In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Ino was sensitive to the unusual atmosphere, her heart trembled violently, and after swallowing a mouthful of saliva with a slightly dry mouthful, she spoke nervously.

"No...no money...so...forget it. I...I'm going back now."

She moved her shoulders and soon felt her hand being held, falling into a warm palm. Ino pretended not to feel anything and raised her foot to walk away.

"Don't go--" Naruto's tone was a little low, as if he hadn't finished his sentence.

She was waiting for Naruto's next words, but they stopped abruptly, like an unfinished period, stuck and uncomfortable.

"Why?" Ino felt a little soft-hearted, but when she thought about how angry she was today, she deliberately put on a stern face.

There is no light on the back of the big blue tree, so one can only judge the other person's expression by the sound of breathing and tone of voice. The loss of vision makes the sense of smell, touch and hearing abnormally sensitive.

Ino could hear his increasingly rapid breathing, and her emotions were also aroused. In this dark and narrow space, her body trembled slightly.

But it's not because of fear, but a subconscious reaction of the body caused by tension.

"I haven't been doing well lately." Naruto said, his voice a little suppressed, as if he was afraid of being heard by a third person, so he wanted to cover it up and say it only to her.

There were still a lot of people on Konoha Street at night. Groups of people were walking by, and the sounds of laughter and noise came from the street one after another, sometimes high and sometimes low.

The dim streetlight stood there quietly, obediently letting the leafy tamarisk tree half-light it up. Someone stopped in front of the tamarisk tree, talking loudly.

She had no idea there were two people hiding in the darkness behind the large green tree, their bodies almost touching. Their hot breath hit Ino's neck, and the distance between them was only a fist's.

Listening to Naruto say that he was having a bad time, Ino's heart felt like it was hit by a knife, and it completely melted. The anger that had just accumulated disappeared, and she remembered what she heard from the passerby in the afternoon.

A wave of sadness welled up in my heart. Why should everything be blamed on a teenager? They are all adults, but they have no awareness at all.

Those who bully the weak only dare to speak ill of others behind their backs.

At that time, she wanted to rush over and grab them, asking why. Even though she didn't know exactly what she thought of Naruto, no matter what, she wanted the best for him.

I hope that the road he walks on will be full of people, not filled with rumors and thorns.

She wanted to ask why, but she felt she'd probably be laughed at and called a lunatic. At that moment, a ridiculous thought suddenly occurred to Ino. What would Naruto do if their positions were reversed?

Given his reckless nature, he would probably smash someone's house in the dark and then shift the blame onto someone else. He would do the dirty work himself and then go home to sleep with a clear conscience.

He was that kind of person, swaggering around all day, lazy and idle but unusually scheming. Having a friend like him was really reassuring, without having to worry about being wronged.

Only now did she realize that people like that could actually feel uncomfortable too.

Naruto smelled the milky, girlish scent of Ino, and felt a little intoxicated, unable to speak incoherently. He wanted to say that he hadn't been doing well recently, as the missions were a bit intense.

For a lazy guy like him, it is better to lie at home and sleep than to go on missions every day.

But Tsunade is his direct female superior, and the original intention of letting him do the task was to help him improve his strength. After all, Tsunade didn't know that a certain lazy yellow-haired dog had a system.

For ninjas, the fastest way to become stronger is through actual combat. Theory a thousand times is not as good as actual combat once.

Tsunade thought so and did so. Naruto had no right to refuse, unless the village's backlog of tasks were almost completed, then he would have the opportunity to make a small proposal to Tsunade.

Otherwise, Tsunade would have used the reason that the village was short of manpower and that even if he didn't practice, he would still have to do some tasks, and would have continued to lure and pressure him to complete the task.

The two people's thoughts were completely on the same channel. Naruto was simply overwhelmed by the astringency. After taking a sip of hormones, he could not suppress the wild power in his body.

So the voice becomes hoarse and the whole person's voice becomes low.

But Ino felt that Naruto was carrying too much malice and was almost unable to bear it. Actually, it was almost the same. If you tried to think about it this way, it would make sense.

Naruto simply transferred most of the stress to Shishige, and spent the rest of the time lying there, only becoming less concerned, though the malice wasn't completely gone.

