Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"Tsunade is the Hokage now, didn't you give her a position?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Giving it to her would be a waste of money," Jiraiya clicked his tongue.

He left behind two things: a photobook of a beautiful girl and a novel he had written himself. Then Jiraiya departed.

Naruto flipped through the photo album.

Ino pouted and said, "What's so interesting about them? In two or three years, when I grow up, I'll be prettier than them."

"If you linger any longer, once your body gets cold, you probably won't have a future," Naruto said casually.

"She's gone." Nine-Tailed Fox.

Less than half an hour later.

"She's here." Nine-Tails.

"..." Naruto.

"You really think this place is your home? You promised not to possess me so casually, and now there's no mission, and it's not even a battle," Naruto said.

“You were imprisoned here because you listened to my pleas and tried to save Sakura. I can’t pretend I don’t know that,” Ino said.

"Besides spending time with you, I can't think of any other way to express my feelings."

"I know you and Hinata are engaged, and I know that continuing like this will not bring any reward. At least for now, I like you."

"Until I meet someone new and I like someone else, let me stay with you in this way. This is just a little bit of my selfishness."

Just then, the cell door opened.

Sakura walked in empty-handed, closed the door, grabbed Naruto who was sitting, pressed him against the wall, her face slightly flushed, and shouted, "I like you! Please go out with me with marriage in mind!"

Chapter 108 Naruto: Don't take it seriously

Sakura, who was undergoing hellish training under Danzo's command and was unaware of the plot developments, and who thought Naruto was single, couldn't hold back any longer and came to confess her feelings.

She is now a disciple of the Fifth Hokage and will not become a rogue ninja. The distance between her and Naruto is no longer far.

"..." Naruto.

"Put me down," Naruto said.

"Huh? Oh." Sakura was stunned and subconsciously let go of Naruto.

"Have you seen your uncle and aunt since you went back?" Naruto asked.

"I've seen him," Sakura replied.

“That fake you…” Naruto.

"After seeing me, she didn't say a word and just went back to normal and left." - Sakura

“Now that you’re a Jinchūriki, your starting line has changed dramatically, and your future achievements will be even greater,” Naruto remarked.

"Uh...it's alright." Sakura was puzzled. Shouldn't she have responded to her confession first? Had the topic gotten a little off track?

"Tailed beasts are actually quite easy to get along with. As long as you are sincere, they will..." Naruto rattled off a bunch of tips on how to get along with tailed beasts.

“I asked Kurama to speak to Five-Tails on your behalf. After that, it’s up to you. Remember, you have to be sincere and never treat it as a tool,” Naruto said.

"Treat them as friends and comrades-in-arms."

Sakura scratched her head. The content wasn't complicated; she memorized it after hearing it once. What puzzled her was the response.

"Is there anything else?" Naruto asked after sharing the secrets of Jinchuriki.

"Nothing else," Sakura thought for a moment and said, "I came here to confess my feelings to you."

“Then it’s alright.” Naruto said, “Time is money, especially for someone like you who is exceptionally talented and intelligent.”

"If we focus more on improving our capabilities, similar incidents will not happen again."

"Given my condition, it's not suitable for me to see you off. You should go on your own."

Sakura was sent out of the cell in a daze, looking back at Naruto with a blank expression: "What about my confession?"

"Go for it!" Naruto said with a bright, sunny smile, clenching his fist.

So, is this a yes or a no? Sakura was confused and wanted to say something more...

Ino's voice appeared in my mind: "I will explain in detail to you. Don't linger here, Hinata is here."

"Ino? You're using... Spirit Transformation Technique?" Sakura asked in surprise, turning her head to look.

Hinata, carrying a large bag, a small bag, and dragging a suitcase, was walking towards them, holding her younger sister Hanabi's hand with the other.

"Ino is gone," Kurama said.

"They're probably with Sakura. They're best friends, and after being apart for so long, they must have a lot to talk about," Naruto's consciousness said.

"Shall I go then?" Sakura asked.

"Okay, goodbye." Naruto.

