'Hmm?'
Rasa frowned in confusion.
He didn't understand.
'Why did such intense killing intent suddenly erupt from her in front of me?'
'Could it be that she has a grudge with that Aoba?'
Of course, he couldn't possibly imagine that this killing intent was aimed at him, much less guess that the other party actually had a good relationship with Aoba.
So he could only guess that she most likely had a grudge either with Aoba or Tsunade.
Not only did Rasa find it strange, even Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame were similarly a bit surprised.
They had been acting separately, and the two of them had just arrived at Konoha not long ago, what Konan had done during this time in Konoha, they didn't know.
Moreover, in their impression, Konan's emotions had always been very stable.
How could such a big emotional fluctuation occur?
However, the killing intent on Konan's body only appeared for an instant.
Very quickly, she suppressed it.
She picked up the money Rasa had placed on the table and said coldly, "We accept this mission."
"Any other requests?"
"No, but about the plan three days later…"
———
"Deputy leader, do we need to carry out Rasa's commission?", Leaving the inn, Uchiha Itachi asked Konan's opinion.
Konan was silent for a while, stared at Uchiha Itachi, and countered with a question, "You don't want us to carry out this commission?"
Uchiha Itachi's expression did not change, "I know the organization has always suspected I'm a spy. If I personally eliminate this Hokage's disciple, it should prove myself, right?"
Konan's heart sank, "No need. I've also investigated this Aoba during this period. This commission, I'll handle it."
"What you need to do is to keep an eye on the One-Tails jinchuriki."
"I understand."
"We'll do it."
———
"You brat, are you going to speak or not?"
Tsunade had already stretched out both hands, fiercely pulling Aoba's cheeks left and right, "I'm your Sensei!"
"Mm~ What kind of Sensei does such childish behavior?", Aoba asked back unclearly.
He felt like his face was like dough, being kneaded round and squished flat repeatedly.
"Why not?", Tsunade's strength increased, "This is punishment for disobedient students."
"Sensei, don't worry, I would absolutely never do anything to harm the village," Aoba's gaze was sincere.
"Hah?", A vein bulged on Tsunade's forehead, "You little brat, you think I'm worried about the village's affairs?"
Aoba shut his mouth.
Because Tsunade's strength became even greater, he was afraid if he said anything more, his face would be torn off.
Isn't it just getting his face pinched? Nothing to fuss over.
"You damn brat!"
Seeing Aoba with a look like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, knowing that the other party wouldn't speak no matter what, Tsunade couldn't help feeling a bit exhausted.
"Sensei, how about changing the punishment method? I can help you massage your feet," Aoba offered a win-win proposal.
"Get lost!", Tsunade directly pinched Aoba's face and threw him out through the open window.
With Aoba's strength, it was naturally impossible for him to be hurt by this kind of situation.
He just slightly adjusted his body and landed steadily on the ground.
Rubbing his somewhat sore cheeks, Aoba could only make a mental note of her atrocious behavior.
Next time he'd find an opportunity to fiercely knead Tsunade's face.
After Aoba set his grand goal of "kneading dough," he walked back toward the shopping district.
Right now Yugao was probably still teaching the three little ones, just right for him to go prepare dinner. By then, he'd call Tsunade and Karin and the others as well.
Eat something delicious, and Tsunade would almost certainly cool down.
"Hmm?", Just as he was thinking about what to prepare for dinner, he bumped into a black-robed woman head-on.
"Konan-neesan, were you waiting for me?", Konan expressionlessly nodded, straightforwardly said:
"Someone wants to kill you."
"Kill me?", Aoba was even more curious, "Who wants to kill me?"
Konan stared at Aoba for a moment, then slowly uttered a word, "Me!"
"?", Aoba blinked.
Konan restrained her urge to pinch him, still maintaining her coldness, "Hmph! Someone paid money to buy your life."
"I see," Aoba nodded, then walked past her and continued onward.
"Hmm?", Konan was a bit dazed.
Until Aoba's back grew farther and farther away, she finally came back to her senses and quickly chased after him, "I said I want to kill you, why don't you have any reaction?"
Aoba tilted his head, "Then what kind of reaction do you want me to show? Panic, then kneel in front of you, hug your thigh, cry and beg for mercy?"
Konan's mind constructed such a scene, and the corner of her mouth inadvertently curled up, "Seems not bad."
Aoba couldn't help rolling his eyes, then walked to a street vendor and suddenly asked, "Konan-neesan, do you usually like eating vegetables?"
Konan looked at the brightly colored vegetables on the stall, decisively shook her head, "Don't like them."
"That won't do. Vegetables contain many nutrients the human body needs, you can't be picky," Aoba reprimanded.
Being scolded by someone so much younger made Konan's expression turn a bit embarrassed and annoyed.
"What does that have to do with you?"
"Konan-neesan, do you want to come eat at my house tonight?", Aoba placed quite a few vegetables into the basket.
"Eh?", The sudden shift in topic made Konan unable to react.
Aoba picked vegetables while speaking, "Because of me this morning, Konan-neesan ended up eating ramen you didn't like, so I want to make it up to you."
Konan's expression froze. She didn't expect the other party to actually still keep this matter in mind.
She pursed her lips, "I really came to kill you. Someone paid several million ryo to commission me."
"Seems I'm quite valuable."
Aoba was a bit surprised, "So is Konan-neesan going to kill me?"
"Of course not!"
Konan gritted her teeth, "But if he could commission me, then he might also commission others. Your current situation is very dangerous, do you know that?"
"Is that so? Since it's so dangerous, how about letting Konan-neesan do it? But once you complete the commission, remember to give Yugao-nee a share of the payment," Aoba looked totally indifferent.
"You!", Konan was furious. She didn't like hearing Yugao's name at times like this.
'It was the same in the morning, why should my things be shared with that woman?'
"I don't care about you anymore. If you die, it has nothing to do with me," After saying this, Konan turned and was about to walk in the opposite direction.
Only, just as she turned around, she was grabbed by Aoba.
"What do you still want to do?", Konan looked at her hand that was suddenly grabbed, her cheeks couldn't help but flush a little.
Aoba rubbed it a bit, "Konan-neesan, your hands are so cold."
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