Mei Terumi happily walked beside Nagato, carrying a big handful of temporary tattoos and the teddy bear she had bought.
"Why did you buy so many temporary tattoos? The shopkeeper was looking at you like you were an idiot," Nagato asked helplessly.
"They were fifty Ryo each! And those were full sleeves! The little ones were only four or five Ryo each. They were so cheap!!" Mei Terumi said excitedly.
Nagato sighed. You silly kid, they're just too expensive in your Kirigakure...
Nagato brought Mei Terumi home. Fusō anxiously opened the front door, and only after seeing Mei Terumi did she seem to breathe a sigh of relief and relax.
Bang!
Looking at the door that had shut again, Nagato slowly developed a question mark on his face. Seriously? Again?
"How did it go, little Mei Terumi? Did Nagato keep you safe? You didn't get hurt or anything, did you?" Fusō asked with concern, stroking Mei Terumi's hand.
"No, no, Auntie. Nagato protected me very well," Mei Terumi hurriedly said.
"And this teddy bear?" Fusō glanced over, spotting the teddy bear in Mei Terumi's arms, and her eyes lit up.
Could it be? Has my son finally caught on? Does he know to give girls presents now?!! Fusō thought excitedly.
"Hm? Why are there temporary tattoos too?" Fusō excitedly examined the teddy bear, thinking that heaven had finally knocked some sense into her silly son.
With her sharp eyes, Fusō spotted a large bag of temporary tattoos in the pocket of the teddy bear's clothes. The sight left her dumbfounded.
"I bought the teddy bear myself..." Mei Terumi started to explain. She could also tell that Auntie didn't seem very fond of tattoos.
"You don't need to explain, Xiaomei. Nagato! Get in here!" Furious, Fusō immediately stood up, walked to