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"Is the subtext that you don't want to give me a chance to apologize?"
Ino paused after hearing that, hesitated for a few seconds then turned around and walked in front of Naruto, with her hands behind her back, muttering, "You're so annoying."
"Then let's go find Shikamaru and Choji first, they should be home."
She originally wanted to go alone with Naruto, but this nasty guy actually pretended to be Shikamaru and wandered around the streets, making her extremely embarrassed. At this point, she was too embarrassed to even mention anything like meeting alone.
"No!" Naruto put his hands in his pockets and walked to Ino's side: "I'll invite them alone when I have the chance next time."
"Why?" Ino asked curiously.
"Well, maybe because they have bad luck today, I'm afraid they'll get hit by something when they go out, so for their safety, let's go alone today."
Naruto rubbed his chin and gave himself a perfect score for his answer.
Ino looked at his smiling face, an unnatural blush appearing on her cheeks.
Is this an invitation to a date?
"Ino, what do you want to eat?" Naruto said, "Today I am here to make amends to you, you decide."
When Ino heard him calling her "Ino" instead of "Ino-chan" as before, she actually felt a little uncomfortable.
He said with an unhappy look: "Then I will definitely give you a good beating."
"No problem, just tell me."
Ino pursed her lips, and after some mental struggle, she pointed to Ichiraku Ramen not far away and said, "Let's eat ramen. I want the most expensive one."
"Are you sure?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.
Is this what you mean by a good rip-off?
Naruto lacks everything now, but the thing he lacks the least is money. He has accumulated several million taels just from making choices.
Not to mention a good meal, even eating at every restaurant in the Land of Fire would be no problem at all.
But Ino didn't know that in her opinion, Naruto was a lonely orphan and he definitely didn't have much money.
Asking Naruto to treat her to ramen was already the best price she could think of that Naruto could accept.
"Yeah, I like ramen."
"Really?" Naruto didn't care what to eat, and said indifferently: "If you want to eat, then go ahead."
Ichiraku Ramen's business is extremely popular. We had to wait in line for more than ten minutes before we could get a table.
As an old customer of Ichiraku Ramen, as soon as Naruto brought Ino into the store and sat down, the owner's daughter Ayame came over to clean their table.
"Naruto-kun, this is your first time bringing a girl here," Ayame teased, glancing at the two.
Naruto admitted openly: "It is indeed the first time I treat someone to food."
"I understand. I'll give you some special ingredients later." Acorus covered her mouth and chuckled. After cleaning up, she left to greet other guests.
Ino's cheeks were already flushed, and she glanced at Naruto with some joy in her heart.
The first one.
Just when Ino was immersed in joy, Ayame suddenly came back with two little girls.
"Naruto-kun, there are no seats left in the restaurant. Can you let them share the table with you?" Ayame said a little embarrassedly.
Naruto looked up and met the eyes of the cute and lovely girl with white eyes.
Hinata immediately lowered her head, and her face looked a little embarrassed as she recalled the time when she almost fought with Naruto.
Naruto-kun, is he very angry with me?
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Hinata's sister, Hyuga Hanabi, glanced at her sister who looked strange, then looked at the blond boy opposite her, and couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, are you Naruto?"
Naruto was somewhat surprised that Hanabi knew him, and replied, "Yes."
"That's great, we should be able to sit together." Hinata Hanabi's eyes suddenly lit up.
Naruto didn't notice the resentment that was coming out of Ino beside him, and nodded slowly: "Yeah, sure."
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Inside Konoha Hospital.
After a night of treatment, Sarutobi Hazuki's high fever subsided. When she woke up and learned that Konohamaru was fine, the first thing she did was to ask how Naruto was.
Only when she learned the final outcome from the Anbu and knew that Naruto was fine did she relax physically and mentally.
If Naruto had an accident while protecting her and her child, then Sarutobi Hazuki would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
When facing the monstrous Kisame Hoshigaki, the little Naruto dared to stand in front of her and protect her from the wind and rain.
Like a mountain.
Ye Yue leaned against the head of the bed with a faint smile on her lips.
At this time, the door was pushed open, Jiraiya slowly walked to the side, opened the window, and sat on the windowsill.
"I'm glad you're okay. If you fell, the Sarutobi family would be in real chaos."
Jiraiya's tone sounded somewhat relieved.
"You won't be able to hold out for long if you just rely on me."
Ye Yue sighed and retracted her distant gaze: "This is always a world where strength is respected. I am just an ordinary person now. They may listen to me temporarily, but it won't last long."
