In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Oh oh." Ino was a little absent-minded, with a sense of stealing the house in her heart.

Why do I feel a little guilty, but I'm obviously doing everything right... It's normal to go to a friend's house when you're bored during the New Year's holiday, right?

Besides, it’s not like I haven’t been there before.

When she thought about it, her face got hot again. She looked up and met Naruto's thoughtful eyes. She was immediately flustered and asked.

"What are you looking at me for?"

"You are pretty, so why not take a few more glances at me?" Naruto was not intimidated.

Ino took a bite of the last takoyaki and listened to Naruto's words, which she couldn't tell whether they were a joke or the truth. She felt like ants were crawling in her heart.

She remembered Naruto had told her that he liked her, but he hadn't said it explicitly. Furthermore, in the thunderstorm, even though her mother was still in the kitchen, she was the first to speak.

A boy in that situation would feel excited, wouldn't his words count? It's like he didn't think too much about it at the time. Only half a day later did he realize what he had done and rolled around in shame.

Her mother had inadvertently reminded her that few of the things a man said in bed were true, even though they were sitting on the sofa instead of in bed.

But the situation and atmosphere were similar to the metaphor of the bed. So, what they said didn't count, right? It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. While that might sound a bit perverse, it couldn't be ruled out.

He must have forgotten it, he must have forgotten it.

Ino, who is deeply trapped in the ambiguity, is a little worried. Once her mind starts working, she can't stop, and her logic gradually collapses.

Naruto watched Ino nibble at her takoyaki, wondering if it was really that good? She'd been eating it for five or six minutes.

Chapter 259 It’s too cold, let’s go together

With a snap, a sharp flash of fire flashed across the living room, and it was suddenly plunged into darkness.

"Ok?"

“The power is out again!”

It is common for Konoha to have insufficient electricity supply during the New Year Festival, and those living in areas slightly out of the village are always at risk of power outages.

"What should I do?"

"Then we'll have to squeeze together to sleep," he said.

"No!" Ino immediately shook her head. She stood up in the dark and could only roughly determine Naruto's position. It took her eyes a while to adjust to the darkness.

Things were different now. As she grew rapidly, she became more and more sensitive to that kind of thing. Occasionally, her mother would give her some general knowledge, which always made her blush.

It is said that ignorance is fearless, and the more you know, the more cautious you become.

"Are you going back?" His voice came from the darkness. She heard it clearly. It was just a simple question.

Ino saw him stand up and move towards her, and her whole body stiffened.

Relying on his familiarity with the living room, Naruto stood in front of Ino effortlessly. He pulled her arm with one hand and spoke.

"Where's your coat?"

"On the coat rack." Her voice changed slightly.

"Ah."

When he said "yes," Ino's back trembled, as if something had been touched. Naruto had already left slowly, seemingly groping in the dark towards the coat rack.

After a while, Naruto came back and bumped into something.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"It's okay, just a bump," he said.

Then, Ino felt the thick winter jacket wrapped around her and Naruto's deep voice sounded in her ear.

"I'll take you to the entrance to change your shoes now."

"Okay." This word was almost squeezed out of Ino's throat. When she heard her own trembling voice in the darkness, she was suddenly startled and her face suddenly turned red.

She thought to herself that it was a good thing the power was out so she couldn't see clearly, and breathed a sigh of relief. But Naruto had already reached out to grab her hand, and in her panic, she accidentally put her hand into his clothes.

The moment she touched her abdomen, she suddenly realized something was wrong and pulled her hand out with a cry.

In the darkness, Naruto laughed dryly.

"Why are you touching me?"

"I didn't!" Ino denied it flatly. She wanted to be angry but couldn't. Her cheeks were flushed but she was afraid of being seen. "I didn't!"

"Okay, you didn't." Naruto smiled and grabbed her hand like he was coaxing a child, "I'll take you to the entrance to change your shoes, and then I'll take you back."

He didn't try to get Ino to stay overnight, as the situation had changed. When the girl realized the change, avoiding suspicion was not a bad thing.

This isn't a distancing of the relationship, but rather a further confirmation of one's own emotions. A hug from a twelve-year-old isn't the same as a hug from a sixteen-year-old; the latter is often much more complex.

In the darkness, Ino was led forward, her heart pounding. Suddenly, a sense of taboo surged in her heart, as if she had secretly tasted some forbidden fruit.

At the same time, she also realized that although Naruto looked thin, he had grown into a man. His abdomen and back were all what they should be, broad and firm, as if they were carved by a knife or an axe.

Naruto held her hand tightly, and her palms began to sweat. The hot breath beside her made her feel a little confused. Just when she felt that she could not bear it any longer, she arrived at the entrance.

The door was opened and cold wind rushed in, and Ino woke up instantly.

"Are you coming back?" she asked suddenly.

"Huh? What?" Naruto just opened the door and turned around to ask. The cold wind blew through his ears and he couldn't hear her words clearly.

"Nothing... nothing." She stammered, closing the door first, "Let's go first."

The entire Konoha was covered in silvery white snow. The two braved the cold wind, breathing out white air all the way to the Yamanaka Flower Shop. Naruto's ears were red from the cold, and he waved to her.

"You should go upstairs earlier. I'll go back first."

"Wait." Ino called him softly, "Will you be cold if you go back like this?"

