In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"I remember that the Uchiha clan has no blondes..." the girl muttered.

"It was dyed." Naruto lied without blushing or beating his heart.

"Oh, I see." The girl glanced at Naruto again, then showed amazing strength and moved two large air conditioners directly in.

Air conditioners appeared at the same time as refrigerators, but they were expensive and out of reach for ordinary people. Fortunately, Naruto was not an ordinary person and bought two at once, which also generated income for the store.

"Just install one, you don't need to install the other one, just leave it there." Naruto instructed.

"it is good."

The installation process was long and boring. Naruto watched the whole process from the side. Only after the process was completed did he hand an ice cream to the girl with a bang.

"Thank you." The girl did not refuse. She sat cross-legged on the ground skillfully, enjoying the cool breeze from the air conditioner.

"Um, you recognized me, right?"

"I guess so." Naruto asked while lying on the ground while licking the ice cream, "So you just found a job to make ends meet during this period?"

"Yeah." Tayuya nodded, "Those other three idiots can't learn, so I have to go alone."

"Oh." Naruto thought to himself, it turns out that undercover agents also have to do odd jobs, it's really hard work.

"So comfortable."

"Yeah, that feels good." Tayuya agreed, imitating Naruto by lying on the ground and closing her eyes.

I do not know how long it has been.

"Want to eat barbecue?" Naruto suddenly asked.

"Maybe not." Tayuya replied.

"That's a shame," Naruto said, "I don't want to go alone."

"Ah."

.......

The next day, in the sealed space.

The Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the pile of furniture that was as big as a mountain and was suddenly speechless. It looked at Naruto who was using a pump to suck out wastewater and said.

"Human, is this how the Four Symbols Seal works? Seal a bunch of household appliances?"

Hearing this, Naruto stopped what he was doing, rolled up his sleeves and shouted to the Nine-Tails.

"Just tell me whether you want it or not, damn it."

"I will accept it reluctantly, but don't think that I will be nice to you." Kyuubi said proudly.

"Tsk." Naruto said without turning his head, "Kurouma, I'm not doing this for you. I just have too much money and don't know where to spend it. I was really bored, so I took pity on you and got all these things for you."

"Oh, do you want me to have pity on you?"

"In that case, then this DVD player..."

"Please have mercy on me." The Nine-Tailed Fox surrendered quickly, and a smile flashed across Naruto's lips.

He had just let Ninetales try out the joy of the DVD player, and the fox had become addicted to it. It was completely useless.

"Okay, then I'll take pity on you." Naruto swiftly placed the DVD player where Kyuubi could reach it, wiped his sweat and said, "That over there is an air conditioner. I guess you don't need it, but it's okay, it's a gift for you."

"That one over there is a refrigerator, and that one is..." Naruto recited a bunch of words, "Do you understand now?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox didn't understand at all, but it nodded anyway.

"Human, don't underestimate my wisdom!"

Chapter 60 Jiraiya

Naruto didn't care whether Kyuubi understood or not, it was just a whim. He had promised Kyuubi last time, so he decided to do it while he was free.

With a snap of his fingers, Naruto's consciousness disappeared from the sealed space.

The sky gradually darkened and the midsummer night was hot and humid.

At the door of the convenience store, Naruto, who was squatting on the roadside licking ice cream, saw a pair of men's legs.

"what?"

"Damn little devil, call the Toad Immortal! And...get out of the way."

The old man who called himself the Toad Immortal had a head full of unruly white hair. He wore an iron forehead protector with the word "Oil" printed on it. He was wearing a fishing net training suit with a brown lining and a red jacket on the outside. There were two vertical lines of red oil paint painted on both sides of his cheeks.

"Uncle, you are still so immature at your age." Naruto recognized Jiraiya, but he didn't move his position at all.

He licked a mouthful of ice cream and glanced at Jiraiya sideways before speaking.

"What a sad lord!"

"You guy, you are so rude when you speak, be careful to get beaten, damn it!" Jiraiya couldn't bear it anymore, the smile on his face could hardly be suppressed, he rolled up his sleeves and threatened carelessly.

