Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

We returned to school and, as expected, Mr. Iruka was furious.

Shikamaru, Choji, and Naruto were kept in school again, and had to write an 800-word self-criticism.

As for me, probably because I had excellent grades, was usually very well-behaved and obedient, and had a rather pitiful background, Mr. Iruka did not scold me or ask me to write a self-criticism. He just said that he would communicate with the welfare home to cancel my confinement and asked me to attend classes well in school today.

I later learned that Kakashi asked Teacher Iruka a lot about us that day and even looked at my homework and test papers.

I guess he wanted to compare my handwriting.

I don't know if my handwriting is similar to Nohara Rin's.

Back in the classroom, Naruto fell asleep again during class, and Shikamaru wrote a note and handed it to me, asking me, "Don't you like that person?"

"Who?"

"Hatake Kakashi."

I was surprised by his sharpness.

I wrote: "I just feel that we are not related at all, and I am really embarrassed to trouble him to this extent. It is strange that he is willing to let me be his relative when we first met."

"Indeed, I'll go back and ask others about it." Shikamaru replied, "My father should know him."

"Thank you."

"Nothing... not too much trouble."

I wrote earnestly: "I will try my best to make you worry less."

The future Shikamaru will worry about the world, and I should be his supporter.

"I'm not worried about you."

"I know. Shikamaru is helping Naruto, right?"

It is said that Naruto and most of the people in Konoha were once very, very good friends.

"..."

Shikamaru was speechless as he looked at the note. Ino, who was standing beside him, came over to take a look, then covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing secretly.

I thought about it, wrote another note and handed it over: "Did I say something wrong?"

"Nothing. Stop passing notes. You want to pay attention in class, right?"

After he replied to me with these words, he fell asleep on the table.

Ino winked at me for a while, but I didn't understand what she meant, so I could only smile at her apologetically.

She glanced at Shikamaru, who was leaning over the table, but he nudged Ino with his elbow under the table, and she stopped acting weird and just held back her laughter and continued to listen to the class.

Then, when school was over, Naruto announced his plan to those who stayed behind.

"I've decided not to care about the rules of those adults! Chaolu is willing to live with me, and I am willing too, so let's just live together!"

Shikamaru asked, "Wait a minute, do you mean to let Chaolu go directly to your house?"

"That's right!"

"This is against the rules!" Shikamaru frowned. "If the people from the welfare home come directly to the school, Chaolu might be expelled!"

Naruto was constantly denied by him, and immediately became unconvinced and asked, "Then what do you say we should do?"

"At least you can't violate the rules so blatantly! I think it would be better for Chaolu to go back to the welfare home at first." Shikamaru said, "Sneak out every night when everyone is asleep, and then go back to the welfare home before roll call the next morning."

Naruto complained, "That's too much trouble!"

"The orphanage can't just let her go. That's against the rules and regulations! If something goes wrong, they will be held accountable, so they will definitely not allow it." Shikamaru insisted: "But if she sneaked out, as long as they know where she went and nothing happened, the orphanage can turn a blind eye."

I couldn't help but applaud.

Naruto asked, "What's wrong?"

Shikamaru also looked at me.

"Ah, I just think it's amazing that Shikamaru knows the rules and regulations of the welfare home."

She was such a young child - although it's a bit strange for me to say this.

But what other kid his age would read the rules and regulations?

He is truly the brains of the resistance!

"Nothing..." Shikamaru rubbed the back of his neck, turned his eyes away and muttered, "I just took a look at it, it's not something complicated..."

Of course I completely obeyed Shikamaru's arrangements. Although Naruto still grumbled and thought it was too troublesome, since I had decided to do so, he chose to cooperate with me.

That evening we decided to start doing just that.

After everyone fell asleep, I secretly unlocked the door and slipped to the back door of the orphanage.

The railings here are a bit loose, and I'm slim enough to slip right out.

Naruto was waiting for me outside.

When I came out, he grinned.

He grabbed my hand and we ran quickly, worried that we would be discovered by the people in the welfare home.

There were not many people on the street at this time. Under the moonlight and the starry sky, we ran through the dim alleys, ran through the somewhat desolate streets in the night, ran up unfamiliar stairs, ran past many buildings with only scattered lights on. Finally, Naruto brought me to a stop.

"I live here."

He was breathless, with an unconcealable excitement, and pointed to the door in front of us.

I nodded and watched him unlock the door with his fingers trembling for some reason.

The entrance was dark, and he hurried in and said, "I'll go turn on the light!"

I stood at the door, leaned in and looked inside, and saw Naruto turn on the switch with a "click", and warm light poured down in an instant.

He turned and looked at me, his eyes shining.

I walked into the hallway, closed the door and said, "I'm coming in."

"Uh-huh!"

"Should I change my shoes?"

"Ah - I don't think I have any extra shoes at home... Well, forget it, Chaolu can just come in wearing her shoes, and we'll go buy slippers tomorrow!"

Naruto excitedly took me to see the room. He introduced me to the living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. Then he patted the only bed in the room as if it was a matter of course and said excitedly, "We will sleep here together tonight!"

I took a shower at the welfare home, and Naruto pulled down a set of washed and dried pajamas from the balcony and lent them to me.

I pinched the clothes, not sure if it was a problem with the washing or drying; the clothes were stiff, but it wasn't a big problem.

He went to the kitchen to find something to treat me, and when I changed into my pajamas and went out, he asked me enthusiastically what flavor of instant noodles I wanted.

"For me... this is the first time I'm eating with someone at home! It feels like... we're family..."

Naruto sat opposite me, the hot steam from the instant noodles misted his eyes. I jumped off the chair, held the instant noodles and put them next to his hand, then pulled the chair closer to him, and the two chairs fit together without any gap.

I sat next to him and said, "Sure enough, I'm still used to being next to Naruto instead of facing him."

Naruto has also gotten used to me always sticking to him. After all, we have developed a habit of speaking directly to each other, and if he thinks I am too clingy and feels uncomfortable, he will tell me directly.

"Are there anything Chaolu wants to play?"

I shook my head.

Naruto was a little annoyed: "Damn, there doesn't seem to be anything fun in my house..."

"I'm not here to play."

"?"

"I came here because I wanted to be with Naruto. Just having Naruto here is enough."

Naruto chuckled.

He looked at me, a dreamy look in his blue eyes: "If only... Chaolu was my family."

family...

That's good, in case there's any mistake when grouping and we can't be teammates, I'll have a backup identity and can continue to stay by his side.

But if I can't join Team 7, the plan will almost fail halfway, which made me not respond to Naruto immediately. Fortunately, he didn't care.

After we finished eating the instant noodles, we went to bed to rest. He only had a quilt and a pillow, so the two of us leaned on one pillow and huddled together.

"I'm going to buy a new pillow, a new quilt...!" Naruto was very excited at the beginning, "new pajamas, new slippers, new water cups, new toothbrushes, new chopsticks, new plates, new rice bowls..."

Later, as he counted, he slowly fell asleep.

In his sleep, Naruto curled up habitually. He was already a small person, and when he curled up he looked even smaller.

I tucked him in gently and tried to hold him in my arms, and found that it was a perfect fit. Holding him was like holding a kitten.

"Goodnight, Naruto."

Half asleep and half awake, he responded to me vaguely: "Good night, morning dew..."