Konoha: Start by signing in with Hashirama's cells

"What's yours is mine. Don't forget that I have to pay for my meals, so you have to take care of my meals," Sakura said, snatching Naruto's chopsticks away and slurping them.

"I have something else to do later. I'm in a hurry. Please cook another portion."

Naruto was speechless.

After finishing the noodles and soup, Sakura pretended to put down the bowl and chopsticks and wiped the corners of her mouth with a tissue: "Well, I won't be back tonight. I'll stay at Ino's house."

"Don't worry, if I say a word to her and betray you, I will not be able to catch up with Sasuke, but also marry you."

Naruto was about to say something, but when he heard Sakura's oath, he immediately shut up and nodded in satisfaction.

After Sakura left, Naruto cooked another bowl of instant noodles. After eating, he felt a little sleepy and wanted to lie down on the tatami to take a nap.

"It's already so late, and you still want to take a nap..."

As long as you don't become the strongest in the ninja world, you can't relax.

Thinking of this, Naruto got up, tied on the weights, forced himself to hold up his heavy eyelids, and started exercising.

There is a cooldown for signing in, so you can’t rely on it entirely. You still have to rely on your own efforts.

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"What! He did that on purpose to disgust me and make me avoid him from now on?"

Ino was dumbfounded when she heard Sakura imitate Naruto's tone vividly and repeat Naruto's words word for word.

"I said Naruto would never do that kind of thing. Even if he did, there must be a reason." Sakura said.

"I've been with him for several years, how could I be wrong? Look, the facts are just as I thought."

"What the hell." Ino rolled her eyes and complained, "Who is this person who got so angry after hearing what I said that he ran to find Naruto without saying a word?"

Sakura blushed and muttered quietly, "I, I just thought about it in my heart. In fact, I believed him. I didn't beat him up as soon as we met. I gave him time to explain."

"That's true." Ino thought carefully about what happened.

"He pushed me against the wall and pretended to kiss me, but I pushed him away in the end. It was clear that he didn't use much force, and he didn't even try to chase me or explain to me. Hmm..."

"What's wrong with you?" Sakura wondered.

Why are you suddenly covering your chest for no reason?

"I don't know either. Whenever I think of Naruto, my heart starts pounding and I can't calm it down." Ino said anxiously, "Do you think I'm having a heart attack?"

"That shouldn't be the case, you have such a great physique," Sakura said hesitantly.

"Forget it, since it's just a misunderstanding, just keep working on it." Ino shook her head, stopped thinking about Naruto, and went to lie down on the bed.

"I won't get involved. I'll just give you some advice behind the scenes."

"Originally, in order to prevent him from getting suspicious, I had to continue to pay him back for a while, but now, I can stop doing it."

"Ino, thank you, for my cause," Sakura said.

"What are you thanking me for? If I were in trouble, you would also do your best to help me, right?" Ino said with a smile.

"Of course, my target is Naruto. In the process, I can also help you pursue Sasuke." Sakura said.

"Next time we have a date like today, you can come along and I'll be there to help."

"Trust Naruto, he will definitely help me create an opportunity to be alone with Sasuke. When that happens, I will transfer everything to you, and then..."

The sound of talking stopped suddenly.

Looking at Ino who was making a pause gesture, Sakura was puzzled.

"Don't mention Naruto, my heart is beating so fast." Ino sighed.

"So exaggerated! We can't even mention it?" Sakura was stunned.

"What do you think?" Ino asked unhappily.

"Two scares! Twice! Especially the last time, I don't know what was in Naruto's body, it almost cost me my life!"

"This feeling cannot be described clearly with words. I was in a spiritual state at the time, and it involved a spiritual level. Even I don't understand why."

"I told my dad about it, and he seemed to know something, but he didn't tell me. He just told me not to use secret techniques on Naruto anymore. Sigh..."

"What will the impact be?" Sakura worried.

"I had nightmares for a few days last time, but I don't know about this time." Ino shook her head.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me." Sakura whispered.

