"Don't worry, the method is simple."
"Sasuke, tell your Aunt Tsunade," Kageyama Kogetsu comforted with a smile.
Hearing this, Tsunade turned to look at Sasuke again, meeting his Mangekyō Sharingan directly. Kotoamatsukami activated!
In an instant, Tsunade's mind went into a trance, and her memories were altered...
Considering Shizune's existence, Sasuke changed his idea slightly. Instead of erasing the memory of Dan Katō, he changed their relationship to that of ordinary friends.
"Eh... what am I doing here?" Tsunade asked with a puzzled look.
"Aunt Tsunade, you just said you'd treat Father to a drink tonight. Did you forget so quickly?" Sasuke said with a smile.
"Right, I'm getting old, and my memory is getting worse."
"Hey, are you going or not? I rarely invite people for drinks, especially men." Tsunade's face flushed slightly, feeling warm.
"I'll go. Although I'm busy, I can spare some time for a few drinks."
"Are we going to an izakaya?"
"An izakaya isn't fun. Come to my place." Tsunade shook her head, her eyes shifting with a hint of shyness.
"Alright." Kageyama Kogetsu agreed without thinking too much.
"Then I'll leave first. Remember to come at eight tonight."
"No problem."
Sasuke also said goodbye and left with Tsunade.
Around eight in the evening, Kageyama Kogetsu arrived at the old Senju clan residence. He followed Tsunade to a room in the front courtyard next to the garden.
Winter was approaching, and apart from some evergreen trees, the plants in the garden had withered. Since no one had tended to them for a long time, the trees and plants grew wildly.
Although it wasn't as exquisite, it had a natural beauty that wasn't bad.
In the room, there was a low table with two pots of sake and some side dishes. Two emerald green cushions were placed in front of and behind the low table, and the air smelled of incense.
"Where's Shizune?" Kageyama Kogetsu asked casually after sitting down.
"She just came back, so of course she went home to stay for a while."
"Come, let's drink. To the ninja world defeating the Masked Man and his group and protecting the world." Tsunade smiled brightly.
"Cheers."
The two chatted while drinking. The topics jumped around wildly. One moment they were talking about major events in the ninja world, and the next they were discussing trivial matters.
Tsunade toasted frequently, but with Kageyama Kogetsu's alcohol tolerance, he wasn't afraid and kept her company.
Half an hour later, the alcohol hit. Tsunade's face was flushed, and her eyes were blurry. She could still speak clearly, but her tone was different from usual.
Kageyama Kogetsu's eyes were clear, his thinking sharp, and his expression unchanged.
"Senior Tsunade seems to have something on her mind?" Kageyama Kogetsu took a sip of sake and looked at her inquiringly.
"Yes... yes." Tsunade's eyes dodged.
That shouldn't be right. Her hemophobia should have been cured. What else could be troubling her?
Could something have gone wrong?
Kageyama Kogetsu put down his sake cup, cut his left wrist with his right index finger, and held the bleeding wrist in front of Tsunade.
"Are you afraid?"
"Are you crazy? How can a medical ninja be afraid of blood?" Tsunade said grumpily.
"But your recovery ability is really strong, no worse than when I use my secret technique."
In the blink of an eye, the wound on his wrist healed. His blood was of high quality, and Kageyama Kogetsu didn't want to waste it, so he drank it himself.
"Then what's on your mind?" Kageyama Kogetsu asked curiously. "Did Senior Jiraiya confess to you again?"
"Jiraiya is a decent guy, but I don't like him that way. I only see him as a good partner."
"I'm troubled because I've fallen for a man I shouldn't have..." Tsunade lowered her eyes.
"Oh?" Kageyama Kogetsu's gossip radar went off, and he asked curiously, "Who is so lucky?"
Kageyama Kogetsu didn't immediately think of himself.
Firstly, Sasuke was always reliable. Secondly, Kageyama Kogetsu hadn't deliberately flirted with Tsunade.
