In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Scorpion's parents released the Impure World Reincarnation, and at the last moment before dissipating, they recognized Scorpion in the white light.

The three of them hugged each other tightly.

Chapter 272 Black silk under the table, leisure after completing the task

Naruto glanced at Scorpion and didn't linger. He didn't care how Scorpion died. In short, Scorpion's absence was important to him.

His figure vanished once more. The invisible Flying Thunder God shifted position, reaching the white coffin in one step. As he lifted up Black Hoe Raiga's funeral, he suddenly launched a kick, the sound of the wind breaking like a drum.

A foot mingled with blood-red chakra descended with the force of thunder, without a trace of hesitation. Deidara, already injured by the blast, was unable to move, but he didn't seem to have lost his mobility.

The moment Deidara dodged, he used his injured right hand to throw out a mixture of various explosive clays, and the ugly white monsters swarmed over.

"Go to hell! Bastard!" Deidara controlled the white clay monsters to attack while laughing crazily and retreating quickly. With a bang, all the white clay monsters exploded.

The expected scene of flesh and blood exploding did not happen. Naruto relied on the Flying Thunder Gods that were inserted all over the ground and appeared behind Deidara without anyone noticing.

A fierce kick landed on Deidara's back. Blood-red chakra, like blood-red thunder, sliced ​​through the air with a sharp, hollow whistle. The air vibrated violently, as if it had all been squeezed out by the kick.

With a bang, a heavy kick exploded on Deidara's back, causing his ribs to collapse. His entire back collapsed instantly, and Deidara was stomped into the rocky ground like a ball.

The red cloud and black robe shattered, and half of Deidara's body collapsed, completely unable to move. He struggled, gritted his teeth, and used his only remaining hand to tear his clothes, revealing his mouth that was sealed on his chest.

The sutures were quickly torn open, a blood-red tongue was stuck out, and a bag of clay was stuffed into the mouth in the chest. Deidara laughed wildly, struggled to get up, and stared at Naruto.

"Damn it... You've pushed me to this point! I'll show you my ultimate skill!! A ten-kilometer radius self-destruction!"

After failing to extract the tailed beast, Pain Tendo watched as Scorpion died and Deidara was about to self-destruct. His shadow vanished, and the rest of the members also left the game coldly.

On the contrary, Naruto was calm and unhurried, watching Deidara's body crack and become nothingness. At the moment of the explosion, Naruto calmly put his hands in his pockets.

【Black Hoe Thunder Fang's Funeral】

A white coffin rose from the ground, directly locking Deidara, who was about to self-destruct, inside. In the last second before the self-destruction, Deidara's pupils dilated sharply and he roared!

"You bastard!!!"

A muffled sound came from the coffin, and Hei Chu Lei Ya appeared again holding the coffin.

Naruto sneered, "One move can eat all the delicious food in the world, and I can defeat you to death."

.......

"Parker? Why did you stop?" Kakashi landed on a tree trunk and asked Parker who suddenly stopped in front of him.

"Kakashi, I don't know how to put this..." Parker turned his dog's head and said seriously, "Gaara's aura... has completely disappeared."

"Ok?"

Kakashi was also stunned for a moment, "Where did it disappear from? Take us there to see it first."

Things went unexpectedly smoothly afterwards.

Naruto and Gaara returned to Sunagakure first, which really helped their personal relationship. Kakashi's Konoha team hadn't returned yet, so he could only wait in Sunagakure.

Temari returned from the front line after receiving the news. She saw Gaara who had temporarily fallen asleep in front of the ward. The moment she felt relieved, her legs went weak and she sat down on the ground.

The worries of the past few days turned into flying sand and disappeared without a trace in this yellow sand-covered area.

Everything is settled.

After returning to Konoha, Kakashi went on a new mission. The future Rokudaime still had a long way to go, and his lack of experience was made up by missions, completely reduced to a ruthless task machine.

Ino was so angry that she didn't talk to him for several days. His mysterious disappearance had already made his friends very resentful. Even though the mission was successfully completed in the end, they were still very unhappy.

In response, Naruto shamelessly stated that he was no longer suitable for group missions. As a result, one person's disappearance caused the entire team to become nervous. In short, Tsunade was at least half the blame.

It's sunny.

The third shift finally had a long-awaited break, so they decided to have a small gathering outdoors with an open-air barbecue.

