In Konoha, Naruto lies down

He also figured out this pattern, so getting along with Temari was unusually easy. As long as he found the right balance, it was a really nice feeling to have the eldest princess of Sand Village waiting on him.

"I...I just miss you a little. We haven't seen each other for a long time." Temari said with a bit of grievance, "You never thought of me or came to see me."

"How do you know I haven't looked for you?"

"Ah? You...when did you?" Temari was a little surprised and blinked at Naruto.

He put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, looked down at Temari slightly, and narrowed his eyes. That look made Temari feel a little flustered, as if he was angry.

"Do I need to tell you everything?"

Naruto's nonsense comes out of his mouth without hesitation, and his acting is natural. There are no born actors, only real skills honed through practice.

"No... I'm not like that. I just... I just want to know when you came and why you didn't tell me?" Temari also stood up and explained in a panic.

"No need to explain, I don't want to hear it." Naruto turned his head and looked away, saying calmly, "There are many people who send you flowers every day. Wouldn't it be a bit redundant for me to come to you?"

"Ah? I didn't take any, I... I was hiding from them." Temari tried to explain, "I really didn't, I never took anyone's flowers, if I really did I would..."

"Okay, these are not important anymore." Naruto interrupted Temari's oath directly. He was just guessing, and it was not a question of sending flowers at all.

It was just when I first arrived that I saw a ninja offering flowers to Temari but was rejected. Then I thought about it and made up an excuse, and I was able to succeed by being unreasonable.

This felt like cheating, the situation was completely under Naruto's control. Moreover, he didn't feel ashamed of it at all.

Why should you feel embarrassed about living off others for your own good?

"No, I really..." Temari's face flushed red, and tears accumulated in her eyes, like a dam about to burst, and she would cry out loud at the slightest command.

"It's okay, I don't blame you." Naruto's tone suddenly softened. While she was stunned, Temari was suddenly pulled over by Naruto and hugged gently.

This was the top-floor hotel in Sunagakure. Its unpretentious exterior housed state-of-the-art interiors. At that moment, Naruto and Temari were hugging each other at a private afternoon tea table in the rooftop sky garden.

Temari's temples swelled as a surge of emotions raced through her mind. Naruto's attitude had changed so dramatically that she was stunned for a moment.

"It's not your fault that someone gave you flowers. It actually shows how attractive you are. It's all my fault. I wasn't calm enough. I shouldn't blame you."

Hearing this, Temari's nose felt sore and all the grievances in her heart were about to burst out.

"I...I'm also wrong."

There is a hammer wrong, he is in the CPU you! Girl!

Even though Naruto's reason was ridiculous, Temari seemed to be possessed by a demon, and her mind seemed to stop working and she began to reflect.

"Hmm." Naruto listened to Temari's reflections inattentively, his eyes always looking elsewhere in a daze, and occasionally he would say "hmm" as a response.

He was wondering if there were any suitable consumables in the Sand Village. As long as he completed this only main task, he would not only get rewards but also refresh new main tasks.

He already had enough skills at the moment, but it was still not enough to deal with the Ōtsutsuki. Izanagi, Flying Thunder God, Bloody Nine-Tails... and so on, he could fight, but the gauze was a bit difficult.

He doesn't like to procrastinate, and when he does something, he will cut the root of the problem and eliminate it forever. To achieve all this, strength is definitely the first priority, followed by influence.

No matter how strong he is, he is only one person. The era of relying on brute force is over. Technology is equally important.

So what if you're a good fighter? You rely on power and connections to get by. Fighting is useless. The chirping of insects lasts only until autumn. Enemies are like leeks, one crop after another.

Instead of wasting time on such matters, it would be better to build up his own power and let them handle those troublesome matters. He only needed to find balance and then he could lie down.

After all, Naruto's ambition is not here. Once Otsutsuki is defeated, the matter will end. He will live a shameless life from now on, not caring about worldly affairs.

"Yeah, don't blame yourself, I get it." Naruto patted Temari's back gently, comforting her while thinking about how to get Temari to help him find supplies.

The evil god's followers couldn't just pick up a random passerby, that would be too much of a loss. After all, all the evil god's followers under his command had important roles.

The exception was Hydrangea, a useless summoner. She had been chosen only as a temporary solution, and her biggest role now was to amuse Naruto.

I look like a corporate slave, and my face shows that I don't want to go to work.

Naruto insisted on making her run back and forth, and seeing her collapsed and helpless expression was really... so cool.

"Well, you're so nice!" Temari raised her head and smiled foolishly.

Time passed slowly, and Naruto chatted for a few minutes before leaning back on the table, bored. He propped his chin on his left hand, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.

