At two o'clock in the afternoon.

Shiraishi went to meet Ayane as agreed.

The so-called ‘old place’ refers to Shiraishi’s original home, a house that was only cleaned a few times a year.

"Very punctual, Shiraishi-kun."

At the entrance of the apartment downstairs, Ayane saw Shiraishi arriving on time and stood there with a smile.

"Didn't you say we would meet at two o'clock?"

"That's right."

"Then what do you want from me? I don't remember any important observation tasks assigned to you recently. So, you deliberately deceived Liuli and asked me to come out. What happened?"

Ayane could deceive Liuli with the excuse of an observation mission, but she couldn't hide it from him.

Because Shiraishi himself knew best whether he had given Ayane the important observation task.

Although many observation tasks were assigned to Ayane in the past, that was because the experiment was just in its infancy, and many things really required Byakugan to observe.

Now the research is on the right track. Normal experiments do not require Byakugan, and I don't know how to use Byakugan to observe things I don't understand.

So he thought Ayane had something else to come to him for, rather than the so-called observation mission.

"Can't I call you out if there's nothing?"

"That's not the case, it just feels strange suddenly."

"I happen to have a lot of free time today, so I wanted to invite you to go shopping together."

"Are you two together?"

Shiraishi complained.

Liuli and I just went shopping yesterday afternoon, and we are going to do it again today.

If the two of them need to go shopping another day, they might as well go together as a trio to save time.

"What?"

Ayane glanced at Shiraishi in confusion.

"No, it's nothing, I'm just complaining."

"If it disturbs me, it's okay for Shiraishi-kun to leave me alone. After all, work is important."

Ayane blinked at Shiraishi and smiled understandingly.

"No need, work has been going relatively smoothly recently. And it's not that busy. There's no problem with me."

If I really go back directly because of work at this time, it would be really heartbreaking.

Besides, there are a few temporary assistants in the laboratory. As long as you strictly follow the experimental steps given by them and conduct the experiment slowly, basically there will be no mistakes.

"Really? That would be perfect."

"But do you have anything to buy?"

"Yeah, I don't know why lately, but I always feel tight in my chest, as if the clothes underneath will suddenly burst."

Ayane tugged at the collar of her clothes, not caring about saying these words in front of Shiraishi.

"Don't say such things suddenly in front of me, be careful I will take it seriously."

Really, none of them actually gave him any peace of mind.

Shiraishi sighed helplessly.

"Then do you want to check my place thoroughly now, inside and out, Dr. Shiraishi?"

Ayane gently smoothed her bangs on her forehead, and the smile on her face was pure and touching.

When she said this, she didn't seem to realize how powerful her words were for a boy.

To some extent, Shiraishi believes that Ayane is more dangerous than Ruri.

It's all because he set a bad example for her when she was a child.

Now I have learned to be bad in a decent way.

When she first met Ayane, she was still a cute girl with a simple mind and the same appearance.

But since that incident, although the other party still looks innocent and harmless on the outside, his inner nature... has already become completely bad.

If I had known this earlier, I should have educated her in another way.

It's too late to regret now.

"don't want."

Shiraishi felt his heart beating violently out of his control for a moment. He temporarily withdrew his gaze from Ayane and adjusted his breathing slightly.

If you think she is a frivolous and casual person based on her words, you will definitely suffer a loss.

This is a woman who is good at disguise and deception just like herself.

It is completely different from the traditional Hyuga clan ninja character.

Seeing Shiraishi's refusal, Ayane just smiled and said nothing.

Next, Shiraishi followed Ayane's footsteps and wandered around Konoha Village.

For Shiraishi, this is nothing more than a relaxing walk outside. Although I don’t know why women are suddenly keen on shopping for no reason...

But from the physical and psychological aspects of men and women, there are very big differences between the two, so just think of this as meaningful behavior.

The weather at the end of August is always so sultry. Even though the hottest part of the day has passed, the afternoon sun is still very dazzling.

The Land of Fire is a country with relatively distinct seasons, and the same is true for the Konoha Village living in this country.

Since it was during the war, there were very few working ninjas that could be seen on the streets of Konoha.

In addition to ninjas like Shiraishi and others who temporarily stay in the village for special reasons, there are also some who really need to stay in the village to protect its safety.

From Shiraishi's point of view, the prosperity of Konoha Village is actually very low, but compared to the general environment of the ninja world, internal peace is already a blessing.

There are not many things Ayane wants to buy, they are basically some decorations that Shiraishi is not interested in.

Watching Ayane pick and choose in the store, she is a very cute girl even from the side.

Her skin is as white as snow, and the long, straight black hair covering her back shines with a jet-black luster when exposed to the sun.

Shiraishi looked around, and then he saw a gray and white cat lying lazily on the opposite wall. His lazy posture seemed to have just woken up from a sweet sleep, and he raised one of his forelimbs to lick it.

Lick it up.

Nothing seems out of the ordinary.

Shiraishi scratched his head, and just as he was walking over, Ayane's voice came from behind: "What's wrong?"

"Ah, I'm looking at the cat."

Shiraishi turned his head and answered.

"Cat?"

Ayane followed Shiraishi's line of sight and saw that there was nothing on the opposite wall, and there was no cat at all.

"left already."

It's over now.

"Really, what's so good about a cat?"

Ayane's tone was dissatisfied.

"What, do you hate cats?"

"I can't say I hate it, but I don't like it either. If you want to keep a pet, dogs are better."

Shiraishi nodded. Indeed, with a high probability, he also prefers raising dogs.

The Inuzuka clan opened a ninja dog shop in the village. Because the price is much more expensive than ordinary pet dogs, and the food of the ninja dogs is very luxurious, so few ninjas buy and adopt them.

You can take a look another day.

Ninja dogs...sounds really cool.

The most important thing is that dogs have very good noses and can bring good results when necessary.

"Because dog meat is delicious, but cat meat tastes bad."

Ayane added another sentence, as if she had studied this in depth.

After hearing this, Shiraishi immediately gave up his plan to raise a ninja dog.

I feel like it will be in Ayane’s stomach the day I buy it.

"Where else are you going next?"

Shiraishi asked.

"I want to buy some new clothes, but I feel like I really need to put on new ones every month. They are too tight. I also felt tight in my chest during the last mission."

Ayane smiled bitterly and patted her chest, which already had good development prospects.

"..."

Shiraishi didn't know how to interface.
To be continued...