In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Damn it?" Naruto thought to himself that this old woman Tsunade was nosy, but he still didn't dare to say it out loud.

He really needed Tenten as a tool now. Firstly, it could avoid direct contact with Tsunade, and secondly, it would make things much more convenient. If he went directly to Tsunade, nine out of ten things would be impossible to get done.

Tsunade is still angry with him. When she calms down, Tiantian will probably be useless by then.

Uh... On second thought, Naruto felt that he had indeed gone a bit too far. After all, they were friends who had risked their lives together, and their bond was like that of brothers, a friendship like that of Guan Yu and Bao Bao.

"Well, Tenten, you misunderstood." Naruto touched her and said, "You also know that Lady Tsunade is dissatisfied with me now, and what she said is inevitably filled with personal resentment."

"Don't listen to her nonsense. It's all lies." He coughed and continued to deceive, "I'm doing this sincerely for your own good. Don't you like this job?"

The last sentence was the key point. Tenten suddenly stopped crying and looked up at Naruto.

"like."

"That's good. You should work hard." He patted Tiantian's shoulder gently, with both encouragement and threat. "You know, this job opportunity is rare."

Tenten's head was buzzing. She felt like she had been kidnapped by Naruto for work. Her thoughts were a little confused, and a sentence echoed in her mind.

You don't want to lose this job, do you? Tiantian, hehe!

"day by day?"

"day by day!!"

"Ah? What's wrong?" She suddenly came to her senses and asked him panicked.

"Why are you in a daze?" Naruto was a little confused, feeling that Tiantian seemed a little strange.

"But... maybe it's because I'm too tired. Ha... haha." Tiantian covered up the embarrassment and immediately changed the subject, "Um, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"I just want to ask if I can find any remaining information about the Hyuga clan." He said truthfully.

"What information?"

"About the caged bird."

"Why do you want to check this?" Tenten was surprised. She knew that Neji had the caged bird curse seal on his forehead and he had not been able to get rid of its shadow until now.

"Just take a look. The bird in a cage is essentially a sealing technique." He didn't mean to hide it from Tiantian, mainly because he couldn't hide it.

"Most sealing techniques are based on interfering with the opponent's chakra, which is generally called interruption."

"interrupt?"

"It's like a mechanism. Once it detects chakra flowing under certain circumstances, the mechanism will be activated. The seal is broken, and special chakra emerges."

Naruto explained it in great detail, giving a concise and in-depth explanation of the basic principles of sealing techniques.

"Yeah." Tiantian listened very carefully, "And then?"

"Then help me find out if there is any information about Hinata's caged bird. If there is any, write it down secretly and tell me." Naruto continued with her words.

Tenten started to lose consciousness again, she thought she heard Naruto saying.

You don't want to watch Neji tortured like a caged bird for the rest of his life, do you? Tiantian, hehehehe!!!

"Hey! Tenten! Tenten!" Naruto waved his hand in front of her eyes, "Why are you so distracted today? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No! It's okay! What could happen to me?" Tiantian swallowed.

"Okay then, I'll be leaving first." Naruto felt that Tiantian was a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange at the moment, so he quickly stated his purpose and left.

Not long after Naruto left, Tsunade came back with a serious look on her face.

"Lady Tsunade, would you like some tea?" Tenten hurried over, but was interrupted by Tsunade waving her hand.

"Go get some wine," she said.

"Okay." Tiantian ran away after hearing that.

Naruto didn't leave the Hokage Building too far and found a small shop to sit down. While sipping his iced drink, he thought about how to solve the problem.

The Yamanaka clan's lifeblood lies in the secret arts, and they lack elite ninjas like Yamanaka Fuu. Standalone, they're just a small clan with secret arts, but if combined with the other two clans...

When it comes to getting married, it's not just the bride who has to deal with it. What if even the Yamanaka family ends up opposing herself, Ino, and Hinata?

Well... the ending is predictable. Ino is not someone who can give up everything for love.

After being together for so many years, Naruto knew her too well. If that day ever came and everything was laid out in the open, with her tsundere personality, she would never compromise.

