In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Being a ninja is indeed a high-risk profession, it's too easy to go insane.

He sat in the chair, looking at Sakura who was eating takoyaki seriously, and after thinking for a moment, he pushed his portion over to her as well.

"are you not hungry?"

"Not very hungry, you still want to continue your duty?"

"That's what I said, but...you have to eat at least a little." Sakura said a little embarrassedly, "Otherwise, it would feel a bit weird if I finished it all by myself."

Naruto really wanted to complain, you are weird now.

But based on the limited experience he gained from dealing with Temari's sudden change of temperament last time, he inserted a takoyaki, looked at Sakura, and asked tentatively.

"Do you remember Kakashi-sensei?"

"What are you talking about? How could I possibly forget this?" Sakura complained, her cheeks puffing up as she swallowed her takoyaki.

"Then let me ask you, how many people are there in Class 7?"

"It must be four..." Sakura paused halfway through her speech, then lowered her head and began to count on her fingers, "Kakashi-sensei, me, and Naruto, there are only three of us..."

"What about the other person?"

Naruto remained silent, planning to ask the others before making any comments. He had waited ten days before contacting Sakura. He had originally thought Sakura had calmed down, but now it seemed...

It's more than just calm, it's like the chassis is soaked in water.

Based on the principle of not touching upon troublesome things first, Naruto interrupted and changed the topic of Sasuke's conversation.

"Are you going to work tomorrow too?"

"Yeah, tomorrow is the annual fireworks festival." Sakura didn't dwell on the topic of Sasuke anymore, and complained while eating, "But, Yu-senpai, the leader asked me to take his place."

"He said something like his happiness depended on this day, and if he didn't meet his future girlfriend, he'd just die. Something like that."

"I have no choice. Seeing how pitiful you are, I can only agree to it."

"That's a shame," Naruto agreed.

"Yeah." Sakura took a document and looked at it while eating, "I can't wear a yukata this year, but Yu-senpai is really something, I can't refuse something like Dogeza."

After chatting in the duty room for a while, Naruto found an excuse to leave after watching Sakura finish all the takoyaki.

Suddenly, the duty room became quiet again, with only the sound of pages turning.

Under the light, Haruno Sakura's slender fingers stopped turning the pages and pulled out a thin page of medical records from the interlayer of the file. The words "Uchiha Sasuke" were clearly written on it.

"Ha~"

A suppressed excited sound came out of Haruno Sakura's throat. She seemed to have completely changed, her eyes fixed on the photo of Uchiha Sasuke.

The slender white fingers moved across the face in the photo, making a sound like a morbid exhalation.

"How can I reunite with my loved ones?"

"......Of course, we'll cut it into pieces and reunite. Naruto will probably support me, too. He seems to care about Sasuke a lot."

"If he also wants to stop me... Naruto-kun won't stop me, right? He definitely won't." Haruno Sakura's chest heaved up and down, her right hand stroking her face, her eyes blurred.

"Hide the other me, I will find Sasuke for you, hehe." Haruno Sakura, whose right little finger had already circled around the edge of her lips, said this with unknown attributes.

After leaving Konoha Hospital, Naruto bought two more servings of takoyaki and ate them while walking.

Sakura's symptoms are truly bizarre, so it's best to wait and see. Perhaps it's similar to Temari's, just her brain's defense mechanism kicking in. She'll be fine in a couple of days.

However, it would be nice if it always stayed like this, as it would save a lot of trouble.

Anyway, the purpose of Sasuke's life is revenge, and Naruto has no interest in awakening Sasuke's emotions. Sasuke can do whatever he wants, he has no right to control it.

We’ll talk about what happened next later. In short, although they are companions, he doesn’t actually care that much about Sasuke.

The next day.

"What? You kid actually want to go on a mission? And with Team 8?" Tsunade frowned, looking as if she had seen a ghost. The fabric was stretched to its limit due to the shaking.

