Doing Things Others Didn't Know About

"I'm not happy!" Ino said frankly.

"Why?" Naruto looked Ino up and down. "What did Lord Tsunade say that made you so angry?"

"I'm not angry."

"Okay, you're not angry." He glanced at the door, then at Ino. "So, are you planning to stay here today, or go home?"

Ino hesitated for a moment. "Go home."

With reason still intact, things became easier. Naruto took off his shoes and pulled Ino back to the living room.

"Wait a mininute."

Water was boiling in the kitchen, and the chirping of insects echoed outside the window, beyond which lay utter darkness. The living room light shone brightly and steadily, like a lighthouse in the pitch-black sea.

The two stood in the kitchen, Ino watched him prepare the cocoa and whispered something.

"I'm not angry anymore."

"What did Lord Tsunade say to you?" Naruto asked.

"She said... she said you took the Sand Village Princess's panties, you two must have..." Ino stopped mid-sentence, "Well, it's really nothing."

"The Fifth Hokage is really something." Naruto was speechless. Tsunade really doesn't do anything right.

"It's just socks, I threw them away."

"Really?"

"Ah."

With a click, the hot water was ready.

"I'll do it." Ino pushed Naruto into the living room, and he simply lay down.

Turning his head to look at the dark night outside the window, and then at Ino busy in the kitchen, Naruto suddenly had a sense of déjà vu about married life.

Although Temari's situation was a hassle, nothing really happened, and she's probably back to normal by now.

He was also glad that he hadn't taken advantage of her vulnerability; otherwise, Temari wouldn't have had to send a friendly signal to Konohagakure on behalf of Sand on the eve of her departure.

This matter originally had nothing to do with him, but by specifically inviting him, it became a connection. At least in High-level Meeting, the fact that Temari and Shizune's conversation was recorded in writing would have some effect.

In short, the matter of dealing with the Jinchuriki was the first major issue Tsunade after losing the Uchiha during her time in power. In other words, it was a power struggle between the old and new forces in Konohagakure.

Everyone assumes that the Nine-Tails and its Jinchuriki cannot be separated, and that there is a certain possibility of becoming Perfect Jinchuriki.

But in reality, Naruto planned to dismantle the Nine-Tails and even found a new vessel for it.

"What are you thinking about?" Ino came out with a bag of cocoa, then pulled Naruto was lying on the sofa like a corpse, up and said irritably, "Get up."

"I'm wondering when I'll see Maid Outfit, no, black stockings maid outfits."

"You really are something!" Ino gritted her teeth.

"But they don't have that here either. I left the clothes at home, so it's a real shame."

"It's okay, I have one," Naruto said immediately.

"Huh?" Ino took ten steps back, looking at him with disdain. "How could you have something like that? You pervert!!"

"I've always had it."

"Absolutely, absolutely, a pervert!"

"Isn't this a normal thing to do?" Naruto asked, puzzled. "It's good to have a few extra sets in case of emergency."

"You're just a normal pervert!" Ino pressed herself against the wall, her eyes losing their luster. "Those kinds of people should all die!"

Late at night, Konohagakure Street.

The two walked side by side, exchanging words intermittently.

"The High-level Meeting should be tomorrow, right?" Ino said with her hands behind her back. "I heard from my father that the Yamanaka Clan also wants to express their opinion, but we share the same opinion as the Nara Clan and Akimichi Clan."

"The Ino-Shika-Cho are all of the same ilk," Naruto murmured. "That's just how it is."

"You don't need to worry, we're all on Lord Tsunade's side," Ino said. "Lord Tsunade is truly amazing, one of the legendary Legendary Sannin and the Fifth Hokage."

"Ah, right?" Naruto said.

"Anyway, don't worry." Ino glanced at Naruto out of the corner of her eye and noticed that he seemed to be getting taller and taller, and he was wearing Ninja Headband again, with his blond hair falling loose.

"Okay." Naruto didn't say anything more.

"Um... the Fireworks Festival is in a few days, will you be going?" Ino asked.

"When?"

"Three days later."

Three days later? The 23rd, I think it's Ino's birthday, but I can't quite remember. Oh well, I'll ask Shikamaru Choji tomorrow.

"Are you wearing Yukata?" Naruto asked.

"Idiot, how can you not wear Yukata for Fireworks Festival?"

"Then I will go no matter what."

"You really are."

Because Naruto was preoccupied with the High-level Meeting, he was quite nervous and only realized his mistake when he arrived at the Yamanaka Flower Shop.

"I'm going back now." Ino glanced at the Yamanaka Flower Shop. "It seems like my mother and the others have already gone to bed. It's too late."

"Go."

Naruto didn't leave, but watched her walk to the Yamanaka Flower Shop and push the door open. Ino reached out to push the door, but froze the next moment, unable to open it no matter what she did.

"Locked?"

She looked up at the window, which seemed to be locked.

I called out twice, but no one responded.

Finally Ino, with an absurd expression, slunk back to the Great Green Tree. She pointed to the Yamanaka Flower Shop, then to herself, too shocked to speak.

"Looks like you missed the gate access control, what a pity."

"It's only eleven o'clock!" Ino's face was flushed.

"Your uncle is probably too tired from work. Anyway, you can't go back now." Naruto grabbed Ino's arm and pulled her over.

"Let's go back."

"Where?" Ino quickly caught up, the night breeze blowing, and she pressed down her flowing hair. "But... I don't have any clothes."

"There are three Maid Outfit, four aprons, and..." Naruto listed them off as if they were his own, but he soon got his comeuppance when Ino pinched him on the back.

"Go to hell, you pervert! I will never wear that!"

"Really? We look like a couple."

"What?! No... that's not true at all!" Ino hurriedly denied. "Don't say such strange things! My parents will hear!"

The two had already started walking back, chatting back and forth.

"Ino, your face is so red."

"Huh? Maybe it's because it's too hot." Ino was a little unhappy because she had been found out.

To distract herself, Ino asked in a low voice.

"Um... you said last time that you were going to hide it secretly, right? Like keeping it from your parents or something, but now it seems like you can't even hide the key anymore."

Ino was referring to her frequent visits to Naruto, and she instinctively felt somewhat uneasy.

"There's nothing we can do about it even if we know." Naruto suddenly grabbed Ino's hand, and she stood still, looking at him with her slightly dilated, glass-bead-like blue eyes.

He looked directly into Ino's face.

"What?" Ino's eyes were almost overflowing with tears.

"Then let's do something they don't know about," he tempted.

Have you held hands with anyone else?

"Do parents count?" Ino's voice trembled.

"No."

"What about with girls?"

"I'm envious."

"What are you envious of? You're already holding hands with someone now, aren't you?" Ino was so nervous that her palms quickly became sweaty. She tried to pull away but was held tightly.

"My hands are so soft."

"Don't say things like that, it's too embarrassing." Ino bit her lower lip, her face flushed. "... It makes me feel very awkward."

He liked Ino's low-attack, low-defense side. Although she usually seemed to have a big heart, she would panic and lose her composure when faced with the slightest attack.

Some posts still won't send. I'll fix them and try again this afternoon.