"Stay still! Hey, I said don't move around!"
"What's up?" Tsunade looked at Haruki, who had rushed over, looking completely puzzled.
"You've got some white liquid on your shoulder."
Haruki looked at her off - the - shoulder pajamas and saw some foam on her fair and smooth skin.
"It should be toothpaste."
He casually wiped it off and pointed at her mouth. "It must have dripped out from here."
"I thought it was something serious."
Tsunade's face immediately fell. "You made it sound so serious, but it's just such a trivial thing."
"How is it trivial?"
Haruki crossed his arms and said seriously, "Anything that affects your beauty is a big deal."
"Pfft!"
Tsunade spat out some toothpaste foam and gave him a disdainful look. "Don't say such things when I'm brushing my teeth."
But the faint smile on the corner of her mouth showed that she was in a good mood.
"My bad."
Haruki raised his hands and fell silent. Then he started brushing his teeth too.
After arranging his toothbrush and glass, he asked, "What would you like for breakfast?"
"Let's have noodles."
"Sure." Haruki glanced at her and said, "Let's have the famous Dan Dan Noodles from Sichuan."
Tsunade immediately became interested. She had never had this kind of noodles before. "What a strange name."
"Because in our place, this kind of noodles was originally sold by vendors carrying them on poles, so it got this name."
After a brief explanation, Haruki took out some pork, noodles, pickled vegetables, scallions, ginger, garlic, and other seasonings from the fridge.
He started by making the sauce first.
He minced the pork into filling, stir - fried it with scallions, ginger, and garlic, and added sesame seeds and Chinese prickly ash when taking it out of the pan.
Then he boiled the noodles in boiling water. After they were cooked, he poured in the broth and the stir - fried sauce.
"Do you like coriander?"
"No no no, I'm not used to the taste of coriander."
Tsunade, who was sitting at the table waiting for the noodles, quickly shook her head when she heard the word "coriander".
Haruki didn't force her. Some people really couldn't get used to it. There were also things like fish mint in Sichuan cuisine, which were even harder to accept.
He added a few slices of cabbage and brought over a bowl of noodles.
"So fragrant!"
Tsunade felt her salivary glands secreting saliva. She picked up the chopsticks, stirred the noodles a few times, and started slurping them.
Seeing her look, Haruki couldn't help smiling.
He calmly poked at his chopsticks.
"I forgot to ask you yesterday. How did Kushina feel after seeing her grandmother?"
"She was quite happy." Tsunade said. "Grandmother was also very happy. After all, Kushina is her only remaining clan member."
"Yeah."
Haruki nodded. No matter what happened in the original story, she was his student now, and it was good that she could be happy.
He hoped that Kushina could get along with the Nine - Tailed Fox on an equal footing, just like her son. Then her strength would be maximized.
"Are you full?"
Tsunade's bowl was already empty. Haruki pushed his own bowl towards her. "You can have mine."
"No need." She shook her head. "Since I met you, I feel like I've gained a lot of weight."
"Where have you gained weight?" Haruki picked up some noodles. "Do you want me to feed you?"
Tsunade gave a soft snort. "I'm not a child."
"..." Haruki fell silent for a moment. "Indeed, you're not a kid, but your EQ..."
"Hey, don't think I can't tell you're calling me stupid!"
Tsunade tiptoed, straightened up, bit his chopsticks, and slurped the noodles into her mouth.
She squinted her crescent eyes and said triumphantly, "I don't need you to feed me!"
Haruki thought for a while.
This girl is hopeless.
He picked up the noodles and continued eating.
"I'll do the dishes."
Tsunade snatched the noodle bowl and chopsticks from his hand and went to the sink.
Haruki stood behind her and smiled. "Need any help?"
"I don't cook much, but I can do the dishes."
Tsunade didn't even turn around, with a tinge of dissatisfaction in her tone.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Haruki stepped forward, placed his hand on her smooth shoulder, and gently massaged it.
"Hey, stop causing trouble!"
Tsunade felt the warm touch, and her voice trembled slightly.
"How is this causing trouble?"
"It's ticklish!"
Tsunade stopped what she was doing, turned her head, and glared at him. "Take your hand away."
"Alright."
Haruki let go of her shoulder. The moment she turned her gaze, he blew a puff of hot air into her ear.
Crash!
Tsunade's body went limp. She subconsciously tightened her legs, but the bowl in her hand slipped out.
"Haruki!"
A loud and angry voice rang out.
And Haruki had already made a hasty escape.
Tsunade stomped her foot, swept the fragments into the trash can, and finished washing the rest of the dishes.
By then, Haruki had changed his clothes and was waiting for her in the living room.
Tsunade let out a discontented grunt but quickly went back to her room to take off her pajamas and change into her usual outfit.
"Transformation Jutsu," Haruki reminded.
"I know."
Tsunade began to make the Hand Seal. After a puff of smoke, a little girl with fair skin, silver - white hair, aqua - blue pupils, a petite build, and a pitiable face appeared.
Haruki's eyes brightened slightly.
He sighed that the Transformation Jutsu was really a good thing.
"Satisfied now?"
Tsunade saw what was on his mind and gave him a disdainful look.
But with her current figure and appearance, she had no deterrence at all. Instead, she looked even cuter.
"Ahem, now no one should recognize you. Let's go."
Haruki took her little hand and ran out of Konoha Village.
"I thought Lord Haruki wouldn't dare to come," said the representative of the Sand Ninja, Toono Hayashi, who had been waiting for a long time, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
Then he saw Tsunade and frowned. "You're really in the mood. This isn't a tour. You even brought a little kid."
Oh!
"It seems you have quite a grudge," Haruki said calmly, unmoved. "Since you're the defeated army, why do you still have so much nonsense?"
Toono Hayashi's face darkened immediately.
But he really didn't dare to act rashly. He was very frustrated but had to keep calm on the surface.
"Lord Haruki, if you're ready, let's go."
"That's right. It's much better for everyone to get along in harmony," Haruki said earnestly as he passed by and patted his shoulder.
Toono Hayashi's body trembled slightly, but he said nothing.
"Lord Haruki," two members of the Hyuga clan greeted him.
One was a man, and the other was a woman.
They all had average talent within the Hyuga clan but were quite gifted in business.
One was Aoen Hyuga, who was in charge of the fruit business, and the other was Saori Hyuga, who was involved in the jade business.
Coincidentally, their businesses were somewhat related to what Haruki wanted to do.
Apart from these two, there were also Minato Namikaze and Mikoto Uchiha.
It was because Toono Hayashi saw Haruki bringing three children that he made sarcastic remarks.
But after being taught a lesson by Haruki, he had reformed, at least on the surface.
Since it was a long - distance journey, considering the strength of the two from the Hyuga clan, a carriage was specially prepared.
"Um... Teacher... Who is this?"
Minato Namikaze finally couldn't help asking when he saw Haruki pick up the little silver - haired girl and sit her on his lap.
He had wanted to ask since the beginning.
"Tsunade."
Since everyone in the carriage were Konoha ninjas, Haruki didn't hide it.
The others widened their eyes upon hearing this.
Just the thought of Tsunade coming along gave them a headache.
One Haruki was already enough to pressure them greatly. If Tsunade joined in and word got out, they might lose their lives.
But since these two held the highest status, the four of them didn't dare to say a word.
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