitting down, Rengoku watched Karin. After all, seeing someone eat so happily could also improve your own appetite.
"After you come back from the barrier team today, bring your pajamas and toiletries to my place."
Karin's face lit up with joy, "Shishou, does this mean we're officially living together?"
Rengoku reached out and rubbed her hair, smiling with a hint of indulgence, "Yes, my fiancee."
Karin looked up, her eyes filled with shyness and attachment.
Rengoku picked up a napkin and carefully wiped her face.
"You're still chlidish. You even got food all over your face."
Karin looked at Rengoku's gentle gaze and rubbed against his hand.
"Shishou, I'll always be childish. Only to you.."
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