67: Deception at its finest

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

　　According to the agreement, Shiraishi went to meet Ayane.

　　The so-called 'old place' refers to Shiraishi's original home, which was cleaned only a few times a year.

　　"It's on time, Shiraishi-kun."

　　At the entrance of the apartment downstairs, Ayane, who saw Shiraishi arriving on time, stood there and smiled.

　　"Didn't you say meet at two o'clock?"

　　"That's right."

　　"Then why are you looking for me? I don't remember any important observation tasks given to you. So, you deliberately deceived Ruri and asked me to come out. What happened?"

　　Ayane could deceive Ruri with the observation mission, but she couldn't deceive him.

　　Because there is no important observation task given to Ayane, Shiraishi knows best.

　　Although Ayane had been assigned many observation tasks in the past, it was because the experiment was just starting, and many things really needed to be observed.

　　Now the research is already on the right track, the general experiment does not use the blind eye, and I don't know what I don't understand, and I don't know how to use the blind eye to observe.

　　So he thinks that Ayane has other things to find him, not the so-called observation task.

　　"Can't I call you out if nothing happens?"

　　"It's not like that, it just feels weird all of a sudden."

　　"I happen to be very busy today, so I want to invite you to go shopping together."

　　"Are you two in a hurry?"

　　Shiraishi snorted.

　　I just went shopping with Ruri yesterday afternoon, and I'm going to do it again today.

　　Another day, if the two of them have the need to go shopping again, they can just stay together and save time.

　　"What?"

　　Ayane gave Shiraishi a puzzled look.

　　"No, nothing, I'm just whining."

　　"If there is any interruption, Shiraishi-kun can leave me alone. After all, work is important."

　　Ayane blinked at Shiraishi and smiled understandingly.

　　"No, work has been going well recently. And it's not that busy. I'm fine here."

　　If at this time I really go back directly because of work, it would be too heart-wrenching.

　　Besides, there are a few temporary assistants in the laboratory, as long as you strictly follow the experimental steps given by him and carry out the experiment slowly, basically nothing will go wrong.

　　"Really? That could not be better."

　　"However, do you have anything to buy?"

　　"Yeah, I don't know why recently, but I always feel stuffy in my chest, and it feels like the clothes inside will be suddenly torn apart."

　　Ayane tugged at the collar of her clothes, not caring what she said in front of Shiraishi.

　　"Don't suddenly say such things in front of me, be careful that I will take it seriously."

　　Really, one by one didn't make him worry.

　　Shiraishi sighed helplessly.

　　"Then now, do you want to thoroughly examine me inside and out, Doctor Shiraishi?"

　　Ayane gently stroked the bangs on her forehead, the smile on her face was very pure and moving.

　　When she said these words, she didn't seem to feel how explosive her words were for a boy.

　　To some extent, Shiraishi believes that Ayane is more dangerous than Ruri.

　　It's all to blame for setting her a bad example when she was a child.

　　Now there are already a lot of learnings out of the way.

　　When I first met Ayane, the other party was still a cute girl with a simple mind and the same face.

　　But since that incident, although the appearance of the other party is still innocent and harmless, the essence of the inside... has already been completely broken.

　　If I had known this earlier, there should be another way to educate her.

　　It's too late to regret now.

　　"Do not."

　　Shiraishi felt that his heart was beating violently out of his control for a moment, and he took his eyes away from Ayane for a while, and adjusted his breathing slightly.

　　If you think she is a frivolous person based on her words, you will definitely suffer.

　　This is a woman who is good at disguise and deceit, just like herself.

　　It is completely different from the traditional Hyuga clan ninja.

　　Seeing Shiraishi's rejection, Ayane just smiled and said nothing.

　　Next, Shiraishi followed Ayane's footsteps and wandered around Konoha Village.

　　For Shiraishi, this is just the same as taking a walk outside to relax, although I don't know why women are suddenly keen on shopping for no reason...

　　But from the physical and psychological aspects of men and women, there are very big differences between the two, so let's take this as a meaningful behavior.

　　The weather at the end of August is always sultry, and although the hottest hour of the day has passed, the afternoon sun is still very dazzling.

　　The Land of Fire is a country with four distinct seasons, and the Konoha Village living in this country is naturally the same.

　　Since it was during the war, there were not many working ninjas that could be seen on the streets of Konoha.

　　In addition to the ninjas like Shiraishi who temporarily stayed in the village for special reasons, there were some who really needed to stay in the village to protect the safety of the village.

