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"Kakashi!"
"The rumor seems to be true!"
The three little ones had just been kicked out of the Hokage Office when Nohara Rin, who had been well-behaved from the beginning, suddenly lowered her voice and whispered in Kakashi's ear, her cute face full of shock.
Kakashi turned to look at his childhood friend, puzzled, and asked, "What rumor?"
"Haven't you heard?"
Nohara Rin looked at Kakashi with an even stranger expression: "It's about That Person and Sawara having something going on!"
"Eh? Impossible!"
Obito also joined in, whispering, "Although Lady Tsunade looks young, isn't her age already very high?"
"What do you know?" Nohara Rin glanced at the door and whispered, "Lady Tsunade's further research into the Creation Rebirth Technique can further activate cells—it's okay to say that her body always maintains the state of a twenty-year-old."
"This is required content for our medical specialty."
"But doesn't Sawara have a girlfriend?"
"That's why it's a taboo topic!"
"The strongest Ninja in Konoha and the forbidden love triangle of the Senju and Uchiha Clan! I thought it was just nonsense written in magazines before."
"Fake, right? It doesn't look like it at all," Obito whispered.
"You're so careless, haven't you noticed? Just now, when Lady Tsunade asked Sawara-sensei to stay, her eyes looked like they were about to draw silk!"
"Kiri, come home for dinner tonight~"
Miss Nohara Rin imitated Tsunade's tone just now, making the two boys next to her feel goosebumps.
But she herself was completely unaware, and even her little face was flushed, the fire of gossip burning fiercely.
"Eh—?!!"
Obito's eyes widened.
Only Kakashi looked at his two teammates with a look of frustration—you idiots, do you really think those experts can't hear anything through a door?
Sure enough.
Before their voices fell, the door of the office suddenly opened, and Sawara Kiri stepped out. Without saying a word, he tapped each of the little fellows who were pretending to be serious on the head.
"Dong, dong, dong, dong."
A good head is a good head.
Among them, the chief culprit, Miss Nohara Rin, was knocked twice.
"Don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors," Sawara Kiri said seriously, "That Person and I only have a normal working relationship. You are my students now. If you also follow along and spread rumors, my reputation will be ruined."
"Do you understand?"
"Yes~!"
The three little ones reluctantly agreed.
"Hmph."
Looking at their appearance, Sawara Kiri snorted unhappily: "I originally wanted to treat you to barbecue, but now it's gone!"
"Eh!!!!"
"Sawara-sensei is stingy!"
The three little ones immediately complained loudly.
"Dismissed!"
Sawara Kiri had made up his mind.
It's just that, after the group separated.
From Sawara Kiri's lower abdomen, a small head suddenly popped out, the pair of large horns on the top of its head swaying and spreading its silver hair, adjusting its direction.
Then, it jumped out of Sawara Kiri's body with a 'heiyo'.
Appearing in front of him was a petite, silver-haired girl with trailing sleeves and a pair of cross-shaped glowing pupils in the center of her eyes.
It was Tiamat in the fourth stage.
Unlike the little one who used to only stutter and eat and drink, Little Tia, who had spent a lot of Sawara Kiri's Mind Points, had made considerable progress in these seven years and had now become a formal combat force—it's just that Sawara Kiri usually didn't need her to come forward.
At this time, Tiamat had just jumped out of Sawara Kiri's sealed space, first looking around the hallway.
Seeing that there was no one, she stuck to his side and grabbed Kiri's arm and hugged it.
"Hey."
A contented smile appeared on the cute face of the emotionless girl.
"Tia? Why did you run out?!!"
Sawara Kiri was first startled and almost subconsciously opened Six Eyes to scan around, noticing that there was no one, and then quickly spoke.
"Kiri's belly is so boring~"
"Anyway, there's no one, let me stroll around."
Tiamat lengthened her tone.
Just like the adolescent parenting problems faced by many parents, Sawara Kiri is now also encountering Tiamat's rebellious period. Recently, she doesn't even call him 'Dad' anymore, and directly calls him by his name.
It's really heartbreaking.
At the same time, because the senses between the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast are interconnected, after being released to test her combat power several times and seeing the general level of strength in the Ninja World, Tiamat no longer stayed in the 'hut' all year round like when she was a child.
Occasionally, she would sneak out to let off some steam.
