In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Naruto had just gotten up and was about to go out for a walk when the shoji door next to him suddenly opened, startling him. Shizune and Tsunade shared a room, which was directly opposite Naruto's room.

Of course, Tsunade paid for the room. On the one hand, Tsunade had treated him as a research subject from the beginning, so she would not save money, and she did not care about money.

Secondly, it was convenient for Naruto to live next door, and Tsunade had a selfish motive. Since they were close, she could play a few dice games with Naruto anytime, anywhere.

When the shoji door opened, he thought it was Tsunade who woke up after hearing the noise. Just as he was about to greet her, he saw the angry face of Shizune.

And that resentful look in his eyes. If looks could kill, Naruto would have been cut into pieces by now.

Seeing this, Naruto felt like laughing, thinking that Sister Shizune was like this when she was a child. He couldn't help but want to tease her and asked with a smile.

"Xiao Jingyin, what's wrong?"

He was now eighteen years old. Tsunade and Shizune had been away from Konoha for many years and only had a vague impression of Minato Namikaze. Tsunade's life had changed drastically, and she was in no mood to pay attention to the affairs of the village.

Even though I felt that the name Naruto sounded familiar, it was only from when Jiraiya boasted about the protagonist of his novel, and I didn't have a very deep impression of it.

Even if Shizune and Tsunade connected Naruto and Minato Namikaze, they would only think of them as relatives and would not think in any other direction.

Naruto is very open-minded and he knows Shizune very well. Although Shizune is usually considerate, she can still have some tsundere temper occasionally, just like Tsunade.

"What's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Naruto continued to ask with a playful smile.

"You're the one who's sick!" Jingyin didn't want to talk to him. She angrily closed the door again, and the harsh words she had just prepared in her mind disappeared.

Jingyin was still squatting behind the door, feeling extremely upset. She hadn't performed well just now. Next time!! She would definitely scold him to death.

On the other side, Naruto went out for a walk.

It was already dark outside, and the scenery he had seen didn't resonate with him. As he walked, he silently calculated how long he could stay here.

Logically speaking, as long as he didn't activate the dragon vein, he could still wander here for a long time, even a year or two wouldn't be a problem. But when he returned, only a minute or two had passed in the real world.

But he can afford it, but the ancient kingdom of Loulan cannot.

A country of this size would definitely not be able to stand alone in a war and would be dragged into it at any moment. By then, the dragon veins would be no longer hidden, and if they were destroyed, he would have no way of returning.

He estimated that in about two or three months, he would have to go back to Loulan.

When they returned to the inn, Tsunade had already woken up. Her cheeks were slightly red, and she smelled faintly of alcohol. Shizune had disappeared.

The door was open, and there was no light in the room. Tsunade sat there in a daze, drinking alone. Her legs were slanted, and her neckline was a mess.

Naruto was not shy and sat over to her, taking her wine glass away naturally. Before she could react, he drank it all in one gulp.

"Drink less, it's confiscated."

Tsunade stared at him blankly for a few seconds, obviously not fully awake, and muttered.

"Why do you care so much about me?"

"I'm here to take care of you." Naruto said, knocking on the table twice, "If you drink too much, your brain will become stupid."

She was awakened by the two bangs on the table. She opened her eyes and looked at Naruto carefully. Without turning on the light, she couldn't see clearly. After a vague look, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.

It's crazy, it feels like we've known each other for years.

The wine was gone, and Tsunade sat at the table with her head drooping. Her gaze gradually dimmed as she thought about the past. The drunken state between sleep and wakefulness made her feel better.

Seeing this, Naruto remained silent. There was no such thing as empathy in the world. No matter how much he talked about things he hadn't experienced, he couldn't comfort Tsunade.

Instead of persuading her with high-sounding words, it would be better to just shut up and do nothing. She is Tsunade, and she will get out of this situation on her own.

Then the atmosphere in the room became strange.

At the dimly lit small table, Tsunade lay motionless with her head bowed while Naruto drank one glass after another in the darkness. His movements were neither fast nor slow, but rather rhythmic.

Until Tsunade calmed down, raised her head and reached for a glass of wine in a hoarse voice. Naruto did not refuse and handed the glass to her.

Tsunade didn't mind, she took a sip and said thank you.

He didn't respond, but stood up and glanced at Tsunade, who looked a little depressed, and asked.

"Go for a walk?"

