In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"There's one thing I want you to make clear."

"Who do you have the best relationship with, me or Hinata?"

"Huh?" He was stunned, with a hundred questions in his mind. Is that it?

Chapter 163 The Girl Gains the Upper Hand

"Is it difficult to make a decision?" Ino's eyes dimmed.

He blinked. That wasn't the case. It wasn't a difficult decision; it was simply too easy. Relationships weren't personal.

It can be simply understood as, be good, and have a better relationship with someone.

"Not really, I'm still closest to you." Naruto said skillfully, just like he was coaxing a playmate when he was a child, "I only gave the key to you, what do you think?"

"Really?" Ino was as naive as a child at this moment.

"Of course it's true. I swear on my most beloved foxhound that if I lie!" Naruto raised his hand and swore without hesitation.

"May the foxhound be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. He will starve all day and never drink a drop of alcohol."

"That dog still drinks?" Ino was slightly surprised.

"Drink. I've told you before that it drinks all the wine in the refrigerator in the living room." Naruto betrayed the Nine-Tailed Fox without hesitation. Drinking was not a secret anyway.

"It's so cute that the Spitz can drink!" said Ino.

"Hmm?" Naruto found that Ino's train of thought seemed a little strange. What was so cute about a drunkard fox?

At the same time, Jiuwei, who was curled up on the sofa in the living room drinking and watching TV, suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He squinted his eyes and looked at the balcony.

It was pitch black outside the half-open window, and it looked for a long time but couldn't make out what was going on.

Is it an illusion?

Around the corner, Ino covered her mouth and laughed. Naruto was a little confused, but he also smiled awkwardly. This wave of backstab fox failed, so he wrote it down in his notebook first.

Ino was laughing, but suddenly realized that the two were arguing, and she stopped laughing.

"I have a mission tomorrow, so it might take a while."

"Is it dangerous?" Naruto asked.

"With Asuma-sensei here, there won't be any danger. Besides...because I'm too weak, I won't take on any dangerous missions for the time being." Ino said.

"Ah."

Naruto's eyes fell on Ino, who was still wearing only a thin nightgown made of high-quality-looking fabric. Her fair face was not far away, revealing a faint fragrance.

Noticing Naruto's burning gaze, Ino turned her head away and said sullenly.

"Are you peeking?"

"No, I've never seen you in pajamas before. I figured there wouldn't be many opportunities like that, so I just took a few more glances."

"Pervert." Ino said softly, her voice trembling slightly.

As if the gaze was tangible, Naruto coughed strategically at this moment, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward.

"Um...I'm going back first."

"Wait." Naruto called her.

"What's wrong?" Ino looked at him. The light around her was dim. This was outside an alley where no one would pass by. Suddenly, her heart started pounding.

"Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to ask you, it's time for winter after the mission is over, right?" He asked, his voice a little lazy, like a record player stuck.

Ino suddenly felt a little uneasy. She remembered that the last time Naruto was in that state, he almost fell behind the big blue tree... Fortunately, nothing happened in the end.

"Maybe, but it's still a long time until the New Year's Festival."

"It's not cold at home, so you will still come, right?" Naruto looked at Ino. The boy's eyes were full of openness, as clean as the breeze and bright moon.

Ino pursed her lips, her heart pounding a few times. The little spot at the tip of her heart suddenly trembled, feeling a little sour, but also a little addictive.

Ambiguity is more fascinating than naked love. Love that is clearly covered by a veil cannot be seen through. But the boy's short words made up for a summer that quickly passed away.

So you'll come again, right?

Those words kept echoing in Ino's ears. She narrowed her eyes slightly, a sly smile on her face. Her eyebrows suddenly curved like a crescent moon.

"you guess."

Deep in Konoha's streets, in a moonlit alley on an autumn night. On the other side of the dim light, a girl, hands behind her back, had the upper hand.

.......

The next day.

Naruto opened his eyes from the bed and immediately remembered his little vacation. He had a unique perspective on the matter of completing missions.

