Chapter 171 Skylight as Curtain

All the bright light disappeared. On this New Year's Eve night, Naruto remembered that he had seen the clock on the wall before the power outage, and it was about eleven o'clock.

It is obviously unrealistic to wait for a call. If the heavy snow damages the equipment outside, it will have to wait until tomorrow. It was dark before his eyes, and he suddenly remembered that there was a candle in the drawer.

So I got up and knocked down something with a crash.

".That." Ino suddenly became nervous and could hear the slight vibrato in her voice.

"Yeah." He turned to look in the direction of the sofa and subconsciously replied, "What's wrong?"

The light in the living room was very dark, and after my eyes got used to the darkness, I could only see the outline of a mold lake. The remaining images before the blackout were still in his mind, so Naruto could easily determine Ino's location.

He thought that a ninja should not be afraid of the dark, or it might be due to other factors, and he was not used to the blackout for a while.

"It's okay, I'm just..." Ino said, her voice getting weaker and weaker.

"Are you afraid of the dark?"

"Don't be afraid. The power suddenly went out. I feel a little uncomfortable."

"That's good. I'll go get the candles. You sit here and don't move." Naruto warned.

"Okay." Ino really sat there without moving, looking at the darkness that shrouded the living room and became quiet. There was a rustling sound next to my ears, followed by the sound of a cabinet being opened.

After a few minutes, seeing Naruto still rummaging around in the dark, Ino couldn't help but stand up and ask.

"Can't find it?"

"It should be in a few cabinets nearby, but I haven't found it yet." Naruto's slightly distressed voice came, "I'll wait a little longer."

"Let me help you find it together. It's quite boring to sit here." Ino said, already walking toward the cabinet in the dark. "

"That's fine." Naruto responded.

"Is it right here?"

Ino squatted down and started to pull out the cabinet and asked, groping inside the cabinet little by little. There is something strange about being in the dark, weakening vision but making the other four senses more sensitive.

"It should be." Naruto's voice rang in her ears.

"Really?" Ino's voice trembled slightly, and he took out his hand again and started groping on the table above the cabinet. Suddenly, he felt another arm.

Then her backhand was held, her body trembled violently, and she made a sound from her mouth.

"What's wrong with you?" Naruto looked as if nothing had happened.

His other hand seemed to be continuing to search for candles in the dark. Ino could hear the sound of things being thrown around, but she also felt the familiar body heat in the palm of his hand.

An electric current flowed from the palm of her hand to her heart, and a numbing sensation poured into her brain. Almost instantly, Ino felt that she could hardly stand still. His body was extremely soft, as if he had been drunk.

When people are nervous, a bitter feeling accumulates in the throat and tip of the tongue, and they have little energy to speak.

Ino wanted to say no, but her heart was beating fast.

His eyes were completely dark, his vision was completely lost, and the sound of Naruto rummaging around the counter could be heard in his ears. After that, they were held like this and he didn't speak.

But Ino didn't dare to move and let his palms be kneaded and played with.

"Did you find it?" Her voice was trembling, and there was mist in her eyes, so she had to close them.

"No." Naruto had already touched the candle and put it aside. "Maybe I forgot it, maybe it was placed in the cabinet over the balcony."

With that said, he stood up and pulled Ino up as well. Although he was already playing with it, he still pretended that nothing happened and said it naturally.

"Let's go over there and look for it. Maybe we can find it."

"Okay." Ino stood up and started to move, letting Naruto lead him forward in the dark environment.

Kyuubi, who was leaning on the sofa, had a puzzled look on his face. With its excellent night vision, it glanced at the two people holding hands in the dark, and then at the candle placed on the counter.

I couldn't help but feel guilty. Human beings are far more stupid than they imagined.

It thought for a while, should it hold the candle in its mouth? But then I thought about whether this really turned into a dog, so I gave up the idea decisively.

So Kyuubi leaned on the sofa, cocked his dog, and stared at the two stupid humans with a sneer on his face, ready to watch the show.

Naruto had led Ino and slowly moved to the small cabinet in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony. Ino's hands were a little cold, and there was a layer of cocoon around the tiger's mouth.

It was made from the sharp sword and kunai in the hand, but the rest of the palm was soft. His hands were cold, Naruto thought to himself, so he could only rely on his own heat transfer.

He suddenly realized that Ino hadn't said anything yet, it was really too easy to deceive. In line with the principle of not taking advantage of others, he continued to pretend to look for candles.

He knew best whether there were candles in this place, it was just a matter of taking the opportunity to touch it for a while.

After touching it for a while, Naruto felt something was wrong. Ino was too silent. I paused in my heart, secretly thinking that it was bad, maybe I was really angry?

