"How can I get you to forgive me then?", Aoba looked like someone who had done something wrong.
"Hm?", Seeing that, Yugito's eyes lit up a little.
It was the first time Aoba had shown this kind of weak side in front of her.
She almost couldn't stop her proud expression from showing.
The grievance in her heart faded quite a bit.
For a moment she didn't even know what condition to take advantage of this opportunity to demand, to properly punish this jerk.
"Yugito?"
Seeing that Yugito hadn't said a word since earlier, Aoba couldn't help calling out to her.
That mouth of hers, struggling not to curl up, clearly wasn't thinking about anything good.
"Ahem!"
Hearing his voice, Yugito snapped back to herself, then returned to her usual tsundere appearance.
"You really want me to forgive you?"
"Mm."
Aoba was perfectly happy to play along with his little tsundere kitten.
"Then do you know you were wrong?"
"Mm."
"In that case, since you've realized your mistake…"
Yugito put on a thoughtful expression, then her eyes rolled and she crossed her arms, speaking proudly.
"Tomorrow you have to take me out on a date, and during the date, you have to listen to everything I say!"
"Uh…", Aoba looked hesitant.
And that expression of his immediately set Yugito off again.
"You… YOU BASTARD!"
"I have to go with Konan to Amegakure today. It's official business, related to the Akatsuki," Aoba quickly explained.
Hearing it was official business, Yugito's expression softened a little. She asked, "Then when will you be back?"
"The day after tomorrow, probably."
Aoba answered vaguely.
Yugito thought it over, "Then when you come back, you have to come find me first and take me on a date. And you have to listen to everything I say."
"Alright."
Aoba agreed. Yugito wouldn't be able to come up with anything too wild anyway, and it was fine even if she did.
Seeing him agree, Yugito immediately brightened with joy.
Any anger she had was already long gone.
"And you're not allowed to heal the wound on your lips. If you do, I'll bite you again next time!"
Saying that, Yugito happily walked back to the living room.
———
Her expression made all the women at the table freeze.
'Iw that really the face Yugito should be making?'
"Yugito, are you okay?", Kin asked, a little worried.
"I'm very okay," Yugito was full of smug satisfaction. After greeting Tsunade and the others, she sat in her usual seat.
Yes, Tsunade was also here, since no one was cooking at home.
Kin was utterly confused, 'What exactly happened in that room just now?'
'Did Yugito take the chance to go all the way?'
She quickly shook her head, 'Impossible.'
'With Lord Aoba's abilities, if Yugito really had…'
'She probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed for the entire day.'
———
Soon Aoba also walked out.
The girls all immediately noticed the injury on his lip.
"Aoba, is your mouth okay?"
Everyone knew the truth except Fu, who looked worried.
"Ahem! I accidentally got scratched by a little cat just now. It'll heal later."
Aoba explained very naturally.
And many eyes turned toward Yugito.
"Hmph!", Yugito only let out a proud little snort.
Fu noticed this and, somehow, her imagination went wild.
"Was it the Two-Tails who scratched you?"
"...", For a moment, the table fell silent.
Everyone looked at Fu with different expressions.
A girl this pure made everyone feel a little strange.
Almost like raising a daughter.
Fu felt confused under their stares, "Isn't that it?"
Kurotsuchi patted her shoulder, her tone heavy with life experience, "Fu, you'll understand when you grow up."
She saw her old self in Fu. She had been that pure once too.
Then she spent enough time around Aoba, and suddenly understood everything instantly.
"Eh?"
Fu looked at the others. They all had the same expression.
She felt like she was being bullied somehow.
"Fu, isn't it almost time for class?", Aoba suddenly asked.
Ninja Academy started earlier than the work hours at the Hokage building.
Why? Because Tsunade didn't have to go to school anymore, of course.
"Ah! Why is it so late already?"
Fu looked at the clock on the wall and yelped, immediately flustered.
Eating breakfast slowly with everyone, she hadn't even noticed the time.
"Take these and eat them on the way. You know how to get to school, right? Do you need someone to pick you up tonight?"
Aoba handed her two steamed buns.
"Gulp!"
Fu finished her milk in one go, grabbed the buns, and ran out, "No need! I know the way! I'm leaving!"
They all watched her with gentle smiles.
"The thought that you might someday make a move on such a pure kid makes me think the Security Division should arrest you," Kurotsuchi said in a gloomy tone.
Aoba's expression hardened, "Kurotsuchi, is that how you talk to your creditor?"
"You…", Kurotsuchi froze, then remembered she really did owe him a lot of money, and she couldn't threaten him with that secret anymore. She could only grit her teeth and say,
"I'll go look for a job later. I'll pay you back soon!"
"I recommend you work at a construction site. Your Lava Release would be pretty useful there," Aoba said with a playful look.
Kurotsuchi had been angry, but when she thought about it carefully, it did sort of make sense.
Konan also told Tsunade that she needed to take the afternoon off to go to Amegakure with Aoba.
Tsunade had already known about this, so she agreed without a second thought.
After a bit more chatting, those who needed to go to work went to work, and those who needed to head out headed out.
"Aoba-nii, are you going out with Yugao-nee?"
Karin, who had come by to visit, couldn't sit still when she saw them both getting ready to leave.
Before Aoba could answer, Uzuki Yugao answered for him.
"Aoba is going on a date with me today."
"Huh?"
Karin froze, then looked at her with eager eyes, "Yugao-nee, can I go with you?"
"Nope. Today Aoba belongs only to me."
Uzuki Yugao rejected her instantly, then dragged Aoba out the door.
Only Karin was left behind with a wronged expression.
Aoba gave her an apologetic look.
He would just have to make it up to her next time.
———
"Yugao-nee, where are we going?"
Uzuki Yugao tapped her chin thoughtfully, then flashed a sly smile.
"The bedroom feels a bit plain lately, so let's stop by Yamanaka's flower shop first. Then we can go to Tenten's ninja tools shop to restock the tools we used up recently."
Aoba: "?"
[T/N: New novel is up—🔥I Became a Character in Honkai: Star Rail🔥. Enjoy~]
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