"Tsunade-sama, Aoba is a boy. What you're doing isn't really appropriate...", Just as Aoba was giving Tsunade a massage, Shizune took off her apron and walked out of the kitchen.
She looked at Aoba's hands, at Tsunade's flushed face, her lips parting and closing, and the slight panting in her breath. Unconsciously, a strange feeling arose in Shizune's heart.
Sakura, watching from the side, also had a slightly red face and couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
Tsunade, however, merely squinted at Aoba, whose height barely reached her waist, and let out an ambiguous chuckle, "Heh!"
This chuckle, whose meaning was unclear, inexplicably irritated Aoba. Unable to help himself, he applied more pressure with his hands.
"Mm~", A sharper, more stimulating, and peculiar tingling sensation suddenly spread throughout Tsunade's body.
She instinctively let out a melodious and trembling hum.
The unexpected sound startled both Shizune and Sakura. Seeing Tsunade's expression of 'utter bliss,' their faces turned an even deeper shade of red.
Tsunade quickly realized the situation, pressed her lips together tightly, and used the soft sole of her foot to push against Aoba's chest, shoving him away.
Her gaze was still slightly hazy, but her expression was less than friendly as she glared at him and questioned, "Did you do that on purpose?"
Aoba wore an innocent look, "I didn't. I wasn't."
Tsunade narrowed her eyes again, deciding to use her foot to properly teach this disrespectful brat a lesson.
Just as Aoba thought he was about to become Naruto's little brother, 'Uzumaki Mouthful,' Shizune interrupted their antics.
"Alright, Tsunade-sama, dinner is ready," She walked over and pulled Aoba up, putting some distance between him and Tsunade, then continued, "Aoba, you and Sakura should go wash your hands first. I'll take care of Tsunade-sama."
"Okay," Aoba felt as if he had been granted amnesty.
"Hmph, keep spoiling him!", Tsunade snorted discontentedly at Shizune as she watched Aoba flee from her feet in defeat.
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Dinner passed quickly.
Seeing Tsunade still looking displeased, Aoba couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, are you in a bad mood today?"
Logically speaking, Tsunade wasn't the type to hold grudges. Something else must have been bothering her.
Tsunade's beautiful eyes glanced at him, and the corners of her lips curved slightly, "Come here for a second."
Aoba didn't dare to approach so easily. Otherwise, he might end up struggling for air in a few moments.
"Did you go gambling again? And lose again?", Aoba had a talent for stepping on landmines.
"What do you mean 'lose again'?", Tsunade glared at him discontentedly, "Show some respect when speaking to your teacher!"
"By the way, teacher, have you ever actually won a gamble?", Aoba was curious. Sakura, too, blinked her large eyes. She knew that Tsunade-sama had been visiting the gambling dens in Konoha lately but had never heard of her winning.
Only Shizune looked utterly resigned.
Tsunade almost exploded with rage, 'Is this brat intentionally picking at my weak spot today? Can't he give me some face as his teacher?'
Tsunade simply thickened her skin, adopting an unpleased expression as she declared, "Of course, I've won before! I just haven't had good luck since coming to Konoha. Back in Tanzaku Town, I was dominating the tables."
"Isn't that right, Shizune?"
Truly a seasoned woman, she didn't even blink while lying.
The inexperienced Sakura immediately believed her.
Shizune forced a smile uglier than crying and nodded, "That's right, Tsunade-sama is very skilled."
Aoba: 'Shizune-nee, if you're being threatened, just blink twice.'
Reading Aoba's eyes, Shizune blinked pitifully.
In truth, she was very grateful to Aoba. Because of him, Tsunade-sama was willing to stay in Konoha.
She had had enough of the lifestyle where she had to choose between dinner and a place to stay.
"Hmph! Now do you see how incredible your teacher is?"
"Oh," Aoba responded expressionlessly.
"You brat!", Tsunade felt her anger flaring up.
Seeing her raise a fist, Aoba wisely backed down and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, this afternoon, Sasuke actually awakened his Sharingan."
"What?", Tsunade, who had just raised her fist, froze mid-air. Even Shizune, who was cleaning up the dishes, stopped in her tracks.
"Aoba, you didn't get hurt, did you?", Both of them understood the conditions required to awaken the Sharingan, so their first instinct was to worry that Aoba had suffered some kind of injury, triggering Sasuke's awakening.
Feeling a warm sensation in his heart at their concern, Aoba quickly explained the reason behind Sasuke's awakening.
"First, Naruto used the Sexy Jutsu… blah...blah…"
"And then, when Sasuke found out the truth, he awakened his eyes."
"This…", Tsunade and Shizune fell silent. It was hard to judge matters between children.
After all, they were just kids.
Overall, though, it should be considered a good thing.
Only Sakura looked confused.
She tugged at Aoba's sleeve and curiously asked, "Aoba, what is the Sharingan?"
Sakura hadn't paid much attention to such things before and wasn't familiar with them. She still didn't understand the famous and powerful Kekkei Genkai of the Uchiha clan.
Aoba patiently explained.
"The Sharingan is the Uchiha clan's bloodline ability and one of the top Kekkei Genkai in Konoha…"
"Wow… so amazing!", Sakura covered her mouth. The ability to copy other people's jutsu and hypnotize them was simply terrifying.
Then, her expression became worried, "Aoba, if Sasuke challenges you again, will it be dangerous?"
"He said he'll challenge me tomorrow. Hmph, just Sasuke? I can crush him with one hand."
"So cool!", Seeing Aoba's confident expression, Sakura's eyes sparkled.
Her earlier worries suddenly seemed unnecessary, 'Just a mere Sasuke. Even if he has the Sharingan, how can he possibly be Aoba's match?'
"How's your control over the Strength of a Hundred Seal?", Tsunade suddenly asked.
Seeing Tsunade's serious expression, Aoba also adjusted his attitude, "I can control it freely now. I'd say I've pretty much mastered it."
Tsunade was a little surprised but had expected it, so she quickly regained her composure, her lips curving into a smile, "If you win against that Uchiha with the Sharingan tomorrow, I'll give you a surprise."
"A surprise? What kind of surprise?", Aoba asked curiously. He really couldn't imagine what Tsunade could offer him.
It's not like she'd give him a jackpot of gold coins. Knowing her, not taking his money was already a miracle.
"You brat, do you even understand what a surprise is?"
"If you knew, it wouldn't be a surprise anymore," Tsunade huffed in dissatisfaction.
'A disciple just needs to listen to their teacher. Why ask so many questions?'
Aoba twitched the corner of his mouth but could only suppress his curiosity.
"Hmph, but if you lose, there will be a punishment too," Not wanting Aoba to get too cocky, Tsunade added.
As for what the punishment would be, she hadn't thought about it yet. After all, the chances of Aoba losing were very slim.
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