In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Congratulations on your advancement, Shikamaru," Naruto said without any sincerity.

"Forget it, it's such a hassle." Shikamaru complained, feeling completely unmotivated. "I finally got a vacation, but Ino forced me to go camping."

"Then why didn't you just reject her directly," Naruto asked as he worked, "and dragged me into this."

"There's nothing I can do. Ino usually takes good care of us. I can't refuse such a request." Shikamaru sighed, picked up the fishing rod he had prepared long ago, and said to Naruto, "I'll go catch some fish."

Naruto turned his head to look at him, then stared at the obviously valuable fishing rod in his hand.

"Where did you get your rod?"

"My father's. He said he used to be a great fisherman."

Chapter 58 You are so kind

In one afternoon, the five people divided the work and worked together to complete all the preparations except the fish.

Naruto patted Shikamaru's shoulder from behind, and the latter looked back at him in confusion.

"Let me do it instead."

Hearing this, Shikamaru pulled a long face and stood up angrily.

"It turns out fishing is so difficult. No wonder I don't see my father fishing very often."

"It's really difficult."

Naruto agreed, and then caught five fish in five minutes, which made Shikamaru's eyes widen.

"Is it fake? I saw you didn't even hook the bait once!"

"I have a good relationship with that fish."

"That's nonsense! How could this happen!" Shikamaru collapsed with his head in his hands.

"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you, so I might as well not tell you." Naruto continued fishing and only stopped after catching seven or eight fish in total.

Naruto was packing up his fishing rod and preparing to go back when Shikamaru came over to help. Naruto simply handed him the rod and told him to pack it up himself. Shikamaru didn't refuse, and the two of them stood by the river, one reeling in his line while the other stood and watched.

A cool mountain breeze blew by, and the two of them felt cool all over.

Listening to the laughter of Sakura and Ino coming from not far away, Naruto suddenly bumped Shikamaru with his shoulder with a look of emotion.

"what happened?"

"Don't you think this is what summer should really feel like?" Naruto said.

"The taste of summer?"

Shikamaru followed Naruto's gaze. Sakura and Ino were chatting and laughing while grilling fish, while Choji sat nearby eating chips. Behind them was an eye-catching mountain forest, through which a cool breeze blew.

"Who do you like? Ino or Sakura?" Shikamaru asked with dead eyes and no enthusiasm.

"I just like the summer atmosphere." Naruto turned to Shikamaru and said, "But I still prefer girls in skirts."

"What's the difference?" Shikamaru showed the same expression as his father, "Women are the most troublesome."

"Of course there is a difference. Youth and panties are inseparable." Naruto said casually, looking around bored. "Speaking of which, the ninja profession is really not that good. When I become an adult, I will definitely change my career."

"What career to change to?" Shikamaru had so much to complain about that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"The kind that allows you to travel around the world and wander around everywhere."

"I don't want to discourage you, Naruto. You are still the village's Jinchuriki." Shikamaru put his arm around Naruto's neck and said in a low voice, "If you want to stop being a ninja, just tell me about it. Don't tell anyone else."

"I understand." Naruto nodded helplessly. "But I really don't want to stay in this village for the rest of my life."

"There will be missions, and there will be opportunities to go out." Shikamaru scratched his head and said, "If you think about it carefully, we will probably be like my father's generation and never leave this village in our lifetime."

"I don't seem to have any regrets. To be more precise, my dream is to live an ordinary life. Marry an ordinary wife and repeat the same ordinary things every day."

"Tsk." Naruto pushed Shikamaru's hand away and muttered, "People who say things like that usually only like pretty girls."

"Naruto! Shikamaru! What are you two still dawdling about for?" Ino, who was standing in the distance, waved at the two of them with her hands on her hips, and shouted with a smile, "The fish is ready, and we've brought some barbecue ingredients. Come and eat!"

"Okay!" The two of them responded in unison and trotted over.

......

At night, everyone dispersed.

Naruto hadn't walked far when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from behind.

The streets of Konoha were brightly lit at this time, and all the shops were brightly lit. Looking down from the sky, it looked like strips of light running through Konoha.

Ino was a little out of breath from running, and she held Liu's waist and said, "Wait a minute."

"What's the matter?" Naruto had been thinking about what Shikamaru had said during the day, so he was not in a good mood.

"I heard from Shikamaru that you want to leave the village in the future?" Ino asked nervously.

"Shikamaru told you?" Naruto asked with some confusion.

"I...I forced him to say it." Ino said, pinching her hands. "So you wanted to, right?"

"Yeah." Naruto didn't hide it.

"why?"

Hearing this, Naruto did not answer immediately, but took a step closer and looked at Ino carefully, his scrutinizing gaze as if he was looking at a work of art.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ino took a step back and asked in a slightly panicked manner.

At the same time, she began to regret how impulsive she was. It was just a thought, and she actually chased after him and asked. How embarrassing!

"Ino, you're so nice."

"Eh? Why... suddenly... say something like that?" Ino's face turned red instantly, her hands crossed and twisted together, and her whole speech became stuttering.

Faced with the sudden praise, she was a little overwhelmed.

Naruto said this with all his heart. Ino was one of the few ninjas he had ever met with high emotional intelligence and sincerity. It turned out that she was really worried about a friend, so she ran so far in the opposite direction to catch up with him.

At this time, Naruto was not heading home, but Hokage Rock was in front of him.

"Actually, I don't know myself, so I don't know how to answer your question." Naruto said seriously, "At least I have no plans to leave the village in the next few years. I may do so in the future, but that will be a matter for the future."

