"So cute."
Uzumaki Kushina didn't know that her pretend-menacing pose with her fists raised looked not the slightest bit threatening to Uchiha Yin. Instead, it made her seem incredibly adorable.
Moreover, Uchiha Yin knew this was just Uzumaki Kushina's personality, so he found this genuine, unpretentious side of her even more endearing.
Uchiha Yin thought this and said it softly.
Actually, after saying those harsh words, Uzumaki Kushina suddenly remembered the system's task and felt a twinge of panic.
Her 'rude' action had been seen by Uchiha Yin without any concealment.
Would he think I'm difficult to get along with? What should I do? How can I complete the system's task?
She still cared about the system's task.
But just as Uzumaki Kushina was worrying, she heard Uchiha Yin's words. Her face, which had returned to normal, instantly flushed red, even more vibrant than before. It was unclear whether it was from embarrassment or anger.
Hearing Uchiha Yin compliment her as cute, Uzumaki Kushina felt a warmth in her heart.
In this unfamiliar place, in an unfamiliar class, Uzumaki Kushina had no friends.
Even Namikaze Minato, who in the original story supported her after hearing her ambition to become Hokage, showed no kindness now because of her different self-introduction. Although he didn't actively mock her.
This made Uzumaki Kushina feel like the entire class disliked her.
This only added to her sense of alienation, and beating up those brats was partly to vent her frustration.
But unexpectedly, Uchiha Yin, who had always been indifferent to her, now called her cute.
A warm current flowed through Uzumaki Kushina's heart.
In that moment, Uzumaki Kushina seemed to find a sense of belonging—at least she wasn't hated by everyone, someone found her cute, right?
While this didn't make Uzumaki Kushina instantly fall for Uchiha Yin, it at least lifted most of her earlier gloom and dissatisfaction with the system.
At least the boy the system wanted her to pursue didn't make her feel repulsed.
Uzumaki Kushina even labeled Uchiha Yin as a good person, but then thought again, no!
If Uchiha Yin really found her cute, why did he reject her earlier? Was he playing with me?
Does he have his reasons? Or does he just find my feisty side cute? No matter your reasons, rejecting me in front of the whole class is an unforgivable mistake, hmph!
Uzumaki Kushina snorted coldly and turned her head away, though her flushed face still betrayed her inner thoughts.
Actually, Uchiha Yin's earlier words were spoken quite naturally.
Rejecting Uzumaki Kushina's confession was only to avoid provoking the Konoha higher-ups he couldn't yet reach.
After all, Uzumaki Kushina was designated as the next Nine-Tails jinchūriki. If he accepted, it would definitely provoke those who were closely watching her.
Not to mention the scheming Danzō, even the relatively mild Hiruzen Sarutobi might find his existence intolerable.
Uchiha Yin was different from Namikaze Minato. Minato was a commoner with a clean background, possibly already noticed by Jiraiya for apprenticeship.
If Minato were with Uzumaki Kushina, Hiruzen wouldn't object.
But Uchiha Yin was from the Uchiha clan, isolated from other ninja clans under the Second Hokage's policies. Though called Konoha's second strongest clan (after the Senju), they were actually on the fringes of power.
If an Uchiha wanted to marry a jinchūriki, Hiruzen would definitely oppose it.
Unless Uchiha Yin, like Uchiha Kagami, aligned himself with the Hokage.
Back to the point, although Uchiha Yin rejected Uzumaki Kushina's confession, becoming friends was no problem.
Uzumaki Kushina's hasty confession, if Hiruzen really used the Crystal Release: Scrying Eyes Technique to see it, even though he rejected her, he might still be in Hiruzen's sights.
Just a difference in priority.
If he had accepted, he'd be under heavy surveillance. Now that he rejected her, he might not be monitored, but his file would definitely be on Hiruzen's desk.
At this point, openly rejecting Uzumaki Kushina would be unnecessary and overly targeted.
Hiruzen might even suspect the Uchiha clan of plotting something.
So, with the intention of maintaining a normal relationship with Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Yin said those words.
Otherwise, his relationship with Uzumaki Kushina would likely be over, given his harsh rejection earlier.
Unfortunately, Uchiha Yin didn't know that even without saying those words, Uzumaki Kushina wouldn't reject him.
But it turned out well. If Uchiha Yin hadn't said that, even if Uzumaki Kushina had to marry him due to the system's task, she might have had reservations.
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