Ino: We Already Have a Child, and You're Telling Me It's Not Okay Now?

Upon hearing that it was related to the Uchiha Clan, Naruto looked up, a look of surprise on his face.

"This is the Land of Shamans, how could there be anything from the Uchiha Clan here?"

"I don't know. That guy was almost beaten to death, and he couldn't come up with anything new no matter how many times he tried to explain it." Rock Lee sighed helplessly.

Tenten looked completely bewildered. When did Rock Lee start using violence to interrogate his targets? Isn't that something Naruto would do? When did Team 3 start doing this?

"I think it's because you didn't hit hard enough, Rock Lee. Since that guy is going to attack us, he definitely won't reveal his secrets easily," Naruto analyzed seriously.

"Impossible, I've already given him a serious beating, you believe me." Rock Lee refused to accept it.

While she covered her ears Tenten, it wasn't that she couldn't use violence against enemies; it's just that ninjas generally don't do that. At least, Team 3 wasn't originally like this, but now...

"Forget it, let's go back," Naruto suddenly said.

"What?"

Tenten and Rock Lee were both taken aback and turned to look at Naruto with surprise.

"The mission has only just begun and isn't even finished yet, how can we go back?" Rock Lee asked.

"Yeah, the person who commissioned the mission probably wouldn't agree either." Although Tenten was terrified, she had to brace herself for the mission.

"Whether they agree or not, I took on this mission, so it's my decision." Naruto turned to the two men. "They're the ones in the wrong; they're all stammering and not telling the truth."

"That's true, but we can't do it this way," Tenten Tian said hesitantly. "If we go back like this, you won't be able to explain yourself, will you?"

"Um?"

Naruto looked puzzled, stood there for two seconds, then suddenly realized something and couldn't help but laugh.

"At the time, I took on the task to give Lord Hiashi a way out. Whether I completed it or not didn't matter; as long as I accepted it, that was enough."

"So what if the client did pay a fee?"

"They were in the wrong first. Even if the client is dissatisfied, they can just shut them up. I haven't settled accounts with them yet, so who would dare to come after me?"

"But wouldn't that be bad for Konohagakure's reputation?" Tenten asked.

"Of course it's not good, but whatever." He shrugged and pulled the two of them back. "You're thinking too much and worrying too much, which only makes you feel constrained."

"I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong. Just go back."

Tenten and Rock Lee were both a little confused. They had taken on similar tasks before, but the employer hadn't given them all the details. Generally, they would try their best to investigate further.

The team will abandon the mission only when danger arises, citing inaccurate information from the client.

When dealing with difficult clients, you might have to argue with them, write case files, and provide evidence. You might be busy until midnight and still not be done. In short, it's a real headache.

On the way back, the only mode of transportation in the Land of Shamans was the carriage, so the three of them sat in the swaying carriage, preparing for their return journey. Naruto could have easily used the Gate of Hades to travel directly back, but he didn't want to.

The one thing he has plenty of right now is time. There's been no movement from Black Zetsu for the time being, and he also has a lot of other trivial matters to deal with. If things really get busy, he might be on his feet until next month.

On the contrary, if he takes his time, the number of things in front of him will decrease.

It's simply because whenever he gets busy, everyone connected to him—whether it's Yugito Nii, Hydrangea, Yakumo Kurama, Ino, Hinata, or anyone else—will ask for his opinion.

With so many things to do, at this crucial juncture, he would only handle the most important matters. Aside from things related to Ino and Ino, he hardly got involved in Hinata other affairs.

As for the Land of Shamans, it was merely an excuse for him to avoid trouble.

He didn't care what was buried underground, nor was he willing to take the blame for others; he was just using this opportunity to get away and clear his head. He took one look, and if the task wasn't going well, he simply left.

At his level of skill, he can do whatever he wants.

There's no need to care what others say or how the villagers see it. It was only when Naruto was chasing Kabuto that he realized he was almost invincible.

Six years have passed since the system first gave him a reward.

He carries countless Forbidden Jutsu on his body, having almost completely relinquished the power that originally belonged to Naruto. This includes everything from initially extracting the Nine-Tails to recently dispersing his own Chakra.

He no longer needs the power of ordinary ninjas; even the power of Tailed Beast is insignificant compared to his own power.

In a way, Naruto has returned to his true self at this moment, realizing that the greatest truths are the simplest.