Hearing this, Ino felt a little relieved and said with a blushing face.

"I mean, if...if you have someone you like in the future, will you stay for her?"

"I might prefer freedom." Naruto felt that it would be better not to let Ino have any expectations of him. After all, it would be troublesome if he was too satisfied and couldn't do it.

"I see."

"Yeah." Naruto nodded, then glanced at the direction of Hokage Rock and suggested to Ino, "Since we're here, let's go up and take a walk."

Ino didn't object and followed Naruto silently. The girl didn't say a word and seemed very quiet. Naruto thought that it seemed that the matter was over.

Perhaps because Naruto has been eating meat and drinking milk frequently recently, he has grown to the same height as Ino. The two of them walked one after the other on the mountain road.

The lights on the Hokage Rock are bright, and small colored lights are wrapped around the walls of the mountain path.

Looking at the nearby Hokage Rock, Naruto suddenly thought of Tayuya. He wondered if that guy had eaten well after leaving him. Before this, those four idiots seemed to be not good at camouflage and survival except for fighting.

"Hey, do you want some red bean dumplings?" Ino quickly followed and handed over a bag of packaged dumplings.

"Eat." Naruto nodded vigorously. The red bean balls were very sweet and he wouldn't get tired of eating a few skewers occasionally.

Seeing Naruto happy, Ino also smiled and handed over a few strings of red bean balls and said.

"Here, you seemed to like eating it the last time I saw you."

"Thank you, Ino." Naruto took it and took a bite, mumbling, "I've never had it before."

What he meant by "before" was before he traveled through time. He had never tried it, and then he never had the chance to try again before he came to this world with his eyes open.

But the past that Ino thought of was the past of Naruto's childhood. The hand holding the bamboo stick trembled slightly, and her lips pursed slightly.

Chapter 59: The Fox Who Wanted to Be Strong All His Life (Please Read More)

After walking up for a distance, you will reach the top of the Hokage Rock. It is a huge open space with five layers of fences set up at the edge for defense. Small colored lights are wrapped from the foot of the mountain along the mountain road all the way to the flat ground at the top of the mountain.

"Naruto! Danger, come back quickly."

Ino stood at the innermost railing, watching Naruto stand on the outermost railing, his tactical boots treading on a six-centimeter-diameter steel pipe. The night wind howled from above, and his whole body swayed with it.

"It's okay, I do this all the time."

Naruto was facing Ino, with an empty cliff behind him and a string of red bean dumplings in his hand.

Such an action was too dangerous. Ino felt her heart almost beat out of her chest. She stared at Naruto, who was standing on the outermost edge. Her heart leaped with every tiny movement of his body, and her brain was instantly filled with blood due to fear.

Even though she wasn't the one standing there, Ino was still terrified, afraid that Naruto would disappear from the railing in the next second. Her insecurity made her body tremble slightly, and her throat instantly lost its voice, unable to speak no matter what.

"No...no." Ino took several steps forward, crossed three railings and tried to pull Naruto down.

She saw Naruto smiling, his hands behind his back as if he was enjoying the moment.

"I won't jump." Naruto came down from the railing and walked over to Ino and said, "The night view of the village is quite beautiful."

"You just scared me to death." Ino said.

"Haha, sorry." Naruto said with a smile, "Actually, it's very safe to do that. I often come here when I'm in a bad mood. Even if I accidentally fall, the protruding Hokage Rock will catch me."

"Even if that's the case, it's too dangerous." Ino muttered, "Don't do anything that will make people worry!"

"understood."

"Naruto, why did you abstain then?"

"No reason, I didn't want to take the exam anyway." Naruto said, "By the second exam, the entire Chunin Exam was over for me."

"Where's the rest?"

"The rest is meaningless."

"Huh?" Ino was puzzled. "Wouldn't it be better to become a Chunin sooner?"

"Not so good. I don't want to do a troublesome mission." Naruto said bluntly, "Besides, I'm too inexperienced. Even if I win all the competitions, I won't be able to become a Chunin. It's a complete waste of time."

Ino was completely defeated by Naruto's logic, and she covered her face and said okay.

The two did not stay for long, nor did they talk about anything specific. After about half an hour, they left Hokage Rock together.

Before parting at the intersection, Ino waved to Naruto and asked.

"Naruto, will you come to my shop to buy flowers?"

"what?"

"You're going to be free for the next month, right?"

"Well, I plan to use it to get some good sleep."

Ino: “…”

Naruto scratched his head. Buy flowers? Buy them for the Third Hokage in advance? Wasn't that a bit too much?

........

"Ah, comfortable!"

The fan made a teeth-grinding clicking sound, and after three clicks, it finally began to slowly turn. Naruto lay on the ground, moaning softly.

The summer is scorching and it is getting hotter outside.

Naruto ordered two air conditioners yesterday, but the clerk who came to install them took a day off yesterday, so the installation had to be delayed until now.

There was a knock on the door, and Naruto thought it was someone coming to install the air conditioner. He quickly stood up and walked to the door, slamming it open.

"Ok?"

What caught my eye were two huge air conditioners, but there was no sign of the installers.

"Uchiha Sasuke? Is this the air conditioner installation service you booked at the store yesterday?" A girl in uniform, who was the same height as Naruto, poked her head out from behind a cardboard box. Her eyes met Naruto's and she was stunned.

There's no mistake about this look, is it Duoyou?

"Are you Uchiha Sasuke?" The girl frowned, looked at the card in her hand, and then glanced at Naruto.

Tayu didn't admit it, and Naruto didn't expose her either, and continued to fool her.

"Yes, it's me. I am Uchiha Sasuke."