All the Same

Shamu then looked at the child Tsunade was holding. The child was a little older than Himawari.

"So the moment I left, you all started having kids in groups, huh?" Shamu joked.

Like Hinata, Tsunade had given birth, yet after taking care of herself, her body was no different from before.

Tsunade clicked her tongue twice. "These things are just coincidences. What about you?"

As she spoke, she gave Haku, who was standing nearby, a meaningful look.

Shamu shook his head helplessly and held out his hand to Haku. Haku obediently leaned over, took his hand, and gave it two little shakes.

Then he greeted Tsunade. "Hello, Lady Tsunade."

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade handed the child in her arms to Dan Katō beside her.

She bent down and looked into Haku's eyes. "Is this what you wanted?"

Tsunade had no idea what Shamu had said to Haku, but the conflicted feeling around Haku had vanished, and his mental state had returned to normal.

Haku leaned against Shamu with some attachment. "Lady Tsunade, I was wrong."

"Lord Shamu has always loved me."

Shamu affectionately reached out and rubbed Haku's head.

Naruto and Sasuke, standing nearby, also looked rather surprised.

How could it be like this? They had already prepared themselves to see whether their master would be together with Haku after returning.

Yet judging from things now, that was not the case?

Kimimaro said quietly, "Lord Shamu's love for Haku is the same as his love for all of us."

Naruto scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.

So their master did not have some unusual fetish...

"Now you understand, right?" Shamu asked Tsunade.

Tsunade could see it as well. Shamu's gaze toward Haku had always been clear and pure.

Shamu had always treated Haku as family, like a younger brother