In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"I'm sorry, I was so careless. Are you okay?"

Naruto knew that the Hyuga clan liked to use honorifics. Whether it was an apology or other etiquette, they were very formal, appearing polite but a little dull.

"fine."

Hearing this, Hinata Hanabi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly realized that the yellow-haired man in front of her looked familiar. His forehead was smooth and he didn't wear a forehead protector.

There was a fiery red fox terrier, also looking at her.

"You are Hinata's sister, Hyuga Hanabi, right?" Naruto asked with a smile on his face.

If Neji were here, he would definitely recognize this smile as the one that was uniquely hiss. Naruto and Tsunade were both the same kind of people, and their smiles were always a sign of bad luck.

The pure and innocent Hyuga family has been harmed twice.

Naruto didn't expect that when he was taking the Nine-Tails out for a walk, he would meet Hinata Hanabi. He couldn't let her run away when he got the chance, so he had to ask where Hinata was.

Last time I promised to accompany her in training, but then I postponed it for a whole winter.

Even though it was due to force majeure, I still feel a little guilty when I think about it. I don't know if it's because I really got Kakashi's true teachings, but the level of pigeon man is getting higher and higher.

"I'm Hinata Hanabi. Do you know my sister? Who are you?" Hanabi asked with her eyes lowered.

"No need to use honorifics." He waved his hand, thinking that Hyuga Neji seemed to not need honorifics when speaking.

"Okay." Hinata Hanabi nodded seriously.

Seeing this, Naruto was slightly stunned. This girl seemed to be as dazed as Hinata. They were indeed sisters.

"I am......."

"Sir, the takoyaki is ready." The boss handed over the takoyaki.

"Thank you." Naruto took the takoyaki and handed one to Kyuubi first, then handed the other to Hanabi, "I know your sister very well, you can call me Naruto."

Hanabi hesitated and didn't take it, but Naruto pushed the takoyaki forward again, and then she took it obediently.

"Is your sister busy lately?" he asked, picking up Kyuubi naturally.

Kyuubi was busy chewing on his takoyaki and didn't bother to pay attention to the stupid humans. He was so focused on eating that he kept sticking out his tongue because of the burn.

"Well, I don't usually see my sister. She must be on a mission." Hinata Hanabi's attention was completely attracted by the Nine-Tailed Fox eating takoyaki with its claws.

"Is that so? That's okay then." Naruto said, already having a vague guess in his mind that since Team 7 was vacant, the task would have to be evenly distributed among the other Genin teams.

Although there are many tasks, they are not too dangerous.

Some people have been lying there for more than half a year with a clear conscience. The pain of doing the task will not disappear, but will only be transferred to others.

But unfortunately, whether it is the third class, the tenth class, or the eighth class, without exception, they are all unique classes and cannot deal high damage.

Team 7 was established for this purpose. If Sasuke had not defected, Team 7, which possessed the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki and Uchiha Kekkei Genkai, would have been positioned as a fast attacker.

Since graduating from Genin, Naruto's mission completion rate has been 100%, except for retrieving Sasuke. No wonder he is in a hurry to reorganize Team 7.

He glanced at Hanabi and saw that she was staring at Kyuubi intently.

He simply picked up Kyuubi and asked, "Do you want to touch it?"

"Will it be angry?" Hanabi kept her eyes on the Nine-Tailed Fox, looking like she wanted to reach out, but seemed very restrained.

"No." Naruto said without thinking, "It has a good temper. I plan to buy it something it has always wanted."

"Thank you." Hanabi carefully held Kyuubi over.

Kyuubi looked up and exchanged a glance with Hanabi, then, like a bored human, lowered his head and continued to gnaw on his takoyaki. The sauce flew everywhere, splattering on Hanabi's clothes.

Naruto saw it but didn't react, since this silly dog ​​was always like that.

Hanabi was amused, and her slender arms held the Nine-Tails with some reluctance, with an expression on her face that was completely different from the restraint she had just shown.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox with eyes full of pity, with a soft expression that was completely melted by cuteness.

In fact, it seems that except for Naruto, everyone's first impression of the silly dog ​​Kyuubi is cute. Perhaps it is because of the rare fiery red fox fur, which makes it look like a fox dog that is as bright as a ball of fire.

Perhaps Hanabi herself didn't realize it, but her expression was a stark contrast to her usual serious image. Her pink face, bathed in a gentle smile, was incredibly adorable.