"You said.....how did you--"

Before she could even finish her words, Ino couldn't help but put her free hand across her eyes, tears instantly streaming down her face.

The completely uncontrollable sobbing made Naruto feel a little helpless.

He was stunned, thinking, "I just took a sip of incense, how could it turn out like this? Even this could be discovered, women are really scary, it must be a ghost!"

Ino cried so hard that her shoulders shook, her breathing was trembling, and tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Go out now and stop crying." He said nervously, "I didn't do anything, Ino, you..."

The next moment, Naruto felt himself being hugged in the darkness.

Ino hugged him and cried, her voice choked and muffled, unable to be heard out.

Chapter 147 Hiding

The front of the big blue tree.

The light from the street lamp is dim and weak.

An elderly couple who had just returned from visiting a friend stopped in front of a big green tree. Shan Zhonghai turned his head to look in the direction of the big green tree, pointed behind the tree, and asked in confusion.

"Lino, why do I hear someone crying?"

Yamanaka Rino turned her head and looked at Aoki for a few seconds, then said with her eyes slightly turned.

"Really? Then Haiyi, go over and take a look."

"Okay." Shan Zhonghai responded and walked over there.

Behind the big blue tree, when Ino heard her father's voice, her mind went blank.

She let go of Naruto so suddenly that her sobbing stopped, but the sudden silence made her body tremble slightly, and her tears continued to flow.

Listening to her father's footsteps becoming increasingly clear, Ino's heart was pounding. She was so nervous that she hooked her hands tightly around Naruto's neck. She asked anxiously in his ear, trying to lower her voice.

"How to do?"

Naruto didn't answer, but just pulled Ino aside. He could hear Ino's violent heartbeat. Ino's reaction was very large, and her breathing was rapid, so he held Ino's hand.

The warmth from her palm helped Ino regain some composure, and at this moment, the sound of Yamanaka Ino's footsteps was approaching. The two could sense that if Yamanaka Ino took two more steps forward, he would find the two people who had nowhere to retreat.

At this moment, Yamanaka Rino's voice suddenly sounded not far away.

"Haiyi, that Ino kid seems to be in the store."

"Hmm?" Yamanaka Haiyi turned to look at his wife. "Ino was still catching up on her sleep this afternoon. Is she awake now?"

Behind the big indigo tree, Ino covered her mouth tightly. Her father's voice was only two meters away from her, blocked by the big indigo tree as a barrier.

"Let's go back and take a look first. The child is working too hard on the mission." Yamanaka Rino chuckled.

"it is good."

After Yamanaka Haiyi finished speaking, he turned around and walked back, and the sound of his footsteps slowly faded away.

"I have to go back quickly!" Ino pushed his hand away as if she had been electrocuted, and stammered as she moved out of the shadow of the big blue tree step by step, "You you you..."

The relationship changed so quickly that Naruto was speechless towards Ino. He looked at her and kept talking about "you, you, you" for a long time but she couldn't make any sense. Then Ino simply turned around and ran away with a red face.

Half a minute later, Naruto also walked out from under the big blue tree, stood under the tree and looked at the brightly lit Yamanaka Flower Shop for a while, then turned and left.

.......

Taking advantage of the night, he walked along Konoha Street, preparing to buy some food to take home. The street was like a strip of light, with shops lining the street. Naruto blended into the crowd, his expression casual as he glanced back and forth at the street food stalls.

There was the sizzling sound of steam rising from hot oil, and the crowd in front of the brightly lit stall was noisy.

"Yes, I want that takoyaki and that..." He pointed at the golden food, but for a moment he couldn't remember the name, and he was stuck in his words and stood there in a daze.

"Tempura." Someone behind me reminded.

"Yes, that one." Naruto agreed, but was stunned the moment he turned his head.

"What's with that expression on your face? Are you surprised to see me?" Sakura asked with a smile.

Her eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, her short pink hair and dark blue pupils reflected the bright lights and Naruto's surprised face.

Her skin was snow-white, and her bare arms were like lotus roots, hanging naturally at her sides.

"No, Sakura... aren't you training with Lady Tsunade in Konoha Hospital?" Naruto remembered what happened in the duty room last month and felt a little embarrassed.

Her question about who Sasuke was really shocked him.

