Chapter 55: Cunning Little Fox

"Ryosuke."

Early in the morning, Ryosuke was just about to go to school after a long absence.

But just after breakfast and coming to the door, Hinata, who had not been seen since getting up, hurriedly ran over from the courtyard with her short legs, holding a black square box in her hand.

"Run slower, you were so tired from practicing last night, you should have rested more."

Without asking, just smelling the subtle fragrance, Ryosuke knew that it was probably a lunch box prepared for him.

"It's all what you like to eat."

Hinata handed him the lunch box with both hands, and then stood there eagerly, as if waiting for something.

"Thank you Hinata for the lunch box."

Ryosuke smiled gently, took the lunch box she handed over, and gently stroked her hair with his other palm, "Rest well at home today, and try to go to school tomorrow, so that I can see a good battle."

"Yeah!"

Hinata said seriously, half-closed her eyes comfortably, shook her head unconsciously, and rubbed Ryosuke's palm, like a kitten.

Since the first time she was touched on the head like this a year ago, she has enjoyed the feeling of being caressed.

She can feel Ryosuke's tenderness from this action.

Especially last night, after she heard such... words that made people feel safe, this action made her feel even warmer.

Time passed by bit by bit, Ryosuke did not speak again, and Hinata was reluctant to speak.

The two stood like this, maintaining this action for a while.

"Ryosuke, you haven't gone to school yet?"

But at this moment, a very abrupt voice sounded, waking Hinata who was immersed in a beautiful dream.

It was Hanabi, because she ate slowly, she happened to see this scene when she left the yard.

"Ah..."

She took a step back suddenly, as if she just remembered something, and looked at Ryosuke in front of her in a panic, "Ryosuke, you're going to be late!"

"I know, you have a good rest." Ryosuke smiled and retracted his palm that was suspended in the air, and greeted Hanabi behind him, and then left the house.

The scene just now was very beautiful. Although he knew that he was going to be late, he didn't want to break the atmosphere.

He himself enjoyed it.

When he arrived at school, the first theoretical course was almost over.

Although he was late in the end, Iruka didn't blame Ryosuke too much. This was the preferential treatment for good students.

During the noisy class break, only the last row was relatively quiet.

After a month, some people in the class have not changed at all, but some have changed a lot.

For example... Naruto.

With his back straight and his hands clasped together on the table, he had a relaxed smile on his face.

Although his appearance has not changed, Naruto's temperament and posture have changed in this month.

"Hinata, are you taking a day off today?"

He asked with a smile.

Why... so familiar.

Nodding casually, although Ryosuke felt a little strange about his change, he still replied gently: "I was too tired from training last night, I may need to rest for a day or two."

"Really? What a pity."

Naruto stretched, "I am a little looking forward to her fight with Inuzuka Kiba."

The more he spoke, the more strange Ryosuke felt.

This feeling was too familiar, whether it was the tone of speech, movements, or even smile, they were too similar to himself.

He felt that the changes in Naruto's behavior in the past month made him move closer to him.

Forcibly suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Ryosuke asked softly: "Did you go to the training ground too?"

"After all, I will become a ninja in the future, and accumulating combat experience is still a very important thing." Naruto nodded, "Although no one is willing to practice with me, they didn't say anything if I occasionally went to watch the fight."

When he said this, the expression on his face was not as lost and bitter as before.

Always keep a relaxed and sunny smile, as if he doesn't care about this matter anymore.

Without continuing to talk, Ryosuke quietly watched Naruto's expression.

Although he had cast an illusion on Naruto before leaving.

If Naruto did something out of the ordinary and was captured by the Third Generation or other high-ranking officials in the village, he would forget some of the processes when he came into contact with Ryosuke, so as to avoid being confessed when his memory was searched.

But the details still need to be confirmed.

After a while, Ryosuke felt that the illusion he cast on Naruto through the Byakugan was still there, so he said calmly, "They are not here."

He didn't specify who they were, but both Ryosuke and Naruto now understood.

"...Ryosuke can detect them because of the Byakugan?"

The moment he heard his words, Naruto's expression relaxed.

But although it was a little loose, it was actually not much different from before.

It seems that after those words, he understood that some people were secretly monitoring him, and also realized that his position in this village was quite special.

"As long as I am willing to be a Hokage and willing to protect this village, the third-generation grandfather will teach me a lot of things."

Seeing that Ryosuke did not answer his question, Naruto did not continue to ask, and continued to say: "Recently, he has been teaching me to control my chakra, and I have been working hard for a long time."

"That fox in my body has a great impact on my chakra. I have never been able to master ninjutsu before, and a big reason is because of this."

"And recently, after the control of chakra has improved, his influence on me is also slowly decreasing."

With a subtle expression, Ryosuke smiled, "If the third-generation master knows that you have known some things and are approaching him with the intention of deliberately pleasing him and gaining his trust, you are dangerous."

In the past month, Naruto has grown a little fast.

"Although my identity in the village is more sensitive because of this fox."

Naruto put his hand on his abdomen, "But the third grandfather is really good to me, and I don't want to lie to him, but I hope to have my own power faster."

"If he can't trust me, he won't teach me so many things."

"Why tell me this?" Ryosuke asked, his interest rising in his heart.

"Because you taught me so much, I choose to believe you." Naruto chuckled and answered, the smile on his face was almost exactly the same as Ryosuke's.

It's just that the emotional investment is not so deep, this smile is a bit fake and not sincere.

"I teach you? I don't remember... what I taught you."

The smile on Ryosuke's face has made his eyes form a crescent.

Before people's three views are fully developed, they will change rapidly because of their social circles and experiences.

But this change in Naruto makes him feel very interesting.

"You told me to go to Grandpa Sandai for everything, didn't you?"

With a few whiskers on his cheeks, Naruto now looks like a cunning little fox. "Actually, I can understand monitoring me and isolating me."

"After all... if this guy really escapes from my body, most of Konoha will be severely damaged and many people will die."

"Although I don't like this village very much at the moment, but... after all, this is the home where I was born and raised, and there are a few people I care about, so I am willing to protect it. I didn't lie to Grandpa Sandai about this."