"Alright then."
Aoba looked at Karin again, who had disappointment written all over her face, reached out and rubbed her hair, and said softly.
"Lift your head."
"Huh?"
Karin obediently raised her head.
Aoba leaned in and kissed her directly.
Seeing this, Seramu raised an eyebrow slightly, Sara puffed up her cheeks, and Uzuki Yugao was already used to it.
Karin quickly became all dizzy.
"Next time I'll keep you company again."
Aoba patted her head once more.
"Mmm!"
Karin nodded with a red face.
"Yugao-nee, then we'll head off first."
Aoba looked toward Uzuki Yugao again.
Uzuki Yugao nodded, then glanced at Karin who was already holding her face with heart-shaped eyes and shook her head slightly.
'Karin is still as useless as ever, just a kiss and she is sold.'
———
"Konoha's style is really completely different from Roran's. No wonder Sara has always wanted to come."
Walking along Konoha's commercial street, Seramu couldn't help but sigh with feeling.
Konoha is very different from Roran. Roran only has tall buildings made of steel.
But Konoha not only has high-rise buildings like Roran, it also preserves traditional Japanese-style streets. There are green belts planted along both sides of the road, which makes everything feel fresh and new.
"Every place has its own charm. If you ever get tired from working in Roran, you can also come to Konoha to improve your mood," Aoba said with a smile.
"What do you think about me moving to Konoha to live after Sara ascends the throne?", Seramu took the chance to bring up the idea of moving over.
Aoba was stunned for a moment, but didn't hesitate much and nodded directly, "Of course there's no problem. You'd be very welcome."
"I was just worried that your Yugao-nee might be unhappy?", Seramu let out a sigh of relief, but then suddenly felt playful and put on a worried look.
The corner of Aoba's mouth twitched, 'Is this that passive-aggressive tone girls use?'
"Don't worry. Yugao-nee is just a bit cold in personality. She's actually very easy to talk to."
"That's good. But if after I move in, I'm all alone and get bullied, Aoba, you have to stand up for me."
Seramu leaned over and hooked her arm around Aoba's.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
Seeing this, Sara immediately squeezed herself between the two of them, separated the arms that had just been linked, walked in the middle, and asked angrily.
"Are you planning to leave me alone in Roran?"
"When the time comes, you'll be the queen of Roran, so of course you'll stay in Roran."
Seramu held Sara's hand and said matter-of-factly.
"Then Mom doesn't need to move to Konoha either, right? You clearly didn't even allow me to live here back then," Sara pouted.
"Mom has worked hard for Roran for more than half her life. Can't I enjoy myself a little? What's wrong with living in Konoha?"
"Hm? Answer me!"
Seramu pinched Sara's slightly puffed cheeks in dissatisfaction.
"Ugh~ but I also want to live here."
Sara said pouting her mouth.
"Then you'll have to wait until your daughter becomes the queen of Roran," Seramu said teasingly.
"My… my daughter?", Sara's face turned red when she heard that. She turned her head and glanced at Aoba beside her, snorted, and then turned back again.
Aoba couldn't help but laugh, then continued, "If Sara wants to come to Konoha, she can also leave a shadow clone here like this time in the future."
Hearing that, the corner of Sara's mouth unconsciously lifted, but she quickly pressed it back down again.
"I'm still angry right now. I don't want to talk to Sensei."
They were clearly about the same age, her and Karin, but Sensei could kiss Karin, while with her it was always just a kiss on the cheek.
This really couldn't be blamed on Aoba. The main reason was that every time he saw Karin, it was always after seeing Seramu.
It always gave him a strange feeling.
"Then what does Sara need to do to calm down?", Aoba took hold of her other hand that was still free.
Sara's eyes rolled, and she said, "Sensei kiss me once and I won't be angry anymore."
"This time you're not allowed to kiss my cheek!", She added in a red face.
Aoba glanced at Seramu and saw that her expression didn't change at all, so he said, "Alright then. But not right now. There are so many people outside."
Hearing that, joy overflowed from Sara's face, "Then Sensei is not allowed to go back on your word!"
"Mhm!"
"Hehe!"
Sara happily bounced around.
Like a little girl who had gotten a new toy.
Seramu was also a bit helpless, and glanced at Aoba again.
'This is not bad either, I guess.'
After picking out a few suitable outfits for Sara, it was soon time for lunch.
Aoba then took the two of them to Ichiraku Ramen, ranked number one on Konoha's must-eat list.
Without realizing it, this had already become his habit. Every time, he would make a trip there.
———
After lunch, the three of them went straight to the Hokage building.
Then they discovered that Tsunade still looked like she had just woken up.
"Sensei, you wouldn't have…"
'Slept all morning, right?'
Aoba still gave Tsunade some face and didn't say it outright.
"Shizune and Mikoto both took leave because of you, brat, which made me busy as hell all morning. I just took a short nap at noon and then got woken up again by you," Tsunade glared at him and lied without changing her expression.
Aoba could tell at a glance that Tsunade was talking nonsense, but Seramu and Sara, who didn't know Tsunade's personality very well yet, were different.
Seramu slightly bowed to Tsunade, "We are truly sorry, Hokage-sama. We interrupted you so abruptly."
Roran was just a small border country tucked away in a corner of the Land of Wind. Calling the Hokage of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages "sama" was not a problem at all.
Tsunade also didn't expect Roran to be this polite. Just now, she only wanted to take a jab at this brat after seeing Aoba's look.
"Ahem! It's fine. Please have a seat. Queen Seramu has come from far away. I wonder if my disciple's reception this morning satisfied you?", Tsunade also stood up from her seat and sat down on the sofa together with Seramu and Sara.
Seramu looked at Aoba with interest and said with a smile, "Naturally, I'm very satisfied. I also got to see quite a bit of Konoha's local customs this morning."
Aoba originally wanted to sit down next to Tsunade, but was glared at again by her.
He immediately understood what she meant and walked off to the side to prepare tea.
No helping it. Shizune took leave because of him, so her work could only fall to him.
"I had long heard in Roran that Hokage-sama is the number one female ninja in the ninja world. Seeing you today, it truly lives up to the name."
Seramu's words were sincere, because she really had seen an existence worthy of being called number one in the ninja world.
"They're just empty titles. I've also long wanted to have a good talk with Queen Seramu. Since lunch has already been missed, how about staying tonight and having a proper drink together?", Tsunade said generously.
Seramu was also momentarily stunned by Tsunade's straightforwardness, but quickly reacted and said with a smile, "Of course no problem. But Tsunade-sama doesn't need to be so polite. Just call me Seramu."
"In that case, you can also just call me by my name."
"No problem, Tsunade-sama."
"..."
'Why does it feel like the two of them have a kind of mutual appreciation vibe going on.'
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