Kushina Uzumaki widened her beautiful eyes, biting a piece of meat. The fatty but non-greasy flavor filled her mouth.
"How is it?"
Minato Namikaze kept staring at her expression. Once he noticed the change, he awaited her answer expectantly.
"Just so-so."
Kushina swallowed the food in her mouth and replied somewhat grudgingly.
Minato's eyes lit up.
This was almost the highest compliment he had ever heard.
"Then Kushina owes Minato a promise."
Haruki smiled and nodded. Seeing that Kushina wanted to object, he said, "A bet is a bet. You can't go back on it."
"Fine."
Kushina let out a soft snort but kept using her chopsticks.
Actually, she had a childlike nature.
Haruki stroked her red hair and said, "You three can have your meal here. I'll go to see your teacher's wife. After you're done, lock the door for me and do whatever you like."
"Okay."
Kushina knew he was bringing lunch to Tsunade and nodded obediently.
After Haruki left, Minato suddenly said, "Teacher won't have time to cook for us in the future. I'll do it."
"Then you need to work harder." Kushina looked at his serious face and said, "Teacher Haruki's cooking is still the best."
"Naturally." Minato was taken aback for a moment and then smiled.
...
Haruki appeared in Tsunade's office.
It was already noon, and her classes had been over for a long time.
"What's for lunch today?"
Tsunade wasn't surprised by his arrival because he often brought her lunch.
"Twice-Cooked Pork."
Haruki opened the lunch box, and the rich aroma immediately filled the air.
Tsunade wrinkled her nose slightly but hesitated when she saw the appealing yet somewhat fatty dish.
"No way! If I keep eating like this, I'll definitely get fatter than a ninja pig (a humorous term for a very fat ninja)!" She picked up the chopsticks and bowl with a gloomy face.
"So, are you going to eat it or not?" Haruki pinched her nose and asked.
"Eat!" Tsunade said with great solemnity, as if going to the execution ground.
"It's okay," Haruki couldn't help chuckling. "As long as I don't care, it's all right."
"How dare you?" Tsunade raised her eyelids. "It's all your fault. How can you dare to mind?"
"Okay, it's my fault. Hurry up and eat." Haruki looked at her with a broad smile.
After Tsunade had taken a few mouthfuls, she felt a bit awkward and said, "Can you stop staring at me? It's difficult for me to eat."
Haruki blinked, got up to get a glass of water, and placed it in front of her.
Then he didn't disturb her anymore.
He went to the sofa nearby, took out a Scroll, and started looking at the lucky ones who would become his students.
Thanks to the vice - principal's privilege, Haruki had grouped those he was familiar with from his past life into one class.
Such as Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, Ibiki Morino, Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma Sarutobi, etc.
Almost all of them were core forces of future Jonin.
The only pity was that Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, those two good friends, hadn't been born yet.
He was thinking about something.
The two theoretical courses he had set up were no longer sufficient for him. Maybe he could add more courses.
He wanted to find a way to let these little guys experience the nine - year Compulsory education from his past life.
After Tsunade finished her meal and put away the lunch box, she noticed Haruki's serious expression and suddenly had an idea.
She quietly got up, approached him silently, and hugged him from behind.
Haruki instantly felt two heavy yet soft peaks pressing against his back.
"Are these your students?"
Tsunade saw the list and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah."
Haruki turned his head slightly and unexpectedly kissed her on the cheek.
"What are you doing?"
Tsunade couldn't help but pinch his face with her hand, but the corners of her mouth curled up in a lovely arc. "I'm talking about something serious."
"I am too."
Haruki grabbed her wrist, slid his hand across her delicate skin, and finally held her fingers, guiding them to a name on the scroll.
"Shizune. She has good medical talent. Maybe she could become your apprentice."
In the original story, although Shizune didn't have as many scenes as Sakura Haruno, medical ninjutsu she mastered was indeed quite good. She was a low - key and calm person who often supervised Tsunade when she was being lazy.
Her uncle was Dan Kato. Although he didn't get to know Tsunade because of Haruki, his fate remained unchanged, and he died on the battlefield not long ago.
"Oh?" Tsunade became interested. She highly approved of Haruki's judgment.
"You can meet her when you're free." Haruki let go of her hand and said.
"Okay." Tsunade nodded and then asked, "What about you?"
"Me? I'll see how it goes."
Haruki hasn't decided whether to take on an apprentice. Although Jonin could lead teams repeatedly, among this batch of students, only Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara had a significant impact on the plot.
But there's no need to poach someone else's potential apprentice.
Tsunade didn't ask the reason either.
She let go of Haruki and returned to her office chair.
Suddenly deprived of the warm and soft touch, Haruki couldn't help but feel a bit unaccustomed.
"Why don't you sit on the sofa?"
"Huh? I'm afraid of disturbing you."
"..." Haruki put away the scroll and said, "I've finished reading it."
Tsunade understood his implication. Seeing his serious face, she found it both funny and helpless.
She came over and sat beside him.
"How about I give you a massage?" Haruki rubbed his palms and smiled.
"Where do you want to massage?" Tsunade gave him a disdainful look. "Just admit you want to take advantage of me."
"I swear to God!" Haruki said indignantly. "I'm not that kind of person."
"Tsk." Tsunade spat and her face was full of disgust. "Don't I know you well?"
"But I think you don't know me well enough. We can get to know each other more deeply."
"You really have a thick skin."
Tsunade couldn't help but shake her head. Then she lifted her foot. "If you want to give a massage, well, let's see if you dare?"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Haruki took off her sandals, revealing her fair toes.
Tsunade is still too naive.
She doesn't know there's a kind of creature called lecher in the world.
Their fetishes are quite strange.
But he considered himself normal. Apart from Tsunade, he wouldn't have affection for anyone else.
Haruki placed her long leg on his knee and rubbed her instep and sole with both hands.
"It's a bit ticklish."
Tsunade instinctively tried to withdraw her foot, but it was fixed and couldn't move.
"Stop fidgeting."
Haruki stopped tickling the sole of her foot and started massaging her delicate toes.
"Come to think of it, you don't seem to like wearing socks very much?"
"It's cooler without them."
Hearing this, Haruki remembered that her clothing taste had remained the same for ages.
She was wearing a sleeveless, form - fitting top similar to a kimono and a long - hemmed green outer robe.
"Next time, I'll buy you some clothes," Haruki said while kneading.
"Clothes?" Tsunade replied absent - mindedly, "This outfit of mine is okay. I don't need to change."
"Just think of it as going shopping."
"Alright then."
Tsunade thought that she hadn't really gone shopping with Haruki before, so she didn't refuse.
She glanced at Haruki, who was staring at her bare feet, and softly asked, "Does it feel good to touch?"
"It's just okay. There's not much meat on them," Haruki looked up, shrugged, and said.
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