If she wasn't one of Sawara Kiri's biggest trump cards and had to strictly keep the news secret, it is estimated that she would have traveled all over the Ninja World by now.
The only thing that made Sawara Kiri feel fortunate was that his Tiamat didn't seem to be in a state of chaos like the Mesopotamian Mother Goddess in FGO, who destroyed Mesopotamia just by walking around, but maintained considerable rationality—in contrast, her power was not as terrifying as the Mother Goddess in the original work.
"Okay, someone is coming, go back quickly!"
Sawara Kiri looked left and right, looking like he was doing something sneaky, full of stealing.
Tiamat was still tiptoeing, hugging Kiri's arm, completely ignoring his nervous appearance, and asked on her own: "Which mother's house are we going back to today?"
"Shh! What which mother?"
"You only have one mother."
"Hey eh~?" Miss Tiamat hugged his arm, squinted her eyes, and pretended, "Mr. Kiri, you don't want everyone to know—"
"Thirty minutes! Thirty minutes at most!" Sawara Kiri gritted his teeth, "Cover up your horns!"
"Hooray!"
Before Sawara Kiri could say anything more, Tiamat cheered and jumped out of the window, running around on the roof, not knowing what she was excited about.
Sawara Kiri walked on another road on his own.
Because of the contract between the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast, although the binding force is not very strong, it still allows him to sense where Tia is, and it is obvious that she cannot be lost.
It's just that this broken child is getting harder and harder to handle.
After crossing a main road and buying some fruits and vegetables in the nearby market, Sawara Kiri looked up at the sky and walked straight towards the Megumi Residence.
"I'm back."
Sawara Kiri stepped into the gate and saw Megumi wearing an apron, standing in front of the kitchen counter, busy, with a little smell of oily smoke wafting in the room.
Noticing his footsteps, Megumi turned around and looked at him, a smile appearing on her gentle face:
"Kiri, you're back."
"Why did this mission take so long this time?"
"Because I had to take the students with me," Sawara Kiri hugged his wife's slender waist from behind, whispering in her ear, "Is the Security Force resting today?"
"It's a rotation, it just happens to be today, besides, I, the Security Captain, don't usually need to do anything."
"I just came home to make some of your favorites."
Sawara Kiri looked at the stir-fried shellfish in the pot and bit her pink and white earlobe: "It's only noon now."
"You just returned to the village, can you stay at home all day?" Megumi said in a matter-of-fact tone, turning around, holding this guy's restless hand with her left hand, and pinching his nose with her right hand, "I can only feel at ease if I squeeze you dry and send you out."
"Hmph, bluffing."
Sawara Kiri's expression was quite confident.
Just kidding.
His 'Energy Beast' and 'Fallen Rod' talents are not fake, and can even be said to be quite advantageous in various aspects.
What's more, if he didn't have the ability to feed Megumi, he was afraid that he wouldn't even want to leave this house.
Hearing this, Megumi's small hand gently pinched his waist.
Uchiha Megumi, who is twenty-four years old, is in the most beautiful age of a woman's life, not to mention that she has mastered the Yin Seal Technique a long time ago. The rhombus mark on her forehead can not only allow her to store Chakra, but also maintain the most complete state for a long time.
At this time, the slender young woman with black hair draped over her shoulders and a red dress supported by gourd-like plump snowballs, revealed an alluring charm just by slightly hooking the corners of her lips.
"Really?"
Facing the heat that Megumi blew into his ear, Sawara's expression suddenly became serious, and he changed the subject: "By the way, Yuki just got the Level 3 Medical Certificate today, would you like to go celebrate with her?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Megumi's eyebrows dropped, and her eyes seemed to carry a bit of resentment, and she said quietly:
"Do you think that child Yuki would welcome me to come over?"
"You have to get in touch."
Sawara Kiri hugged Megumi a little tighter, biting her ear softly: "You can't keep this stalemate, right?"
"Yes, yes~"
Megumi, who had made up her mind, was always quite stubborn.
Obviously.
Sawara Kiri, who lost his parents, although he doesn't have to face the problem of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, he also has to face the problem of sister-in-law and daughter-in-law, which is really difficult for an upright official to judge family affairs.
He has no good way to deal with this.
After finishing this lunch, the young couple stayed together for a while, and Sawara Kiri went to clean the dishes, preparing to return to another home.
