The Uchiha district was rather quiet at night, and the evening breeze carried a hint of chill.
Namikaze Hiatohi had turned down Itachi and chosen to walk home alone. It wasn't as if she didn't know the way, and being by herself gave her some peace and quiet to think things over.
As she rounded a corner, someone walked straight out, and the two of them collided. Hiatohi was knocked flat onto the ground, sending her books scattering everywhere. She muttered to herself that she really needed to watch where she was going—she kept crashing into people every other day, first Kakashi, and now a stranger.
Chapter 44