In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Naruto said to Ino as he took off his mask.

"I told you that you didn't have to come with me. There's not even a living person in this place."

Ino said nothing, knowing now was not the time to get angry. She waited until Naruto had thrown all twenty-six masks into the sealed space and the two of them slowly exited the Uzumaki clan's barrier before she pinched Naruto's waist hard.

"Ah!!" Naruto screamed, "Ino, you are going to kill me!"

"You deserve it." Ino said unhappily.

"Why do I deserve this?" Naruto gasped, rubbing his waist and muttering, "Just wait, you'll have a hard time in the future."

"What are you mumbling about?"

"Nothing, it seems like someone is talking to me, did you see it?"

"Ah!!" Ino screamed, her face turning pale.

"I'm just kidding. Seeing how nervous you are, I just wanted to liven up the atmosphere." Naruto said in a mean way.

Ino: “….”

This person deserves to die!

"So you are afraid of those things?" Naruto and Ino walked side by side, slowly heading towards the village.

"Of course I'm scared. Who isn't afraid of those things?" Ino said with lingering fear, "Next time I will definitely not come to a place like this with you. It's too scary."

"Haha, what you saw was just an illusion." Naruto explained, "There are not so many strange things in this world, just don't take it to heart."

"...Of course I know." Ino said stubbornly.

"It's still early, where are you going?" Naruto suggested casually, "If you have nothing to do, just stay at my place."

"Hmm? What excuses are you making up again? You foot fetishist."

"You've misunderstood me too deeply." He said casually, his eyes wandering in the early spring woods, "Is there a possibility that I'm more than just a foot fetish?"

"Oh, really? I'm so sorry! I misunderstood you, pervert!" Ino said with her hands behind her back, her lips slightly raised.

"I didn't want this to happen. It's all because Ino is so cute."

"Hmph, are you becoming shameless? You say such shameful words without blushing or beating your heart." Ino has become immune to the dirty talk he occasionally throws out.

Ino looked adorable when she said this. She had clearly accepted the cute compliments, yet she still had to tsunderely call someone a pervert.

Girls with this kind of personality are definitely rare, and it's possible that fewer people like this kind of personality. Oh, he just happens to be one of the audiences, and he really enjoys the beautiful girl's innocuous flirting and abuse.

Ino has a very pure personality and happens to be the type of opponent who will continue to grow, but she also seems like the type of girl who will immediately blush if the words are a little more forceful.

"I'm telling the truth. I haven't seen Ino for a long time, so I miss you very much," he said.

"Oh, have you become so natural with lying now? I don't believe it, Lue." Ino seemed to be in a good mood and her mind became active.

Normally, she would have been shy first, then doubted the truth of what Naruto said. But now she saw through it at a glance. Was it because she had become more perceptive?

Naruto suddenly felt relieved, as if he had finally trained Ino to be a familiar person to him. It seemed that he would not be able to make her shy by simply saying a few words in the future.

But there is another way.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto ran to the front in one breath, then turned and looked at Ino. The distance between them was about thirty meters, and the forest was deep and silent.

"What's wrong with you?" Ino was a little confused and didn't know what Naruto wanted to do.

"Ino, you're so cute!!!" Naruto shouted at Ino, flapping his wings and startling half the birds in the forest.

"Eh? Eh!!" Ino's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. The shame was too strong. "You...what are you yelling about!"

"You pervert! Don't run!"

......

The next day, the sky outside the window was clear.

After washing up, Naruto went out and walked alone on the streets of Konoha, slowly merging into the crowds of people on the street. The streets were bustling with people, and the air was humid and hot.

At times like this, the benefits of having few friends become apparent.

Even though he survived the disaster at sea, there were only a few friends who had time to visit him. Team 3 and Team 8 were on a mission outside the village and wouldn't be back soon.

When they returned, they would probably be surprised to hear about his unscathed return from the sea. He wanted to see Inuzuka Kiba's reaction; he would probably be jealous of his genius leadership skills.

In short, life returned to normal.

Fenghua Xiaoxue and Haruno Sakura seemed to be experiencing health problems, perhaps due to their experience drifting at sea. It was also possible that they had become ill simply by relaxing, and he had heard of many such cases.

