Chapter 51

— So what's the problem? A couple of painful hits to the tenketsu and the problem is solved, — I suggested.

— If only that helped, — Hitomi snorted indignantly, — every sparring in taijutsu turns into an excuse to grope. It's gotten old, and they even ignore sensei's warnings.

— Who's your sensei?

— Hadashi-sensei, she's a jonin not from our clan, but still strong, — the kunoichi exhaled with admiration in her eyes.

Well, then it's understandable why the jonin is inactive — where would a non-clan member interfere against two clan boys? Just a little overstepping and there will be a lot of trouble. It's quite a common phenomenon in the village, where clans hold all the power. And for Hyuga from a side branch of the Hyuga clan, no one will stand up, because they don't care about such petty antics, and she has no parents or brothers to support her. I guess I'll have to deal with this myself, until these idiots cross the line of impunity.

— In that case, you won't mind if I take care of this and set those two idiots straight?

— Won't you have problems with their clans if you interfere? — the kunoichi asked anxiously.

At that moment, our order arrived, and we had to pause to assess the quality of the fruit salad and ice cream balls. Mixing everything together, I quickly cleaned my plate and watched as Hyuga nibbled on her portion. When she noticed my intense gaze, she blushed and lowered her eyes back to her plate. Hitomi belonged to that rare type of girls who didn't possess striking beauty but were extremely sweet and homely. One just wants to grab and hug her.

— What problems? They can complain about a regular shinobi, but it won't help against me, — I waved off, — besides, if they persist, I'll threaten to castrate them, then they definitely won't be interested in girls!

Hyuga nearly choked at such a statement, staring at me with wide-open eyes. Well, with her silvery color and complete lack of distinguishable pupils, it didn't look quite like with ordinary people. Ah, why can't sensei handle things like this? Maybe I'd give in a couple of times to that sweetly frightened face.

— Uhh... well, don't let it come to that, — she muttered uncertainly, once again lowering her gaze to the ice cream as if trying to hide behind her short bangs.

— Well, maybe it won't come to that, but I intend to clearly and firmly demonstrate to your two teammates that there's someone to stand up for you, — I waved off, — besides, there are a couple of other ways to make them listen to my opinion.

Namely — Inuzuka.

— By the way, will you see them today? It's already noon, and I'm keeping you here.

— No-no, we're meeting at two, since we didn't take any missions this morning and I wanted to just stroll through the shops.

Uh-huh, and here I caught her, or rather, she successfully noticed me. Besides Rotaro and Tsume, I've only communicated with her somewhat after the academy, and two-thirds of the class I haven't seen in the village at all or even from afar, or in one of the bars where sensei likes to drag us. True, after the first time, no one tries to do this, having enough sense to politely decline Kanade's attempts to have fun at our expense.

— Ryo-kun, what kind of sensei do you have? I noticed someone from our clan, but didn't have time to see their faces, — the girl's voice interrupted my thoughts.

Turning my attention to her, I wiped the ice cream off my face and noted Hitomi's satisfied expression. Sweet tooth!

— We have Sensei Kanade Hyuga, from a side branch of your clan, — I informed her, — and how come you don't know about her? From the same branch, and considering women's penchant for gossip, you must have at least crossed paths.

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