[Dinner Time]
Ichiraku Ramen Shop.
Ayame looked somewhat surprised at the six little ones sitting on the chairs whispering.
It was her first time seeing the six of them gathered together without Aoba being present.
Judging by their expressions, they were probably discussing girl-related topics.
'Could it be they are deciding Aoba's ownership?'
'They wouldn't really start fighting, right?'
'If they really do fight, my small shop will probably get torn down.'
At the same time, she was a bit curious, 'Can Aoba really manage so many girls?'
'Will he end up like those scumbags in novels, getting hacked with a cleaver?'
After letting her imagination run wild for a bit, Ayame thought that Aoba from childhood was still cuter.
Back when he was just a little guy and was brought over by Yugao, she used to pinch his cheeks, now he wouldn't even let her pat his head.
After zoning out for a while, Ayame got busy again.
"So, Tenten, Karin, why did you two call me over? I thought Aoba would be coming too," Ino sounded very disappointed. Ever since their kiss yesterday afternoon, she had been looking forward to the next meeting.
She thought she'd get another round tonight, only to find out Aoba didn't even show up.
Hinata had the same motive.
She just didn't show it.
"Why don't we call Aoba out too?", Yakumo suggested.
With all of them inviting together, Aoba would definitely come.
But Karin shook her head and said bitterly, "Aoba-nii probably won't come to see us these few days."
'Forget that "unrestrained" woman Terumi Mei, even terrifying Yugao-neesan lately, she definitely won't let Aoba-nii out of the house.'
"Karin, did something happen to Aoba?", Sakura immediately sensed something was off and asked urgently.
Karin nodded seriously, "Here's what happened..."
She explained everything she saw and heard that afternoon.
After listening, everyone's eyes widened, "You're saying a big-breasted woman used the mission as a pretext to seduce Aoba?"
Ino exclaimed, clenching her fists, "How can there be such a vile woman?"
The fire in her eyes was almost tangible, 'She can spend a whole month eating and sleeping with Aoba?'
That was something even she didn't dare to dream of.
'Basically... basically like a married couple.'
The other girls' eyes also ignited with flames, even soft and weak Hinata was no exception.
"Karin, what's the name of that busty woman?", Yakumo suddenly asked. From the description, she felt it sounded familiar.
Karin pursed her lips, "I think... she's called Terumi Mei. Aoba-nii said she might be the future Mizukage."
"Terumi Mei?", Yakumo and Hinata were both surprised.
"You know her?", Tenten looked curiously at the two.
"Back in the Land of Waves…", Yakumo recounted how they were ambushed by her back in the Land of Waves.
Tenten's eyes grew sharp, "So that Terumi Mei was once Aoba's enemy. Then it's clear, she must have ulterior motives toward Aoba!"
Ino nodded seriously, "That woman either got tempted by his looks, or she's aiming for Aoba's strength and wants to lure him to Kirigakure."
"So, we must stop that woman from continuing to seduce Aoba!"
Sakura summarized the main point of their discussion with a serious face.
The other girls also nodded in agreement.
They could barely accept each other only because they had already lived together for several years.
As long as Aoba didn't favor one over the others, they could turn a blind eye.
But for any newcomer, they would absolutely resist.
"Then what should we do now? Aoba said that Terumi Mei is really strong," Yakumo asked.
"We're probably no match for her, and she's also an important figure from another village."
The girls fell silent again.
Suddenly, Ino had a flash of inspiration and a good idea, "Right! Since we can't deal with that woman, how about hiding Aoba?"
Tenten's eyes lit up, "True! As long as we hide Aoba, Lady Tsunade would definitely assign someone else to that mission. How about hiding him at my place? My house is pretty big!"
"No way! Tenten, your house has too many guests, it's easy to be exposed! Hide him at my place! My family is small, so it's safer!", Yakumo countered seriously.
"How about my house? They say the most dangerous place is the safest. Lady Tsunade and the others would never guess Aoba is hiding right next to them," Karin also offered her suggestion.
"Keep dreaming. It was my idea, and Aoba likes me the most, so of course he'll go to my place!"
Ino immediately overpowered the other three. After all, she had already kissed Aoba, so her confidence was solid.
But as soon as she said that, it obviously stirred up anger.
"Ino! What did you say..."
"No way..."
"I'm the one who..."
"@#%&..."
The squad that had just been discussing how to deal with Terumi Mei suddenly broke into internal conflict.
Hinata and Sakura looked at the scene in confusion.
They didn't know what to do for a moment.
"What are you little girls arguing about over here?", At that moment, a mature, familiar onee-san voice rang out.
The girls turned toward the voice and saw it was Yuhi Kurenai, with a female ninja with deep purple hair walking beside her.
"Hello, Kurenai-neesan!"
"Hello, Kurenai-sensei!"
Everyone temporarily stopped arguing and greeted Yuhi Kurenai.
Kurenai nodded and then sat down beside the group.
Ayame also quickly came over to take her order.
At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had really thought a fight was about to break out just now.
"This is my friend, Anko. These are Yakumo, Hinata, Tenten…", After ordering, Kurenai specially introduced the people on both sides.
"Hello, Anko-neesan!"
They greeted in unison again.
But Anko showed a strange smile, "What a bunch of delicious-looking girls."
"Eh?"
Tenten and the others were shocked upon hearing that and instinctively moved a few steps away.
'This onee-san seems kind of perverted.'
Kurenai couldn't help but cover her face.
Then she raised her hand and lightly knocked Anko on the head, looking apologetically at the girls.
"Sorry, Anko's a bit too familiar with people and tends to joke around."
"By the way, what were you arguing about just now?", Kurenai changed the subject.
Yakumo, full of indignation, spoke up, "Kurenai-sensei, it's that Terumi Mei we encountered last time in the Land of Waves. She's now seducing Aoba and trying to lure him to Kirigakure."
"What?", Kurenai was a bit dumbfounded, "Tell me the details."
Yakumo repeated what Karin had just said.
Kurenai also widened her eyes, "Didn't expect that Terumi Mei would be that kind of girl?"
"Huh? Kurenai, isn't that Aoba your little boyfriend?", Anko asked innocently while rubbing her slightly red forehead.
""""HUH?""""
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