It would be more reliable to ask Team 3 to do A-level missions together. With Hinata's Byakugan, Rock Lee's physical skills, and Tian Tian who is at home and traveling, they can complete even A-level missions with ease.

B-level missions and Team 8 where Hinata is are more interesting, not very dangerous, and can also amuse Hinata.

As for C-rank missions, no one would do them; they were a complete waste of time. They were tiring and troublesome, and were simply there to hone one's character. However, some ninjas did enjoy taking on C-rank missions occasionally to revive their spirit.

As for Team 10, where Ino was, they hadn't done any missions with them yet. Naruto even suspected Tsunade was doing it on purpose, not wanting a temporary worker like him to harm Ino-Shika-Cho.

It's actually quite common to join in on missions, but it's a bit abnormal for a temporary professional like Naruto to do it.

I dragged myself out of bed, washed up, yawned, changed, and went into the kitchen to make breakfast. The scumbag fox lay drunk on the sofa, and the TV was on all night.

Naruto glanced at him and didn't react.

But soon, when breakfast was served, he walked up to the fox, grabbed the skin by the back of the neck and lifted it up.

"What?" Kyuubi opened his eyes drunkenly.

"Eat breakfast, what nonsense are you talking about!" Naruto said, "Get up and eat?"

"Why are you asking me to eat breakfast so early in the morning? Are you crazy?" Kyuubi turned around and squinted his eyes at Naruto, "I'm not a real dog, it doesn't matter whether I eat or not."

"Just eat what you're told to. Why are you talking so much?"

"You little brat, what are you doing so crazy so early in the morning? Oh!~ I know what's going on. You must have been frustrated last night and came to me to vent your anger!"

"No, I just called you to have breakfast." Naruto said expressionlessly, "You are too lazy, Kurama. Now you have become a complete drunkard."

"What does that matter?" Kyuubi sat on the chair, his eyes not yet fully open, and moved the tableware that belonged to him on the dining table in front of him.

"I've been fighting you humans for so many years, and I can't enjoy myself?"

"Yes, it doesn't matter at all." Naruto brought breakfast to the table and kicked the Nine-Tails chair. "I hope you will have the same attitude next time you work for me."

"How are you and your owner?" Jiuwei asked with narrowed eyes, still holding his paws.

"How about what?"

"How should I put it? Probably falling in love."

"You still know what it means to be in love?" Naruto looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox in surprise, as if he was surprised to hear such words coming out of its mouth.

The latter was a little proud, narrowed his eyes and muttered twice.

"I've been reading a lot of different things lately. I keep it in that big black box in the living room every day." Kyuubi took a bite of his breakfast and suddenly poured another sip of wine into his mouth.

"I think you humans are completely sick. You'd better just keep reproducing. I don't know what to say, but suddenly two people are stacked together. How boring."

"Well said. Don't say it again next time. Just shut up." Naruto glanced at the Nine-Tailed Fox sideways.

After breakfast.

Naruto was washing dishes in the kitchen. When he looked up, he saw Uzuki Yugao appearing silently outside the window and was immediately startled.

"Do all of you ANBU like to go through windows?"

"There's no choice." Mao Yue Xigao, who was wearing an animal mask, said coldly.

"Is Lady Tsunade looking for me again?"

"Yeah." After saying that, Mao Yue Xi Yan left directly.

He looked at the direction where Uzuki Yugao disappeared, and immediately narrowed his eyes, wondering what Tsunade thought of the Anbu after taking over it?

A carrier pigeon?

However, just thinking about what that woman does on a daily basis, it is not too difficult to understand why she could do such a thing.

After cleaning up the kitchen, Naruto wiped the water stains off his hands and slowly walked to the entrance to change his shoes. He opened the door with a click, and the warm sunlight outside was a bit dazzling, shining cleanly and brightly on the white wall.

Hokage's office.

With a creak, the heavy double office door was pushed open.

