Chapter 233 You Don’t Even Want to Call Me

"Teacher Hong, it wasn't like that before. She didn't like too lively occasions before. Generally speaking, she would never eat with so many of us."

Ino explained, "Then I got closer to Asuma-sensei, and my whole person changed a lot."

Sakura nodded, said nothing, and glanced quickly to another place. His gaze passed by without stopping, and his movements were so skillful that there was no leakage.

The party ended, Anko left early, and Asuma also left with Yuhi Kurenai.

"We're going back too." Shikamaru and Choji turned around and waved to everyone, then walked in the other direction.

The midsummer night breeze was cold, Xiao Li went to practice, and Xiao Ying and Tiantian left together. Hinata and Neji happened to be returning to Hinata's station together, so they saluted a few people, "Thank you for the hospitality, I'm sorry."

Watching the two people leave, Naruto and Ino were suddenly the only ones left at the scene.

"Let's go, I'll take you back," he said.

"I can go back by myself." Ino struggled and said without looking at him.

"Okay, you can stay at my place." Naruto said as if he didn't hear him at all, minding his own business.

"Ah?" Ino resisted, "No, it's too late."

As soon as she said the words, she suddenly remembered what Sakura had said. It seems that I have slept in the same bed as Naruto. Although nothing happened,

As soon as this thought came up, Ino was suddenly shocked. He was thinking wildly. I have become more and more sluggish recently, even though I can figure things out very easily.

How could you really compare things like that with Hinata? It's too much. Task! Task! There are still tasks tomorrow!

If you stop moving forward because of your emotions, you will be left behind. Hinata must have thought so too, so she suppressed her feelings and didn't talk to the guy.

She patted her cheek and said silently in her mind, wake up soon.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked with some confusion.

"Ah, it's nothing." Ino stammered, "Huh? Let's go, it's... already very late."

"Go to my house?"

"No! You idiot!" Inokiri refused, "I am very powerful, and I will grow into an excellent ninja like Tsunade-sama in the future."

"Yes, it's amazing." Naruto said coaxing a child.

Ino said it was late, but she still wasted a lot of time on the road with Naruto. She seemed to have dressed up for the party.

She was wearing a snow-white short-sleeved top, and her long blond hair was tucked back. As he spoke, the hands behind his back swayed, and his eyes narrowed slightly, like the summer cicadas chirping in the leaves above his head.

Every time she said something, Ino had to look at Naruto. She would continue talking only if she didn't see an expression of boredom on his face.

"Yesterday, an elderly customer came to the store. He said that his wife asked him to buy flowers, but he forgot some flowers." Ino said nonchalantly.

"Then what?" He asked appropriately as he walked forward.

Ino chatted most about things in the Yamanaka Flower Shop. She spent almost all of her childhood in the shop, and almost every day she stayed in the shop to watch the sunset and dusk.

"Later, of course, I accompanied the guest to pick out many varieties of flowers. I looked at all the expensive and cheap ones and said they were not good. In the end, he chose a pot of very ordinary yellow flowers."

Ino turned her head, looked at Naruto's side face and said.

"Did you know? The customer's wife was a regular customer of our store. She passed away two years ago. Her favorite was yellow flowers."

"Then why not just give him the right flower?" Naruto tilted his head, his shoulders were broad, and the rough outline of his shoulder blades was outlined under his neck.

"That would be cruel, if he forgets that his wife has passed away. If he just takes out the pot of yellow flowers, he will probably remember it soon."

Ino walked forward with small steps and said seriously.

"Everyone will die, but if there are still people who remember her, she will not disappear completely. Although the old woman has passed away, there is light in life, and it was extinguished once when she died."

"But when the old man came to buy flowers, his memory was already very bad. I could see that he was trying very hard to recall. He was probably recalling not only the flowers that the old lady liked, but also the time they lived together. ."

"So. So." Ino frowned, as if she didn't know what to say.

Hearing this, Naruto spoke.

"So if you just tell the old man the answer, he will stop thinking about it. The answer itself is pale and cannot give people more comfort."

"Yeah." Ino frowned, smiled and said, "That's right."

