In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Then someone's coffin will not be able to hold it down."

"Who are you talking about?" Hongdou stood there thinking for a while, "Hey, hey, hey, you're not talking about Uchiha Obito, are you?"

"Who is Uchiha Obito?" Naruto looked at Red Bean with some surprise. He didn't expect that she remembered him.

"Of course I don't remember. He used to be the most annoying person, just like you... maybe a little better, not as mean as you." Hongdou said, "I remember he used to like Nohara Lin the most. Who doesn't know his little thoughts?"

"It's a pity he died young, killed in the line of duty. His coffin couldn't hold it down, could it? It was already many years ago."

"Yeah, he died early." Naruto echoed, "It happened so long ago, how can I know about it if you ask me? I don't know anything about Uchiha Obito."

Chapter 500: One Night, Konoha's First Snow

It's clearly a movie about three people, and Uchiha Obito doesn't deserve to have a name.

Naruto looked at Anko's silly look and wanted to pinch her again, but when he saw Kakashi and Nohara Rin coming from afar, he gave up and whispered to Anko.

"Drink tea in the evening."

This was the code word between the two of them, drinking tea meant drinking as much as possible. Hongdou was happy with it and smiled with his eyes narrowed.

"it is good."

"What are you talking about?" Kakashi scratched his head and subconsciously glanced at Nohara Lin next to him, "Naruto, you're late?"

"I told her about losing weight, but she always forgets it." Naruto said with a smile, his eyes wandering between the two of them, making Kakashi feel a little embarrassed.

Nohara Lin smiled openly and said, "Hongdou is quite thin. There is no fat on her waist at all."

"Maybe she's inhaling and holding her stomach in." Naruto added.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Hongdou rolled her eyes at him. She knew that it would be bad to say too much as it would expose her easily, so she simply found an excuse and left.

Even though Naruto always called her stupid, if she was really stupid, she wouldn't have made it to the level of a jonin. Even her master betrayed her, but she managed to survive on her own and become an elite jonin without dying on the battlefield.

It's true that she was unlucky, but being stupid was just her sheer folly in life. If you really think about it, who survived a battlefield without a good brain?

She just didn't want to implicate Naruto, even though it was her first time and she was tricked by that bastard before she even fell in love. But it was also consensual, she was willing.

She had no desire to start a family. Having experienced so much hardship, Hongdou couldn't even hope for the kind of happy life that ordinary people would consider.

The relationship between Naruto and her was the most relaxed and pleasant one at this stage. No one talked about love or affection.

It was just pure intimacy, without any burden. She wouldn't cause any trouble to Naruto, and Naruto wouldn't criticize her or give her any advice.

The two of them were relaxed when they were together, and could refuse anything they wanted. Hongdou would refuse Naruto's visit because she wanted to drink alone, and Naruto would not visit her for two months because he was too busy.

No one thinks it's wrong. Anyway...it's fine as it is. Not a bit more or less will do.

Seeing Anko leave, Kakashi turned his attention to Naruto. After hesitating for a while, he told Naruto the news about the Fire Nation capital that he had learned yesterday.

"what?"

"What? There is such a thing?"

The former was Nohara Rin's exclamation, and the latter was Naruto's slightly exaggerated performance, but Naruto didn't feel ashamed at all and continued to speak exaggeratedly.

"Sasuke is going too far! How could he let the Daimyo live?"

Hearing the first sentence, Kakashi was still a little confused, thinking that these guys could be related to this matter. But when he heard the second sentence, his eyes suddenly turned dead fish eyes.

As expected, it was still Naruto, Yan Huai. However, this guy was reckless and fearless. Kakashi was really afraid that this kid would cause trouble for the daimyo.

It's not that I'm worried about the daimyo's safety or anything, I just hope Naruto won't do these things during my term. Once I've thrown away the hot potato of the Hokage, then what he does will have nothing to do with me.

Those nobles were much more difficult to deal with than the higher-ups, and there were so many troubles they couldn't explain. He was now on good terms with Nohara Rin, and he was actually starting to get fed up with the village's affairs.

Kakashi was not a person who was diligent in dealing with tedious government affairs, otherwise he would not have been on the front line of Konoha to carry out missions for so many years.

Now his thoughts are exactly the same as Tsunade's. Damn it, he doesn't want to do this anymore.

Having such a disciple actually made him more introverted. Fortunately, Nohara Lin was always standing by his side, which made him feel... Hey, something is wrong, what did I say just now?

Slightly slightly.

