In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"what!!!"

A scream rang out, and Naruto was thrown out with a thud. Also thrown out was a mission letter written in beautiful handwriting.

.......

"Ghost warriors from the Land of Birds?"

Walking on the street, Naruto squinted his eyes and read the mission letter over and over again, and finally tasted a hint of something unusual.

Although the Kingdom of Birds is a small country, investigating the ghost samurai who assassinated the daimyo is a complicated matter. Just by looking at it, one can tell that the truth is definitely not simple. Isn't this another country's internal affairs?

If it weren't for profit, who would have the time to assassinate a daimyo?

Dense sunlight filtered through the shade of the trees and fell behind his heels. Naruto turned his head subconsciously when he noticed someone was following him.

"Huh? Why are you here?"

"Has the relationship between us become so cold that we don't even need to call each other's names?" Sakura asked softly, holding the lunch box.

On the busy street, Xiaoying smiled, her pink hair fluttering in the autumn breeze, her pale arms draped naturally across her chest.

The pedestrians around seemed to slowly disappear, and the noise gradually subsided.

If Sakura's heart was still pink as usual, even if Naruto was in love, he would still find this scene very pleasing to the eye.

But the thought of Sakura silently appearing behind him made him feel a little creepy. Pink and Black were too scary, and he couldn't continue like this.

I took a deep breath and decided to make things clear right here.

"Can you be a little more normal?"

"I'm quite normal now, don't you like it?" Sakura leaned forward slightly and said with a smile, "Or do you think I'm not Sakura?"

"It doesn't matter whether it is or not. I'm not a god, I can't control that kind of thing." Naruto sighed, "Whether it's the former Sakura or you, it's not up to me to decide what to do."

"What to do and how to preserve it is your business. I can't interfere, or I have no interest in intervening."

"I still say the same thing, I don't want to see anything, I don't want to know anything."

Hearing this, Sakura was not annoyed, and there was still a smile in her eyes.

"Don't be so sure. There's always something about me that interests you."

"For example?" He said calmly, "First of all, I'm not interested in your body. Why are you trying to shut me up with such a lame excuse?"

Sakura was stunned for a moment and stood there thinking for a while.

"For example, the body standing in front of you is still Sakura, but inside is another person. I'm using her body to tell you that Naruto-kun can use it however he wants, and I'm very happy..."

"Don't you find it exciting?"

Naruto: "........Damn, have you joined some evil cult?"

"No, I just want to win your favor." Sakura retracted her forward leaning body, her eyes smiling, "I hope you can remember me."

"I don't care at all. Why do you insist on making me remember you?" Naruto said helplessly, "You can just confess to anyone."

"But this would be meaningless," Sakura said.

"What's the point?" Naruto frowned, looking confused.

"Naruto, don't you think this is more interesting?" Sakura said seriously, shaking her fingers. "Naruto-kun has always liked Sakura, right?"

"Not that much, just a companion."

"That's even more interesting."

"????"

"Don't you think so, Naruto-kun?" Sakura said with a smile, "When the day comes that I disappear, she will find that her body has become Naruto-kun's, but she will just be a companion with whom she has a strong bond."

Naruto muttered as he looked up at the sky.

"I really want to give you two."

"It's okay." Sakura's smile grew wider, "I like it too."

Chapter 157 A Man Resembling Shinbaji

"Naruto-kun, were you moved just now?"

"Not at all. I'm even a little scared." He took a step back and said, "Can you be a little more normal? You're a little scary."

"Is it because I'm more like her that you like me more?"

"will not."

Naruto was speechless, thinking what an outrageous statement this was.

"Are you going to abandon me?"

"We have no relationship at all."

"Isn't the body all that matters? Is the spirit that important?" Sakura said weakly.

"It has nothing to do with that. You don't have to do this." Naruto said.

"I can live with *****."

"........."

Naruto was a little tired of talking to Sakura, so he decided to slip away.

"I think you're making fun of me, Sakura." Naruto said helplessly, "I have a mission on hand now, so I have to leave first."

"Take this." Sakura handed over the lunch box.

Naruto didn't answer, but stared at the food box with a frown, "It must have been poisoned last time, right?"

"No poison this time," she said with a smile.

He tutted, his eyes fixed on Sakura darkly, "There's definitely some weird stuff mixed in there, right?"

Sakura smiled but said nothing.

.......

After getting rid of the weird Sakura, Naruto went home and packed up simply, without bringing the Nine-Tails as usual.

This mission was not suitable for Nine-Tailed Fox, not because Nine-Tailed Fox would be caught if he showed up, but because the Kingdom of Birds was too small, and anything Nine-Tailed Fox did would be a disaster that would destroy the country.

Based on the principle of not causing trouble for himself, he left Kyuubi at home.

Before going out.