"It's okay, it's okay. As long as you don't mention Naruto, I'm normal and nothing has changed." Ino smiled and hugged Sakura.

He closed his eyes and whispered, "I'm so tired, let's take a nap. If there's anything, we can talk about it after we wake up."

Hearing this, Sakura seemed to be hesitant to speak, and in the end said nothing and instead hugged Ino.

Gradually, I fell asleep.

three days later.

Team 7 went to the mission office at the Hokage Building to accept a D-rank mission as usual.

Subordinates can only offer opinions, and the one who really has the right to choose and make decisions is the Jonin.

"You've done a lot of D-rank missions. Do you have the courage to challenge a C-rank mission?" Kakashi asked casually.

Since none of the three had mentioned it, and the Chunin Exams were imminent, he had no choice but to bring it up.

"Not interested." Naruto.

"No time." Sasuke.

Sakura looked around and whispered, "I want to make some more preparations."

“…”Kakashi.

Are today's kids so negative about advanced tasks?

Seeing the Hokage Building approaching, Kakashi thought for a moment and said, "It's like this, the Chunin Exam is about to be held, and this time it will be held in our Konoha Village."

"Among the many conditions for participating in the Chunin Exam, one of them is to have performed at least one C-rank mission or above."

"This is a rare opportunity. If you miss it, you will have to wait for the next one, and the venue will be somewhere else."

Naruto was surprised that there was such a rule in the Chunin Exam.

"How is it?" Kakashi glanced sideways.

"I have no objection." Naruto.

"Yeah." Sasuke.

“…” Sakura.

"I, I can too." Sakura.

Entering the Hokage Building and the mission office, the Third Hokage happened to be here as well.

Since it was Kakashi who proposed it, he believed that Kakashi must have his own considerations and there was no intention of arguing, so the Third Hokage nodded in agreement.

Looking at Dazna who walked in drunk and drunk.

Naruto, sighing at the wonderful fate, listened to Kakashi announce the time and place of the gathering, and was about to go home to pack his things for the long journey.

"Why are you following me? Why don't you go home and prepare things? Why don't you tell your uncle and aunt?" Naruto asked puzzledly.

"Ah? Yes! Yes!" Sakura reacted, smiled awkwardly, changed direction, and ran away quickly.

"I always feel like she's been acting weird these days." Naruto rubbed his chin, unable to put his finger on what it was specifically. It seemed like she had gotten dumber, or like she had some unspeakable secret.

Chapter 44 Naruto: The road is narrow

Hinata's family.

A training ground.

I couldn’t count how many times I was knocked to the ground.

Hinata shook her head and got up as soon as possible.

He simply adjusted his state, steadied his breathing, condensed the newly refined chakra into his hands, and rushed towards his father, who was his sparring partner.

Hiashi had a blank expression on his face.

His eldest daughter's personality, which had always given him headaches and which he was powerless to change, had now changed for unknown reasons.

The resulting effect made him very satisfied.

It doesn't matter if you are a little clumsy, diligence can make up for it. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can still succeed.

Besides, the eldest daughter’s unusually high-purity white eyes are also worth looking forward to.

"Okay, take a break and come back again." Rizu said.

"No, I can still move." Hinata got up again: "Unless I am exhausted to the point where I can't move, no matter what happens, I will not stop."

"Combine work and rest and be obedient." Rizu said.

Hinata made a soft fist start position: "Please, father."

knock knock knock.

knocking.

Then the door was opened from the outside.

The maid of the branch family spoke up, "Hinata-sama, the girl named Naruko came to see you a few days ago."

"Father, what you said makes sense. I'll rest for a while." Hinata said, bowed to her father, and slowly walked out of the dojo.

"..." Rizu.

Suddenly figured it out?

Just now he looked like he was unwilling to give up.

It seems that what my father says still carries a lot of weight.

As soon as she left her father's sight, Hinata sped up and jogged out.

When passing through the corridor, she noticed her own reflection in the glass window. After a brief silence, she turned around and ran back to the courtyard where she lived.