"Mom!"
Sarada heard the door open and excitedly ran to the entrance. Seeing Sakura return, she threw herself into her arms and sweetly called out.
Sakura hugged Sarada, a sudden sense of guilt towards Sasuke rising in her heart. She gently ruffled Sarada's little head.
"Have you been listening to Grandma at home?" Sakura asked softly.
"I've been very obedient!" Sarada said, tilting her head up.
"Good girl!" Sakura praised.
"You're back!" Mikoto came out of the kitchen, smiling kindly.
"Mom!" Sakura felt an even deeper sense of guilt when she saw her mother.
"Why didn't you come home last night? Did something happen?" Mikoto noticed Sakura's slight abnormality and asked with concern.
"Nothing, I had a drink with a friend last night and just slept over at her place." Sakura forced a smile and said to Mikoto.
Mikoto carefully observed Sakura's expression, but didn't press further. She just waved her hand and said, "Dinner's ready, come sit down and eat."
"Um, you guys eat first, I'm going to take a shower." Sakura, worried that Mikoto would smell the strange odor on her, fled into the bathroom like a scared rabbit and locked the door.
"Bang!"
After closing the bathroom door, Sakura touched her burning cheeks, let out a long sigh, then turned on the shower, took off her clothes, and began to wash herself.
At this moment, there were faint marks on her fair skin—Alan Folker's handiwork from last night.
"That little rascal! He's too naughty! From now on, I must stay away from him!" Sakura pouted and said resentfully.
Although she said that, when her hand lightly caressed her skin, she immediately remembered the pleasure Alan Folker had given her last night.
"Damn it, I can't think about it anymore! If I think too much, I'll become a pervert!" Sakura shook her head vigorously, trying to shake that thought out of her mind.
However, her little hand unconsciously moved to her own...
"Why is his touch so different from my own?" Sakura murmured with a frown.
She remembered the sensations from last night, a feeling she had never experienced in her life—it was wonderful, as if her soul had been absorbed.
Sakura leaned against the wall, sliding to the floor, her fingers moving like Alan Folker's last night, and in her mind, she heard the scorching 'baguette'.
"Folker, Folker... " Sakura kept repeating Alan Folker's name.
Meanwhile, after a simple breakfast, Alan Folker headed towards the Hokage's office.
[Ding! Icha Icha Paradise Mission: Hold Hinata's hand. Remaining time: two hours. Reward: 100 points upon completion.]
Suddenly, the system mission prompt sounded in Alan Folker's mind.
"Huh? Hinata?" Alan Folker was stunned. He hadn't expected the system to give him a mission involving Hinata. Although the mission difficulty wasn't high, just holding her hand...
But the problem was, Hinata was Naruto's woman, his sworn brother's woman, who would be getting married in a few days to become his bride!
Was this system telling him to make a move on Hinata?
"Folker-kun!" Just as Alan Folker was lost in thought, he had already arrived at the entrance of the Hokage's office, and at the same time, a sweet and pleasant voice sounded in his ear.
Alan Folker looked up and saw Hinata standing not far from him, smiling at him.
Hinata was dressed as usual, rather conservatively, but it still couldn't conceal her graceful and well-proportioned curves, especially the pair of jade peaks on her chest, which seemed ready to burst forth, making people's imaginations run wild.
"Sister-in-law!" Alan Folker quickly called out.
Hinata's pretty face immediately flushed with shyness when she heard Alan Folker call her sister-in-law, and she lowered her head.
"Um, sister-in-law, why are you here?" Alan Folker saw Hinata blush and quickly changed the subject.
"I, I came to find Naruto today..." Hinata stammered.
"Oh..." Alan Folker responded, then said, "Then let's go up together."
"Mhm!" Hinata nodded gently and followed Alan Folker upstairs.
"Folker-kun, when did you come back?" Hinata suddenly asked.
"The day before yesterday, I received the news of your marriage to my brother Naruto, so I rushed back," Alan Folker answered truthfully.
"Oh! Thank you! For rushing back to attend my and Naruto's wedding 0 Wife Dad VII Private Room." Hinata said softly, her head lowered.
"What's there to thank for?" Alan Folker said with a smile.
Hinata lowered her head and didn't speak.
Soon, the two arrived at Naruto's office.
Naruto was delighted to see Alan Folker and quickly stood up, wanting to greet him.
However, when he saw Hinata behind Alan Folker, his expression changed, and he then said, "Hinata, why are you here?"
Seeing this, Alan Folker couldn't help but feel a little confused. Why did Naruto seem a little scared when he saw Hinata?
"I was afraid you were too busy and hadn't eaten breakfast, so I brought some over for you." Hinata placed the bento box on Naruto's desk.
"Don't worry, no matter how busy I am, I wouldn't forget to eat breakfast, would I?" Naruto said with a smile.
"Alan Folker, you're finally here. I waited for you in the living room for a long time and didn't see you come down. Something suddenly came up, so I had to come back to the Hokage's office," Naruto complained to Alan Folker.
"I wasn't quite sober from the alcohol yet," Alan Folker said with a smile.
"How have you been? After being away for a few years, have your skills improved? What have you seen?" Naruto asked, sitting at his desk, busy with his work.
Alan Folker chatted with Naruto like this, while Hinata found a seat and sat down, listening to them talk without interrupting.
Naruto and Alan Folker chatted intermittently, while Naruto's eyes secretly glanced at Hinata, a hint of anxiety in them.
Naruto was anxious, and so was Alan Folker! Time was ticking by, and he had no chance or time to hold Hinata's hand!
If he didn't complete the mission, there would be a penalty!
He couldn't just forcibly grab Hinata's hand in front of Naruto, could he?
Naruto would probably beat him to death right there!
Naruto saw that Hinata had no intention of leaving, so he shook his head helplessly, then picked up the phone and said a few words.
"Folker, I still have things to do, so I won't chat with you anymore. You can go and have fun." Naruto sighed after hanging up the phone.
"Alright then, Brother Naruto, take your time. I'll be going." Alan Folker breathed a sigh of relief. There was still time. As long as they left the Hokage's office, he would have a chance to hold Hinata's hand.
"Naruto, I'm leaving too. Remember to eat." Hinata stood up, reminded Naruto, then followed Alan Folker out of Naruto's office.