In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

Chapter 398 You Usually Have To Do The Opposite What A Girl Said

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After returning home, Naruto lay on his bed, thinking about everything that had happened over the past few days. He couldn’t help but sighed, ‘After years of peace, things were starting to get hectic again.’

Ino wanted to set up a communication system in Konoha, Hinata wanted to become a Jonin. And then there was the most troublesome matter, Sakura, or more accurately, Dark Sakura. That issue was urgent but couldn’t be openly discussed. he had to tackle it all simultaneously, laying out the groundwork as best he could.

Fortunately, only a few days had passed. In a couple of days, Naruto could take advantage of the time before the mission started to visit Tanzaku Town. Tayuya was still waiting for him, and he felt that he at least owed her a response.

Whether or not Tayuya would stay was unknown, but the world was far smaller than he had imagined. If he wanted to meet someone, he could always find the time to do so.

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The next day.

Naruto slept until noon and leisurely stepped out of his house. After washing up, he called out to Kurama, who was also getting ready to leave. He pulled out a bottle of Hyuga Clan’s special sake from the seal space.

Kurama had one foot out on the balcony but stopped in his tracks when it heard Naruto call him. He immediately looked annoyed, but when he smelled something, he retreated back.

"Hmm? What’s going on with you today, kid?" Kurama hurried over. Although his eyes never left the sake bottle, he still put up a tough front.

"What do you mean?" Naruto said seriously, though he was sneering in his heart.

He thought to himself, ‘This dumb fox was really good at pretending.’

To bait Kurama, Naruto had even repackaged the drink to look more upscale. Kurama might resist for a day or two, but how could he last the third day?

"For me?" Kurama asked.

"Yeah, to make it up to you." Naruto pretended to be nonchalant, "Thanks to you last time, Sakura is fine, so…"

"I didn’t expect you to have a conscience. I thought you were about to die, so you were willing to take it out." Kurama said, grinning and rubbing his front paws together in glee.

Naruto’s head hurt listening to the fox, and he was tempted to kick this annoying creature off the balcony. However, when he thought about the need to use this ‘tool’ in the future, he could only try his best to suppress his anger.

"I’ve got stuff to do, so I’m leaving first." Naruto forced a smile and left directly, suppressing his anger.

The door slammed shut, and Kurama scratched his head. Looking at the Hyuga Clan’s special sake on the table, he suddenly felt a little confused. Something that he had been coveting for so long but could not get suddenly appeared in front of him one day, but it made him feel strangely empty

It was like the goddess in his heart had fallen from the sky, turning from a goddess in everyone’s hearts into just another slut. Although Kurama didn’t understand philosophy, he still felt a sense of emptiness.

After finally obtaining the sake, he couldn't help but have the radical mentality of only having one bottle and wanting more. But after taking a few large gulps, all the thoughts vanished.

There was only a feeling of excitement and comfort in his mind, as if all the unhappiness had disappeared. He squinted his eyes and enjoyed it for a while, then suddenly remembered something.

Kurama set the bottle down, jumped off the sofa, and pulled out a black-and-white photo of Naruto from a drawer, along with some incense. After making sure no one was around, he threw them all downstairs.

"Considering how he’s been so thoughtful, I’ll let it slide this time." Kurama muttered.

He had only burned incense for Naruto once, and had intended to save it for later. But after holding onto it for several years, Kurama feared Naruto might catch on, so it hurried to destroy the evidence.

By now, Naruto was already far away and had no idea what Kurama was doing with his guilty expression.

Today, Naruto needed to visit Ino. They had just parted the days before, and though Ino had told him she’d be in seclusion for at least half a month, asking him not to disturb her, he knew better than to take her words at face value.@@novelbin@@

When girls say things like that, you usually have to do the opposite. He hadn’t gone to see her the day after they parted, but waited an extra day. Giving her some space would create a slight feeling of absence, and meeting again the following day would bring a pleasant surprise.

Even if it wasn’t a big surprise, at least there wouldn’t be any negative emotions.

What's more, the matter of the communicator was not that urgent. He thought of checking on Ino's progress first and then discussing what to do with Tsunade.

Lately, he had been incredibly busy. Everything seemed to be piling up all at once. Sakura’s situation was an unexpected problem, and there was nothing he could do, but he didn't want to refuse Hinata's request either.

Hinata rarely asked for anything, so whenever she did, as long as it wasn’t impossible, Naruto would never refuse her.

It’s because Naruto knew how easy it was to make Hinata happy, but if he rejected her even once, it will be difficult to get her to take the initiative again next time.

Her personality was such that it took a lot of time and patience to draw her out. If she remained too introverted, even talking with her could be exhausting.

For all these reasons, Naruto decided to first assess Ino’s progress. He needed to estimate how many days it would take her to complete the upgrade on the communication devices, so he could schedule a meeting with Tsunade.

If he went too early and the devices weren’t ready, it would be awkward. But if he waited too long, Ino might feel a bit disappointed, which he wanted to avoid.

Even though his love had become a little ‘tainted’, Naruto still strived to do his best for the girls. Even the smallest, seemingly insignificant details mattered to him.

The Yamanaka Flower Shop was as quiet as ever, with the glass door downstairs tightly shut.

However, the window of Ino’s room on the second floor was open. As for why he knew it was Ino's window, it was because he was too familiar with the layout of her room.

Naruto actually had a communicator too. There were only two in the village so far, and the other one was with Ino. But instead of using it, he chose the simplest method.

"Ino!" He shouted out.

From upstairs, there was the sound of quick footsteps and the scraping of a chair, and then Ino's pretty face appeared at the window. Perhaps because she’s in too much haste, a red hair clip fell from the window.

Her golden hair spilled over her shoulders. Startled, she let out a soft exclamation, not bothering to tie her hair as she asked, "What are you doing?"

"Just passing by. I’m leaving soon." He replied.

Hearing this, Ino uttered an ‘oh’, pouted her lips slightly, and spoke.

"Then go ahead."

Even though her words said one thing, her body didn’t move from the window, as if she was really going to watch him leave. Her silly look made Naruto want to laugh.

Naruto waved his hand at her, "Aren’t you going to come down and open the door? Or should I climb through the window."

"Didn't you say..." Ino’s face flushed as she realized he had tricked her again. She suddenly became annoyed, and pouted, "I’m not opening it."

"Really not opening it? Then I’ll leave."

"Idiot! It's not locked, just push the door open yourself!" Ino was both angry and amused, wanting to punch him for being so infuriating.