Chapter 181: The Kettle Boiled

He opened the door to Tsunade's house.

"I'm back!"

"Welcome back!" ×2

Tsunade and Shizune's voices rang out simultaneously.

'Hmm! Not as perfunctory as yesterday.'

"Teacher, did Kirigakure agree to our terms?", Aoba sat next to Tsunade and asked.

Seeing him sit down, Tsunade casually placed her jade feet on his lap and changed her posture while watching TV.

"How could there be news so soon, the speed of ninjas on the sea is not the same as on land."

"I see…"

———

[After Dinner]

Aoba returned to his own house.

He stood at the door for a while, also quite curious what kind of prank Karin had left.

Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~

Just as he opened the door.

The house was still pitch black, but the sound of the kettle boiling came out.

His expression slightly changed, 'Could it be that Karin boiled water in my house and forgot to turn it off?'

He hurriedly ran inside.

Sure enough, he saw the kettle steaming.

"That's too careless," He couldn't help but complain.

Just as he turned off the stove, he suddenly heard a somewhat hurried breathing sound.

He looked in the direction of the sound.

There was a person sitting on the sofa, that person was also looking at him.

From the general outline, he already knew who it was, "Yugao-neesan, it's one thing to not turn on the light, but why are you using a stealth breathing jutsu?"

Aoba was a bit speechless.

"..."

After a moment of silence.

"I'm alone, so I didn't want to waste electricity. Aoba, why did you come home so late today?"

Uzuki Yugao stood up from the sofa, walked to the door, and turned on the living room light.

The sudden light made Aoba squint slightly.

Then he saw Yugao, dressed in a purple dress, looking at him with a bright smile.

Still the same smile as before, but for some reason, Aoba felt a chill down his neck.

"I had dinner at sensei's place. Yugao-neesan, if you were looking for me, you could have gone there."

"I see…", Yugao sat back on the sofa, picked up the fruit knife on the tea table and started peeling an apple, "I actually came over this afternoon."

"That time in the afternoon, I happened to not be home."

Aoba sat down beside her, "Yugao-neesan, did you eat dinner?"

"Ate a few apples."

"Just apples won't do," Aoba frowned, "I'll go make some late-night snack."

Just as he was about to get up, a fruit knife stood upright in front of him, the sharp gleam made his heart skip inexplicably.

He looked at the piece of fruit on the knife.

"This apple is delicious, Aoba try it, "Yugao said with a smile.

"Okay…", Aoba felt that Yugao was acting a bit strange tonight, but couldn't pinpoint what was off.

He opened his mouth and bit the fruit, finding it a bit sour.

"Indeed pretty tasty."

Aoba also understood, probably because he didn't look for her first when he came back, so she was a little jealous.

He gently hugged Yugao, the two of them pressed their faces together.

"Sorry, Yugao-neesan!"

Yugao's pretty face flushed slightly, lowered her head, and softly said, "At this point, even apologizing is already too late, you know."

Aoba pursed his lips, "I know, I'll go make some food now, otherwise it's uncomfortable being hungry."

"..."

"Mm～", After hesitating a while, Yugao nodded.

'After eating, there'll be energy for later...'

Aoba released her and got up, heading toward the kitchen.

He put on an apron and started busying himself in the kitchen.

Because his kitchen was open-style, Yugao could see Aoba bustling about.

"Sorry, Yugao-neesan, I rarely cook at home, so there's only noodles. I'll just make some for you."

"It's okay. As long as it's from Aoba, I can eat anything," Yugao smiled at him tenderly.

'This conversation feels a bit weird…'

After a while, Yugao suddenly asked, "Aoba, who were you out with this afternoon?"

"Uh… it was Hinata and Yakumo and the others."

"What did you do?"

"Mm… ate Ichiraku Ramen together, then watched a movie."

"And then?"

"Then went to Hinata's house, checked on Hanabi, Hanabi is now my disciple..."

"Anything else?"

"Flew kites with Hanabi for a bit, then I came back."

"That's all?"

"Uh… should be all…"

Aoba thought of that kiss with Hinata, felt it was better not to tell her.

Otherwise, tonight, his head might really roll.

"I see… I understand now," After saying that, Yugao didn't speak again.

'Something's wrong! Ten parts of this feels like nine parts wrong!'

Yugao's sudden silence made Aoba feel an inexplicable chill.

'Could it be what Karin meant by "be careful" was to be careful of Yugao-neesan?'

'But why be careful?'

'Yugao-neesan won't hurt me.'

'Unless Yugao-neesan saw what happened between me and Hinata?'

'But if that is the case, she would've already locked me in a dark room. How could her mood be this stable?'

The noodles were done.

Aoba placed the noodles in front of Yugao.

"Yugao-neesan, have you been well these days? Didn't get hurt during missions, right?"

"No," Yugao shook her head with a smile, then picked up the bowl and started eating.

"That's good. Our mission this time…", As he spoke, Aoba started recounting their recent experiences.

Yugao quietly listened, her originally calm expression gradually turning to worry.

"Your mission was that dangerous? Did you get hurt?", She put down the noodles in her hand and started feeling around and examining Aoba.

"How could I get hurt? Yugao-neesan, you should know my strength, right?", Aoba let her touch and prod as she liked.

Yugao put on a stern face and knocked his head, "Even if you're strong, you still have to be careful."

"I got it," Aoba scratched his head. He felt that her anger should have subsided.

"Hmph! Then go rest first. I'll wash the bowl after I finish eating," Yugao gave him a look.

"No need. I want to spend more time with Yugao-neesan."

"Sweet talker!"

———

Late at night—

After Aoba had fallen into deep sleep.

His bedroom door was gently opened.

A figure in a purple strap nightdress walked in.

"Aoba… don't blame your onee-san…"

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