In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"!! Why can't we discuss this?!"

"I reject!"

".........You!!!" Kyuubi was speechless. He hadn't had a drink for a month.

The Nine-Tails thing didn't work, so Naruto didn't continue the discussion. This was his habit, if he couldn't reach an agreement, he would just give up and come back next time if necessary.

But if he found an alternative method, Kyuubi would inevitably be tormented by him.

Unable to think of a suitable solution, he simply got up and went out. He first went to Ino and told her that the communication plan had been approved by Tsunade.

"Really?" Ino's eyes were full of surprise. She hugged him excitedly and kissed him, "Hehe, you are amazing."

“But the top management didn’t agree.”

Ino was choking on the words she was about to say, and her expression became visibly depressed.

"The senior management won't agree. So... let's just forget it," she said. "I've done the math. Even if they agree, building the communications system later on will still cost a fortune."

"Father also said that the village probably couldn't afford the money, so..."

"Money?" Naruto thought for a moment and realized he wasn't short of money, so he asked directly, "How much is the difference?"

"To cover the Land of Fire, it would cost at least 50 billion ryo." Ino held out her hand, a distressed look on her face. "If we want to cover more large countries, the investment would be even more..."

Hearing this, Naruto didn't know how to react.

The ninja world's communications reform is an inevitable trend. If we don't act now, that technological era will arrive in a decade or so. The steel torrent of the times rolls forward, unstoppable.

But by then, the communication would have nothing to do with him or Ino.

Now that Ino has that ability, it would be a good thing for Konoha if she could establish chakra communication first.

Cardo left behind a substantial fortune, roughly equivalent to 20,000 Asumas. However, the Snow Nation's finances were struggling in the early days, and to revitalize the country and provide a way out for himself, he likely gave most of his wealth to Fenghua Xiaoxue.

The Snow Country is booming, and with the tax on geothermal generators...

He has now effectively taken control of the small country of Snow Country, causing the technology tree there to flourish, while he himself only has about 70 billion taels left.

He planned to give all the money to Shizune as an anonymous donation to Ino, but with only one condition: Ino should not have the authority, and the authority could only be given to Shikamaru or someone else.

"If I have no money in the future, will you support me?" Naruto asked suddenly.

"Of course, are you short of money now?" Ino asked, "I have a lot here, how much do you want?"

"Fifty billion taels."

Ino: “….”

"Just kidding, please buy me a snack first. It's time for dinner and I'm so hungry." Naruto interrupted and turned to the next topic.

"Okay." Ino didn't think much about it. She took Naruto's hand and went shopping to find food.

The relationship between the two became more and more natural, but they didn't mention the topic of confirming the relationship. Ino didn't seem to be bothered by it anymore and accepted the current situation openly.

Even though I know I might be sad in the future, I just smile and don't care.

“I want to eat that!”

"You buy it yourself. I don't have any money right now. I told you to support me."

"Okay! I'll support you." Ino's eyes turned into crescents as she smiled and squeezed his hand, responding as she usually did when he teased her.

"What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."

Naruto has now started to play the role of the pretty boy, ordering all the food that Ino likes to eat and what he wants to eat in one breath, and the two of them sit under the shade of an old tree to eat.

"I've noticed that my skin seems to be getting whiter recently. Why is that?" Ino lifted the clothes covering her arms, revealing a piece of white skin.

"Have you ever seen a balloon blown up?" he said.

"Ah, I've seen it before."

"The bigger the balloon, the whiter it is."

"Go to hell!!!" Ino understood and chased him and beat him for a while with a red face.

During the fight, he took advantage of the situation and took advantage of Ino's face. She was so hot and breathless that she could barely breathe. She pushed Naruto away and said with a red face.

"I have to go back to the store."

.......

Shikamaru's wedding is approaching, and most of his relatives and friends are worried about what gifts to prepare, and Naruto is no exception.

On the way, he happened to run into Inuzuka Kiba, and since they had the same goal, they decided to go together. The two of them and the dog wandered around Konoha, but they couldn't find a suitable one.

