Tsunade was a little surprised, but then felt it made sense.
She naturally knew about Uchiha Izumi as well. Izumi had already been a member of the Police Force six years ago, and was one of the few survivors among that original batch of Police Force members.
She was currently the captain of the Police Force, and the two of them also met often at work.
To be honest, given the current status of the Uchiha clan in Konoha, it could be said to be extremely high.
First of all, there was Uchiha Mikoto, the Hokage's secretary, handling a large portion of Konoha's affairs, holding quite a bit of power. Secondly, Uchiha Izumi was the captain of the Police Force, a special department.
However, because of Uchiha Itachi's plan, the Police Force, which had originally been made up entirely of Uchiha clan members, suffered heavy losses. In order to replenish personnel, many ninja from other clans also joined.
But this did not affect Uchiha Izumi's position in the Police Force.
"Do you also have feelings for Uchiha Izumi?", After thinking through a whole string of questions, Tsunade suddenly asked.
"?", Aoba was a bit confused, 'How did the topic turn to this?'
"After all, that Uchiha Izumi is also a great beauty," Tsunade looked at him with a deep, unreadable gaze.
"..."
Aoba was speechless, "It can't be that I'm interested in every beauty, right?"
"Hehe! Hard to say," Tsunade laughed teasingly.
"..."
Given all of his past deeds, Aoba felt that there was no way he could win an argument with her, so he simply leaned in and blocked Tsunade's mouth.
Since he couldn't win with words, then…
———
[The Next Day]
At Tenten's home, inside the bedroom.
Tenten was wearing a white, Chinese style qipao, decorated with many light pink floral patterns.
Because of the weather, it was a long sleeved, fleece lined style.
Two cute bun hairstyles were tied at the back of her head, making her look like a sweet, adorable porcelain doll.
She was currently looking into the mirror, but what she was looking at was not the clothes on her body, but the small white cotton socks on her legs.
She gently lifted the hem of the qipao, fully showing the tender feet wrapped in the small white cotton socks.
The highly elastic white sock fabric stretched smoothly, faintly revealing the healthy, rosy skin of her calves.
She thought it looked pretty good, but she did not know whether Aoba would like it.
She walked over to the bed again, looking at the pantyhose, white stockings, and black stockings laid out on it, falling into a dilemma.
"Tenten! Breakfast is ready, come down and eat!"
Just as she was about to pick another pair to look at, her mother's voice calling her to get up sounded from outside the door.
"Coming right away."
Tenten casually answered, but her actions showed no response at all.
She was still choosing.
In fact, she had been struggling with this since yesterday, but even now she was still struggling.
After hesitating for a long time without making a decision, another loud shout rang out.
"Tenten! Hurry up and get up, breakfast is about to get cold… hmm?"
Along with the shout, the bedroom door was also pushed open.
Tenten's mom had originally planned to come in and drag Tenten up, but as soon as she entered, she saw Tenten standing in front of the bed, holding several pairs of stockings and comparing them back and forth, and could not help but frown.
"You're already up, so why aren't you coming downstairs?"
Tenten looked at her mother who had suddenly barged in. Her expression froze slightly, but when she noticed her mother's gaze landing on the stockings in her hands, she immediately came back to her senses.
At extremely fast speed, she hid all the stockings laid out on the bed under the quilt.
She forced an awkward smile.
Tenten's mom found her daughter's actions amusing and could not help rolling her eyes.
"What's the point of hiding them now? I already saw them."
Tenten's face instantly turned bright red, and she looked at her mother with a shy, annoyed expression as she questioned, "Mom, why didn't you knock before coming into my room?"
However, her mother did not care about the question at all. Instead, she glared at her impatiently and poked her forehead with a finger, "You still have the nerve to say that? How many times have I called you to come down and eat? Huh?"
"I… I had something to do."
Tenten covered her forehead and turned her face away guiltily.
Clearly, she also realized that this was her own fault.
"Something to do?"
