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I didn't know where to go for a moment.
At this time, Naruto waved his hands, blood gushing out from the corners of his mouth, but he still kept smiling:
"Mikoto-san, go check on the child. The child misses you. I have Yoshino to take care of him. He'll be fine."
"Thank you, Menma-kun." Mikoto stared at Naruto for a long while, then bowed to express her gratitude.
The wind blows through the treetops.
Naruto was very satisfied with his harvest tonight, Mikoto seemed to have chosen family.
But in fact, her favorability towards Naruto has rapidly increased to 90%.
That is to say, in addition to the 50% reward given by the selector, the natural growth is 40%.
Because Naruto was good to her, he didn't fight or compete with her.
In female-oriented novels, the heroines who chase their wives to the crematorium rely on this kind of operation, and in the end they make all the tyrants regret it.
"You stinky Menma, if you had told me earlier that you were so badly injured, I would never have let you take action." Yoshino's tears fell on Naruto's face.
She used her skirt to wipe the blood off Naruto.
"Hehe, if I don't take action, you're going to fight to the death." Naruto raised his hand with difficulty and gently poked Yoshino's forehead.
Suddenly, tears welled up in Yoshino's eyes.
Uzumaki Chiname, who was hiding in the darkness, was already stunned.
"what?!"
"Why is he so shameless and yet still so calm?"
"It's obvious that nothing happened, but you have to pretend to be like this to make Yoshino cry."
Uzumaki Chiname didn't understand and looked at Izumi.
Quan shrugged, indicating that he knew nothing.
She said, "Maybe. Naruto-kun has a habit of playing with other people's feelings?"
"!!!"
Zhiming's expression changed and he complained, "If someone lied to me like that, I would definitely give him a slap in the face."
"I won't let you hit Naruto-kun."
"???" Zhiming raised his eyebrows: "You are still protecting him at this time, maybe he has deceived you too?"
Quan said: "It's okay if he cheats. At least he is willing to lie to me."
Childhood name: "."
There is no cure for being in love.
A few hours later.
The members of the Uchiha clan collected the Sharingan of their dead comrades, buried them on the spot, and then started on their journey again.
In order to prevent being attacked again, they carefully surveyed a safe place before setting up camp.
After the clan leader fell into a coma, his wife became the first person to make decisions.
Mikoto ordered the Uchiha clan members to ignore Yoshino's identity and arrange Naruto and Yoshino under the same tent so that Yoshino could take care of the injured Naruto.
Then he ordered several clansmen to go to Konoha and the front line first to inform Minato and the Third Hokage respectively about the Kirigakure attack.
It was two days later that I saw Mikoto again.
Uchiha Fugaku got out of his hospital bed and brought his wife and son to the tent where Naruto was resting to express his gratitude.
"You're welcome, Mikoto-san."
Naruto paused and smiled bitterly: "She is my good friend, I should help her."
Chapter 198 Tell the truth
When it comes to drinking tea, the Uchiha clan is also quite refined, not inferior to the Sarutobi clan in Konoha.
Even though they had already simply expressed their thanks in the tent, Fugaku still ordered people to build a temporary pavilion, and Naruto and Fugaku sat opposite each other.
In front of me is an exquisitely crafted purple clay teapot, and a faint fragrance wafts from the teacup.
"Menma-kun, Mikoto has told me everything you've been through."
Fugaku knelt on the ground and said solemnly: "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I might not be able to see my beloved wife."
"You're welcome. I've already told you that Mikoto-san is my friend. It's normal for friends to help each other."
After saying that, Naruto looked at Mikoto who was also kneeling on Fugaku's right.
She always kept a meticulous smile and quietly made tea, as if she was just a gentle and elegant stranger's wife, and her eyes never stayed on Naruto for a moment.
"Hahaha, Menma-kun is right. I am the one who seems a little distant. When we get back to the village and have some wine, I will drink three cups as an apology."
Fugaku smiled, picked up the hot tea in front of him, lowered the cup to Naruto, and drank it all in one gulp.
The posture is extremely low.
Otherwise, how could he be the clan leader? Even if someone was dissatisfied with him, they would probably feel embarrassed to slap him when they see his smiling face.
Naruto returned the favor by offering Fugaku a cup, but the tea was a bit bitter, so he only took a sip and didn't drink it all.
