To Tsunade's surprise, Makoto continued reviewing official documents even while eating lunch.
The food was placed on his desk, and he ate while reading.
Tsunade thought to herself, "At the very least, this guy is dedicated to his position as Hokage."
From yesterday to now, she had noticed that this Hyuga Makoto was extremely serious about his work.
The village had also developed significantly over the past two years—something even outsiders could see.
Her impression of Hyuga Makoto had always been that he was a despicable opportunist, someone who had relied on underhanded schemes to seize the Hokage's seat.
Of course, that impression hadn't changed much.
Being dedicated as a Hokage was the bare minimum—it wasn't anything particularly praiseworthy.
All the previous Hokage, except Orochimaru, had performed well in this regard.
After lunch came the afternoon break.
In the resting room, Makoto leaned against the bed, reading a book.
After finishing cleaning up the dishes and lunchboxes, Tsunade walked to the bedside and sat down.
Her black-stockinged legs were pressed together, and she seemed a bit nervous, her hand unconsciously gripping the hem of her skirt.
Without hesitation, Makoto lay down, resting his head on Tsunade's lap, his eyes still focused on the book in his hands.
Unlike Samui, Tsunade's thighs were softer, with more flesh, and the scent on her body was also different.
Tsunade ran a hand through her hair, pulling out a single golden strand.
She carefully folded and twisted it together before gently parting the hair near Makoto's ear, slowly threading her golden strand in.
Holding the other end of the hair between her fingers, she gently twisted it.
A faint rustling sound could be heard as the hair brushed against his ear canal, but at that moment, Tsunade's entire focus was on her own lap.
Unlike when she had practiced on Samui earlier, this time, it was a man.
Even through the layer of stockings, she could clearly feel the warmth of Makoto's face pressing against her thighs.
This intimate contact made her tense, embarrassed, resistant, and even disgusted.
"Too deep, it hurts."
Makoto's sudden remark made Tsunade immediately stop her movements.
"…Sorry." She apologized in a low voice.
Makoto reached up and rubbed his slightly uncomfortable ear before closing his book.
Then, he turned over, now lying face-down, his head resting against Tsunade's lower abdomen.
"Continue."
This position was far too intimate, making Tsunade's entire body tense up involuntarily.
After a brief hesitation, Tsunade resumed her task.
However, in her heightened state of tension, she could clearly feel Makoto's warm breath against her lower abdomen, sending a wave of goosebumps across her skin.
In contrast, Makoto had his eyes closed as if he were about to fall asleep.
Tsunade moved her fingers even more carefully, afraid of hurting him again.
If she annoyed him, she figured she would be the one to suffer for it.
Time passed, and her fingers began to ache from the repetitive motions.
Meanwhile, the steady rhythm of Makoto's breathing suggested that he had actually fallen asleep.
Tsunade paused, then softly called, "Lord Hokage?"
No response.
Letting out a quiet sigh of relief, she pulled out the strand of hair and discarded it before stretching her wrist to ease the soreness.
However, as soon as she moved, Makoto shifted as well.
One of his arms wrapped around her waist, and his face pressed firmly against her lower abdomen, as though he had mistaken her for a pillow.
Tsunade immediately froze, too afraid to move a muscle.
She felt lost and unsure—should she just wake him up like this?
Would that be okay…?
Just as she was debating what to do, the door to the resting room suddenly opened.
Samui appeared in the doorway.
Tsunade felt an instant wave of relief and quickly gestured toward Samui, silently pleading for help.
However, after taking one look at Makoto, who was clearly asleep, Samui simply mouthed two words.
"Don't move."
Then, she shut the door again.
Tsunade felt both frustrated and anxious.
She lowered her head to glance at Makoto, who was still resting on her thighs, one arm wrapped around her waist.
Carefully, she tried to move his hand away, but as soon as she did, he instinctively resisted, tightening his grip even more.
Even through the layers of clothing, Tsunade could clearly feel the contours of Makoto's face pressed against her lower abdomen, filling her with overwhelming shame and anger.
Before long, Samui suddenly returned.
Tsunade noticed that she had taken off her high heels, and her footsteps were nearly silent.
Samui approached Tsunade and gently lifted Makoto's head and arm.
Tsunade, feeling as if she had been granted amnesty, quickly got up, only to be signaled by Samui's gaze not to move too far.
After carefully settling Makoto onto the bed and covering him with a blanket, Samui whispered to Tsunade, "Take off your shoes."
Tsunade understood and removed her high heels, then silently followed Samui out of the resting room.
Once outside, she let out a deep breath and glanced at the shoes in her hands, realizing how disheveled she had become over something like this.
Thinking about how Makoto had held onto her just moments ago, she shuddered again.
Samui said, "Go rest in the other room."
Tsunade, however, couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "This is such a hassle."
Samui replied calmly, "Since our job is to serve, we must do it properly."
Tsunade wanted to refute that she wasn't someone who served others, but when she thought back to what she had just done, wasn't that exactly what she had been doing?
She had even feared making him angry and had instinctively apologized when she made a mistake.
A wave of shame and helplessness surged through her.
As she was about to leave, Samui reminded her, "Lord Hokage will wake up around two. Be sure to come back by then."
"…I got it."
Tsunade suddenly felt an intense hatred for herself—hatred for her own compliance, hatred for how she had accepted the situation.
She felt like she was no longer herself.
Nine days…
She clenched her fists tightly, only to eventually loosen them in defeat, before walking out of the Hokage's office.
At 2:00 PM.
She returned to the Hokage's office and saw Samui, just like yesterday, organizing documents at the desk.
These were all papers that had arrived within the past two hours, waiting for the Hokage's approval.
Receiving a subtle signal from Samui, Tsunade headed to the inner resting room, removing her high heels at the doorway.
Makoto was still asleep. Tsunade sat on a nearby chair, quietly watching the man on the bed as she waited.
After about ten minutes, Makoto suddenly stirred.
Noticing this, Tsunade quickly stood up from her chair but hesitated for a moment.
Makoto turned over, his eyes half-lidded from sleep, lazily gazing at her. "Tsunade, huh?"
"I'm here… Lord Hokage."
She took a few quick steps forward, then knelt down beside the bed, her lips pressed into a thin line as her eyes searched for something below.
Finally, she found the Hokage's shoes.
Perhaps she didn't even realize how naturally she moved—despite only having done this once before.
"Do you… want to get up now?"
Makoto stretched his body and yawned before finally throwing off the blanket and sitting up.
"What time is it?" Makoto asked.
"2:17 PM," Tsunade replied.
Makoto turned and sat at the edge of the bed, letting his legs dangle over the side.
It seemed Tsunade had been waiting for this moment.
Without needing any further instruction, she immediately picked up his socks and began putting them on for him.
As he watched Tsunade kneeling before him, head lowered, dutifully helping him put on his shoes, Makoto suddenly chuckled.
"Tsunade, you seem to have gotten used to this job already."
"..."
Hearing this, Tsunade's movements faltered for a brief second, but she remained silent.
She simply continued, one hand holding Makoto's foot as she carefully slipped on his shoe.
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