The lively yesterday came to an end.
With Hiruzen Sarutobi's decisive handling, he perfectly demonstrated the fairness and justice of a Hokage and won the unanimous praise of the residents in Kiki Village.
But he didn't feel happy.
In the past, he would definitely have been happy about the increase in his prestige.
Now he was like a dumb man eating bitter herbs, unable to speak of his suffering.
He always had a feeling that something was off.
"Hokage - sama."
An Anbu member appeared in front of him and handed him a scroll.
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened it, quickly skimmed through the contents, and then couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
"Do you mean that it all started because the Wind God and the Thunder God plotted a rebellion due to hunger, which led to the exposure of Tanzo Shimura's Laboratory, and thus triggered a series of reactions?"
"Yes, Hokage - sama. According to the Anbu's investigation, that's indeed the case."
"How did Tomomi Koki manage to rally so many people?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked impatiently as he closed the scroll.
"I heard that he usually has a very good attitude. Some neighbors witnessed Takeshi and the others vandalizing things and voluntarily followed him. Maybe the others just came to see the commotion, so more and more people joined in."
"..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe lonely. Just for the sake of seeing the commotion?
He suddenly had an inexplicable feeling.
If so many people hadn't rallied yesterday, he definitely wouldn't have dealt with Tanzo Shimura so simply and roughly.
"What about Haruki?"
"He's having classes at the Ninja Academy."
"Having classes? The New Konoha Bookstore is his property. Is he really that calm?"
"Yes. He'll go to the bookstore after class."
"Go down."
Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand and then pressed his forehead.
He silently stared at today's *Konoha Daily*.
The front page was prominently reporting how beloved he was in Konoha.
Was he just being overly suspicious?
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. Haruki was about to get engaged to Tsunade. There was no reason for him to create such a fuss.
...
"Tsunade, wake up."
Haruki drew back the curtains to let the sunlight in, then gently covered Tsunade's eyes.
After slowly acclimating to the light, Tsunade grabbed his palm and pressed it against her face.
"Um~ Let me sleep a little longer."
The sleepy Tsunade's voice was charming. She was completely vulnerable, like a sleeping kitten being petted.
Her golden hair cascaded down from her neck and hung over the edge of the bed.
Haruki crouched down and rested his chin on the bed, and was almost touching her delicate face.
He rolled his eyes, then reached out and pinched her nose.
After a few seconds, unable to breathe, Tsunade instinctively opened her mouth, but it was immediately covered.
She instantly lost all her sleepiness.
She gave Haruki a hard rap on the forehead, forcing him to let go of her tongue.
"What are you doing? I can hardly breathe!"
"Come on. I'm just giving you artificial respiration."
"...Quibbling!" Tsunade pushed him away. "Get out. I'm going to change clothes!"
"Okay."
Haruki stood up, instinctively ran his tongue over his lips, and then suddenly opened the door again after closing it. "What would you like to eat this morning..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, he froze.
He didn't expect Tsunade to act so fast. She had already taken off all her upper clothes.
A large expanse of her snow - white skin came into view.
Tsunade also stood there stunned. After a moment, she subconsciously threw the changed pajamas, covering Haruki's head.
"Get out now!!"
Haruki immediately closed the door and then took off the warm and fragrant pajamas.
What kind of thing is this!
He swore he didn't do it on purpose.
After waiting for a while, Tsunade, with a face full of shame and anger, opened the door and snatched the pajamas back.
"Humph, you pervert!"
"..."
Haruki twitched the corner of his mouth. He felt as wronged as Dou E. "I just wanted to ask what you want for breakfast."
"I'm so angry that I've lost my appetite!"
Tsunade turned around and put away the pajamas. Although she knew it was an accident, being seen naked still made her very shy.
"Since you think you've suffered a loss, then I'll let you see too."
Haruki said and was about to take off his clothes, but was immediately grabbed by the hand.
"I'll have lean meat porridge."
Tsunade quickly told him what she wanted for breakfast, stopping his perverted behavior.
Haruki couldn't help laughing.
Such Tsunade is really fun.
Seeing his smile, Tsunade immediately pushed him angrily to the kitchen.
"Cook quickly!"
She sat down on the chair in a bold and unrestrained manner, like a heroic knight - errant, with sharp eyes monitoring Haruki.
"Okay, okay, I'll cook."
Haruki opened the refrigerator with a smile on his face and took out the chopped meat.
Tsunade's eyes gradually softened. After a moment, she propped up her chin and looked at his actions expectantly.
Haruki glanced at her. Noticing her gentle look, he felt a warm feeling in his heart.
But he didn't say anything and continued cooking the porridge.
Disliking the slow speed, he directly used Fire Release to increase the firepower.
Tsunade blinked her eyes. This guy was using Chakra for something useless again.
However, it was for her to eat earlier, so it could be forgiven.
"Alright." Haruki handed her a bowl. "Be careful, it's hot."
"Yeah." Tsunade picked up the spoon and obediently started drinking the porridge.
Haruki stroked her head.
For some reason, he felt a bit like he was feeding a pet.
"There's something I want to ask you."
Haruki stopped what he was doing. After hesitating for a few seconds, he still asked, "Do you want to learn Wood Release?"
"Wood Release?" Tsunade immediately looked up at him.
Orochimaru was invited by Tanzo Shimura to participate in an Experiment. He obtained some samples and can implant the cells of your grandfather, enabling you to use Wood Release.
Oh!!
Tsunade was stunned for a moment. She scooped the lean meat porridge up and down with the spoon, as if she was thinking.
"Since your grandfather, there has been no ninja in the Senju clan who can use Wood Release. Now that there's a chance, I think even if your grandfather knew, he would be willing to see you have Wood Release, after all, he doted on you the most."
Haruki looked at her and added another sentence.
Naturally, he wanted Tsunade to learn Wood Release.
In the original story, although her strength was good, most of her ultimate moves were life - consuming. If she had Wood Release, it would definitely improve.
Moreover, she inherited the constitution of the Senju clan and was definitely more suitable for Wood Release than Yamato.
"Okay, I agree."
Tsunade looked into his eyes, with a slight smile on her lips.
If Wood Release can help me protect you better, then I'm willing.
She knew that both now and in the future, Haruki and she were definitely in great danger.
Although Haruki didn't know what she was thinking, seeing her agreement, he still heaved a sigh of relief.
He was just worried that Tsunade couldn't get over her own psychological barrier.
So much so that he even thought of asking Orochimaru to use the Impure World Reincarnation to bring Hashirama Senju back to persuade her.
However, just imagining this scene was quite terrifying.
After dinner, Haruki waited for Tsunade to wash the bowls.
After a moment's thought, he changed his shoes and put Tsunade's shoes in front of the sofa.
A moment later, Tsunade walked out of the kitchen.
"Come here. I'll help you put on your shoes," Haruki said, pointing at the sofa.
Tsunade gave him a disdainful look and sat down.
Haruki squatted down, grabbed her ankle, and took off her slippers.
"I think you'd look really good in stockings," he said, glancing at her fleshy thighs. He imagined that the stockings would leave nice indentation marks on her thighs.
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