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Samui froze.
Her eyes showed her incomprehension.
What was Kiyoshi saying?
She had caused him to fall out with Kumogakure?
When had she done such a thing?
"This isn't the place to talk." Kiyoshi said.
Samui had no choice but to suppress the doubts in her heart and take Kiyoshi to a private room on the second floor of the sushi restaurant.
Only she and Kiyoshi were in the private room.
"Kiyoshi, what do you mean by what you just said?"
Samui asked, her voice tinged with wariness.
She had heard that the Uchiha clan's behavior was extreme. Their thinking was twisted, and the things they did were abnormal.
Could it be that Kiyoshi had inherited this trait after returning to the Uchiha clan?
Kiyoshi said, "I heard everything you guys said on the third floor that day."
Kiyoshi suddenly dropped a bomb, his tone as casual as if he were merely talking about the weather.
Samui's pupils constricted.
"...What?"
That day, she had personally seen Kiyoshi walk away, and only after making sure no one was around did she communicate with Samodo.
Could a Sharingan with only one tomoe have such powerful insight?
Samui looked at Kiyoshi before her.
He was clearly just a kid who had just entered ninja school and had just luckily awakened the Uchiha clan's Kekkei genkai.
Kiyoshi didn't answer, but simply raised his eyebrows slightly and made a few silent movements with his mouth.
He was repeating exactly what she had said that day.
"Kiyoshi probably doesn't want to return to Kumogakure."
Samui retorted, "So what if I did? I was just saying."
Kiyoshi said, "Your 'just saying' chilled me to the bone. I originally wanted to return to Kumogakure, but I didn't expect someone to say that about me behind my back. Isn't that questioning the place of the Uchiha clan and Kumogakure in my heart?"
"!"
Samui's face paled slightly.
Kiyoshi's words were far-fetched.
In fact, it was so far-fetched that it was like making a mountain out of a molehill.
But no matter how far-fetched it was, she had indeed said those words.
Even if she was sure that Kiyoshi didn't care much about Kumogakure, she absolutely couldn't say that.
Some things don't weigh much until you put them on the scale, but once you do, they can weigh a ton.
If the higher-ups know that even if there is a 1% chance that she is the reason Kiyoshi won't return to Kumogakure, she won't have a good time.
If only she was affected, Samui could endure the consequences.
But she also had a younger brother, Atsui, who would definitely be affected.
He was the only family Samui had left.
"No matter what, I was born in the Land of Lightning. You should be someone Kumogakure sent to win me over, but you don't have any trust in me."
"If I really return to Kumogakure, I guess everyone will say that I'm a Konoha spy behind my back. How would I dare to go back?"
"I hope Samodo doesn't mind this, after all, he's very confident that I'll return to Kumogakure."
Kiyoshi said leisurely, as if he was just stating a fact.
He was taking advantage of the fact that Samui cared about her family.
Whether in the manga or anime storyline, Samui had a younger brother, Atsui.
He knew that his Kekkei genkai was very valuable to Kumogakure, but not to the point of ignoring everything else.
For example, the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails in Kumogakure were worth ten Kiyoshis.
However, compared to Samui and her family, Kiyoshi's value was undoubtedly higher.
The air suddenly fell silent.
"...What do you want?"
After what seemed like a few seconds, Samui pursed her lips and said.
Kiyoshi smiled upon hearing this.
As expected of a spy from Kumogakure, huh.
She understood right away.
"My request isn't high."
Kiyoshi continued, his voice so low that only the two of them could hear.
"Give me another ninjutsu scroll. I want a body strengthening ninjutsu, and a D-rank will do."
Kiyoshi stated his request, his eyes fixed on Samui.
Samui was a little taller than him, so Kiyoshi had to look up at her.
As a result, two dark shadows covered Kiyoshi's face under the light.
"...D-rank?"
A trace of relief flashed in Samui's blue eyes.
She crossed her arms, as if supporting her precarious, full curves.
Just a D-rank ninjutsu.
Samui knew that if Kiyoshi had insisted a little more that day, Samodo might have given Kiyoshi a few more D-rank ninjutsu.
This kind of technique that is the mainstay for genin-level students wouldn't cause any trouble.
Many ninjas from clans receive more extra education in their clams.
Only civilian ninjas only learn E-rank ninjutsu during their stay at ninja scholl.
"Okay."
Samui agreed to Kiyoshi's request.
She pulled off her long gloves, revealing a white bandage on her wrist.
Under the bandage were several small sealing scrolls.
Poof!
Samui took out a pale yellow scroll, and threw it to Kiyoshi.
"This is a lightning-release body strengthening ninjutsu that can activate muscle cells. It's called Lightning Release: Iron Skin."
Kiyoshi didn't rush to open the scroll, but instead put it in his arms and looked back at Samui.
Samui's face was full of exotic charm, with a high nose bridge and three-dimensional features.
Then there was her plump body, round and high thighs.
Just by standing there, she exuded a faint fragrance.
Her figure was quite good.
Kiyoshi's brain was faintly secreting a special chakra.
The Uchiha don't necessarily have to walk the path of "pain" to awaken and evolve their eyes.
In fact, it is more about stimulating the spirit, the kind of stimulation that completely covers one's emotions and makes their brain tremble.
A strong emotional fluctuation is needed to encourage the brain to secrete a special chakra.
Even awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan doesn't necessarily require "the death of the closest person".
For example, Sasuke didn't awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan when he killed Itachi.
It wasn't until Obito told him the truth and the series of things Itachi had done behind the scenes that he truly got the Mangekyo.
This truth was the trigger for Sasuke to awaken the Mangekyō.
There is also Sarada, who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan because no one believed in her, including her own biological father.
And Kiyoshi doesn't necessarily have to use "pain", "shock", "guilt", and so on to evolve his sharingan.
Instead, he can rely on emotional fluctuations like his admiration for "culture".
"Culture" refers to... people like Samui.
Kiyoshi's undisguised scrutiny made Samui frown slightly.
Samui said, "Isn't this enough to show Kumogakure's sincerity to you? If you return to Kumogakure, A-rank and even S-rank ninjutsu won't be impossible."
"Thank you, Samui-san."
Kiyoshi said in a flat tone, withdrawing his gaze, "It seems Kumogakure is indeed very sincere."
Kiyoshi didn't say the second half of the sentence.
That was, it was only enough sincerity for today.
How could a D-rank ninjutsu fill Kiyoshi's stomach?
The reason he had chosen a body strengthening ninjutsu was just to make his body stronger faster.
And he can only learn D-rank ninjutsu for now.
Any higher than that would be a waste of time and energy.