Itachi noticed it and immediately took out a piece of sugar from the cloth bag beside him, gently placed it in front of Naruto, and peeled it carefully.
"Uncle Menma, please have some candy."
"Thank you Itachi-kun."
Naruto smiled and nodded, and with the intention of not disappointing Mikoto's son's kindness, he put the candy into his mouth, and the astringency of the tea in his mouth was instantly diluted a lot.
Fugaku taught his son good etiquette.
Naruto praised without hesitation: "Itachi-kun is really polite."
Hearing this, Fugaku's eyes flashed with pride.
Mikoto also looked at her son, straightened her back, and blinked her bright eyes, looking beautiful and charming.
However, when his eyes met Naruto's, he somehow lowered his head in panic, as if he had done something wrong and was discovered.
Fugaku did not notice the strangeness of his wife beside him and complimented:
"You are too kind, Menma-kun. Itachi is only slightly good in etiquette, but he is still far behind Menma-kun's genius."
Naruto shook his head modestly and said, "I can see that Itachi-kun will achieve great things in time."
Suddenly, Naruto changed the subject and praised, "And Sister Mikoto is also a virtuous and good wife. I really envy Brother Fugaku's happy family."
pat!
Mikoto panicked and knocked over the teacup. Fortunately, she straightened the cup in time and wiped the table with a tissue to prevent the tea from spilling on anyone.
"Mikoto, what's going on?" Fugaku said with a reproachful look on his face and a slightly dissatisfied tone.
"No, it's okay. I didn't sleep well last night, so I'm a little sleepy." Mikoto said, and yawned lightly.
【Ding! 】
[Uchiha Mikoto's favorability increased by 2%, currently at 92%. ]
She panicked.
Naruto advised, "Brother Fugaku, don't blame Sister Mikoto, she didn't mean it. She worked so hard to make tea for us, it was already very hard."
After that, Naruto looked at Mikoto again: "Mikoto, if you are tired, go and rest. Don't exhaust yourself."
Seeing Naruto pleading for her, Mikoto couldn't help but glance sideways, and happened to meet Naruto's eyes full of concern.
She felt a little secretly happy and excited, but after she realized what was happening, she felt nervous again.
She tucked her hair back and looked towards Fugaku.
Of course Fugaku didn't mean to blame Mikoto, he was just pretending to scold her for Naruto to see, but he didn't know why his wife, who was always so cooperative, looked so flustered.
Is it because I’m too tired from taking care of myself these past two days?
When he thought of this, Fugaku couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but with the guests in front of him, he could only wave his hand in a serious tone: "Take Itachi down, he's clumsy and can't do anything right."
After hearing this, Mikoto's face turned a little ugly. She smiled bitterly and pulled Itachi up with her.
When she left, she secretly glanced back at Naruto, who smiled back at her.
[Uchiha Mikoto's favorability increased by 2%, currently at 94%. ]
What people fear most is comparison.
If Fugaku's attitude wasn't bad, how could it highlight how good Naruto's attitude is.
Seeing that Fugaku had assisted him, Naruto started chatting with him and felt much happier.
The two first chatted for a while about the sneak attack, accusing Kirigakure of being despicable and shameless, and expressed concern for the future of Konoha.
Konoha has experienced two wars, and now there is another Water Country coming. Even the strongest country can hardly withstand it.
It's not a problem of combat power, but of economy. Originally, Konoha was on par with the royal family of the Fire Kingdom.
But as the war lasted longer and longer, more and more money and food were needed, and Konoha had to ask more and more for favors from the royal family, and it faced increasing constraints.
A lot of the trade routes that originally belonged to Konoha were also mortgaged to the royal family.
After listening to Fugaku talking for a long time, Naruto finally understood why the Daimyo of the Fire Country dared to threaten to destroy Konoha and establish a new ninja village.
However, that is also because the rules set by the first generation were too kind to the outside world and affected many people.
I have never heard of any of the other four ninja villages giving face to the royal family at a critical moment.
"You can't fight for it, you can't plunder it. For a ninja village, this alone is like handing over the economic lifeline to the daimyo."
Fugaku sighed faintly, "Shodai-sama, you are so confused!"
Ok?
How dare Fugaku say such a thing?
Didn't Mikoto tell him that I made up the identity of being an ANBU?