Chapter 357 - 355 Second Development?

"Chigusa, are you staying for dinner?"

In the warm house, Orochimaru poured Uzumaki Chigusa a cup of tea.

"Of course, I haven't tasted your cooking yet!"

Uzumaki Chigusa readily agreed. If her identity wasn't so sensitive, she would have wanted to stay at Orochimaru's house for a while.

Orochimaru poured herself a cup of medicinal tea and took a sip, reminding her, "You need to be mentally prepared, Tsunade doesn't know about our relationship yet."

Uzumaki Chigusa took a sip of the medicinal tea, which had a very light herbal taste, was refreshing, thirst-quenching, and invigorating. She said without reservation, "It's come to this, she can't possibly beat us up, can she? Besides, I was the one who actively seduced you, not the other way around."

?!

Uchiha Hikari dropped the scroll in her hand upon hearing this, her small mouth wide open.

The invisibly eavesdropping Ichikishimahime couldn't help but reveal herself, pointing at Uzumaki Chigusa and saying, "You, aren't you being too blunt by saying that?!"

"That's the truth!"

Uzumaki Chigusa was not at all surprised by Ichikishimahime's appearance. She had seen this thousand-year-old loli from Ryūchi Cave many times; she was almost inseparable from Orochimaru.

Orochimaru coughed lightly, almost choking, and glared at Uzumaki Chigusa, correcting her, "Chigusa, we are in a normal relationship, it has nothing to do with seduction. I always say you're a terrible adult, but actually, I'm pretty terrible too."

A perfectly normal relationship, but when it came out of her mouth, it had a strange flavor of something… bovine?

"Then we're a terrible duo!"

Uzumaki Chigusa put her arm around Orochimaru's waist and winked at her.

"Our combination is truly awful."

Orochimaru pinched Uzumaki Chigusa's cheek, speechless as she complained.

"It's almost time, I'm going to cook."

Orochimaru put down her teacup and walked out.

"Orochimaru, I'll help!"

Uchiha Hikari packed up the scroll and quickly followed.

"Want to watch TV?"

Ichikishimahime tossed Uzumaki Chigusa a bag of potato chips and gestured with the remote control.

"Of course."

Uzumaki Chigusa opened the bag of chips and chatted with Ichikishimahime about a movie currently in theaters.

"Sister Chigusa?"

When Tsunade returned home, she immediately saw Uzumaki Chigusa sitting in the living room, watching TV and chatting happily with Ichikishimahime. She was very surprised.

"Tsuna, long time no see!"

Uzumaki Chigusa put down the remote control in her hand.

"Sister Chigusa, how could you…"

Tsunade looked at Uzumaki Chigusa and recalled an unpleasant memory, the unpleasant memory of being forced to call her 'sister.'

"I came to Konoha to see Grandma Mito, and also Orochimaru."

Uzumaki Chigusa looked in the direction of the kitchen.

"See Orochimaru?"

Tsunade sensed something was off and asked tentatively, "Sister Chigusa, you and Orochimaru…"

"I am Orochimaru's hidden lover in the Land of Waves, please take care of me~!"

Uzumaki Chigusa narrowed her eyes and said with a wide smile.

"What?!"

Tsunade's eyes widened as if struck by lightning, thinking she had misheard.

Crunch—!

Ichikishimahime bit through her lollipop, looking at Uzumaki Chigusa with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

At the unusually quiet dinner table, Tsunade's dagger-like glares shot at Uzumaki Chigusa.

She could never have imagined that the Uzumaki Clan leader, an old woman who often visited her grandmother when she was a child and forced her to call her 'sister,' would actually become Orochimaru's lover!

Oh-ho~!

Ichikishimahime looked at Tsunade, then at Uzumaki Chigusa, with an expression of enjoying the drama.

"Tsuna, why are you staring at me?"

Uzumaki Chigusa felt uncomfortable under Tsunade's gaze.

Orochimaru's dishes were delicious, but being stared at by Tsunade like this made even the most delicious food difficult to swallow.

"I'm looking at an old cow eating young grass!"

Tsunade took a big gulp of sake, her eyes fiercely fixed on Uzumaki Chigusa.

"Pfft—!"

Hyuga Mio almost spat out the rice in her mouth, quickly patting her chest, while Uchiha Hikari gently patted her back.

"I went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said my stomach isn't good, so I'm suitable for eating young grass."

Uzumaki Chigusa clutched her face with a worried expression, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes as she said, "You used to call me Sister Chigusa. I really miss when you were a little kid with pigtails!"

Is Chigusa intentionally provoking Tsunade?

Orochimaru sensed Uzumaki Chigusa's intention.

"You!"

Tsunade was about to explode with anger. It was her first time seeing someone so brazen about eating young grass. The words "old woman" were chewed over repeatedly in her mouth for a long time but remained unspoken.

Uzumaki Chigusa looked at Tsunade's fuming expression and said with a smile, "Relax, when I fell in love with Orochimaru, she was already 18. I admit I'm terrible, but not so terrible as to date a minor."

"Isn't that still terrible?! Sister Chigusa, how could you?!"

Tsunade didn't know what to say. She found it extremely difficult to accept Uzumaki Chigusa becoming Orochimaru's lover. The most infuriating thing was that Mio and the others already knew, and only she had been kept in the dark!

"Feelings like love, it's impossible to pretend they don't exist, Tsuna, you should know that very well, shouldn't you?"

When Uzumaki Chigusa realized her feelings for Orochimaru, she also thought about giving up. If she were still the old her in Uzushiogakure of the Land of Whirlpools, she might have buried these feelings deep in her heart, never to unearth them.

But after experiencing the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, she didn't want to leave herself with any regrets.

"Don't joke around!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth, unable to suppress the anger in her heart, and picked up a wine glass, splashing it over.

The sake splashed towards Uzumaki Chigusa floated in the air, gathered together, flew in front of Orochimaru, and she drank it in one gulp.

Tsunade looked at the wine glass in her hand. She knew what she was doing was inappropriate, but she truly couldn't help herself.

"Sorry."

Tsunade got up and walked out.

Uzumaki Chigusa looked at Orochimaru and urged, "Orochimaru, go check on her. Her temper is truly identical to Grandma Mito's."

"Alright."

Orochimaru got up to find Tsunade.

"Chigusa, why did you intentionally provoke Tsunade?"

Hyuga Mio looked at Uzumaki Chigusa, puzzled.

"Some things can't be left unsaid. Orochimaru never intended to hide our relationship, and neither did I."

Uzumaki Chigusa picked up a piece of fish, put it in her mouth, her red eyes slightly narrowed as she savored it.

"Oh!"

Ichikishimahime said with sudden understanding, "You were intentionally provoking Tsunade to create an opportunity for Orochimaru and Tsunade to be alone, so Orochimaru could appease Tsunade!"

"As expected of a Sage from Ryūchi Cave!"

Uzumaki Chigusa clapped her hands, praising sincerely.

"Hmph hmph!"

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