The old district of Konoha, though not as bustling and lively as the new district, carries an extra sense of tranquility and harmony at night.
The streetlights cast a soft glow, not too harsh, and a few scattered pedestrians walk along the streets.
Alone, Makoto arrived at Tsunade's doorstep and reached out to knock.
Knock, knock—
The door was opened by Shizune, who was momentarily stunned upon seeing Makoto standing outside.
"L-Lord Hokage?"
Makoto casually glanced inside. "Is Tsunade home?"
"Ah… Yes, yes, she is!"
Snapping out of her daze, Shizune quickly bowed before stepping aside to invite Makoto in.
She was surprised—why had the Hokage suddenly come by unannounced, and at such a late hour?
Did he have something urgent to discuss with Tsunade?
"Do I need to change shoes?"
"I'll get them for you."
Standing at the entrance, Makoto waited as Shizune quickly fetched a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet.
"Shizune, who's at the door?"
At that moment, Tsunade's voice suddenly came from inside.
Makoto glanced toward the living room and saw Tsunade wrapped in nothing but a bathrobe, her hair still damp—she had clearly just finished bathing.
"I-It's Lord Hokage," Shizune replied, feeling embarrassed on Tsunade's behalf.
Tsunade froze on the spot, staring at Makoto at the entrance for a long moment before finally speaking. "Lord Hokage… do you need something?"
Makoto's voice remained calm and casual. "I have something to discuss with you. Are you free right now?"
Am I free…? Did she even have the right to say she wasn't?
Tsunade glanced at Shizune beside Makoto, her expression shifting slightly before pressing her lips together and saying, "Lord Hokage, please follow me."
With that, she turned and walked straight into her bedroom.
Makoto put on the slippers Shizune had brought him and followed her inside.
Standing in place, Shizune found the whole situation strange.
If they needed to talk, couldn't they do it in the living room? I could easily step out… Why go into the bedroom?
And Lady Tsunade hasn't even finished dressing…
Shizune neatly placed Makoto's shoes together.
Initially, she planned to store them in the shoe cabinet, but after thinking for a moment, she figured that Lord Hokage likely wouldn't stay long.
So instead, she put them back on the floor by the entrance.
Inside the master bedroom.
Makoto stepped in and casually closed the door behind him.
This was his first time entering Tsunade's room, and it was surprisingly simpler than he had expected.
"Lord Hokage."
Tsunade stood with only a bath towel wrapped around her body, yet even so, it did little to hide her explosive figure.
With her back to Makoto, she spoke in an almost inaudible voice, "Could we… not do this at my house?"
Makoto pressed up against her from behind, reaching out to pull away the only fabric covering her.
"Oh? Are you afraid Shizune will find out?"
"..."
"Then just hold it in and don't make a sound."
The thought of Shizune discovering what she was about to do was something Tsunade absolutely couldn't accept.
Right now, Shizune was the most important person to her.
She didn't want to tarnish the way Shizune saw her—not like this.
After all, that girl had been by her side since childhood.
To Shizune, Tsunade wasn't just a teacher—she was like a mother.
But Makoto didn't care about any of that.
Tsunade could only close her eyes in silent humiliation.
Midnight.
Shizune woke up in the middle of the night and stepped out of her room.
The living room was pitch dark, but she didn't need to turn on the lights.
Relying on memory alone, she navigated her way to the bathroom.
Before long, the sound of flushing water echoed from inside.
After finishing up, Shizune turned off the bathroom light, yawning as she walked out.
Ding-ling—
In the silent, dark living room, an exceptionally crisp sound suddenly rang out—it sounded like a bell.
Shizune froze in place, her sleepy mind struggling to process what she had just heard.
Did she mishear? There shouldn't be any bells in the house.
She stood there for a while longer, but the sound didn't come again.
Shaking her head, she convinced herself that she must have imagined it.
The Next Morning.
Shizune was woken up by a series of rapid, continuous bell chimes.
Tsunade was in the kitchen, busy preparing breakfast, moving in and out as she worked.
When she saw Shizune, she greeted her casually, "You're up."
Shizune stood at the doorway for a moment, realizing that the sound of the bells was coming from Tsunade herself.
"Lady Tsunade."
"Hm?"
"Are you… wearing a bell or something?"
"..."
It seemed like Tsunade had expected the question.
She turned around, flashed a small smile, and gestured toward her waist.
"Oh, you mean this?"
For some reason, a small bell-shaped ornament had appeared on her waist, jingling constantly with her movements.
Ding-ling—
Shizune finally understood and nodded.
Lady Tsunade… since when did she have such an unusual taste?
She didn't really know how to comment on it—wearing a bell like that was something only little kids would do.
"You're up so early today. Are you heading to the Hokage's office again?"
"Yeah."
"Did the Hokage leave late last night? I was already asleep, so I didn't notice."
"Ah… we ended up talking about things pretty late."
After finishing breakfast preparations, Tsunade didn't chat much longer with Shizune before heading out.
—
Hokage's Office.
Samui, as always, arrived early.
When she heard the sound of bells, her expression turned a bit strange as she looked at Tsunade.
"What is it? …Where's Lord Hokage?"
"Sleeping in," Samui gestured toward the resting room with a nod.
"That sound…"
At her words, Tsunade deliberately revealed the small bell at her waist.
"Oh, you mean this?"
But Samui frowned slightly, pausing for a moment before saying, "I don't think so. I saw that thing yesterday."
"..."
As she spoke, her gaze lingered on Tsunade, scanning her body carefully, as if searching for the true source of the sound.
Tsunade felt extremely uncomfortable under her stare.
Especially since Samui had just said she had seen "that thing" before—making Tsunade feel even more deeply embarrassed.
Samui reached out and directly removed the bell from Tsunade's waist.
"This kind of attempt to cover things up… Lord Hokage probably won't like it. You might even end up making him angry."
Tsunade lowered her head slightly, choosing not to respond.
After the bell was taken away, she became even more unwilling to move.
Samui leaned in and asked, "Can you tell me where Lord Hokage put it?"
"..."
Tsunade wanted nothing more than to find a hole in the ground and disappear.
How was she supposed to answer that?
But Samui simply sighed and said, "I just want to know more ways to please Lord Hokage, that's all."
Hearing that, it did sound somewhat believable.
After all, Samui was exactly that kind of person—her entire focus was on how best to serve the Hokage.
But for Tsunade, this was still something she could never bring herself to say.
Samui sighed softly, "If you don't want to say, then forget it. Lord Hokage is probably about to wake up. You should go wait for him in the resting room."
"..."
Tsunade remained silent the entire time.
After standing there for a while, she finally turned and walked toward the resting room.
Ding-ling—
Another crisp chime of a bell.
Samui glanced at the bell in her hand—the one she had just taken from Tsunade's waist.
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