"......Well, I also want to share the burden of the village. What's so strange about that?" Naruto said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Sharing your worries?" Tsunade looked at Naruto, who was staring into the abyss, with disdain and said bluntly, "The last time I gave you a mission, you said you wanted to go home and take care of a seriously sick stray dog."

"Later I found out that you bought a random stray dog ​​stuffed animal from a gift shop and then claimed it was sick."

"I'm really doubting your mental state now, Uzumaki Naruto."

"Well, this time it's for real. I really want to do the mission." Naruto said sincerely, "Team 7 has been inactive for a long time. I can't just sit there like this forever."

"Really?" Tsunade's beautiful eyes narrowed as she stared at Naruto, "Let me see your sincerity."

pat.

Naruto placed two boxes of expensive desserts on Tsunade's desk, and the latter opened her eyes.

"I agreed."

After leaving the Hokage building, Naruto felt completely bored. Tsunade was just as shameless as himself. She was bribed with just a dessert. This Hokage was truly despicable.

He was complaining in his heart when he suddenly looked up and found Hinata standing at a loss on the side of the road. When she saw that he had discovered her, her face immediately turned red.

"Hinata-chan." Naruto waved at her, and the latter waved back timidly.

"Naruto...Naruto-kun."

"No need to be so formal, just call me Naruto from now on." He walked in front of Hinata and said confidently.

"Okay." Hinata seemed not to refuse any of his requests and agreed with a blushing face.

"Naruto...Naruto."

"I'm going on a mission with you guys the day after tomorrow."

"us?"

"Yes, Team 8, I have convinced Lady Tsunade." He said proudly, "I should be considered a non-staff member of Team 8 now, probably the same as a temporary worker."

"Ah, the day after... the day after tomorrow?" Hinata was a little at a loss. Her shoulder-length blue hair made her face look extremely petite and cute, like a piece of milky white pudding.

Naruto had his hands behind his back, but he couldn't help but reach out and squeeze them.

"Eh?"

When Hinata realized that Naruto was pinching her face with one hand, her whole face instantly turned red to her ears. Perhaps she was too nervous and her body went limp and fell down.

Naruto realized that he had caused trouble by being careless, and almost instinctively caught Hinata. He hurriedly held Hinata in his arms and skillfully ran into a shady alley.

Chapter 124 This is also part of the training

Hinata didn't really faint, but her hands and feet were a little weak and her eyes were hazy.

This made Naruto feel a bit embarrassed. He couldn't hold her in his arms because it seemed that the more he held her, the softer Hinata's body became. But if he didn't hold her in his arms, there was no place to rest.

What about the female ninjas he encountered? Every one of them had a problem.

First it was Temari, then Sakura, and now Hinata seems to be too sensitive.

No! Forget about others, but Hinata, she must be corrected!

"Hinata, cheer up." Naruto said, "You can't go on like this, remember? We will go on a mission together the day after tomorrow."

"On a...mission?" Hinata gasped for breath, in a chaotic state between being awake and semi-conscious.

Looking at Hinata in this state, she looks like a kitten, with fluffy hair and misty watery eyes.

Naruto said as he looked away slightly and nodded firmly.

"Yes, think about the mission. You don't want to drag down your teammates when you go on a mission, right?"

"I don't want to." Hinata shook her head weakly and struggled to get up in Naruto's arms. "The mission is important. I can't drag down my friends."

After mentally giving Hinata a perfect score for her Will of Fire, Naruto slowly let go of Hinata. Hinata slowly stood up, completing the first step towards self-reliance.

"Hinata is awesome!"

"Ah?...Don't say such weird things suddenly, I will..." Hinata's cheeks and the tips of her ears were covered with a layer of red, and her shyness could not be concealed at all.

"This is also part of the training," he said.

A passerby was standing at the back of a remote alley. He was shocked to the point of shivering when he heard the boy and girl next door talking about strange things like training.

How can we repair this in broad daylight and in the clear sky?

Say more, I love to listen!

