I wonder what I should order at KFC?
Classical Zinger burger or a bucket of fried chicken?
"Hello, are you paying attention?!"
"Sorry, can you repeat it again?" I asked, causing Clara to turn red, in anger.
"Hey sorry, I was feeling hungry and OUCH!"
Sometimes I wish pinching my skin wasn't that painful.
"Listennnnn, my little sister wedding will happen after a month, where I take responsibility of selecting location."
Clara sister....wait isn't she...
"Yes, I am talking about my 18 year old sister, the brat that call you B.I.L."
"Oh....." I said, before being pinched again by Clara.
"What do you mean Oh?! Don't talk like I like you in that way."
"Yeah I know I know, I still remembered how you broke this gentleman fragi-Ouch!"
"Cut it out, don't wanna remember about it." She said, feeling bitter about it.
'But why are you bitter about it anyway? It's not like I didn't move on and didn't try to get a girlfriend.'
But then again, I shouldn't have been sarcastic, like we used to do.
So it was bad on my part.
"Anyway, select the wedding venue and don't forget to check it."
She then left, leaving me behind like usual.
I sighed, already used to awkward interaction with her ever since she rejected me.
Kind of wished I hadn't proposed to her during university times, but then again, I didn't regret much.
I mean I rather be heart broken by the person I once loved then having false hope just like any unrequited love MC.
At least, there I know I had no chance with her and can move forward.
But yeah, our friendship tanked hard.
Sighed..
Oh wait, did she give my family an invitation for that brat wedding?
Before I turned off my phone, I got a call from my mom.
'Please don't tell me you got the invitation....'
Picking up the phone, I greeted my mom.
"So...my son, when are you getting married?" my mom sweetly asked, having an underlying pissed off tone.
'Oh boi, hey we go again.'
***
'Definitely not my worst dreams.' Sasuke thought, after waking up.
He found it wasteful to use Bunseki to maintain his sanity nowadays, but it's not like his body is not strong.
Sasuke is not sure why he kept remembering his old life through his dreams.
What is an indication?
Was there greater meaning to his past?
Sasuke had no idea.
He even tried contacting the unknown god, but was unsuccessful.
So he didn't think too deeply about it, where he was already busy thinking of ways to get stronger without drawing suspicion and how to eliminate black zetsu, since he is the true mastermind of the whole events.
And for that, he still has a long way to go to deal with it.
For now, all he can do is to learn mystical palm technique to win the bet.
But 4 days have passed, with no glimmer of hope.
Even with all the materials he got, Bunseki wasn't able to help him.
Senjutsu chakra also doesn't not help.
So he has only one conclusion why he failed.
He probably can't use Yang chakra at all.
Just like Naruto can't use Yin chakra at all evident by his inability to use clone technique, the most easiest genjutsu anyone can learn.
Whether it was their bloodline or everyone's problem who was not sure, he can only make assumptions.
Maybe genjutsu and medical ninjutsu cannot be mutually exclusive.
Hence there is no medical-nin that learns genjutsu.
But it does not explain how Tsunade can use genjutsu.
And it does not explain why Sakura has ability to use both of them.
So he again went back to square one.
He only sighed and hoped Kakashi found another way to convince Tsunade, as he didn't see learning it within a year.
And it did not help that he was watched by his fellow comrades.
'I wonder what happened to them." Sasuke thought, weirded out by their reasoning to waste their clan by born gift to watch him.
Like they were watching him like he was a stranger.
Sasuke was used to Hinata, but now confused why Shino is doing the same.
'Either they sense Kurama chakra or Senjutsu chakra.'
If it was later, he could say he learned from his father.
If it was former, he could say he received it from....Danzo and make-up a sob story to frame him.
So Sasuke was not nervous, ready with his excuses.
So he continues his training while they observe him patiently.
"Why don't you.. just give up?"
Sasuke paused for a second, somewhat surprised by Hinata's frustrated remark.
However, Sasuke rather than asking her, decides to explain it instead.
"Because I still have a chance to succeed."
"What if you are not fated to learn it?"
Hinata landed a bombshell that affected Sasuke.
'Fuck, the fate thing, I guess Neji said something to her." Sasuke recalled Neji's old philosophy.
But he stands on his statement firmly and proudly or else there is no point in training him if he doesn't believe in himself.
"Just because someone believes you can't do it, it doesn't mean you shouldn't try."
"You never know the boundary of your capability until you push yourselves to the limit."
"What if you....can't do it?"
"Only after we go so far can we see how close we are to our goal."
There was awkward silence between these them, but Sasuke did not mind.
They no longer were observing him this intensely other days.
Though he admits, he had no idea why those cringy words work.
But hey, at least he would not feel pressure from them.
Still, he can't help but wonder what's going on with the Hyūga clan.
Neji's lack of appearance in Konoha over 3-4 months, Hinata's motivation to train with Sasuke and today's question seemed to be related.
But Sasuke dropped the matter in his mind.
He already have too many plates in hands
And besides he never seen conflict escalate in anime, he assumed the clan situation isn't that bad.
Underestimating what was going on there.