"No way." Naruto said uncertainly, looking at Ino in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Do you want to... come up and stay for a while, and then go back tomorrow... tomorrow?" Ino stood at the door of the flower shop, her face redder than a rose under the dim light.

"Anyway...my parents aren't around anyway."

Naruto thought briefly, then abandoned his rational mind without hesitation. Lychees? Ino didn't want them anymore, so what was the point of keeping them?

"Okay."

The lazy voice reached her ears, and her rationality suddenly collapsed. Her heart was pounding, and Ino suddenly realized that this was her own home. What if her father came back and saw them tomorrow morning?

She thought so in her mind, but when she regained consciousness, she was already wearing an apron and standing in the kitchen.

Blackout?

She thought about it carefully and found that she had not. She went upstairs with Naruto, turned on the light and asked him to stay in the living room for a while. She hid in the kitchen under the pretext of making some midnight snacks.

Looking at the boiling water in the pot, Ino had only one thought in her mind.

crazy!

If she really brought Naruto home, what if... After a mental struggle, the water in the pot was almost boiled dry, and Ino finally calmed down.

Stay calm. It's New Year's Eve now, so no one will notice it's so late. Dad usually comes home around lunchtime, so just let him go out early.

As for my mother, she won’t be back for two or three days.

I took him in because it was late and snowing heavily. It would have been rude to let him go back alone in the cold wind. Yes, yeah, polite.

Naruto subconsciously lay down on the sofa, feeling a little restrained, but suddenly realized that this was not his home. He immediately sat up straight and simply maintained that position.

Even though his uncle and aunt were not around, he still had a good sense of propriety.

Ten minutes later.

"Why does your midnight snack look so much like pot water?" Naruto asked helplessly, looking at the soup with sauce floating in it.

"I was so nervous that I accidentally messed it up." Ino covered her face and said, "Are you hungry? I'll make another one."

"No, I'm not hungry." He refused.

Soon, the kitchen was cleaned up. Ino sat down on the edge of the sofa and spoke nervously.

"sorry, I......"

"fine."

The atmosphere was tense, and both of them felt a little awkward. Even Naruto, with his nonchalant personality, couldn't relax. He saw Ino's fingers were tangled together, and his eyelids twitched.

I thought to myself that she was nervous too, but how could such an ordinary night be made like a bridal chamber?

On the living room sofa, this small corner of the world. Brightly lit, the young man and young woman sat alone in a room. Surrounded by silence, any sound would make them particularly sensitive.

Suddenly, Ino stood up. She felt that as the host, she needed to say something to break the deadlock.

"If you have nothing else, go to sleep."

"what?"

"No!" Ino covered her mouth. Damn it, the more nervous she was, the easier it was to say something wrong. "I meant to rest together, ugh! No... we should rest separately."

She gestured with her hands for a long time, and was so anxious that she couldn't utter a word.

Naruto couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he stood up and asked.

"Where's the bathroom? I need to take a shower first."

"Huh?" Ino looked at him, her pupils dilated, and she looked shocked.

He calmed down a bit, spread his hands and said, "I'm not used to going to bed without a shower. Even if I sleep on the sofa, I will take a shower."

"Oh." Ino pointed to a room, "That's it."

"I'll get you a towel," she said, but halfway through she suddenly realized that the inn never accommodated guests overnight; all guests were received in the tribe's territory in the mountains.

So... no spare clean bath towels.

After struggling for a long time, she paced back and forth in the living room clutching her pink bath towel. The bath towel was very personal, and she would need it soon.

The moment Naruto came out of the shower, he saw Ino clutching the bath towel and muttering to herself, and was stunned for a moment.

"what are you doing?"

Ino was also startled, and saw that Naruto had already finished washing and was probably standing in the warm air to dry himself. She breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately shook her head and ran into the bathroom.

into the night.

The temperature on the snowy night began to drop sharply, and the living room suddenly became unbearably cold. There were only three rooms on the second floor, one for Ino and one for her parents.

The remaining one is a storage room for flowers and has no bed.

Naruto didn't make things difficult for Ino and chose to sleep on the sofa. However, in the second half of the night, even under the covers, he could feel the temperature drop, but it wasn't too cold.

With a click, Ino's door opened a crack. Light seeped into the room like a thread, casting a dim light on the corner of the sofa.

Ino peeked out from the crack in the door, but didn't look at him and spoke hesitantly.

"There's no heating in the living room, it's too cold... Let's go together, come in."

"Huh?" Naruto asked, somewhat confused, as if unsure, "What did you say?"

But Ino had already opened the door, dressed warmly, and spoke to him seriously.

"Come in."

In the room, under bright lights.

Looking at Ino who was wrapped in three layers of clothes, Naruto suddenly wanted to laugh.

"You don't need a blanket when you're dressed like this, right?"

"Yes!" Ino said angrily.

Then, she pointed to the other side fiercely and said, "You sleep over there. Don't cross the line. If you do, I'll punch you."

"Anyway...anyway, I have a clear conscience. I can't just watch you freeze to death."

Chapter 260 I don’t need to guess many things

It was impossible for him to freeze to death, as the ninja's physique was extremely tough, but he couldn't say anything to refute it at this moment.

The lights in the room were bright, as clear as a girl's heart.

But there are also invisible shadows under the light. Even though Ino is wrapped up in layers of protection, she still has some subtle thoughts. It seems that the more she hides, the more she exists.