"I'm sorry, please have my condolences." Ino said a little guiltily.
"There's no need to apologize for that kind of thing." Naruto took the white chrysanthemum and was about to pay when he suddenly saw a red flower.
Maybe he felt that there were too few flowers, so he habitually put one on top, so he pointed to the red flower and said.
"Ino, can you help me wrap that flower too?"
"Eh? Well... okay." Ino turned around to take the flowers and wrapped them up quickly, "Fifty taels in total."
"Are you going to give it to Sakura? She seems to be practicing in the medical class recently."
Naruto paid, took the flowers and handed the wrapped rose among them to Ino.
"Ah?" Ino was stunned for a moment, "Is there something wrong with the flower?"
"It's for you." Naruto handed the flower forward one more section, and Ino reached out to take it.
"Why did you suddenly send flowers?" Ino was a little confused. She didn't expect that Naruto would buy flowers for her. Although there was no shortage of flowers at home...
"No reason, I just suddenly remembered it. Thank you Ino for taking care of me. It's normal." Naruto put the white chrysanthemum away and stared at Ino and said.
"Although it makes sense to say so, it still feels weird." Ino looked away and laughed dryly, "It always feels like adults giving each other flowers or something."
"Don't say such weird things. If you don't want to, I won't give it away." Naruto reached out to take it.
"No, there's no reason to take back the gift you gave out. Besides...I didn't say I didn't want to." Ino firmly protected the wrapped rose.
Naruto was just pretending and didn't want to really grab it, so he said goodbye and left.
The next day.
Anbu found Moonlight Hayate's body on a roof. The body was cut with a sharp blade and there was a fatal wound on the neck.
At the same time, the third Chunin Examination jointly organized by the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire also began. Different from the first two games, the third game will be held in an arena that can accommodate ten thousand people, and the nobles and ladies of the Fire Country will all appear.
For this group of well-fed aristocrats, watching ninja fights is as elegant as having a silver party at home.
The nobles occupy a large amount of land and production tools, and the annual rent collected and the tax incentives provided by the Fire Nation are enough for their daily squandering. Naruto used to envy these rich people, but he still does now.
Although those people are not as rich as him now, they will enjoy it.
It's not like Naruto who has money and can't spend it all. Buying expensive home appliances, eating barbecue, and taking baths everywhere are already the limit of consumption. This body is still too small to do anything that costs money.
There was great excitement inside and outside the venue, and the atmosphere of the formal examination was as grand as a festival. The streets are bustling with people, and vendors are working hard to sell their products, with wine and red bean balls being the best sellers.
Naruto walked on the street, carrying a bag of food and heading towards the training ground.
Perhaps it was because of the official exam, but there was no one in the training ground. They were probably all heading towards the large arena. After all, who would go to a remote training ground to train on such a grand day?
Naruto wasn't here for training, he hadn't trained at all.
It was still early, and the forest was unusually quiet in the early morning. Naruto stood at the training ground and looked around as if he was looking for something.
"Naruto-kun...why are you here?"
Suddenly, Hinata's figure timidly emerged from the wooden stake in the training ground, holding her hands and asking carefully.
At this time, Hinata was wearing a light blue long-sleeved retro coat on the upper body and a black three-quarter straight trousers on the lower body, making the whole person dignified and beautiful.
"Sending food." Naruto said, lifting the brown oil paper bag on his hand, "Didn't we make an appointment to have barbecue last time? I haven't met you yet."
"I'm sorry, I've been training so..." Hinata lowered her head. She didn't want to say that her father had completely ignored her, so she kept gritting her teeth and training just to prove herself.
"It doesn't matter." Naruto approached, handed the paper bag to Hinata and said, "Hinata will definitely become stronger if she works hard."
"I haven't changed anything." Hinata said in a low mood, "The last time I faced Brother Neji, it was Naruto who helped me to hold on for several rounds. I think if it were me, I might not be able to hold on for even one round. .”
"You can't say that." Naruto took out a bunch of meatballs from the bag and took a bite to comfort him, "Hinata, you know you can't beat but still insist on it, that's brave enough."
"Becoming stronger doesn't happen overnight. You still have to have some confidence in yourself."
"Thank you, Naruto-kun." Hinata looked up and smiled again, "I know, I will try my best."
"Then will you eat?"
"Um."
Hinata was a little uncomfortable with Naruto's honest gaze, and she was immediately at a loss.
"This is red bean balls, and that is fried tempura and cake." Naruto rummaged through it and handed them to Hinata, "Can you eat this?"
"Ah, I know how to eat."
"What about this? This one seems to taste good, although I haven't eaten it often, but the boss said it is very popular with girls." Naruto took out a lot of snacks, and it seemed that they were specially given to Hinata. of.
"Naruto-kun."
"Huh?" Naruto raised his head and looked at Hinata.
"Thank you."
"good."
Hinata was stunned, no one would respond. Shouldn't it be normal to say thank you in front of others? Naruto's words were so good that Hinata couldn't stand it, and her face instantly turned red.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"I'm thinking...Naruto-kun, why are you so nice to me?" Hinata lowered her head and looked away and said, "It's hard to please people like me. I fail in everything I do. I have such a bad temper. Also very cowardly.”
"You have done a great job. I don't know why you feel inferior Hinata, but I think you are actually very gentle towards people. Your companions must like you very much, so you don't have to worry about such things. "
Hearing this, Hinata raised her eyes and glanced at him secretly, her movements as cute as a kitten. Then he lowered his head very quickly, showing an embarrassed expression, and pursed his lips lightly, revealing a shallow smile.
Naruto's surprising frankness made Hinata reveal a smile that was extremely difficult to show in front of outsiders. Even if Naruto didn't have the opposite-sex feelings towards Hinata at the moment, his heartbeat would still inevitably speed up.
"Naruto-kun, I...I'm very happy." Hinata stuttered with a soft smile on her face, "This is the first time someone praised me like that, so..."
"You can hear it often in the future, so it doesn't matter." Naruto said, "The Chunin exams are about to start, won't you go?"
"Sorry...Naruto-kun, I made an appointment with Kiba and the others to go there together." Hinata's face was full of guilt.
"It's okay, I'll go over first." Naruto said goodbye to Hinata, "Goodbye Hinata, cheer up!"
"Yeah." A shy look appeared on Hinata's face.
"Goodbye...Naruto-kun."
