Darui's earnest advice seemed to have some effect.
A had to consider the possibility she mentioned.
That they were using Yugito as bait for him.
Admittedly, this possibility was extremely high.
If they didn't have some other motive, they could have just killed Yugito instead of keeping an unstable bomb inside their own village.
Knock knock knock!
"Come in!"
The knock interrupted A's thoughts, and he shouted impatiently.
The door opened, and Karui, one of B's students, rushed in anxiously. "She's back! Yugito is back!"
"What?!"
A was stunned.
He was still debating whether to go rescue her.
And now she was back?
How did she come back?
How could she possibly come back?
"Bring her here immediately!"
A shouted, and Karui quickly ran out.
Soon, Yugito was brought back.
Seeing that Yugito had indeed returned, completely unharmed, without even a trace of torture, A narrowed his eyes.
At this moment, he couldn't help but suspect whether Yugito was still Kumogakure's person now.
"Good, you're back."
He said loudly. "I was still thinking whether to go rescue you. These useless fools insisted on stopping me."
"What they did was right."
Yugito said. "Their original plan was to use me to lure you, Raikage-sama, or B-sama, to achieve a greater goal."
"Then how did you come back? Did you find an opportunity?"
Darui asked. "I'm sorry, I couldn't do anything back then. Their strength was unexpected, and our position was anticipated by them in advance."
"It doesn't matter anymore."
Yugito shook her head. "I didn't find an opportunity. Takumi let me go."
Just then, B entered.
He saw Yugito at a glance and was startled. "You're back?"
"Yes, Killer B-sama."
Yugito replied with a smile.
"B, where the hell did you run off to earlier?"
Seeing B's slack appearance, A immediately became furious.
He was satisfied with B's strength, but his habit of disappearing without a trace was a real headache.
"I went to gather material."
B immediately pulled out a guitar. "Wanna hear my latest composition?"
"Shut up!"
Veins bulged on A's forehead as he roared at B, even grabbing his guitar and smashing it.
"My guitar..."
B immediately slumped, kneeling on the floor looking at his precious guitar.
Even though he had bought it on the street today, it was still his precious guitar.
"Ha..."
Adjusting his breathing, A looked at Yugito. "You said Takumi let you go? Why would he do that?"
"Maybe... because he's a good person?"
Yugito said.
"A good person?"
A snorted disdainfully. "He definitely has some other scheme! Did he tamper with you?"
"No."
Yugito shook her head. "He never did anything to me."
'Those times he was handsy don't count.'
She thought to herself.
At least regarding what A meant, she knew Takumi hadn't done that.
"Raikage-sama, is there a possibility..."
Mabui, as his secretary, suddenly spoke up. "Sending Yugito-sama back completely unharmed is itself a scheme?"
"What?"
A didn't understand her meaning. "Explain clearly."
"Look, after Yugito-sama returned, you've been questioning her endlessly."
Mabui stated her view. "I think at this moment, you have doubts about Yugito-sama in your heart. Could this be the enemy's scheme?"
"To sow discord between you and Yugito-sama? After all, once a seed of doubt is planted, it will inevitably have an effect."
Mabui's words suddenly made things clear to A.
Then he gritted his teeth in hatred. "Damn that Takumi, using such an insidious trick!"
"No, I definitely have to deal with him!"
"Leaving him alive is a huge threat to our Kumogakure!"
"No!"
Yugito cried out in surprise. Dazed, she looked up and saw everyone's gaze focused on her.
Her face immediately flushed crimson.
A looked at Yugito with confusion, his heart full of questions.
'No traps were set on her body, no signs of being controlled, so why would she oppose me?'
Mabui also frowned deeply.
'Could she have already been turned? But could a Jinchuriki be turned in just a few days?'
'A Jinchuriki endures so much pain from childhood, their endurance is extraordinary. How could their will be so easily twisted?'
Darui was panicked.
'Big sister, what are you doing!'
'Why are you pulling this stunt now!'
'Aren't you just begging for others to suspect you!'
Little did they know, what Yugito was thinking at this moment was:
'So I actually care about him this much!'
At that moment, she suddenly understood her own heart.
"You, could it be..."
A frowned and started to speak, but was interrupted.
B rubbed his chin, asking with a curious look, "Are you in love?"
All eyes instantly focused on B.
'In such a serious setting, what was he saying?'
"Yes."
Yugito lowered her head, her cheeks flushed, and answered softly.
Although quiet, this single word shocked everyone present except B to their core.
In an instant, everyone turned into a black-and-white sketch.
They simply couldn't accept this unbelievable fact.
"What?!"
A roared, his entire face turning red. "That damn Takumi actually dares to use such a despicable method! Dares to do this to my subordinate!"
"Huh?"
Yugito was stunned.
Mabui stepped forward, placed her hand on Yugito's stomach, and probed with a serious expression.
Yugito stared blankly at the hand placed on her lower abdomen, warm and reassuring.
Then, Mabui breathed a sigh of relief and turned to A. "Sir, Yugito is not pregnant."
Only then did Yugito realize what they were so shocked about.
Her face reddening, she quickly waved her hands. "He didn't do anything to me! We just slept in the same bed... Oh no!"
She quickly covered her mouth. In her panic, she had blurted out the one thing she shouldn't have said.
"!!"
Lightning crackled around A. He was beyond furious.
"Sigh... you've been through a lot."
Darui stepped forward and gently patted Yugito on the shoulder.
"Who would have thought. I thought he was a cool young man, but it turns out he's so irresponsible."
B shook his head with a regretful expression, clearly regarding Takumi as a heartless womanizer.
Their reactions left Yugito speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"What are you all thinking! It's not what you think!"