Facing Tsunade's aggressive advance, Tōshirō had to exert all his strength to finally push her away.
???
That's how people are: the more they can't get something, the more they want it.
Tsunade got excited and kept coming at him.
Tōshirō pushed her away.
Tsunade kept coming.
Tōshirō repeated his actions, like a loyal and virtuous woman, refusing to yield even unto death.
After several rounds of this back-and-forth, Tsunade realized something was off.
At first, she thought he was playing hard to get, but then she discovered that Tōshirō genuinely seemed to have no interest in that.
This made Tsunade wonder if her charm was failing or if Tōshirō had lost his mind.
Clearly, rather than suspecting herself, Tsunade leaned more towards the idea that the problem might be with Tōshirō. "Hey, I mean, did you get your head squeezed?"
Tōshirō didn't deny it. "I think so too."
Tsunade couldn't understand him. "This isn't like you."
Tōshirō sighed deeply.
With her being so proactive, to say he had no thoughts would be pure self-deception.
His initial regret was instinctual, but his subsequent calmness was rational.
He was truly afraid of causing a pregnancy right away.
Examples of one-shot pregnancies are abundant.
Moreover, Tōshirō could bet that if they did that, and she acquired a taste for it, it wouldn't just be a one-time thing.
From that perspective, the probability of pregnancy was quite high.
Tsunade was currently being targeted by Uchiha Madara, who would likely try to kill her soon.
Tsunade getting pregnant would undoubtedly signal an opportunity for him.
And if they did that, not only would Tsunade be debuffed, but Tōshirō himself would probably be debuffed to some extent.
After all, such things were quite draining.
After much deliberation, he decided he had to act like Liuxiahui (a legendary figure known for his moral uprightness and self-control).
Tōshirō wore the expression of a virtuous gentleman, which Tsunade found increasingly incomprehensible. Suddenly, it was as if something clicked for her, and she covered her mouth with her hands. "Could it be that my punch earlier made you stupid?"
"No, my mind is perfectly fine."
Tōshirō shook his head, thinking about how to make her accept his explanation.
Tsunade looked disbelieving. "That's what all crazy people say."
"..."
Seeing Tōshirō's hesitation, Tsunade began to suspect something else. "Hey, I mean... could it be that you actually have problems in that area...?"
Tōshirō let out a gasp.
"If you don't mind, actually..." Tsunade's face flushed slightly, and she gritted her teeth. "I can give you an examination right now."
"..."
"I know, it's difficult for men to talk about such things."
"But this kind of thing shouldn't be delayed. The more you drag it out, the worse the condition becomes. If you don't believe me, you should at least believe my medical skills."
Perhaps fearing that Tōshirō might misunderstand, she specifically added, "Don't get me wrong, I haven't performed that kind of surgery before, but I can slowly research with you to find the root cause."
"My male functions are perfectly healthy," Tōshirō said with a speechless expression.
"Everyone with this condition says that," Tsunade, being a doctor, often heard hospital gossip from other doctors.
"I really don't have a problem."
"You do have a problem, and it's quite severe."
"Under normal circumstances, if you heard something like this, you would have pounced already. Why are you still acting like a virtuous gentleman with me?"
Sweat...
"So, in your eyes, my acting like a virtuous gentleman means I'm sick, huh?" Tōshirō looked speechless. Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed like that.
"You might not believe me, but I'm actually a very traditional person..." he explained.
Tsunade was startled. "A traditional person?"
"Don't let my usual demeanor fool you. I don't advocate for that kind of thing happening before marriage."
"Get lost! Stop talking nonsense to me."
Tsunade didn't believe a word of it. She knew Tōshirō's character better than anyone.
Tōshirō: ...
Well, to be honest, even he didn't believe what he just said.
It was natural for Tsunade, who knew him better than anyone, to react this way.
Tōshirō let out a long sigh. He stopped pretending and laid it all out. "Actually, I have my reasons..."
Tsunade acted as if she had heard the biggest joke, bursting into laughter. "We've been so honest with each other up to this point, and you, you 'idiot,' are still playing the virtuous gentleman with me, talking about 'reasons'! You're going to make me laugh my teeth out!"
"..."
"So, doing this with me makes you feel wronged, is that it?"
