In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Before I leave Konoha, you can go further. Even the longest journey will eventually come to a halt. By that time, I will probably be somewhere."

"The Land of Snow, the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, I'm not entirely sure myself, but there's one thing I'm certain of. I love you, and no matter how far you go, you're not alone. We'll meet again eventually."

"Is this... your answer?" Duoyouya pinched her palms and pretended to be calm. She thought a lot in an instant, but she didn't expect him to give such an answer.

No matter how far you go, you are never alone, and we will meet again eventually.

That person was still as deceitful as ever, but what he said was truly irresistible to her. There were only two things that Tayuya wanted to do: go to more places and be with him.

When the two conflicted, she would rather choose the latter. She would wait, even if it took a year or two. If he asked, she would say that having him was enough.

These were just her imaginations, but all her preparations were in vain.

He seemed to have really thought about it and gave the most appropriate answer for both of them. She stood there in a daze, and when she came to her senses, Naruto had already entered.

The door closed with a click, and he looked at Tayuya and smiled.

Late at night, the two of them were tightly entangled, and he could feel her soft back. In the second half of the night, all the passion faded, and the moonlight was as clear as water.

Tayuya climbed out of the quilt, found a comfortable position in his arms, and opened her eyes. She stared at the dim window and spoke hesitantly.

"I won't bother you. No matter what, I will come back here every year at the end of the year. I can wait, no matter how many years it takes."

"If you miss me, just come back here when it snows, okay?"

Chapter 324 Life is always full of drama, frustrated Tayuya, and the strange mission of the Rain Country

"Yeah." Naruto responded.

He knew that this was something that Duoyou could say, so he didn't say anything more and just agreed. She was giving a good thing, so he should just accept it.

There was no point in saying more, this was both her character and his own doing. Starting with the endless debt, the process wasn't smooth, but after all the twists and turns, he still managed to trick her into his money.

[Name your price. Sell your soul to me and I will pay three times the price.

One thousand... No! I regret it, ten thousand taels! I... I meant fifty thousand... one... one hundred thousand taels!

Go away! Stop throwing it away! Woohoo! There's no way you can pick up all the money you've thrown away! That's my money.

The higher the debt, the higher your obligations, and my rights are unlimited!

So, I'm looking forward to the moment when I can completely dominate your life! 】

You don't want your savings to be two hundred thousand taels short, do you?

No! Don't take my money!

Five hundred thousand taels! Tell me or not?

Woohoo! I said it! I said it all!

I am your debtor and will not restrict your freedom. I never thought you had this hobby, staying at home without clothes?

Want you to take care of it?

Okay, whatever you want.

Let me go!!

I'll let you go in a moment, don't move.]

[I don’t want to stay here anymore. I’ll pay you back all the money I owe you.

That won’t work. This isn’t about money, it’s not calculated that way.

I was just trying to get some food and drink from you, and you...

I know I only gave you money because I like you. It doesn't matter if you lie to me. I don't care. There are many things about you that are worth liking, such as... installing air conditioners. Girls who can install air conditioners are super cool.

I...I can do more than that.

Give you...flowers.】

The girl who had never been cared for suddenly met a man who always wanted to steal her life. He took the money and smiled and said he didn't care.

Love is not simply giving, it is being cared for and being cared for. However, she does not have any outstanding qualities, and is neither considerate nor gentle.

But she still found some advantages. Naruto said he liked it, so she took it seriously. Even if it was something as ridiculous as air conditioning, it could still be considered an advantage, but she believed it at the time.

She didn't care much about many things. Even though she knew the importance of money, she was still like a blank sheet of paper, separated from the rest of the world by a barrier, strange and indifferent.

I can't understand emotions, happiness or sadness, and I can't grasp anything except the little money in my hand.

So she believed without hesitation that Naruto, who would play childish debt games with her all the time, praise her for her skills in repairing air conditioners, and accompany her to work all day, liked her.

The unknown villain supporting characters were always ignored, but when Naruto's eyes fell on her, the feeling of being cared for made her feel that the world was not always cold.

