Aoba had no idea about Otsutsuki Hagoromo's complaints. But even if he did know, he wouldn't pay attention to them.
After all, Kaguya would be living with him from now on.
'So does that make me her...'
'Ahem! It is better to keep things separate.'
Besides, both of them were just souls now.
They normally wouldn't see each other anyway. The Pure Land was their eternal home.
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By the time they returned to Konoha, it still wasn't very late.
After all, Otsutsuki Hagoromo had brought Naruto and Sasuke to the Hokage Building right after lunch.
From going to the moon, undoing the seal, and briefly fighting Kaguya, the whole thing had taken less than two hours.
So Shizune, Tsunade, and the others hadn't gotten off work yet. The house also felt a little empty. It looked like Kin and Yugito had gone out as well.
Even though they usually took care of such a large house, they were still ninja. They weren't so busy that they couldn't leave the house.
"No one's here?"
Looking at the empty living room, Kaguya blinked as she took in a decorating style completely different from what she had seen a thousand years ago.
"Yeah. The people who should be at work are still working, and the ones who went out to play haven't come back yet. Everyone should return around dinner time," Aoba explained.
Naruto, who had come back with them, looked around as well. He seemed to understand something and immediately said, "Aoba, if there's nothing else, Sasuke and I will head out first."
"There's nothing else."
The two of them had basically gone on a trip to the moon. Actually, it would've been fine if they hadn't come at all, but Otsutsuki Hagoromo hadn't felt comfortable without that extra insurance.
Then Aoba invited them, "How about coming over for dinner tonight? I'll cook. Kushina-nee and Aunt Mikoto should be coming too."
"No thanks!"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes and refused without hesitation.
It wasn't that he disliked Aoba's house. It was just that, based on past experience, when it came to dinner gatherings like this... other than Aoba, he and Naruto would definitely be the only two guys there.
And there was a good chance his mother and Naruto's mother would start talking about finding girlfriends again.
Other than during New Year's, he couldn't be bothered with this kind of occasion.
Seeing how decisively Sasuke had refused, Aoba felt a little speechless and looked at Naruto instead.
"Mm... I think I'll pass too."
Unlike Sasuke, Naruto hesitated for a while before refusing.
"I want to spar with Sasuke. I've been training with that old grandpa the whole time and haven't really had a proper match yet."
"Alright then."
Since Naruto had said so, Aoba didn't try to persuade him further.
As he watched the two brothers walk away, he shook his head helplessly.
"Those two seem to have chakra similar to Hagoromo's. They also have Rinnegan..."
At that moment, Kaguya, who had been interested in the living room decorations earlier, came over and asked about Naruto and Sasuke.
"Well... maybe because they're both descendants of Otsutsuki Hagoromo, and he taught them before," Aoba didn't go into too much detail.
"Oh."
After hearing that, Kaguya quickly accepted the explanation and stopped paying attention to the matter.
If they were descendants, then although the chances were low, there was still a possibility of awakening the Rinnegan.
Seeing that she had accepted the answer, Aoba didn't continue the topic. He took her hand.
"There's no one home right now. Do you want to stay here, or go out and look around with me?"
'Is this a date?'
Kaguya blinked and nodded without hesitation.
"I want to go!"
"Then let's go."
This time, Aoba didn't use Flying Thunder God to go directly to the shopping district. Instead, he held her hand and walked there slowly.
If he were alone, it would feel like a waste of time.
But with two people, it felt completely different.
That was easy to see from Kaguya's expression.
However, once they entered Konoha's busy central district, she seemed a little uncomfortable.
Although Aoba had already explained many things to her in the sealed space, experiencing them for herself felt completely different.
Being sealed away for over a thousand years had left her unaccustomed to interacting with anyone besides Aoba. The whole time, she looked cold and unapproachable.
After visiting several stalls, she had nearly scared the owners.
After all, having a beautiful girl brought by the Hokage seem to dislike your shop could seriously affect its reputation.
As for the Hokage strolling through the streets with a beautiful girl during work hours, was there any problem with that?
Seeing how she was acting, Aoba stopped taking her to crowded places for the time being.
Instead, he brought her to a movie theater.
After all, there weren't many people watching movies during work hours.
Combined with the dark environment and the movie itself, Aoba could clearly tell that Kaguya had relaxed quite a bit.
That was easy to see from the fact that they had been holding hands the entire time.
By the time the movie ended, it was about time.
Aoba brought Kaguya home.
Yugito and Kin had already returned.
Although they had prepared themselves for Kaguya's arrival in advance, they were still surprised when they saw her in person.
Because whether it was her appearance or her bearing, both of them couldn't help wondering if she was really someone from a thousand years ago.
But surprise was surprise. There was no way they would make things difficult for her.
After all, not long ago, Aoba had convinced them with his true strength.
It was just one more person at the dinner table.
There was plenty of food anyway, and Aoba wouldn't neglect anyone.
After greeting each other, Aoba went into the kitchen with the two of them to prepare dinner.
Originally, he had wanted Kaguya to stay in the living room and watch television.
But she seemed very interested in cooking and kept standing nearby watching him.
It was hard to tell whether she was interested in cooking or in the person cooking.
Fortunately, Fu and Hikari came back quickly.
The moment Fu saw Kaguya, her eyes lit up. She immediately grabbed Uchiha Hikari's hand and walked over.
Kaguya clearly had little experience dealing with enthusiastic girls like Fu.
She could only keep a cold expression the whole time, giving brief replies here and there.
As for Uchiha Hikari, after watching her for a bit, she tilted her head and handed Kaguya a lollipop.
Then Kaguya sucked on the lollipop while casually responding to Fu's endless questions.
That instantly put a crack in her image as an ice-cold beauty.
At the same time, Fu's enthusiasm, which had faded somewhat because of Kaguya's cold attitude, burst back to life.
'This feeling... Is way too familiar.'