"Yeah, we'll deal with him next time," Xin said, trying to calm Ophis down with a small laugh.
What on earth was wrong with the Nine-Tails? He was acting like a total pushover. Could it be that Ophis's scent was that irresistible to him?
Xin sniffed the air around Ophis. Sure, she smelled nice, but nothing about it seemed that unusual.
So, why was the Nine-Tails acting like a lovesick fool?
It didn't make sense.
Xin gave up trying to figure it out and decided to just let things play out for now.
Meanwhile, Kushina couldn't bear the thought of facing Xin after how ridiculous the Nine-Tails had acted.
Just thinking about the fox's behavior made her face burn with embarrassment.
When she got home, she immediately started berating the Nine-Tails.
Usually, the Nine-Tails would've lashed out in anger, but after what had happened, even he seemed ashamed.
When Kushina started yelling at him, the Nine-Tails simply curled up, wrapped his tails around his face, and pretended to be asleep, refusing to engage.
"Ugh, it's all that stupid fox's fault. Now I don't even know how to face Xin. So annoying," Kushina muttered as she worked at the restaurant, resting her head on the counter in frustration.
Xin wouldn't hold this against me, would he? He's not that petty... right?
She ran her hands through her red hair, feeling irritated. She looked out toward the street and noticed someone lurking near the door.
As soon as the figure saw her look over, they quickly hid.
"???"
Confused, Kushina recognized the kid as the one she had scolded earlier.
What's he doing, sneaking around like that?
"You can stop hiding. I already saw you. Get in here!" Kushina called out, sounding annoyed.
The figure froze.
It was Aida Sui, and he immediately felt like he was in big trouble.
With the squad on break, he didn't know what to do, so he decided to ask Xin for some training advice.
But since he didn't know where Xin lived, he ended up at the restaurant, hoping to run into him.
Unfortunately, the first person he saw was Kushina, and he wasn't exactly eager to face her.
"Why do you look so scared? You think I'm going to hit you?" Kushina asked, arms crossed as she looked at him, noticing the fading dark circles under his eyes.
"You're here to see Xin, aren't you?"