Eighty million taels could not buy her lover, and she never thought of possessing him. As long as he sat on the high platform, someone would go through thousands of mountains and rivers to love him.

This is the love that is given, the love that she responds with.

At dawn, Naruto washed up, bought breakfast, and sat in the living room on the first floor to watch TV. The TV program was more interesting than he had imagined, and thus, he gained another hobby.

About an hour and a half later, Tayuya woke up. She lingered in the bathroom on the second floor to wash up, and then she saw him watching TV there, so she slowly came downstairs.

"Awake?" Naruto looked at her and smiled, the more he smiled, the more he couldn't help it.

"What are you laughing at!" Tayuya looked like a little lion who had just woken up, with all her hair red.

She felt that Naruto must be laughing at her performance last night, laughing at her poor health. She didn't know how many times she went to bed that night, and struggled to fall asleep.

"Nothing, ahem." Naruto stopped laughing immediately and turned to stare at the TV. "Breakfast is warming in the kitchen, go eat it first."

Tayuya gave him a complicated look and went into the kitchen silently. When she came out, she took a glass of water and placed it on the table in front of Naruto.

"Thank you," he said, almost laughing again.

"Laugh if you want!" Tayuya said sullenly, "Anyway, you were definitely lying when you said we might have children in the future."

"I'm not lying to you." He didn't turn around and continued to stare at the TV.

"Impossible! I've read in books that without that thing, you can't have a child." Tayuya bit her lower lip and said, "You must have deliberately withheld it."

"Huh???" Naruto was surprised, "How is that possible? Haven't you tried it? I wanted to too, but you were too fast."

"Ah! Don't say that!" Tayouya really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

In the following days, Tayuya tried many times, but the results were still unsatisfactory. She was increasingly unsure of how to face Naruto and would hide in her room during the day.

But Naruto didn't care. People are different. That kind of thing doesn't matter. As long as he is normal, that's enough.

Even if it's supernormal, it's not a problem, anyway...

It was already noon after breakfast, and the two of them hesitated for a moment before skipping lunch. After changing their shoes at the entrance, they went out together. The street was still bustling with shops.

"After leaving Konoha, where did you go?" Tayuya asked, "What is the Snow Country? Is it a country with snow all year round?"

"You haven't been there?" Naruto turned his head and looked at her.

"No." Tayuya shook her head. "I haven't been to places too far. The farthest place I've been to is the Land of Demons, but I didn't stay there for long before I left."

"That country is a little... I can't put it into words, it's weird."

"Oh, the Snow Country used to be quite cold, but now it should be spring all year round." Naruto explained, "You can go if you want, but it's a bit far and you need to take a boat."

"Then I won't go." Duoyouya lingered beside him, her eyes wandering aimlessly among the crowd on the street.

"why?"

"I don't want to take a boat ride, nor do I want to go to a place where it's spring all year round." Tayuya said, "The Land of Hot Springs is almost spring all year round too, so it's boring."

"Okay." Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. It was better not to go to the Snow Country to avoid any trouble.

"Have you been to the Snow Country?" she asked casually.

"I've been there once, on a mission," Naruto replied. "It's too far. The first time I went, the ship sank in the deep sea, and we almost couldn't get back."

Hearing this, Tayuya turned and looked at him.

"But it's nothing. Later, he drifted to an abandoned island country. After contacting Konoha, he was taken back." Naruto added.

"But I probably won't stay in the Snow Country in the future. It's a bit remote, unless the transportation is more developed. For now, I'm more inclined to the Grass Country or the Rain Country."

"The Rain Country is dangerous," she said.

"It's not dangerous, it's been dealt with." He touched Tayuya's head, "Remember the old man who was with me last time? He was very powerful, he dealt with everything."

"Oh oh." Duoyou seemed to understand but not quite.

The two of them walked around Tance Street, found a place to sit down and ordered some food.

Two days later, the two parted ways at Tansho Street. Tayuya had a new direction to move forward, while Naruto still had a mission in the Land of Rain to complete.

After two days of continuous travel, Naruto arrived in the Land of Rain.

In less than a year, the Rain Country had undergone considerable changes. It wouldn't be earth-shaking, but the atmosphere of life had become more vibrant.

