The atmosphere between the two gradually heated up, with an ambiguous aura filling the entire hospital room, imbued with a captivating charm.
Finally, due to a sense of suffocation, the two reluctantly parted their lips. Kushina gasped for air, her chest rising and falling slightly with her rapid breathing. Her beautiful eyes were hazy and alluring, and her delicate, charming face was flushed crimson with shyness, looking incredibly desirable.
Kirito, on the other hand, was full of satisfaction and intoxication. Kushina was the goddess he admired, and he was thrilled to be so intimate with her.
"Godmother, I like you!" Kirito gazed at Kushina with intense and serious eyes.
Kushina had just recovered a little when she heard Kirito's words. She froze for a moment, then lowered her gaze and remained silent.
"No, we can't be like this! We can't be like this!" Kushina shook her head abruptly, pushed away Kirito who was pressing down on her, and stood up.
"Godmother…"
Kirito tried to say something, but Kushina interrupted him, saying, "You rest well. I'm going back now."
With that, Kushina fled the hospital room as if escaping.
"Sigh!" Seeing Kushina run away in such a panic, Kirito sighed. He understood that his journey to pursue his godmother was long and arduous!
When Kushina returned home, she was still in a state of bewilderment.
She gently touched her red lips, where Kirito's burning warmth still lingered. The image of kissing Kirito just now flashed through her mind.
Kushina's pretty face turned even redder. She covered her hot cheeks, looking annoyed. Why hadn't she resisted just now?
Was it really because it had been too long since she'd been kissed by a man, and she longed for intimacy?
But, but the problem was, he was Kirito!
Kushina irritably shook her head, trying to dispel the jumbled thoughts in her mind, but they stubbornly remained.
The heart-pounding sensation when Kirito kissed her lingered in her heart, unable to be dispelled for a long time.
Kushina's heart was pounding rapidly, and her cheeks were burning intensely.
That brat, was it intentional that he stumbled into the bathroom that day? Was the strange smell in his room that day really because he was thinking about what happened that night?
Thinking of these things, Kushina's pretty face turned even redder, even her ears were a tender pink.
Kushina sat on the sofa, her legs crossed on the coffee table, her whole body slumping onto the sofa as if boneless.
"That damn brat!" Kushina cursed inwardly, then lay on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Gradually, Kushina fell asleep.
At the same time, in Kirito's hospital room, he was also reliving the scene of kissing Kushina, the curve of his lips growing wider and wider.
"Ding! Icha Icha Paradise Mission: Accompany Ino on a shopping trip to clear her mind. Remaining time: two hours. Reward upon completion: 100 Passion Points."
The system's notification sound rang out once again.
Ino? An hour? I'm hospitalized right now!
"Kirito, you can be discharged." Just then, Sakura pushed open the hospital room door and walked in, saying, "You don't have any major problems anymore. The hospital is also crowded with patients now, so you should quickly vacate the room."
"Uh…" Kirito was still wondering how to complete the mission, but he didn't expect Sakura to come and rush him out.
"What are you spacing out for? Hurry up." Sakura urged.
Sakura didn't dare let Kirito stay here any longer. Kirito would definitely flirt with her from time to time, and this was a busy hospital.
"Ah, oh." Kirito responded, then asked, "Am I just leaving like this?"
"Otherwise? Should I see you off?" Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Hehe, how about a farewell kiss?" Kirito stepped forward and hugged Sakura, looking as if he was asking for a kiss.
"You should leave quickly, a patient will be coming in soon." Sakura gently pushed Kirito and said.
However, Kirito ignored Sakura, directly cupped her face, and fiercely kissed her.
"Mmm…" Sakura was helpless and could only close her eyes, enjoying the kiss Kirito gave her. After all, she really liked Kirito's kisses.
After a while, Sakura, blushing, pushed Kirito away, glared at him in embarrassed anger, and playfully chided, "Alright? Had enough kisses?"
"I can never get enough kisses for a lifetime." Kirito smiled mischievously, then leaned in again and kissed Sakura.
