Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Drunk
After Aoba entered the kitchen and started getting busy, Tsunade lay back down on the sofa.
With her little legs crossed, gently swinging.
After a long time, she let out a soft sigh.
Listening to the sounds coming from the kitchen, for some reason, she couldn't calm down.
The program playing on the television also made her feel a bit irritable.
After lying down for a while longer, Tsunade got up and walked to the kitchen doorway, looking at Aoba, who was busy inside.
He was holding a kitchen knife, preparing ingredients.
Under the soft lighting, his facial features looked even gentler.
She glanced again at the countertop, already full of various ingredients.
Not to mention his talent as a ninja, just that face, and his cooking skills, probably already enough to attract quite a few young girls.
'Speaking of which, it has been some time since I last ate the food this brat made.'
"Sensei, is something wrong?", Being stared at so directly by Tsunade, Aoba felt very uncomfortable.
"Nothing," Tsunade responded with a flat expression.
"Then why are you staring at me like that?"
"I'm just watching. Is that not allowed?", Tsunade raised her eyebrows.
"Of course it's allowed," After Aoba finished speaking, the atmosphere in the kitchen fell into silence.
Only the sound of chopping vegetables echoed, clang clang against the cutting board.
"You're preparing so many dishes, but you won't be able to finish them," Tsunade suddenly spoke again.
"Uh... After Shizune-neesan wakes up, she might be quite hungry."
"Hah! You really are good at caring for others," Tsunade said with a strange tone.
Aoba pursed his lips and looked at Tsunade, "Sensei, these are all dishes you like."
Shizune had followed Tsunade since childhood, their tastes were very similar.
"?", Tsunade looked again at the ingredients on the counter. Now that she thought about it, they really were all things she liked to eat.
Seeing this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Her originally irritated mood also calmed down a bit, "If Yugao finds out about you and Shizune's relationship, what will you do?"
Aoba fell silent for a moment, then said, "Compared to Yugao-nee, I care more about what you think, Sensei."
"What does this have to do with me?", Tsunade pouted.
"Sensei, do you really not care at all?", Aoba stared straight at Tsunade.
"I... I'm just your Sensei. Why should I care about that kind of thing?"
"...", Aoba's silence made Tsunade suddenly feel flustered inside.
This really wasn't like her personality. Just as she was about to make an excuse to leave, Aoba looked into her eyes again, "Then, Sensei, will you always stay with us?"
After a few seconds of eye contact, Tsunade looked away. At the moment of panic, she also felt something different rise in her heart.
Back then, she traveled across the Shinobi World, spending lavishly in various casinos, all just to dissolve the sorrow in her heart and forget the pain of losing loved ones.
But after drinking for so many years, it had no effect. Yet these past few years of peaceful life truly helped her walk out of that pain.
After a long silence, a voice as soft as a mosquito's reached Aoba's ears.
"I will..."
Before Aoba could follow up with another question—
"I'm hungry!", Tsunade abruptly changed the topic and urged, "Hurry up."
Then, as if nothing had happened, she turned around and left the room.
Seeing this, Aoba couldn't help the smile at the corner of his lips. His hands also moved faster.
He never understood why Tsunade was so eager to pair him up with Shizune.
He thought she genuinely didn't care.
But now it seemed, that wasn't the case.
———
Tsunade sat at the dining table, resting her chubby cheeks in her hands, staring blankly into space.
Who knew what she was thinking about.
Until she smelled the aroma of dishes, she turned her head, just in time to see Aoba walking out holding a bowl of chicken soup.
"Sensei, dinner is ready," Aoba said to her with a smile.
"Mm," Tsunade merely gave a simple reply.
After all the dishes were on the table, Aoba didn't sit down.
"Sensei, I'll go see if Shizune-neesan is awake."
"Go, go," Tsunade waved her hand, then took out several bottles of alcohol and began pouring.
"No... No need," At that moment, a slightly hoarse voice sounded.
Shizune had already changed into the black long-sleeved yukata she often wore.
After all, that white dress was already all sticky.
"Shizune-neesan, are you okay?", Seeing that Shizune's steps were still a bit unsteady, Aoba hurried over to support her.
Shizune's face was slightly flushed, and a warm happiness arose in her heart.
But noticing Tsunade's somewhat strange gaze made her cheeks even redder, "Lady Tsunade..."
"Let's eat first," Tsunade waved her over, then poured Shizune a glass of liquor too.
"This is medicinal liquor I made myself. It's good for your recovery."
"Thank you, Lady Tsunade," After sitting down, Shizune still felt a bit embarrassed.
That thank-you had a double meaning.
If not for Tsunade's mission, she wouldn't have been able to make up her mind.
Nor experienced that blissful feeling just now.
"Then let's drink a toast first," Tsunade raised her glass toward Shizune, then said in a playful tone, "Shizune, you're not a little girl anymore from now on."
Blushing, Shizune raised her glass and clinked it, then drained it all in one go.
After one drink, Tsunade smacked her lips.
'Something feels off.'
She simply picked up the bottle and started drinking directly.
Aoba said, "Sensei, drinking too much is bad for your health."
"This little bit of alcohol? It's nothing!"
Tsunade looked dissatisfied, then downed the entire bottle.
"Sensei, your face is already red," Aoba looked helpless.
"Impossible!"
Tsunade glared at him and said, "Just one bottle! Bring me another..."
By the time dinner ended—
Tsunade was already slumped over the table, snoring.
"Lady Tsunade...", Shizune looked at the drunken Tsunade with a bit of helplessness.
But it seemed like Lady Tsunade hadn't been this drunk in a long time.
"Shizune-neesan, I'll take Sensei back to her room first," Aoba got up and walked over to Tsunade, picking her up.
"Mm," Shizune nodded, not thinking much of it, and began cleaning up the dishes.
———
Aoba laid the unconscious Tsunade onto the bed.
Looking at her like this, he suddenly had a bold idea.
He gently lifted his hand and placed it on her beautiful face.
Seeing Tsunade unresponsive, he began to rub and squeeze.
Aoba's lips curled into a smile. The sensation felt really good.
But very soon, his smile froze.
Because the eyes that had been closed, suddenly opened.
"Sensei, I..."
Tsunade suddenly sat up, wrapping her arms around Aoba's neck.
He began to struggle.
[T/N: Bo0b choke]
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