The numerous steel towers had been repaired one after another, and large numbers of high-rise buildings had been put into use. The electrical system seemed to have been renovated, and even a complete sewer system had been established.

Holding the mission letter, Naruto successfully met Nagato and Konan.

The two of them didn't seem to have changed much. Nagato looked skinny, but he didn't seem so weak anymore. Konan was wearing ordinary clothes, not the red auspicious cloud robe of the Akatsuki organization.

"Where has the lecherous immortal gone?" he asked curiously.

"Teacher Jiraiya left the Rain Country a long time ago. He probably had something to do." Konan replied indifferently.

"Really?" Naruto raised his eyebrows and held up the mission book in his hand. "Giving Konoha a mission? Well, are you guys...crazy?"

Chapter 325 is the new ninja of the rain country, the sword is like a dragon, the horizontal stroke is like a hammer

Konoha and the Rain Country have a long-standing feud, so basically... anyone with a reasonable mind wouldn't throw a mission to Konoha. However, the Five Great Nations all have grievances against the Rain Country.

"So...what's wrong with you?"

"The commission is real, but we didn't expect it to be you. We thought it would be Kakashi." Nagato said in a hoarse voice as he sat on the upper iron seat.

"Kakashi? The future Sixth Hokage won't leave the village unless necessary. Now I take over." Naruto responded without hesitation, even though the truth was not what he said.

There was absolutely no way he could take over Kakashi's job. He'd rather stay home and lie down because it required constant work year-round. However, he was going to use Kakashi's skin to teach these two idiots a lesson first.

"So, what exactly is this mission about?" He looked at Konan and Nagato.

It is said that the whitewashed are three points weaker, although these two can't be said to be whitewashed. After all, Nagato was defeated by Jiraiya before he could collect the tailed beasts, and he didn't have time to carry rice over Konoha.

The most they were charged with was illegally forming a renegade ninja organization, and Naruto had no say in their past sins. He wasn't justice incarnate, so how Nagato and Konan were dealt with was entirely up to Jiraiya.

"I really have no choice. Nagato's body can no longer use the Rinnegan." Konan said, "But there are too many ninjas invading the village recently, and various forces are constantly harassing us."

"So? You want Kakashi to come and mediate?" Naruto had a strange look on his face. Sure enough, the whitewashed ones were three points weaker. The character who was once evil and could destroy the world was now whitewashed, but he was so weak?

"Yes, mediation." Xiaonan nodded. "We can use unconventional means, but it will inevitably drag the Rain Country into the vortex of war."

"We agree with Jiraiya-sensei's philosophy and are unwilling to sacrifice the village. We are even more unwilling to let the enemy behind us succeed. Their goal is to wear down Nagato's body and seize the Rinnegan."

"Are you here specifically to retrieve the Rinnegan?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah." Xiaonan nodded.

Naruto stopped talking and looked carefully at Konan and Nagato. Nagato looked very weak, but his bones seemed to be slowly getting better.

He still likes people who tell the truth and are not troublesome to get along with.

Hei Ying always liked to hide things from him at critical moments, and after he got angry and yelled at her, she became much more restrained. This could be considered a kind of training, but it was necessary.

Hiding something once or twice is just a small temper, but doing it all the time is a problem. People who nag are the most annoying, and nothing can be done without a little nudging.

"As long as those eyes are on him, the spying will not stop." He paused, "Besides, I don't have the ability to mediate."

"You...didn't you say you were going to take over Kakashi's job?" Konan was stunned for a moment.

"Ah, I tried to answer it, but I couldn't."

Xiaonan: “????”

The Kakashi trap failed, and a pirated Kakashi showed up. Now, with no ability to mediate, the best we can do is help investigate and expel the outsiders.

"The commission for the mission is quite expensive, right? I heard it's an A-rank mission?" Naruto thought for a moment, "I'm still a Chunin, so I can't get much commission."

Xiaonan: “…”

Nagato: “………”

Suddenly, the two finally understood the euphemistic tone Jiraiya used when he mentioned Naruto in casual conversation. He said he had a disciple whose personality was a bit...