Chapter 272: ...this is truly my own wish!

Seeing this, Samui's face immediately turned deathly pale. She had not expected Bee's thinking to be so stubborn; it seemed that once he had set his mind on something, not even ten oxen could pull him back.

Realizing that her words had caused a serious misunderstanding, Samui immediately wanted to explain, but the topic was far too shameful. Even she herself did not understand why Mizunuki Ryosuke had given her the opportunity to have the three of them received.

Consequently, Samui did not know where to begin her explanation. Her face grew redder and redder until, looking like a fully boiled shrimp, she blurted out a sentence she would regret deeply.

"Don't be like this, Bee, things are not what you think!"

With tears in the corners of her eyes, Samui explained to the man before her.

"There is no need for this, Samui!"

"I will always remember your sacrifice for the village!"

"That dignified Fourth Mizukage, to actually take advantage of someone in their time of need—one day, I will not let him off!"

Bee clenched his fists, raging flames burning in his eyes.

Seeing that her attempts to explain only made things worse, Samui fell into total despair. She looked at Bee blankly, not knowing what to do.

"It's not like that! The Fourth Mizukage is truly not the person you think he is!"

But things having reached this point, Samui could only continue to explain to Bee with pale, empty words.

"Hmm?"

"Then what exactly is going on?"

Seeing Samui's expression, Bee seemed to show a trace of wavering, and he asked Samui sternly.

With the honor of two villages at stake, Bee felt he should give Samui a chance to explain and not be so judgmental.

"I, I, I..."

But the problem remained: up to this point, Samui was just as bewildered. She had no idea what the reason for everything was, let alone where to start explaining.

She couldn't very well say: "I suppose the Fourth Mizukage thought I was pretty, so he gave me special treatment?"

Even if she dared to say it, Bee would absolutely not believe her.

Next, Samui gave an explanation that neither she nor Bee would ever forget for the rest of their lives.

"The Fourth Mizukage did not force me, and it is absolutely not what you think!"

"It really was my own wish!"

As if possessed, Samui shouted at Bee with a bright red face.

Following Samui's shout, the entire hospital room fell into silence.

"Clatter."

A crisp sound reached the ears of Bee and Samui. The two turned to look and saw a square-faced Cloud Ninja standing frozen at the door, staring at Samui with an expression of disbelief.

It was the third member of the Cloud Ninja trio—Toroi, who had just gone to the cafeteria to get food.

The sound just now was caused by Toroi, who, upon hearing Samui's shocking words, had accidentally dropped the lunchbox in his hand.

Toroi stared at Samui in disbelief. He had only been gone for a mere ten minutes; what on earth had happened?

The sheer amount of information revealed in Samui's entire sentence made Toroi think it was terrifying to contemplate!

At this moment, Bee had recovered from his initial shock, and the look he gave Samui now carried a hint of strangeness.

From Bee's perspective, Samui's cheeks were flushed and her eyes were filled with affection; she clearly looked like a young girl in love.

What? You ask how Bee knows?

Although he had never been in love, he had seen plenty of pigs run even if he hadn't eaten pork.

That's what all the books said.

Based on this expression alone, anyone who saw it would find it impossible to believe Samui had been forced; she might as well have had "mutual consent" written on her face.

Although Bee remained unmoved on the surface, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

After all, taking advantage of someone's precarious position is one thing, but mutual consent is quite another.

Since Samui herself was willing to be with the Fourth Mizukage...

Isn't that a great thing! It might be a bit fast, but for the Cloud Village, it was truly all gain and no loss.

Although Bee racked his brains, he couldn't figure out when the two had hooked up—ahem, when they had taken a liking to each other.

But since the matter had already "happened," the Cloud Village naturally had no choice but to accept it happily.

Soon, two large red characters popped into Bee's mind—Marriage Alliance!

There was no alliance more solid than a marital relationship!

The strength of the Mist Village had already been deeply acknowledged by Bee; being able to forge a more solid alliance with the Mist was naturally something the Cloud Village dreamed of.

What's more, the current situation was that the entire Cloud Village was waiting for the Mist to save them; Bee would naturally not complain about the alliance becoming more solid.

And Samui's words were undoubtedly the type where the Cloud Village was feeling sleepy and she had proactively offered a pillow.

Thinking of this, Bee's expression changed completely. He looked at Samui with a light and breezy air; the face that had vowed to be irreconcilable with the Fourth Mizukage, Mizunuki Ryosuke, had long since vanished without a trace.

"Alright, I understand, Samui."

"You may step out first; Toroi and I have things to discuss."

Bee said to Samui with a calm expression, as if he had completely "understood" (misinterpreted) the content of her words.

"Oh, okay..."

Looking at Bee's calm face, Samui mistakenly thought that Bee had "understood" her explanation, so she didn't continue to dwell on it or make any pointless clarifications.

After all, she really didn't know how to explain the most important part!

Just like that, the bewildered Samui was "invited" out of the room, and she even thoughtfully closed the door for Bee.

As for why Bee would send her out at this very "opportune" moment to question Toroi alone...

Samui naturally didn't dare to ask too much. After all, for a ninja, knowing too many "secrets" was never a good thing.

The Cloud Village's confidentiality regulations were no joke. Perhaps Bee had just woken up and had some "urgent matters" to inquire about...

Little did she know, a massive misunderstanding had already been deeply planted.

Walking down the hospital corridor, Samui recalled everything that had just happened and felt more and more that there was no problem.

She said Mizunuki Ryosuke hadn't forced her and that she was willing; there was nothing wrong with that statement at all.

Mizunuki Ryosuke promised to meet them, and she was willing to be met by Mizunuki Ryosuke; wasn't that just a lack of force combined with her own willingness?

Where was the problem?

As for her so-called maidenly, bashful expression just now, please, that was just nervousness mixed with shyness, okay?

After all, Bee's thinking was too profound; as a pure young girl, how could she defend herself without changing her expression?

Just then, Samui suddenly saw a passing cat doctor.