After Hyuga Shinichi lifted the tent flap, he saw the two embracing each other.
Before he could process what was happening, Tsunade broke free from Dan Katō's arms with a flushed face and punched Hyuga Shinichi.
Caught completely off guard by the sudden punch, Hyuga Shinichi was sent flying backward.
Inuzuka Gai and Aburame Tomohiro, standing on either side, had not seen the situation inside the tent clearly, but they clearly saw Hyuga Shinichi suddenly fly backward.
Mistaking it for an ambush by Sunagakure ninja inside the tent, they immediately leaped back warily and landed in front of Hyuga Shinichi, who was lying flat on the ground.
Aburame Tomohiro quickly checked Hyuga Shinichi's injuries, while Inuzuka Gai and the ninja hound Black Charcoal looked toward the tent.
Unlike Inuzuka Gai, the ninja hound Black Charcoal did not look wary.
It had actually smelled the two people inside the tent from the start, but when it saw the other two jump back, it followed along.
At that moment, the two people inside the tent slowly stepped out. They were Tsunade and Dan Katō.
Inuzuka Gai was instantly filled with confusion. He glanced back and found that Hyuga Shinichi was not seriously hurt.
Rubbing his swollen red left cheek, Hyuga Shinichi slowly sat up and looked at Tsunade with a slightly aggrieved expression as he complained.
"Big Sis Tsunade, what was that? Ow~ What if you disfigure your little brother's handsome face? I won't be able to find a wife then."
Tsunade had not put much strength into that punch. Although she had sent Hyuga Shinichi flying, his face had only turned red.
Tsunade, whose face was even redder than Hyuga Shinichi's, looked at him and said, "Hmph, don't you know you should ask before entering someone else's tent? How did you