"Ahem, first of all, I'm definitely not a pervert." Naruto lowered his voice and complained softly, "She's not an ignorant girl either, damn it!"
Jingle bell, the old man with poor ears in the stall rang the bell, raised his head and said.
"Guest, your takoyaki."
"Uh-huh!" Sakura struggled to get the takoyaki wrapped in a paper bag, and she reached for it regardless of Naruto covering her mouth. The scene was a bit offensive for a time.
Naruto couldn't stand it anymore, so he grabbed the bag of food and dragged Sakura away. After walking for a while and getting away from the crowd, he handed the food to Sakura in annoyance.
"Here, is this food that delicious?"
"It's delicious." Sakura carefully took the paper bag, threw her burned left hand to her right hand, blew air through her mouth, and her face turned red.
After saying that, she suddenly seemed to think of something and asked.
"do you want to eat?"
Naruto looked at her hesitantly, opened his mouth, but still made no sound.
"It's not poisoned." Sakura blinked, "Tsunade-sama didn't teach me many poisoning techniques, so I can't possibly learn it by reading a book by myself, right?"
Hearing this, Naruto had completely given up the idea of taking a bite. Probably in martial arts movies, there won't be a scene where Qiao Feng is knocked unconscious while walking in the rivers and lakes.
"I'm not hungry," he said with a cough.
"Oh." Sakura turned her head and started eating takoyaki alone, slowly walking towards the light.
Naruto followed her, always keeping a distance between them. Kuro Sakura has a contrasting sense of restrained desire, and has the temperament of an innocent girl wearing old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses.
In short, he had exactly the same facial features as Sakura and shared the same body, but in front of Naruto, he gave him the illusion of another person. Maybe it’s the eating habits or the change in eyes when talking.
He had seen Sakura speak in front of other people, with a normal speed and a frank and natural expression. She has a peaceful smile on her face most of the time, which makes her look like a girl with a good personality.
I heard that she is very popular in Konoha Hospital. After all, the medical department is full of men. No matter how careful and gentle the dressing treatment is, it's still not as good as a girl telling you to please be patient. Changing the dressing is a bit painful. Coupled with Sakura's seriousness and carefulness in doing things, she was soon dubbed an angel.
Sakura stopped, as if she had something to say. When Naruto caught up with her, she spoke.
"Actually, I want to give it a try. I treat today as a date."
Hearing this, Naruto glanced at her.
"Forget it, it's so troublesome."
It was dark at night, and the lights on Konoha Street were sparsely lit. The heat in the summer wind failed to dissipate, and Sakura, wearing a sleeveless top, turned to look at him.
"Well, it doesn't matter if you pretend to be stupid, lie, or tell the truth. I don't like the perfunctory look."
The next day, Naruto woke up.
Looking at the empty room and sighing, I went shopping a little late last night. In fact, there is nothing too special, just walking around.
Sakura looked very happy, and he didn't hate this feeling. Mainly, I didn't feel uncomfortable. The two of us kept a distance from each other and felt very safe.
But he could vaguely feel that something had changed, not him, but Sakura. I always felt that this person had a lot of fun at night, too much fun.
Naruto even felt like he was just a pendant, just standing there.
Forget it, I’ll ask again when I have time today.
He rolled out of bed and was summoned to the Hokage Building. Tsunade was still not there, and Naruto didn't know what she was busy with, so he searched around and found Shizune.
"Coming?" Shizune didn't even raise her head. The hands that were processing the files were almost waving out afterimages, processing the files as quickly as an octopus.
"Well, the ANBU guy said that Tsunade-sama is looking for me." As long as Naruto is free, he can see Uzuki Xiyan every few days.
The purple hair and ANBU's animal mask were too eye-catching. After Tsunade took over the ANBU after taking over, Uzuki Yuyan seemed to be reused.
I don't know if it has anything to do with Moonlight Hayate. After all, my fiancé died in the line of duty and he became a widow directly.
"Actually, it's me who is looking for you. I asked the ANBU to send someone to call you here." Shizune stopped what she was doing and looked up at him, "Tsunade-sama has been a little busy recently, mainly for Sunagakure matters."