Unless the attitude of the Yamanaka clan is changed first, and the Yamanaka clan takes the initiative to mediate. This is not easy to do, so Naruto puts his hope on the communication project.

With the communication project, any family can leap from a small family to become one of the most influential families in the Fire Nation and even in the surrounding small countries.

The Pig, Deer and Butterfly have only been around for a few years. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

On the other hand, the more traditional Hyuga clan was much simpler. The conflict between the main and branch families had been fraught for a long time, so he could simply sow discord.

He destroyed the authority of the main family, cracked the technology of the caged bird and made it his own private property, disrupted and reorganized the Hyuga, and fished in troubled waters to change the direction of the wind.

Having settled on a general idea, Naruto finished his drink. He then tossed it into the trash with a clang. He had important things to do tonight, so he decided to rest first.

The afternoon passed in a flash, and Naruto woke up a little confused, remembering that he had an appointment with Ino. So he hurried to the Intelligence Department and waited for Ino to get off work.

After a long wait, the crowd finally began to pour out of the intelligence office. Ino was the last one to leave work, and she stood in front of the door for a while, lingering.

Seeing that Naruto was indeed standing there, Ino slowly walked over.

Ino had agreed to his request on impulse at noon, but regretted it when she returned home that afternoon. She knew there would be a fierce battle that evening, and she felt a mixture of anxiety and anticipation.

I hesitated all afternoon, but couldn't come to a decision. But once words are spoken, they are like spilled water; they can never be retrieved.

"Are you busy this afternoon?" he asked.

"It's okay." Ino was thinking about something, pursed her lips and didn't say much.

"Let's eat first." Naruto naturally took Ino's hand and pulled her out without saying anything. Ino struggled symbolically for a few times and then stopped moving.

"night......."

"Huh? What?" Naruto didn't hear clearly, stopped and turned to look at Ino.

"No overtime at night." She whispered.

The voice was so quiet that Naruto had to hold his breath to barely hear it. His mind raced, and he was stunned for a moment before his pupils dilated slightly.

"Really?" he asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Ino turned her head, her ears red.

"Let's go!" He pulled Ino and walked forward quickly.

"Aren't you going to eat?" She ran two steps and said breathlessly, "You...if you keep doing this, I will ignore you."

........

Eat your meal honestly, then go for a walk holding hands.

It was around 8 o'clock when they arrived at Naruto's place. Ino felt something was wrong the moment she entered the entrance. She quickly changed her shoes and ran into the bathroom.

Naruto was confused, but there was nothing he could do.

Ino was so strict with her schedule that she'd cut off her time for eating and walking, arriving home at exactly 8:00. If he said she didn't do it on purpose, he wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Ino went to the bathroom, and he had nothing to do, so he leaned on the sofa and read a book for a while. Listening to the sound of water splashing in the bathroom, he didn't read a single line.

He became increasingly impatient as he flipped through the pages of the book. Ino's figure kept appearing in his mind, like a little person, constantly irritating his nerves.

I read the book for a while and could barely read a line of words.

"Kazuko lifted one leg..."

Naruto was shocked when he saw the line. He forgot to put away the intimate paradise. If he was found out, he would be socially dead. He could even imagine Ino's reaction.

"You prefer those astringent people in books, right? Then go with them!"

He hurriedly hid the book carefully and leaned on the sofa to take a rest when he heard the bathroom door open. He felt guilty and could only pretend to close his eyes and rest.

"Stop pretending and go take a shower." Ino approached from behind the sofa, reached out and pinched his face, and said angrily.

"Okay!" Naruto was a little embarrassed. He stood up from the sofa and realized that something seemed to be wrong with Ino.

She was wearing a nightgown that had been left here a long time ago, with her blonde hair draped over her shoulders, her straight shoulders slightly exposed. Her face was slightly red from the heat in the bathroom.

He looked down slightly and saw a flash of black under the nightgown, stockings!

Naruto was immediately excited, staring at Ino again and again, wanting to carry Ino back to her room. He had previously suggested that Ino get some equipment, but Ino had rejected him out of shame.

He had already given up, but who knew that this guy was waiting here!

