Chapter 161 Reconciliation

Mountain flower shop.

There were dull footsteps on the wooden stairs on the second floor. The lady looked up when she heard the sound, with a gentle smile on her face.

"Ino, aren't you going on a mission tomorrow?"

"I can't sleep." Ino, who was wearing loose pajamas, rubbed her eyes and looked a little haggard. "I'll come to see the store. Mother, go and rest."

"Is it okay?" Yamanaka Reino asked.

The store is brightly lit, flowers are neatly arranged on the shelves, and moths fly around the illuminated lamp stands. The street gradually became noisy at night, and sounds slowly seeped in through the glass shop doors.

It was dark outside, and the big green tree outside the store could be seen silent in the dim light.

Ino looked back and said with a smile.

"Well, it's okay, mother, I will go on a mission tomorrow afternoon, there is still plenty of time."

Yamanaka Reino nodded, got up from the counter and went upstairs. Ino sat down in front of the chair, found a book and read it absently.

The store was a little quiet, and she was slightly lost in thought as she stared at a line of words in the book.

After that day at camp, nothing seemed to have changed. Yin Luka gave excellent evaluations on almost everyone's assessment records, except Naruto.

She regretted being impulsive that day, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that there was no need to say those unnecessary words.

The risks of being a ninja are too high. The greater the expectations, the more bad things will happen. There is still a long time to come, and no one knows what the future will bring.

But the words spoken are like water thrown out and cannot be taken back.

When she thought about what happened that day, Ino couldn't help but sigh. At that time, the direction of things was completely out of her control, and some words were spoken directly without thinking.

Ding bell, the store door was opened.

"Welcome." Ino looked up and stopped mid-sentence.

The nights in late autumn are still cool, and people tend to become lazy. With a squeaking sound, Naruto pushed open the door of Yamanaka Flower Shop, and the noise from the street outside suddenly poured into the shop.

Ino looked at the person with complicated eyes. The person had messy blond hair and was wearing loose white short-sleeves and trousers. He didn't wear a forehead protector, revealing his smooth forehead.

He was holding a food box in his hand, he had long hands and long legs, and his height had really grown rapidly in recent times. Walking but not completely forward, the blue eyes hidden under the blond hair slowly fixed on Ino's face.

Then the boy's eyes shrank and he smiled confidently.

Under the bright yellow light, Ino couldn't help but want to laugh, but she still held back. She pushed the book in front of her forward, her mouth was slightly flat, and she said angrily.

"Don't stay here if you don't want to buy flowers."

"Buy it." Naruto leaned over, put the food box on the counter, lazily found a high chair and sat across from Ino, "I'll buy whichever one you like."

"I like all of them."

"That's all I bought."

"Exactly." Ino muttered, "I've seen too many flowers. It's meaningless for you to give me anything. I advise you not to waste your efforts."

"Then bring food." Naruto said.

Ino glanced at him sideways, leaning on the counter with her head half-supported, and glanced at Naruto. He looked out the window again, and finally moved his eyes back again, pausing for two seconds on the food box.

"what is that?"

"I just came back from a mission and haven't eaten yet. I brought you something to eat, and I'll eat some too." Naruto told the truth without blinking.

"Shouldn't you say this was specially brought for me?" Ino frowned, looking dissatisfied with his attitude, "Even if you say this, I will feel a little sick."

"But your truth sounds more infuriating."

"I'm hungry." Naruto said, "If you say that, you will definitely not let me eat on purpose. Maybe you will forcefully finish it even though you have already eaten."

"Hmph, you think too badly of me." Ino turned his head and said proudly, "Sorry, I have no appetite at all now."

"good."

Naruto sat directly opposite Ino, slowly opened the food box, and began to place a dish, a soup, and a fruit plate on the counter.

"It's too simple to eat." Ino picked up the book again, sat back down, and said casually, "It looks like a meal made in a hurry."

"This is the limit of cooking." Naruto didn't eat directly, looked at Ino and asked, "But... I suddenly want to know Ino's evaluation of this dish."

"Is this a hint for me to take a bite?"

"Not really. If you can taste it after just one whiff, it wouldn't be so troublesome."

"Your reason is too far-fetched. If that's the case, I won't eat a bite." Ino scanned the page many times without reading a single word.

"Actually, I don't care about your opinion, Ino. I just want you to take a bite, and then I can find a reason to take advantage."

"Abnormal!" Ino only revealed a pair of eyes above the book with a look of disdain, "There is something going on in my mind."

"Maid outfit."

"Go to hell!" Ino threw the book over with a clatter, her face suddenly turned red, "My mother is still upstairs, you'd better not say anything weird."

"Okay." Naruto looked hesitant to speak.

Seeing Naruto's slightly threatening, yet pretending sincere expression, he suddenly became furious. Deng Deng stepped forward a few steps and twisted around his waist.

Naruto seemed to have lost his sense of pain, picked up a piece of bacon and handed it over, smiling.

"I originally planned to go home and go to bed, but suddenly I wanted to see you, so I came right here."

"Well"

Ino nervously looked back towards the direction of the stairs on the second floor, frowned and approached, hesitated and bit off the bacon in one bite. Cheeks bulged slightly, then swallowed.

She lowered her voice and loosened her hand from twisting the soft flesh around Naruto's waist.

"I don't want to see you at all! Pervert!"

"That's a shame, we almost fell in love." Naruto lowered his head and started to eat by himself, looking like he hadn't eaten in hundreds of years.

"Who would want to talk to you? What you said is so disgusting." Ino clasped his hands together behind his back, "That day. What happened that day."

"What day?" Naruto didn't even raise his head.

"...The day of the summer camp at the Ninja School." Ino hesitated, "I...I said a lot of strange things about that day."

"Really?" Naruto stopped Taiko and looked up at Ino with a lazy look in his eyes, "What did you say? I thought you and Hinata were teaming up to tease me."

"It's not a joke. Maybe I didn't feel well after being caught in the rain and said some nonsense." Ino whispered a little coyly, then looked at Naruto and changed the subject.

"lets change a topic."