Suspicion

Uchiha Meinai stopped and opened her palm. She looked at the note in her palm and her back was covered in cold sweat.

"How is this possible? There is no reason for Tunan to kill her." Uchiha Meinai shook her head, denying this idea.

She continued to run toward the village, but she felt a thorn in her heart.

She began to recall what had happened today.

Suddenly, Uchiha Meinai noticed something was wrong. She completely stopped.

After Tunan and I parted at the martial arts arena today, the direction we went was different from before.

He was walking in this direction!

According to the traces of the scene, that bitch's head should have been burnt by a fireball.

Tunan knew this ninjutsu.

If someone wanted to kill her in the beginning, her body should not be in that position, but should be on the shore.

As a girl, the first thing she would do when finding a stranger must be to wear clothes.

In other words, she walked to that position naked.

"Gulp ---"

Uchiha Meinai gulped and forced herself not to think about it.

Just as Uchiha Meinai was about to continue walking, a figure suddenly appeared on the road ahead.

Facing the moonlight from this direction, Uchiha Meinai could not see who it was.

She could only vaguely tell that a man who was not tall had his back to her and that there was a bird lying on the man's shoulder.

Uchiha Meinai felt her blood go cold and her legs trembled. She could not walk.

The fear in his heart spread throughout his body.

At this moment, that person slowly turned his head.

A pair of blood-red eyes lit up in the darkness. Three magatama swam in his eyes.

Uchiha Meinai widened her eyes in horror. She instinctively opened her mouth to scream, but she could not make a sound.

However, she lost her voice in extreme fear.

"Step, step..."

The man walked towards Uchiha Meinai step by step. Each step seemed to step on Uchiha Meinai's heart.

The distance between the two gradually closed, and Uchiha Meinai also saw the face of the person.

It was Uchiha Tunan.

He saw Uchiha Tunan holding a vegetable basket in his hand, and with a refined and easy-going smile on his face, he said,

"Meinai, I didn't expect to meet you here. Are you also here for a picnic?"

After that, he picked up the basket in his hand.

He saw that the basket was filled with all kinds of wild ingredients.

"Yes... yes, Tunan."

Uchiha Meinai smiled stiffly, and cold sweat dripped down her forehead.

Uchiha Tunan smiled with narrowed eyes and patted the white pigeon on his shoulder.

"Little guy, go find your own food."

"Googoo ---" The white pigeon let out a cry, then spread its wings and flew into the forest.

Then, Uchiha Tunan reached out his hand and gently grasped Uchiha Meinai's fist that was holding the note. He gently said,

"Your luck is pretty good today. You're lucky."

At this moment, Uchiha Meinai's mind was completely blank. She had long forgotten to resist and was pulled forward by Uchiha Tunan.

Not long later, the two of them arrived at an open space.

There was a bonfire in the middle of the open space. Above the bonfire, there was a stone supporting a metal pot.

Uchiha Tunan pulled Uchiha Meinai to sit down in front of the bonfire, and then poured the ingredients in the basket into the pot to cook.

The light of the fire shone on Uchiha Tunan's face, flickering.

The impeccable face in the eyes of Uchiha Meinai looked so gloomy and horrible at this time.

However, Uchiha Tunan did not make any strange movements. He just calmly looked at the bonfire and said,

"I used the living expenses my parents left for me on the battlefield to buy books."

"There is nothing to eat. I often go to the forest alone to hunt and cook."

At this time, Uchiha Meinai had also recovered. She probed, "Tunan, there is something I want to ask you."

"Ask away."

"What do you think of Chiryu?" Uchiha Meinai tensed up. If she found something wrong, she was ready to run at any time.

However, Uchiha Tunan did not show any difference. He flipped the food in the pot with his chopsticks and said casually,

"Didn't I tell you before? I have always regarded her as my younger sister."

"To be honest, she is indeed very cute, but my mind is not on her."

"Hu ---" Uchiha Meinai, who did not see anything strange, secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Well, it smells so good."

Uchiha Tunan picked up the only green mushroom in the pot with his chopsticks and handed it to Uchiha Meinai.

"Try it."

Uchiha Meinai looked at the green mushroom that was close to her.

She suddenly remembered that the teacher had told her that the brighter the mushroom, the more poisonous it was.

She immediately smiled stiffly. "No need, I'm not hungry."

Uchiha Tunan did not force it. He stuffed the green mushroom into his mouth and chewed it. He said with a face of enjoyment,

"It smells so good. I like to eat this kind of mushroom most. Unfortunately, I only found this one today."

Then, he picked up a brown mushroom and stuffed it into his mouth.

After eating, he glanced at Uchiha Meinai, then picked up the brown mushroom from the pot and blew on it.

Then, he placed it in front of Uchiha Meinai's mouth and said with a gentle face,

"Come, this mushroom is also very delicious. Ah ---"

When Uchiha Meinai saw that Uchiha Tunan had already eaten this mushroom, she put down her guard and opened her mouth to eat it.

A clear fragrance bloomed in her mouth. Uchiha Meinai swore that she had never eaten such a delicious mushroom.

"Is it delicious?"

Faced with Uchiha Tunan's question, Uchiha Meinai nodded,

"Delicious."

"If it's delicious, then eat more." Uchiha Tunan picked up another brown mushroom and blew on it.

At this moment, Uchiha Meinai had already put down most of her guard.

"Tunan, I want to ask you something else."

"Huh?"

"Have you met Chiryu today?"

"No, why are you asking about her again?"

"No.. nothing..."

After saying that, Uchiha Meinai opened her mouth and ate the mushroom in front of her.

Uchiha Tunan shook his head and said with a face full of blame,

"Anyway, it is not safe for a girl to run into the forest at night."

"I heard that many girls in the village had an accident at night."

"The garrison is investigating everywhere. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Meinai immediately exclaimed, "Ah? Is it a pervert?"

Uchiha Tunan seemed to have not heard the surprise in Uchiha Meinai's words. He picked up the mushroom and casually said,

"It should be considered a pervert. Moreover, his strength is not weak. He hasn't been caught for so long."

Uchiha Meinai nodded. She hesitated for a moment and began to make a final test.

"Actually, I'm not here for a picnic. The weather is too hot. I went to the river to take a bath."

Uchiha Tunan smiled and reached out to rub Uchiha Meinai's beautiful hair. With a doting expression, he said,

"If that's the case, then you better wash it with water when you go home. After all, the river isn't too clean."

"If you are sick, I will be very distressed."

"En ---"

Uchiha Meinai completely put down her heart. She only felt that this person in front of her gave her a special sense of security.

Meinai, how can you doubt Tunan? Tunan is so good, how can he be the murderer?

He also has no reason to kill that bitch.

Even if he is lustful, as long as he opens his mouth, that bitch is willing to do anything for him.

She was usually very smart, but how could she be so stupid at this time?

Thinking of this, Uchiha Meinai felt a sense of guilt in her heart.

She began to consider whether she should tell Uchiha Tunan about Hyuga Chiryu.

But after hesitating for a moment, she decided not to say it out loud.

If Tunan found out, he would definitely go to the waterfall to check on the situation.

What if that pervert went back? Tunan would be in danger.

It was better to leave this matter to the garrison.

Not long later, the food in the pot was eaten up by the two of them.

Uchiha Tunan stood up and patted his butt.

"Alright, I'll send you home. I don't feel at ease leaving you alone in the middle of the night."

After saying that, he held Uchiha Meinai's hand and walked towards the Konoha Village.