In Konoha, Naruto lies down

It's too cruel and too torturous, but this is the only thing Hinata doesn't want to give up.

The desire to see her inner thoughts was like an obsession that lingered in her heart, something she wanted to do even though she was a coward. She wanted to find out if Naruto was still the bright-hearted person he once was.

But the person being illuminated was no longer her, but Ino.

But... Naruto seemed to have taken care of her in the same way, so she was not without memories. As the trivial things came to mind one by one, Hinata gradually felt herself coming back to her senses.

I didn't dislike leaning on his back, and I didn't dislike holding his hand. My heart kept beating. It had nothing to do with my personality. This was just love.

It was good in the past and it is good now.

The wind is hot, her lover's hands are warm, and her heart beats violently every moment because of the brief contact. The body will not lie.

The bathroom was filled with thick fog, and the bright yellow light dimly revealed the outlines of the two women.

With a clatter, Hinata suddenly stood up and said to Ino.

"Whether I liked my past personality or my current personality, it doesn't matter. I still don't dislike it now, and that's what's important."

Ino stared at her blankly, somewhat confused.

But when I slowly came to my senses, I found...

So she kept thinking about what happened in the tent, kept thinking about what had just happened, until she came up with a suitable answer?

Outside the bathroom door.

In the kitchen, water was boiling and soup was simmering. The balcony window was wide open, and Kyuubi had retreated into a corner, dodging a backflip backstab from a possible human.

After changing his clothes and being busy for a long time, Naruto lay on the sofa, yawning, his eyelids heavy.

He didn't expect the two women to chase him out. The sudden accident caught Naruto off guard. Now he just wanted the two of them not to catch a cold and didn't want to feel guilty about it.

In a blink of an eye, it is almost late autumn, followed by winter, snow and New Year’s Day.

Time flies so fast, it seems like it doesn't wait for anyone.

Half asleep and half awake, Naruto suddenly heard the sound of the door opening, but because Ino and Hinata took too long to take a bath, he temporarily forgot about them.

He opened his eyes a crack in the haze and saw two women furtively pointing at him. He was stunned. It took him a long time to remember what was going on and he sat up immediately.

Naruto suddenly sat up from the sofa like a corpse coming back to life, startling the two women.

"You're going to die!" Ino said, stroking her chest.

"As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw you plotting against me. You are really..." Before Naruto could finish his words, Ino pounced on him and covered his mouth with a slap.

"Stop talking!"

“…I’m suffocating! Let me go…!”

"Then don't say anything weird!" Ino warned, "especially about me."

"I'm not that kind of person," he said. "But what were you guys talking about in the bathroom? What took you so long?"

Well, Hinata blushed.

Chapter 155 It has to be you, Nine Lamas

"Nothing." Ino turned her head away, her face suddenly flushed.

"Oh~!"

Naruto gave a teddy bear-like expression, saying, "I get it," and quickly took a few steps back. Ino, indeed, was getting anxious. She stood up straight with a start, and said in shame and anger.

"What are you saying? Damn it! Bastard! Pervert! Foot fetishist! Scum!"

"Thanks for the compliment."

"This is not a compliment! You!!" Ino was completely helpless with him. She pinched her bathrobe with one hand and pointed at Naruto with her finger trembling slightly with anger.

Naruto smiled very restrainedly and said nothing more. He turned and went into the kitchen, and then the sound was heard.

"You guys sit down for a while. The kitchen has made some hot soup to keep away the cold. After you finish that soup, your clothes will be almost dry."

Ino and Hinata looked at each other and then silently looked away.

Neither of them is the type of person who is willing to hurt others, but they are also resilient. If there is a thorn in their heart, they are willing to let it grow slowly, but when they think the time is right, they will remove it without hesitation.

During the long time in the bathroom just now, although Ino and Hinata had found a vague answer, it only existed in their minds and had no effect on the real world.

Naruto had no idea what they talked about, thinking it was just a little girl's conversation. Even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart. People's thoughts are endless and can change at any time.