Sakura nodded to Hinata and left, her mind full of questions. After walking a distance, she turned back and saw Naruto helping Hinata carry her bag and leading the two sisters into the prison cell.

Thinking of something, she murmured, "No way."

"I prepared a lot of things, so I'm late! Oh my god!" Hinata was startled when she noticed a human head in the corner, with a bruised and swollen face and a ferocious expression.

"Wow! Is this your roommate, brother-in-law? I've seen other people with their own rooms, how come you have a roommate?" Hanabi asked curiously.

“I asked for it myself,” Naruto said.

“We had some past grievances, and he had schemed against me. It's fine, I'm just killing time anyway, so leaving a punching bag here can help pass the time and is a kind of fun.”

Seeing Hanabi activate her Byakugan without any fear, Hinata blinked and activated her Byakugan as well.

They immediately realized that this was not a single head, but a living person, only buried in the ground.

Judging from the difference between the buried site and the surrounding ground, it's not hard to guess that it was modified using Earth Release ninjutsu.

~~~

South of Konoha Village.

The most bustling and lively area.

On the street, people come and go.

Sakura sat blankly on a roadside bench, unaware that the crepe in her hand had fallen to the ground.

"A couple engaged, why are Hinata's parents in such a hurry?"

"She's only twelve years old. The earliest she can get married is eighteen. Why get engaged so early? Is it because they're afraid Hinata won't be able to get married, or because they're afraid Naruto will be too popular?"

"I don't know, I only heard it from Naruto," Ino said.

"Moreover, Naruto and Hinata not only live together and sleep in the same bed, but they also do more intimate things..."

"Except for the last step, it's basically all... sigh..."

"You didn't see it, how do you know?" Sakura shook her head vigorously, unwilling to believe it.

“Who said I didn’t see it? At the time…” Ino said quietly, “I was right next to it.”

"..." Sakura.

Having said all that, Ino had no choice but to believe it, even if she didn't want to.

ended.

That's it for now.

"Hehehe." Sakura slumped on the bench and laughed weakly.

"hateful!"

"Damn Danzo! If it weren't for him, I could have confessed before the engagement, and there would have been a chance."

“You might be mistaken about that,” Ino said. “Do you think Naruto isn’t responding to your confession simply because he’s engaged to Hinata?”

"Otherwise what?" Sakura retorted.

“He doesn’t believe you like him at all,” Ino said.

"I confessed! I confessed so earnestly!" Sakura was exasperated.

“Perhaps he thinks you just acted impulsively because you were trying to be a hero, or perhaps…” Ino said.

"He understands everything, but he chose to pretend he doesn't understand in order to protect Hinata and to prevent any changes in his friendship with you."

~~~

Konoha Prison.

Sitting on Hinata's newly made bed, watching her assemble the writing desk according to the instructions, Naruto asked, "Are you sure you don't need me to do this?"

"No need," Hinata said.

“These trivial matters, including housework, should all be done by me. I haven’t learned them before, so I need to start learning now.”

"This is also a lesson I, as his fiancée, should learn."

Hanabi was squatting in the corner, playing with Naruto's shoes and hitting Mizuki-sensei. When her sister talked about her fiancé, she couldn't help but think of the girl who was with her brother-in-law.

"Brother-in-law, what did that pink-haired lady say when she came to see you? She seemed a bit strange."

“Sakura, she came to confess her feelings to me,” Naruto said.

Before she could finish speaking, Hinata fell to the ground with a thud.

Naruto quickly got out of bed and helped her up: "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"No, it's nothing, Naruto-kun. You just said you were going to confess. What did you mean by confessing?" Hinata stammered.

"You're overthinking it," Naruto said with amusement.

"Don't worry, Sakura has always loved Sasuke. Even if she has some feelings for me, she will ultimately choose Sasuke."

"This confession is probably because I saved her. It will fade naturally after I calm down. Don't take it seriously."

"I see." Hinata understood, then smiled sheepishly.

She is also a bit too sensitive.