Naruto was in a good mood. There was a large amount of gold and silver treasures in the sealed space. Half of it was given to Xiaonan to deal with, and the money from the exchange was allocated to the construction of the laboratory and the Hidden Rain Village.

He couldn't just rely on the Snow Country for a place to stay; that was too remote. The Hidden Rain Village itself had a geographical advantage, bordering the three major countries.

In the hands of Hanzo, this is a disadvantage, but in Naruto's hands, this disadvantage has become an advantage. Because Hanzo can't subdue the three major countries, but he can.

In this way, Yuyin not only has no disadvantages, but also has many advantages.

Now that the funds for the lab's construction were in place, as well as the funds for Yuyin's reconstruction, he didn't have to worry about the rest. Instead, he had a lot of money left in his pocket for emergencies.

Delicious.

Asuma took the opportunity to walk towards the three people and casually told them about the kidnapping of the daimyo that he had just learned about.

"Is there such a thing?" Naruto was shocked again.

Kakashi: “….”

Nohara Lin: “….”

Even Nohara Lin understood that every strand of that yellow-haired man's hair was filled with mischief. She had never imagined that someone could actually act out shock a second time, but she was helpless.

She didn't care about the daimyo. These nobles had been doing nothing for a long time.

"Come together, the meal is about to start." Asuma said with a smile, and he had some more guesses about Naruto's performance, thinking that this kid couldn't have done it.

The Sarutobi clan had a clan territory in the Fire Nation's capital, but they had no connection with the daimyo. Their relationship with the daimyo was superficial, not close.

Even after hearing about this, he only found it unbelievable. However, when he thought about what Naruto had asked him about a few days ago, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Finding an opening, Asuma pulled Naruto aside and asked with a frown.

"The incident in the Fire Nation capital...could it be you, kid, who did it?"

"Hey, don't say that. It was clearly Uchiha Sasuke who did it." Naruto waved his hands quickly. "Asuma-sensei, aren't you slandering me?"

"So many people saw it, it's the real Sasuke, even the purple chakra armor showed up. It can't be fake, it must be Sasuke."

This seems to be the truth, but Asuma always feels that Naruto is involved in this matter.

The banquet ended soon.

Naruto went home as usual, turning into a small alley on the way, and finally arriving at Anko's house. The two of them sat there drinking and chatting, but didn't do much else.

"Why haven't I seen you looking for Hinata recently?" asked Hongdou.

"Then I can still find Hinata and you can see me. Then I will not be able to live, what are you saying?" Naruto replied bluntly, "Even a stupid woman like you can find out. Didn't Ino know it a long time ago?"

"You're such a mean person..." Hongdou said angrily, "I just asked a question casually, and you keep calling me stupid. You're the stupid one!"

"I heard that if a mother is stupid, her whole litter will be stupid too."

"Go to hell, Uzumaki Naruto!" Anko sat cross-legged on the sofa and threw a pillow at his face. "You're the stupid one. Besides, I'll only have one child at most!"

"At least I won't be lonely if I have someone with me. There's no point in having more."

"What's wrong? Are you not used to the carefree life?" Naruto threw the pillow behind him and asked with a smile.

"What do you mean by a carefree life? I just get used to being alone." Hongdou took a sip of wine and put it down. "I used to never understand why my life ended up like this."

"I wouldn't say I'm particularly good, but I'm lucky. I was accepted as a disciple by Orochimaru, one of the Three Ninjas. He taught me all the ninjutsu except for the experimental ones, but in the end, he betrayed me before I could fully grasp them."

"The ambition in my heart immediately deflated. Someone like me should have achieved something, at least become an elite jonin. But now I'm still like this, neither high nor low, just muddling through the village."

"What about now? Have you figured it out?" Naruto asked.

"No." Hongdou lay down on the sofa, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes. "How could I possibly figure it out? But it's been too long. Even if I figured it out, it would still be the same."

"Anyway, once I figure it out, I'm still an ordinary person, and nothing much will change. I just don't think about it now."

"Why think so much?" Naruto raised his eyebrows. "Look at me. With great power comes great responsibility. I'm always avoiding my father-in-law."

"What kind of life do I live every day? It's really..."

red beans:"......."

Seeing how arrogant he was, I really wanted to beat him to death. Fortunately, Hongdou held back. She threw her coat on the sofa beside her and said through gritted teeth.

"Now I don't want to think about those things anymore. I just want a child."

It was already midnight when it ended.

Naruto skillfully rummaged through the refrigerator in Hongdou's house, fried a plate of noodles in the kitchen, and took out two cans of cold beer from the refrigerator and brought them into the room.