Sakura shyly glared at Kirito, but didn't dodge, letting him continue to kiss her.
After an unknown amount of time, Kirito was finally kicked out of the hospital room by Sakura.
Chapter 16: Ino's Resentment
Kirito left the hospital but didn't go straight home, because he now had a mission to accompany Ino on a shopping trip to clear her mind.
"Ding! Icha Icha Paradise Mission: Rescue Hinata. Remaining time: seventy-two hours. Reward upon completion: 2000 Passion Points. Mission failure: Hinata will be taken by Toneri Otsutsuki."
The system's notification sound rang out once again, causing Kirito to freeze.
This was the first time the system had warned him about the penalty for mission failure.
"Ding! Friendly reminder: Toneri taking Hinata is not a system mission penalty!"
The system's notification made Kirito frown in thought. Losing Hinata wasn't a mission penalty?
After receiving this mission, Kirito had an urge to abandon Ino's mission and immediately go find Naruto, requesting to rescue Hinata.
Although Ino's mission only had a one-hour time limit, her mission wasn't a momentary kiss or touch.
Accompanying her on a shopping trip to clear her mind could take a considerable amount of time.
"Kirito, you're discharged!" Just as Kirito was about to give up the mission, a sweet and pleasant voice came from behind him.
Kirito turned around and saw Ino standing behind him, wearing a purple crop top and a purple mini skirt, looking at him with a smile.
Ino was dressed as usual, perfectly showcasing her mature and sexy aura.
"Sister Ino, why are you here?" Kirito was surprised, then asked.
Ino, hearing this, gave him a charming glare and said, "I work at this hospital too!"
"Uh, right, I forgot about that." Kirito patted his head and chuckled awkwardly.
"Hehe!" Ino chuckled softly, then said, "How are you now? Have you recovered?"
"Mmm, I'm fine now." Kirito nodded gently.
"That's good. So, you…"
"Ding-a-ling-ling…"
Ino was about to say something else when a phone suddenly rang.
"Excuse me, I need to take this call." Ino smiled apologetically at Kirito, took out her phone, and pressed the answer button: "Hello, this is Ino."
Listening to the voice on the other end of the phone, Ino's expression grew increasingly grim. Finally, she said faintly, "Okay, I understand. I'm hanging up."
"Sorry, I took a call." Ino hung up the phone, smiled apologetically at Kirito, and then said, "You're probably going back now, right? Then I won't bother you."
"Um, Sister Ino, did something happen?" Kirito had naturally seen the grim look on Ino's face just now, and after a moment of hesitation, he asked.
"Nothing, just some trivial matters." Ino smiled faintly, not showing too much emotion.
"Oh." Kirito responded softly. Since Ino didn't want to tell him the reason, he didn't press further. "Sister Ino, I'll be leaving now."
"Wait!" Just as Kirito was about to turn and leave for the Hokage's office, Ino suddenly called out to him.
"What is it?" Kirito turned around and asked, a little puzzled.
"Accompany me for a walk." Ino said with a faint smile.
"A walk? Shopping?" Kirito hesitated.
"Yes." Ino nodded.
"Alright then, I don't have anything to do today anyway." Kirito nodded in agreement.
Originally, he had planned to go to the Hokage's office to find Naruto, but now that Ino had proactively suggested he accompany her shopping, he naturally wouldn't refuse.
After all, he already had a mission to accompany Ino on a shopping trip to clear her mind.
If Ino hadn't brought it up, he naturally wouldn't have either, prioritizing Hinata's mission. But now that Ino had brought it up, he couldn't refuse.
After all, hurting a beautiful woman's feelings wasn't something he could do.
"Alright then, let's go for a walk over there." Ino smiled, then naturally linked her arm through Kirito's, pulling him towards the other side.
Ino proactively linking her arm through his made Kirito freeze for a moment. The soft touch made him feel a tingling sensation all over, and the scent emanating from Ino also made Kirito Can't help it swallow.