Temari sat aside, her eyes unfocused. But her gaze always stayed on Naruto. She liked staring at Naruto and following him with her eyes.

Even though she is having a headache now, Sand Village seems to have entered a period of transition, with fewer and fewer new generation talents.

"Come here." He casually hooked his finger at Temari.

Temari crawled over and sat on top of him, pursing her lips as if to calm herself down. As if she had found a toy she had been waiting for, she tilted her head slightly, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

After a few seconds, Naruto broke away and looked at her with some boredom.

"That's not how you kiss. Let me teach you."

As he said this, he cupped Temari's face, causing her heart to pound uncontrollably. She closed her eyes as Naruto's face gradually grew larger.

"Wait... go meet Gaara?" Her voice was a little hoarse, the kiss was too much.

"Yeah, that's fine." Naruto achieved his goal.

He leaned in again, kissed her for a while and gently bit her lower lip. He vaguely remembered that Temari seemed to like this action very much, and her body would tremble every time.

I remember, but only vaguely.

But for Temari, this small gesture was enough to move her.

..........

Click, click. In the Hokage's office, Kakashi stared at the table in a trance, the pen in his hand turning unconsciously, falling and picking it up again and again.

Since that day, Nohara Rin has ignored him for three days. Naruto's bad idea really worked... immediately. At least it made sense.

But I always feel like something is missing. Is this what I want?

Kakashi's mind was a little confused. He shouldn't have been thinking about this. He clearly didn't want Nohara Lin to rely on him, but he just took advantage of the situation. Although it sounded a bit twisted, it was indeed what he thought.

He didn't have such thoughts about Nohara Lin, but it wasn't impossible. It was just that he didn't have the energy to think so much in the current situation.

For him, Nohara Lin was his salvation from a nightmare. The regret that had haunted him for twenty years was suddenly resolved, and it was a strange feeling.

At least for Kakashi, he just wants to protect Lin and doesn't want her to get hurt in any way.

But in the eyes of others, he was too attentive to Lin, not to mention that others would think the wrong thing. As the person involved, Nohara Lin couldn't help but feel it.

When people are extremely helpless, they will desperately grab any life-saving straw.

Nohara Lin was naturally no exception, but when she looked around in panic, she found that what Kakashi handed her was not a life-saving straw but... a space elevator.

Well... who can resist it?

After twenty years of sleep and a resurrection from the dead, Nohara Lin expected her to begin life isolated, helpless, and pathetic. Companions, family, and enemies were all lost in the past, leaving her with only two blank decades and a bleak future.

But who would have thought that her former classmate would become Hokage and openly give her the green light. Not only all kinds of protection, but even details like clothes and socks were taken into consideration.

Not to mention Nohara Rin who is currently insecure, even if a grown man comes, he will be confused.

But the key is that Kakashi knew, but he didn't want to avoid doing anything just to avoid suspicion. He wanted to explain it clearly, or in Naruto's words, tell the truth.

But why explain?

Kakashi's own excuse was that he hadn't thought it through, didn't have that intention, and didn't want Nohara Rin to misunderstand and get hurt. But... Kakashi knew very well that Nohara Rin had a very generous personality.

If she found out that she had misunderstood Kakashi, she would smile brightly and say sorry.

Shikamaru looked up and glanced suspiciously at Kakashi. Kakashi had been a bit absent-minded since three days ago. It was already the third day, and the documents on the desk were almost piled up like a mountain.

Kakashi was still in a daze, he even suspected that Naruto was trying to trick him. What was sincerity like? How could he be so angry after telling the truth?

He thought about it for a while and couldn't help but sigh.

Forget it, stop thinking about it.

Anyway, since Nohara Rin wasn't going to see him now, it was a good opportunity for him to have some quiet time for two days. Maybe he would figure it out in a few days. Thinking this way, Kakashi picked up a document.

He glanced back and forth several times, but he didn't read a single word.

Damn!

He threw the document on the table, shoved his fingers into his hair, rubbing it back and forth a few times before taking a deep breath. Shikamaru was so frightened by him that he almost dropped the document.

Suddenly, Kakashi glanced and his eyes never left a certain document.

It says: Opinions on how to deal with Nohara Lin.

Chapter 487 No One Can Touch Her

Kakashi picked up the document and looked at it several times. After putting it down, a puzzled expression appeared on his face. His eyes were blank for two seconds, and then he suddenly smiled.

The top management of Konoha is still the same as before, and has never changed.

Most of the time, the forces within the village are balanced, and the relationship between the various factions and the higher-ups varies depending on the strength of each Hokage.

