"You… what do you mean by that?"
When Tsunade heard this, the complicated expression on her face shifted slightly.
He hadn't spent time alone with her for a long time, so today he planned to come and keep her company by himself.
'Does he mean tonight the whole evening would be just the two of us?'
'Could it be that this lecherous brat wants to use this method to make me give in and agree to the marriage?'
'Damn it!'
The moment Tsunade thought of that possibility, her already complicated feelings instantly turned into clenched teeth and fury.
Although she had already prepared herself mentally before, this guy would definitely never give up that easily, she hadn't expected him to try something like this.
'Fine then. Let's see who ends up winning.'
At worst, she would just keep the Yin Seal activated the entire time and go down together with this brat.
But even though she had already made up her mind, when she thought about it being only the two of them for an entire night, just imagining that scene made the backs of her legs tremble uncontrollably.
Aoba naturally noticed Tsunade's expression change from complicated, to gnashing anger, and even a hint of shrinking back.
But seeing her look like this, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"It's rare for your disciple to come spend some time alone with his teacher. Why does Sensei look so worried instead?"
While teasing her, he walked over and sat down on the chair opposite Tsunade.
"Hmph!"
Tsunade snorted coldly. After taking another sip of wine, she turned her head away, not wanting to look at him.
"If just your disciple alone can't make Sensei happy, then should I call Yugao-nee, Konan-nee, and the others over too?"
"You dare!"
The moment she heard that, Tsunade's brows shot up. Then, in anger, she sent a "Heavenly Pain Kick" straight toward Aoba, who was sitting across from her.
Naturally, it was caught easily.
Aoba hadn't expected Tsunade to reward him right away. After lightly sniffing and realizing it had already been washed clean, he naturally accepted it with a pleased smile.
"You!"
Her act of revenge had actually been treated like a reward. Seeing this only made Tsunade even angrier.
She increased her strength fiercely. She had to teach this brat a lesson.
Aoba hadn't expected Tsunade to cooperate so enthusiastically either. Now he didn't even need to make the first move himself.
"What's the harm in calling them over for a drink together? Sensei, it's not like you don't know. Aside from Shizune-nee, Yugao-nee and the others already knew about the relationship between us long ago."
"W-What?"
Tsunade's eyes widened in shock. Clearly, she had no idea.
"Uh… Sensei didn't know?"
Aoba hadn't expected Tsunade to have not noticed yet. Could she have just been deceiving herself?
"After all, sometimes your behavior is pretty obvious, Sensei. Especially that time you got drunk on your birthday. Do you remember why you grabbed Seramu's hand back then?"
"N-No… why?"
Tsunade shook her head blankly.
"..."
Aoba then told her again about the time she got drunk and muddled, grabbing onto him and refusing to let go.
As he spoke, Tsunade's expression gradually became stiff, the light in her eyes fading bit by bit.
This was the first time she had heard about this incident.
Why had no one told her before?
She had actually done something like that. She had even… even taken advantage of being drunk.
'Damn it. They saw such an embarrassing side of me!'
Tsunade suddenly felt like she might as well move to another planet. She wondered if people could live on the moon.
"Uh…"
Seeing Tsunade suddenly staring blankly with lifeless eyes, looking like she'd been completely broken, Aoba hadn't expected her defenses to collapse this hard.
"So even if everyone already knows, Sensei still doesn't want to get married together?"
"Huh?"
The sudden shift in topic caught Tsunade completely off guard, leaving her frozen.
The emotions from just breaking down were instantly replaced by a new wave.
The reason she had been so resistant about the marriage before wasn't because she was unwilling.
It was because she cared about how others would look at it.
But now this brat was saying that everyone at home already knew, and something even more socially humiliating had happened. Compared to that, getting married suddenly didn't seem that embarrassing anymore.
Still, even if the people at home knew, what about those outside?
"Sensei, I know what you're still worried about."
Aoba saw the hesitation in Tsunade's heart. While gently rubbing her foot to help ease her mood, he said seriously, "That's why I chose to hold the wedding only after unifying the ninja world. By then, no one will dare to talk about us."
Tsunade's heart stirred slightly. With Aoba's status and strength at that time, it was true that no one would dare say anything.
"They might not dare say it openly, but they'll definitely talk behind our backs."
Tsunade bit her pink lips and lay back in the chair in a somewhat defeated manner.
"..."
Aoba could see that Tsunade was already wavering.
"Since Sensei cares so much about what others think, then when the time comes, I'll just announce to the public that Sensei was forced."
"What do you mean?", Tsunade frowned at him.
"I mean it literally!", Aoba looked completely righteous.
"Anyway, my reputation in the ninja world has never been good to begin with. I'm known as a lustful scoundrel who seizes beautiful women whenever he sees them."
"In that case, since Sensei is so beautiful, wouldn't it be perfectly normal for me to become a rebellious disciple who goes against his teacher?"
Even he hadn't expected that these rumors would actually become useful one day.
"When the time comes, Sensei can just get married normally. I'll bear the infamy—Ah!"
Before Aoba could finish speaking, his head received a merciless smack.
She really didn't hold back. So it genuinely hurt.
"Sensei?"
Aoba covered his forehead and looked at Tsunade, only to see her glaring at him with flames burning in her eyes.
When Tsunade saw that he was truly in pain, the anger in her gaze gradually subsided.
"Brat, what kind of person do you take me for?"
How could she possibly hide behind this lecherous brat and let him bear everything alone?
"Anyway, if Sensei doesn't agree, then this is the only thing I can do."
Aoba shrugged helplessly. He didn't plan to waste more words.
"You… you damn brat!"
For a moment, Tsunade felt both touched and angry. After a short silence, she crossed her arms over her chest and curled her lips.
"Then let me think about it for a while first."
Hearing that, Aoba's eyes immediately lit up. Judging from this, Tsunade had already loosened her stance.
"So how long does Sensei need to think?"
"I don't know. Anyway, there should still be some time before your wedding. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Tsunade rolled her eyes at him irritably.
"But what if Sensei thinks for a few months and then suddenly says no?"
"Heh!"
Tsunade didn't answer, only let out a soft chuckle.
"..."
Aoba pursed his lips slightly.
"Looks like I'll still have to use my method."
"What method?", Tsunade asked in confusion.
"Heh! Heh!"
Aoba directly scooped Tsunade up into his arms.
"Until Sensei finishes thinking it through, I'm not going to stop."
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