Ino's Year-and-a-Half Wedding Date, Danzo Assassinated

"Who's going to pay the bill?" the boss asked as he approached.

The lights were dim at the small stall under the shade of a tree. Naruto kept his head down and ate, ignoring everything. Shikamaru coughed and started rummaging in his pocket.

Choji stared blankly as Shikamaru rummaged through his pockets for a while, finally pulling out a few scattered coins. He was utterly dumbfounded. What a mess these two are!

In the end, Choji and got up to pay the bill.

When they returned, Shikamaru and Naruto were chatting happily. The two continued eating and drinking as if nothing had happened, their freeloading methods incredibly smooth.

Naruto was quite poor lately, and Choji could understand that. But when he looked at Shikamaru, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"Shikamaru, where did your money go?"

"My money? Where did you get the money? I'm not a ninja anymore." Shikamaru said irritably, picking up food with his chopsticks and speaking from the heart.

"I've been incredibly busy lately, and I'm not even a high-level executive. I just got married, and I need money everywhere. Where am I going to get the money?"

Shikaku is gone.

"No, I asked for it myself because I don't really want to get involved in the affairs of the higher-ups," Shikamaru said impatiently, waving his chopsticks.

"But now, as a price, I have refused my father's financial support."

Upon hearing this, Choji was dumbfounded. How could his brothers have suddenly become penniless in just a few days? This was really strange.

"You guys..." Choji didn't know what to say, so he swallowed the words he was about to say and turned to Naruto to ask, "I heard Ino is leaving the village with the project?"

"Yes, lend me some money to prepare a gift." Naruto reached out his hand.

Choji: "."

I should have kept quiet. This guy has absolutely no shame! Even so, Choji still handed over all the money he had to Naruto; he wasn't short of money.

The Akimichi Clan values only three things most: food, the village, and companions. Importantly, he is never short of money; he can take whatever wealth the clan possesses.

Money comes quickly and can't be spent, so there's no ambition.

"Do you like this gift?" Naruto gave Ino a parting gift, a heart-shaped platinum pendant that was exceptionally exquisite.

This was bought with Choji's money and then flowed back to Ino. The Ino-Shika-Cho are all in cahoots; in a sense, this is like transferring money from one hand to the other.

So, Naruto isn't planning on paying back the money. That rich bastard, he'll just owe it to him until he has the money.

"Wow! I thought you weren't going to prepare a gift!" Ino took the pendant and put it around her neck, her eyes almost curving into crescent moons as she smiled.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something.

"Hey, I was busy with work last time and didn't come to see you. You're not angry, are you?" Ino asked, straddling Naruto and hugging him from behind.

Ino wore a white fitted shirt and a pleated skirt that went past her knees. Her blonde hair was casually tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, making her look youthful and lively.

"No," Naruto said, but his hands were busy, silently thinking that he had invested so much money and should at least get some interest back first.

Ino giggled, her chest bulging as if hiding a treasure. Seeing Naruto's restless state, she bit her lip and pushed him away.

Why are you in such a hurry?

"It's been so long. You're always so busy. Who knows when we'll see each other again?" He kissed Ino's lips, covering them with a wet kiss.

Ino couldn't take it anymore and pushed him away again, panting softly.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to take a shower."

"Okay." Naruto let go of her and watched Ino run towards the bathroom with the bag in her hand.

Ino's attraction to him was like the sun; a single breath brought him warmth. Even afterwards, he could feel the warmth within her, a burning, intense warmth.

The feeling was strange, indescribable, and irresistible.

The summer of six years ago will certainly never return, but Ino remains. As long as she stands there, Naruto can hear the cicadas chirping from his childhood.

He's been keeping an eye on Danzo's Danzo for the past two days, and he suspects Sasuke outside the village is doing the same. This is a golden opportunity for both of them.

Naruto indeed cannot participate, but if Sasuke Uchiha action, then it has nothing to do with Naruto Uzumaki. After all, if Sasuke really intends to act, it wouldn't matter if Naruto gets involved and tries to take advantage of the situation.

In the bathroom, Ino looked at herself in the mirror, a satisfied look on her face. She was confident in her size; her waist and everything else were near perfect.

Ino looked incredibly sexy in the mirror, her blonde hair dripping wet and cascading over her shoulders. A rising mist obscured her private parts.

The sound of rushing water filled the air. She turned to look at the paper bag lying to the side, her face flushing slightly. This was just compensation, not something she wanted to wear.

With a click, the bathroom door opened.

Ino is more familiar with Naruto's house than her own. Even if there is a long gap between visits, she can quickly remember all the changes after just one visit.

Naruto was lying on the sofa, pretending to doze off, when he suddenly heard the bathroom door open. He turned his head and was stunned for a moment when he saw Ino's appearance, a look of surprise in his eyes.

At this moment, Ino was wearing a black and white Maid Outfit with a red thread tied around her chest. Her face was slightly flushed, and she didn't dare to look at him. Her figure was completely different from what it was six years ago, and she filled out the Maid Outfit perfectly.

"You... you didn't like wearing this, did you?" Naruto stood up abruptly.

"It's not that I dislike you, it's just that I wanted to annoy you." Ino's voice was low, almost a murmur, before she mustered the courage to look up.

