In Konoha, Naruto lies down

After all, not every boss is a rich woman who pays for meals. This move was obviously intended to boost the morale of the intelligence department, and everyone tactfully changed the subject.

Ino was the last to leave the camp. As she locked the office door and turned to look for her lovely subordinates, she was suddenly blocked from view by someone, and she froze for a moment.

Looking at the figure that suddenly appeared, she subconsciously looked up to see his face, and then was stunned for a moment.

Naruto looked dusty, his face a bit gray, and his clothes a bit dirty. Fortunately, his height of over 1.8 meters prevented him from looking disheveled, like a poplar tree ravaged by the wind and sand.

"You...why are you back?" Ino's lips moved, and her wooden expression changed. When she saw Naruto, she couldn't help but want to cry, and the grievances of the past few days flooded her heart.

She held it back. In the past, she would have burst into tears. But Ino was now one of the leaders of the Intelligence Department, shouldering the responsibility of leading a group of lovely members.

Since the launch of the communicator project, there has been tremendous pressure, but she has managed it all.

In just a few months, she was no longer the carefree girl, but the independent and admired Ino-sama. Thinking of this, she forced a smile on her face.

"I miss you. I'll come back when I have time." Naruto didn't say much truth. He had something to do when he returned to Konoha, so he was used to talking nonsense.

"Really?" Ino looked up at him and smiled sweetly, as if she had become that bright summer girl again, showing her charming side in front of her lover.

"How can I still lie?" Naruto hugged Ino without caring about the dirt on his body. "By the way, I just heard someone talking about a department dinner?"

"Yes, you want to go?" Ino smiled.

"I can't go? Of course I want to go. It would be a waste not to eat." Naruto spoke quickly and quickly coughed to cover it up. "Ahem, what I mean is that I actually prefer to eat with you alone."

"Tsk, I don't believe you." Ino curled her lips and kissed him when no one was around. "Let's go, let's go. If we're any later, we won't be able to find them."

"Okay, but your subordinates don't seem to be in a good mood." After he finished speaking, he noticed that Ino was in a bad mood and couldn't help asking, "Ino, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"

"Yeah." She nodded and forced a smile. "Let's go ahead and follow them. Things are a bit complicated. I'll tell you on the way."

Hearing this, Naruto raised his eyebrows.

Something really happened?

Chapter 414 I write the note, I stamp it, the Intelligence Department is also a violent agency

After that, the two of them joined hands to catch up with Yamadou and his group from the Intelligence Department who had gone ahead. Everyone was surprised to see Naruto and came forward to greet him.

"Naruto-kun, long time no see." This was an old man who was quite familiar with him. He was an old member who had been there since Ino joined the Intelligence Department, and he had also had a brief encounter with Naruto.

"Naruto-sama, I am Saiye, the new recruit in the Intelligence Department."

The newcomer was a little reserved. Apart from the fact that the unkempt young man in front of him was his boss Ino's boyfriend, he also knew some other information about a certain yellow-haired villain.

Including but not limited to the dangerous former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the one who separated the tailed beasts with his bare hands, the one who confronted the Konoha high-ups, Jiraiya's disciple, the Sixth Hokage's disciple, and the Fifth Hokage's boyfriend.

This man has many labels, each one more ridiculous than the last. He is the heir apparent of Konoha, a legitimate prince of Konoha who can replace Kakashi as the face of Konoha.

The only not-so-good thing is... I heard he has a bad personality, a 100% task completion rate, a nearly 70% complaint rate, and a very low success rate for complaints.

Ultimately, it’s the connections that matter.

But what surprised them was that in the past, most people in Konoha would feel afraid of Naruto, but in this foreign land, they felt a sense of familiarity when they saw Naruto.

"Long time no see. I just arrived in the capital. I wasn't sure what everyone would like, so I randomly prepared some gifts. There's one for everyone here."

After saying that, Naruto really took out a bunch of gifts and distributed them one by one to the dumbfounded members of the Intelligence Department with a smile. They were all stunned.

Ino was also a little confused, and then watching Naruto's behavior made her laugh and cry. He could be said to be sincere, as he gave gifts like a wholesaler. But he could also be said to be perfunctory, as each gift was different.

"Thank you Naruto-kun."

"Thank you."

"Hey, where's my share?" Ino walked over, holding out her hand with a smile, "Don't tell me you forgot about my share. If I didn't prepare... hmph."

"Here's yours." Naruto dug in the sealed space and pulled out an exquisite gift box from another pile of more expensive gifts.

"How could I forget? I picked it out for you a long time ago."

