After Yota and Kana spent a little time cuddling with their mother, they obediently went upstairs to bed.
After all, it was already very late. If they had not been waiting to see their busy mother, they would have gone to bed long ago.
Once Shin, Tsunade, and Shizune had sent the two little ones off, they headed to the dining room.
Quite a few dishes and soups had already been laid out on the table, and two lovely young women were still bustling back and forth between the kitchen and dining room.
Tsunade breathed in the aroma of the food and said,
"Izumi and Ye's cooking is still the best. Ever since I started eating their food, everything I eat elsewhere tastes ordinary."
Just then, Uchiha Izumi came out of the kitchen in a maid outfit, carrying a clay pot. She set it on the table and said with a smile,
"You flatter us, Lady Tsunade. We've simply lived with you long enough to learn what flavors you like. That's what gives you that impression."
Then Uchiha Izumi deftly ladled a bowl of soup for Tsunade and handed it to her.
"Try this Tom Yum Soup I just learned to make. It should taste quite good. You need plenty of nourishment right now, so have some more."
Tsunade accepted the soup and took a sip. Then, watching Shin Uchiha accept his own bowl, she said pointedly to Uchiha Izumi,
"Izumi, sometimes you need to take the initiative. My subordinates reported that they saw a certain someone holding hands with that Two-Tails Jinchūriki and spending quite a while strolling through the Night Market today."
"You and Ye are both grown up now, and we're all family here, so you both have my tacit approval."
"Some people are so dense. They