She originally wanted to refuse, but when she thought that Naruto would not nag her, she suddenly wanted to relax, and after a moment of hesitation, she agreed.

Things are so wonderful. Something she originally thought was impossible happened naturally without any opportunity.

Tsunade felt a little strange, but Naruto didn't take it to heart. He already knew that Tsunade didn't like others nagging her when she was in a bad mood, so she just sat there and didn't say anything.

But at that time it was usually Tsunade who suggested going out for a walk, and Naruto followed behind without saying a word, just accompanying Tsunade to walk around and take a look.

Now that time has gone back, the situation is reversed.

Naruto walked in front, Tsunade followed behind, no one spoke. They walked here and there along the way, occasionally pointing to the lights in the distance and saying a few words.

Slowly, Tsunade's mood improved. The depression was swept away from her chest, and a smile slowly appeared on her face. Occasionally, she would talk to Naruto and chat.

When the two returned to the inn, they saw a thin figure squatting under the dim light outside the inn.

"Isn't that Shizune?" Naruto was slightly surprised and reached out to poke Tsunade, but accidentally poked the wrong place and felt a soft sensation at his fingertips.

Tsunade was a little dissatisfied, but considering that Naruto had just taken her out to relax, she didn't say anything.

"Yeah, let's go take a look."

Shizune saw the two of them walking towards her in pairs from afar, and then she remembered that she had come back from shopping to find Tsunade for dinner, but she found that she was the only one left behind.

I felt extremely aggrieved at the time and wanted to cry but couldn't, so I could only squat outside the inn and wait.

He had been feeling aggrieved just now, but now, seeing Tsunade approaching with a puzzled look on her face, his anger instantly subsided. He pursed his lips, thinking, "What else can I do? I can only forgive her."

"What's wrong with you?" Naruto asked.

"It's none of your business!" Jingyin said fiercely.

"What's wrong with you?" Tsunade asked again.

"Wow, woo, woo, Lady Tsunade!" Shizune threw herself into Tsunade's arms.

Naruto: “????”

"You're treating me differently, aren't you?" Although he was speechless, seeing the little girl crying, he didn't want to provoke her anymore.

Waving his hand, he walked past the two of them and wanted to go back to his room first.

"Hey, it's time for dinner soon, where are you going?" Tsunade hugged Shizune and called out to Naruto directly.

"Oh, then I..."

"Wait a minute, let's go together now." Tsunade said without thinking too much.

Unexpectedly, Jingyin in his arms reacted violently and cried even louder.

Chapter 349: The relationship is quietly changing, the result of mutual influence, arriving at the country of soup,

Naruto and Tsunade looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Fortunately, Shizune stopped crying after a while, but no matter how Tsunade asked, Shizune kept her head down and refused to tell the truth. She just said that she was in a bad mood and couldn't hold it back.

Tsunade ignored her and took the two of them to eat.

At night, Tsunade and Naruto got together to play a few rounds. It was just a casual game, not as intense as the previous few days when they stayed up all night playing.

After playing for a while, Tsunade was ready to take a shower. Naruto saw this and was about to go back to his room to take a shower and rest, but was stopped by Tsunade yawning.

"Wait, let me finish washing and then play one more round, the last one," she said.

Hearing this, Naruto was also amused and nodded in agreement.

Tsunade went to take a shower, leaving Shizune and Naruto sitting there. Shizune didn't want to see Naruto, nor did she want to pay attention to him, so she just snorted and turned away.

Naruto was a little speechless, but didn't say anything. He just moved the dice on the table boredly.

Tsunade came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, her wet hair wrapped in the headscarf, her snow-white shoulders exposed, as white as cream.

The bulge in the towel was even more stunning, like a snow-capped peak. The large towel covered most of Tsunade's body, even down to her calves.

Shizune frowned, she had realized that the relationship between Tsunade-sama and that man had quietly changed. She thought silently about what happened between the two of them, and soon her face turned red.

"Keep playing." Tsunade sat down casually, her bathrobe split, not bothering to care.

"Yeah." Naruto lowered his head and found that Tsunade's feet had been stretched out and placed casually beside him.

The white and neat toes were lined up in a row, barefoot, and the beautiful legs were placed like this. The posture was not very elegant, but it was so beautiful that it could correct his thoughts.

It was impossible to play only one round after getting started. After playing back and forth for a few times, Tsunade finally kept a limit. Seeing that the time was almost up, she directly kicked everyone out.

