Warning

She knew they wanted each other. The second long glances and tinted cheeks were all the evidence she needed.

But of course, the other would never know, because they needed to be a team. Love was too dangerous, with all its What-Ifs. The trust would always be needed, so to think of some affair breaking that trust would be a downfall of a team.

Love was something shinobi and kunoichi could not afford to feel.

And all of her comrades sobered and forgot of that childish dream in her presence. Anytime his name was mentioned, her face would become lost.

She was the warning to her comrades; love is a dangerous game.