He no longer needs to throw kunai, nor does he need to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport and dodge attacks. With Izanagi, it's now very difficult for anything to kill him.

Ninjas rely on Chakra to unleash Ninjutsu; various hand seals are merely auxiliary tools. Naruto initially needed to Hand Seals as well. Later, with the help of the system, he almost completely eliminated the Hand Seals.

Now he doesn't even need Chakra; what is a blessing to one is poison to another.

At first, he just wanted to become stronger, not to learn Ninjutsu, whether it was Ninjutsu or the system. As long as he could become stronger, he wasn't picky.

Now, Naruto feels like he's no longer a ninja.

After three days of wandering, the group returned directly from the Land of Shamans to Konohagakure. Before leaving, Naruto made a point of writing down the coordinates of the Land of Shamans, just in case he needed them later.

The client arrived quickly, but for some reason, they didn't dare approach Hyuga Hiashi. So they turned their attention directly to the Konohagakure Mission Department.

The person in charge of the mission department was a nobleman from the Land of Fire, who was covered in fat. He rushed over when he saw someone complaining.

"Let's talk this out, let's talk this out, sir, let's talk this out."

The fat nobleman wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the angry client, and hurriedly asked.

"My lord, which mission are you dissatisfied with? Rest assured, Konohagakure always values its reputation above all else and will certainly handle the matter properly."

"A mission from the Land of Shamans."

"The Land of Shamans? Let me take a look first." The fat nobleman reassured his client and hurriedly returned to his seat to examine the files. Before long, he found a file.

He glanced at it, his expression immediately hardened, and he looked up and said.

"This task cannot be completed."

~~

"Difficult to arrange?" Choji looked at Naruto with a surprised expression. "What's so difficult about arranging a wedding? Just do one every day, first with Ino and then with Hinata."

"Choji, if you want me dead, just say so." Naruto glanced at him. "Whether you marry Ino Hinata isn't that important."

"The point is that no matter who goes first or last, I'm the one who will die."

At the end of Konohagakure Street, Shikamaru, Choji, Neji, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino, Rock Lee, and the rest of the men were there, eating yakitori and drinking beer, leaning against Great Green Tree.

The autumn moon hangs high, a cool breeze caresses the face, and the wine sways gently in the glass.

"So what if you die? What you did was inhuman," Shikamaru commented. "You're really something else. We're going to marry one, and you're already planning to marry two."

"Yeah, you scum deserve to die. You took both Ino and Hinata for yourself. You should ask Lord Hyuga Hiashi instead of us," Kiba Inuzuka said.

"What the hell are you asking? Ask away!" Naruto leaned back and crossed his arms. "I'm trying to figure something out right now. The war is over, and we should have had the wedding a long time ago."

"So what are you planning to do?" Rock Lee asked, having no idea about marriage. "How about we just have the wedding together? That would be more convenient."

"Together? Then he really deserves to die," Neji added.

"Stop making sarcastic remarks and give me some advice," Naruto said absentmindedly. He didn't actually expect the others to offer any constructive suggestions; it was just a casual get-together.

The time they spend together will only get shorter and shorter in the future. Once they have children, it will be very unlikely that they will often come out and hang out with him.

"What idea do you have? You're going to marry them both anyway," Choji said. "You already have a child, why are you still hesitant? Why not just get Hinata and Ino together and discuss it?"

"What do you know? I can appear at the same time as Ino, or at the same time as Hinata, or even both of them at the same time."

Naruto retorted, "But! The three of us can't be here at the same time, do you understand?"

"I don't understand, but I know you're showing off." Choji shook his head. "Naruto, why don't you just die? We uncles will take care of the child for you."

"Get lost, I'll figure something out myself." Naruto took a swig of wine. "By the way, Choji, how did you handle that wedding last time? Introduce me to it."

"Okay, so it's basically..." Choji started rambling on with his explanation.

It was late at night.

The group was quite drunk, the table was a mess, and Naruto was also a little tipsy. Seeing that they had drunk enough, they got up to go find the owner to pay the bill.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, everyone who was still drunk stood up abruptly and turned to stare at him.

"What! What!" Choji.

Naruto was startled and panicked when he saw the rows of people.

What are you doing?

"I'm tired of sitting, let's stand up and move around a bit, haha." Shikamaru made an excuse and did a couple of chest-expanding exercises. "Naruto, where are you going?"