Uchiha Megumi hugged her arms, leaned against the wall of the entrance, stood at the door, looked at this scumbag who eats and sleeps everywhere, and couldn't help but sigh.
It's really hard to tie Kiri at home.
"I said, you ah..."
Sawara Kiri had just entered when Sawara Yuki's familiar scolding voice came crashing down on him.
He looked up and saw Sawara Yuki with a small Tiamat clinging to her, reprimanding Sawara Kiri, who had stepped into the doorway, in an annoyed tone:
"Even Tiamat knows to run home first after coming back, but you, Kiri, are something else. You didn't even tell your own sister you were back before running off to that bad woman's place!"
"That's right ~"
Tiamat, like a small ornament, hung on Yuki's side, hugging her arm, dragging out a strange, long sound, and cocking a small leg, looked at him sideways, repeating:
"Kiri ran to the bad woman's place!"
Seven years had passed, and Sawara Yuki, who had been so small back then, had now grown into a nineteen-year-old young woman.
Because she was at home, the tall young woman was only wearing a light blue yukata, with a cascade of dark hair draped over her shoulders, her bright blue eyes shining, and a pleasant scent of shower gel lingering around her. A pair of slender, white legs were exposed, and her white feet were stepping on a pair of wooden sandals, making a 'clack, clack' sound as she stomped her feet.
Now, the young woman's delicate face was wearing a puffed-up expression.
"I didn't."
"Yes, you did!"
Sawara Kiri weakly retorted, and just one sentence fully demonstrated his position in the family.
Clearly.
Even if he was the best in the world, invincible in the Ninja World, Sawara Kiri was still firmly bound by the great net called family.
Seeing that Sawara Kiri's momentum had been suppressed, Yuki followed up with a series of complaints such as 'If I had known you were going to her place, your sister wouldn't have come to greet you,' 'I knew it, you wouldn't have come to me unless someone else was done with you,' 'You listen to her, but you ignore everything I say, how come you listen to everything she says?' and so on.
The sourness was almost overflowing from the young woman's eyes.
Sawara Kiri was coaxing her when he suddenly heard familiar footsteps, and his heart was filled with joy.
Sure enough.
Before long, Tsunade, dragging her tired body, had skillfully pushed open the door and stepped over the threshold.
"I'm home."
"Yuki, is dinner ready yet?"
"Tch."
As soon as she spoke, Yuki revealed a very complicated look, glancing at her with some trepidation and clicking her tongue softly.
Instead, a little radish head with short black hair popped out of the kitchen, cheerfully greeting:
"Fourth Hokage-sama, dinner is ready! I've also prepared your favorite sake for you."
"Oh! That's my Shizune!"
"You really understand me."
Hearing this, Tsunade's eyes lit up instantly, shining brightly.
"Ehehe."
Shizune chuckled, but after noticing Yuki's terrifying gaze, she couldn't help but retreat, turning to greet Sawara Kiri, trying to change the subject:
"Welcome home, Sawara Special First Class Jonin."
"Wahhh-hoo, Shizune is so sensible, I brought you a gift!" Sawara Kiri immediately felt liberated, turning his head and winking at Shizune in secret.
Shizune also quietly stuck out a thumb.
However, compared to these two who were vying for the first place in the Sawara household's hierarchy, Tsunade's response to Yuki's counterattack was much more direct.
"Why have you been wearing such a sour face since just now?"
"Honestly, how did I teach you to be like this..."
"Yes, yes ~"
"Fourth Hokage-sama."
The young woman responded casually, completely ignoring her words. It was obvious to everyone that there was an undercurrent of tension hidden in the eye contact between the two.
Seven years.
So many things could happen.
The change in the relationship between people was the most volatile of all.
Sawara Yuki raised her eyes, her gaze falling on her teacher's fair, smooth, and delicate face. Just letting her stand there without saying a word, the two looked like they were the same age.
A full seven years, and her appearance hadn't changed at all, it had even become a bit younger!
(Tsunade - Bare-faced - Younger version ↑)
However, if it was just because of this little thing, the conflict between the two would not have reached this point at all.
The most important thing was…
Sawara Yuki's gaze lingered on her teacher's youthful face and her brother's figure for a moment, her plump lips pursed slightly, but in the end, she couldn't say anything.
Just as she was about to turn around and continue preparing dinner, she saw two scrolls being thrown over by Tsunade.
