Seeing Suzune's red face, the steam practically rising from her, and the way she nervously clutched her pants, Xin was dumbfounded.
Sure, guys and girls had their boundaries, but Xin had only patted her head as her captain. There was no ulterior motive.
Who would've thought Suzune would react like this, as if he had touched some forbidden spot?
Emmm...
Did I mess up?
Making a girl blush like that... this feels off.
Just as Xin was about to explain himself, Suzune turned on her heel and bolted toward her home.
"Hey! I didn't mean anything by it!" Xin called after her.
But the more he called, the faster Suzune ran, as if something terrifying was chasing her.
After a moment, Xin lowered his hand.
"That was weird."
Shaking his head, he shrugged it off.
"Guess I'll go find Kushina," He muttered, heading toward her place.
Ever since the Nine-Tails incident, where the fox had made a complete fool of itself, Kushina had been avoiding Xin, hiding like an ostrich.
"Girl, what's wrong with you lately?" Tsunade slurred, her arm slung around Kushina's shoulders, her breath reeking of alcohol. "You've been talking to yourself all the time, and you haven't visited Xin recently. You used to practically live at his place, and now you don't even stop by."
"It's nothing, I've just been busy," Kushina said with a forced smile, trying to push Tsunade's boozy breath away.
"Phew, you stink like a bar!" Kushina complained, waving her hand in front of her face.
"Oh, now you're complaining?" Tsunade blew her breath in Kushina's direction again, sniffing herself. "I don't smell a thing! You must be imagining it. Come on, take a whiff!"
"No way! Get away from me!" Kushina pushed Tsunade's face away again. "You smell awful."
"Hahaha, you think you can escape from me?" Tsunade cackled like a mischievous uncle, pulling Kushina into a tight hug and pushing her face close to hers, puckering her lips in mock affection.
At that moment, Xin arrived at Kushina's place, only to hear the sound of playful scuffling inside. Without thinking, he pushed the door open and stepped inside.
"Uh..."
What he saw was Tsunade practically kissing Kushina, with Kushina desperately trying to push her away.
Seeing Xin standing in the doorway, Kushina froze, her face going blank.
Before she could react, Tsunade kissed her on the cheek.
What... just happened?
Blinking in confusion, Xin raised his hand. "Should I give you two a moment?"
As Kushina's stunned expression slowly turned crimson, veins popped out on her forehead.