In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Chapter 152 Disappearance

Seeing that a heavy rain was approaching, Naruto couldn't find the tent.

"You didn't bring it?" Konohamaru held his head, his face full of shock, "Brother Naruto, what are you talking about!"

"Where's the tent? Where's my tent?"

"What, your tent?" Naruto picked up Konohamaru who was rushing towards him and said lazily, "Maybe I remembered it wrongly and didn't bring it at all."

"Then we're going to get wet in the rain." Udon said honestly.

"Are we really going to get wet in the rain?" Meng Huang said with a worried look on his face. "It was sunny when we were in the village during the day. If I had known, I would have brought a tent with me when I left in the morning."

Konohamaru was still struggling, and Naruto squinted his eyes at the sky and said, "There's a lot of rain in the mountains and forests, and things like this can't be completely predicted."

"Anyway, let's find a place to shelter from the rain first."

There was another thunder, Meng Huang screamed, and squatted on the ground because of excessive fear.

"Moehuang, get up quickly, we have to find a place to shelter from the rain!" Konohamaru, who was lifted into the air, kicked in the air and urged Moehuang.

"No! Thunder is scary!"

Udon, who was standing by, also walked up to Meng Huang and advised, "Meng Huang, don't be willful. A rainstorm is coming soon."

Naruto, completely unhurried, swished his slippers against the ground before casually setting Konohamaru down. He glanced at the three children huddled together and spoke calmly.

"If you guys keep making trouble like this, I'm going to start working."

in the tent.

The six children from the ninja school huddled in the innermost area, while Ino and Hinata sat outside the tent in tacit understanding, one on the left and one on the right with their heads lowered. The atmosphere was a bit depressing.

"Well..." Ino spoke first, "This can be considered an exam."

"Huh?...What?" Hinata was lost in thought when Ino suddenly spoke, startling her and making her feel a little at a loss.

"Sorry,...I was distracted just now." Hinata apologized softly.

"You don't have to apologize for that kind of thing, it's okay." Ino felt a little embarrassed, as if she had scared her, but she couldn't help but think about it.

Hinata was probably worried about that guy, so she was distracted, damn it.

Why do I feel a little jealous?

Why would anyone care about that guy? Anyway, I'm definitely not worried about him. A scum like that deserves to be caught in the rain. He might as well be struck to death by lightning.

He only knows how to take advantage of little girls all day long, and he is so shameless.

"What do you mean by exam, Ino?" Hinata asked softly, a smile already appearing on her face before she looked up. "Are you talking about the results of this exercise?"

"Yeah, it shouldn't just be a simple exercise for us to take these kids on." Ino glanced at the dark sky outside and analyzed seriously.

"Hinata also encountered traps and bandits disguised as teachers from the ninja school along the way, right?"

"Yeah, we met him on the way, but we got through it smoothly." Hinata nodded, pursed her lips and thought for a moment before lowering her head and said, "It wasn't that difficult."

"It's not difficult, but if we don't prepare in advance, it will probably be a mess. And that kind of unexpected situation is what really shows the leadership ability of the Genin."

"So I think this should be linked to the daily assessment of Genin and serve as an assessment indicator for promotion to Chunin." Ino said in an orderly manner.

"If that's the case, arriving on time will qualify, right?" Hinata asked.

"Yes, so we'll have to start our journey once the rain stops." Ino said without reservation, "The rain in the mountains is fast and heavy, so it won't last long."

"Thank you, Ino." Hinata said seriously.

"You're welcome." Ino smiled, then glanced outside the tent. "You don't have to worry about that guy. He can get there safely if he follows us."

"No... I'm not worried about Naruto-kun." Hinata blushed.

Ino: “…”

"But that bastard doesn't seem to care about the Chunin Exams at all. Given his personality, I guess he wouldn't take it seriously even if he knew. He just wants to finish quickly and go home to sleep."

"Naruto-kun...he wasn't like this before." Hinata raised her head, her face slightly red. "He used to be very positive, but I don't know what happened and he became like this now."

"I didn't pay much attention to it before." Ino frowned. "Anyway, that guy has become really annoying since the few days before graduation. But Hinata, you should have known him for a long time, right?"

"Ah."

"Hinata." Ino suddenly called her.

"what happened?"

Hinata looked at Ino, her eyes reflecting a calm light, but the next moment she was disturbed by Ino's words.

"Do you think that guy's previous personality was better, or his current lazy personality is better?" Ino asked casually, but she didn't just ask about personality.

His eyes flicked over to Hinata, then paused.

Everyone has this problem. Liking someone is a personality trait, and people change. It's like when a celebrity's reputation falls apart, and the halo they once had disappears. When they become a completely different person, it's understandable that fans quickly stop following them.

Because his personality has changed, he has become a different person, but his appearance and memory have not changed.

Hinata was silent for a while, lowered her eyes, curled up and hugged her legs and spoke vaguely.

"should......"

The tent was strangely quiet. Six children huddled inside, holding their breath as they listened to the conversation between the two older sisters at the door. Thunder rumbled, and a mountain wind blew into the forest.

A little girl lowered her voice and whispered.

"I think our big sister seems to like that blond...blonde big brother."

"No, it's another big sister."

"But they are all talking about that person, it can't be..."

"How is that possible? That kind of thing can't happen. An adult wouldn't do that!"

With a loud bang, heavy rain fell, making the tent rattle. The six children exclaimed in surprise, pricked up their ears and listened carefully, finding everything new and surprising.

Hinata's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden rainstorm, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Suddenly, they heard a burst of hurried footsteps outside the tent. Hinata and Ino looked outside and saw a blurry figure approaching the tent quickly.

