Taiju dreaded the sunrise as he had no choice but to leave the warmth of Tsunade's body to do his morning checks around the village.
"Curse Danzo and his stupid missions." He grumbles as he puts on his discarded clothing, his body sensitive to the fabric, and he gets dressed.
Tsunade grips his shoulder with a bit of her strength, and Taiju freezes up in fear, not wanting to be crushed at the start of the day.
"Where do you think you're going mister?" Tsunade questions, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she slowly moves to him, pressing her chest against his back, her need for affection after a rough night of fucking is apparent.
"Tsunde–"
"If you leave, I'll kill you." She mumbles into his back, eyes still closed as she holds him tight, her clinging stage has begun and he needs to take responsibility for his stupid thoughtful date and roughhousing of her body last night.
"This was all part of your plan Taiju, reap what you sow." She answers, kissing his nape.
Taiju shudders, looking back k at her, he knows his chances of escaping are slim to none.
"You know Danzo will kill me for small stuff like this?"
"Let him try, he'll have to rip you from my hold." She emphasises her point by snaking her arms around his waist, like he did yesterday, the possessive display is equal in this relationship.
Taiju accepts his role as the submissive lover in this situation, he has no problem with women leading, he found more pleasure in them taking charge like with Anko or Tayuya who naturally have strong personalities that require their lover to balance their dominant side with their dormant submissive traits. Tsunade seems to be the same, the pressures of being Hokage have made her hone her leadership skills and decision-making, rarely giving control to anyone but last night with Taiju, she let him lead as her past attempts of controlling him were useless, he was persistent and always willing to challenge her, barely giving in to her superiority, he is annoyingly consistent.
Letting a content sigh, she is basking in the peaceful moment, just Tsunade and her man.
"Shizune can deal with the papers, but you and I are not done." She chuckles, holding on to him. "I want to cuddle ~" She says in a soft voice.
"Fine." He gives in, falling onto his side, and he lets Tsunade spoon him for once.
"Good choice."
×××
– Tenten's workshop –
In a small room infested with tools, scrolls, and takeout collecting dust. Tenten moves into her claustrophobic area and calls a workshop, working on a new weapon.
The Burnette was hunched over her desk, looking at the designs for her project, a weapon consisting of a metal staff and the blade of a scythe.
Tenten groans out in frustration, "This is pointless. " She studies her designs again, she aims to create a weapon with balanced defensive and offensive values.
[Flashback]
Squad-0 barracks –
"You wantme to do what?" Tenten crosses her arms over her chest, glaring at the man in front of her.
Taiju holds her weapons scroll, looking her dead in her eyes, not affected by her glare.
"I want you to stop relying so much on your abundance of tools." He repeated what he said.
"I'm a weapon specialist Taiju, that's my whole arsenal. " She growls, reaching for her scroll.
Taiju drops her scroll onto the dirt ground, sheathing his blade, steel shining under the UV lights. "This blade has no name, it's merely a tool for me to kill weak opponents. " He glances at her.
Tenten tilts her head, "Okay? I don't name all my weapons. " She replies sarcastically.
"Sigh–that's not my point. "
"..."
Taiju slaps his forehead, gritting his teeth, " The reason why this blade has no name is that I have no relationship with it, it's disposable to me, just like you with your weapon scroll. "
"Mxm, ass-hole." She mumbles.
Taiju chuckles lightly, " I don't mean to offend you, Tenten, this is just the truth. A weapon is more than just some tool, it's an extension of the wielder's soul, swordsmen, archers, and even fishermen see their tools as part of them." He nudges her, " You don't need to master a hundred weapons just to be bested by a Taijustu expert. "
"That sounded personal. " Tenten growls, punching his shoulder. "I understand your analogy. "
"Good, now hear your task, build a weapon that represents your soul."
[ End of Flashback]
"I can't believe that pervert actually inspired me to change. " She shakes her head, trying to stop the smile forming on her lips.
Looking over her two reference points, Tenten admires the staff for its distance advantage, defensive usage, and the blade of a scythe, which is amazing for combat, quick, and critical attacks, out of all her tools, she feels the strongest connection with them.
"Come on Tenten, you can do this." Hyping herself up, she focuses on her task, her eyes move across the room, landing on dango sticks.
Ding.
"Anko."
××××
– Taiju's apartment –
Tayuya has her head on Taiju's lap, resting on her side, Kin is on his left, head on his shoulder, smoothing Tayuya's scarlet hair.
Yugao is in the kitchen, brewing tea.
Bang!
The door burst open, and the 4 residents barely reacted as this is a common occurrence specifically for a purple-haired Anbu with a dango obsession.
"We need to install more locks." Tayuya rolls her eyes, looking up at Taiju.
"We tried that, but she just broke them." He hums.
"Tsk."
Kin side eyes the intruder, "I would throw a senbon right now but I'm too relaxed. " The black-haired beauty snuggles him.
Tenten is the culprit, panting as she walks over to them, holding a scroll in her hand.
"I did it." Her voice is full of excitement.
"You did what?" Tayuya questions.
Unwrapping the scroll, she places her index and middle fingers on the kanji, glowing red, a puff of smoke appears, clearing up, and a metal staff rests on the scroll.
Tenten picks up the staff, the 2 metres long weapon with a chrome design, red endings, and a snake design across it.
"This is my new weapon." Tenten bends it, and the staff separates to 3 sections connected by metal chains, and the end facing the ceiling, extends a scythe blade, the pitch-black steel flashing.
"I call her, Karasu-hebi.."
Tayuya smirks at her," I honestly like it." She admits.
Kin gives her a thumbs-up.
Yugao studies the weapon, the intrigue in her eyes, "The details are impressive Tenten." That's a compliment in Yugao terms.
Tenten is blushing at the praises, her eyes on the one person she wasnts feedback from," Well, what do you think?"
Taiju hums, looking at the weapon, "You outdid yourself, Tenten. " He applauded her.
The brunette's face blooms red, "Thanks, Taiju. " She grips the staff, looking at the floor with great interest.
"Alright." Taiju abruptly stands, resulting in Tayuya growling and Kin letting out a whimper of disappointment. "Tenten's Karasu, deserves a proper birthday. " He grins.
"What do you mean?" Tenten takes a step back.
He giggles like a psychopath, " Let's test her strength and after that, we'll get dinner, on me." He offers.
"I'm down." Tayuya walks over to him, cupping his rear.
"That's harassment. "
"Bite me."
Kin huffs, " As long as I'm not paying, I'll go."
Yugao shakes her head, "Don't break her, she's still new to the world."
"We'll try~" Tayuya snorts.
[End of chapter]