"Hey, uncle, you'd better be careful. Last time I saw you using low-level means to peek into the women's bath." Naruto slurped the ice cream, revealing his smooth forehead. He was now used to not wearing a forehead protector when he was not on a mission.

No one cares, so you can do whatever you want.

"Low-level tactics?" Jiraiya frowned. "What do you, a little brat, know? I was just collecting materials."

"You flirted and got slapped, a pervert followed a girl and got chased for eight blocks, and... "

"You're spying on me?" Jiraiya asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

"I have opened VIP rooms at all the hot spring baths in Konoha."

"Damn it, how come you're so rich, kid?" A cold sweat broke out on Jiraiya's forehead, and he began to realize that something was wrong.

"If you have money, you can do whatever you want." After saying that, Naruto finished his ice cream, stood up with an ice cream stick in hand, looked at Jiraiya and said, "Uncle, I think you are a writer who is down and out?"

"Oh? How did you figure that out?" Jiraiya became interested and a smile of anticipation appeared on his face.

"It's easy to recognize him, right? He has a filthy appearance, is lustful, behaves suspiciously, and says strange things about his source material. If he's not a writer, then he's just a pervert."

Hearing Naruto's words which did not sound like praise, Jiraiya's smile froze.

Naruto ignored Jiraiya's expression and spoke to himself.

"But I guess even if you're a writer, you're probably an 18+ writer, so you don't have any great works to show off."

"You little brat, don't judge a book by its cover! The book I wrote is a best-seller and a masterpiece of all time!" Jiraiya couldn't stand Naruto's nonchalant tone anymore, and argued a little angrily.

"A rare book through the ages? Uncle, have you read Jin Ping Mei?"

"What...what plum?" Jiraiya was stunned. The title of the book gave him goosebumps.

The plum blossom holds a special place in ninja culture, a flower even more radiant and elegant than the cherry blossom. Geishas wear plum blossoms in February, and young women from the Land of Fire often express their hearts to their loved ones with metaphorical expressions like "My heart is like a plum blossom," a sentiment similar to the phrase "The moon is truly beautiful" that expresses love.

Such a pure and cool flower should be stored in the most elegant container, but such a tacky container as the golden vase is combined with the plum blossom, giving people a hazy feeling of being unattainable yet decadent.

Just reading the name tells you that this is a work of genius!

"Tell me quickly, where can I buy that book?" Jiraiya grabbed Naruto's hand and asked with a little excitement.

"That's an ancient book that was found in a garbage dump. I was lucky enough to read it, but it was a fragmented copy." Naruto casually broke the popsicle stick and told Jiraiya the story of Pan Jinlian.

Even though Naruto spoke incoherently and his words were random, Jiraiya still easily got into the story. A good story knows no dimensions, and Jiraiya's eyes lit up as he listened, and then the story came to an abrupt end.

"That's all? Go on?" Jiraiya was a little overwhelmed.

"I forgot." Naruto threw the popsicle stick that was broken in half into the trash can, "And I need to go home."

Jiraiya was halfway through the story when his inspiration burst forth. He would never let Naruto leave like that, and hurriedly followed him.

"How can you just walk away mid-sentence like that? Can you at least tell me what happened after you knocked over the bamboo pole? It sounds so bitter... Ugh, it sounds like a whole story."

"I said I forgot, so I forgot." Naruto ignored Jiraiya and walked forward without looking back.

"You little brat, why can't you make sense!" Jiraiya stretched out his big hand and grabbed Naruto, trying to grab him.

Naruto, however, seemed to have eyes on his back, and he dodged Jiraiya's grab with a sudden sideways movement. Jiraiya's pupils widened, thinking that his attack must have been quite fast, and that it was not something a Genin could dodge.

He backhanded and grabbed it again, but Naruto jumped away.

In a few steps, he climbed up the tree with his two feet, jumped onto the roof, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Jiraiya stood there, the night breeze blowing through his wide robes. He was stunned for a moment before he smiled. This child and his father had completely different personalities. If the Minato couple were still around, they would probably be a headache.

Walking in his wooden clogs, Jiraiya sighed and walked away in the other direction.

