Sister, this is the mission report.
After returning to Konoha, Sato immediately brought Hinata and Karin to the Hokage's office and handed the report, written on the way, to Tsunade.
"What happened to you all these past two years? Why are you suddenly so hardworking?"
Tsunade took the mission report and signed it without even reading, eyeing Sato with curiosity.
Before Sato could reply, Hinata and Karin, who stood behind him, blushed.
Seeing this, the innocent Shizune—and even Tsunade herself—were puzzled at first.
"I…"
Sato coughed, then replied with a double meaning: "We need to earn money. Otherwise, how could I provide for my children in the future or revive the Senju clan?"
"Ohh~~""
Understanding dawned on Tsunade, who let out a thoughtful sound and looked at Hinata and Karin with great interest.
The two girls, under Tsunade's meaningful gaze, blushed even more deeply, lowering their heads and avoiding eye contact with both Tsunade and Shizune.
Tsunade gave Sato an enthusiastic thumbs up and encouraged, "Good job, little brother. Keep it up."
Sato, hand to chest, turned away from Hinata and Karin, gave Tsunade a big thumbs up, and winked—a silent exchange between them. Tsunade winked back, smirking.
After a brief chat with Tsunade, Sato left the Hokage building together with the two girls.
They didn't part ways on the street but instead all returned to Sato's villa.
Once there is a beginning, there will quickly be a second, third… even countless times.
Hinata often spent the night at Sato's place after it was discovered she was staying over, but neither her father nor her family objected.
Not just Hinata, but Ino—and even Hanabi—were frequent visitors.
Two and a half years later, Sato's position in Konoha was already unshakeable.
Though officially still a Jōnin, he was now recognized as an elite Jōnin second only to Hokage, indisputably the favorite for Sixth Hokage's successor.
Thus, as a Hyuga, a clan closely tied to Hokage for generations, not only did they not object to Hinata and Sato's closeness, but Hanabi herself sought out her "future brother-in-law." The pragmatic Hyuga clan did not dare stand in the way.
The Yamanaka couple, realizing their daughter was now together with the Hyuga daughter and that both would serve one husband, also chose to acquiesce.
If Sato were merely a commoner, no matter his abilities, the Yamanaka family would still voice their concerns. But as a Senju clan descendant—the sole male successor under the now-single Fifth Hokage—he carried the burden of reviving the Senju line.
For Sato, marrying only one would seem unfair.
As long as their daughter was content, the Yamanaka couple chose to respect her choice.
With consent on both sides, Hinata and Ino had become used to staying at Sato's house with Karin.
If not for the fact that Hinata's children were still young and enjoyed their last few years before adulthood, Sato's happiness would long since have crossed the line from mixed baths to sharing a quilt.
Even if the "final step" hadn't occurred, he had rounded all the other bases with them.
Each time there was a big, steamy bath, the air was filled with laughter and music.
…"Brother Sato, Sister Hinata, Sister Karin—welcome back!"
The three returned home to find Ino absent—she was either helping at her family's flower shop or out on a mission with the new Ino-Shika-Cho team.
After changing shoes in the entryway, Sato entered the living room. A small figure rushed to greet him enthusiastically: Hanabi.
Hanabi, now eleven, had changed greatly in the past two and a half years—far more than in the original manga's timeline.
Surrounded by four medical experts, Hanabi's physical development and talent were fully nurtured.
Sato, who had promised to become her Jōnin mentor next year, rigorously cultivated her: elemental ninjutsu, fūinjutsu (sealing), medical ninjutsu, extraordinary strength, and even various Forbidden Techniques from Tsunade—Hanabi could learn anything she wished.
Her Byakugan's purity was second only to her sister's, not disappointing Sato's investment.
At eleven, Hanabi had already mastered tree-walking, water-walking, and basic medical ninjutsu and sealing arts.
With her own Gentle Fist, her chakra control far surpassed Hinata's at twelve.
Since chakra control is the basis for all ninjutsu, Hanabi's future, once her chakra reserves increased, would make it easy to master advanced jutsu.
With abundant resources and guidance, her future strength should surpass even her own older self as seen in Boruto's era.
"Thank you for watching the house, Hanabi."
Sato hugged the 1.45-meter-tall Hanabi, patted her long dark hair, then handed over a storage scroll. "Here's a present for you."
"Thank you, big brother! Mwah!"
Hanabi happily received the scroll, but instead of opening it, tugged on Sato's sleeve…
When he bent down, she kissed his cheek, then bounded to the sofa to check her gift in secret.
Hinata did not berate her—she was clearly used to this style of interacting with Sato and Hanabi.
Soon, the three went to their rooms to change into casual clothes, then to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Hinata and Karin were in charge of cooking; Sato rarely cooked for them or with them.
Just as, after marrying Uzumaki Kushina, one of Konoha's strongest still acted as a housewife, in this society—much like a certain island nation in a past life—men labor outside while women maintain the home and raise children.
After marrying Sato, Hinata and the others would also retire from active duty and become housewives, unless directly summoned by the Hokage—in which case, they would serve temporarily.
If the man was away or broke, the woman would work for money, as Haruno Sakura did to pay the mortgage in Boruto.
Sato liked this tradition.
While Hinata and Karin were busy in the kitchen, Sato sat beside Hanabi, spending quality time and testing her progress.
"Excuse me, Master Sato!"
"Sato, I've come to drink with you—let's have a couple with my sister tonight."
"Lady Tsunade, please don't encourage him to break the shinobi bans; Master Sato isn't even twenty yet and can't drink alcohol."
"What's there to fear? I'm the one in charge here—just drink in secret!"
Just as dinner was ending, Tsunade and Shizune arrived; Shizune, polite as always, hugged Tonton the pig, while Tsunade held up a wine bottle, boisterous.
Sato, Hinata, Karin, and Hanabi were unfazed.
Before the move, the house was too small, so Tsunade rarely visited. Now, at the villa, Tsunade and Shizune often joined for meals and sometimes bathed with them.
Whenever Tsunade and Shizune joined, everyone knew that tonight's bath would be a proper, "serious" mixed bath.
That's the daily family life of Sato..