"Aoba-sama, breakfast has already been prepared, once you finish washing up, you can eat."
In the early morning, just as Aoba stepped out of the bedroom, Kin, who was wearing a maid outfit, already appeared in front of him, holding a hot towel in both hands and greeting him.
This was already after he had reminded her, on the first day, Kin had directly kneeled at the doorway.
That had given Aoba quite a scare.
And then he had banned it on the spot.
"Kin, you don't have to get up so early. It's okay to eat breakfast a bit later," Aoba took the towel; it was still steaming hot.
Kin nodded seriously, "I understand."
'Understood, but still going to get up at the same time anyway, huh?'
Aoba couldn't help sighing. Although they had only been together for three days, he had already more or less figured out her thoughts.
Maybe she was worried about being kicked out, just far too well-behaved.
Aoba spread open the steaming hot towel in his hand and carefully wiped her face for her.
"Aoba-sama, is there something dirty on my face?"
After Aoba finished wiping her face and Kin received the towel, she couldn't help asking.
Aoba patted her head again, "No, today too, you're very cute."
Then he went around her and entered the bathroom.
Kin looked at Aoba's back, her face flushed, eyes filled with infatuation.
"He said I'm cute today too…", She originally already had some special feelings toward Aoba due to Yakumo's genjutsu, and now they had spent some time together.
Even toward someone like her, a girl of unknown background, he could still be this gentle.
She couldn't help but cover her face with the towel again.
It still had Aoba's scent.
Aoba was also quite satisfied with Kin.
Although Kin's appearance wasn't top-tier, her skin had a very high quality, huh.
Her outfit had also been specially designed by Aoba.
Different from the style Natsu wore.
Black and white maid dress, black choker at the neck, white silk sleeves wrapping around both arms. Tightly cinched waist, skirt only down to mid-thigh. Although her legs were bare, from the toes upward, a pair of plump and slender long legs were wrapped in black stockings. At the upper thighs, there were also black-and-white lace garters. Black long straight hair, black stockings, maid.
"Aoba really likes maid outfits huh," In the bathroom, Konan elbowed Aoba, who was almost sticking to her, and deadpanned a line.
"Yeah, I like it. Can Konan-nee wear one for me?", Aoba made no attempt to hide his XP (fetish), looking at Konan with great anticipation.
Konan, who originally only wanted to express her dissatisfaction, immediately blushed bright red.
Facing Aoba's burning gaze, she didn't know how to respond.
"Hmph! Maybe when I'm in a better mood," Konan lightly snorted in a slightly childish tone.
"Really? Then I'll have to work hard," Aoba responded very seriously.
Konan remained silent. Although she had finished washing up, she still stood in place.
After Aoba finished washing up, they had a verbal spar.
Only then did they leave the bathroom together.
Kin had already served all the food, while Temari looked resentful.
'The time these two spend in the bathroom was getting longer and longer.'
"Konan Onee-san, is our training content today the same as yesterday?", Temari asked Konan.
Konan nodded, "If it's to prepare for the third exam, real combat is the most suitable method."
Life had returned to normal again.
Everyone had to get busy with their own things. Temari had to prepare thoroughly for the third exam.
That being the case, Konan became the only one with nothing in particular to do.
So she straightforwardly proposed the idea of instructing Temari in training.
Temari thought she would be living in Konoha from now on, and Konan indeed had the qualifications, so the two hit it off right away.
They had barely formed a teacher-student pair.
Konan also knew from the previously gathered intel that Tenten was very good at taijutsu and using "ninja tools" to attack.
That part was quite similar to her own paper shurikens.
So the recent focus had been on real combat training.
'Speaking of which, Uzuki Yugao is also good at swordsmanship and Wind Release, right?'
Aoba didn't know whether Konan's Temari or Yugao's Tenten would turn out better.
Breakfast ended.
Aoba headed out.
Not long after, Konan also took Temari out.
Konan's identity as a captive was really just her comforting herself.
She could go wherever she wanted in Konoha.
Terumi Mei and Uzuki Yugao also quickly came out from Aoba's bedroom.
Kin, same as usual, waited at the bedroom door to greet them.
Then she entered the bedroom blushing.
"Thanks for your trouble," Uzuki Yugao also blushed and thanked Kin.
After all, Kin was helping them clean up the aftermath, somewhat embarrassing.
Kin shook her head, blushing, "Yugao-sama, no need to be polite, this is my job."
And actually, she had another motive too.
After Uzuki Yugao and Terumi Mei left, she carefully started searching through the bedding.
To see if she could find some protein left behind by Aoba or something.
After all, this was the mission Orochimaru had given her.
But for several days in a row, what she found were all left by Uzuki Yugao and Terumi Mei, and not a single trace from Aoba.
'Don't know what's going on. Surely no one's eaten it all, right?'
After tidying the bed, Kin would go out to buy groceries, come back to clean the house, then do laundry and cook.
Finally, she'd prepare dinner and wait for Aoba and the others to return home.
That was Kin's whole day.
Although dull, it was much more comfortable than the days licking blades in the Sound Ninja Village following Orochimaru.
———
"Aoba, this is the latest message from Kumogakure," Uchiha Mikoto handed a document in front of Aoba.
A message had already been sent from Kumogakure two days ago.
They had first expressed that they had no intention of going to war with Konoha, but they were unwilling to hand over the Eight-Tails and wanted to use other resources as a substitute.
But Aoba had directly rejected it.
He just wanted to see whether the Fourth Raikage would choose between his brother and his comrades.
How could he agree?
Then today, another message came, pretty quick thinking.
Aoba took it and looked at it.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift slightly.
"What? Kumogakure agreed to our conditions?"
Tsunade saw Aoba smiling and asked about the content of the document.
Aoba shook his head, "No, they didn't."
"Didn't? Then why are you smiling so happily?"
Tsunade walked behind Aoba, leaned forward slightly, and placed her hands on his shoulders.
Squinting, she looked at the document's contents.
Aoba, who had originally wanted to explain to Tsunade, now couldn't say anything.
Because he had been sealed.
Sealed by the two mountains above his head.
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