Naruto could also see that she was not in a very good mood today, so he did not seduce her anymore and simply went back to his room to wash up and rest.

The next day.

Tsunade was back in good shape, and at noon she pulled Naruto out of his bed, and continued playing games. They played until the evening, and then decided to continue their journey tomorrow.

Naruto then remembered that he had wasted a long time on the road, so he put down the dice, thought for a while, and said with a frown.

"We're almost at the Land of Hot Springs, and I have to leave too."

Tsunade was concentrating on looking at the cards. When she heard this, she couldn't help but hook her little finger, but there was no change on her face. She just said "hmm" as a response.

Seeing Tsunade's lack of reaction, he naturally didn't continue the conversation. He clattered the dice while carefully examining the cards with his other hand.

In fact, Naruto also felt that he had teased Tsunade enough. Once he left, other gambling games would not satisfy her. Whether it was from the perspective of revenge or to help her quit gambling, it was almost enough.

It was impossible for him to continue wandering with Tsunade. They just met by chance, so it was normal for them to part ways.

He hadn't expected Tsunade to react otherwise; after all, she'd traveled to so many places and met so many people. It was just a heads-up; the time for giggling was almost over.

Naruto came here to get information, and he had to change his identity before going to Konoha. Tsunade had already seen him, so there was no need to hide it.

But they had to be cautious when heading to Konoha, as it was still very powerful. The Sandaime was still sharp, the Uchiha were ambitious, and Danzo was lurking in the shadows.

Furthermore, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was young and powerful, and Kakashi had also shown his talent. If Tsunade had not left, Konoha would now be considered a kingdom ruled by four Kage.

The current situation in Konoha is not the Konoha that will be leaking information everywhere twenty years later. Even Naruto needs to be cautious if he wants to obtain important top-secret information from Konoha.

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and he raised his head and started to invite Tsunade to play cards. Tsunade tried to cheat in the middle, but was intercepted by Naruto.

"Lady Tsunade, you are going too far!"

"I don't understand what you are saying, let me go! Hurry up!" Tsunade was extremely shameless. She didn't feel ashamed at all after being caught, and even tried to continue cheating.

He naturally couldn't stand it any longer and grabbed Tsunade's wrist to hold her in a stalemate. After a while, Tsunade was grinning and successfully cheated.

Naruto felt helpless about this.

He threw the playing cards onto the table and said unhappily.

"There's something dirty. No more playing. No more playing."

After saying that, he stood up and went back. Tsunade was holding the playing cards and laughing behind him, looking like she had gotten the upper hand. She didn't stop laughing until the door slammed shut.

Shizune had already finished washing up and was about to get into bed. She looked up and saw Tsunade sitting at the table in a daze, and couldn't help but ask.

"Tsunade-sama, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I was just thinking about how to cheat." Tsunade turned around and smiled again.

Shizune: "...Sleep."

Silent all night.

The next day.

The three of them left the inn and continued on their journey. With only two or three days left to reach the Land of Hot Springs, the countdown to their departure began.

On the way, nothing seemed to have changed. Tsunade and Naruto were still talking and laughing, and during the lunch break, the two of them got together to play cards.

Jingyin was too lazy to look at them, so she just walked away and leaned against a tree to take a rest.

The two of them were laughing and joking, occasionally shouting and yelling, which was indeed very noisy. As they played, they started to make noises again, and there was some physical contact, and they were openly taking advantage of each other.

Tsunade didn't care and seemed to agree. The countdown to separation was indeed a magical thing, accelerating the fermentation of dependence and other emotions.

In fact, for Tsunade, she is a little reluctant to leave Naruto. This is not an emotional love, but just a feeling of comfort, it is very comfortable to be with him.

Whether it was the way they interacted or the way they talked, it made her forget a lot of unpleasant things. Even though there was a ten-year age gap between them, there was no generation gap at all.

To be honest, after that walk, she had thought about inviting him to go on a road trip together. This was her dream, to see the whole world, and now she wanted to add someone to the trip.

Naruto didn't think too much about it and continued on his journey in the afternoon.

After nightfall, Naruto cooked a grilled fish meal. After dinner, Shizune was still fiddling with the fire, hugging her knees and playing, having a lot of fun.

Seeing that it was still early, Naruto turned around and looked around, planning to ask Tsunade to go for a walk with him.