"Sister Ino, where are we going for a walk?" Kirito swallowed, trying hard to control his inner feelings, and asked as casually as possible.
"Let's just walk around casually." Ino replied with a smile.
The two aimlessly wandered around Konoha Village. During this time, they didn't say much, and Kirito didn't know what to say.
"Um, Sister Ino, is something bothering you?" Kirito finally couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere and couldn't help but ask tentatively.
"No, I just feel a bit bored, so I wanted to come out for a walk." Ino shook her head and said with a smile.
"Is it because of Sai-bro?" Kirito paused, then asked cautiously.
Ino paused, then fell silent.
After a long while, Ino finally sighed and said, "If only he could be as understanding and caring towards women as you are… Sigh."
Sai grew up in the Root ANBU and had little experience with emotions and social etiquette.
Although he had changed a lot over the past few years, when it came to relationships, he was still like a naive youth, not knowing how to handle them.
Ino used to like Sasuke, but after she realized that Sasuke and she were impossible, her feelings for Sasuke gradually faded.
Finally, she chose Sai, who was as aloof as Sasuke, hoping to gain the feeling of being in love with Sasuke through him.
She succeeded.
She knew that Sakura's married life was like not being married at all, after all, Sasuke wasn't by her side.
Sakura sometimes subtly hinted that she envied Ino and Sai's married life.
But Sakura had no idea that her married life was actually not much different from Sakura's.
At most, Sai was by her side.
But what was the use of that?
Sai being by her side was like him not being by her side at all; there was no fun, and besides some daily communication, there was basically no emotion.
"Today is the anniversary of when he and I made our relationship official. I adjusted my schedule early to have the day off, but he just called me and said he was busy today and couldn't accompany me…" Ino took a deep breath and slowly explained the reason.
"Um, I'm afraid it's because of what happened with my sister-in-law. He probably really can't get away." Kirito scratched his head and said, as if to comfort her.
"Is that so… Hehe." Hearing Kirito's words, Ino forced a smile, her eyes filled with bitterness and loneliness, and continued, "If it were just this year, that would be one thing, but he's like this every year. He never remembers this."
"Besides, it's just a few hours to have dinner and go shopping. Does he really not even have that much time?" Ino said self-deprecatingly.
Chapter 17: Replacing Sai and Ino at the Couple's Restaurant
In all their years of marriage, Sai had never taken this anniversary seriously. Not just this relationship anniversary, but wedding anniversaries and so on were all the same.
Of course, Ino had reminded Sai, but Sai's wooden head simply didn't understand and couldn't grasp Ino's feelings.
"Sister Ino, don't be angry. Sai-bro must have been delayed by something urgent." Kirito looked at Ino's appearance, and a hint of pity rose in his heart. He quickly said comfortingly.
"Is that so?" Ino tugged at the corner of her mouth, a desolate, bitter smile on her face.
"How about this, Sister Ino, today you can treat me as Sai-bro and spend the anniversary with me? How does that sound?" Kirito gritted his teeth, mustered his courage, and looked up, speaking earnestly.
This was a chance to get close to Ino. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when he would get another one.
Hearing Kirito's words, Ino couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Alright! Since you're willing to spend the anniversary with an old hag like me, then I, this old hag, can't refuse, can I?" Ino composed herself, winked her left eye at Kirito, and said with a smile.
"Mmm!" Kirito nodded heavily.
"Come on, let's go shopping." Ino linked her arm with Kirito's and walked enthusiastically into the mall.
"How about it? Does this outfit look good?" Ino picked out an outfit, held it up against herself, and asked.
"Hmm, it's not bad." Kirito said perfunctorily. It wasn't that he wanted to be perfunctory, but the outfit Ino picked out was simply too different from the clothes Ino was wearing.
One had to know that Ino's crop top and mini skirt perfectly accentuated her figure.
But changing into this outfit… Although it wasn't bad, it always felt like something was missing.
"Hmph, it's that same old line again. Can't you be more serious? Don't be exactly like Sai?" Ino pouted and said discontentedly.