"He remembered it bit by bit, and his face became more and more rosy. When he finally found the pot of yellow flowers, he almost jumped with excitement. He completely remembered his wife, and the light of his wife's life rekindled."

Ino said and paused again, gesturing with ten pear-white fingers on his chest and frowning.

"I don't know how to describe it, do you understand? It's just very shocking. I feel that life is really fragile. Everyone wants to live well, but..."

"But." Naruto turned his head and glanced at Ino, acting as her mouthpiece.

"All sadness and separation are like a narrow light that shines on someone at a specific time. As long as someone still remembers it, it is not truly gone."

"As long as the yellow flowers bloom, someone will love you."

"That's right."

Ino said nothing, glanced at him, and turned away in panic. His face was red and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Even though Naruto was still a young man when he died suddenly in his previous life, he had experienced a lot. I understand some things a little bit, but not very well.

Looking at Ino's happy expression, I feel unexpectedly happy, maybe this is because I like her.

"Here we are." He stopped and said.

"Then I'll go back first!" Ino's face was still blushing and she ran into the store as if she was running away.

Naruto stood there and watched for a while. When sending the girl away, don't leave in such a hurry, just stand there for a while. It wouldn't be a loss if you didn't look back. If you look back and look at each other, you will gain blood.

The moment she opened the store door, Ino quickly looked back and saw Naruto still standing at the other end of the road. Under the dim street lights, the boy's shadow stretched infinitely.

There was a bang, and Ino accidentally knocked on the door.

"Hey, you!" She exhaled, covering her head. She wanted to look again but was stopped by her mother in the store.

"Ino, come here and do mom a favor, okay?"

"Okay~." Ino turned around again, and there was no one under the streetlight. She couldn't help but sigh, changed her shoes and walked over slowly.

"Why so many white chrysanthemums?"

"Mr. Noda passed away yesterday, and his family specially asked us to prepare some flowers." Reino Yamanaka said, moving her hands constantly.

"What's wrong with you?" Yamanaka Reino turned to look at her daughter, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"fine."

Naruto walked home along Konoha Street. On the way, he bought a popsicle and licked it slowly. He suddenly felt a little lucky. Although he was reborn in a second life, he was not an immortal monster.

If you stay with them, it will be okay to grow old and die in this world.

He took a bite of the popsicle and thought about how to launch the mission in the Kingdom of Rain. He now had a lot of information about Pain in his mind, and he directly killed the thief and beheaded the snake!

What Akatsuki organization, just kill that little Karami of Nagato.

As he was thinking this, he looked up and saw a familiar figure leaning against the wall on the road.

"Sakura? Why are you here?"

This place is on the edge of Konoha Street, and Sakura's home is not here. There was no way he was waiting for him here on the way, he could only be waiting here on purpose.

"I have something to ask you." Sakura suddenly laughed, "Speaking of which, you should first think about how to thank me. I have done you a big favor now."

"What?" Naruto walked forward and stared at her for a while, "What are you doing?"

Sakura said nothing, turned her head to look in the direction of the street corner, clapped her hands and said.

"Come out."

Hearing this, Naruto glanced at the corner of the street, and a figure appeared behind the wall. She was a beautiful woman, her haggard face could not hide her mature beauty.

He has thick black hair, is dressed maturely, and has a world-weary expression.

It is Fenghua Xiaoxue who has been missing for a long time.

"Princess Fengyun!" Naruto said that he was as calm as an old dog, and he couldn't hold back at this moment, "Why are you back! (Maximum level Flying Thunder God) I miss you so much."

"That." Fenghua Xiaoxue had a sneer on her face.

"Princess Fengyun came back and wanted to restart the Snow Country mission, but Konoha rejected her." Sakura said, "She got drunk alone in the tavern, and I happened to meet her when she went out."

Naruto moved closer and indeed smelled the smell of alcohol all over his body. But this does not matter. Fenghua Xiaoxue plans to actively restart the mission, which means that it is possible to fly the Thunder God at full level.

At this moment, in his eyes, Fenghua Xiaoxue's whole body was exuding the golden light of the female Bodhisattva.

