"Ino, you've really got some nerve, don't push your luck!"
The moment Sakura and Inner Sakura came back, they saw Ino sitting on Aoba's lap, shamelessly taking advantage.
Seriously, her drool was practically about to soak Aoba's clothes.
The two of them quickly stepped forward, trying to pull her away.
"Come on, Aoba belongs to you guys for the whole day anyway. What's wrong with me stealing a couple of kisses?", Ino pouted, reluctantly letting go of the arms she had wrapped around Aoba's neck.
"Hmph! Then why didn't you think about us when you were sneaking off before?"
Sakura and Inner Sakura said without holding back.
Caught between the two of them, Ino felt a bit guilty and didn't dare say anything.
Seeing how pitiful Ino looked, Aoba couldn't help but change the subject for her.
"It's getting late. If we go any later, there might not be any seats left at Ichiraku Ramen."
But the moment he redirected things, the fire turned onto him instead.
"You too, Aoba. If Ino wants to kiss you, you just let her? Can't you resist a little?"
Inner Sakura looked at Aoba with dissatisfaction, "The ones going on a date with you today are us."
"Uh…", Aoba opened his mouth.
Compared to Sakura, Inner Sakura really was much more forceful.
But before he could respond, Inner Sakura had already moved in and sealed his lips.
Only after thoroughly "sweeping through" did she pull back, then licked the corner of her lips in satisfaction.
"Now there's no trace of Ino's taste left."
Ino, standing to the side, was completely stunned.
She suddenly felt like putting her own "mark" back on him, but Sakura and Inner Sakura had already grabbed Aoba and were about to leave.
"Anyway, Ino, you just stay in the office and work properly. We're going out on our date."
"…"
"Hmph! Whatever, like I care."
Seeing this, Ino could only pout and return to her desk.
Anyway, Aoba would come find her tonight.
———
Just like Tenten's choice yesterday, they still went to Ichiraku Ramen for lunch.
Compared to other places, Ichiraku Ramen was undoubtedly where they had the most memories.
"Aoba… hm? Two Sakuras?"
Ayame had been a little surprised to see Aoba come again today, but when she saw the two pink-haired girls on either side of him, she was even more shocked.
Although Inner Sakura had short hair, her facial features and face shape were exactly the same as Sakura's.
"Sister Ayame, my name is Inner Sakura. Um… you can think of me as Sakura's younger sister."
Inner Sakura took the initiative to greet Ayame. Unlike Ayame, who was seeing her for the first time, she had seen Ayame many times before, it was just that Ayame couldn't see her back then.
And compared to calling herself a second personality or something like that, saying she was a younger sister was much easier for people to accept.
"Y-younger sister?"
Ayame was full of confusion. This was the first time she'd heard that Sakura had a younger sister.
But with identical faces, it didn't seem like a lie, and there was no reason to lie.
'Could it be that they got separated when they were young and only recently found each other?'
'But… why did Inner Sakura also seem so close to Aoba?'
Ayame couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
"If Inner Sakura is Sakura's younger sister, and it's your first time here, then today's ramen is on me."
"Mm, thank you, Sister Ayame."
Inner Sakura happily pulled Aoba to sit down.
The joy on her face was impossible to hide. Being seen like this felt really good.
Sakura sat down on Aoba's other side.
As Ayame started preparing the ingredients, she suddenly realized something and looked toward Sakura.
She noticed Sakura had been staring at her.
The moment their eyes met, Sakura's eyes lit up, and Ayame immediately understood what she wanted to say.
"Sister Ayame, how did you know…"
"You're getting married to Aoba?"
"Uh…"
Her words were said before she could finish, and Sakura's face instantly froze.
"Heh!"
Ayame couldn't help but laugh.
Even Aoba beside her found it hard not to smile.
Sakura first pinched Aoba's hand in a slightly spoiled manner, then pouted and asked,
"Sister Ayame, how did you know?"
Ayame glanced at Aoba between them and said helplessly, "Because Tenten came yesterday and said the exact same thing."
"What, even that got beaten to it by Tenten."
Sakura puffed her cheeks.
Ayame pressed her lips together, then looked at Aoba with a faintly resentful expression.
"Aoba, don't tell me in the next few days you're going to bring each of them one by one to say the same thing to me?"
After so many years of watching these few show off their affection, she was already used to being single.
But if someone came every day to say they were getting married…
'This is too much! Single people have feelings too!'
"Ahem! It's fine, Sister Ayame. Tomorrow it's Hinata. Hinata probably won't do that," Aoba coughed lightly and said seriously.
"…"
'So that means someone will come every day.'
Ayame couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. Looks like she was going to be stuffed full of "dog food" these next few days.
After finishing their ramen, the two pink-haired girls immediately dragged Aoba toward the bridal shop.
Even though Tenten had already come yesterday, so their visit might not feel very special, they still wanted to take a wedding photo together.
But if you really thought about it, they were actually the first.
It was just that back then, the wedding took place in the mental world, and only the three of them knew about it.
But Aoba's "first time" in that sense definitely belonged to them.
When the bridal shop owner heard that Aoba had come again today, she thought there was some issue with the contract sent to the Hokage building, something serious enough to make the Hokage come in person, so she hurried out in a rush.
But when she saw Sakura and Inner Sakura, who looked like twins, she froze.
Then after Aoba explained roughly the same request as yesterday, she immediately understood and quickly began making arrangements.
Although it was beyond her expectations, her strong professionalism allowed her to keep her composure.
But looking at it this way, the rumors in the village really did seem to be true.
The bridal shop owner suddenly felt like she was going to be very busy for a while.
Sakura and Inner Sakura didn't choose the same kind of wedding dress as Tenten. Both of them chose pink-themed styles. Sakura picked an A-line wedding dress, while Inner Sakura chose a mermaid-style one.
There wasn't as much hassle with makeup and styling as there had been for Tenten, but since there were three people, the photo shoot took quite a bit longer. Correspondingly, the atmosphere was even livelier.
After finishing the wedding photos, the three of them went to have dinner together, then headed straight toward the Senju clan grounds.
Sakura and Inner Sakura clearly weren't as shy as Tenten. They even planned to go back and greet Yugao and the others individually.
Seeing Inner Sakura's eager expression, Aoba couldn't help but ask,
"So, Inner Sakura, are you planning to join in later too?"
"Of course."
The smile at the corner of Inner Sakura's lips grew even wider. She suddenly let go of his hand, then moved around him and tightly hugged Sakura instead.
"Inner Sakura?"
The sudden closeness caught Sakura off guard.
Their faces were pressed together, slightly squished.
"Aoba, do you want to know what other differences there are between me and Sakura, besides our hair?"
"…"
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
[email protected]/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through P@treon.