Chapter 30 Madara wants to take the first step

"A beautiful female tribesman..." Ling's mouth twitched slightly, and he slowed down his pace. "Ban, what does that person look like?"

Madara looked at the pretty figure standing at their door again. The girl was wearing a light-colored kimono with an iris pattern and a long white haori on the outside. She looked shy and reserved. At this moment, she was waving her hand at them with a smile on her lips.

But Ban always felt something was wrong - because the beautiful female tribesman in front of him had a neat wavy high ponytail, and from her standing posture and position, it was obvious that she was not a real beautiful girl.

With this in mind, Madara faithfully conveyed what he had seen.

What? Why no description of appearance?

Is it necessary to use just a few adjectives that are commonly used for their entire clan?

Ling obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with Ban not describing the other person's beauty. Hearing this, he just smiled bitterly and nodded, "It really is her... Let's go."

Madara wanted to ask a few more questions, but in the end, as he looked at the distance between them, he silently shut his mouth - he had already seen how difficult Uchiha Kenji was to deal with, and before he was sure what exactly was difficult about this female ninja in front of him, who was also rated as the "most difficult to deal with" by his brother, he really didn't want to expose himself.

"Long time no see, Lingjun."

"Ah, long time no see, Chiho." Ling said with a helpless smile, "It's about time for you to give up, right?"

"Really? The word 'give up' is not found in the Uchiha dictionary." Uchiha Chiho raised her hand to gather the hair around her ears, smiling gently, "And I also want to hear what reason Ling Jun can come up with to reject my confession this time.

When I confessed my love to you for the first time, Ling Jun said that he only saw me as his sister and a possible reliable companion in the future, so I tried very hard to make you take me seriously.

But when I had the power to talk to you, Ling Jun said that he was shouldering the great responsibility of the family and could not decide such a big thing just because of his own selfish desires... I also knew the significance of the marriage to the family, so no matter how unwilling I was, I had to let it go.

But I still want to try, even if everyone says I will fail... Ling Jun, can I pursue you?"

The atmosphere between the three people became quiet. Ban's body was stiff, his eyes drooping and staring at his toes. He felt from the bottom of his heart that his presence at this time was a little inappropriate.

Just when he was struggling to find an excuse to slip away, Ling spoke up, "I'm sorry, if I rejected you before only because of the family and the overall situation, this time I can only say it's for personal reasons... In my current situation, it's really hard for me to say something like "I can be responsible for a family."

"I don't mind. If Ling Jun can't do it, I'll do it." Uchiha Chiho stepped forward, his eyes like obsidian shining, and his tone was more serious than ever before, "Didn't Ling Jun say that at the time?

He said that even though I was a female ninja, I was no less capable than a male ninja, and even better. He also said that gender was not a yardstick for judging a person's ability, nor was it a limitation... From that moment on, my heart belonged to Ling. "

"I'm sorry, Chiho."

The three of them fell silent again, and Madara was almost done checking how much sand there was on the small piece of ground in front of his toes. When he heard Uchiha Chiho sigh after the silence, he began to consider whether he should take his brother away or leave his brother here and go find his father himself to quickly resolve the matter.

But what he didn't expect was that after Uchiha Chiho sighed, it was as if some strange switch was turned on. Her tone became much more casual, and one could even say that she was more relieved. "Really, Lingjun, a good woman like me won't wait for you forever, okay?"

Ling also smiled and said, "It's because you are a good woman that I'm afraid of delaying you."

"Huh~ You're still so good at talking—" Uchiha Chiho raised her hand and inserted it into her hair, hooking the hairband used to tie her hair, letting her wavy hair fall down, "I actually followed Maki and the others' advice and changed into a lady's dress early to show my respect."

"Haha...are you planning to wear it for me to see?"

"That's right," Uchiha Chiho stretched out her voice in distress, "I regretted it as soon as I left the house. I looked like a fool to come to see you dressed so elegantly. I gave others a free ride for nothing."

"That must have stunned a lot of people, right?" Ling raised his hand to cover his lips and smiled easily, "After all, you brought me a lot of challengers for nothing back then."

"I can't help it," Uchiha Chiho smiled charmingly, completely losing her gentleness just now, "Who doesn't like a pretty Uchiha? You know, even the Senju who fought the most fiercely with us couldn't say words like "ugly" when they occasionally quarreled with us. With their limited vocabulary, they could only curse a few words like "crazy."

"Hahaha - you're right, who doesn't like a pretty Uchiha?"

Looking at the relaxed atmosphere when the two were laughing and chatting, Madara felt inexplicably relieved, but he couldn't help but become more curious about why this Uchiha Chiho was judged by her brother to be difficult to deal with.

"Okay, I've finished my work, now it's your turn." Uchiha Chiho's smile faded a little, "Will Ling be training or on a mission next?"

Ban clearly felt that his brother's body was a little tense, but Ling's voice was still calm, "I have gained a lot from this trip, I think I need to practice for a while..."

"Then Ling must need someone to help you read and record the ninjutsu scrolls, right?" Uchiha Chiho clasped his hands together, "How about I help? Ling happens to be not good at cooking, so I can help~"

"No, actually, I don't know how to practice..."

"Eh? Ling are you going to reject me? I will cry, okay?" Uchiha Chiho had a sly smile on her face and spoke slower, "Ling wouldn't want to see a weak girl like me sitting at the door of your house and crying, right? Wouldn't it bother you?"

This time, Ling was completely frozen.

"It seems that there is no other way - I am so pitiful ~ Obviously we have done such and such things ~" Uchiha Chiho smiled and waved to Madara, squatting down on the spot, "It seems that I can only cry in front of your brother at the door of your house about your ruthlessness, meanness, and abandonment of me..."

"Yes, yes - I understand." Ling raised his hands, looking like he had surrendered completely, "But during this training session, Chiho can't secretly put drugs in my food again."

Uchiha Chiho covered her face and punched Ling's shoulder with her pink fist. After successfully getting a muffled groan, she laughed and said, "Hate it~ I'm no longer at the age where I believe that I can have a child just by sleeping~ I'm not that childish - see you tomorrow~ Ling, don't hide from me~~"

Madara watched Uchiha Chiho walk away happily, and raised his head to look at Ling, "Brother, just now..."

"It's okay," Ling felt the numbness radiating from his shoulders, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "She is just strong."