This person is too complex, cheap yet sentimental. The gifts are expensive, carefully chosen, and shared among many people. The emotions are genuine, but the words are unbelievable.

"Okay." Ino accepted the gift.

Along the way, everyone was talking about the Fire Nation nobles in the capital. Naruto knew everything about Ino's troubles without even asking.

The group marched towards the dinner venue in a mighty and powerful manner.

Naruto and Ino walked together hand in hand. He listened to the bustling sounds of the team. The more he listened, the stranger his expression became. He couldn't help but turn to ask her.

"Did those nobles in the capital give you any trouble?"

"That's not the case. Their goal is to embezzle the project's profits." Ino sighed and said, "The Fire Nation is not a monolithic entity. Those nobles only care about profit."

"What kind of conditions?" Naruto asked. "If they are willing to invest, we can offer a higher price and get some money back from them."

"They don't want to invest, but they want to make a profit," she replied, then paused and continued, "They have a huge appetite, almost pushing us to the point of losing money."

"How many lives did those nobles have?" Naruto's eyelids twitched, and he turned to look at her. "Did they take some strange medicine before the conversation?"

Are you having too much fun and having crazy thoughts?

"No." Ino shook her head slowly as she walked. "They didn't want to talk to me and deliberately quoted an exorbitant price in order to get my father to come forward."

"The project can't avoid the capital, right?" Naruto asked.

"Ah."

"This matter is not that difficult, there will be a way." Naruto reached out and patted Ino on the head, "Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

"Okay." Ino smiled, but she still couldn't hide the worry on her face.

Naruto didn't really care about this matter. He just wrote it down in his little notebook and planned to think of a way to deal with those nobles after he had eaten, drunk, washed and slept.

Compared to what he was doing, the Fire Nation nobles were just small-time figures. The nobles were rich and powerful, and had always been arrogant and domineering.

In their minds, the Konoha Ninja Village probably plays a role similar to that of a domestic servant. Relying on the fact that ninjas are not allowed to attack civilians at will, they become even more unscrupulous.

Under normal circumstances, the Konoha ninjas and the Fire Nation Celestial Dragons would not have any intersection. After all, their existence is more like a mascot to maintain the stability of the Fire Nation regime.

Konoha is Konoha, and the Land of Fire is the Land of Fire. As for why these nobles were not eliminated, it was mainly because they were too involved and Konoha did not have the courage to do so.

After all, this is how the world works, with the five great nations standing side by side. If civil unrest breaks out in the Land of Fire, the other four nations will surely take action, something Konoha doesn't want to see.

Moreover, in the past few decades, both the Fire Nation and Konoha have been on a downward trend. Unless they hit rock bottom, this rule will still be maintained.

The nobles felt extremely oppressive towards the ninjas. After all, even the son of the Third Hokage, who was rebellious and wandering, chose to become one of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas.

This was a mindset that led Asuma to not want to live a comfortable life as the third generation's child. He had a conflict and traveled abroad, ultimately becoming a servant of a noble.

They were called bodyguards, but in the end some were killed and some were injured. They were just house slaves.

This shows that the status of aristocrats in the Land of Fire and even in Konoha is still very powerful. Even though the times have changed, aristocrats are still aristocrats.

At the barbecue restaurant, nearly thirty people from the Intelligence Department were having a meal. The tables alone took up half the room, practically filling it up completely.

"Shan Teng, come and grill some meat."

"Damn it, why me!"

"The senior has spoken, and you dare not listen, or I will beat you up."

"I'm coming."

Hearing this, the hall erupted in laughter and chatter. A fire crackled, and some people stood up to grill meat, while others chatted. The aroma filled the air, and after a sip of wine, their worries were instantly forgotten.

"The beer is here, please enjoy, ninjas." The waiter served carefully.

The owner of the barbecue restaurant saw that the visitors were a group of ninjas, so he didn't dare to neglect them. The two most difficult types of people in the Fire Nation were the nobles and the ninjas.

On one side are the soulless aristocrats who control power and money, and on the other side are the violent organizations.

Although the written regulations stipulate that ninjas cannot attack civilians, let alone oppress them, in this world, people always take chances, and many ninjas retired.

If you really offend a ninja and get revenge, there will be no time to regret.

Even if the ninja village would not sit idly by, that would be a matter of the future. After that, the ashes would be cold, and even if there was a wanted notice for the ninja involved, it would be of no use.

This rule is a mutual constraint, which is effective but not absolutely safe.