He was interested, of course, but with more and more women, higher status, and stronger power, Kageyama Kogetsu was too lazy to chase women.
Tsunade was top-tier, and thanks to the Strength of a Hundred Seal, her beauty would last a lifetime, but she wasn't indispensable.
Considering the regrets in the original story, maybe Jiraiya and Tsunade would end up together.
Of course, active matchmaking was impossible. No matter how free Kageyama Kogetsu was, he wouldn't play matchmaker.
"Running low on sake. I'll go get some."
Tsunade didn't say it directly. She dipped her fair, slender finger in the sake and wrote a small character in front of her, then stood up and left.
"What is she doing? So mysterious."
Kageyama Kogetsu complained inwardly. He reached out and lifted the bowl blocking the character. Behind the bowl was the character "You."
"Huh?"
Kageyama Kogetsu was dumbfounded. After all this, she was after his body, an old cow wanting to eat tender grass?
No, no, this was too abrupt.
If Tsunade really had feelings for him, he shouldn't have been completely unaware before.
Such abruptness must have a reason. Could it be... Kotoamatsukami?
It must be. Otherwise, it couldn't be explained. What was Sasuke doing?
To be so... considerate of his father. Truly a good son. No wonder he was his favorite!
Nowadays, he was too lazy to chase women, but that didn't mean he would turn a blind eye to what was offered to him.
If he didn't eat the top-tier meal delivered to his mouth, wouldn't he be a fool?
As for Jiraiya... it could only be said that whether in the original story or this world, the two were not meant to be.
He hadn't even made a move, yet Tsunade had been delivered to him by mistake...
With this thought, Kageyama Kogetsu put the bowl back in its original place, pretending not to have discovered anything.
Soon, Tsunade returned with four bottles of sake. She seemed fine, but her flushed cheeks and earlobes, and her dodging eyes betrayed her.
"Ahem, Senior Tsunade, drinking dryly for so long is a bit boring. How about we play a couple of rounds? Let's play dice, simple and direct." Kageyama Kogetsu suggested with a smile.
Mentioning gambling, Tsunade instantly perked up, nodding like a chick pecking at rice.
"Okay, okay. Does the loser drink?"
"That's not very interesting. Normal losses mean drinking."
"If there's a triple, a straight, or if you can't drink anymore, the loser takes off a piece of clothing."
"Take off clothing?" Tsunade was a little confused.
Kageyama Kogetsu pointed to his own clothes.
Tsunade instantly understood and scolded shyly, "You pervert, how can we do such a thing..."
Although Sasuke had modified Tsunade's will with Kotoamatsukami, it didn't mean Tsunade could accept such boldness immediately.
Kageyama Kogetsu interrupted directly, "Since Senior Tsunade isn't confident in her gambling skills and thinks she can't beat a novice like me, then forget it."
Hearing this, Tsunade turned red with anger and exploded!
You can say my strength is inferior to yours, but you absolutely cannot say my gambling skills are inferior to yours.
Just a novice, what are you arrogant about?
"I can't beat you?"
"Maybe I can't beat a gambling expert, but dealing with you is more than enough. Let's do as you say."
"If you, the Hokage, aren't afraid of losing face, why should I be?"
Tsunade widened her eyes and stared at Kageyama Kogetsu indignantly, her previous shyness thrown to the winds.
She could back down in other aspects, but absolutely not in gambling. As a child, she had aspired to become the Goddess of Gambling in the ninja world!
Although she had never achieved it, she couldn't lose that ambition.
"Good. Do you have dice at home?"
"Yes, I'll go get them."
Tsunade stood up and left in a hurry.
Seeing this, Kageyama Kogetsu shook his head and laughed.
Yes, he didn't know gambling techniques and didn't plan to cheat, but did he need techniques or cheating to gamble with Tsunade?
He could win even if he shook the dice with his eyes closed, right?
The only difference was how many rounds it would take to get a triple or a straight...
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