Tsunade glared at the two of them. He had not even officially become Hokage yet and he already dared to act like this.
If he really did become Hokage, Tsunade did not even dare to imagine what he would do in the Hokage's office.
"Ahem! Sensei, I thought you'd already gone back."
Caught red-handed, Aoba gave an awkward cough and sheepishly pulled his hand back.
Shizune likewise lowered the hem of her kimono with slightly flushed cheeks, hiding the pair of round, long legs wrapped in white stockings, but she still could not help pouting and muttering a quiet complaint.
"Clearly, the things Lady Tsunade has done in the office were even worse than what I did."
"Hm? What are you muttering under your breath?"
Even though Shizune's voice was very soft, Tsunade still heard it and shot her a vicious look.
"Ugh!"
Shizune immediately shut up.
Holding up her chest, Tsunade walked in and said to the two of them with a serious expression, "Remember this. The Hokage's office is a sacred place, not somewhere for you to fool around."
Both Aoba and Shizune complained inwardly at those words, but naturally they did not show it on their faces.
"Sensei, you look really beautiful today," Aoba smoothly changed the subject.
Tsunade was wearing a traditional green kimono, and her usual twin ponytails had been pinned up with a red hairpin.
Even though it was a loose, traditional-style kimono, it could not hide that explosively mature figure at all.
"Hmph! Smooth talker."
Tsunade snorted lightly, but the slight curl of her lips perfectly revealed that she was quite pleased by Aoba's praise.
Then, without anyone knowing where she pulled it from, she took out a kimono and tossed it to him.
"I bought this for you. Put it on and try it."
The reason the two of them had not come to the Hokage Building today was that they had gone shopping for kimonos.
After all, Tsunade's size was rather special, and Shizune had grown quite a bit this year as well. When they tried things on yesterday, they found that while their old kimonos could still be worn, they were clearly no longer very well fitting.
That was all thanks to Aoba's tireless day-and-night polishing.
"Oh."
Aoba did not put on any airs. He caught the clothes and stood up to change.
Tsunade and Shizune did not feel the need to avoid anything. In places Aoba could not quite reach, Shizune even helped out a bit.
After he finished changing, Tsunade also came over and adjusted him from side to side. In the end, she rubbed his face and revealed a playful smile.
"Not bad. You're getting more and more pleasing to look at."
Hearing that, Aoba could not help rolling his eyes. Since Tsunade had taken advantage of him, he naturally had to take some back. Looking at Tsunade so close at hand, he also reached out and gave a supporting lift.
"Sensei, you're getting more and more impressive too."
"You brat! Behave yourself!"
Tsunade's face instantly turned red. She slapped away the other party's hand that was acting up as if auto-pathing had been turned on, then took a step back to put some distance between them.
Shizune was still here, and he was already getting handsy.
Shizune, meanwhile, just watched with a face full of envy. After all, she could not be held like that.
'Damn it. Lady Tsunade is already this outrageous. How can she still grow more?'
Seeing the envy in Shizune's eyes, Tsunade was equally speechless. Some people truly had no idea how hard it was.
Being big also had its downsides. Setting aside shoulder soreness, every time she also had to be endlessly tormented by some brat.
"Oh, you've already changed into kimonos so quickly."
At this moment, Konan, dressed in a secretary outfit, also walked in from outside.
It was already time to get off work, so she came over to see if Aoba was done.
"When Lady Tsunade and I went to buy kimonos, we also picked one up for Aoba, so we had him put it on to try it," Shizune explained.
"I see. It looks pretty good. Aoba is getting more and more handsome too," Konan also walked up to Aoba and started adjusting him.
Aoba was posed into all sorts of positions by Konan, and even had different hairstyles tried on him, making him feel like a doll in her hands.
Seeing that Shizune and Tsunade were also starting to get the same idea, he quickly grabbed Konan's hand.
"Alright. I don't know if Aunt Mikoto and the others are done yet. Let's go over and take a look first."
"Alright then."
Hearing that, Konan could only pull her hand back with some reluctance.
The four of them walked out of the office together and happened to see Uchiha Mikoto and Samui and Mabui walking out as well.
When Uchiha Mikoto saw Aoba in a kimono, her eyes also lit up. Her slightly raised hand looked eager to move.
But when she noticed Tsunade, she still restrained herself, clasped her left hand around her right wrist, and said, "Aoba, this kimono really suits you."
Aoba smiled at that, then asked, "Aunt Mikoto, have you told Sasuke about tonight?"
He was referring to going to his place for dinner together tonight.
Uchiha Mikoto nodded, "Mm. Sasuke should have already gone over first with Naruto and Kushina."
"That's good."
Aoba then looked at Samui and Mabui, who seemed rather tense.
"You two seem pretty nervous?"
Samui's expression was a bit unnatural. Last year, it had just been the two of them celebrating the New Year together in a rented place. She had not expected things to become this lively this year.
"It's our first time celebrating the New Year with so many people. We're not very used to it."
"It's fine. Once you get there, just treat it like your own home. Yugito is there too. We're all family."
"F-family?"
Even Samui, who was usually very cold, had a faint blush spread across her cool face.
Mabui had already lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression.
"Hiss!"
At this moment, Aoba could not help sucking in a breath of cold air.
At some point, two more hands had appeared on his waist.
Tsunade and the other three all narrowed their eyes. Although only Konan and Shizune had reached out, all four of them were clearly quite dissatisfied.
Flirting with other girls right in front of them was no longer just simple scumbag behavior. It had to be punished.
Aoba hurriedly begged for mercy.
Seeing the future Hokage act like this, Samui and Mabui could not help smiling slightly, and the tension in their hearts eased a great deal.
The group left the Hokage Building and, under streets brightly lit with lamps, returned home.
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The liveliness in the living room at this moment could be said to be unprecedented.
Not only was Kushina, a regular guest, there, but Yuhi Kurenai, Anko, and Isaribi had also come.
As for Mei Terumi, Seramu and Sara, and Kazahana Koyuki, they still had quite a few things to take care of and could only be picked up once dinner started.
Since it was New Year's Eve dinner, of course the whole family had to prepare it together.
Everyone was not just sitting in the living room chatting, but each helping out in their own way.
Some were cleaning, some were setting the table, and others were helping out in the kitchen.
New Year's Eve dinner was always something the whole family prepared together. Even helping wrap a single dumpling gave a strange sense of accomplishment.
So when those few returned, it did not attract much attention.
However, after counting the people at home, Aoba showed a puzzled expression.
He walked over to Uzuki Yugao, who was wrapping dumplings, and asked in a low voice, "Did Hayame-dono not come?"
He was asking about Shirakumo Hayame.
Uzuki Yugao gave him a faint glance, "He came. Then he left."
"Huh? Why?"
Aoba was full of question marks.
Uzuki Yugao could not help rolling her eyes at him, "Why don't you look at who's in the house right now before asking."
"Ah, this…"
Aoba looked around at the people in the room.
Uzuki Yugao, Yugito, Anko, Yuhi Kurenai, Isaribi, Temari, Kin…
He quickly noticed the two others who had not arrived yet.
"Naruto and Sasuke haven't come either?"
"They came too. Then they left."
"Huh?"
"Hayame-dono took the two of them to spar. He said he wanted to see how strong they are."
Uzuki Yugao's expression was a bit strange.
Aoba also blinked.
'Sparring?'
'Uncle is not going to get beaten up by Sasuke, is he?'
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