"It's so annoying. Why are we getting married so soon?" Inuzuka Kiba was holding a bottle of soda and squatting in the shade of a tree on the roadside with Naruto. He drank it in one gulp and his whole body went cold.

"Who knows them, probably love." Naruto agreed casually.

"How about you help me find a girlfriend?" asked Inuzuka Kiba.

"Ahem!" Naruto spit out a mouthful of soda, "Good brother, I will pay you back the five thousand taels I owed you last time tomorrow."

Chapter 337 If it wasn't Danzo, it would be all Danzo's fault!!

Inuzuka Kiba glared at Naruto with resentment, thinking, "What's with that reaction? You bastard, you'd rather give me my money than introduce me to a woman?"

But he didn't worry too much and sighed.

"Shikamaru is getting married. What gift should I give him?"

"I don't know." Naruto shook his head. "Shikamaru is really fast in everything he does. He was the first Chunin and the first to get married."

"Yeah." Inuzuka Kiba nodded, but he felt something was wrong, so he turned around and looked at Naruto again, "Do you have any other intentions?"

"No."

"Have you seen Hinata after you came back? Have you asked her what she was going to give you?" Inuzuka Kiba suddenly asked.

"No."

"How come you only know this?"

"No."

"You're the one!!"

Seeing that Inuzuka Kiba was really angry, Naruto coughed in a frivolous way and stopped joking. He answered seriously and asked him thoughtfully.

"What is Hinata doing lately?"

"How should I know?" Inuzuka Kiba said with a pout, "We haven't been in touch for a while. We've been busy and haven't seen each other often."

He probably knew that the "everyone" that Inuzuka Kiba was referring to was the three members of Team 8. Kurenai Yuhi had gone on maternity leave early. By now, the child was probably old enough to crawl, Sarutobi Mirai.

"When do you plan to marry Hinata?" Inuzuka Kiba asked again.

"Why do you ask such an embarrassing question?" He was stunned for a moment and said in surprise.

"Shame? I don't think you'd be embarrassed." Inuzuka Kiba frowned, squeezed his hands and said, "There's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"Then don't say anything."

"Naruto, Hinata really likes you. It's possible that she is the only one who doesn't know such an obvious thing." Inuzuka Kiba advised earnestly.

"Children don't know how to talk less. Let's go talk somewhere else." He stood up, brushed the dust off his pants, and left first.

As for Inuzuka Kiba's advice, he didn't take it to heart at all.

Are you kidding me? Who gets married right after reaching adulthood? No wonder ninjas generally have short lives. They're not afraid of being squeezed dry by a juicer, so how could they have the energy to do anything big?

Besides, it was impossible for him to make a choice.

But now Naruto still has to endure the chatter of Inuzuka Kiba, the single guy. There is something he cannot avoid, and he has to ask him for details.

Two years ago, a large number of spies appeared in the Inuzuka clan, which was influenced by the Root. Because of this incident, the Inuzuka clan's power declined rapidly, and they also had a feud with Danzo.

But there was no evidence, so it was kept secret.

"So mysterious." Inuzuka Kiba muttered, and although he was reluctant, he still got up and followed.

The two walked around the dilapidated red wall, through the alleys with dense greenery, and finally stopped in front of a remote and dilapidated house. There were fields all around, full of greenery.

This was the place where I'd taken Hei Ying out to watch the stars in the middle of the night, and it was here that our relationship began to thaw. Its remoteness meant it wouldn't be known to the roots.

"Can you speak now?"

"Well, let's talk about Hinata first." Naruto exhaled and said sincerely, "We grew up together, you know me."

"I don't have any other advantages, I'm just honest. Now I see that all of you have become Jonin, even Hinata is about to be promoted to Jonin, but I'm still a Chunin."

"You know better than me what Hinata is. You shouldn't ask me when I'm getting married. You should ask Hinata when they'll agree."

Inuzuka Kiba was completely bewildered when he heard this, probably because Naruto was sandwiched between two active Hokage and one who was about to ascend the throne, so in his mind he almost assumed that Naruto was very awesome.

At least he couldn't go back and forth in front of the Sannin and the Hokage, but other than that, it seemed...Naruto really had nothing, even the high-level ones were empty.