Anko sat on the small table, her elbows on the surface, her face propped up in her hands as she looked at Naruto.

"I'm so tired."

"How can this not be tiring? Besides, I'm doing this for your own good. Move more and exercise."

"Besides, can you blame me?" Naruto opened a can of cold beer and handed it to her. "I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it. Have you worked hard? Did you get a raise?"

"Tsk, the salary at the Ninja School is fixed." Hongdou curled her lips, blew off the foam on the beer, took a sip, and felt much more refreshed all over.

"It won't be like that soon. How can the price remain the same all the time?" he said as he sat down.

"What do you mean?" Hongdou looked at him deeply. Others might be hypocritical, but this man was really mean. He had just been trying to trick her into exercising to lose weight.

Just lying there motionless, I felt relaxed.

Such a person would not talk nonsense, and everything he said must have a basis. As expected, Naruto also glanced at her, and suddenly smiled mysteriously and said.

"You don't know yet?"

"what do you know?"

So Naruto told the story again about the robbery of the Daimyo of the Fire Country's capital. It felt really different to have the dirty water he had done thrown on others.

Especially now that he said it himself, he didn't feel embarrassed or nervous.

"How could such a thing happen? Uchiha Sasuke gave the daimyo to..." Hongdou was surprised at first, but then she reacted, "What does this have to do with my salary?"

"Of course it matters. The world is in chaos. Normally, the salary at a ninja school is fixed, but it will definitely change during special times."

Naruto smiled and said, "But you don't have to worry. He is a teacher at the ninja school anyway. It's not your turn to worry. Konoha is not so crazy that it will not lack people to go to the battlefield."

"Just stay in the village. Don't you want to have a baby?"

"Then why are you telling me so much? It has nothing to do with me anyway." Hongdou picked up the beer can and took a sip. "I'd better go to bed. It's boring."

Naruto chuckled. If he didn't tell her, this stupid woman might become depressed for a while. He wasn't good at counseling others, and he was too lazy to do such things.

Unless it's someone close to him, he doesn't bother to pay attention to them.

Before daybreak, Naruto quietly left Anko's house. He returned to his own home and slept until noon. When he woke up and squinted his eyes, he found it was snowing outside.

Hair-like snow drifted outside the window. It had been a crisp autumn day yesterday, but winter had arrived overnight. Konoha's winters were always long, lasting until early spring.

Naruto got out of bed in a pair of shorts, his body covered in goose bumps. He quickly jumped out of bed barefoot. The carpet hadn't been laid yet, and the floor tiles were even more freezing.

He cried out in surprise, and jumped up as if his feet had stepped on burning coals. With a cry of surprise, he rushed into the bathroom, turned on the hot water, and took a comfortable bath.

After washing up, he changed into thicker clothes, staggered downstairs, and had a meal at Ichiraku Ramen. While digesting his food outside, he suddenly remembered that Ino seemed to have gone on a mission.

So they changed their route and headed straight to the Hyuga clan's territory, not looking for Hinata, because they knew she would definitely not be there. It was the first time for Kurenai Yuhi's daughter to have a meal, and no one from Team 8 was there, most likely because they had a group mission.

Asuma had previously promised him that Ino would never meet Hinata.

He had come to see Neji this time. Since the last time, Neji had been focusing on the Hyuga clan's affairs. He had long since postponed the mission and rarely left the village.

"Is it snowing outside?" Neji asked without raising his head. He could tell from the sound of Naruto's footsteps that it was Naruto, who was walking with the gait of a dragon or a tiger.

Apart from him, who else can walk so arrogantly? Wouldn’t he get beaten eight times a day?

"It's raining a little. Winter has come without any preparation. Come over to your place and have some hot tea." Naruto took out the teapot from the cabinet and started to boil water to make tea.

"Hinata is not here. She must have gone on a group mission. She didn't even ask when it will end." Neji put a document on the side of the table and looked up and said.

"I know the situation has been tense lately. I think there's going to be another war." Naruto watched the hot water slowly steam up. "If a war breaks out, life in the village will be very difficult."

Upon hearing this, Ningji also stopped writing and looked at him with some amusement.

"Why are you worrying about something like this? It's not like you."

"Why aren't you worried? You'll have to go to the battlefield if a fighting breaks out. What about Hinata? What about Ino?" Naruto poured himself a cup of tea and filled Neji's.

"That's enough. You mentioned Hinata and Ino in front of me without any hesitation. After all, I am Hinata's brother." Neji smiled.

Chapter 501: Being an honest person is right, but no one likes you.