In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Naruto didn't care. Seeing Nohara Nao sizing him up, he knew in his heart that the money he spent was worth it. He didn't show it on his face, still looking sincere.

"You didn't replace your wristband even though it was torn. I guess you're just nostalgic," he said with a smile. "Wristbands aren't expensive, but they'll wear out anyway."

"As I recall, medical ninjas in the medical class are not allowed to wear wrist guards unless there are special circumstances. This wrist guard meets medical standards. If you ask, it should be wearable long-term."

"Thank you...thank you." Nao Nohara stuttered a little, not because she was touched.

She wasn't stupid. If a wristband could impress her, she would have been followed by a group of people. She just thought this person was a little interesting.

At least he wasn't someone who tried to figure her out with just a few words. She had seen too many people like that. If it weren't for her parents' influence, she would have been surrounded and pursued by many people long ago.

However, the person in front of him looked a little cleaner than in the afternoon, and there were no distracting thoughts in his eyes. It was a rare person with whom he could have a normal conversation.

"That's it for now, I'm going back first." Naruto smiled, "My house is a bit far and a bit run-down, so it's probably not in the same direction as yours."

"Well, okay." Nao Nohara was thinking about what to say when she suddenly heard goodbye. She responded and raised her head, unable to help but ask.

"Hey, where do you live?"

"South side, over there on Huayin Lane." Naruto answered honestly.

"It's on the way. My home is in that direction." Nao Nohara's mood suddenly improved. Her voice was filled with emotion and a happy expression on her face.

People are like this, they have a rebellious mentality.

Nao Nohara is already repressed, and the milder she acts, the more severe her feelings become. Every day she encounters people who want to see through her, and she can't hide her feelings at all.

She already had a preconceived notion of who she was, and when she suddenly saw someone who was interested in her, she felt relieved. Since they were just passing by, she decided to continue the conversation.

In her opinion, Naruto's face was ordinary, and he had no bad intentions. She could control Naruto, relying on her charm to manipulate him.

But when everything was under her control, she wasn't so repulsed. She didn't like it, but she felt that this opportunity was rare and she could take a breath.

Naruto was rejected by her at the beginning and was classified as impossible in Nohara Nao's mind. It was precisely because of this that when Naruto showed that he had no purpose, she felt the desire to talk to him.

Human nature is mean. Naruto looked up and stared at her for a second. In that second, Nohara Nao was actually worried for a moment. She was worried that Naruto would reject her stupidly and then turn back.

bang bang.

Her heart beat twice and her mouth felt dry.

Fortunately, Naruto quickly put on a gentle smile, touched his face and said, "Okay."

Hunters always appear in the form of prey. Naruto silently thought about the indifference revealed in Nohara Nao's eyes at noon, and after some testing, he grasped one third of her temper.

"Is the work in the hospital tiring?..." Naruto and Sakura have been together for a long time, so they are more or less familiar with some of the topics in Konoha Hospital and have heard all kinds of troubles.

After finishing one topic, he could immediately move on to the next without any awkwardness. When Nohara Nao spoke, he would just listen silently.

As the conversation went on, Nao Nohara started to talk more. Sometimes, a topic only needed one sentence, and then Nao Nohara would be the only one chattering.

After a long conversation, she suddenly felt relieved. It was a much better feeling than being self-sufficient. She felt completely relaxed mentally, and her whole body felt lighter.

"Well...that's indeed the case in the hospital." Naruto continued to agree, his eyes slowly scanning the surroundings.

"Hey, why are you so familiar with Konoha Hospital? Have you been a medical ninja before?" Nao Nohara finally couldn't help asking, and began to feel a little curious about Naruto.

After all, although he didn't say much during the whole journey, except at the beginning, every time he asked a question, it resonated with her and he was able to change the topic well.

It was as if...as if he had worked at Konoha Hospital. He knew everything, except for the occasional minor detail, but it wasn't a big deal.

"Oh, I have a friend who used to be a medical ninja." Naruto started talking.

"Who is it? Do I know him?" she asked curiously.

"He died on the battlefield." Naruto said lightly. He died instantly and there was no evidence. No one would investigate such a thing.

"Feel sorry."

"No need," he said.

Normally, at this point, the topic would become awkward, but Naruto didn't. After all, he had just lied, so he casually picked up another topic.

As the two chatted, they naturally talked about the future.

"Do you think the village will go to war?" Nao Nohara asked worriedly with a rather unhappy look on her face.

