"This matter doesn't need your concern either," Aoba also said with a smile, Konan was his girlfriend, of course he would pamper her.
He then asked another question, "Right, that masked man, hasn't he not shown up for a long time now?"
Nagato nodded, "At present, it's been almost five years since he last appeared. Do you know what happened to him?"
"His arms were sealed by someone. Probably looking for a way to resolve it."
'That being said, Uchiha Obito likely won't be able to recover in this lifetime.'
'Because all the Shinigami masks are now in Konoha.'
"His arms were sealed?", Nagato was a bit surprised too.
"Then what about Black Zetsu?", Aoba asked again.
"He hasn't appeared for a while either, though he occasionally shows his face. Does he have any special traits?", Nagato didn't take Black Zetsu too seriously.
After all, other than escaping and gathering intel, Black Zetsu basically posed no threat.
Aoba showed a meaningful smile, "In a certain sense, Black Zetsu is an existence even more dangerous than Uchiha Madara."
"What?"
That answer completely surprised Nagato.
Seeing that he had given enough warnings, Aoba waved his hand toward him, turned, and prepared to leave.
"I'll go back and accompany Konan-nee now. Oh, right, wait until we leave before you come over. Having an extra lightbulb around is pretty uncomfortable."
Click!
Nagato had to admit, he was once again pissed off by this guy.
If not for Konan's sake, he would have attacked already.
He didn't expect that in just a few short months, he had become the outsider.
But he really didn't follow after them, there was no point.
In Konan's eyes now, only that brat existed.
———
"Didn't expect to return so quickly. Flying Thunder God is really convenient," Looking at the familiar house in front of her, Konan couldn't help but sigh.
Just a moment ago, it was still the rainy weather of Amegakure, and now it had become Konoha's bright sunny sky.
But she quickly sighed again, "I originally wanted to keep playing a bit longer."
At her side, Aoba couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
'That "playing" you mentioned, is it even proper?'
He had to admit, he had somewhat underestimated big sister's recovery ability.
Or maybe it was just that Konan's recovery ability was strong.
After lunch in the afternoon, she pulled him for another round of "after-meal exercise."
"Aoba-sama!", A surprised voice rang out. Aoba looked toward the source of the voice, just in time to see a maid-dressed Kin opening the door and happily running toward him.
Behind Kin, he also caught sight of a pair of cat ears. But it was just a fleeting glimpse, and she had already disappeared.
He was in a decent mood now, so he didn't feel like making things hard for the person.
"Aoba-sama, you finally came back," Kin came to Aoba's side, face full of excitement.
"I've only been gone for about a day or so," Aoba was a bit helpless, he had left yesterday morning.
All in all, it had only been about one day of not seeing each other.
"Mm...", Kin still looked as if she was surrounded by pink bubbles.
Aoba didn't say anything more.
He put down Konan, whom he had been carrying in his arms.
"Konan-nee, go rest at home for a bit. I'll go to the Hokage Building."
"Mm, come back early," Konan wrapped her arms around Aoba's neck and gave him a gentle kiss.
Kin also immediately and thoughtfully stepped forward to help support Konan.
She could tell at a glance that Konan's legs were a bit unsteady.
She couldn't help feeling a bit envious.
———
"Aoba…", Aoba had just entered the Hokage Building not long when he ran into Uchiha Mikoto and Samui.
They were standing at the door of the Hokage's office discussing something.
When Uchiha Mikoto saw Aoba, she immediately showed a delighted expression and greeted him.
"Aoba, you're back."
"Aoba-sama," Samui also slightly bowed, appearing very polite.
However, as she bowed, it also caused a wave to ripple.
It could be said that Aoba's eyes had quite the feast. Only after his eyes were full did he ask, "Is Sensei in the office?"
"Yes, Hokage-sama is working inside," Uchiha Mikoto replied.
Aoba didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt like this lady had deliberately puffed out her chest.
Out of courtesy, his gaze stayed on that area for a while.
"Then I'll go in to see Sensei."
"Mm."
Aoba pushed open the large door to the Hokage's office.
Just as he opened the door, he saw Tsunade lying on the sofa being lazy, a pair of fair jade feet pointed toward him.
Her thighs were wrapped in capri pants, while her calves revealed perfect curves, tight and smooth.
Aoba couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"Brat, what are you looking at?", Tsunade on the sofa opened her eyes and glared at him.
"I thought you were sleeping," Aoba said half-jokingly.
"Sensei, Aunt Mikoto is just outside the door, aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
"Don't you know how to knock?", Tsunade snorted lightly but sat up and retracted her legs.
'This brat's gaze is becoming more and more blatant.'
"Uh… habit, I guess," Aoba really didn't realize it.
Lately, he hadn't needed to knock when entering the Hokage's office.
Tsunade didn't particularly mind whether he knocked or not.
Anyway, she never pretended in front of him.
Aoba scanned the Hokage's office and asked in confusion, "Where's Shizune-nee?"
"She's off handling other work," Tsunade answered casually.
"I see."
Aoba then sat down next to Tsunade.
Tsunade didn't mind the distance between them and naturally leaned against him.
"Seeing you return so quickly, those people in Akatsuki didn't give you trouble, right?"
Aoba shook his head, "No. That Akatsuki leader was actually quite reasonable."
"Reasonable?", Tsunade gave Aoba a strange look, "You sure?"
According to intel from Uchiha Itachi, that Akatsuki leader was supposed to be an extremely dangerous individual.
"Maybe it was for Konan-nee's sake. I felt he was easy to talk to."
"Is that so?", Tsunade pondered for a moment, then raised her hand and clamped Aoba's head under her armpit.
"Sensei, what are you doing?", Aoba was confused.
"Giving you a physical check," Tsunade placed her hand on Aoba's lower abdomen.
A soft green chakra wrapped around her palm.
After a round of checking and not finding any signs of injury on him, Tsunade released him.
"Alright. Since you're back, I'll leave this afternoon's paperwork to you."
Aoba still felt a little unsatisfied, "Has everything been arranged for the third exam?"
"What's there to arrange?", Tsunade had a casual expression.
"The match list is the same as before, and the process is unchanged."
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