The sound of the rustling autumn wind seemed to reflect her loneliness.
Jiraiya smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. I just need you to hold on for a while."
"Oh? What does Lord Jiraiya think?" Ye Yue asked.
Jiraiya said: "After the funeral of old man Sarutobi is over smoothly, I will ask Tsunade to be the Hokage. With her medical ability, it should be no problem for her to cure you and Asuma."
Hearing this, Ye Yue's eyes flickered slightly.
To be honest, Jiraiya's words made her very excited. If she could recover her previous strength, she would not only be able to shock the elders of the Sarutobi family.
If I encounter a situation like yesterday again, I will no longer feel like a burden that needs protection from others.
But she knows that there is no free lunch in the world.
If you want something, you must give it back with something of equal value or even more.
"What does Lord Jiraiya need me to do?" Sarutobi Hazuki asked bluntly.
Jiraiya folded his arms, turned his head and looked in a certain direction, and said, "I need you to fully support Tsunade after she takes office. She has a bad temper. If she doesn't have a reliable team to help her, that old man Danzo might use her as an excuse to cause trouble."
Ye Yue suddenly fell silent. Danzo's ambition had already been made clear among the top leaders.
In the past, the Sarutobi family had the third generation to suppress him, but now that the third generation is gone, the Sarutobi family can no longer defeat him.
So at this time, Ye Yue actually didn't want to go against Danzo. For the Sarutobi family, standing by and watching was the best option.
However, she is not just a member of the Sarutobi family. After experiencing two attacks, Ye Yue really doesn't want to continue to be an ordinary person without chakra.
She didn't want to see a child with a thin body standing in front of her again.
"Okay, I agree to your terms."
Chapter 78 Of course I want them all
in the cave.
Ten phantom images emerged in the darkness. This was the illusion body technique performed by the leader of the Akatsuki organization, which made it easier for members to communicate when they were deployed.
After the virtual image stabilized, Pein, who possessed the Rinnegan, first looked at the group of Itachi and Kisame and asked, "How is the capture of the Nine-Tails going?"
"Not finished yet." Uchiha Itachi replied calmly.
"Did you encounter any special circumstances?"
Pein's eyes were fixed on Itachi. Although Itachi had joined Akatsuki for some years, he was still wary of Itachi.
In other words, except Xiaonan, no one present was worthy of his wholehearted trust.
Itachi did not respond to Pein's words.
Hoshigaki Kisame snorted coldly, his expression becoming more irritated: "This time I was impulsive and attacked before Itachi joined me. If Itachi hadn't arrived in time, I would probably be dead."
Hearing this, mocking voices arose, and the virtual image directly opposite Kisame burst into laughter.
"Is it because you are not strong enough? Why don't you let me complete the task of capturing the Nine-Tailed Fox, huh?"
"Deidara, shut up!" Kisame said angrily, "Be careful or I'll kill you."
"The conceited Shark Face almost got killed and still wanted to kill me. Do you think I would lose? Hmm!"
Deidara's tone was arrogant, and he showed no sign of fear towards Kisame.
Every member of the Akatsuki organization is extremely powerful, and therefore arrogant. It is normal for them to fight with each other, and even killing members of the organization has happened from time to time in the past.
So everyone in the meeting was used to it.
"Stop arguing." Payne interrupted the noise and said, "The main reason I called everyone here this time is to introduce the two new members of the organization."
As soon as he finished speaking, two virtual images, one big and one small, appeared at the same time. The taller one had a huge sword on his back, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Kisame.
The moment Kisame saw him, his eyes widened slightly: "You are, Zabuza!"
"Long time no see, Kisame." Momochi Zabuza responded.
As both were powerful men who had rebelled against the Hidden Mist Village, they naturally knew each other, and even had some understanding of each other's situation, but they did not expect to meet in such an occasion.
"Is the little kid next to you the one you took away that year?" asked Guisame.
"Hey, Kisame, you'd better be polite." Momochi Zabuza said slowly: "Now I obey Bai. If you are not polite, I will kill you."
"Hahaha, kill me? Do you have the ability to do that?" Kisame laughed.
"Quiet!"
Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Pein interrupted their conversation and then introduced them to everyone: "They are Zabuza Momochi and Haku who defected from the Hidden Mist Village. The task of capturing the Nine-Tails will be handed over to them from now on."
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Naruto, Ino and the Hyuga sisters sat at the same table, and somehow the atmosphere was exceptionally quiet.