Tsunade's Family Banquet

After leaving the Anma clan's territory, Qingguang headed straight for Tsunade's house.

As soon as he arrived at the main gate of Tsunade's home and pushed open the door, standing on the empty training ground, Qingguang could see the busy figures of Tsunade, Kushina, and Nawaki inside.

Tsunade's voice could be heard constantly giving instructions from within the house.

"Nawaki, I told you to wash the vegetables, not play with water. If you keep messing around, I'll beat you!"

Thump! Thump!

The sound of fists making contact with skulls rang out, accompanied by Nawaki's two cries of pain.

To prevent Nawaki from suffering further, Qingguang immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Big sis, I'm here."

In the kitchen, Tsunade heard him and immediately stopped her work marinating the young chicken. Just as she was about to go open the door, she saw the marinade on her hands and decided to just call Nawaki instead.

"You, hurry up and open the door for your brother Qingguang."

Nawaki lightly touched the two large bumps on his head with his hand, tears almost falling, and shot Tsunade a disgruntled glare, muttering, "Violent woman, you'll definitely never get married."

"What did you say?" Tsunade asked with a smile, a 'well' character forming on her forehead.

Then, gritting her teeth, she said, "I'll show you today just how gentle your big sister I am!"

Seeing this, Nawaki's feet slipped, and he ran towards the door, shouting as he went, "Brother Qingguang, save me!"

"The tigress is going to eat someone!"

Splash!

The door was opened, and a fist full of affection landed on Nawaki's head once again.

Qingguang sidestepped forward, tightly gripping Tsunade's forearms, "Big sis, he's still young and doesn't know any better. I'll discipline him."

"Hmph, teach this brat a good lesson. He doesn't know how to respect a lady at all."

Tsunade nimbly turned around, her light blonde ponytail leaving a trail of fragrance in the air, then walked back towards the kitchen to continue with what she was doing.

Afterward, Qingguang winked and made a suggestive gesture to Nawaki, who immediately understood.

Following that, Tsunade could hear Nawaki's screams of regret from the living room, and she smiled faintly.

Did these two really think she didn't know what was going on?

"Slap!"

"Ah, big sis, I was wrong, I won't dare again!"

"Brother Qingguang, hurry and stop! If you hit me like this, I won't be able to get out of bed for three days!"

Just as another knock sounded at the door, Tsunade called out, "Come in."

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru appeared at the doorway.

The two of them met the gaze of Nawaki, who was lying on the sofa in the living room with a playful smile, pretending to be in pain, and Qingguang, who was hitting the sofa with force.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt the scene was incredibly familiar, just like when his son Shin-chan used to act out for Biwako when he was little?

Seeing Qingguang's awkward smile and Nawaki's stiffened grin, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled knowingly and gave an "ok" gesture.

"Ahem, Qingguang, that's enough. Don't actually beat Nawaki into trouble."

"Yes, Hokage-sama," Qingguang replied, finally pulling Nawaki up from the sofa. The three of them exchanged smiles.

"Alright, it's not work time now, no need for titles. Orochimaru, please sit."

"Yes, Teacher Sarutobi," Orochimaru pulled out a chair and sat down after Hiruzen Sarutobi was seated.

Today was nominally a family banquet to celebrate Tsunade becoming the head of the Medical Department.

In reality, it was to get their hands on the good wine from Qingguang's uncle Shifang. Tsunade couldn't wait that long and had gone to great lengths to get Qingguang to reluctantly agree to make Shifang part with it.

After the two were seated, Qingguang joined the work in the kitchen.

Before long, all the dishes were served. Most of them were cooked by Qingguang and Kushina, with only the young chicken being a dish Tsunade was more skilled at.

Tsunade raised her eyebrows at Qingguang and coughed a few times to hint.

[Quick, bring out that old Uchiha's good wine for me to taste. I've never tried Uchiha wine before.]

Qingguang smiled and blinked.

[Big sis, don't forget what you promised me.]

Without hesitation, Tsunade nodded confidently.

[Leave it to me, little brother.]

The people beside them, seeing the blatant exchange of hints between the two, all had similar thoughts arise in their hearts.

Nawaki: Is Qingguang going to become my brother-in-law?

Kushina: It's like a scene from a romance manga where lovers exchange glances during class~

Orochimaru: Jiraiya, compared to Qingguang, you're still far behind.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: Hmm... it's not impossible. It would be a beautiful thing.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, and with Tsunade's anticipation, Qingguang took out a spatial scroll and retrieved a dark brown ceramic jar from it, still speckled with dirt.

"This is a fine wine I managed to beg from Uncle Shifang. They say it's an old vintage from the Warring States period, and he only has a few jars left himself."

Even before Qingguang opened the jar, just by cleaning off the dirt, Tsunade could already smell the rich aroma of the wine.

"Hey, let me!" Tsunade impatiently bumped Qingguang's waist, pushing him aside and snatching his chair. With nimble movements, she flipped open the lid.

Instantly, her face was filled with intoxication.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened.

This was a treasure!

After the gluttonous feast, Tsunade was thoroughly drunk, hugging Qingguang and slurring praises like an old brother.

Orochimaru had passed out, slumped on the table, a wooden chopstick with a tissue hanging from it still standing in his cup.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, he squinted his eyes, humming a happy tune, still savoring the long, mellow fragrance.

"Big Sis, Big Sis, don't forget what we agreed on~"

Qingguang, held in Tsunade's embrace, fidgeted, his small face flushing red. He leaned close to Tsunade's ear and whispered a reminder.

He knew how difficult it was for a physically healthy man to remain focused under such circumstances.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, swayed, and stood up, leaning forward and enveloping Qingguang under the curve of her chest. Her fingertips, painted with bright red nail polish, traced a path from Qingguang's collarbone, to his Adam's apple, and then to his chin, before lightly tilting upwards.

"Would Big Sis lie to you?"

In that moment, clarity and drunkenness surged through her. A charming, soul-stirring smile flashed across Tsunade's face.

Before Qingguang could even react, Tsunade turned and slammed the table.

Bang!

Orochimaru was jolted awake, his eyes vacant and dazed. He slumped backward, leaning against the back of his chair.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also startled.

As for Kushina and Nawaki, the two youngsters were naturally in the kitchen washing dishes, thus escaping the ordeal.

"Old man, was this wine good or not!" Tsunade said, pointing her finger at Hiruzen Sarutobi's nose.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and nodded.

Tsunade seemed to have drunk too much today.

"It was good, of course it was good. I never expected the Uchiha Clan to have such fine wine~"

"If it was good, then drink more. There'll be more at the Uchiha's wedding banquet next time."

"Hic~" Tsunade even let out a drunken burp.

A flicker of clarity crossed Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. This was exactly what he wanted.

His appearance as Hokage at an Uchiha wedding would signify many things. Now that the opportunity had arisen, he would not miss it.

He glanced at Qingguang and smiled with satisfaction.

This child had managed to think of a way to persuade Tsunade, truly a genius!