"How long has it been since you last had a meal?" Ino said with some concern as she put some barbecue into Naruto's bowl, "You don't have to work so hard on the road. It's not good for your health."

"One meal a day, it saves time." Naruto buried his head in his meal. "I was worried about you, so I came back right away when I had some free time."

"You...what's the point of saving so much time?" she asked. "Are you busy lately? If you are, there's no need to rush back. I can handle this myself."

"Can you really handle it yourself?" He stopped eating and drinking, raised his head and stared at Ino.

Ino pursed her lips, then shook her head.

"No."

"Yeah, so that's why I came back." He said, "I don't know what happened to you, but all I can do is come back as soon as I can."

"You said this problem can't be solved. Are you planning to handle it all by yourself next?"

Ino lowered her head upon hearing this. She had indeed had such thoughts before. Since those nobles wouldn't agree, she would fight to the bitter end until a solution was found.

As for asking her father for help, she would not do so unless it was absolutely necessary.

"I don't mean to lecture you, I'm just reminding you. If there's something you can't solve, you can consult with Yamanaka-sama or ask Kakashi even if I'm not here."

"They are all senior ninjas. Naturally, they have more experience in dealing with people than you do. The advice they give will definitely be the most appropriate and reliable."

Listening to Naruto's gentle words, Ino's face turned redder and she didn't dare to look up at him.

"I see. This matter is...I was too anxious."

"That's right, don't be too impatient or impulsive." Naruto took a piece of paper and wiped his mouth. "Impulse is the devil. There must be a more reliable solution."

"Nobles don't care about rules, they only care about profit. But they are also commoners, and the methods of ninjas don't work on them."

"so......"

With a bang, a sudden noise sounded, interrupting Naruto's teaching time.

He frowned slightly and turned his head away unhappily.

I saw a fat man dressed like an aristocrat standing at the door, covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, looking at everyone in the barbecue restaurant with disgust.

Several servant-like people had a conflict with the people from the Intelligence Department. The newcomer in the Intelligence Department, Yamado, was arguing with those people with his neck stiffened. It seemed that those people were also ninjas.

Just as the daimyo has twelve guardian ninjas under his command, the nobles of the Land of Fire also have some ninja thugs under their command under various pretexts.

As long as they don't use ninja methods in an upright manner, they are just commoners. The nobles are unscrupulous, their methods are even dirtier than the other, and they just argue about it afterwards.

"what happened?"

Ino stood up immediately, but Naruto was faster than her. The moment Ino stood up, he had already grabbed a pair of chopsticks and leaned over.

"You don't have to go over there, just sit still."

Seeing this, Ino tensed up and subconsciously wanted to call out to Naruto as she looked at his back. She was worried that he would mess around and get into trouble, but the words stopped in her throat.

Things couldn't get any worse than they were now, she thought.

Besides, I don’t think Naruto would be impulsive. After all, he just taught himself not to be impulsive. It’s impossible for him to rush up and beat someone up, right?

It should be... unlikely.

The nobles were hateful, greedy, selfish, and used their power to bully others. But they were ninjas, and they couldn't retaliate in private. If they were caught, they would be judged.

The best way to deal with this group of shameless people is to stay calm and ignore them. The more blatantly they target us, the more it shows that they care about the Capital Communications Project.

Ino took a deep breath, analyzing the situation in her mind. She looked up at Naruto and saw that he had squeezed into the crowd and reached the front of the conflict.

Seeing this, she couldn't take her eyes off him. Her worried eyes were always on Naruto. After thinking about it, she walked over and planned to help him out.

The other side was aristocratic, ferocious beasts, even though their bodies were weakened by alcohol and sex, they were incomparably powerful in this world.

If she impulsively attacked a noble using ninja tactics, there would be dire consequences. Fortunately, Naruto was very calm and did not act impulsively, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As she got closer, Naruto's voice became clearer.

"Shan Teng, Jie Ye, what are you two doing? The Intelligence Department has no law enforcement power. What are you doing to us, the noble taxpayers?"

"Damn it, come back!"

"Everyone stop, I am Uzumaki Naruto, a high-ranking official in Konoha. If you have any conflicts, just tell me and I will bring justice to you."

Hearing this, she was stunned, blinking her eyes before she remembered that Naruto had a high-ranking identity. If she hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten that the bachelor clan leader was a high-ranking official in name only.

"Konoha's high-ranking officials? Why haven't I heard of them?" asked a small minion.

"It's not important. Let's talk about the business first." Naruto ignored him, reached out to pull back the stiff neck of Santo, and looked over the crowd to focus on the fat noble.