　　From Shiraishi's eyes, the prosperity of Konoha Village is actually very low, but compared to the general environment of the ninja world, internal peace is already a blessing.

　　Ayane didn't have a lot of things to buy, and they were basically accessories that Shiraishi wasn't very interested in.

　　Seeing Ayane picking and choosing among the shops, even from the side, she is a very cute girl.

　　The skin was as white as snow, and the long black hair that covered the back was shining with a jet-black luster after being irradiated by the sun.

　　Shiraishi looked around, and immediately saw a gray-and-white cat lying lazily on the opposite wall. With that lazy posture, as if he had just woken up from a sweet sleep, he raised one forelimb to lick it. Lick up.

　　It looked nothing out of the ordinary.

　　Shiraishi scratched his head, and just as he raised his footsteps and walked over, Ayane's voice came from behind him: "What's wrong?"

　　"Ah, I'm looking at the cat."

　　Shiraishi turned his head and replied.

　　"Cat?"

　　Ayane followed Shiroishi's line of sight, and there was nothing on the opposite wall, and there was no cat at all.

　　"Left already."

　　It's over.

　　"Really, what's so beautiful about cats."

　　Ayane's tone was dissatisfied.

　　"What, do you hate cats?"

　　"I can't say I hate it, but I don't like it either. When it comes to pets, dogs are better."

　　Shiraishi nodded. Indeed, from a high probability, he also prefers to keep dogs.

　　The Inuzuka family has opened a ninja dog shop in the village. Because the price is much more expensive than ordinary pet dogs, and the food of ninja dogs is very luxurious, so few ninjas buy and adopt.

　　You can check it out some other day.

　　Ninja pet... that sounds cool.

　　The most important thing is that the dog's nose is very smart, and when necessary, it can bring good results.

　　"Because dog meat is delicious, cat meat tastes bad."

　　Ayane added another sentence, as if she had done deep research on this.

　　Hearing this sentence, Shiraishi immediately dismissed the plan to raise a ninja dog.

　　It felt like the day I bought it, it would have entered Ayane's stomach.

　　"Where's the next place to go?"

　　Shiraishi asked.

　　"I want to buy a few new clothes. I feel like I really have to put on new clothes every month. It's too tight. I also felt tightness in my chest during the last mission."

　　Ayane gave a wry smile and patted her already promising chest.

　　"..."

　　Shiraishi didn't know how to respond.

　　I had to obey Ayane and go shopping for new clothes with her.

　　As I walked, I realized that something was wrong. This road... It seems like I came here with Ruri yesterday.

　　Sure enough, the clothing store that I visited with Ruri yesterday was right in front of me.

　　However, it wasn't Fujimura-sensei who received him in the clothing store, but a young woman she didn't know.

　　The figure is of a small type, with shoulder-length brown hair, and a good figure and face.

　　Shiraishi remembered that Fujimura said yesterday that this is the shop of his girlfriend now, and this woman is Fujimura's girlfriend?

　　After Shiraishi glanced at her, he didn't pay much attention.

　　"Welcome, you two, please take your time."

　　The female shopkeeper smiled kindly.

　　"Okay thank you."

　　Ayane nodded to the female shopkeeper and started to choose clothes in the shop.

　　"By the way, Shiraishi-kun, what color underwear do you think I should wear better?"

　　"Why do you ask me for such a thing? Just buy it in whatever color you like."

　　Shiraishi tilted his head.

　　"Would it be white or black?"

　　Ayane stopped there, looking seriously thinking.

　　"I've said it, buy it if you like it, there's no need to take my opinion."

　　"In other words, Shiraishi-kun likes other colors? Pink and white? Or a more gorgeous purple?"

　　"Where did you see that I was expressing my opinion?"

　　Shiraishi looked at Ayane speechlessly.

　　Ayane became embarrassed and said, "However, when we girls choose clothes, it's not necessarily for ourselves."

　　Then, her smile became meaningful.

　　"Then it's white."

　　Shiraishi gave his opinion very simply.

　　"Well, um, then white is fine."

　　Ayane asked the female shopkeeper to take down the set of underwear she was interested in and pack it in a delicate bag.

　　Shiraishi kept his eyes on the outside, but this time he didn't see the cat.

　　Immediately afterwards, he realized that someone patted his shoulder next to him, it was Ayane.