"Sunagakure?" Naruto's eyelids twitched slightly, with a vague premonition.
"Yes, Gaara of Sunagakure is expected to become the Fifth Kazekage. A small number of senior officials in Sunagakure Village can no longer stop him, so they use despicable means to force him to leave Sunagakure Village."
Shizune said calmly, as if she was laying the groundwork for her words.
"The village will provide reasonable assistance to Gaara's allies, and most of the senior officials on Sunagakure's side also support Gaara, so..."
"So?" Naruto asked.
"Gaara succeeds the Fifth Kazekage, which is a good result for the village and even the Fire Nation." Shizune nodded.
"I don't care if the world is peaceful or not, it doesn't matter even if there is a fight." Naruto said, interrupting Shizune, "Anyway, I don't do any weird tasks, nor do I do troublesome tasks."
"Your character is really..." Shizune's face looked troubled.
"Huh? There's nothing we can do about it. This village is also very bad." Naruto made no secret of his displeasure with the village and turned around and said.
"A person is nurtured by the soil and water, and my character was gradually developed in Konoha. No matter what, Konoha is the one who has to take responsibility, after all."
Shizune couldn't bear it anymore, and gradually understood why Tsunade-sama wanted to get angry when she saw Naruto. Such a scornful character made her want to slap Naruto into the wall on the spot.
But she was not Tsunade after all. Facing this naughty prince of Konoha, Shizune took a deep breath to suppress her anger and persuaded her in a gentle whisper.
"Well, it's not a strange mission. It's just to have more contact with Princess Sunagakure. Naruto, you also know the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure. Although they have become allies, the relationship has always been tense."
"Relationships tied to interests are always not as close as other more intimate relationships, even if they are good friends."
"What does it have to do with me?" Naruto put his hands in his pockets.
"Of course it does matter. Tsunade-sama is also more concerned about this matter. Don't you want to share the worries for Tsunade-sama?" Shizune stood up from the chair.
She would not say anything about peace for the village or even for the ninja world. She knew too well that Naruto was not interested in those words.
"I don't want to." Naruto shook his head like a rattle.
"Tsunade-sama," he had just finished speaking when clear footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor outside. He was very familiar with those footsteps.
It sounded like it was hitting his heart, and the pressure filled him up.
"Tsunade-sama, she is too tired every day. It is an honor for me to be able to share the worries of such a trivial matter." Naruto rushed to avoid danger and calmly changed his words.
The eldest princess of the Senju clan stood outside the door, frowned and stared at Naruto's back, said nothing, came in, took a piece of information and left.
The green robe brushed against Naruto's side, making him nervous immediately. The pressure of the Empress of Konoha was too heavy. Mainly because Tsunade was too busy during this period and her temper was not very good.
Naruto could basically hide and remain silent for fear of being noticed by Tsunade.
Tsunade was halfway through when she suddenly stopped. He turned to look at Naruto and spoke out.
"I'll wait for you outside. After you finish handling things, come out."
"good."
Shizune looked at Naruto who had changed the subject, and was slightly stunned, thinking that one thing really affects another. He tried his best to speak, but Naruto didn't move at all. His face changed as soon as Tsunade-sama came.
Ha, man.
Now that Naruto has agreed, Shizune has nothing to say, so she explains the details between Sunagakure and ends. By the way, he urged Naruto to go out quickly and not to keep Tsunade-sama waiting for too long.
Naruto reluctantly dragged out.
Tsunade stood outside the corridor, her green robe blown by the wind. It had been almost a year since he had held the position of Fifth Hokage, and Tsunade's earlier willfulness had worn off a lot.
"If you don't like Sunagakure, you can just deal with it casually." She said, "Jiraiya has sent news that he has found out some information about the Akatsuki organization."
"They seem to be entrenched in the Kingdom of Rain. There are wars there from time to time. He wants to go and investigate alone, and he wants to come back first and take you to Miaomu Mountain."
"Are you asking for my opinion?" Naruto was slightly stunned.
"Well." Tsunade breathed out and reached out to pinch his face. "He is your teacher after all. I want to hear your opinion."
Naruto thought for a while, raised his head and said.
