Going out again!

Inside the room, Kurenai, who had been thinking of the matter, heard the knock on the door. She looked at the door for a moment, and then asked, "What is it?"

"Can I come in?"

"Hmm," Kurenai hummed after wiping her face, and she saw Kazutora entering the room with a guilty look on his face.

Kurenai looked at Kazutora's guilty face, but she didn't say anything. She waited for Kazutora to speak, and she heard, "Big sister, I am sorry. I shouldn't have practised Genjutsu without you."

Hearing his words, Kurenai thought of something that happened in past, and asked, "What are you sorry about? Practicing Genjutsu without me?"

"No, I am sorry because you are hurt because of me, and I shouldn't have disregarded your words," Kazutora said, and Kurenai looked down at his words.

Now that he had admitted his mistake, she didn't know what to say, and she could only nod at his words.

"I am not against you practising techniques, but I want you to practice safely, even though I know it's not possible."

"These contradicting thoughts, I don't know what to do with them, and that's why I didn't say anything to you."

"You didn't do anything wrong, as it was a simple matter, but the wrong thing is the situation. If something happened to you, I won't know what I will do, and what will happen to me."

"I was really afraid when I saw your chakra changing, and you losing consciousness."

"The worst thing is I don't even know why it happened, and I am worried about something like this happening again."

"Sometimes I wonder that if I didn't choose to adopt you, and if you were noticed by any other clan or even Hokage-Sama, would your life be better as you can use many resources, and they will even know about many things that I don't know."

"You are a genius, and I am happy about it, but you seem just like Second Hokage. I have heard from my father that Second Hokage was also a Genius in creating Ninjutsu, and your talent is just like his."

"This is something that can't be suppressed, even if you try hard, and at that time, even if you don't want to, you will become a Ninja, and train for the village."

"If you were an ordinary genius, the village wouldn't pay attention to you, but if you are on the same level as Second Hokage, it changes the situation."

"I don't know if you understand these things, but from what I have seen, you should understand this matter, and that's why you chose to suppress yourself. I don't know if Uncle and Aunt had talked about the things in the village, but I think you should know this."

"For now, only I and Anko know about this matter, and I am sure that Anko won't tell it to someone else."

"But I know that one day your talent will be known by others, and at that time, I don't know what exactly will happen, but I know that you might have to join ANBU."

Kurenai said all the words that she had been hiding in her heart, and she felt as if a bolder had left her heart.

Kazutora listened to everything silently, and when Kurenai had stopped speaking, he walked towards her and held her hand.

"I, I already knew about all this. Even though Mom and Dad always told me to love and protect the village, I could feel that they were tired and angry at something."

"Still, they did tell me that since Minato-Sama has become Fourth Hokage, the village will change, and they seemed happy about this matter."

"I heard them talking about some guy named Danzo, and their words were full of disgust for him."

"I don't know much but I know that the village isn't as it seems, and since Fourth Hokage died, I chose to hide my talent when I noticed that I could learn anything easily."

Kazutora said some false and truth in his words. His parents didn't say anything about Danzo, but they were happy when Minato became Fourth Hokage. As for other things, Kazutora told half-truths and half-lies to make his words believable.

"Big Sister, since you are worried about me getting forced when my talent will be known, wouldn't it better to find someone you trust and someone who has a say in the village?" Kazutora said as he thought of Tsunade, and he felt that he had gained a chance.

"As for my life if you hadn't adopted me? I don't even want to think about that matter as I know that I am happy with my current life."

"So, you should never think about this matter again, and I don't want to hear something like this anymore."

This time, Kazutora spoke in a strong tone, and Kurenai looked at him with her eyes wide.

A chuckle escaped her lips and she turned his ear, making him scream and she said, "Brat~ It seems your courage has grown. You even dare to your Big sister like this."

"Aaa! Sister, stop it," Kazutora said while feeling some pain, and he acted as if he was in a lot of pain. Kurenai laughed at Kazutora's antics, and she said, "Okay, I won't think about this matter anymore."

"But I think your words are correct. I know that I can't protect you alone, but I don't think I know someone who would choose to hide your talent in secret instead of letting it know to Hokage."

"Sister, you just need to keep in your mind and just look for others. We still have time until the next year in April, and till then maybe we will find someone."

"Also!"

"Hmm? Also?" Kurenai asked as she looked at Kazutora who stopped and Kazutora hesitated for a second and said, "Now that you are feeling okay, can we visit the cemetery again?"

Kurenai became silent at the words, and then she ruffled his hair.

"You stopped adding 'Big' to sister, so why did you hesitate just now?"

"Ahaha! After seeing you cry, I don't think you are big sister anymore~" Kazutora said with a laugh, and Kurenai moved to pinch his cheeks. But Kazutora dodged her and in return pinched her cheek back.

"You brat~," Kurenai said and the duo started to play to pinch each other's cheeks. Five minutes later, Kazutora rubbed his left cheek hurt because of Kurenai's pinches, and Kurenai rubbed both of her cheeks while giving Kazutora a resentful glare.

"Go and change your clothes. Then we will go to Yamanaka Flower shop and buy flowers there." Kurenai said with an annoyed look on her face, and Kazutora walked away with a laugh.

"This guy, I didn't expect that his strength is so strong. It seems his body has awakened some kind of Kekkai Genkai, or maybe he has Senju Ancestry." Kurenai muttered as she thought of their mini battle, and she lost it in terms of strength.

Though she didn't use her full strength and reflexes, Kurenai knew that Kazutora was a lot stronger than she had thought.

"With just a few days of training, he has already surpassed most Genin in strength, and with Anko sparring with him, he can defeat most Genins."

"Sigh! I guess he is one of those geniuses who can't be surpassed, no matter the hard work others would do."

Kurenai muttered, and she changed her clothes and the duo walked outside again.

This time, Kazutora could feel that Kurenai looked a more cheerful than silent and gentle girl, and he understood that Kurenai had always been thinking about him.

'Sighh! I wonder what good thing I did to meet gentle people in this cruel world. If I had met someone like Danzo in Konoha Orphanage, then I would already be his subordinate in ROOTs.'

Shaking his head, he removed these thoughts from his mood and focused on the present. From their house, the Yamanaka Flower shop wasn't that far away, and from the shop, the cemetery wasn't that far. This made Kazutora wonder if they put the shop in this location for some 'unknown' purpose.

Entering the shop, Kazutora looked at the woman at the counter, and the woman smiled at them.

"Welcome to the shop, what kind of flowers would you like to buy?" The woman said with a professional smile on her face, and Kurenai looked around and said, "We will look around first."

The woman just gave a nod and she flashed a smile when she looked at Kazutora, who smiled back and turned around with Kurenai.

"Roses and Lilies for mom, and Tulips and Sunflowers for dad," Kazutora said as he remembered something about his mother and father, and Kurenai nodded at his words.

She also chose Roses and Tulips for her father, and since the shop wasn't that big, the woman at the counter heard the words, and she inwardly sighed.

These days, the flower business has been bit, but she didn't like it because everyone bought flowers for their loved ones who had left the world.

Looking at them, she understood that they had come for the same thing, and she could only sigh in her heart.

After buying three bouquets, Kazutora and Kurenai left the shop, and they went to the cemetery to meet their loved ones.

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