The young man's gentle and persuasive manner made it clear he was a prison veteran. The passerby leaned against the wall and sighed silently, lamenting the decline of morals.

Just as I was sighing, a sound came from next door.

"I... understand. Although I'm shy, I'll try my best to cooperate." Hinata lowered her head and said, "Um...how should we train?"

"Let's start with something simple, otherwise if you faint again, I really won't know what to do."

The passerby next door swallowed hard, his eyes almost popping out. Was it this exciting before he came? He almost fainted. Is this so outrageous in broad daylight?

"Well... well, Naruto-kun, I'm ready." Hinata closed her eyes tightly, her body trembling, "Come on."

"Okay." Naruto looked at Hinata, who was blushing, closing her eyes and turning her head to the side. He felt it was a bit absurd but also a bit funny. "Believe me, as long as you train a few more times, you will get used to it slowly."

"I...I believe in Naruto-kun." Hinata's face puffed up, and she looked like she was being tortured.

"If you do this, I will... be in a difficult situation." Naruto swallowed the words that were against the will of heaven, sighed, walked up to Hinata and lifted the hair in front of her forehead.

"Try to open your eyes and look at me first."

"No...it's too embarrassing, I can't do it." Hinata closed her eyes tightly and said as if begging for mercy.

"No, you can do it, trust me."

Naruto held Hinata's face in his hands, and at that moment, Hinata suddenly opened her eyes. Her eyes were filled with shyness and panic that she couldn't hide, and her mouth was slightly open, unable to make any sound.

In the cool and quiet alley, there are no green vines climbing the walls, and the old walls have no romance at all.

Hinata realized her face was so hot it could boil water, and she felt dizzy, but there was nowhere to hide. She wanted to close her eyes, but her body wouldn't obey.

Although her face flushed, her body trembled, and her hands tightly grasped her trouser legs, she still felt the joy of the interaction. Shyness was inevitable, but she could enjoy the pleasure of indulgence.

Eye contact is the quickest way to understand someone's thoughts.

The passersby inside the next wall pricked up their ears, stunned to hear no sound, and could not help but touch their chins and start wondering what extent the man in the cell next door had gone.

How can people watch such things with their own eyes?

What a beast!

Hinata said she couldn't do it, but she was still willing to try Naruto's request. Even though her ears were red, she still looked at him.

"I told you, you can do it." Naruto encouraged, "Hinata-chan is the best."

"But...can it be over? I feel like I've reached my limit." Hinata hummed, looking away, almost crying out loud.

"Okay, let's train next time." Naruto released his hand and reminded Hinata, "You have to have confidence, you can do it."

"We're going on a mission together the day after tomorrow, so we're bound to come into contact along the way. If Hinata-chan is still so shy, it might delay the mission."

"I understand..." Hinata said softly, "It's all for the mission."

"Yes, it's all for the mission."

The passersby next door were stunned as they listened to the two people's footsteps leaving. It was over so quickly? What was going on? What was the limit? How could it be so...

Damn scumbag, that girl must have lied to avoid embarrassing him. Why can't I meet such a good girl? Woohoo, now I can't pee even an inch even if I hold on to the wall.

Naruto suddenly asked before saying goodbye to Hinata.

"Will you be attending the fireworks display today?"

"Yes, the Hyuga clan participates every year."

Hinata nodded. After the training just now, although her face was still red when she spoke, she seemed to be less shy.

"So you want to follow Master Hiashi the whole way?"

"Well, if I act too recklessly, I'll get scolded by my father," Hinata said somewhat disappointedly, "The rules of the Hyuga clan are...very strict."

"Will Hinata be scolded if she sneaks out in the middle of the show?" Naruto asked after thinking for a while.

"Huh?" Hinata was stunned, her mind went blank.

Naruto just wanted to clarify something. Ino was completely unsure, and he hadn't invited her. They would probably attend the fireworks display as a group of Ino, Deer, and Chou, and they would have to accompany everyone.