He walked slowly down the road. Today he was going to the hospital to see Haruno Sakura and Fuuka Koyuki. He was discharged from the hospital right after Anko, and there was nothing wrong with his health.

A routine visit to his teammates, and to see when the mission target would be able to recover and be discharged from the hospital. Although it was a bit unkind to say so, the fact was that he would have a chance of getting the Flying Thunder God reward only if he restarted the mission.

Chapter 188 Sakura's Little Trick

Naruto climbed to the third floor of the inpatient wing of Konoha Hospital. Perhaps because it was early spring, the doors in the corridor were all ajar or simply closed.

He reached out first and knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Sakura, with striking pink hair and a blue and white striped hospital gown, sat on the bed, a book in her hands. Her demeanor was reserved, calm, and clean.

Fenghua Xiaoxue, who was in the same ward, had slightly curly black hair. Although she was wearing a hospital gown, she had a unique lazy temperament.

Perhaps it is the dual identities of princess and star that makes Fenghua Xiaoxue look not only not like a patient in her hospital gown, but more like she is playing a patient.

"Oh, it's you." Fenghua Xiaoxue was reading a magazine. She looked up and glanced at him. The cover didn't look like a serious magazine.

But... Naruto glanced at the intimate paradise in Sakura's hand and was speechless. Well, neither of them was reading a serious book.

"Don't look so disappointed, damn it." Naruto picked up the comfort snacks between the two girls, tore open the package and put it into his mouth without any hesitation.

"How is your recovery going?" he asked casually as he sat down.

"It's nothing serious, but it will take some time before I can be discharged from the hospital." Sakura put down the book, her eyes calm, "I want to drink some water."

"Oh oh." Naruto stood up to pour water. When he turned around, he saw Fenghua Xiaoxue's mouth corner raised in an arc, and a bad feeling flashed through his heart.

Sure enough, when Xiaoying took the cup, Fenghua Xiaoxue's drawn-out voice suddenly rang out, "I want some water too."

"Can't you pour it yourself?" Naruto said a little unhappily, but still poured a glass of water for Fenghua Xiaoxue.

"I don't want to do it myself." Fenghua Xiaoxue said lazily.

"Here! Drink it all."

"That's too rough." Fenghua Xiaoxue's voice was slightly teasing, and she took the cup with a smile.

"Heh." Naruto didn't bother to pay attention to her.

He could handle Fenghua Xiaoxue's clumsy harassment, but now was not the right time. Naruto didn't want Sakura to know that he was a good driver.

Anyway, I'd better wait until I'm alone with Fenghua Xiaoxue to show off my driving skills. Then I'll make her admit defeat and beg for mercy.

"I really want to be discharged from the hospital. It's so stuffy here..." Fenghua Xiaoxue obviously talked more than Xiaoying. She kept sipping water with her lips pursed and talking incessantly.

"Can you speak slower? Is your mouth a rental?"

"You are the one who is rented." Fenghua Xiaoxue glared at him, then closed her mouth and lowered her head to read the magazine.

The days of drifting and worrying at sea were over, but they had taken a toll on Fenghua and Xiaoxue. Her body was affected, but her personality seemed to have changed a lot, too.

"I want to go to the bathroom." Sakura suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Naruto looked around and pointed at himself, "Do you want me to help you up?"

"it is good."

"Forehead....."

Naruto didn't know what the word "good" meant, so he could only go over and help Sakura up from the bed. There was a toilet on the side of the ward, so there was no need to go out.

Opening the door, Sakura released him and began to undress. Naruto stepped out, and after the splashing sound of water ended, Sakura's voice could be heard again.

"No energy left."

Opening the door, Sakura looked at him calmly. Naruto said nothing, but took care of her and helped her out.

There was nothing good to stay in the hospital, so Naruto talked to the two girls for a while. Before Sakura's parents came, he left the ward.

It looked like both Sakura and Kazehana Koyuki would need to be hospitalized for a while. In that case, there was no need to rush into revealing our intentions.