As for him, he just needs to continue living his life as it was meant to be. Without expectations, there will be no disappointment. Don't expect too much from others.

On the table.

"You'll feel better if you drink some soup." Naruto used a spoon to divide two bowls of hot soup and pushed them in front of Ino and Hinata who were sitting in separate seats.

The three of them formed a long and narrow triangle on the dining table. The wall clock was ticking and a few wisps of white smoke slowly rose from the table.

He belatedly looked up at the two women, and through the rising heat he saw two slightly stiff faces, like the tired expressions of two not-so-good friends after a forced quarrel ended.

Outside the balcony, it was getting dark.

The empty living room was quieter than ever. The apartment door was closed, and the hustle and bustle of Konoha Street was isolated outside. The sounds were so low that they seemed to be far away.

Naruto glanced at the three bowls of hot soup on the table, knocked on the table nonchalantly, and said half-jokingly, ignoring the atmosphere.

"If anyone doesn't drink, for the sake of their health, they'll have to stay here overnight for observation."

The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Hinata kept her head down but did not move. Naruto was sure that both women heard what he said clearly.

Finally, Ino looked at him, her eyes misty and her voice frighteningly soft.

"you……"

With a hoarse voice as if crying, her expression was completely different from the usual generous Ino that Naruto knew.

Naruto was slightly startled, but he did not avoid it. He raised his eyes and looked at Ino seriously. Although he did not know what was wrong with Ino, he knew clearly that if he hesitated at this moment, it would be the end.

"what happened?"

"I've been struggling with one thing..." Ino felt a little lethargic, tears seemed to be welling up in her eyes, about to burst out.

For the first time, he saw an expression completely different from usual on Ino's face. Her eyes were watery, filled with torment and pleading.

It seemed that she could no longer tolerate Naruto's ignorance. Although there was no need to make it clear now, she still wanted to know what Naruto thought of her.

"I......."

Ino was about to say something when Hinata beside her suddenly reached out to the hot soup and began to drink it spoonful by spoonful without saying a word.

It seemed like he was completing a task and was in a hurry to finish the soup.

Seeing this, Ino's words stopped in her throat, and she opened her mouth but no sound came out. Hinata had already finished her soup, lowered her head, and stood up to speak.

"Sorry, Naruto-kun, Ino, I... need to go back."

Hinata said as she hurried into the bathroom, covered in her bathrobe. Only Ino and Naruto were left sitting at the dining table. After a while, Ino also stood up with a bang and said something muffled.

"I'm going back too."

Then he went into the bathroom to get the dried clothes. Hinata had already put on her clothes and walked out. She lowered her eyes and bowed to Naruto, then opened the door and left as if escaping.

Naruto facepalmed and gasped.

He suddenly realized that something serious seemed to have happened between the two of them, but it seemed pointless to ask now.

After a while, Ino also came out.

She didn't say goodbye, but just looked at Naruto deeply, shed a tear, pursed her lips and left.

Suddenly, Naruto was the only one left in the living room, facing a pot of hot soup. After a moment of silence, the Nine-Tailed Fox poked its head out from the balcony, and its eyes met Naruto's deep blue eyes.

"Little boy, where are your two owners?" Jiuwei brought up the topic.

"Let's go." He wasn't angry either.

Or rather, there was nothing to be angry about. Naruto hadn't lost anything in the current situation. No matter what Ino and Hinata thought, it wouldn't affect him.

It was what it was, and there was no need for him to make any promises or give up anything at this age. He could continue to play dumb or really not care.

In short, do nothing and you will never go wrong.

"Gone? Are you angry? Then what will happen to my wine in the future?" Kyuubi is simple and innocent. Tonight, he doesn't care about humans, but only cares about fine wine.

"Yeah, there won't be any wine to drink in the future." Naruto lowered his head to drink the soup, and after a few sips, he looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony and greeted him.

"Jiu Laba, come and have some soup. You can eat earlier even if you don't have money later..."