Yuki subconsciously reached out and caught them, noticing the names of the techniques on the scrolls, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Tsunade's slightly lazy voice came from behind:
"Well, although she is an unaccomplished disciple."
"But this exam was not bad."
"Congratulations on your advancement, Sawara Medical Third Class."
Sawara Yuki's footsteps stopped immediately, and the expression she looked at Tsunade with became even more complicated.
Before the young woman could speak, Sawara Kiri and Shizune also took out the gifts they had prepared and approached her, saying in unison:
"Congratulations on your advancement, Sawara Third Class!"
Looking at their 'long-planned' appearance, Sawara Yuki crossed her arms with some helplessness, making her already towering hills even more conspicuous, and said in a rather helpless tone:
"Really, it's just Third Class Jonin, it's not a big deal."
"But…"
The young woman's gaze fell on Tsunade, who was still lazy and tired, and she said somewhat awkwardly: "For the sake of the gifts, I'll allow you to drink a few more glasses today."
"Shizune is not included, oh."
"Oh — — ! ! !"
By the time the Sawara family had finished their meal, the night was already deep.
As a child, Shizune naturally had to go to bed early, while the others took turns taking a bath to ward off the cold after washing the dishes.
Today, the sky was clear and bright, and the moonlight was bright.
The silvery light fell on the empty and somewhat desolate Senju Residence, illuminating the large gardens and corridors that were rarely taken care of.
Only a few sleeping quarters near the inner courtyard, where a small number of people lived, were still somewhat lively, but they were all quite far apart.
"…The situation in the Hidden Mist is getting worse and worse. Recently, 'That Person' has sent several letters asking about your plans. It seems that the friction between the two sides may be difficult to end peacefully."
"What are you thinking?"
Inside the sleeping quarters, Tsunade was kneeling in front of the low table, holding a cup of warm tea in her hands, but there was no one across from her.
At this moment, she was only wearing a loose yukata, her wet golden hair scattered, slightly sticky. The moonlight outside the window fell straight down, just shining on her body, even the loose yukata could not completely wrap around her. The neckline was slightly loosened, and her deep skin was so white that it was almost reflective.
Looking at the moonlight, one could see a pair of large hands reaching out from the depths of the darkness, gently encircling her slender waist under the yukata, and lifting up the inverted bell, relieving some of the heavy burden on her shoulders with anti-gravity, carefully massaging and clearing the glands, causing the Fourth Hokage-sama's maiden-like fair and smooth face to inadvertently have a few more blushes in addition to the alcohol, forcing her to bring the topic back to the main point.
"Fugaku's group, from infiltrating the Hidden Mist until now, should have been there for some time, right?"
"What's the situation now?"
Although his hands were doing whatever they wanted, his words were still very serious.
"It's still normal."
"Then there's no need to worry so much. The situation on the front lines should still follow the judgment of the personnel on the front lines. The trouble caused by random interference from the rear will make the undercover agents very distressed."
"But… guh…"
Before Tsunade could finish speaking, the sudden, subtle pain caused her to almost subconsciously tighten her legs, wrap her arms around her chest, and her whole body trembled.
The next moment, the young and moist Tsunade suddenly turned her head, glaring at the troublemaker behind her with her sharp eyes, biting her lip slightly:
"Sawara Kiri, are you very proud of yourself?"
The moment the words fell, Tsunade felt the young body pressed tightly against her back suddenly stiffen for a moment, even the index finger and thumb loosened.
But immediately afterward, a more vigorous and fiery emotion quickly rose.
Sawara Kiri's voice sounded from behind her, even his breathing became rough and hoarse, his voice unconsciously lowered. Just the airflow brushing against her earlobe caused Tsunade's body temperature to rise rapidly:
"Lady Tsunade."
"Do you want to see just how proud your subordinate is?"
"…?"
Almost at the instant the voice fell, accompanied by a cry of surprise with a slight strangeness, a maiden-like fair and smooth body, yet with the voluptuous charm and perfect balance of a young woman, was suddenly lifted up horizontally by someone.
The teacup on the table rippled, and a few traces of water remained on the tatami under the table.
In the dark sleeping quarters, the sound of brisk footsteps echoed as they walked past, heavily falling on the creaking sound of the low couch deeper in the sleeping quarters, pushing away the welcoming and rejecting coquettishness and murmuring love words…
The night deepened in the hall, and the moonlight outside the hall remained.
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