"Let the lustful immortal come back first. Don't worry about the Land of Rain. Since people like Uchiha Itachi can serve the Akatsuki organization, it proves that the Akatsuki organization is by no means ordinary."
"If you rush deeper with limited information, even a lustful immortal may be in danger."
"Well, I also have concerns in this regard." Tsunade showed a relieved smile, "Since you said so, there is no need to hesitate."
"You won't be assigned any more tasks recently. The reorganization of Team 7 has also been suppressed. We will wait until Jiraiya comes back. Kakashi is no longer responsible for the tasks of Team 7 and has gone to further his studies."
Naruto thought for a while, carefully savoring the meaning of Tsunade's words, thinking of another possibility, and couldn't help but frown and asked.
"Do the higher-ups have any ideas about the tailed beasts?"
"Well." Tsunade said, "You don't have to worry about those things. Whether they are consultants or other high-level officials, they are already old. Their thoughts are rotten and old, and all they think about is annexation and war."
"Is it going to be difficult, Tsunade-sama? Arguing with the higher-ups or something?"
"What?" Tsunade was obviously stunned for a moment, and looked at Naruto with a confused look, "Embarrassed? Why do you think so?"
"After all, he is a high-level official in the village. There will always be some trouble." Naruto said hesitantly as he didn't understand why Tsunade reacted like this.
"Although Tsunade-sama is the Fifth Hokage, her foundation is not stable after all. Wouldn't it be bad if she had too many conflicts with the top management just one year after taking office?"
"Although Danzo's gang is indeed not a good person, and they sent people to test me before, but if he doesn't admit it, there's nothing we can do to him."
Naruto said a lot in one breath, and those were all things that he found very troublesome. As long as it involves the village's senior officials, he finds it very troublesome.
Tsunade patted his shoulder and looked at him amused.
"Are you looking down on me too much?"
"Huh?" Naruto choked for a moment.
His views on the top management of Konoha actually only stay in the plot. If he really has any thorough understanding, he definitely doesn't have it.
Tsunade reached out her hand again, pinched Naruto's face with both hands, and asked with a smile.
"What do you think the village was built on?"
"It's probably because the families have joined together to form a mutually supportive group, abandoning prejudices and forming a seal of reconciliation." Naruto said intermittently.
"I memorized it in Ninja School. It's been too long and I forgot about it."
"You can't completely believe what is in the book." Tsunade said with a smile, "The village was built by the first generation with force, whether it was Uchiha or other families."
"It is strength that made Konoha emerge from the long war."
"Isn't the First Generation peace-loving?" Naruto swallowed and said with a smile.
"Do you love peace and love conflict?" Tsunade asked, "There has never been any real peace in the ninja world. Where there are people, fighting will never stop."
"That old man Sandaime's will of fire is indeed good. The land of Konoha is endless."
"But in the final analysis, Konoha once relied on force to create the village and maintain the peace of the ninja world. There is no reason why it has changed now, so why do you think I would not dare to conflict with the higher-ups?"
"Isn't Tsunade-sama Hokage?" Naruto was stunned, "Well, I don't think I dare, I just think it's too troublesome and arguing can't solve the problem."
"It's true that arguing can't solve the problem." Tsunade nodded, indicating that she agreed with this sentence, "I don't intend to argue with those old guys."
"You kid, don't underestimate me. There are many people who support me. What's so great about the top management? Why do you think the top management can restrict me?"
"They really have this ability, why aren't they Hokage?"
"This." Something new suddenly entered Naruto's mind. He had realized that Tsunade was refreshing his understanding of the world.
"Because of power?" he asked tentatively.
"It seems that you finally understand." Tsunade looked a little relieved and let go of his slightly swollen cheek. "The position of Hokage is never achieved solely by reputation, but by strength."
"Within the framework of the village, if you are more scrupulous, you really have to pay attention to the impact. But on some things, I don't agree with the higher-ups and there's nothing they can do about it."
"Who do they think they are? They're just a bunch of old guys. The third generation is too gentle and gives them too much respect. I don't agree, so why should I bother you?"
"Go and have their sweet dreams!"
Start entering Shippuden
(End of chapter)
