"Since we're all getting married together, Aoba, when are you going to bring Kurenai over to join us?", Anko's eyes sparkled as she said this.
Compared to marriage and all that, what she cared about more was when she could drag that woman Kurenai down into this as well.
When that time came, she could bully her together with Aoba.
'Heh! Heh!'
Just thinking about Kurenai showing that kind of expression, Anko couldn't help but feel her heart flutter, a wicked smile appearing on her face.
It had already practically become her obsession.
Ever since she found out about Kurenai and Aoba, she could be said to bring this up every chance she got.
But every time, she was either ignored… or ignored.
And if she pushed too far, she'd get beaten up directly, and not gently either.
Seriously, she clearly just wanted to help share the burden.
Kurenai being alone must be so hard, with no one to help her, she was completely thinking for Kurenai's sake, yet Kurenai didn't understand her good intentions as a close friend at all.
At this moment, Isaribi was still working hard, and when she heard what this Anko-nee said, she couldn't help but feel both amused and helpless.
A few times, Anko had even tricked her into going along to persuade Kurenai. At first, she didn't know Anko's purpose and thought it was just a simple visit.
But after just a few sentences, the topic would drift into strange territory.
And she even ended up revealing Isaribi's embarrassing moments from nights.
Talking about things like unity is strength and sharing hardships together.
In the end, it almost got her beaten up alongside Anko by an enraged Kurenai.
"..."
As for Aoba, seeing the gradually more twisted smile on Anko's face, he didn't know whether to call her strong-willed or just a pervert.
She'd already been beaten by Kurenai so many times, yet she still hadn't learned her lesson.
But Anko really did have a bit of a masochistic tendency.
Maybe it was because she had been tortured by the curse mark for so long in the past and got used to that kind of pain, so after he removed the curse mark, she instead felt unaccustomed.
"Since Anko-nee agrees to get married, how about moving together to the Senju clan grounds?"
"Hm?"
Anko's increasingly wicked smile eased slightly, and she began stroking her chin in thought.
"Since we're getting married, then it does seem more appropriate to live together…"
Before, because she hadn't thought about marriage, living separately felt fine.
But now that they were getting married together and would become a family, if they still lived apart, wouldn't that make them seem out of place?
"Isaribi and I have no problem moving over together, but what about Kurenai?"
She still didn't forget about Kurenai and pulled the topic back again.
"..."
Aoba felt a bit speechless, but he suddenly thought of Tsunade.
Tsunade had been quite resistant before as well.
But under his persistent efforts, the two of them were now already in good sync.
And judging from the previous situation, Tsunade now actually wasn't used to being alone anymore.
And letting Anko keep thinking about this like this wasn't a solution either.
"Then I'll go probe Kurenai-nee's thoughts again…"
After thinking it over, Aoba still decided to go see what Kurenai thought.
After all, even with Tsunade, although he had always had such thoughts, he had never acted on them at the beginning.
Because he was worried it would cause strong dissatisfaction from Tsunade.
And the reason things turned out like that was also due to a series of coincidences.
At that time, Tsunade got blackout drunk and kept holding onto Sai's hand, and Aoba also made a split-second decision.
If Tsunade had woken up and kicked the two of them out of the room, then he definitely wouldn't have later pulled Shizune into it as well.
But who would've thought Tsunade would instead take the initiative to join in.
Under those circumstances, Aoba realized Tsunade wasn't as resistant as he had imagined, which naturally led to what followed.
Anko didn't know what Aoba was thinking. After hearing his words, she curled her lips, "If you ask her, she definitely won't agree. Aoba, can't you be a bit more forceful? Just bring Kurenai over directly and cook the raw rice into a done meal."
"And what if Kurenai-nee gets angry afterward?"
"Then just put in more effort at that time. If she doesn't even have the strength, how can she get angry?"
Anko gave a terrible suggestion.
"..."
There was no way Aoba would listen to her. Instead, he asked curiously, "Then if I put in more effort now, would Anko-nee also not have the strength to think about Kurenai-nee anymore?"
"Eh?"
Anko's expression froze, then she shrank back a little, "N-no, I'm already close to my limit."
Seeing this, Aoba laughed.
He gently pinched Isaribi's little ear, and Isaribi instantly received the signal, silently returning it.
Anko knew that if she didn't run, she would definitely suffer again.
So she quickly hugged Isaribi and threw her toward Aoba, taking the chance to slip away.
"Eh?"
Isaribi was a bit stunned, 'Am I being used as a substitute?'
But it was clearly useless.
After catching Isaribi, Aoba quickly grabbed Anko's leg.
"Aoba…"
"Anko-sensei, about today's lesson, there are still some parts I don't quite understand. I hope teacher can give some guidance."
"Guh!"
———
[A Few Hours Later]
"Kurenai-nee, why are you still drinking so late?"
After giving the restless Anko a bit of "discipline," Aoba came to Kurenai Yuhi's house.
Of course, whether that counted as discipline for Anko was another matter.
Compared to the liveliness on Anko's side, Kurenai's side was clearly much quieter.
And since Aoba came often, the room was no longer as messy as before.
At least there weren't undergarments lying around everywhere anymore.
At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi was sitting on the sofa. On the tea table in front of her was a pot of alcohol and two cups.
One of them was clearly prepared for him.
"Can't I drink if I want to?"
Kurenai Yuhi rolled her eyes at him, "Hurry up and sit down and drink with me."
"Coming."
Aoba didn't choose to sit across from her. From the placement of the cups, it was clear that Kurenai wanted him to sit next to her and drink together.
That way, after a few drinks when things got a little hazy, it would also be convenient to drink something else.
It was Kurenai's little plan.
And just as Aoba sat down, Kurenai suddenly seemed to notice something and leaned closer to sniff him.
Among several traces of different women's scents, she precisely picked out the one she was most familiar with.
"Why did you go to Anko first today?"
"Because last time, Anko-nee asked me the same thing."
Aoba picked up his cup and took a sip.
"..."
Kurenai couldn't help twitching the corner of her mouth, "Forget it, let's just drink."
After saying that, she raised her cup toward him.
"Mm."
Aoba clinked cups with her.
But he didn't drink immediately. Instead, he directly said, "Kurenai-nee, let's get married."
"Hm?"
Kurenai Yuhi, who was drinking, froze slightly, and then…
Pfft!
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