Aoba couldn't help raising his eyebrows at those words and said seriously.
"This won't do. Everyone is one family. In the future we have to face difficulties together, so you need to get along well."
'Face… face difficulties together?'
Kin froze again.
Because she thought of this morning, when she and Yugito faced Aoba's dragon roaring together.
With something that terrifying, if it was just one person, she really couldn't handle it.
Thinking of this made her face even redder.
"Why are you spacing out again?", Aoba helplessly knocked her on the head.
"Ah! Sorry, Lord Aoba."
Kin held back her embarrassment and apologized again.
"So did you understand what I just said or not?"
"I… I, I, I…"
Kin felt like her brain was turning to mush. After stammering for a long time she finally said, "I'll try my best to get along well with Yugito. It's just that Yugito might not want to."
"It's fine, I'll talk to her."
Aoba rubbed her head, then looked toward the sofa.
The little cat who had been hiding behind the sofa with only a pair of eyes poking out to secretly watch immediately lay back down.
Seeing this, Aoba couldn't help but laugh, then walked out of the kitchen and headed toward her.
Right now Yugito was hugging a cushion tightly, eyes closed, pretending to be asleep.
Aoba reached out and pinched her cheek. No reaction.
He increased his strength a little.
But still no reaction.
"Ha!"
Aoba was so annoyed he actually laughed and simply said, "From now on you're not allowed to use your fists anymore. It's fine for family members to have some small conflicts, I can accept that, but if you start hitting people again..."
"I really am going to control you."
"..."
Yugito didn't respond, but Aoba could clearly see her mouth start to pout.
"If you understand then nod!"
His tone became a bit stricter.
Yugito still didn't open her eyes, but she did obediently nod.
Seeing that she'd listened, Aoba let her off, gently rubbed the place he had just pinched, and didn't make things hard for this little cat anymore.
———
Back at the Hokage building.
Tsunade and Seramu's topic had returned to serious matters again. Aoba, on the other hand, was directly chased to the Hokage's seat and started the afternoon's work.
But considering that other people might come in to report work, Tsunade simply left Aoba alone in the Hokage's office, then pulled Seramu along to clock off early.
Even Aoba was dumbfounded by this operation.
Normally, even if she slacked off, she would at least pretend in front of others. He hadn't expected her to actually leave early just like that.
Luckily, the big thunder(bo0b) that was missing on Tsunade's side ended up being made up for by Samui.
But Tsunade and Seramu never showed up again until he got off work. It wasn't until he got home that he finally saw the two of them, a bit tipsy, in the living room.
Shizune, who had already recovered, was taking care of Tsunade, while Sara and Kin were together taking care of Seramu.
Obviously they had gone out to drink together.
Honestly, not only Aoba, but even Uzuki Yugao, and Fu and the others who had just come back from outside, were all looking curiously at this newcomer.
Everyone was very curious how the two of them had managed to drink together like this on their very first meeting.
Aoba had originally planned to personally cook dinner and prepare a welcome party for Seramu in the evening, but because the two of them were drunk, he could only cancel it.
So after finishing a simple dinner, Aoba took Seramu and Sara back to Roran.
Seramu's first trip to Konoha ended just like that in a hurry.
But it wasn't completely without gains. At least she had gotten Tsunade's approval.
——
A few days later.
"Mm…"
In the bedroom, which was a bit dim because the curtains were drawn, Aoba let out a sleepy little hum.
He opened his eyes, and what entered his sight was an unfamiliar ceiling, while in his arms was someone soft to an almost exaggerated degree.
"Mm?"
After a short moment of confusion, his just-booted-up brain quickly returned to clarity, and Aoba's gaze slowly shifted downward.
Right now he was lying on his side on a big bed, completely bare with not a single piece of clothing on, only a sheet covering the two of them.
In his arms, the married lady's smooth back, with its perfect lines, was pressed tightly against his firm chest, still in deep sleep.
Maybe because it was cold, her full, lush body curled up slightly, to better feel the warmth from behind.
Uchiha Mikoto actually preferred the posture of the two of them holding each other tightly as they slept, but it just so happened that she fell asleep in this position last night.
At such a close distance, Aoba could clearly see her slender, fair neck and collarbone. For a moment, he couldn't hold back and lowered his head to kiss the back of her neck.
"Mm~"
The soft, gentle moan from his arms broke the silence of the room.
Honestly speaking, Aoba hadn't made any noticeable sound at all, he had just lightly touched his lips to the back of her neck.
Yet Uchiha Mikoto woke up as if their hearts were connected.
She instinctively turned around to face the boy who was supposed to be behind her, and immediately felt as if she'd lost something important, which made a wave of disappointment wash over her.
Even though her eyes were still closed, a pair of slim arms lifted from under the blanket and accurately wrapped around his neck, then tightened slightly.
"Mm~"
Burying her face in the crook of Aoba's neck and shoulder, after filling in the sense of loss just now, Uchiha Mikoto finally lifted her face, opened her bright black eyes, and in her pupils was reflected the boy's face.
"Good morning, Aoba."
"Good morning, Aunt Mikoto."
Uchiha Mikoto's voice was still a bit sleepy, while Aoba's words held no trace of just-woken-up fuzziness anymore.
After looking at each other for a bit, their lips pressed together.
"Aunt Mikoto, you still have to go to work later, so I'll get up first and go prepare breakfast."
"Mhm, thank you, Aoba."
Uchiha Mikoto's face was full of happiness.
The feeling of having someone make breakfast in the morning is really nice.
"There's no need to say thank you between us."
Aoba rubbed her hair, then familiarly headed for the kitchen.
These past few days he had thought it through carefully. Since he was greedy and wanted to have everything, he had to be fair and square about it.
Right now, for various reasons, they still weren't living together.
So he decided to take turns spending the night at his own house, Tsunade's house, Mikoto's house, Anko's house, Seramu's house, and the Hidden Mist Village.
Of course, spending the night just meant whose house he slept at. The things that needed to be done still had to be done every day.
With the Sealing Absolute, he wasn't short on time.
As for why not Yugito's house, that was because Yugito was now spending the night at Aoba's house every day.
Suddenly, while he was preparing breakfast, Aoba sensed a wave of cold chakra appear behind him.
He didn't even need to turn around and directly asked, "Sasuke, what do you want for breakfast?"
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