pjbooks Chapter 50 Do you think I'm stupid?
Chapter 50 Do you think I'm stupid?
"Itachi? Say something, Itachi?"
Seeing Itachi with his head down and silent, Shisui was a little puzzled. What was wrong with her friend? She had become depressed and withdrawn lately.
As Itachi's best friend, she certainly couldn't stand idly by, especially since...
"N-nothing...Shisui, what did you just say?"
Coming to his senses, Itachi asked softly, while Shisui expressed his sincere gratitude:
"Of course I'm thanking you! If you hadn't introduced me to Ningxia, I... I'd probably be dead by now."
"Now, Ningxia says he likes me... and I have to thank you for that! When our child is born, we'll definitely have you as their godmother!"
Itachi's already fragile heart was dealt another heavy blow by Shisui's few words. He clutched his chest and looked up at the incredibly sincere Shisui.
Clearly...clearly...clearly she was the one who came first, whether it was getting to know each other or even liking each other, she was the one who came first, but in the end, it was Zhishui who...
Is this fate's punishment for her? She can't help loving Ningxia, nor can she help hating Ningxia; she's trapped in this vortex, yet there's no way to escape.
She hated her own stubbornness and incompetence. If she had been calmer and more rational back then, perhaps... everything would have been different.
Then look at Zhishui, who is surrounded by happy smiles, full of longing for the future, and constantly describing how wonderful the future will be.
If... none of this had happened, then could it have been her who did this and said this?
"congratulations……"
Itachi tried hard to suppress the bitterness in her heart and forced a smile of blessing, but the more she tried to smile, the more intense the soreness in her eyes became.
She even had an urge to go find Ningxia and ask him if she hadn't done anything wrong...
Do you love me, or her?
"Hehehe~ Right, actually... I didn't expect Ningxia... I mean... Ningxia always says I'm an idiot, but... I'm not stupid, am I?"
Shisui, overcome with shyness and excitement, had become incoherent, gesturing wildly as he talked to himself, oblivious to Itachi's unusual behavior.
"I...I mean...Ningxia...he was probably just saying it casually. 'Idiot'...it's just an affectionate nickname, yes! That's it, I'm not an idiot!"
Itachi felt as if Shisui had pierced her heart with a thousand kunai, yet she couldn't say it aloud.
"Shisui... what are you trying to say...?"
Interrupting Shisui's rambling narration, Itachi asked softly.
"Um... Itachi, you don't think I'm stupid too, do you?"
Although Shisui had accepted that he was an idiot, he was still a little resentful. If it were Itachi, he definitely wouldn't...
"It's pretty silly."
"..."
Zhi Shui left dejectedly, but he cheered up again at the door, clenched his fist, and decided to work overtime today so he could go on a date with Ning Xia tomorrow!
"Fools... they really do have good luck..."
Itachi watched Shisui leave full of energy and couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes she envied Shisui. He was silly, but at least he wouldn't have to face the painful truth that she had.
Fugaku watched his daughter grow thinner and thinner, and thought about her emotions these days. Although he had wanted to talk to Itachi more than once.
However, Itachi remained silent on this topic, and Fugaku could not get the truth from Itachi, nor did anyone else have a definite answer.
Thinking back to Ningxia's mention of mental illness, Fugaku, deeply concerned for his daughter, decided to talk to the divine physician and try to find out more about the man who had caused his daughter to lose her appetite.
Fugaku is willing to pay any amount of money, and then he wants to personally catch the inherently evil scumbag and break both of his legs.
After he recovers and is fully healed, I'll force him to marry Itachi!
But the thought of his beloved cabbage being taken away made Fugaku's heart clench. If it weren't for the fear of Itachi living a life of widowhood, he wouldn't have let the third leg go either.
On the other hand, Ningxia casually skipped over the matter of Zhishui, and Ye Cang hesitated for a moment before not pursuing it any further.
Ningxia is always like this; well-intentioned help always attracts inexplicable women.
For example, she, a traitor to Sunagakure, an abandoned victim, experienced betrayal, pursuit, and aftereffects, and suffered extremely severe psychological trauma.
At the worst times, I even needed to share a room with Ningxia to feel at ease and fall asleep.
If it weren't for Ningxia's meticulous care and constant encouragement and support during her rehabilitation, Ye Cang would probably have gone mad long ago.
This is why Yecang works so hard to become stronger; defeating Tsunade and taking Ningxia back from her has become Yecang's obsession.
This is Ningxia, a damn blockhead, a fool whose gentleness towards his friends is so irresistible it's almost criminal.
However... recently this blockhead has finally figured things out.
But the thought that the price of enlightenment was being used by others made Yekura feel uncomfortable all over.
Why not myself?
Tsunade, if you don't need it, don't take up space!
Don't let me see you! If I do, I'll make you fly away!
"Well... at this point, I won't hide it from you anymore. Actually... Kakashi and I are already a couple."
Ningxia gently hugged Kakashi, who was pretending to be stupid. This guy was the ultimate sixth sister, who often collected information about the women and then analyzed it for him.
For example, the number of times Xiyan went to the bathroom to steal clothes at night, and which booklet she wrote, were all recorded.
"Yo~ Hello everyone."
Kakashi greeted her naturally. Apart from being tricked by Shisui's genjutsu just now, he had been under her control the whole time.
"Kakashi-senpai? What are you doing here?"
Yugao had doubted many people, but she never doubted Kakashi.
Because she was so self-disciplined, she would wake up on time every day and hide in a corner to read novels, presenting herself as someone who was indifferent to worldly affairs and didn't seem like the kind of person who would cause trouble.
"Kakashi?"
Yekura was even more devastated. Kakashi was a generation younger than her, and yet her base had been raided by a young upstart. How could she possibly remain calm?!
"Actually... I just took the initiative a little, I didn't do anything..."
Kakashi, feeling the two women's gazes, spoke calmly, completely ignoring their increasingly gloomy expressions.
Or rather... she did it on purpose, secretly being the sixth oldest all along. She had wanted to show off for a long time, but just hadn't had the chance.
Taking advantage of Shisui's outburst, she successfully asserted her dominance, though... she didn't intend to suppress the other party.
It took Yekura and Yugao a long time to accept reality. Yekura was better off, having long been mentally prepared for Ningxia to have her defeat CG unlocked by other women.
But the latter had always been in Konoha's beginner village, and had never experienced a chaotic scene like Pakura's, and was still shocked by Kakashi's raid on his base.
How could it have turned out like this? I've been protecting Ningxia the whole time, why... why...