"I'm afraid the only thing I know about romance is what I've read in books and heard in stories. It's not really encouraged in the monastery. It's distracting." Itachi's life had always been about his duties as heir and improving his skill as a ninja. Romance had never played a big part in his life. He'd always been too busy to make friends, much less have a romance.

A ninja sworn to her master's service? True, ninja could work for anyone, technically, but that she'd picked ninja instead of samurai or something else added weight against her. It was very likely she would know something about the hidden village in this country, wasn't it? "I should make it my goal to find a suitable devoted and burly husband to follow you everywhere. Then I wouldn't have to wonder if you were staying safe."