In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"He's going to die!" Naruto gasped.

"It's only three days." Duoyou showed a proud look, raised her head and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"This isn't something to brag about, is it?" Naruto was ashamed. What on earth was this guy doing here? How could Orochimaru have such a stupid subordinate?

"Let's go." Naruto walked past Tayuya with his hands in his pockets and asked with narrowed eyes, "Where is the exit of this place?"

"It's so dark, I can't see anything at all."

Chapter 73 Tastes Average

A flute was silently placed around Naruto's neck, and Tayuya's cold voice came to his ears.

"If you dare to step out, I will kill you immediately."

"Then I won't go out." Naruto immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"Beef rice."

"Then I'll go out and buy it."

"Kill you."

"Then just kill me and dig a nicer hole when burying me." Naruto said helplessly.

......

In the end, Tayouya compromised.

Naruto took two bowls of beef rice and returned using the Flying Thunder God Kunai left in the abandoned building. On the way, he bought a lot of food and other items, and put them all into the sealed space when no one was around.

Nine-Tailed Fox, who was in the sealed space, listened to the noise outside the fence without even raising his eyelids. Beside him was a pile of DVDs.

"Where did you get these things?" Duoyou was a little surprised.

Seeing Naruto creating a bunch of things out of thin air like Doraemon, he blinked and relaxed his guard a little.

Naruto probably guessed that Tayuya's purpose in staying in Konoha was to make it easier to capture Sasuke. Orochimaru would never give up Sasuke, he was just waiting for an opportunity.

"It's just a ninjutsu." Naruto clapped his hands and said, "These things will be enough for you to consume for a while. If not, I will come back for more."

Tayuya was stunned and raised his dirty face to ask.

"Why are you helping me? Don't you... have anything you want to ask?"

"Not interested at all." Naruto waved his hand and said, "You have your own mission, right? It's not nice for me to ask about it so abruptly."

He knew, of course, that the Sound Four were here to capture Sasuke, but he didn't have the luxury of meddling in their affairs. This was the path Sasuke was taking, and he wasn't going to stop him.

Uchiha Itachi is too scary. If I had a brother like him, I would stab him twice to satisfy my desire. If I can't defeat Uchiha Itachi head-on, I will indirectly support his brother to join in the easy and enjoyable revenge.

He didn't stay too long, just chatted for a while and left.

......

Two days later.

Naruto's life returned to its former peaceful state. Naruto didn't want to cook and went to eat Ichiraku Ramen every day yawning.

At night, at a ramen shop.

Under the bright yellow light, Naruto ate ramen with big slurps.

The hand-beating uncle stood at the counter, squinting his eyes with a very satisfied expression, and asked with a smile.

"Naruto, you seem to be coming here extra often these days?"

"Uncle."

"What's wrong? Naruto."

"Do you have any other surname besides the one you typed?" Naruto asked while eating ramen.

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?" Shouda Ichiraku laughed heartily, not caring about Naruto's offense at all.

"Uncle, I've been in some trouble recently."

"Is there anything I can help with?" Shouda Yile's expression became serious.

Naruto looked up at Teda Ichiraku, blinked, and asked hesitantly.

"Perhaps...Uncle, could you make them an offer they can't refuse?"

"A bowl of ramen?" Shouda Yile asked doubtfully.

"Forget it then." Naruto sighed and said, "I hope the God of Ramen can bless his devout believers and bless me with good luck."

Shouda Yile didn't understand, frowned, and didn't take it to heart. A boy of his age was already at the age of fantasy, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

It rained a lot in the summer. Naruto opened his eyes again and woke up to see heavy rain outside the gray window.

He looked at the ceiling helplessly, thinking about what flavor of ramen he should eat today. During this period, Naruto ate ramen more devoutly than burning incense in the temple. This was the only thing he could do now.

That is waiting...

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Naruto, who was lying dead on the bed, had his pupils dilated instantly, and with a thought, he grasped the katana in his hand.

dong dong dong! !

The dull knocking continued. Naruto, holding a slender katana in one hand, quietly stepped down barefoot. He slowly opened the door, and the knocking became clearer.

The sound echoed in the living room, sounding quiet and cold.

The rain was howling outside, and Naruto was wondering what could be knocking on his door at this time. Those ANBU guys never knocked on the door, so Kakashi went through the window.

Sasuke was seriously injured and Sakura was training in the medical class.

Is there really only one possibility left?

Naruto gripped his katana tightly, intending to suddenly open the door, identify his target, and give the man a cold throbbing blow before escaping. In such a rainy day, the sound of an explosion wouldn't necessarily travel far.

Moreover, the detonating talismans provided by the system have been used up.

He had no habit of buying ninja tools. A moment of laziness could kill him. It is said that one regrets not having enough knowledge when one needs it, and it is said that one wastes time sharpening one's spear before the battle.

Damn.

The Ramen God should take some action. Those who lie will go to hell.

never mind!