Open space in the woods.

When Tenten arrived there with drinks and food, Neji had already set up the grill and Lee was lighting the coals to help start the fire.

"Teacher Kai is not here?" Xiao Li raised his head and asked.

"Yeah, he said he wanted to catch up with Kakashi-sensei." Tenten sighed, put down the things in his hands and said, "He said that again, about a lifelong rival."

"They have been good friends since childhood, right?" Neji sorted the ingredients. Tiantian had already prepared all the ingredients before coming, so he just started stringing them together.

The sound of bottles and jars of seasonings colliding and the rustling of leaves could be heard.

"Yes, very good friends, just like us." Tiantian smiled, took the skewer from Xiao Li's hand without even looking, and skillfully skewered a piece of meat.

"Tiantian is so amazing!" Xiao Li couldn't help but admire Tiantian's dazzling stick-threading skills.

"I'm not that good. When it comes to eating, it's that guy..." Tenten suddenly got angry midway through her sentence. "I don't know what Naruto is doing lying around at home all day. He didn't even react when I asked him to come over."

"I don't know." Neji didn't stop working, but he took the rare step of continuing the conversation and saying a few more words from his heart. "When I was in ninja school, the graduation exams were approaching, and the pressure was unimaginable."

"In every graduating class, only a handful of people are able to receive guidance from a jonin and become true ninjas. When I looked up at the examination hall, it was a sea of ​​darkness."

"When I graduated with top grades, I was actually a bit conceited. I thought I was a genius and that all this was due to my hard work."

The charcoal fire flickered and burned silently.

Tenten and Rock Lee lowered their heads and did their own things. They didn't know what was wrong with Neci and didn't say anything to interrupt him.

"I used to think that so-called geniuses were like Uchiha Sasuke, people who carried a heavy past. Only when they had enough motivation would they want to become stronger."

Neji paused, picked up the bottle of sauce and began to mix it, then continued with his head down.

"But later, I accidentally learned about Naruto's life story from the clan leader, Hiashi-sama. I was actually a little bit skeptical. How could he still be so cheerful all day long with such a past?"

"I believe that fate cannot be changed. It is determined from the moment one is born. Carrying the name of a genius, one needs to keep working hard. The main family is the main family, and the branch family will always be the branch family."

".......Ningji." Tenten was very happy that Neji could open his heart in front of her and Rock Lee, which showed that Neji really regarded them as his most trusted partners.

But for Neji to open his heart like this was the same as tearing it open. Even the simple words alone were heartbreaking to hear.

"I'm fine." Neji said.

"Then, after a mission, I needed to submit a mission report. I saw Naruto arguing with Lady Tsunade in the Hokage's office."

"Naruto really didn't seem to take Tsunade-sama seriously at all. Their relationship was so good that it was enviable. That's when I realized that there are people who really don't care about the past at all."

"That guy was sitting at the corner of the desk, bickering with Lady Tsunade the whole time, and laughing the whole time. He looked completely nonchalant, as if nothing in the world could be of concern to him."

"The atmosphere is truly sunny and enviable. Just standing there makes you feel relaxed. It turns out that a person can choose to live a less tiring life."

"Ningji..." Lee gave him a worried look, "You've always been a genius."

"Yes, I'm a genius." He smiled, relieved. "I always have been. So I guess I can't change my fate, but I have the right to choose, the right to not tire myself out."

"You can choose to not care about your past, not care about your clan, and choose to die."

"Ningji!!" The skewers in Tenten's hand fell to the ground.

"Ningji!" Rock Lee leaned over directly, his thick eyebrows almost touching his face.

"I... was just saying it casually." Neji was a little embarrassed. "Who would choose to die? I'm a genius. I just wanted to live an easier life in the future."

404 Konoha Street.

Naruto came downstairs in a baggy short-sleeved shirt, yawning and looking like he hadn't woken up yet. He vaguely remembered that he had forgotten something, but couldn't remember what it was.

I was hungry, so I had to find something to eat.

After wandering around the streets for a while, I was standing in front of a store, wondering what to eat. Suddenly, someone tapped me on the shoulder.

A faint fragrance blew over, carrying a hint of disinfectant.

"What are you standing here for?"

He turned around and saw Xiaoying standing there brightly, her smile still on her face. Her pale arms fell behind her, her waist slender, her figure exquisite, and she was wearing black stockings.