Tenten's mom wore a strange expression. She glanced at the slightly bulging quilt and narrowed her eyes as she questioned, "Speaking of which, why have you been fiddling with these weird things lately? First buying all kinds of stockings, then soaking your feet with milk and flower petals. What are you trying to do?"
She naturally understood her daughter. Normally, she would not dress herself up at all. On the rare occasions when she did dress up, it was always to accompany some white haired boy.
Tenten's face flushed slightly, and she said hesitantly, "Didn't I already tell you earlier? I'm going on a date with Aoba today. I'm just choosing what to wear."
'So it really is that kid!'
Tenten's mom looked at her daughter with a bit of frustration at her lack of resolve, but also felt something was strange. With a suspicious look, she asked, "People usually pick clothes and spray perfume for dates. Why are you always focusing on socks and soaking your feet?"
"This…", Tenten's face reddened a bit more, and for a moment she did not know how to explain. She could not exactly say out loud Aoba's strange preferences, right?
He had no shame, but she still did.
"Mom, didn't you just say breakfast was about to get cold? We need to hurry and eat!"
After thinking for a long time, this was all she could force out. Then, without caring about her mother at all, she ran straight out of the bedroom and went downstairs.
"This girl! Sigh!"
Tenten's mom also had no way to deal with her daughter who always sided with outsiders, and could not help but sigh.
She could not control her when she was little, and now that she had grown up, it was even more impossible to control her.
———
On the other side, Aoba had also already woken up from Tsunade's bed. Tsunade, who was also under the covers, stretched out her bare arm and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"What time is it now?", Tsunade asked drowsily.
Aoba glanced at the wall clock and held her as he said, "It's already seven o'clock. Time to get up."
"Mmm…"
Tsunade stretched lazily in Aoba's arms, then buried her face in his chest and rubbed against it, pouting as she said, "Don't want to get up. Hurry and use that ability of yours so I can sleep a bit more."
She had been thoroughly worn out last night.
Aoba looked at Tsunade acting cute in his arms and blinked. The morning fire was a bit strong.
"Just sleeping?"
"Hm?"
Tsunade froze for a moment. Her groggy mind did not react, but she had already felt the heat on his body.
Subconsciously shrinking back a little, she closed her eyes and muttered, "Do whatever you want. Just don't disturb my sleep!"
———
After delaying a bit more time in the sealing space, Aoba and Tsunade went to his house one after the other.
Tsunade did not want to expose her relationship with Aoba yet.
So she deliberately staggered their timing.
And after finishing breakfast in just a few bites, Aoba hurried out the door.
Karin had already been standing at the entrance waiting for him. On her feet were the white over the knee socks he had praised yesterday.
When she saw Aoba come out, she immediately happily stepped forward and hooked his arm.
"Why didn't you go inside and wait?"
Aoba pinched her little nose. It was a bit cold.
"Hehe! Because this way, Aoba-nii, you'll come out earlier."
A smug smile appeared on Karin's face.
Aoba looked helpless. He kissed her on the face, raising her facial temperature a bit, then asked, "Where are we planning to go play later?"
Karin tilted her head with a blush and suddenly asked, "Aoba-nii, do you know about the two major dating holy lands that have become popular in Konoha recently?"
Aoba was taken aback and answered, "The movie theater and the Ferris wheel?"
Karin exclaimed "Eh?" in surprise, looking very shocked, "Aoba-nii, you actually know?"
Aoba rolled his eyes. If he did not even know this kind of basic thing, how could he be a master of keeping the balance?
"The movie theater is very dark, which makes both men and women develop a sense of dependence on each other. As for the Ferris wheel, it's said to be a holy land for confessions, because both sides will be alone together inside. So even if the confession is rejected, the two still have to stay together, awkwardly, at the same time."
Karin looked extremely delighted as she explained.
Who knew who came up with the idea of confessing on a Ferris wheel? Even if the confession is rejected, you can immediately get revenge.
But for ninja, it probably is not much of a problem.
"So, Aoba-nii, do you know where we're going to play now?"
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