"what is that?"

"...Looks like a human."

Ino was also a little unsure. Although it was only afternoon, the visibility in the old forest was already low, and with heavy rain approaching, the outside of the tent was basically gray.

The dark shadow was wet all over. Outside the tent with the lights hanging on it, the voice was heard before the person stopped.

"There's no tent, so take her in."

As he spoke, the figure bent down and shoved someone in. Ino recognized Moegi in the light. Without asking any more questions, she and Hinata took Moegi in.

The tent, which was not too crowded originally, suddenly became a little crowded because of Moegi's joining. Naruto bent over and held on to the outside of the tent, and his whole body was wet.

"How...where are the other two?" Ino asked Konohamaru and Udon.

"Naruto-kun, let those two come over as well," Hinata said.

"No need." Naruto directly rejected the two, his dark blue eyes staring at the still sobbing Moe Huang, "The two of them should come with me to find a cave to shelter from the rain."

Meng Huang paused when he heard this.

"How can that be? What if we get wet..." Hinata asked worriedly.

"Of course." Naruto said coldly. Hinata was slightly surprised and looked up at Naruto, but found that his eyes were always on Moeka.

"Moe Huang." His eyes were cold and his voice was calm. "It's useless for a ninja to just cry. I've taken Konohamaru and Udon away."

"It doesn't matter if it rains. I won't send them here. They'll have to clean up the mess for you. Just follow these two sisters. We can talk after the exercise."

Across the tent, Ino looked up at Naruto, who was soaked all over, and saw the tent, Moeka, her own face and Hinata's face in his calm pupils.

After saying that, Naruto left.

Meng Huang couldn't help crying.

Hinata and Ino exchanged a glance, then quickly looked away. Hinata suddenly felt that Ino's question was a bit sharp, so sharp that she could no longer numb and ignore her true inner thoughts.

Is it the person or the personality that she likes? The first glance outside the tent just now made her sure that Naruto would never return to his old self. The person who was always warm and bright was gone.

She realized that she couldn't avoid this question, even if she could be cunning and vague, and spend some time pretending that she didn't understand. But when it was late at night and no one was around, she would wait until the next morning.

Those thoughts would crawl onto the edge of the bed, questioning her mercilessly and leaving her with nowhere to escape.

Chapter 153 My Home is Closer

The lights were bright in the crowded tent.

Hinata stared at the pouring rain outside in a trance, while Ino also had a frown on her face. Listening to the sound of the rain pounding on the tent, she felt a little uneasy.

There was a rustling sound, and Hinata looked up and saw Ino getting up. She was slightly stunned. She didn't ask Ino where she was going in such heavy rain, she turned to look at the seven children inside the tent.

Hinata tried to make her voice softer and smiled as she usually did.

"Stay here and don't run around. When the rain stops, we'll come back and check if you're behaving well."

"Are the big sisters going out?"

Ino looked at Hinata with some surprise, but didn't say anything, just forced a smile in response.

"I suddenly remembered that there are still some things I haven't done."

"Yes." Hinata also said that there were some things she wanted to verify personally.

Maybe now wasn't a good opportunity, but she didn't want Ino to go see Naruto alone. She was starting to feel uneasy. If there were any more accidents, things might go in a direction she didn't want.

The tent was opened a little, and the two women immediately left in the heavy rain.

Outside a cave not far from the tent.

With a "pop", a puddle was stepped on and splashed half a meter of water.

"Brother Naruto, there is a cave ahead!"

"Hurry! Hide inside!" Naruto felt his underwear was wet and his slippers restricted his running speed.

"No! It's on the cliff, too high." said Udon.

"What are you afraid of? I'm still here for you," Naruto shouted.

"Brother Naruto, didn't teacher Iruka say that we can't rely on the power of the team's Genin?" Konohamaru asked while running and looking back.

"I didn't hear it at all, so it doesn't count!" Naruto wiped the rain off his face, "Ninjas can't be too rigid. Meng Huang is an exception."

"Go up first!"

As he spoke, he carried Konohamaru and Udon in each hand and went straight up the cliff. When they entered the cave, the three of them realized that they were almost soaked.

Naruto took out the purchased firewood from the sealed space, stretched out his hand and used the melting technique to make it appear with a bang. Konohamaru took off his coat while hopping on one foot.

Fortunately, it is not yet late autumn and the temperature around is not low.

“I actually have a tent.”

He sat down by the fire, and his first words stunned Konohamaru and Udon.

"What?" Konohamaru stared at Naruto in shock, his lips trembling slightly, "Brother Naruto, you did this on purpose! Why didn't you take out the tent if you had one?"

Udon nodded and echoed.

Naruto looked impatient, "What's wrong with getting wet in the rain? Can it melt you?"

Fire danced in Naruto's pupils, and his voice sounded lazy.

"Although I'm not competent, being overly competent wouldn't make any sense to you. I've always felt that the summer camp-like missions at Ninja School are stupid, like a game of ninja house."

"What problems can you find by following the rules? If everything is prepared for you, what kind of ninja are you? And Moegi..."

"Moehuang didn't mean it, she just does this occasionally." Konohamaru explained.

"I'm not saying anything bad about Meng Huang. At her age, everyone will allow her to be willful. I just hope that she can change with this opportunity."

Naruto said.

"I don't know when we'll see each other again after today, but since I'm going to be your lead genin for a day, I'll teach you what I can only learn in a day."

Konohamaru and Udon lowered their heads, the firelight dancing on their faces.

"Don't look so dejected. I'm just too lazy to care about you kids. I'm just too free." Naruto said.