"It's you?", As the proctor of the second exam, Anko naturally recognized Temari.
Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Aren't you people from Sunagakure only supposed to be active in designated areas? How did you end up here?"
The residence Konoha arranged for Sunagakure was far from the commercial district.
"Ask him," Temari wiped her lips with a napkin and pointed at Aoba beside her.
"Hmm?", Anko looked at Aoba in surprise, "You hooked her this fast?"
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
Anko was too blunt with her words, and Aoba nearly choked on the soup in his throat, starting to cough.
Temari immediately passed over the water by her side and kept patting Aoba's back.
Just like a gentle and virtuous wife taking care of her husband.
Anko stared blankly at this scene, and by the time she came back to her senses, she realized there was nothing she could do.
She could only watch angrily. For some reason, she felt really upset.
"Thank you," Once Aoba caught his breath, he first expressed his thanks to Temari.
"No need, this is what I should do," Temari showed a faint smile, and when she looked at Anko again, her gaze carried a trace of provocation.
That woman actually dared to flirt with her future husband in front of her.
Girls raised in Sunagakure all had their own beliefs.
Harsh natural environments couldn't defeat them, let alone love rivals.
Anko of course noticed the provocation in Temari's eyes, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Aoba also found a chance to speak, "Temari is my fiancee now."
"?"
"Fiancee?" ×2
Anko and Ayame, who was secretly watching from the side, exclaimed at the same time.
Neither of them expected the two to be in such an explosive relationship.
"How did this happen?", Anko looked at Aoba with a smiling face full of kindness.
Aoba couldn't help but shiver, suddenly feeling a chill.
"Konoha and Sunagakure are arranging a political marriage. It just so happens that Temari and I are suitable in identity and age, so sensei decided to have us engaged," He explained helplessly, "Right now sensei and Elder Chiyo from Sunagakure are still discussing things. It shouldn't be long before the official notice comes down."
"Political marriage? Why is there suddenly a political marriage?", Anko still couldn't understand.
Aoba shrugged, "I just found out this morning too."
Tsunade hadn't even consulted him.
Anko gritted her teeth and looked at Temari, who was still provocatively glaring at her, getting more and more irritated.
'I haven't even had a chance to make my move, and this outsider girl already snatched him?'
"Ao… Aoba, I'm full. Where are we going later?", Temari stood up and pulled Aoba, preparing to leave.
"Let's go stroll the commercial district first," Aoba took out some bills to pay, but Ayame pushed them back.
"No need to pay, just think of it as a gift from big sister for your engagement. You two can come and eat for free the next few days," Ayame was also quite emotional.
'Aoba-chan has grown up and even got a fiancee now.'
"Thank you, Ayame-neesan," Aoba didn't refuse and thanked her, then looked toward Anko, who was deep in thought.
"Anko-neesan, we'll head out now."
The two left Ichiraku Ramen hand in hand.
But they hadn't gone far when Anko ran out of the shop.
She rushed to Aoba's side and threw her arms around his neck, "I want to go with you guys too!"
"What are you tagging along for? To be a third wheel?", Temari looked unhappily at Anko, who was hugging Aoba even more closely than she was.
"I'm just too bored alone. Aoba, you won't say no, right?", Anko returned to her smiling demeanor and pinched Aoba's cheek.
"Ahem!"
"Well, I don't really have a problem…", Aoba gave a dry cough. Anko still loved to body-slam people with those soft spheres.
"Now that Aoba has no objections, do you still have any, Miss Fiancee?", This time it was Anko's turn to throw a provocative look at Temari.
If Temari had behaved herself, she wouldn't have followed, but this outsider dared to provoke her, of course she couldn't let it slide.
"You…", Temari was annoyed, but since Aoba already agreed, what else could she say?
Originally, Anko planned to stir up trouble for Temari, but once they were on the street, she got distracted by dango the whole time.
Other than stuffing a piece of tasty dango into Aoba's mouth whenever she found something good, for the rest of the time, it didn't feel much different from just the two of them going out.
Time passed quickly and soon it was evening.
Aoba brought Temari home.
One had to admit, ninja efficiency was really high. The marriage talk was in the morning, and by afternoon everything was mostly arranged.
Chiyo directly had Temari move into his home.
———
"Aoba, aren't you going to explain what's going on?", In the living room, Yugao, still wearing her apron, stared at Aoba along with Terumi Mei.
Their gazes occasionally swept over Temari.
Temari suddenly felt something was off. She could instinctively sense from the looks Yugao and Terumi Mei gave her, there was the wary hostility of love rivals.
'Are they also Aoba's women?' [T/N: Girl, half of the konoha is your love rival.]
'But isn't that Terumi Mei the Mizukage from Kirigakure? Why is she also here?'
"Temari is my fiancee. From now on, she'll be living here…", Aoba told the truth.
"..."
"Fiancee? What do you mean fiancee? Since when do you have a fiancee?", Yugao's eyes suddenly turned sharp, like blades sweeping across the two.
Aoba explained everything that happened in the Hokage's office today, without leaving anything out.
Then the two fell silent.
Temari also became extremely obedient.
She could read the room well. That Anko clearly didn't have a very deep relationship with Aoba.
But these two women in front of her who could live in his house, definitely different. So she naturally became a bit more well-behaved.
"Does Hayama-san know about this?", After a long silence, Yugao asked.
After all, for such a big matter as a political marriage, Shirakumo Hayama, Aoba's blood-related elder, should know about it.
Aoba scratched his head, "Actually, I only found out this morning. But sensei said she'll notify everyone, and the engagement ceremony will be held tomorrow night."
"You're even going to hold an engagement ceremony?", Yugao was surprised.
'When did Aoba get so bold, even daring to go all-in like this?'
"Sensei said she wants to do it."
"..."
"Then you're on your own. I'm going back to cooking," Yugao got up and walked toward the kitchen.
Hearing that, Temari's eyes lit up and she followed along, "Can I help out?"
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