If he came a few times and finally stated his true intention, it would be much more tactful and the possibility of restarting the task would be greater. He only needed to invest some time, which was very cost-effective compared to the return.

This is actually a win-win situation. Fenghua Xiaoxue cannot escape for the rest of her life. She will eventually return to the land where she was born and raised, sooner or later.

As for Naruto, he simply wanted to upgrade Flying Thunder God.

Another week passed.

When he thought Tsunade had completely given up on him, Tsunade finally found someone to summon him.

Uzuki Yugao's voice remained cold and businesslike. She was crouched on a branch near the window, an ANBU mask covering her face.

"The Fifth Generation is looking for you."

"Oh." Naruto calmly put on his pants, got out of bed shirtless, put on slippers and washed up.

It was chilling. Ninjas really had no privacy these days. The only consolation was that this body was quite tall and well-proportioned.

He is not as good as the abstinence-type handsome guy that Sass gave, but he is definitely a pure prison-type guy.

The Naruto in front of the mirror had yellow hair, a fair complexion, and a straight nose. His eyes were unfocused, and his smile had a wicked air, yet he carried the youthful aura of the other side.

That boy doesn't look like a good person, but he is really weird. Upon closer inspection, he even looks a bit good-looking. This is Hongdou's evaluation of him.

In this regard, Naruto's opinion is that the phrase "not like a good person" can be removed.

Appearance was not something he could decide. Fortunately, although his face wasn't particularly handsome, it was still above 70% or 80% good-looking. With a proper make-up, he could still look stunning.

For the first time ever, the Nine-Tailed Fox was not asleep. Seeing that Naruto was about to go out, he stuck his dog head out from behind the sofa and asked.

"Are you going out?"

"Yes." Naruto yawned and bent down to change his shoes at the entrance.

"I'm going out for a while too, to make takoyaki." Kyuubi's voice was very excited, as if it was a holiday.

Naruto had no habit of refusing the Nine-Tailed Fox, so he let it go wherever it wanted. He waved, signaling it to follow. The man and the fox went downstairs and headed straight for the takoyaki shop.

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade flipped through the mission report that Red Bean had revised five times, and her eyes finally stopped on the words "Land of Whirlpools".

Suddenly, the office door was pushed open.

Tsunade looked up and saw a man and a dog standing at the door, and her beautiful eyes frowned slightly.

"coming?"

"Ah, wasn't it you, Lady Tsunade, who asked me to come?" Naruto was a little surprised.

"Yes, it's me." Tsunade nodded, raised the mission report in her hand and said, "I have suppressed your mission report. Please delete the part about Whirlpool Country."

"Why?" Naruto was a little confused.

He didn't care. The Whirlpool Country did have secrets, but no one had uncovered them in the past hundred years, so even if they weren't concealed, there wouldn't be any problems.

He had already put away the twenty-seven masks, and no one else could find any other clues. It wouldn't be too late to go to Whirlpool Country once he found some clues about the masks.

"Don't ask so many questions about this. I've deleted it for you anyway." Tsunade sighed, the weapon shaking slightly. "You'll know later."

It's so confusing, what a riddle.

I know everything about the Whirlpool Country, not to mention the Uzumaki clan's bloodline. Forget about these things. Actions speak louder than words. I'll show her how to revitalize it later.

"Tsunade-sama....are you drinking fake wine again?"

"......." Tsunade's face trembled slightly, "If you can't speak, then shut up. What fake wine? I already..."

Halfway through her speech, she sneaked over to the window and looked down a few times, then ran to the door to look around. After confirming that Jingyin was not there, she raised her voice and spoke.

"I haven't drunk alcohol for a long time!"

"Oh." Naruto responded perfunctorily, but then suddenly changed the subject, "But Lady Tsunade, I want to restart the mission in the Snow Country."

"Then the mission has been aborted, hasn't it?" Tsunade slumped in her office chair, her expression lazily saying, "You can't just restart it whenever you want. Princess Fengyun needs her consent."

"What if she agrees?" he asked.

"Why do you insist on going to the Snow Country?" Tsunade asked with narrowed eyes. She finally understood that Naruto was determined to go to the Snow Country.