"Fujikaze Yukie?"
The name Fujikaze Yukie left a pretty deep impression on Aoba.
Mainly because the name sounded quite poetic, it was easy to remember.
If he remembered correctly, this request should have been issued by her manager.
In the movie, this mission happened during the Chunin Exam, before Sasuke's defection.
That timing was fairly reasonable.
However, there was another side to this request.
Fujikaze Yukie's real name was Kazahana Koyuki, the fugitive princess of the Land of Snow.
And this Kazahana Doto was Kazahana Koyuki's father's brother, to the former daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Sousetsu.
The true purpose of this mission was to bring Kazahana Koyuki back to overthrow Kazahana Doto's regime and reclaim the throne that had been usurped by Doto.
'Honestly… another NPC with no brains.'
If he hid the true content of the commission and it wasn't assigned to Kakashi's Team Seven like in the original story, and another team took this mission, facing the special chakra armor unique to the Land of Snow, the danger level would've been far too high.
But this time they seemed a bit smarter. Probably after watching Hinata and the others' matches and finding out about his situation, they specifically named his squad to take the request.
"Brat, are you taking this mission or not?", Seeing Aoba spacing out without saying anything, Tsunade couldn't resist reminding him.
Aoba snapped back to his senses and looked at her curiously, "I thought you would've already accepted on my behalf, Sensei."
"You think I'm the kind of unreasonable person who does that?"
Tsunade glared at him, "If you accept it, go to the Hokage building tomorrow so we can process the paperwork, however…"
"This request might have some hidden circumstances."
"Hm?", Aoba looked confused on purpose, "What hidden circumstances?"
Tsunade leaned against him and sat up. She was about to cross her legs, but Aoba immediately turned her body and placed both her legs over his own.
Tsunade knocked him on the head, but didn't stop him from taking advantage, and explained, "This Fujikaze Yukie is very likely the princess who fled from the Land of Snow back then, Kazahana Koyuki."
"The princess of the Land of Snow?", Aoba acted extremely shocked.
Tsunade nodded seriously, "Few years ago, Kakashi rescued Kazahana Koyuki from the Land of Snow. Konoha still has the mission file from back then."
"I compared them and found a high probability that Fujikaze Yukie is Kazahana Koyuki."
Because the manager of Fujikaze Yukie had directly named Aoba's team for this mission.
Although Aoba was famous across the continent now, she worried that it might be a scheme from another village, so she investigated carefully.
Unexpectedly, she discovered this hidden situation.
Tsunade then went over all of the events that happened in the Land of Snow in the past.
"So in the end, this isn't a regular escort mission, they want us to help her take back the throne?", Aoba said it directly.
Tsunade shook her head, "That's probably the manager's plan. From what I know, Fujikaze Yukie herself is very unwilling to return to the Land of Snow."
"So it seems that manager is quite the problem too."
"Mm. That's the real situation behind this request. Whether you take it or not is up to you."
Tsunade crossed her arms and stopped speaking, waiting for his answer.
"I will take it."
Aoba didn't hesitate. For him, this mission wasn't difficult and the reward would be great. So he agreed without any hesitation.
It was just a pity that his three-day vacation would be ruined.
Kurenai had planned for them to formally accept the mission three days later.
Seeing how decisively Aoba accepted, Tsunade looked at him suspiciously, "You're not accepting just because you've got your eye on Fujikaze Yukie, are you?"
Aoba's face showed a huge "are you serious" expression, "I just don't want Sensei to have a hard time. It's the kind of mission that's too awkward for others to take, right?"
"And if we really manage to help that princess restore her kingdom, Konoha will gain plenty from it too."
Hearing his explanation, Tsunade's expression softened a little and she nodded, "In that case, you may leave. Tomorrow remember to bring Kurenai and register at the Hokage building."
"Leave?", Aoba froze and looked at Tsunade in disbelief.
Tsunade frowned. "I've said everything I needed to say, of course you can leave."
As she spoke, she tried to pull her legs back, but after a few attempts, with him just looking at her with that heated gaze, she started to feel a bit flustered.
"Brat, what do you think you're doing?"
Aoba looked at her with grievance, "Sensei… you pretended to be asleep in the middle of the night to trick me into the bedroom just to give me a mission?"
"What trick? What are you talking ab—mmph!"
Tsunade's eyes widened. Before she could finish, Aoba had already pushed her down onto the bed.
"W-What are you doing?"
Pressed down on the bed, the surroundings quiet, feeling his warm breath, her fierce expression quickly turned flustered and… cute.
"What am I doing?", Aoba raised his right hand, pinched her cheek, and then bit down on her red lips.
"Mm!"
Tsunade only instinctively struggled for a moment. Then she wrapped her arms around Aoba's neck and closed her eyes.
As their breathing gradually deepened, Aoba's hands slowly tried to move downward…
Tsunade let go and pressed down on his misbehaving hands, muttering with a slightly unclear voice, "Don't touch me randomly!"
"Oh…", Aoba obediently moved his hands upward instead.
"...", Tsunade was speechless. But not long after, her body suddenly stiffened.
She quickly raised her hand, flusteredly pushed Aoba away, and retreated to the side.
"Sensei?", Aoba froze, and then after seeing Tsunade's current state, stared slightly.
The usually bold and composed Tsunade now had a bright red face, watery eyes, and stared at him in embarrassment, "You really can't control yourself?"
"Uh…", Aoba looked back and immediately understood, and said helplessly, "Sensei is too beautiful… I can't control it."
"In any case, this kind of thing isn't happening now, the time isn't right."
'Shizune is still in the house after all…'
Aoba's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly, "So… when the time is right, it can happen?"
'This brat really likes me that much?', Looking at Aoba's excited expression, Tsunade felt her heart in chaos.
"When the time is right is my decision. If you feel uncomfortable, go find Shizune!"
With that, she kicked Aoba straight off the bed.
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