"Check out, where to?" Naruto, looking confused.

Upon hearing this, the group became even more nervous, and they all took small steps to approach Naruto.

"What?" Naruto took two steps back, looking at the crowd surrounding him, and swallowed nervously. "You're following me even to pay the bill?"

"If you're all drunk, you should rest. Otherwise, I won't be able to take you all home one by one."

"I don't need you to take me. Are you going to pay the bill?" Choji looked at Naruto suspiciously, sizing him up. "You're not suddenly going to the bathroom, are you?"

"No, you guys..." Naruto suddenly realized, pointing at the group, "You don't think I'm trying to skip out on the bill, do you? You all think I'm too shameless, don't you?"

Choji looked at Shikamaru, Shikamaru looked at Kiba Inuzuka, and the latter looked at Neji. The group looked at each other and back and forth several times, a question mark popping into their minds.

Aren't you shameless? Don't you have any self-awareness?

"I've turned over a new leaf. Ino scolded me for skipping out on the bill last time." Seeing that no one believed him, Naruto directly brought up Ino as an example.

Upon hearing this, everyone gave an awkward laugh.

"You should have said so earlier. It's not that we don't believe you, we were just joking with you," Shikamaru said with a smile.

"Yes, it was just a joke." Kiba Inuzuka said sadly, then suddenly remembered how he had tricked Konohamaru and his two friends last time, and his face turned red.

"Ino already mentioned it, so it's fine now." Choji lay back down in his chair.

Among them, everyone agreed that Naruto's words carried more weight with Ino than the Hokage's. If there was anything that Naruto could guarantee with the help of Ino or Hinata, it was absolutely true.

Seeing that Naruto had indeed gone to pay the bill, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day.

After washing up, Naruto began to contemplate life: should the wedding be held sooner rather than later, or should it wait until after dealing with Kaguya Otsutsuki? But right now, Black Zetsu make a move, and he had no excuse.

As usual, he went to the Yamanaka Flower Shop. Since the two were not married and the Yamanaka couple wanted to take care of their child, Naruto still lived alone.

"Once you get married, let's buy a bigger house," Yamanaka Rino said gently, sitting up and looking at the two people lying on the sofa in the living room.

"Okay." Ino seemed uninterested and clearly hadn't taken the words to heart.

Naruto, equally uninterested, exchanged a glance with Ino and asked in a low voice.

Where would you like to go?

"I don't know, things aren't peaceful right now, I'm worried about Yukino." Ino replied quietly as well, "Let's talk about it in six months, for now we'll just stay put."

"Isn't that too much work?" he asked.

"With my mother helping me take care of the children, it's actually not too bad," Ino said, resting her chin on her hand. "I don't really want to stay in Konohagakure, but I'm also a little reluctant to leave my mother."

Upon hearing this, Naruto thought to himself, "What about Inoichi Yamanaka? Can you really bear to part with your father?"

"That's easy. We can live in the Capital City the Land of Fire, or settle in another small country," Naruto. "The Land of Tea isn't far from Konohagakure, so that would be nice too."

"It's too far," Ino said, then turned to look at him. "By the way, how about we set up a separate place?"

"What place?"

"Let's carve out a piece of land near Konohagakure that belongs to us. We can just buy it with money, right?" Ino suddenly became excited and said with sparkling eyes.

"This way, we won't be too far from Konohagakure, and we won't feel bored staying in Konohagakure. It's really too boring to be running the flower shop Tenten. We can also grow flowers and supply them to the Yamanaka Flower Shop."

"The two of us? And we also have to take care of the child, isn't that a bit too much?" Naruto hesitated.

"Isn't Hinata still here?" Ino asked, puzzled. "The three of us should be enough, right? We can hire some more people to help us with the miscellaneous tasks."

Upon hearing this, Naruto's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained expressionless.

Is this okay?

"Why not?" Ino retorted.

"Hinata's here too, and you two..." Naruto looked troubled, his heart pounding with anxiety. "I actually think this isn't a good thing for you two."

"We already have a child, and you're telling me it's not good?" Ino pinched him and rolled her Byakugan.

I've been working on the final volume these past few days, spending time outlining the synopsis and ending, and preparing to update more frequently.

Then my new book failed, so I learned my lesson and went to study for a forum moderator position. Seriously.

It's perfect for using at the end of an old book, giving it a practical demonstration, and also setting an example for future new books.