"Would you like to open the curtains? If it snows, the light outside will be brighter than in the living room." He turned around and asked, already holding one end of the curtains with his other hand.

Ino finally reacted, gently shook his hand, and said in a trembling voice with a hint of begging.

"no, do not want."

But it was already too late, the curtains were opened with a crash, and the light reflected in the snowy night instantly increased the visibility of the entire living room. Then with this faint light, he saw Ino's current state.

Tears welled up in her eyes, her delicate and fair face was hot and red, her lips were slightly deflated, and she exhaled white breath unconsciously.

Seeing this, Naruto was slightly stunned and covered her forehead with his other hand.

"Are you not sick?"

"Well" Ino closed her eyes tightly.

What a shame! That appearance was seen! I really want to die! She was completely speechless when she thought about it.

The light that hits your face is reflected by the snow and comes from the balcony through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Two people stood together holding hands, one on the left and one on the right.

The skylight acted as a curtain, and the silhouettes of the two people leaned on the sofa and extended infinitely, past Kyuubi who was watching the show. They leaned against each other on the empty white wall, like a couple in love.

The hand covering her forehead did not let go immediately, and the flow of time seemed to slow down at this moment. Snowflakes fell outside the balcony, but they seemed to fall on their shoulders.

Ino slowly opened her eyes and saw the strange emotions overflowing from his blue eyes. There was an emotion that only she could understand, it was the light in love.

With a heavy gasp, time began to flow again.

Naruto took away the palm that was covering her forehead, coughed and his expression returned to normal. He smiled and said to Ino.

"I think I see where the candle is."

"Okay." Ino suddenly pulled out his hand and lowered his head with a guilty conscience.

Then in the dim light, Naruto walked to the original cabinet with ease, picked up the candle, and lit it with the lighter. A bright yellow candle light lit up, illuminating a corner.

He carefully held the candle at an angle and burned out a little wax, which then dripped onto the table in the living room. After pausing for a second, press the candle on the wax oil.

Ino also sat over, leaning on the sofa closest to the candlelight, and her expression had returned to calm.

Kyuubi did not move away from his nest during the entire process. He glanced at the two of them with contempt, picked up the wine bottle with his paws, and drank the remaining sips of wine in one gulp.

Stupid humans, it thought.

After Naruto lit the candle, he stood up again and lit another candle. He stood up and carried it into the kitchen, talking as he walked.

"Wait a minute. There should be boiling water in the kitchen. I'll make you a cup of cocoa."

"Yeah." Ino's mood has not completely calmed down, and the aftertaste is still coming one after another. She didn't hear clearly what Naruto said, so she just responded.

It wasn't until Naruto brought two cups of steaming cocoa that she subconsciously said thank you.

"Don't you like cocoa?" Ino held a cup filled with hot cocoa, her hands gradually getting warmer.

"I don't like drinking it. It's sweet and greasy. I'd rather drink water than drink this stuff." Naruto said, "Usually only girls like you like it, to supplement sugar or something like that."

"Then you still drink?"

Naruto smiled, sat down opposite her, took a sip of cocoa and said.

"I just want to know what the taste of your favorite drink is. If I drink your drink directly, you might kill me, so I can only settle for the next best thing."

"That's too exaggerated! I'm like that." Ino paused as he said it, and then frowned.

This man talks the same thing. If she said he didn't mind, he would definitely drink the same drink with her openly. If he said he minded, this person might say something weird again.

So Ino stood up silently and moved a little further away from Naruto.

Naruto:"."

When the power goes out, the temperature in the living room naturally cools down. Ino, who was wrapped in a bathrobe, couldn't help but tremble, and Naruto was also aware of the coldness.

He stood up and said to Ino.

"You go to my room and sleep."

"Ah? Why?"

"The quilt in the guest room is very thin. There is a power outage and no heating. You will catch a cold if you sleep there." Naruto explained patiently, "The quilt in my room is thicker, so..."

I originally thought that Ino would refuse righteously, but it wouldn't be surprising if that was the case. After all, he is very self-aware, and he is probably in the top three of the most dangerous things in Inoji's mind.

He has probably been labeled as the kind of person who can never be trusted, something like that.

Surprisingly, Ino did not refuse, but asked after a moment of silence.

"Then where do you sleep?"

"Huh?" This was a question he hadn't thought about. Of course, what he was thinking was that it would be nice if they could sleep together, but he still couldn't say this after all.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he frowned and said.

"There is a thick blanket in the fox dog's room, so I have to give it a hard time."

I'll take the time to write a side story tomorrow.