Naruto: Yandere Harem with Gacha System Chapter 554: Aunt Mikoto Taking the Initiative

"Hm?"

"KYAA!!"

Aoba had just reached the doorway and was about to knock, when the door suddenly swung open by itself and a figure shot out in a frantic rush.

He dodged on instinct, and Kushina also shifted direction in ti, avoiding a collision.

"Kushina-nee?"

"Mikoto, you two go ahead and do whatever, don't worry about !"

Once Kushina saw it was Aoba, she didn't stop for even a second. She tossed out that one line and ran off in a hurry.

"This…"

Aoba stared blankly at Kushina's disappearing, graceful silhouette, then turned to look at Uchiha Mikoto, "Aunt Mikoto, what's going on with Kushina-nee?"

"Well…"

Uchiha Mikoto looked just as confused and could only give a simple recount of what had just happened.

"I told her you were coming along for dinner tonight, and she said she left sothing important at ho and had to go back to get it."

"Maybe Kushina prepared so kind of gift for you and forgot to bring it, so she panicked?", Uchiha Mikoto offered a relatively reasonable guess.

"Maybe."

Aoba blinked, feeling like he already knew what it was.

But judging from Uchiha Mikoto's innocent expression, she clearly didn't know.

Her personality also wasn't the type to do sothing like that.

'So, is it all Kushina's plan?'

'If that is the case, then I definitely need to be more cautious.'

'If Aunt Mikoto doesn't have that kind of intention, then letting things progress naturally is better.'

anwhile, Kushina, who was currently rushing ho, didn't know that a huge black pot of bla had already been placed squarely on her back.

Even though she did have her own little sche, the person who had actually ford the idea first was Uchiha Mikoto.

Kushina was only adding fuel to the fire.

She just hadn't expected Uchiha Mikoto to act so quickly. She originally thought she'd need more ti.

Otherwise she would have brought it with her already.

———

Uchiha Mikoto quickly tidied up her things.

Then she and Aoba walked out of the office together.

But of all coincidences, they happened to run into Tsunade and Shizune, who were also leaving.

"Sensei…"

For so reason, Aoba felt a little guilty, like he was going ho with another girl and ran into his official girlfriend.

"Heh!"

Tsunade only showed a playful smile.

Shizune, however, looked a bit resentful and reminded him, "Aoba, co ho early tonight."

"I'll try."

Such a vague answer clearly didn't satisfy Shizune, so Aoba quickly shifted the topic.

"Oh, right, Sensei, Seramu is coming to Konoha tomorrow."

"Seramu? That queen of Roran?"

Tsunade had heard him ntion her before.

Over the past year, Konoha and Roran had collaborated quite a bit. Konoha's amusent park was basically run by Roran's staff.

And Roran's comrcial street had gained many Konoha vendors.

But perhaps due to a "kings do not et one another" sort of principle, Tsunade and Seramu still hadn't t.

"Yeah. She wants to co as Roran's queen to discuss future cooperation between Roran and Konoha," Aoba replied.

"As Roran's queen? Does she have another identity?", Tsunade looked at Aoba suspiciously.

"This ti she's coming as Roran's queen."

This answer made all three won narrow their eyes.

'If this ti she is coming as Roran's queen, then what will it be next ti?'

"Aoba, if I rember correctly, that Roran queen should have a daughter about your age, right?"

Sara had visited Konoha several tis, so Shizune had seen her before.

And as soon as she said that, a spark of light flashed through Uchiha Mikoto's previously downcast eyes.

"If we go by the normal tiline, Sara might actually be more than ten years older than ," Aoba said awkwardly.

Shizune instinctively glanced at Tsunade, but Tsunade glared right back.

"Alright. I'll have Shizune handle the arrangents tomorrow. You two go enjoy your dinner. We'll head out first."

After saying that, Tsunade dragged Shizune away.

Aoba wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he felt like Tsunade seed to be in a surprisingly good mood.

'A little strange.'

But he didn't think too hard about it and instead looked toward Uchiha Mikoto, who had drifted off again.

"Aunt Mikoto, let's go."

"Oh! Okay."

———

The atmosphere was strange.

Aoba couldn't say exactly what was going on, but ever since they parted from Tsunade and the others, Uchiha Mikoto's behavior had been off.

She seed preoccupied and absent-minded, like she was thinking about sothing else entirely.

"Aunt Mikoto?"

Aoba tried calling out to her.

But no response.

So he raised his voice slightly.

"Aunt Mikoto!"

"Hm? What is it?"

Uchiha Mikoto finally snapped out of it, looking a bit dazed.

Aoba felt helpless, "Aunt Mikoto, are you really sure you haven't been troubled by sothing lately?"

He had already asked this before.

"Troubled…"

Uchiha Mikoto glanced at him, the corner of her lips lifting with a faintly playful touch, "It really is sothing troubleso. It's been bothering so much these past two days I've barely slept."

Aoba froze for a mont, then said, "Can you tell ? Maybe I can help."

Seeing the boy's earnest expression, Uchiha Mikoto felt warmth and satisfaction, but also gently shook her head.

"Sorry. This happens to be sothing I can't tell you, Aoba."

"Alright then."

Since Uchiha Mikoto insisted, Aoba gave up on asking further and instead said, "If Aunt Mikoto won't tell what's bothering you, then at least tell how I can help you feel better. That part you can tell , right?"

"That part I can…"

When Uchiha Mikoto heard that, a faint smile tugged at her lips. Then she added with a hint of self-mockery, "It's kind of embarrassing. I'm obviously the older one, but you've been the one comforting again and again…"

"From becoming Sasuke's friend, to helping take care of him, and then later during the Uchiha clan's upheaval, it feels like I've always been relying on your help."

"It's nothing, really."

Aoba tried to sound modest.

Objectively speaking, he really had helped Uchiha Mikoto a lot, but that was sothing others were supposed to say.

If he admitted it himself, it would feel odd, like he had ulterior motives.

"Aoba, can you tell why you've always taken care of this much?"

Uchiha Mikoto suddenly stopped walking and looked at him seriously.

Autumn nights grew dark quickly. The lights from the shopfronts along the street were already shimring.

The colored lights fell across the face of this married woman and also reflected softly in her eyes.

Aoba was stunned for a mont and casually gave an answer, "Because Sasuke is my friend."

Uchiha Mikoto pouted slightly. That wasn't the answer she wanted.

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