Chapter 130: Honey, Go Easy!

Night, on the rooftop of Tsunade’s house in Konoha Village.

Although Kato Mifune had not yet mastered the Wood Release ninjutsu, he had spent the last few months setting up this space. There were no swings or grape trellises yet; instead, Mifune had created a comfortable, cozy spot perfect for relaxing and stargazing. He couldn’t have them sitting foolishly on the edge of a wall every time he brought his girlfriend up here for a romantic chat. Once or twice was fine, and as a man, he had thick enough skin not to care, but it would be a sin to let his delicate girlfriend suffer. As a Konoha jonin, it wasn't as if he lacked the means to provide for her, and besides, making the dating environment more comfortable benefited him as well. Of course, whether or not it was truly comfortable for him depended entirely on Tsunade’s mood. Right now, for instance, Mifune was experiencing a mix of pain and pleasure.

Currently, only the couple was on the rooftop. After returning from the Snow Cow specialty barbecue shop, Nawaki, his brother-in-law-to-be and "cheap" apprentice, had insisted on pestering him. Perhaps Mifune had fed the boy too much "soul soup" that afternoon; the kid had shifted from completely ignoring him to acting like a little fanboy. At the shop, Nawaki hadn't managed to get any detailed information from his sister about the "Kato Hawk Hand" technique, and in his burst of curiosity, he had been hounding Mifune to teach it to him immediately. But teaching an apprentice was nowhere near as important as spending time with his girlfriend—not even if the apprentice was his girlfriend’s brother. Besides, the Kato Hawk Hand wasn't something to be taught to a child.

Could Mifune tolerate his cheap apprentice interrupting his date? Upon returning, annoyed by the persistent boy, Mifune had used a dose of "Salted Fish Power" to send Nawaki off into a sweet dream. Only then did he have the time to bring Tsunade to the rooftop for some romance and to make amends.

Despite the late autumn chill, the view from Tsunade’s roof was lovely, hardly inferior to the night he had confessed his feelings to her six months ago. Mifune was currently bowed low, using his Kato Hawk Hand technique to carefully provide acupoint therapy to his girlfriend’s feet. Having learned these techniques from the brawny sisters, he was now quite proficient, and he knew Tsunade’s delicate feet well enough to find her sensitive spots with expert pressure.

"Mmm... oh..." Tsunade let out a pleasant, seductive moan.

"…And that’s how it went." Mifune recounted the afternoon