He didn't want to come back this time. His ideas were not in line with those old guys in Konoha. It was better to collect intelligence outside than to stay in this depressing village.

......

After leaving, Naruto did not go home. After wandering around the street, he went to the Yamanaka family's flower shop.

He hadn't seen Hinata in a month, so the barbecue appointment was naturally nowhere in sight. After a month of wandering the streets, Naruto had become a qualified street urchin. However, this boring life would soon come to an end, because tomorrow would be the third round of the Chunin Exam.

Ino was watching the shop out of boredom and was about to close it when the wind chimes at the door rang.

"Welcome...Naruto?" Ino blinked, "Why are you here?"

"Buy flowers."

"Eh? Naruto, you actually know how to buy flowers?" Ino said this, but she still stood up, "Let me help you choose, who are you going to give it to?"

"Please don't pry into the guests' privacy, okay?" Naruto complained, "I want a white chrysanthemum, please help me put it away."

"Hmm?" Ino neatly wrapped up the white chrysanthemum and looked up and asked, "Are you going to commemorate someone?"

"Ah, yes." Naruto couldn't say that he prepared it for the third generation for convenience.

Chapter 61 Sincerity is the ultimate skill (please read)

"I'm sorry, please accept my condolences." Ino said with some guilt.

"You don't need to apologize for something like that." Naruto took the white chrysanthemum and was about to pay when he suddenly saw a red flower.

Perhaps he felt that one flower was too few, so he habitually added one and pointed at the red flower and said.

"Ino, can you help me wrap up that flower too?"

"Eh? Um... okay." Ino turned around to pick up the flowers and wrapped them up neatly. "Fifty taels in total."

"Are you going to give it to Sakura? She seems to be training in the medical class lately."

Naruto paid, took the flowers and handed the wrapped rose to Ino.

"Huh?" Ino was stunned for a moment, "Is there something wrong with the flower?"

"For you." Naruto handed the flower forward again, and Ino reached out to take it.

"Why are you sending me flowers all of a sudden?" Ino was a little confused. She didn't expect Naruto to buy flowers for her. Although her family had no shortage of flowers, but...

"No reason, I just suddenly remembered it. Thank you Ino for taking care of me. It's normal." Naruto put away the white chrysanthemum and said to Ino while staring at her.

"While what you said makes sense, it still feels weird." Ino looked away and said with a dry laugh, "I always feel like this is like adults giving each other flowers or something like that."

"Don't say weird things like that. If you don't want to, I won't give it to you." Naruto wanted to reach out to take it.

"No, there's no reason to take back a gift that's been given away. Besides... I didn't say I didn't want to." Ino tightly protected the wrapped rose.

Naruto was just pretending and didn't really want to steal it, so he said goodbye and left.

The next day.

The Anbu found the body of Gekko Hayate on a rooftop. His body had been cut by a sharp blade and there was a fatal wound on his neck.

At the same time, the third round of the Chunin Exams, jointly hosted by the Wind Nation and the Fire Nation, also began. Unlike the previous two rounds, the third round would be held in an arena that could accommodate 10,000 people, and the nobles and daughters of the Fire Nation would be in attendance.

For this group of well-off nobles, watching ninjas fight was as elegant as having a party at home.

The nobles occupied a large amount of land and production tools. The annual rent and tax benefits given by the Fire Nation were enough for their daily squandering. Naruto envied these rich people before, and he still envied them now.

Although those people are not as rich as him now, they know how to enjoy life.

Unlike Naruto, who had so much money he couldn't spend it all. Buying expensive appliances, eating barbecue, and taking baths here and there was already the limit of his spending. This body was still too small to do anything that would cost him money.

The venue was bustling with activity, the atmosphere of the formal exam reminiscent of a festive occasion. The streets were bustling with people, and vendors were eagerly promoting their wares, with alcoholic beverages and red bean dumplings being the most popular.

Naruto was walking down the street, carrying a bag of food in the direction of the training grounds.

Perhaps because of the official exam, the training grounds were deserted; everyone had probably gone to the larger arena. After all, who would train in a remote training ground on such a grand day?

Naruto didn't come here for training, he never trained at all.