Perhaps because they had grown too familiar with each other, Tsunade had become accustomed to Hayato Ren's presence.
Hayato Ren's movements didn't attract Tsunade's attention, as she was still fully focused on developing her Yin Seal.
After what felt like an eternity, when the Yin Seal's development finally reached a new stage, Tsunade finally snapped back to reality.
Turning to look at the window, she saw that the sun which had been directly overhead was now nearly ready to change shifts with the moon.
After stretching comfortably, Tsunade finally noticed there was a head resting on her thigh.
If an ordinary person had someone lying on their thigh for an entire afternoon, they would certainly lose all sensation.
But Tsunade was no ordinary person. On the contrary, as a powerful Taijutsu-type Ninja, her physical fitness surpassed that of most ninjas in the Shinobi World.
Therefore, Hayato Ren sleeping on her for the entire afternoon hadn't caused her any discomfort.
Looking at the peacefully sleeping Hayato Ren, a gentle expression flashed across Tsunade's face. She then picked him up and placed him on the sofa before turning to head toward her room.
After just a short while, Tsunade returned carrying a blanket.
She gently covered Hayato Ren with the blanket, as if afraid of waking him.
Then, she sat on the cushion beside the sofa, gazing at Hayato Ren's sleeping face and murmuring to herself:
"This kid looks really handsome when he sleeps... No, why would I think that? Could I really be into younger men? That shouldn't be..."
As she continued watching, Tsunade became somewhat entranced. She quietly began moving her head closer to Hayato Ren's direction until finally their lips touched.
At that moment, Hayato Ren suddenly opened his eyes.
Actually, he had woken up when Tsunade picked him up.
Under normal circumstances, as an outstanding Medical Ninja, Tsunade would have noticed this immediately.
But today, perhaps because developing the Yin Seal had consumed too much of her mental energy, Tsunade failed to realize Hayato Ren was pretending to be asleep.
Hayato Ren was also quite surprised. He had only been pretending to sleep with the intention of suddenly startling Tsunade, never expecting she would take such bold action while he was "asleep."
Seeing the mischievous glint in Hayato Ren's eyes, Tsunade immediately panicked.
As a teacher, she had actually taken advantage of her student's sleep to secretly kiss him, and had been caught red-handed. If this got out, her reputation as Princess Tsunade would be ruined.
Therefore, Tsunade tried to create distance between herself and Hayato Ren.
But who was Hayato Ren? He wouldn't let a cooked duck fly away.
So he forcefully pushed his head forward.
Despite Tsunade's horrified expression, the inevitable happened.
If their previous encounter could be described as a tentative taste, this time could be considered getting to the root of the matter.
[Where on earth did this brat learn all these things? Could it be that he's been corrupted by that Jiraiya?]
"Just how many times have you been through with Kushina? Why are you so skilled?"
Facing Tsunade's questioning, Hayato Ren merely revealed a faint smile.
"Just kidding, you're the only sun in my heart, Tsunade-sensei. It's just that I'm naturally gifted."
Naturally, Tsunade wouldn't believe such nonsense.
However, there were more pressing matters at hand right now.
Namely, Hayato Ren's hands had somehow become quite restless, which annoyed Tsunade somewhat.
This guy really never misses any opportunity.
As an honorable shinobi, how could she have taught such a student who only knows how to play petty tricks?
Tsunade coldly glared at Hayato Ren's mischievous hands and said irritably:
"Have you had enough feeling me up?"
Hayato Ren slowly withdrew his hands, responding with a intoxicated expression:
"A lifetime, no, a hundred lifetimes wouldn't be enough. If possible, I wish time could have frozen forever just now."
Hearing Hayato Ren's perverted remarks, Tsunade finally couldn't resist giving his head a flick to the forehead.
Then she stood up, cast a cold glance at Hayato Ren, and left with these words:
"Wishful thinking. If there's a next time, I'll chop your hands off."
After that, she headed towards her room.
Because at this moment, Tsunade needed to change into a new set of clothes. As for the reason...
Meanwhile, Hayato Ren, after savoring the wonderful sensation from his hands earlier, walked into the kitchen.
Since Kushina was staying overnight at Mikoto's place today, Hayato Ren decided not to return to his own home.
At the same time, at Mikoto's residence.
Kushina was enthusiastically discussing the latest fashion trends with Mikoto when a gentle breeze blew several green leaves onto her head.
From a distance, the leaves on Kushina's head looked like a hat.
Kushina was completely unaware of this. At the moment, she was excitedly talking while gently patting Mikoto's arm.
Back in Tsunade's kitchen, looking at the various sake bottles in the refrigerator, Hayato Ren couldn't help but sigh deeply.
As expected, you can't hope to find anything other than alcohol in an alcoholic's refrigerator.
But Hayato Ren was too lazy to go shopping now. After rummaging through the cabinets, he finally found a few eggs and some peanuts that Tsunade used as drinking snacks.
So, Hayato Ren decided to use these ingredients to make a simple egg fried rice.
Although leftover rice is best for fried rice, freshly cooked rice placed in the refrigerator can also work well to achieve separated grains.
However, Hayato Ren clearly didn't have that much time.
Thus, he planned to rely on his cooking skills to overcome the limitations of the ingredients.
Tsunade, having changed clothes, sat on the living room sofa listening to the sounds coming from the kitchen. A warm feeling welled up in her heart.
In her memory, it seemed like her kitchen hadn't been used in a very, very long time.
At most, he could only make instant noodles and add two boiled eggs to them.
In no time, Hayato Ren brought two plates of egg fried rice to the dining table and called out to Tsunade to get ready for the meal.
Despite being made from the simplest ingredients, this plate of egg fried rice instantly awakened Tsunade's appetite.
"Sorry for the wait. This is the egg fried rice I've staked my culinary career on."
Hayato Ren proudly declared from the side.