"Wah! Is this the ocean? So amazing!", Yakumo stood at the frontmost part of the deck, spreading her arms, letting the sea breeze blow, and feeling the sensation of riding the waves.
In Kasui's eyes, there was also a constant gleam, this was also her first time seeing the ocean.
Although Kurenai didn't show an excited expression, the look of ease on her face also proved that she was in a good mood now.
And Hinata had already activated her Byakugan, constantly looking into the depths of the sea.
"Hinata, did you discover something?", Aoba saw Hinata had activated her Byakugan and couldn't help but ask.
Hinata shook her head and said shyly, "I just wanted to see what the world under the sea looks like."
The few of them chatted while enjoying the sea breeze.
Very quickly, it was lunchtime.
Hinata said to Aoba, who was sitting beside her, "Aoba-kun, shall we go eat lunch?"
At this time, Aoba was leaning against the ship's railing, sitting on the deck. Hinata sat to his right.
Yakumo was on his left, only now she was being held in his arms.
And the Yakumo in his arms currently had a pale face, pressing the back of her hand to her forehead in pain.
Upon hearing Hinata's voice, he shook his head, "You all go ahead. I'll wait for Yakumo to feel better before coming."
Very mysteriously, Kurama Yakumo had gotten seasick.
Everyone here was taking a boat for the first time, and none of them expected that seasickness would occur.
Moreover, they didn't expect that even a ninja could get seasick?
Just looking at Yakumo's pale face and pained expression, it didn't seem like she was faking it.
She was probably really seasick.
At first, they thought that with a ninja's adaptability, letting her lie down and rest would be enough and she'd recover after a while, but Yakumo's symptoms had only worsened.
Seeing that there was no other way, Aoba used medical ninjutsu to adjust her condition.
Unexpectedly, it actually worked.
So he simply let Yakumo lean in his arms and occasionally used medical ninjutsu to relieve her.
Hinata, hearing Aoba's response, didn't reply immediately.
Instead, she looked at Yakumo with confusion and puzzlement in her eyes, 'Ninjas… really can get seasick?'
"Then I'll pack a few portions and bring them back. We can eat here."
"Then thank you, Hinata," Aoba looked at Hinata apologetically.
"Sorry to trouble you, Hinata…", Yakumo also weakly added.
"It's no trouble…", Hinata stared at her for a while longer, then left with doubt in her heart to get the food.
Yakumo, who originally had her eyes closed, opened them a sliver.
After glancing at Hinata's retreating back, she immediately closed them again and snuggled into Aoba's chest.
It was clearly a rare chance to be alone, but Hinata was only going to get food. With such a short time, they couldn't do anything.
Aoba, witnessing all of this, didn't want to embarrass Yakumo, so he turned a blind eye.
When Hinata returned with three lunchboxes—
"Aoba-kun, did something happen to your eye?"
Hinata looked at Aoba's closed left eye with a puzzled expression.
"Sand got into my eye…"
"Eh? Then let me blow it for you…", Hinata blushed and leaned in on her own initiative.
Without waiting for Aoba to explain anything or asking which eye had the sand, her tender cherry lips gently parted, and Aoba could clearly see the lilac-colored tip of her tongue inside.
Then came a gust of light wind on his face.
'Hmm? Did Hinata just eat fruit?'
There was a fruity scent of peach in that gentle breeze.
"Aoba, I'm a bit hungry," Yakumo in Aoba's arms finally couldn't take it anymore.
"Ahem!", Aoba, who had just been thinking about what Hinata's mouth tasted like, coughed.
"Hinata, it's okay now, let's eat first."
"Mm~"
Inside the cabin, Kurenai and Kasui, who were also eating, looked complexly at the trio on the deck.
———
The afternoon passed in the same relaxed manner.
With Hinata occasionally using her Byakugan and Aoba occasionally using his Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense the surroundings, this ship didn't run into any unexpected incidents.
[Nighttime]
Inside a room on the large ship.
Aoba, Hinata, and Yakumo were all there.
Yakumo was on the bed drawing on her sketchpad.
Aoba sat beside her reading a book.
After pressing a flower, Hinata vaguely reminded them, "Aoba-kun, it seems to be getting late now…"
Upon hearing this, Aoba looked at the sky outside the window.
The moon hung high.
"It is getting a bit late…"
Suddenly, his hand was held by another small hand.
Yakumo was looking at him with a pitiful expression, "Aoba, I'm still feeling a bit sick. Can you treat me again?"
"..."
'Custom discomfort, huh.'
But she'd been acting all day, and it wasn't right to expose her now. He looked toward Hinata.
"Hinata, you can go rest first. I'll treat Yakumo and leave after that."
Hinata looked at the two and hesitated for a moment before finally nodding reluctantly.
'If it's just treatment, it shouldn't take too long.'
'I will keep an eye on them!'
After Hinata left the room, before Aoba could inject chakra into her body, a pair of smooth arms had already wrapped around his arm.
Yakumo brought her mouth close to his ear, her breath fragrant like orchids, "Aoba, now there's only the two of us, you know!"
Aoba felt goosebumps rise.
Looking at her sly smile, he asked, annoyed, "You're not seasick anymore?"
"Hehe!", Yakumo leaned into his chest, wiggling her body, resting her head on his right shoulder, curling up like a ball.
Even her toes inside the white cotton socks curled up just like her body.
"You clearly noticed long ago."
Aoba smiled and shook his head, raising a hand to rub her head, "Alright, since you've stopped pretending, I'll leave now."
Just as Aoba tried to get up, he was pulled back by Yakumo again, "Aoba, there's only the two of us now. Don't you want to do something?" [T/N: 😏]
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