Konoha's Master of Illusion

Chapter 188 Winning the lottery
A movie press conference is like a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It seems that there is no great need for its existence. It cannot even be regarded as a press conference. What it announces is not that the film is about to start filming, nor is it that the film will be screened after filming is completed, but just Let me tell you that we have decided to remake a certain work into a movie.

Some of those who come here are simply joining in the fun, and of course some are ardent fans of Intimate Paradise.

For example, Kakashi held the number plate he received when he entered the venue. This number plate indicates the order of seats and is also a certificate for drawing prizes later.

It was most likely issued with consecutive numbers, so all six people were seated next to each other.

You can tell from the number of people at the scene how many supporters Jiraiya's most popular masterpiece has. The venue surrounded by ropes and simple wooden stakes can be said to be overcrowded. In addition to the towering stage, there are rows of people lined up all around. Seats full.

In fact, the organizers originally wanted to use the training ground where the Chunin Exams were held to hold a press conference, but later gave up due to cost reasons.

Ino and others arrived early, and had assigned seats. Those who arrived later could only stand, and could not even come in. They watched outside through the simple fence.

In this temporary open-air venue, the difference between being outside and being inside is not particularly big. As long as your eyesight is normal, you can still see clearly what is going on.

Ino held the number plate a little absent-mindedly, not paying attention to the stage, even though the fat host was trying hard to be worthy of his salary, making witty remarks and stimulating the atmosphere of the scene.

But she herself is not very interested in movies. Although she has watched Intimate Heaven, she occasionally flipped through the books she snatched from Tetsuya, and didn't take it seriously after reading it.

A pretty interesting story, that's all.

So Ino couldn't quite understand why this slightly pornographic story had so many fans, and Kakashi-sensei could even hold a book and read it for years, never getting tired of it.

"Who is that?"

Next to him, Naruto saw a young woman walking up under the introduction of the host, wearing a gorgeous kimono, talking with a smile on her face, and couldn't help but ask.

"Didn't that fat guy just say that he was a movie star or something?"

Sakura answered.

"You are really out of date. Don't you all even watch the movie? Have you never seen Princess Fengyun's Big Adventure? This is the heroine in it, the one who plays Princess Fengyun."

When Xiang Ling heard their conversation, he expressed his disdain with a disdainful expression.

Regardless of the reaction of Sakura and Karin's quarrel, Naruto's giggle and Hinata's snicker, Ino suddenly realized at this time that she did have some impression of the woman on the stage.

I think I’ve seen that big adventure movie.

Looking at the woman again, I can also find some familiar feelings.

A very beautiful woman, young and good-looking. Her exquisite makeup and clothes also reveal a mature temperament like Yamato Nadeshiko.

Next, the actress whose stage name is Fuji Kazue sang a few songs, received a round of applause, and temporarily withdrew.

Another balding middle-aged man stepped onto the stage. According to the introduction, he seemed to be a famous director and started talking about movies.
They were all boring content, and Ino became lost in thought again.

In the period since Tetsuya left, she has gradually developed a habit. Once she is free and there is no foreign matter that can attract her attention, she will easily start to wander around. To put it simply, she is in a daze.

It's not that she's thinking about any complicated issues, nor is she feeling sad and depressed because Tetsuya can't be by her side. She's not that kind of character, at least she doesn't think she is.

It's just that I feel a little unmotivated.

Apart from practicing hard, there seems to be nothing much that can be done, but even practicing requires relaxation to get twice the result with half the effort. It is impossible to spend 24 hours a day eating, drinking, sleeping, and practicing ninjutsu. You still need some rest. entertainment.

This is what her father advised her, and her mother would always look at her with worry and concern, so Ino had no choice but to obey.

That's why today, she asked Sakura to come out to relax and play, and then she sat here.
I don’t know how that guy Tetsuya is doing now.

How dangerous and difficult is the so-called secret mission?
Will he get hurt?

This feeling of not knowing anything is really terrible. When Zhe Ye comes back, he must ask what this guy has done outside. Put aside the principle of confidentiality!
How long was he talking about?

It's only been a few months, but it still feels like a long time has passed.
The girl's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a burst of excited cheers. When Ino came back to her senses, she found that Naruto and Sakura were all staring at her, especially Kakashi-sensei's one eye, which was extremely wide with bloodshot eyes. It's clearly visible and somewhat scary.

"What? What's wrong?"

"I won the prize! There are only ten autographed works! I just got you, Ino!"

Sakura yelled loudly and pushed Ino to get up on the stage, as excited as if she had also won a million-dollar jackpot.

Ino's mind was in chaos, and he was surrounded by his friends and walked to one side.

The press conference has ended and it’s time to exit.

The feeling of being hit by a sudden surprise is actually not very obvious. After all, this is not like winning a lottery ticket, but it seems quite worthwhile to think that Kakashi-sensei is willing to spend money to buy this prize?

By the way, Kakashi-sensei said before how much money he would pay to buy it?

With this in mind, Ino followed the staff into a tent filled with messy items. The traces of temporary construction were very obvious. Not far away, she also saw the female singer who was singing the song surrounded by several people talking vaguely. You can hear words like "Land of Snow".

He handed the number plate in his hand to the staff, who smiled and asked Ino to wait a moment.

Someone else walked into the tent and handed the number plate to a man who was busy writing something. As a result, he got a small package directly. It could be seen that the prize should be inside.

This scene made Ino frown as he stood waiting.

what's the situation?
Could it be that this is the legendary bad thing that happens when you win a big prize but the official is unwilling to pay?Isn't it just a novel?It's not like millions or tens of millions of real money. If others can get it normally, why is there a problem here?
She recalled that the person who took the number plate just now seemed to be an ordinary person, nothing special.

Just when she was full of doubts and began to become impatient, a familiar voice sounded:
"Ino, follow me."

The sudden sense of surprise made her almost jump up, but she felt the hand on her side being held by the other party, and she turned involuntarily and walked towards the exit on the other side of the tent.

"When did you come back?"

She asked in a low voice, wondering if this guy missed herself, secretly left the task aside and ran back to the village to meet her?
Otherwise, why would we be so secretive about meeting each other, making it look quite mysterious?

Tetsuya pulled her to the middle of a row of tents, stopped and turned around to look at her, just smiling.

"Why are you laughing? You look disgusting!"

Ino felt inexplicably unhappy, shook Tetsuya's hand away and asked angrily, but then he was worried that this guy would be angry if he had such a bad attitude after not seeing each other for so long, and he felt anxious inside.
Of course Zheya was not angry, he grabbed her hand again and said:

"I just came back. I came to see you right away. What's wrong? Don't you want to see me?"

(End of this chapter)