Naruto suddenly opened the door, and the strong wind and heavy rain rushed in in an instant. Naruto gritted his teeth and was about to take action, but what he saw was a head of golden hair.

"Eh?"

Naruto was confused, his eyes instantly becoming dull.

Ino, soaking wet, was shivering in the rain-soaked corridor while holding something that looked like a lunch box. Her golden hair stuck to her pale face.

The purple long skirt became tight to the body under the influence of the rain, and the traces of the fabric could be seen vaguely.

"........What are you doing here?"

"What are you... doing with a knife?" Ino, who was soaked, was shivering with cold.

"This... is a long story." Naruto stared at Ino, confirmed that her eyes were clear, and threw the knife aside.

"Anyway, come in first."

........

Naruto asked as he leaned against the bathroom door and knocked.

"So you came in this torrential rain just to bring me some food?"

Ino didn't answer directly. After a moment, her frantic voice could be heard from the bathroom.

“Ahhhhhhhhh!!! I didn’t know it was going to rain, idiot! Forget everything that happened just now!!!”

"Sorry, I saw it all."

"Die!!!"

The bathroom door suddenly opened a crack, and a white hand suddenly grabbed Naruto's clothes. Ino showed half of her head and stared at Naruto, then threw him out.

Naruto stood up and shrugged his shoulders, then sat in the living room and opened the food box, which contained food stained with rainwater.

It just so happened that he hadn't had breakfast, but Naruto didn't mind.

I took out a spare toothbrush from the cupboard, washed up, and ate the food on the carpet. It tasted just okay, a bit greasy from being soaked in rainwater.

After silently giving this food a friendship score of six, the sound of the bathroom door opening was heard from the other end.

Naruto was about to turn back when he was yelled back.

"Don't look back, idiot!"

Ino, wrapped in a bathrobe, sat on the sofa. Her slender hands, which were slightly smaller than Naruto's, fiddled with the food box a few times and asked Naruto in disbelief.

"You ate it all?"

"Ah, it tastes just average." Naruto laid down on the carpet.

Ino's expression suddenly became strange, and she spoke awkwardly.

"This isn't for you, this is for Akamaru."

Chapter 74 Outside the door

"What? You're not..." Naruto sat up suddenly.

"I'm sorry." Ino immediately bowed her head and apologized, "It was mixed with rainwater. I thought you wouldn't open it. But it's also a normal dish, it just doesn't taste very good."

"It just so happened that I had to go to the Inuzuka clan today, so I prepared that food, but I didn't expect it to spill into the rain."

"Who would believe that?" Naruto said with a face full of resentment, "This is too much. Just tell me what to do?"

Ino blushed and lowered her head.

"I do not know."

Looking at Ino's embarrassed look, Naruto touched his chin, thought for a while and said.

"How about a maid outfit?"

"You!" Ino stood up angrily, covering her bathrobe. Then, when she saw Naruto pointing at the empty food box on the table, guilt suddenly appeared on her face again.

"This one doesn't work, change it." She said in a low voice.

"That's something I can't think of." At that moment, he restrained himself and didn't say anything outrageous.

"That...okay then."

Ino's face flushed slightly, and her tone was a little uneasy. She crossed her arms and glanced at Naruto with a somewhat aggrieved look, her eyes moist.

That expression, this guy is really good at it.

It's really scary that she mastered the powerful expression to control boys so quickly.

The familiar roar of the dryer in the bathroom hummed, and Naruto didn't move towards the sofa, but walked towards the balcony.

The visibility outside the window is extremely low, and you can't even see the buildings dozens of meters away.

A white mist stirred up by the sudden downpour enveloped Konoha, and the trees snapped violently in the fierce wind. As soon as the balcony door opened, a red umbrella flew out of nowhere, swirling in the air, approaching quickly before being suddenly snatched away by the wind with a whoosh.

Naruto felt a little uneasy and frowned subconsciously.

"Ino."

"Ah? What's wrong?"

Ino panicked, afraid that the person in front of her would suddenly pull out a maid outfit from nowhere. It wasn't that Naruto couldn't do it, but he was surprisingly persistent in some things...

"Was it raining when you came?"

"Yeah, it suddenly started raining heavily." Ino complained, "I heard from my father that the village seemed to be in trouble, and the advisors have been discussing countermeasures these days."

"Even the daimyo is here. If there's a heavy rain, the village's surveillance system will need to be renovated. Father doesn't spend much time at home to begin with, and this time he'll probably be busy for another half a month."

The Yamanaka clan was responsible for the village's surveillance and intelligence work, working in collaboration with the perverts in Ibiki's torture department, and to a certain extent, shouldering the responsibilities of the Konoha Guard, which had long been abolished.

Although the Third Hokage died in battle, Jiraiya is still in the village. Konoha's Anbu suffered heavy losses and will be temporarily replaced by ninjas from the Root. A small number of ninjas from the two headquarters can be transferred.