"The movie theater?", Aoba said half jokingly.
"Aoba-nii!", Karin let out an unhappy, coquettish protest.
"Hahaha, let's hurry up and go. We still need to meet up with Tenten first, right?"
Aoba amusedly pinched her fatty little round face. Soft and squishy, the feel was really nice.
Karin puffed out her cheeks and let Aoba pinch her.
"Mm, we agreed to meet at the amusement park entrance."
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Today was Friday.
Logically speaking, since it was a workday and still just after breakfast time in the morning, there should not have been many people coming to the amusement park.
But it just happened to be this time slot when quite a few people had already come, gathering at the entrance of the amusement park.
It could only be said that the entertainment life in the ninja world was really far too lacking.
And the amusement park just happened to be the most suitable place for entertainment.
So even though it was still morning, and the park had not even opened yet, people had already started lining up at the entrance.
Among these people were parents bringing their children, as well as pairs of men and women about the same age as Aoba.
Some were locals from Konoha, while others were tourists who had come from other ninja villages and countries after hearing about it.
There was no helping it. Konoha's amusement park had only been completed this year.
So for the entire ninja world, Konoha's amusement park was still a very fresh thing.
When Aoba and Karin arrived at the amusement park, they had only just reached the entrance.
From far away, they saw Tenten standing there with her hands behind her back, leaning against a streetlamp at the entrance.
No one knew how long Tenten had been waiting. She was lowering her head, looking at her toes or somewhere else.
From her appearance, it was obvious that she had carefully dressed up for this afternoon's date.
She was wearing a Chinese style white long sleeved qipao, and on her feet were a pair of white flat shoes along with a pair of small white ankle socks.
Sunlight traced out delicate curves over her petite figure, and two light pink ribbons were tied at the base of the two buns on her head.
"Tenten!"
The two of them quickened their pace toward her, calling out her name at the same time.
Tenten also looked up. When she saw Aoba and Karin, she first showed a happy expression, but very quickly that turned into a resentful one, and she walked toward them as well.
"Why are you guys so slow?"
Looking at her flushed little face, it was clear that she had already been there for quite a while.
If it were just a date between the two of them, even if she complained and grumbled a bit, she would not really get angry.
But this was a three person date, and Aoba had come over chatting and laughing together with Karin.
That inevitably made Tenten feel a bit sour, though her tone was also full of eagerness to see him.
Aoba neither explained nor apologized.
There was no need. Just as Tenten walked up to him, Aoba directly reached out and wrapped an arm around her slender waist.
Before Tenten could react, what greeted her was Aoba lowering his head and kissing her dominantly.
Tenten's eyes widened for a moment, then immediately closed. Her body gradually softened in Aoba's arms.
The earlier resentment was instantly reduced to almost nothing.
Aoba did not go any further. Before more people looked over, he let Tenten go.
After they separated, Tenten punched his chest with her fist and said shyly with a red face.
"There are so many people."
Although kissing was already an everyday thing for the two of them, being this intimate in a public place still made Tenten blush uncontrollably.
Aoba smiled, then cupped Tenten's flushed little face with both hands.
"Your face is so cold. How long did you wait?"
Tenten only felt her cheeks burning hot. Where was there any resentment left.
"I-I didn't wait that long."
"That's good."
Aoba knew she must have already waited for a while, but he did not expose her, still holding Tenten's face. "Is it warmer now?"
Tenten nodded shyly. Not just her face, she felt like her whole body was warm now.
"Seriously, Aoba-nii, I'm still here!"
Seeing the two of them being all lovey dovey and completely ignoring everyone else, Karin's dissatisfied face appeared between them.
The scene instantly formed a classic love triangle composition.
After feeling that Tenten's face really was a bit hot, Aoba withdrew his hands, then cupped Karin's face instead and asked with a smile.
"How does it feel?"
"Warm and comfy."
The dissatisfaction on Karin's face immediately disappeared, replaced by a blissful expression.
She was super easy to placate.
"Then let's go line up first."
Seeing the line getting longer and longer, Aoba quickly pulled the two girls along and ran to the back of the line, under the envious, jealous, and resentful gazes of many young people.
With his status, getting a bit of privilege would not be a big deal, but as long as it did not take too long, lining up was also an unavoidable part of the dating process.
While the three of them bickered playfully, the line moved quickly. They did not wait long before entering the amusement park.
"As for the Ferris wheel, let's go when we're about to leave. What do you want to play first right now?", Aoba asked the two girls for their opinions.
"The haunted house!", Karin answered without thinking.
Tenten, beside her, could not help casting a disdainful glance at her.
'Hah! I know Karin's intentions all too well.'
"Aren't you really afraid of ghosts, Karin?"
Back when they did courage tests before, Karin often "fearfully" clung to Aoba.
"That's why I need to practice my courage. Let's hurry up and go."
Karin said matter of factly, then pulled Aoba and ran toward the haunted house.
Aoba also pulled Tenten along.
After entering the haunted house, it really did turn out just as Tenten had expected.
After one run through the haunted house, Karin had been cowering in Aoba's arms the whole time, screaming in fear.
It got to the point where even the haunted house staff felt embarrassed to come out and scare her when they saw how frightened she was, letting the three of them walk through the entire attraction without any obstacles.
Aoba was also a bit helpless. Although he knew there was a very high chance Karin was putting on an act, since she was his little girlfriend, of course he had to dote on her.
Tenten, on the other hand, kept a blank expression the whole way. One hand was held by Aoba, and the other covered her ear. She had no sense of immersion in the game at all.
Karin's courage was definitely not small. Normally when they went out on missions together, once she took action, she was extremely decisive.
There had even been a time when they faced a so called ghost warrior, and Karin had gone up and dealt with him in two or three moves.
Thinking about this, Tenten happened to see a shooting type attraction not far away and paused slightly.
Then she tugged on Aoba's sleeve and pointed over there.
"Aoba, come play that with me!"
"Okay."
Aoba agreed without hesitation.
However, the way things developed was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"Aoba, like this?"
Standing at the counter, Tenten, who was usually carefree and not very particular, looked extremely obedient and well behaved at this moment.
Even her voice sounded a bit soft, and if you listened carefully, you could even hear a faint nasal tone.
"Yes, exactly like that."
Aoba stood behind Tenten, his arms wrapping around to the front of her chest. His hands held her wrists as he taught her aiming techniques.
He looked very patient and cooperative.
"I miscalculated!"
Karin stood off to the side hugging a fluffy plush toy, feeling gloomy. This was the prize she had gotten earlier by hitting the target and knocking it down.
As a ninja, this was basically no different from being handed out for free.
Especially for a throwing specialist ninja like Tenten.
But what she had not expected was that Tenten, who looked so honest and straightforward, had started using tricks too. She had played ten rounds in a row without hitting a single one. And then let Aoba teach her hand in hand.
'Damn it, how did I not think of that at the time?'
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