Later, due to the heavy workload, he simply hid away. Without Sasuke, Team 7 was in name only. Kazuko was chosen by Tsunade to be the successor, but he was busy studying and completing missions to gain experience, so he had no time to discipline them.

Sakura joined Tsunade's medical class for further training, while Naruto, as a temporary worker in Konoha, flexibly moved between various Genin classes to carry out missions.

Generally speaking, the situation of Team 7 is as follows: the rebellious Sasuke dropped out of school to go into the sea for revenge, Sakura took the initiative to take the postgraduate entrance examination and passed, the former mentor Kakashi was forced to pursue a doctorate, and only Naruto, the street urchin, was half-dead and unyielding, so he could not graduate as a Genin.

"I happened to be on vacation today, so I came out for a walk alone." Sakura smiled naturally, as if she didn't remember what happened some time ago at all.

"But Naruto, you've been very busy lately. I haven't seen you and Kakashi-sensei in a while."

"During the Chunin Exams, the village had a backlog of tasks, so there was nothing we could do about it." Naruto scratched his face and chatted calmly.

"Guest, your takoyaki and tempura are ready!"

"Oh, thank you."

Naruto reached out to pay and took the food from the owner. He turned to look at Sakura, and wanted to find an excuse to escape, but she grabbed his clothes and warned him in advance.

"My portion will be ready soon, please wait for me."

"Forehead....."

Sakura interrupted the spell in advance, and Naruto, unable to escape, had to stand aside and wait. A few minutes later, Sakura came out from the crowd, holding a bowl of takoyaki and blowing hot air.

"Come walk with me." She said with a smile.

"Okay." Naruto thought about it and agreed.

The night view of Konoha Street wasn't particularly attractive, even a bit monotonous. The dim lights all over the place looked like they were out of payment. The sky was a grayish haze, with no stars or moon.

Naruto walked ahead, carrying the food, his other hand in his pocket. Sakura followed him at a leisurely pace, blowing on the steaming takoyaki with a small puff of air.

"Don't you want to eat?" Sakura's voice came from behind.

"I have a dog at home. I'll take it apart with it when I get back." Naruto replied lazily.

"cute?"

"Not really? It's a bit scary." He thought for a moment and said.

Sakura burst out laughing. "Scary? What weird creature have you raised again?"

"I found it on the roadside. I'm a little shy."

"Naruto." Sakura suddenly stopped and called his name formally.

"Hmm?" Naruto stopped and was now four or five meters away from Sakura. He looked at her from a distance, "What's wrong?"

"Are you avoiding me?"

"No." Naruto denied, but the extremely long distance between the two of them said it all, "I just don't want to cause trouble. Do you remember Sasuke?"

"Hmm..." Sakura frowned, "Are you asking me or her?"

"What do you mean?" Naruto's eyelids twitched slightly.

"The Sakura you know is hiding." Sakura's eyebrows curved, a smile on her face, and she pointed to her head and said, "I still remember Sasuke-kun."

"Oh, that's a shame." Naruto ran away.

There were hurried footsteps behind her, and Sakura ran in front of him to stop him, "Why are you reacting like that?"

"I don't know you well, there's nothing much to say." Naruto looked completely indifferent.

Chapter 148 I Don’t Want to Know Anything

"Not familiar?" Sakura's smile was about to break.

"Why are you telling me all this?" Naruto glanced at her sideways, "Pretend you know nothing, isn't it better for us to carry out the mission together?"

"I think you've already figured it out," Sakura replied.

"That doesn't matter. I can pretend I don't know." Naruto sighed and said, "On the contrary, you suddenly confessed to me now, which makes it difficult for me to deal with it."

"Can't we have a little tacit understanding between us? Or keep a little secret together? If I don't tell you and you don't tell me, and Sasuke is gone, who can know about you?"

"I'm surprised you think so." Sakura continued to smile.

"Nothing surprising." Naruto spread his hands and said with a malicious smile, "The so-called companions are those who accompany each other through life and death."

"But if Sakura's heart follows Sasuke, it will be difficult for me to handle it alone. I just need a companion. It makes no difference to me whether it's you or Sakura, right?"

"Hmm... have you convinced yourself yet?" Sakura asked with a hint of amusement, tilting her head slightly. "I would have thought you would be angry or have a breakdown."

"If you like, I can show you now."