"...Itama, are you sure you want to talk about your dear brother like this?"

"Sorry, brother."

"Um."

"I shouldn't have blurted out what was on my mind."

"..." It seems that I can't keep this younger brother, so I'll kill him.

"Ahem, brother, um...actually I called you this morning." Senju Itama saw that the greetings were almost done (usually there is no need for them, but after all, it is a special situation now, right. Although, this kind of greetings can be done

It seems a bit of a failure...), and then moved into the topic, "At that time, the person who answered the phone...wasn't you?"

"Well, she told me about this. I had just taken antipyretic medicine and was resting."

"...So this is what the wheezing sound is about?" Is it true or false? It's not because the eldest brother said this to avoid embarrassment, right? But that's not important. The important thing is - the eldest brother said "her"!

"Um?"

"...No," Senju Itama got straight to the point, "Brother, who is the 'she' you are talking about?"

Senju Hashirama was silent for a moment, and then glanced sideways at the little girl sitting beside the bed. The latter, who couldn't hear the conversation, tilted her head and looked at him with a puzzled face.

He hesitated, thought about it again, and finally said -

"She's the woman I'm pursuing."

Senju Itama: "...What?"
Chapter completed!