Compared to the previous generations of Hokage, Kakashi seems to be a little less popular and powerful, and seems a little weaker. The higher-ups are more powerful and submit more documents.

That's right, the way these senior executives fought for power was by submitting documents. They didn't slam the table or yell, but by submitting documents over and over again.

Normally, no matter whether they are important or not, they are all submitted all at once and mixed together, which directly fills up the workload of the Hokage.

Those people were just looking for someone to serve them, they didn't dare to do that when the third generation was in power. When the fifth generation came to power, he ignored them completely.

As soon as the workload gets too heavy, no matter how important or unimportant it is, I put it aside. Just wait, you give me half-hearted treatment, and I will give you half-hearted treatment.

After a few times, those senior executives rarely do anything weird anymore.

There was no other way. The Fifth Generation had a strong family background and could easily attract countless supporters. Fighting her would only lead to losses for both sides, and the facts proved this to be the case.

Tsunade took the initiative to resign and took the remaining old guys of Konoha F4 away with her. Leaving behind a mess, they left in style.

Kakashi seemed weaker and more gentle, which gave them a reason to take action. They had been testing the waters before, and now they finally seized the opportunity.

Just as Naruto expected, the people from the Fire Country couldn't bear to see Kakashi continue to be so successful, and they wanted Konoha to work for them.

The nobles had power, wealth, and status, but the only thing they lacked was a sharp sword. They also hired ninjas to perform tasks, both visible and covert.

But a few scattered little guys are no match for Konoha Village, one of the five major ninja villages.

It's not just the Fire Nation that's trying to reach out to the Ninja Village. The Wind Nation, the Rain Nation, the Grass Nation? Which one isn't trying to get involved in the Ninja Village? Is it hard to understand why the nobles want some protection?

How can further expansion be achieved without controlling the ninja villages? To a certain extent, ninjas not only help the nobles maintain their rule, but also hinder them from further achieving their rule.

The land of wind.

"Since those nobles have put their hands on your faces, why don't you fight back?" Naruto looked at Temari in surprise, "Gaara is so patient?"

"This..." Temari sat sideways on his lap, looking a little embarrassed. Looking at him playing with his gloves, she always felt a sense of inexplicable shame.

"Many high-ranking officials of Sunagakure have been bribed by the nobles...ah! Bought." She said hesitantly.

"Bribe? Spend money?"

"I guess so. Ninjas also need to make a living, although Sunagakure is also one of the five major ninja...ninja villages." Temari's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes followed his hand.

"But the village's financial situation isn't very good. Although the ninja are wealthy, they can't be called fabulously rich. Ordinary ninjas can still be satisfied, but the higher-ups may not be. The nobles in the Wind Kingdom's capital have business dealings with the village's leaders."

"No one is in charge? What does Gaara think?" Naruto frowned. He didn't really care about the private affairs between these noble high-ranking officials.

There is nothing new under the sun. Looking back at human history, there is nothing surprising.

Before the emergence of the ninja system, nobles controlled city-states, trained armies, and conquered cities. Everyone had two arms and one head. With the flash of a knife and the release of an arrow, all beings were equal in the face of life and death.

But after the emergence of ninjas, people magically discovered that ninjas had already surpassed the standards of ordinary people. They could fly, spit fire from their mouths, and display almost all kinds of magical powers.

Cold weapons could not effectively harm ninjas, and even more incredible was that some ninjas were nearly invincible and could not die at all. Between life and death, there was a huge chasm.

Ordinary people fell in, but ninjas jumped over them easily.

So, later on, wars broke out. Ninjas participated in large numbers, fighting frequently for land, population, and resources.

Ninjas exacerbated internal conflicts and indirectly became a tool for the nobles to maintain their rule.

It was not until that man appeared that the ninja world temporarily regained peace. It can be said that if Hashirama Senju had not been born, the ninja world would have never been dark.

If Hashirama Senju had only shown his terrifying strength that overwhelmed a generation of geniuses, he would only be considered a powerful ninja, but Hashirama Senju created the ninja village system.

He simply gathered together the ninja families that each worked for the nobles, completely abandoned the nobles, and no longer fought for the interests of anyone.

The interests of the ninjas are in the hands of the ninja village. The nobles can only hire ninjas in the form of commissioned tasks and must follow the rules of the ninja village.

Whether it is the content of the mission, commission, dignity...all the rights and interests of the ninja are protected by the village, and an organization similar to the Ninja Guild was established.

After that, all the powerful ninjas in the ninja world followed suit and established ninja villages.

In this way, the nobles could neither possess powerful ninja armies nor launch wars at will. After all, powerful ninjas were taken in by the ninja villages and were no longer the lackeys of the nobles.