A Fool Who Might Want to Marry You Someday

"Excuse me." Yamanaka Rino, wearing a small patterned Yukata, bowed to Naruto hurriedly returned the bow.

In an instant, only Naruto and Ino remained on the dimly lit road. The Fireworks Festival had ended, with only a few scattered fireworks occasionally lighting up the night sky above the Hokage Rock.

Before she knew it, Ino realized that she hadn't noticed her mother had left, and she suddenly came to her senses.

"I'm going back now."

After saying that, she turned and left in a huff.

"Do you know the way?" Naruto jogged a few steps to catch up.

"Sorry, I remember it very clearly." Ino didn't want to talk to him and quickened her pace as if she wanted to shake off someone she disliked.

"They might forget. Aren't there people like that all the time?" Naruto wasn't discouraged at all and continued, "For example, people who forget their own birthdays."

Suddenly, Ino stopped in her tracks and lowered her head.

How did you know it was my birthday today?

"I checked." Naruto walked in front of Ino and blocked her way. "I think you'll be very busy on your birthday, since it's the Fireworks Festival today."

"So what?" Ino asked, "You pervert, you were hiding here touching Hinata's hand?"

"It was an accident," Naruto said with an embarrassed smile. "I just happened to run into them; I went into the woods to catch a dog."

"Really?" Ino looked up and glanced at him with some displeasure. When she saw that he was covered in dirt and grass clippings, her brows relaxed.

"Why would you go and catch a dog for no reason?" Ino muttered.

Don't you like dogs?

"You're lying! My mother clearly told you that!"

"Oh, you heard me?"

"Don't treat me like I'm invisible, okay? I was standing right next to my mother, and I heard her tell you the secret with my own ears!" Ino puffed out her cheeks, looking completely dissatisfied.

"I can give you this dog," Naruto said. "But it's a bit of a slut; it steals things like underwear and panties, and it might even return them to its former owner, which is me."

"Roar!" The Nine-Tails roared in dissatisfaction.

"Oh, and a bit fierce."

"I don't want a dog as perverted as you!" Ino involuntarily took a step back.

"Ino, you're blushing."

"I wouldn't blush over something like that!"

"By the way, I saw your panties. But don't get me wrong, I just saw them by accident while folding your clothes, I didn't do anything strange at all."

"Pervert!!!" Ino exclaimed with disdain, "Only you would do something like freezing bathwater!"

That's water from the kitchen.

"Who would believe that! You're a pervert!"

"Anyway, it's still early. Shall we move on to the second half of the birthday party?" He reached out to Ino with one hand, while holding the weak fox who had become his lackey with the other.

Just as Ino was about to reach out, she suddenly remembered the moment he shielded Hinata and immediately pulled her hand back.

"Hmph, I can walk by myself."

But Ino had only taken a couple of steps when her stomach growled.

All around was a pitch-black wilderness, so quiet that only the incessant chirping of insects could be heard. The small firework couldn't rise very high into the night sky; it exploded at its highest point, bringing a fleeting moment of brilliance.

Ino was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground.

"You're not eating anything on your birthday?" Naruto asked, somewhat amused.

"Hmph!" Ino glared at him, her face flushed. "You can't eat before you put on Yukata. If your belly is too big, you can't tie your waist. With your waist and chest wrapped up by the sash, how can you possibly eat?"

"I would occasionally take a small bite and then spit it out, and I would also sip water in tiny sips."

"It's tough having your birthday and celebration clash," Naruto said.

"Celebrating separately would be too much trouble for everyone, so we might as well celebrate together," Ino said. "I don't mind; my mother accompanies me to the Fireworks Festival every year at this time."

"Unexpectedly sensible."

"Isn't this a normal thing?" Ino couldn't help but retort.

"Let's go grab something to eat. There should still be some food stalls open," Naruto suggested.

Ino hesitated for a moment; she was indeed a little hungry, but...

"There's also a waist belt around her stomach."

"Untie it." Naruto said succinctly.

"Are you an idiot?" Ino suddenly blushed and glared at him. "You fell down completely as soon as you took off your clothes."

"Aren't you wearing anything underneath?"

"Of course I dressed properly!" Ino suddenly clutched her chest. "You'd better not let any terrible fantasies get into your head!"

My mind went completely blank.

"You can't leave my mind blank! You bastard!" Ino was getting a little frustrated, finding it particularly difficult to deal with the person in front of her.

"Come here!" Ino finally gave in and said to Naruto.

"What's wrong?" Naruto noticed that the two had moved far away from the road, using the trees as cover, so that even if someone passed by, they would not be able to see them at all.

"The corset is too tight, help me... help me unbutton that button." Ino's head was completely turned around, her face Red Eye misty, as if she was doing something terrible.

"My mother used to help me untie it; I can't open it with my bare hands."

"Okay." Naruto also somewhat tempted, and threw Nine-Tails on the ground. "My hands are a little dirty."

"It's okay. I... I'll change anyway tonight." Ino's voice trembled slightly as she turned her back to Naruto. "Anyway, please hurry up."

"Um."

He reached out and placed his hand on Ino's waist. The latter was extremely nervous, her whole body trembling slightly. Naruto steeled himself and slipped his hand into his suit belt.

After rummaging around inside for a while, Ino remained silent, until finally she heard a metallic knock, and the innermost waistband came loose.

"Phew~!" Ino looked relieved.

Suddenly, he realized there was no sound around him, so he turned his head sharply and saw Naruto staring at his own hand.

"Don't look like you're savoring this! You pervert!!" Ino stepped forward and grabbed Naruto's arm from the inside.

"Ouch!! That hurts!" Naruto pinched Ino's hand directly between his left and right sides.

"Let go!"

"Unless you forgive me."

"Okay," Ino said through gritted teeth.

Naruto let go, but was still pinched hard. Ino looked like she had won, her sly eyes beaming with triumph.

"I know what you're thinking," she said.

"Then please marry me immediately."

"Ah!! What are you saying!" Ino exclaimed, taking five or six steps back in disdain. "It sounds disgusting."

"This is so heartbreaking."

"Hehe, don't be discouraged. Maybe some idiot will appear who wants to marry you in the future." Ino Yukata, leaned forward slightly with her hands behind her back, laughing with great pride.

That's all for now. I'll continue with a minimum of 10,000 chapters per day tomorrow. Thanks to Feng Hua Zhuo Shi for the generous donation of ten extra chapters, which will help me pay off my debts while maintaining my 10,000-word daily limit. Thanks to Da Jackie for the generous donation of seven more chapters, and to Xiao Langren, who is under a lot of pressure as the leader, for one more chapter. In total, I owe eighteen chapters. I'll try to reach 15,000 tomorrow. (Bonus chapters will be explained in the title.)