"It's hard to say, but you're a medical ninja." Naruto paused and said, "Generally speaking, you don't need to go to the front line, so it's relatively safe."

"That being said." Nao Nohara was actually a little embarrassed. She really didn't want to go to the battlefield again. The annihilation of the entire team left her with a huge psychological trauma.

If her teammates hadn't fought to the death to hold her back, if she hadn't been lucky enough to have survived with only a scar on her body, I'm afraid...

The scene of her teammates covered in blood was still vivid in her mind, and Nohara Nao's face turned several shades paler in an instant.

"what happened to you?"

"fine."

After a while, her complexion did look better, and she turned around and asked kindly.

"how about you?"

"Me?" Naruto stopped and turned to look at her, "Me what?"

"Medical ninjas are relatively safe, what about you?" Nao Nohara bit her lower lip. Being with Naruto, she felt more relaxed physically and mentally.

There were many things she couldn't say, but now she could say them a little. This feeling made her feel very comfortable, and it released her suppressed emotions.

Naturally, she didn't want to see Naruto's dead body tomorrow or the next time.

The value of emotions is irreplaceable, and emotions are almost an unsolvable problem. If no one understands, she can only keep it all in her heart as before.

It keeps piling up bit by bit, and there's no way to release it.

Having tasted the feeling of emotional release, Nohara Nao naturally didn't want to go back to her old life. In her eyes, Naruto was her pressure relief valve.

"I...I am just like this, what else can I do?" Naruto showed a bitter smile on his face, "I was lucky last time, I don't know what will happen next time, I'll just leave it to fate."

"Everyone has to die anyway. I'm just an ordinary Chunin. The village gave me a mission, so naturally I went with them."

"How about asking them to take better care of you?" She frowned, naturally treating Naruto as her own, and stood aside thinking.

"Yamashiro Nobi seems quite strong. If he's willing to help you, your chances of surviving danger might be better."

"It's useless." Naruto's face showed no trace of acting. "In a life-or-death situation, who would be willing to do that? They are all those who have escaped death."

Hearing this, Nohara Nao fell silent.

It's not a pleasant thing to say, but it's the truth. When someone experiences life and death for the first time, they might feel fear, aggression, or even anger, willing to die so their teammates can survive.

However, after escaping death, most people will hesitate when faced with another death. This is human nature; no one wants to die.

The two parted at the intersection and remained silent all night.

Since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it. Naruto didn't mind sleeping on the bed, so he made do with it and got a good night's sleep. In the morning, he didn't have the conditions to take a shower, so he just washed up and left.

He had no other missions these days, just to deal with Nao Nohara. He was gradually increasing her favorability, figuring it wouldn't be long before the cannon fodder squad would be on a mission.

Although the money in his pocket is cleaner than his face, fortunately he has free ramen coupons for more than half a month, so he doesn't need to worry about the above problems.

There were only two sets of clothes, which they would rotate for the time being. He hadn't even asked about the price of the clothes yet. If he got ripped off, the boss would be free.

He used the remaining money, nearly two thousand taels, to take a bath. He took a bath every day at noon. Apart from anything else, he still paid attention to personal hygiene.

Secondly, he had nothing to do and didn't want to go back to that damp house, so he spent most of his time wandering outside, waiting for Nohara Nao to get off work, and today's excuse was to borrow a book from her.

Establish an image in advance that he is very passionate about medical knowledge. Although he only turns the pages of borrowed books without reading them with his eyes, the devil is always in the details.

After two or three days of this routine, their relationship had already taken off, starting with the icebreaker of sending the wristband. Nao Nohara even looked forward to meeting him before she even got off work. It was an indescribable feeling.

In the past, she would always feel like she was going to a grave when she got off work, but these past few days, she's actually slowly started to smile. She's starting to look forward to the relaxing atmosphere after get off work, even thinking about what topics she'll talk about in advance.

The people in the medical class also noticed something and joked with a smile to the little girl who cut in line.

"What good thing happened?"

"Hey, I saw him last time after get off work. Is that guy your girlfriend?"

"That should be the case. It's been the first time. I saw that guy waiting for Nao several times. The sentry also said that he was just waiting for a while."

At first, she didn't think anything of being teased, and even joked along, because she didn't care and didn't think of Naruto in that way.

But after a long time, even the good banana trees could not withstand the erosion of heavy rain.