Hei Ying always gave him the impression of being a serious fool. Her smile was a mix of genuine and fake, and she was the kind of person who would seriously fool you even when she was impatient.

So her popularity in Konoha Hospital is really high, so high that when she goes to that station, half of the patients in the building will come out to watch the excitement.

Naruto remembered that one time he went to Konoha Hospital to visit the injured Choji. The man in the next bed was holding a small wound and kept pestering Sakura, asking if she was okay.

Sakura patiently answered him, but her tone and demeanor were quite serious. It was something like:

"Am I okay?"

"If you don't tear the wound open and don't soak it in water, it's fine. You can go to other departments for consultation. If you don't want to waste time, you can also go to the archives room to ask."

"What is the archives room?"

"It contains records of many dangerous cases, and can also serve as a reference for your recovery. If things get worse, you'll be mentally prepared."

"Really? Will I be okay?"

"Um......."

He saw with his own eyes a man who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to strike up a conversation, but in the end he really went back for a follow-up checkup with a panicked look on his face, and of course nothing was found after the checkup.

Sometimes she likes to leave things unfinished, which is actually quite tantalizing. But if someone asks her again with an anxious look on their face, she will just shake her head innocently.

But this trick would only be used on Naruto, who would occasionally cooperate with her when he was in a good mood. Listening to the taboo words that popped out of her mouth from time to time, he looked indifferent.

The older he got, the less burdened Naruto felt. It was Sakura who was often embarrassed by her own dirty talk. Most of the time, Naruto always had the upper hand in their confrontations.

But occasionally, Sakura also wants to turn the tables and gain the upper hand.

"Huh? What are you daydreaming about? Don't you want to eat?" Sakura waved her hand in front of him and asked with a smile.

"You want to eat too?" he asked.

"Are you asking me out?" she asked with a smile.

"Eat it if you want." Naruto turned and walked into a store. While looking for a table, he saw Sakura following him in.

Most of Konoha's restaurants are concentrated in the central area, including Ichiraku Ramen. Further out, the food is a bit scarce, but the quality is surprisingly high.

"What to eat?" he asked.

Sakura stared at him with a look of "you're mean to me". Naruto didn't care, reaching out to ruffle her hair, leaning back in his chair and slowly reading the menu.

In the end, he ordered two dishes at random and handed the menu over.

"Naruto." She called out.

"Ok?"

"How are you and Ino?" Sakura asked.

"What's going on?" Naruto said, "You haven't paid any attention to me since I came back from the last mission. What else can I do?"

"Aren't you going to coax her?"

"Let's talk about it later. I can't even see the young lady." Naruto played with his chopsticks in his hand and said nonchalantly, "I may not go on group missions with them for the time being."

"Angry?" she asked.

"No, it's just not suitable." Naruto said, "Tsunade-sama also agreed. Normally, we should team up with a Jonin, unless our teammates have strong self-protection abilities."

"Then what should I do?" Sakura was stunned.

"You're a medical ninja, so you're an exception." Naruto glanced at her and said half-seriously, "If there's any danger, I'll have to rely on you to keep me alive."

"I don't believe it." Sakura smiled, "Unless you **** with me too."

"Ahem!!" Naruto was drinking water when he choked on it. His throat was half hoarse. He looked up and asked, "What did you just say?"

"Before the mission, you and Ino did some weird stuff, right? I want some too." Sakura tilted her head.

The food was served and Naruto handed the chopsticks to Sakura.

"Do you think this is a toy sharing? You want one too. What do you want? Did you misunderstand something?"

"Impossible. The red mark on Ino's neck was left by you, right? I don't care. I want it too. No one else knows anyway." Sakura picked up some food and took another spicy bite.

He hurriedly fanned himself with his hands, then took a sip of water and swallowed it whole, leaving water stains at the corners of his mouth.

"You can do whatever you want, I'm fine with it, as long as it's you." Sakura said, stirring under the table. After a few seconds, Naruto suddenly felt something reaching out from under the table.

He looked down and saw a pair of jade-like feet wrapped in black silk stockings rubbing against his legs.

"Are you crazy?" He was suddenly startled and almost stood up in fright.

Damn, this is a public area. Anyone in the store who walks a little bit from the corridor can see the provocative leg under the table.