"Do I look good in this outfit?"

"Beautiful, there's no one more beautiful than you." Naruto's throat tightened, his gaze meeting Ino's, and a slight tingling sensation ran through his heart.

He walked over, picked her up, and carried her directly into the room. The heated atmosphere seemed to intensify, like a piece of charcoal had been placed in the air.

Ino's toes curled, her whole body trembling slightly, she could no longer bear it. She looked up from their intimate embrace and gazed lovingly at Naruto.

"Touch me."

After a long time, Ino reached the end of her heart. More importantly, this was not a one-way street, but a round trip, crossing the finish line back and forth.

She discovered for the first time that longing, especially when she had free time, could drive her crazy. She needed to completely possess that person to feel satisfied.

Meeting, holding hands, sweet words, touching, arriving. Every step is exceptionally important; missing any one of them cannot fill the void of longing.

The tender, intimate kisses continued, and it's unclear how much time passed.

Feeling Naruto's warm breath, Ino suddenly got up, went to the kitchen to get a glass of water, drank a few sips herself, and then poured a few sips for Naruto.

"Are you still thirsty?" she asked.

"No." Naruto completely relaxed and looked at Ino with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Let's get married after this project. It's just building communication towers in the Land of Fire anyway," Ino said. "I don't want to wait any longer. I'm going crazy."

"Okay." Naruto agreed as expected.

He would grant Ino's every request, and with the wedding a year and a half away, he had plenty of time. No one knew what the future held; cherishing the present was the only true path.

The next day, Ino went out with the Intelligence Department personnel, and a large number of people set off. This was a major project for Konohagakure, and possibly a major project that would change the Land of Fire.

After seeing Ino off, Naruto felt a sense of relief. Thinking back to yesterday's Maid Outfit, a slight smile crept onto his face; cosplay was still pretty cool.

With everything settled, Ino and Sakura's situation is now safely resolved. The Hyuga Clan is still in turmoil, and Hinata has been keeping in touch with him recently.

But chaos is the ladder to order, and Neji was quite confident in his position as clan leader. Naruto didn't interfere; he left everything to Neji to manage.

Hinata across the entire Hinata clan, it's hard to find a more outstanding member than Neji. Now that the Branch Family Main Family and main family have been abolished, and there's no longer any talk of the Branch Family Main Family, Neji's advantage is even greater.

However, the Main Family might prevent Neji from being elected as the clan head, not for any other reason than the fear that the members of the Branch Family would remember old and new grudges and retaliate against the Main Family.

Hinata, however, was deeply uneasy about this. The clan was in turmoil, and there were rumors circulating outside. She worried more than once that the Hinata clan would collapse, the clan would split, and the members would turn against each other.

Naruto could only try his best to comfort them, after all, the Hinata was an old clan. They had experienced all kinds of turbulent times, and this was just an opportunity for them to be reborn from the ashes.

The little girl was emotionally unstable, so he stayed by her side, offering comfort and care. He would meet with her whenever possible, and even if they didn't have time to meet, he would wake her up in the morning and put her to bed at night.

The method was simple, but Hinata, being inexperienced and well-protected Hinata the Hyuga clan, was easily Naruto by Naruto's tactics. They spent Tenten like this, constantly cuddling, until it was time for Danzo to leave Konohagakure.

Danzo was invited by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to leave his village and visit the Capital City Land of Fire. He was protected by samurai along the way, and Kakashi gave him his permission.

However, no ninjas accompanied them; instead, the Land of Fire's Daimyo escorted them along the way, which was convenient.

Kakashi was mainly worried that even if he sent Jonin, it wouldn't be of much use. Danzo could escape at any time, and even Jonin couldn't control him. It was better not to send any to avoid losing manpower.

Moreover, Danzo so proud that there was absolutely no way he would run away. To run away would be to negate all his achievements throughout his life and allow others to smear him, which he could not tolerate.

Deep in the Forest of the Land of Fire, a group of travelers stopped. Inside the oxcart, Danzo lifted the curtain, and a single eye, visible through bandages, coldly glanced at the guards.

"What's wrong?"

The guard shuddered violently and swallowed hard.

"Danzo, the Striped Plain lies ahead, and the Capital City is just west of there."

"Hmm." Danzo frowned. He didn't think he could reach the Capital City of the Land of Fire safely. Those nobles only knew how to drink and make merry all day long.

They are more filthy than fleas in a rat's nest; they intend to lure people to kill them, or hire people to do it themselves.

However, he didn't care; there was no chance of turning things around in Konohagakure. It was all that bitch Tsunade's fault for ruining his life's work, leaving him with nothing but a broken body.

Without Root, he was just an ordinary Konohagakure elder.

The nobles of the Land of Fire saw Danzo as prey, and Danzo saw them as prey in return. He planned to control the Daimyo of the Land of Fire after arriving in the Capital City, and then use that control to put pressure on Konohagakure.

"Puppet noble" might be a good title.

Meanwhile, Naruto also chased Danzo to the Forest of the Land of Fire. However, at this moment, Danzo transformed into the evil Uchiha, disguised as Sasuke, and prepared to deduct merit points.

He planned to Danzo, adding some shock value to the battle between Danzo and Sasuke ahead of time.