Naruto stood there with drooping eyelids, bored, waiting for Hanabi to have fun and solemnly hand the Nine-Tails back, then he turned his head.

"Thank you." Hinata Hanabi bowed and said.

"It's okay." Naruto stood on the street, smiling and waving goodbye to her, "Give my regards to your sister."

"Okay." Hanabi's expression was serious. It was just a casual remark made by Naruto, but she really remembered it.

Chapter 175 Where is the monster?

When Hinata returned to the Hyuga base, it was already dark.

The chill was setting in, and she couldn't help but gather her clothes. She quickly crossed the street and hurried home. The moment she got home, Hinata breathed a sigh of relief.

He silently opened the door, turned around and gently closed it.

The moment she turned around, she found that the light in Hanabi's room in the yard was still on. Before she could react, the door opened and a girl rushed out.

The light in the room suddenly poured out, falling at her feet like a bright yellow cloth of light.

The courtyard was freezing cold. Hinata Hanabi was wrapped up like a cotton doll, her face flushed red from the wind. She walked up to Hinata and called out.

"elder sister."

"Hanabi, why are you..." Hinata wanted to say, it's so cold, why did you come out like this?

"Sister, I met someone today who asked me to give his regards to you." Hanabi shook her head and said, "He said his name is Naruto."

"Ah? Naruto-kun." Hinata's eyes were confused, and she blinked violently, pointing her finger. "...What did he say?"

"He asked if my sister was busy lately?" Hanabi said.

"It's not that I'm very busy. I still need to train after the mission, so..." Hinata started to explain to herself, but suddenly stopped when she realized that it was only Hanabi in front of her.

"Hanabi, what did you say after that?"

Hinata Hanabi was a little surprised why her sister suddenly became nervous, but she still told the truth.

"I said my sister was probably very busy and had to go on a mission."

Hearing this, Hinata secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"that's it."

"Hmm?" Hinata Hanabi tilted her head, looking confused. "What did my sister say?"

"Nothing...nothing." Hinata waved her hand, looking a little embarrassed and said, "I know, you should go to bed early. I...I'll go back to my room first!"

"it is good."

Hinata hurried back to the room, pressed against the door, clutched her chest, and breathed a sigh of relief. She pursed her lips and a relaxed smile appeared on her face.

She quickly unloaded her backpack and her ninja tool waist bag, placing them on the table. In the bright light, she rustled off her thick coat and tossed it aside.

Hinata's room had an independent bathroom. With a beep, all the lights turned on. She held onto the wall and took off her shoes, revealing her bare feet as white as white jade.

As if testing, her rosy white toes spread apart and slowly stepped onto the cool tatami, then she covered it with a soft sigh. Then her other foot followed, and both feet were firmly planted on the tatami.

The temperature in the room slowly rose as the switch was turned on. Hinata undressed and slowly walked towards the bathroom. After running the bath water, she walked out again with light steps.

She saw herself in the full-length mirror with a faint smile on her face and her eyebrows slightly curved. The fatigue from the mission immediately disappeared.

Hinata stood in front of the mirror, turning slightly, and after looking at herself for a while, she seemed unsatisfied. So she took off another piece of clothing, admired it for seven or eight minutes, and then turned briskly and walked into the bathroom.

The bath water in the tub was clear. Hinata seemed to be clinging to the edge of the tub after she entered it with a splash. The graceful white lines of her back made the water even clearer.

The girl was overwhelmed with worry about her sudden departure from Naruto's house, yet also happy about what happened today. She suddenly realized that she had been too passive.

It is difficult for outsiders to get close to the Hyuga clan. Even Shino and Kiba, who are in the same class, will only wait outside the Hyuga clan's base when they go on a mission.

Naruto's identity is sensitive, so it's even more impossible for him to find her casually.

Plus, she had heard about Naruto training with Jiraiya. She was also busy with missions and didn't have much time. If she had been hoping for this chance encounter...

Perhaps, from now on, I can only know the news about Naruto-kun through other people's mouths, just like today.

It wasn't that she didn't have any time at all, it was just that she instinctively didn't want to get close. She had been irritated by Ino's words that day and had gotten used to running away.

But now Hinata finally understood that no matter how she tried to escape, Naruto's words could still make her feel uneasy for a long time.

In fact, she was not living well.