　　"Shiraishi-kun, are you distracted again?"

　　"I'm looking at the cat."

　　"What about my proposal just now?"

　　Ayane looked at him with pure eyes.

　　"Proposal? What proposal?"

　　Maybe he missed something when he was paying attention to the cat, Shiraishi looked puzzled.

　　"The clothes I wore for the New Year last year were a little too small. I want you to show me the new styles."

　　Chinese New Year? Is it a kimono again?

　　Shiarishi was in pain.

　　Like the Uchihas, the Hyuga clan is a ninja clan that attaches great importance to tradition.

　　Every time during the Chinese New Year, women will wear a very solemn kimono, representing the old and the new, and participating in the annual festival of the clan.

　　"Just pick and choose."

　　"That's an important annual festival, how can you choose it? But I did like one, and that's it."

　　Looking in the direction Ayane pointed, it was a white base with a pink cherry blossom pattern on it. Just at first glance, Shiraishi felt that if it was worn on Ayane, it would definitely look very good. fit.

　　Shiraishi nodded and said, "It's pretty good, so let's do this."

　　Even if he was killed this time, he wouldn't say the words to buy this kind of clothes and give them to girls.

　　"Does Shiraishi-kun also think this one is good? That's it."

　　Ayane happily wanted to ask the female shopkeeper to take off the kimono, but she suddenly covered her stomach with an uncomfortable look on her face.

　　"What's up?"

　　"I ate too much at noon, and now my stomach hurts a little. Sorry, can you wait here for a while, Shiraishi-kun? I'll be back soon."

　　Shiraishi nodded without thinking.

　　However, half an hour after Ayane left, she still didn't see her coming back, and Shiraishi frowned.

　　The female shopkeeper over there had already packed Ayane's chosen kimono and put it with her underwear, waiting for her to come back and pay for it.

　　But... why is the female shopkeeper's face getting more and more strange?

　　Are you afraid of not giving money?

　　Just when Shiraishi wondered why Ayane hadn't come back, a passerby walked in from outside, handed Shiraishi a note, and said, "This is something a little girl asked me to bring to you."

　　The passerby left after speaking.

　　"..."

　　Shiraishi suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

　　When I opened the note, there was a paragraph on it—

　　I'm sorry, Shiraishi-kun, someone in the clan suddenly came looking for me, I'm going back now. Can you help me advance the money for the clothes first? I will return it to you later. If possible, it would be even better to hand the clothes to me during Chinese New Year. At that time, I will wear it for Shiraishi-kun to see.

　　...I've been tricked?

　　Shiraishi's first thought was this.

　　When did Ayane's deceitful tricks become more and more invisible to him?

　　She shouldn't have been disciplined that way in the first place.

　　Now there is indeed a problem.

　　Under the somewhat impatient look of the female shopkeeper, Shiraishi resolutely handed over the money for the two clothes.

　　Only in this way did the female shopkeeper's face turn from cloudy to clear: "Welcome to come again, you can get a 10% discount."

　　Shiraishi was carrying the bag containing the clothes and felt that the clothes in the bag were heavy.

　　It wasn't that he didn't understand Ayane or Ruri's intentions.

　　It is normal for girls of this age group to care about things that boys don't care about.

　　Feelings are also very pure and direct.

　　However, Shiraishi felt that emotional matters should neither be forced, but should be allowed to take their course, nor frivolous, and should be cautious in the beginning and the end.

　　Now the good feeling may not be love, it may be some other emotion.

　　It seems a little arrogant to think so, but this is what Shiraishi sees.

　　Everyone thinks that their love is maverick, but in fact it is just a vulgar story repeated over and over again.

　　Thinking so, Shiraishi sees that he has always been ignoring this.

　　I've been troubled by this kind of thing before, it's really a bit embarrassing. Shiraishi sighed inwardly.

　　No matter how he looks, he is not a normal twelve-year-old child.

　　He has a mature soul, a plan of his own, and a deep understanding of his life.

　　And these values ​​may not be able to fit with Ruri or Ayane in the future.

　　Shiraishi didn't want to disappoint anyone who was kind to him.

　　Most importantly, it's too small...

　　Can't do it.

　　It is impossible to enrich the country and strengthen the army by smelting copper, it will only go to jail.

　　Those sinful values ​​deeply bound him.

　　Do as the locals do, that's only for a certain part of things.

　　The feelings of those you cherish are the last thing you should play with or trample on.