Tsunade felt her face getting hotter and hotter. She lowered her head shyly, her voice trembling slightly.
In the room, Tsunade changed into her pajamas and lay on the bed. Having just returned from the battlefield, she was exhausted, but she tossed and turned, unable to sleep. When she closed her eyes, all she could think of was Orochimaru's tempting, cool-white body.
What am I thinking!
Tsunade covered her face. She couldn't believe she was actually thinking about Orochimaru's body.
In Uchiha Hikari's room, Orochimaru was checking on Uchiha Hikari's progress in self-studying Sealing Technique.
"Orochimaru, how am I doing?"
Uchiha Hikari clasped her hands behind her back, nervously looking at Orochimaru, hoping her efforts would be recognized.
"Very good, even better than I expected. Hikari, you also have a lot of talent in Sealing Technique."
Orochimaru gave Uchiha Hikari a thumbs-up, praising her generously, very pleased that she learned so quickly.
"Then... is there a reward?"
Uchiha Hikari was very happy to receive Orochimaru's praise, looking at her with joyful anticipation in her eyes.
"Hikari, what kind of reward do you want? Is there anything you wish for? Don't worry about the price; whatever you want, I'll buy it for you."
Orochimaru gave Uchiha Hikari pocket money every month. Considering their somewhat twisted relationship now, giving pocket money was like... if this were another world, she would already be wearing silver handcuffs.
What I want can't be bought with money...
Uchiha Hikari looked at Orochimaru, who didn't seem to understand what she wanted, feeling quite frustrated. She longed to grow up quickly to 18, so she wouldn't be treated like a child, and Orochimaru would understand her meaning when she brought up such a matter.
"Hikari... that's not good..."
Orochimaru belatedly realized what kind of reward Uchiha Hikari wanted. She really wanted to tap her head and ask her,
Can't your little brain think of something else?!
Isn't it good to buy things with money?
Why are you always thinking about these terrible things?!
"Then I don't want any reward..."
Uchiha Hikari drooped her little head in disappointment, turning to look away. The cat-ear-like hair on both sides of her head also seemed to lose its spirit.
A person's bottom line is that there is no bottom line... Orochimaru increasingly felt that this statement was a profound truth.
She was originally a person with very firm boundaries, but now her bottom line had become a flexible one.
"Hikari, this is just this once. Don't forget our agreement."
Orochimaru stroked Uchiha Hikari's cheek, her slender fingers lifted her chin, and she lowered her head to kiss her pursed lips.
Thump--!
Uchiha Hikari tackled Orochimaru to the ground, straddling her and wrapping her arms around her neck.
"I won't forget our agreement! After I turn 18, we'll be lovers!"
Uchiha Hikari released Orochimaru, her large black eyes sparkling as she looked at her.
She wasn't stupid. Orochimaru made this agreement with her because she thought Hikari might not like her as much when she grew up.
But her love for Orochimaru wouldn't change!
Orochimaru was the first person to treat her well and the first person who wanted her to live a normal life.
It was Orochimaru who changed her, transforming her from a madwoman who wanted to destroy the Ninja World into a normal person.
Orochimaru's constant, meticulous care had long filled her heart, leaving no room for anyone else.
"If, by then, you still like me..."
Orochimaru's fingers traced Uchiha Hikari's lips. That agreement seemed useless from the start.
At night, Tsunade and Uchiha Hikari were asleep on the bed. The small desk lamp was on, and a rustling sound continuously emanated.
Orochimaru was writing something in a notebook with flowing strokes.
The door opened, and Hyuga Mio walked into the room, carrying a cup of medicinal tea. She was wearing thin pajamas, her seductive curves faintly visible.
Hyuga Mio looked at Orochimaru, who was still busy, and said with a hint of helplessness on her gentle and beautiful face, "Orochimaru, you should rest soon. This is medicinal tea that's good for sleep."
Hyuga Mio placed the medicinal tea where Orochimaru wouldn't touch it.
"Mio, you too... it's this late, and you're still not resting."
Orochimaru wrote the last character, put down her pen, picked up the medicinal tea, and took a sip. The temperature was just right, not hot at all.
"Because you haven't rested yet..."
Hyuga Mio whispered, kneading Orochimaru's shoulders with her hands, her Chakra stimulating her acupoints to relieve fatigue.
"Orochimaru, the battlefield must be very dangerous..."
Hyuga Mio glanced at the notebook titled "Tsunade Observation Diary" and then at the sleeping Tsunade, feeling a little like laughing.
She understood Orochimaru's strength and knew she would be fine, but every time she saw those who came to claim the bodies of fallen Ninja, crying heartbrokenly, she always felt a pang in her chest.
"Mio, this is war, a meaningless yet unavoidable war."
Orochimaru felt that this war had no meaning whatsoever.
War only brought pain, wasted a lot of manpower, resources, and time, and more importantly, affected her research and her company's business.
"Yes..."
Hyuga Mio leaned on Orochimaru's back, her arms wrapped around her neck, her pale cheek gently pressed against Orochimaru's face.
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