Tōshirō's persistent refusal to go further infuriated Tsunade more and more. She had been so proactive, yet this guy was still playing hard to get. Wasn't he being incredibly disrespectful?
Tōshirō closed and then opened his eyes. "Actually, I'm afraid you'll die..."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Tsunade's mind couldn't process it. But that was normal; anyone hearing something like that would be confused.
Tōshirō, fearing she might think he was joking, added in a grave tone, "I'm not joking."
"Where do you have poison?"
Tōshirō: "..."
Tsunade scoffed. "Even if you want to lie, please come up with a decent one."
Tōshirō glanced at her, didn't refute, and spoke in a low voice, "Uchiha Madara..."
Tsunade was startled. "Huh?"
"There's someone who wants to kill you, and that person is Uchiha Madara."
Tsunade ran her fingers through her long, loose hair. "No, my mind's a bit of a mess. What you're saying makes no sense at all."
"It's normal for you not to understand."
Tōshirō nodded, indicating he understood.
Anyone would be bewildered hearing something like this suddenly.
Tsunade looked utterly bewildered. "Setting aside why Uchiha Madara wants to kill me, what does this have to do with you and me?"
"Of course it does." Tōshirō held up two fingers and calmly analyzed: "First, you could get pregnant. Second, after that with you, with my personality, I probably wouldn't train as hard as I do now. Even if I wanted to, my body might not allow it. Either situation would make that old man think there's an opportunity."
"Body won't allow it?"
"Such things seem to be quite detrimental to the body..."
Tsunade: ...
Following that, Tōshirō explained his analysis of why Uchiha Madara would want to kill her again.
Unfortunately, no matter how serious Tōshirō sounded, Tsunade simply didn't believe him. It sounded too outlandish to her:
"I always thought you seemed to have a victim complex. Now it seems it might be true."
Tōshirō said very seriously, "I'm not joking."
"Alright, alright, it must have been hard for you to come up with such an excuse in such a short time."
Tsunade patted Tōshirō's shoulder.
Tōshirō: ...
"Alright, alright, it's getting late. Go wash up and sleep." Tsunade feigned a yawn. "Since you genuinely have no intentions, just consider me to have been presumptuous."
Tōshirō: ...
Tsunade issued an eviction notice. "What are you standing there for? Go back to your dog kennel!"
Tōshirō shook his head. "I'm not leaving."
"Not leaving?"
"Yes, I want to sleep with you."
Tsunade let out a soft "Huh?" "What's wrong with your brain now?"
"Just assume I'm crazy."
Tōshirō thought so too.
Tsunade was offering herself, yet he wasn't taking the opportunity. It truly felt insane.
If this were a novel, readers would be lambasting him so fiercely that his own mother wouldn't recognize him.
"Actually, if I think about it carefully, Tsunade and I aren't even 18 yet..."
Tōshirō found an excuse for himself, consoled himself, and then shook his head, dismissing these chaotic thoughts.
He left the bed and turned off the light.
"Why did you turn off the light?" Tsunade didn't understand his actions.
"To sleep."
In the pitch black, Tōshirō, relying on his acute senses, could still roughly pinpoint Tsunade's location. He walked straight to her, pounced on her, and rolled into the sheets.
Tsunade was bewildered by his actions.
It was too dark to see anything, but then she thought, this might not be so bad.
Despite her proactive behavior earlier regarding that kind of thing, she had actually been quite embarrassed about it.
In the darkness, Tōshirō fumbled slightly, pulled back the covers, tossed Tsunade in first, and then he followed suit, burrowing under the covers.
Tsunade: ???
"Sleep," Tōshirō covered himself.
Tsunade was a little disoriented. "No, didn't you say you wanted to sleep with me?"
"Yes, what else did you think?" Tōshirō's tone was bewildered.
Tsunade: ...
After a long pause, Tsunade spoke, calling Tōshirō a "lunatic." Then, as if throwing a tantrum, she turned her back to him and pulled the blanket over herself, looking exactly like a couple whose relationship had broken down.
In the pitch-black room, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. After a few minutes, Tōshirō quietly asked, "Asleep?"
"Dead."
Tsunade, facing away, replied grumpily.
Tōshirō sighed softly.
From her tone, it seemed she planned to ignore him all night.
"You're not asleep, are you?"
A question drifted from behind him.
"..."
(End of Chapter)
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