Anyway, tonight really did open Tsunade's eyes.
She truly couldn't understand it.
Shizune usually looked honest and pure, but she actually acted that wild.
Of course, when it came to that, Tsunade herself wasn't any better.
But more importantly, even under her threats, Shizune still dared to mess with her.
She had no idea where Shizune learned all those strange little tricks.
But she had to admit, compared to last night with Seramu, who had absolutely no experience, Shizune's little methods were indeed much more impressive.
It truly broadened Tsunade's horizons and gave her quite a good experience.
No wonder Shizune always liked going to find Yugao and the others.
Of course, even if the experience was good, when it was time to be angry, she still had to be angry.
———
Early the next morning—
Aoba had just woken up and opened his eyes.
He looked left and right. Right now, he was caught between two snowy mountains.
No, to be precise, one side was a snow mountain, and the other was a snow hill.
But at that moment, one towering snow mountain suddenly moved.
Before Aoba could even see clearly what was happening, he was kicked off the bed.
"Hiss!"
He pretended it hurt and rubbed the backside he had just landed on.
He looked up at Tsunade, who was standing above him with her arms under her chest, her beautiful face full of anger and dissatisfaction. It seemed she had already been awake for a while.
Being stared at by two pairs of eyes at once, Aoba gave an awkward smile and greeted them.
"Sensei, good morning."
From this, it was clear that although Tsunade was angry, she was still considerate of him and Shizune.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have waited until he woke up before kicking him off the bed.
"Heh! Good morning, my good disciple!"
Tsunade sneered, biting down hard on the words "good disciple."
Then she looked at Shizune, who had her eyes closed but cold sweat on her forehead, and kicked her too.
"Mm!"
Disturbed by Tsunade's movement, Shizune rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up groggily.
"Hm? Lady Tsunade…"
"Enough, stop pretending!"
Tsunade interrupted her mercilessly, "Do you think you can get away with it like this?"
Shizune immediately sat properly, lowering her head like a child who had done something wrong.
"I'm sorry, Lady Tsunade."
"Hmph!", Tsunade couldn't help letting out a cold laugh.
"Now you know you were wrong? You weren't holding back at all last night."
"..."
Shizune pressed her lips together and said nothing.
She had actually thought that since today's beating was unavoidable anyway, she might as well go all out.
At least before getting beaten, she had managed to get the upper hand over Tsunade. That made the beating worth it.
"Heh! Looks like you're ready to take a beating."
How could Tsunade not see through her thoughts? She immediately raised her hand to give her a knock on the head.
"Sensei!"
Aoba quickly stood up and grabbed Tsunade's soft fist, saying seriously, "This has nothing to do with Shizune-nee. I was the one who asked her to do it."
"Do you think I can't tell? Or do you think you can run from this?", Tsunade glared at him fiercely.
"Uh…"
Looks like Tsunade's anger was still pretty strong. Or maybe she was just saying one thing and meaning another.
After all, she wasn't like this at night.
After thinking for a moment, Aoba simply stopped being polite.
In any case, Tsunade was very fired up right now. Better put out the fire first.
"Wait! Brat, you—"
Suddenly being pushed down, Tsunade's expression changed drastically.
Shizune also widened her eyes.
The Tsunade who had just been furious immediately lost her momentum.
Her clenched fist tightened around the bedsheet instead.
Aoba had already buried himself in her embrace.
Shizune was sitting at the side, watching this scene, not knowing what to do for a moment.
After hesitating for a while, she simply…
———
A long while later.
Tsunade no longer looked like she had been burning with anger.
Her eyes were slightly narrowed, and her whole body gave off a calm, detached feeling, like someone who had seen through worldly matters.
Shizune looked exhausted, curled up in Aoba's arms and clinging tightly to him.
"Shizune-nee?"
Aoba turned his head to look at her.
"Hm? What is it?"
Shizune's lashes trembled as she opened her eyes.
"I need to go to work."
Aoba pinched her rosy cheek and said, "You stay home and rest today."
He could actually stay in this space until both their bodies fully recovered.
But he still had plenty of stamina and wasn't sleepy, so he decided to let the two of them recover slowly at home.
Besides, the Hokage building wasn't short on manpower now, and Shizune didn't have as much work as before.
Missing a day or two wasn't a problem.
"Mm."
Shizune nodded and closed her eyes again.
"Shizune-nee, you need to let go of me first."
Aoba couldn't help laughing.
"Oh."
Shizune reacted, nuzzled against him like she was acting spoiled, then slowly moved away.
"Sensei, I'm heading out."
Aoba also nuzzled in Tsunade's arms.
"Just get lost!"
Tsunade weakly pinched his face and then warned him.
"This happens only once. If there's a next time, you'll regret it!"
After what happened this time, she could only let it go, but there absolutely couldn't be a next time.
She was the teacher. If this happened every day, where would her authority be?
Tsunade had already said this yesterday, so today it had no real effect on Aoba.
He didn't answer, just lightly tapped her forehead.
"Sensei, get some good rest."
———
Late at night—
This time, Aoba simply carried Shizune over directly.
"Brat!"
Tsunade was extremely annoyed about it, just as she was about to explode—
.
.
.
One night passed.
The next day, Aoba was kicked off the bed again.
But this time Tsunade didn't say any harsh words.
She knew that if she did, she'd probably end up taking another round.
She liked slacking off, but she didn't want to lie in bed all day either.
And just like that, Aoba lived a leisurely life for a whole week, until he finally had something to do.
Now, being Hokage was quite relaxed for him. It was basically like clocking in for work.
No matter how much work there was, the village was only so big.
After managing things for over half a year, most matters had already been sorted out and arranged.
Now every day he only needed to sit in his position. Only important matters were sent to him. As for the rest, Shizune and the others handled and distributed everything.
That day, he was sitting in the Hokage's seat as usual, reading yesterday's work report.
A blonde figure suddenly rushed in and appeared in front of him.
"Aoba, there's a commission specifically asking for you," Ino handed him a document.
"Specifically asking for me?", Aoba looked surprised.
"Mm-hmm. And it's from a shrine maiden," Ino said meaningfully.
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