In Class 8, she was the only one with the worst foundation, always afraid of being a drag. But her classmates were all very kind, and this kindness was like a hot knife covered with frosting to her.

Being stabbed deep in the heart, yet having to pretend to be comforted only made her feel worse.

Her father never looked at her straight in the eye, as if everything now, including her, was a joke. A joke in the eyes of the family, a failure in the eyes of her father.

"Is it okay no matter what?" she murmured, staring at the bathroom ceiling light with dilated eyes.

With a splash, the white jade-like body slowly sank into the water.

.......

With a splash, Naruto lifted the Nine-Tails out of the pet bathtub with disgust on his face and said angrily.

"Ku Lama, you deserve to die!"

"Why are you messing with the soy sauce in the kitchen? Are you sick?! Ah! Pour it all out!"

"Damn it! Didn't I clean it up?" Kyuubi said somewhat unconvincedly, "It's all because of you, stupid human, who had to leave the bottle in that place!"

"You must be drunk! Damn it! That's not a wine bottle at all, it's clearly soy sauce!" Naruto was speechless and wanted to throw this evil creature out of the window right on the spot!

"Not only did you dirty the kitchen, but you also got yourself covered in soy sauce. If I hadn't happened to see you, you'd still want me to get on the sofa, right?"

"I didn't! Let me go first!" Jiuwei was still quibbling.

"Dream on." Naruto pushed the Nine-Tailed Fox into the water and washed it back and forth like a mop.

"You! Gurgle...wait...gurgle..." Kyuubi threatened.

"Tsk." Naruto didn't agree.

After rinsing Ninetail clean, he didn't bother to blow dry his hair, so he let him find a hair dryer and blow dry it himself. Ninetail looked unconvinced, but he endured it for the sake of the 100 bottles of wine!

So the wet Ninetales stood up, walked around on his feet, found a hair dryer on the sofa and started to blow his hair.

The next day.

It suddenly started to rain in the early morning, and Naruto slept until noon. He woke up only when the sun was high in the sky. Thinking that he had to go to Tsunade to learn summoning techniques in the afternoon, he simply got up and washed up.

I had a quick bite to eat at noon and then staggered to the bottom of the Hokage Building.

Estimating that it was about time, he went up to the fifth floor as if he was familiar with the place and pushed open the door of the Hokage's office without knocking.

Tsunade raised her hand to drink a glass of wine, and her peripheral vision happened to meet Naruto who pushed the door open. Before a drop of wine entered her throat, it flowed down her neck, over the towering snow-capped mountains, and into the white jade forest.

Naruto blinked, unable to look away, and coughed to hide his embarrassment.

"Tsunade-sama is in such a good mood. Shizune-sama is not here, and you are starting to..."

"What?" Tsunade hurriedly put the wine glass into the drawer, hiding it along with Yuci's wine bottle. She fanned the air and said, "Gangzi and Tie are too rude. They came in to deliver documents while reeking of alcohol."

"Now that people have left, there's still a smell of alcohol here."

Naruto was completely impressed by this guy. He was the Fifth Hokage, yet how could he lie so naturally? It was as if it was supposed to be this way. He had no idea what a face was.

"What are you doing here?" Tsunade asked suddenly.

"..." Naruto looked up at the ceiling, "Shizune-sama asked me to supervise Tsunade-sama's work and confiscate your tools."

"What crime tools? I don't understand you at all." Tsunade felt a little guilty.

"Don't hide the wine in the drawer. Hand it over." Naruto said in a serious tone, as if Shizune had really instructed him, "Hurry up, or I will go find Shizune-sama."

It just so happened that Naruto and Shizune were really familiar with each other, so he deliberately used Shizune's tone and said, "Hand it over." Tsunade suddenly felt even more guilty, and without any suspicion, she could only take out the bottle and glass.

"I'll keep it for Lady Tsunade first." Naruto raised his hand and stuffed all the wine jugs and glasses into his arms.

"What a bummer." Tsunade supported her head with one hand and stared at Naruto with a hint of resentment. The latter had a blank expression on his face.

"Lady Tsunade, I want to learn summoning techniques!" said Naruto.

"Here!" Tsunade threw a scroll in a bad mood and turned around with the chair. "The method of making hand seals is all in it. Find it yourself."

"No, Lady Tsunade, you are not going to teach me?" Naruto was a little confused.

"I'm not in the mood!" Tsunade waved her hand. "You can either practice on your own or give the wine back to me. Choose one."