She gradually felt a little embarrassed. Occasionally, when she heard people in the medical team making fun of her, Nao Nohara would ask those sisters to stop.

At the same time, while she saw Naruto every day without fail, she also had a question in her mind.

What on earth was that person thinking?

She didn't like Naruto, but she didn't reject him either. She wasn't interested in this kind of thing in the first place, she just needed Naruto to be by her side.

But her colleagues' discussions over the past few days made her a little panicked, wondering what would happen if he heard these words one day and never came again?

Do I have to go find him myself? I definitely can't do such a thing, but if it really comes to that, do I really have to return to the way it was?

Just thinking back to the oppressive feelings she'd felt when she was alone, Nao Nohara felt a tightness in her stomach. Unknowingly, he had led her out of the darkness, and she never wanted to go back.

Instead of facing it passively, it is better to take the initiative to ask. At the very least, even if he has some ideas, if it can continue the current situation, then it is okay to give them to him.

She gritted her teeth and made up her mind. She wasn't a rigid person who had to meet the right person. At this time, she wouldn't think about sex at all.

Falling in love is a thing of the past. Only the young ladies of aristocratic families would pursue love at this time and find someone they like to be with.

She just wanted someone to accompany her and wait for her every day. Even though she had never been moved, she really couldn't leave that person.

On the way, Naruto noticed that Nao Nohara was absent-minded, so he asked her a question.

"What's wrong with you?"

"No... I almost lost my focus." She smiled, lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and said half-jokingly, "We were walking together like this and they saw us."

"who are they?"

"You should have seen some of the sisters from the medical class before, but you just didn't come up to say hello."

"Oh, what's wrong?" Naruto pretended to be confused.

"They...they're always making fun of us." Nohara Nao said nervously, "I was thinking, there's a rumor among us...that you...want to pursue me."

Just as she finished speaking, she heard a burst of laughter from beside her, as if it had been suppressed for a long time. Suddenly, Nohara Nao felt a little embarrassed, thinking to herself, "Why are you laughing at me?"

"why are you laughing!!"

She turned her head sharply, only to see Naruto looking at the darkness ahead and speaking softly.

"You just found out."

With a thud, Nohara Nao turned her head away, feeling a little embarrassed. She didn't know why, but for a moment just now, she actually thought that Kitahiko's ordinary appearance was quite handsome.

"You...what are you doing?" Nohara Nao was a little embarrassed. She lowered her head and kicked a stone. "A confession? That's not romantic at all."

"Besides, there's no way I could possibly fall in love with you. I... I don't have any other intentions. I just don't have any feelings about that kind of thing. Not just you, but also no one else..."

"I like you." Naruto stopped and said in a voice that she could hear clearly, with clear enunciation.

After the words fell, only the night wind whistled in her ears. It was so quiet that she could hear the beating of her heart. Nohara Nao looked up in surprise, then quickly turned away.

"Like... There's nothing wrong with liking someone. Anyway, it's wrong for you to like me. You can't like me, but you can like others."

"There's a very good-looking one in our medical class with a nice personality. You...think about it, you'll definitely like her."

When the only voice on the road was Nao Nohara's chattering, Naruto smiled silently.

He knew he won.

Chapter 354: Data in hand, traces disappeared, whether to advance or retreat becomes a dilemma

Along the way, Nao Nohara talked a lot, but then she fell silent.

She didn't know whether she liked it or not, but she knew that she was really trapped now. If Naruto suddenly went to the front one day, she would probably have a hard time sleeping well.

Perhaps in Nohara Nao's heart, the desire for private property became stronger and stronger. But Naruto seemed to just chat and never showed any desire for possession.

This made her feel a little anxious and she looked up at Naruto.

Naruto suddenly stopped, turned around and stared at her, then without saying anything, he kissed her directly. He pressed her down and kissed her. How could a little girl from twenty years ago compare to this skilled scumbag's technique?

After kissing for a while, Nohara Nao's eyes were so delicate that they could be drawn. My mind was hazy and I didn't know how to refuse. My heart was beating wildly and my ears were full of echoes.

For the first time in her life, she was a bit confused. Before she could react, she was pulled behind a tree beside the street, her fingers clasped together, and she was lifted high above her head and pressed against the tree.

Naruto kissed her, and Nohara Nao didn't think about how to resist, but her mind was hesitant and not very clear.

Her mind went blank. She had never thought about kissing, let alone that the person she would kiss would be the ordinary Bei Yan.