But the more I think about it, the weirder it seems. Even when Conan comes, he has to go around inside.

"Wait a minute!" Inuzuka Kiba, perhaps because he had been spending too much time with innocent dogs, was not used to dealing with shameless people. "Let me think about it."

"What is there to think about?" Naruto interrupted his thoughts and thought to himself, let you figure it out, how can I argue... No, let's talk about the Tao.

"What do you think Hinata?"

"She's a good person, pretty and kind-hearted." Inuzuka Kiba was forced to answer him.

"Do you think the Hyuga clan would be interested in me?"

"This..." Inuzuka Kiba really hesitated. It would take a while to tell what would happen like this, unless... unless Naruto was expected to succeed Hokage.

After all, others might not be interested in false reputation, but the Hyuga are quite fond of it. They are always claiming to be the largest clan in Konoha, like an old antique.

But what he didn't know was that Naruto was avoiding the position of Hokage.

"The Hyuga clan is a big clan after all, and they have always been proud. Although you are still a Chunin now, but..." Inuzuka Kiba didn't know how to comfort him.

Let Naruto work hard? But he doesn't need these things at all. If he has a close relationship with a big shot like the Sannin, he will be inflated to the sky.

But then again, no matter how close their relationship was, Naruto didn't have any impressive titles or achievements. Hinata just fell for that kind of empty talk, which was awkward.

Comfort? Comfort whatsoever!

Fortunately, Naruto did not put Inuzuka Kiba in an awkward position. He took over the conversation and sighed.

"I'm also very troubled now. What's the point of liking someone? A relationship without the blessing of the elders is doomed to be unhappy. I'm used to it since I don't have any parents."

"But I can't let Hinata suffer with me. I won't get what I want anyway. I'm confused now. How can I possibly own something I can't have?"

Ming started to talk without restraint, and he almost believed it himself. At the same time, he secretly blamed himself, wondering why he had forgotten this honest man.

You can't say this kind of thing to Shikamaru and Ino and the others. Neji is too lazy to listen, Tenten is too smart and doesn't like to hear him bragging, and Rock Lee... forget it, it's better not to mention the beasts of Konoha.

What he didn't expect was that Inuzuka Kiba, a single guy, actually sympathized with him. He patted his shoulder with a hint of sympathy and spoke encouragingly.

"Don't give up, Hinata likes you so much, there will still be opportunities in the future."

"Oh, let's talk about something else." Of course he wouldn't give up, and he never thought about giving up. Now that the small talk was over, it was time to talk about business.

"Is there anything else?" Inuzuka Kiba was a little surprised.

"Actually, the way I am now is all due to Tunan..." Before Naruto could finish his words, Akamaru beside him suddenly frowned and barked.

Akamaru's detection ability is even stronger than that of a ninja dog, mainly based on sound, smell, and animal instinct. He will warn of any abnormal situation around him.

Naruto immediately stopped talking and looked around warily. Inuzuka Kiba's expression changed suddenly, as if he had thought of something bad, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

"The wind is too strong. Let's go and pick out a gift for that bastard Shikamaru first." Naruto suggested.

Inuzuka Kiba showed a hint of hesitation, and it was clear that he had some thoughts in mind, perhaps wanting to investigate nearby. But Naruto didn't give him the chance and added another sentence.

"If it's any later, Shikamaru's baby will be born soon."

"Nonsense, who gives birth so quickly?" Inuzuka Kiba's attitude softened, and he cursed with a smile, "Let's go, the wind is too strong, it's annoying."

The two hurriedly left and returned to the streets of Konoha to continue wandering.

"What do you think of me giving you this?" Naruto asked, holding up an exaggerated fox craft.

"Not very good." Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru shook their heads at the same time, giving a negative opinion.

"What do you know?" Naruto curled his lips, excitedly holding the bull head and made an appointment with the boss to deliver it directly to the Nara clan in two days.

Inuzuka Kiba looked down on Naruto's earthy aesthetic and after a round of searching, he chose a craft in the shape of a puppy. Just as he was about to pay, he was ridiculed by Naruto.