As expected, hard work will always be rewarded. If you put in the effort in the details, you will naturally be rewarded in the details. Naruto clenched his palms and calmed the ripples in his heart.

"Well... I'll go then." Naruto made a detour and walked quickly towards the bathroom.

Ino stood in the living room for a while, choosing a book to read, thinking with some resentment, why is she so useless? For a moment, she softened her heart.

Playing all those random tricks with him was actually pretty boring. It just happened that I took too long to shower, and my heart was suffocated, beating in a daze.

I could have worked overtime tonight, but I haven't gotten much done since this afternoon. I was supposed to finish the communicator project first, but now I'm slacking off.

She was clearly selecting a book to read, but after looking around, she couldn't remember what was on the shelf. She was almost exhausted, her legs starting to feel weak.

Ino is a tsundere. She loves sweet things, but she keeps it to herself. If Naruto gives her three points of sweetness, she will secretly give him eight points in return.

I know he has been thinking about it for a long time and he was wavering for a long time before making this decision.

She glanced down, then reached out and touched her legs. They were smooth and comfortable, but she couldn't see what was so special about them, and she didn't know why he liked them so much.

After Naruto came out of the bathroom, he saw Ino shrinking her neck by the bookshelf in the living room, as if she was feeling guilty. Naruto was also a little panicked, because the intimate paradise was hidden there.

He didn't know why he had a brain attack and thought that the most dangerous place was the safest, so he simply stuffed the Intimacy Paradise into the bookshelf. He thought that Ino never read those messy books, so she was absolutely safe.

As luck would have it, as soon as I finished taking a shower, I saw Ino standing by the bookshelf.

"Ahem, you..." Naruto didn't know what to say, "Were you reading a book just now?"

"Ah, I watched for a while." Ino was also a little panicked.

"Oh." Naruto was sure now. She probably didn't flip over, otherwise Ino's condition would definitely not be like this.

After eliminating the instability, the two sat side by side on the sofa. The TV was on, playing some boring shows that Naruto never watched.

It's a boring soap opera with no bitterness or depth.

He leaned back on the sofa and fumbled with one hand to turn off the light. They were both home, and Ino had even changed into... The meaning couldn't be more obvious.

But Naruto managed to keep his composure and didn't throw three cards and grab the big and small kings right away. That would only ruin the atmosphere, and he didn't want to beg Ino to come every time.

The atmosphere is just right, Ino will become addicted in the future.

The two leaned against each other, surrounded by darkness, the old TV emitting a light that could only illuminate a corner. In the dim light, the two hugged each other.

The entire living room seemed like a black sea, with the sofa an isolated island. Ino looked up during that moment, the fiery and boldness in the girl's eyes seemed to be gleaming.

The heartbeat only lasts for a moment.

"Where did you go this afternoon?" she asked unreasonably.

The light and shadow on the TV flowed, and the swaying picture was reflected in the depths of their pupils. The chaotic narration became increasingly distant, and they felt something in their hearts growing hotter.

I don't know how, but it suddenly caught fire. All the restraint I had at noon, my evening meal, walk, and bath, all my rationality was burned away in this fire.

"I didn't go anywhere..." It didn't matter what was said at this time. The answer became secondary. He stared at Ino with sparks in his eyes.

Gently leaning in, Ino cupped his face and pecked him softly on the lips.

"I'm very happy that you are willing to walk with me."

"Me too." Naruto didn't understand what made Ino so happy. He was probably waiting patiently for her to calm down and was mentally prepared.

Those things were too complicated, and he didn't actually understand much about them. He only knew roughly what to do and what not to do at the right time.

"Hmm." Ino tilted her head slightly and they kissed wetly.

The moon rises dimly, and in these trivial daily moments, the girl's restless and confused heart is soothed. A youthful fusion of light and darkness, passionate and bold, leaves one wanting more.

Chapter 373: Cleaning the roots, uprooting, and settling the dust

"Where are my stockings?"

"Don't look for it anymore. I can't wear it anymore."

"You..." Ino hurriedly got out of bed, casually tied her hair into a high ponytail, stepped barefoot on the floor, and ran out of the room.

After a while, he hurried back, picked up the clothes on the ground and ran out.