Naruto grabbed the door handle and spoke seriously to the Nine-Tails lying dead in the living room.

"Ku Lama, I'm going to work to pay off my debts. You should practice your backflips at home. If I can't come back, they should adopt you."

Hearing this, Kyuubi, who was lying on the sofa with Ge You, immediately poked his head out and looked towards the door and asked.

"Really? Doesn't that mean there's endless wine to drink?"

"Of course it's true. Considering how much they miss me, they will definitely treat you well."

Kyuubi smiled and said, "Little devil, you'd better die outside. I will approve of your death."

"I will work hard."

As soon as the words fell, the door slammed shut, the footsteps faded away, and the living room returned to silence.

Kyuubi's smile slowly faded, and he shrunk back into the sofa. In the dim living room, with the curtains drawn, he stared blankly at the ceiling.

Then he jumped off the sofa, stood up, walked to the balcony and opened the curtains.

The light sunlight, as light as autumn water, covered the entire living room. Nine-Tailed Fox narrowed his eyes instantly, then entered Naruto's room and searched around.

He found a photo sticker that Naruto used when registering as a ninja from the pile of books in the intimate paradise, took it out carefully and then carried it out of the room.

Jiuwei lit three incense sticks and blew on them skillfully. The burning part at the tip of the incense became red hot.

"Goodbye, kid."

After muttering, it solemnly inserted three incense sticks in front of the photo frame with Naruto's portrait on it. The only thing that made Kyuubi feel was that the photo was not black and white.

On the other side, Naruto has reunited with Tenten and Neji.

Even though his luck wasn't very good yesterday and today, Naruto was still the same as usual, as if nothing could bother him.

Don’t keep dwelling on things that cannot be changed for the time being.

Do the current tasks first, and then make time to deal with the remaining tasks. In most cases, most problems can be solved smoothly.

People's thoughts are complicated, let alone the thoughts of a young girl.

When expressing love, one should neither be condescending nor downtrodden; one should look the other in the eye. The stronger the love in one's heart, the calmer one should be on the surface.

Otherwise, what gushes out is often not love, but just a momentary impulse.

Saying you like someone doesn't require shouting and waving a flag, nor does it require hiding in a corner where no one can see you. It should be placed in the sunlight, without fear of being discovered by anyone, and spread out flat.

On the road.

Naruto asked the doubts in his heart: "This client doesn't look very smart, is he really reliable?"

"Ah!" The man's pupils dilated slightly, and he was accidentally tripped by a stone on the road and fell heavily to the ground.

"Hi~!"

"Chidao, are you okay?" Tiantian stopped and turned around, looking at the man who fell with concern.

"I'm fine." The man named Qiandao immediately raised his head and forced a smile, although blood was clearly flowing from his forehead.

"So weak."

Naruto stood aside with his hands folded, looking at Chishima, the man with glasses who looked like Shinpachi, and spoke ruthlessly and venomously.

"Feel sorry."

There was blood on Qiandao's face. He had the face of Shinbaji but not the sarcastic spirit of Shinbaji. He apologized in a panic.

"I know the mission reward is not enough, but I have no money left!"

"Well...we didn't talk about the remuneration issue either." Tiantian said awkwardly.

"This little money makes it difficult for us to handle this." Naruto added.

"I'm sorry!! I'm sorry!" Qiandao was about to kowtow and apologize.

"Naruto, stop scaring him!" Tenten glared at Naruto with a stern face. The latter whistled and left, moving towards Neji.

"I'm sorry!" Qiandao knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.

"It's okay, he's just like that, just joking." Tiantian had a headache, handed Qiandao a towel, and forced a smile to comfort him.

"Since Konoha has accepted the mission, we will definitely give it our all."

"Thank you, thank you!" Qiandao looked grateful.

the other side.

"Neji!"

Naruto called out to Neji, who froze for a moment as he turned around. His expression suddenly darkened, as if recalling some unpleasant memories.

He remembered that Naruto called him that last time, and then they tied the client up like a dumpling together.

As if to die, he was teamed up with this lawless temporary worker again. Looking at the smiling face of the lawless lunatic, Neji's heart suddenly trembled.

This guy........

"Something's not right." Naruto patted Neji's shoulder and said with a smacking of his lips.

"What's wrong?" Neji asked patiently.

"Nothing seems right." Naruto glanced at Chishima, who looked like Shinhachi, and said, "That man said in the letter of commission that the ghost warrior assassinated the former daimyo, and asked us to protect the new daimyo."

"Well, what's the problem?"

"If ghost warriors could kill people, the current daimyo would have been dead long ago. How could he still be alive and kicking?"

Hearing this, Hyuga Neji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course, ghost warriors don't exist. They're just tricks played by people with ulterior motives."

"In that case." Naruto stroked his chin and looked at Neji, "Can we make a real one?"