Before he could finish his words, Naruto saw Kyuubi silently return to the balcony, close the French window, and start practicing backflips without saying a word.

Seeing this, Naruto touched his chin and stopped drinking the soup. He simply stood up and walked to the balcony, squatting next to the Nine-Tails, watching the Nine-Tails backflip from a close distance with a 360-degree full view.

Girls can be coaxed back at any time, but things like the Nine-Tailed Fox backflip might not be seen once in hundreds of years.

"What are you doing?" Kyuubi stopped his backflip and asked seriously.

"Look at you doing a backflip." Naruto squatted on the ground and watched intently, "I really want to record it now, but unfortunately I don't have a camera."

"Ha!" Kyuubi glanced at Naruto with disdain, "What do you know? What do you think I'm doing? I'm just offering tribute of fine wine to enslave despicable humans like you!"

"Ah...that makes sense! It's you, Kurama, whose theory is at the level of the atmosphere." Naruto nodded.

"What are you still standing there for?" Kyuubi glanced at Naruto sideways, "Let's practice together."

Hearing this, Naruto actually stroked his chin and thought for a while. After a moment, he stood up, said "silly dog" and returned to the living room.

Chapter 156 Isn’t this a

The next day.

As expected, Tsunade sent someone to find Naruto, for nothing else but his mission report during the ninja school exercises.

"Perfunctory! Extremely perfunctory!"

"Uzumaki Naruto, do you want to see what you wrote?"

With a bang, Tsunade threw a scribbled mission report on the desk in front of her face, her beautiful eyes wide open as she stared at Naruto who looked innocent.

"You begged for it before I gave you a mission, and now you have this attitude after I gave you a mission, Uzumaki Naruto! What do you want to do? Do you want to die, kid?!"

"I have tried my best to complete the mission." Naruto spread his hands and began to argue, "Tsunade-sama should know clearly. The report handed by Moegi mentioned my teachings to her."

Hearing this, Tsunade finally calmed down and patiently pulled out a document from the pile of documents on the table.

"teach?"

"Can that be called teaching?"

Tsunade's face looked as if she had eaten a piece of sour date cake. She wanted to get angry but was helpless. However, Moeka's mission report mentioned Naruto's teachings.

But that could only be called teaching, as it was just a lesson for Moegi by punishing Konohamaru and Udon. The method was too crude, but the effect was surprisingly good.

After some gnashing of teeth, Tsunade once again found Konohamaru and Udon's mission report. Glancing over it, she saw the part about Moegi's apology, and her frown finally relaxed.

"What works is teaching," Naruto said with some disapproval.

Hearing this, Tsunade put down the documents in her hand and stacked the mission reports of Konohamaru and the other two with Naruto's mission report. She stared at Naruto with a complicated look and said with her red lips slightly parted.

“If you have time, you should hang out with the younger generations more.”

"It's rare to hear such words from Tsunade-sama. It's truly unusual."

"Huh?" Tsunade's face suddenly darkened and she clenched her fists. "Who do you think I'm doing this for? Am I doing this for myself? If you say another word, you'll have to crawl out today."

Hearing this, Naruto suddenly fell silent.

After becoming the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade became increasingly irritable. Perhaps it was because she had to deal with all the tasks and messes left by the Third Hokage right from the start; anyone else would have been equally upset.

After three minutes of silence, Tsunade finally became impatient, leaned her head on the table with her hands, and said in disgust.

"Since you don't want to develop a relationship with Konohamaru and the others, forget it. The village still has a backlog of tasks that haven't been completed. You, Hyuga Neji, and Tenten should complete the tasks in the Land of Birds first."

"Where's Xiao Li?"

"He and Gai have another mission." Tsunade said perfunctorily.

"I still have one day off." Naruto still didn't give up and tried to lie down for another day.

At the desk, Tsunade's brows twitched slightly, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face. She waved towards Naruto, signaling him to come over and talk.

"Hmm?" Naruto walked over, somewhat confused. "What's going on?"