Tsunade, who was sitting at the desk wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, raised her head and glanced at Naruto who came to report. The white hair in front of her swayed, giving her an intellectual beauty.

Naruto didn't react much, looking as pale as death, as if it was the first day of work on Monday after the Chinese New Year.

"What's your reaction?" Tsunade knocked on the table in dissatisfaction.

"I just came back from a mission yesterday." Naruto walked up to Tsunade and argued, "It's my vacation! Have you forgotten everything, Tsunade-sama?"

"Of course I didn't forget." Tsunade calmed down a bit and said with a guilty conscience, "Let's just say you're on vacation. I'll let you extend it for another day."

"That's more like it," he muttered.

"Anyway, I've got something important to tell you." Tsunade crossed her arms on the table, "Team 7 has been vacant for a long time. Kakashi is busy training and doing missions, so he doesn't have time to continue to be your guiding jonin.

"The higher-ups are currently looking for a new guiding jonin for you, as well as a replacement for Uchiha Sasuke."

"Oh."

"Oh?" Tsunade frowned, "That's your reaction?"

"What else?" Naruto asked, "Wouldn't it be nice to have a new Jonin to guide me? I'm working like a slave every day as a temporary worker. If I keep going like this, I'll die of exhaustion sooner or later."

"Get more, work less, and gain without working. This is my ninja way."

"I really want to smash you to pieces and bury you, Uzumaki Naruto." Tsunade said through gritted teeth, "You..."

Tsunade took a deep breath, gradually calmed down, and exhaled lightly. Then she took a sip of the hot tea on the table, glanced at Naruto and said.

"You are responsible for relaying what I just said to Sakura and letting her accept this fact. Team 7 needs to be reorganized. The top management can't let Team 7 go to waste like this."

"Why should I say it?" Naruto asked in confusion.

He really didn't want to contact Sakura. Just thinking about the few times they had met made him feel a little scared.

"Hmm?" Tsunade narrowed her eyes. "If you, a member of Team 7, don't relay it, do you want me, the teacher, to tell you?"

Chapter 164 Wanting to Communicate with a Psychic Slug

"Okay." Naruto chuckled, "Of course I'll go and tell them."

Then, Naruto saw that the teacup on Tsunade's table was empty, and subconsciously asked, "Where is Lady Shizune?"

"If you're angry with me, go home and stay." Tsunade leaned lazily on the Hokage chair, completely disregarding her plump image.

Naruto pursed his lips and thought to himself that since he was already here, he would have other things to do later, so he might as well get some benefits from Tsunade before leaving.

In line with the principle that a thief never leaves empty-handed, he came over and started boiling water to make tea and massaging her shoulders and back.

"Hmm~!" Tsunade groaned, letting Naruto's hands knead her shoulders. "I didn't expect you to be so skillful with your hands. Keep going, don't stop."

"It would be an honor to serve Tsunade-sama."

"Well, you finally said something sensible. That's really rare." Tsunade closed her eyes comfortably, and the tiredness and fatigue from working for many days were instantly relieved.

"Hehe." Naruto kept moving, standing behind Tsunade and talking over her shoulder, "Tsunade-sama, what do you think of my performance on the missions these past few days?"

Tsunade leaned back in the Hokage's chair, her azure robes swaying, revealing large areas of jade-colored skin.

"A 100% completion rate and a 60% complaint rate—just barely acceptable. Anyway, the mission is accomplished. Most of the people who complain aren't in their right minds, so let them be."

"You don't have to take those comments to heart, just do what you want."

He didn't take it seriously. Others treated their clients like customers, fearing they might accidentally anger the client. But Naruto didn't care about anything and always treated his clients like dogs.

Anyway, he is not short of money, and he doesn't care about the ninja assessment. With Tsunade's protection, the best thing about being a ninja is having a bad attitude.

"Um... Lady Tsunade, I want to learn the slug summoning technique."

"Hmm?" Tsunade opened her eyes a little, her pupils turned slightly, and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly think of wanting to contract a summoning beast?"