"This…", Faced with a shadow clone that suddenly would not listen, not only Sara, but even Seramu and Aoba could not help but show looks of surprise.
Aoba had only ever seen shadow clones that would fight Naruto over the toilet in the original anime. This was the first time he had seen a shadow clone that would actually oppose the main body.
Sara's mind was a bit blank when facing her shadow clone's questioning, and she asked back, "What did you just say?"
She thought she had misheard.
"Hmph!"
The shadow clone "Sara" snorted lightly, then actually pounced straight into Aoba's arms and made a face at the main body.
"I want to go on a date with Sensei. You stay in Roran and work properly!"
Sara only felt her head buzzing. Watching her own shadow clone occupy what belonged to her, and Sensei even patting her head, Sara just felt her head grow heavy.
Just a mere shadow clone, and it actually dared to turn on its master.
However, she did not fight with her shadow clone like Naruto did in the original work. Instead, she directly formed hand seals and dismissed the shadow clone.
"Cough! I didn't expect shadow clones to be disobedient sometimes too."
Noticing that the girl in his arms had disappeared, and Sara's resentful gaze, Aoba gave an awkward dry cough.
That was a shadow clone, but it was still Sara after all, so he had subconsciously gotten used to patting her head.
Seramu smiled without saying anything, though her eyes carried a hint of sympathy.
"Hmph!"
Sara snorted unhappily, then used several shadow clones in succession, and then… looking at that group of "Saras" clinging to Aoba like monkeys, she fell into a state of doubting life.
She could, of course, forcibly order the shadow clones to stay, but what if they just refused to work and found a way to dispel themselves.
"Haha!", Seramu finally could not hold back her laughter.
But she quickly stopped laughing. No matter what, Sara was still her daughter.
"Sara, how about you stay in Roran to help Mom handle the work. Next time, I'll let Aoba come accompany you to play."
"I don't want to! Wuwuwu!"
Sara pouted. After dismissing the shadow clones, she threw herself into Aoba's arms, looking extremely wronged.
Aoba helplessly patted her hair. Seeing her look so aggrieved, he really could not bear it.
"Sara, use the shadow clone one more time. I'll try to persuade her."
"Okay!"
Sara agreed right away. After all, she listened to Sensei so well herself, so the shadow clone definitely would too.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
———
"So this is your home in Konoha, Aoba?"
Looking at this large area of residential houses, with quite a few trees planted around them, Seramu felt a little surprised and curious.
Of course, this place could not compare to the Queen's Tower in Roran, but it far exceeded her expectations.
'Mm, the environment is unexpectedly nice.'
'If I stop being queen in the future, living here seems pretty good too.'
'From the looks of it, only a few households nearby seemed to be inhabited. There should still be quite a lot of empty houses.'
'It should not be a problem to move in after I retire.'
"Yes, but strictly speaking, this is the Senju clan's land, it's my Sensei's home. But my Sensei's home is my home," Aoba explained.
"Your Sensei?"
Seramu thought for a moment. Aoba had once said that he had several girlfriends older than him, one of whom was even nearly forty years older than him.
'That should be his Sensei.'
After all, Tsunade's reputation was thunderous even in Roran, and only Tsunade, who possessed the Strength of a Hundred Seal, could span such a huge age gap.
As for the title of Sensei and student, Seramu glanced at Sara, who was still lost in thought. Presumably, it would only become a bit of fun between the two of them.
"Sensei, how exactly did you persuade that shadow clone just now?"
Sara did not notice her mother's gaze and instead looked at Aoba.
At first, even Aoba's persuasion had not worked. It was only after the two of them were alone for a while that the shadow clone obediently went off to handle the work.
This made Sara very curious about what he had said.
"Well…", Aoba smiled and patted Sara's head again. Instead of answering directly, he said, "Won't you know once you go back and dismiss the shadow clone?"
"Alright."
Seeing that she could not get an answer, Sara had no choice. She then grabbed his hand instead, "Sensei, you said earlier that you'd take me to buy new clothes!"
"Wait a bit first. I'll take Seramu to meet the people at home."
Aoba said. Since they were already at the doorstep, they definitely had to go in and sit for a while first.
"Not going to meet your Sensei first?", Seramu asked curiously.
"As for my Sensei, she's a bit busy right now. We'll go together in the afternoon," Aoba thought of Tsunade, who had already collapsed into a heap by the time he left.
"I see. I just don't know what kind of person your Sensei is."
Seramu did not dwell on it and smoothly changed the topic.
She and Tsunade were about the same age, and with the other party being the Hokage, she was probably quite a serious person most of the time.
She just did not know if she would be easy to get along with.
"Don't worry. My Sensei is very easy to get along with. She's just a little stubborn with her words."
Aoba saw through Seramu's concerns.
Tsunade usually did not put on much of a Hokage's airs. She just had a bit of a tsundere side, though not as bad as Yugito. She was the kind that was tough-mouthed but soft-hearted.
"That's good."
Hearing that, Seramu also let out a sigh of relief, after all she still owed the other party an enormous favor.
———
"Hm? Yugao-nee, are you heading out?"
Aoba pushed open the door, but as he entered the entryway, he happened to run into Uzuki Yugao and Karin, both fully geared up and seemingly about to go out.
"Aoba… huh? Sara? And who is she?", Karin immediately bounced over to Aoba, then noticed Sara behind him.
And also a woman she did not recognize.
"You're back so early? And this is?", Uzuki Yugao was also a bit surprised.
After all, when Tsunade dragged him to the Hokage Tower, they had all seen it.
Judging by Tsunade's personality, she would definitely squeeze Aoba dry from morning till night. She did not expect him to come back so early.
'Mm, and he even brought back an unfamiliar woman.'
Seramu did not wait for Aoba to introduce her. She took the initiative to step forward and gave the two of them a slight bow.
"Hello, my name is Seramu. I'm Sara's mother. This is our first meeting, please take care of me."
Her behavior was very proper, without the slightest hint of a queen's airs.
"Sara's mother… then isn't that the Queen of Roran?", Karin was extremely surprised.
'Hm?"
Uzuki Yugao's eyes also widened slightly. She noticed the Strength of a Hundred Seal on Seramu's forehead.
This was the second person she had seen besides Tsunade and Aoba who had cultivated the Strength of a Hundred Seal. The first was naturally Sakura.
'This woman is not simple.'
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