"That's right." Fenghua Xiaoxue lowered her head and said a little decadently, "She is right, Konoha does not accept my request."

Naruto glanced at the sky, suppressed his excitement, his expression returned to calm, and he spoke.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk somewhere else."

BBQ shop.

Fenghua Koyuki was dressed fashionably and attracted the attention of many people from a distance. When she glanced at Sakura's ninja forehead protector, she immediately withdrew her gaze.

Things about ninjas are something you can't afford to mess with.

Naruto seemed very relaxed. There were not many people in the store, and no one recognized Fenghua Koyuki's true identity. Under the chandelier, he sat on the other side of the table, while Sakura and Fenghua Koyuki sat opposite.

Fenghua Xiaoxue put her hands on the table, looking a little nervous, and you could see the not obvious veins on the back of her hands.

"Fuji Fengxue is my stage name. As you all know, you can call me Fenghua Koyuki or Princess Fengyun." She said nervously, "I am the princess of the Land of Snow, my predecessor."

"Don't be so nervous, we will help you." Sakura could tell at a glance that she was afraid of being rejected, and glanced at Naruto again, and said in relief.

"We can be considered friends who have been through life and death, right? Don't be afraid, just tell us if you have any difficulties."

"Thank you," she said, "I really can't help it."

"My father is the king of the Snow Country, but my uncle killed my father and took the throne. I have been living in exile for many years and have been escaping."

"I didn't have the courage to face my father's death, nor did I have the courage to fight against my uncle. So I became an actor and played the brave and fearless Princess Fengyun in front of the screen, but that was not me."

She said with a painful expression, "My acting skills are very good. Everyone praises me, but the more it happens, the more uncomfortable I feel. I am not Princess Fengyun, I am a coward."

"I'm not worthy of playing such a perfect role. Privately, I'm a bad person!" Fenghua Xiaoxue became increasingly emotional and tears welled up in her eyes.

"No matter how I avoid it! I avoid it, and I avoid it! But in the end I will think of my father's face. I don't have the courage to avenge him, nor do I have the courage to return to my hometown."

"Konoha rejected my request because I left without saying goodbye last time and a whole ship of people were killed because of that mission. They need to investigate and will not accept my mission until the results of the investigation are available."

"I know that's just a rhetoric. Konoha thinks I'm a troublesome client, even if I can afford the commission."

"Then why did you run away?" Naruto asked, staring into her eyes. "I asked you to wait, but you still ran away. There has been no news for so long."

Konoha's rejection of Fenghua Koyuki is understandable, and it doesn't matter if the task is more difficult. However, Fenghua Xiaoxue's agent, the client of the last Snow Country mission, concealed the information, and even Fenghua Xiaoxue himself ran away later.

Konoha would naturally have to consider the task applied by such an unstable client.

"I'm sorry." Fenghua Xiaoxue lowered her head and said, "I can't face those things myself, and I don't want to hurt you either."

"So you still don't consider us friends." Naruto knocked on the table and said. This was a habit he learned from Tsunade. It was nice and pretentious. Now it's his.

"I didn't," Fenghua Xiaoxue subconsciously retorted.

"Princess Fengyun, why didn't you tell us first when you returned to Konoha?" Naruto frowned and asked again, "Sakura and I both regard you as a friend. I thought we were already friends."

"You saw it just now. I'm very happy to see you back. But you would rather be desperate than come to us. If Sakura hadn't happened to meet you, maybe you would have left Konoha again now."

"I'm sorry." Fenghua Xiaoxue lowered her head and said, "I was wrong. Please help me. I can give you whatever you want."

Apparently Fenghua Xiaoxue regarded Naruto as the last life-saving straw, but she didn't realize that it was not a straw, but a thick tree.

"I'm not short of money, but you don't even want to call me. Ahem." Naruto coughed and almost ran away, "You don't even want to acknowledge me as your friend."

"I do." Feng Yun Xiaoxue said first.

"Very good." Naruto stood up and showed a smile, "You asked me to accept it, and I will give you justice."

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