"You should relax your body first."
Feeling the nervous tension coming from Karin, Aoba gently rubbed her hair.
Sure enough, she was still just a young girl. Even though she usually acted a bit like a pervert.
There had been several times when she wanted to secretly try it.
But now that the moment had really come, she was this nervous.
Maybe this was what people meant by loving dragons in theory but fearing them in reality.
'Hmm, though it really does seem like a dragon.'
"Aoba-nii, I… will I die?"
Karin also looked over, swallowed, and felt a strange sense of fear.
Usually she was just…
So it didn't feel like much.
But now… However… Karin suddenly filled herself with courage again, clenched her fists, and started psyching herself up. "It's fine, if it's Aoba-nii, then even if I die, I'll—OW!"
Before she could finish her pep talk, she covered her head, tears welling in her eyes as she looked at Aoba in grievance.
"Aoba-nii, why did you hit me?"
Seeing her like this, Aoba couldn't help but laugh, "You're so bold usually, so why are you so timid now that it matters? Talking about dying and all that."
"I…", Karin pouted.
"Look at Ino, did anything happen to her?", Aoba added irritably.
Karin's eyes immediately lit up again, regaining their sparkle.
"That's true, even that weakling Ino is fine. I'm from the Uzumaki clan, I'm definitely stronger than her."
"..."
Aoba didn't even know what to say anymore, but after this bit of joking around, her earlier nervousness had eased quite a bit.
He pinched Karin's soft little cheeks, then picked her up and placed her onto the bed.
"Alright, just leave the rest to me."
"Mm…"
Karin lay on the bed with her lips pressed together. The blush on her face grew deeper, but the nervousness from before was gone, replaced by a bit more shyness and anticipation.
Aoba lowered his head to look.
Fair skin came into view.
Like a freshly peeled egg, with delicate patterns decorating it.
Gently rising and falling along with Karin's shy emotions.
Her figure naturally couldn't compare to Tsunade's fullness, but her proportions were perfect, carrying more of a youthful charm.
Aoba pressed close to her body, meeting her eyes.
"Karin."
Aoba placed his hand over her heart.
"Mm?"
"I like you."
Aoba smiled at her, a hint of tenderness in his gaze.
"I like Aoba-nii the most too!"
Karin froze for a moment, the affection in her eyes almost becoming tangible.
Unlike Aoba, who divided his love into many parts, Karin gave all her love to him alone.
And Aoba seized this opportunity…
"Aoba-nii…"
After a while, Karin sweetly wrapped her arms around Aoba's neck.
"How does it feel?"
Aoba wiped the corner of her eye.
"Hehe!"
Karin just let out a silly laugh, "From today on, I'm finally truly together with Aoba-nii."
"What are you saying? It's not like we weren't together before."
Aoba smoothed her hair again.
His movements were gentle.
The development of the ninja path required a process.
———
In the house next door—
Uzumaki Kasui stood by the window of her room, her gaze directed toward the still-lit room next door.
Her hands clenched the hem of her pajamas, biting her lip, her face flushed red.
The Uzumaki clan naturally wasn't lacking in sensory ninjutsu.
She had been a little worried about Karin, so she used her sensing technique to take a look.
Aoba hadn't used any eye techniques at first.
So she clearly sensed from Karin an overwhelming sense of happiness, so full it felt like it might overflow.
After realizing Karin's current situation, she immediately withdrew her perception.
But even though it was just a glance, she had still caught a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg.
So much so that even now, her expression still carried a faint, unnatural blush.
At this moment, Karin's small body was bearing a pressure she couldn't fully withstand.
"I hope Karin can hold on…"
After taking a deep breath, Uzumaki Kasui chose to go take a bath and sleep.
———
After Karin fell asleep, Aoba still left briefly.
"Marriage? You're planning to marry me?"
Anko asked in surprise while eating snacks.
Beside her, Isaribi, who had been watching eagerly, also froze, clearly caught off guard by Aoba's words.
"To be precise, it's not just you. It's everyone together."
Aoba corrected her, then asked with some confusion, "But why do I feel like you're not very willing, Anko-nee?"
"Well…"
Anko finished the remaining pudding first, then crossed her arms and leaned back into his embrace.
Isaribi naturally took over next.
"It's mainly because I never thought about this before," Anko said with some emotion.
After all, back then when she found out Aoba already had several girlfriends, she still chose to be with him. The main reason she didn't mind Yugao, Konan, and the others was because she didn't really care about marriage.
Or rather, she had no plans to get married.
After all, in the traditional mindset of ninjas, it was actually still one man, one wife.
And she had always been someone who was easily content, so she had no interest in competing for the position of wife.
As long as this guy could occasionally spare some time to come keep her company when she needed it, that was enough.
Later, after learning about his miraculous eye technique, she became even more satisfied and completely stopped thinking about marriage.
Anyway, life right now was really quite good.
So now that Aoba suddenly brought up marriage, she didn't feel much about it, appearing rather calm.
But now that Aoba was a daimyo, it seemed like the traditional ninja mindset couldn't really apply anymore.
"Then, Anko-nee, are you willing?"
Aoba saw through her thoughts and asked again.
"What's there to be unwilling about? If it's together, then it's together."
Anko couldn't help stretching lazily, her ample chest bouncing slightly.
Aoba reached out and pinched it, then continued asking, "What about you, Isaribi?"
"Hm? Ah? I… I can also get married together?"
Isaribi was startled, almost choking.
"Of course. You're my girlfriend too, Isaribi. Since we're doing it together, we definitely can't leave anyone out."
Aoba smiled and patted her head.
"I'm willing! Very willing!"
Isaribi had always been a bit insecure. In the past, she had placed herself in a position similar to Kin, so the news of marriage made her even more pleasantly surprised.
And she became even more enthusiastic.
Seeing this, Aoba didn't say anything further.
But Anko, sitting to the side, suddenly rolled her eyes and became a bit excited too.
"Since we're all getting married together, Aoba, when are you going to bring Kurenai over to join us?"
"..."
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