"Ino, Ino, what happened?!" Naruto jogged over, his face full of confusion and curiosity.
"Come on, tell me!"
He was like a little puppy begging for attention.
He bounced along eagerly.
Ino's smile grew even brighter. "Sure, come a little closer, and I'll tell you."
Although she was smiling, her words brimmed with murderous intent.
In fact, it was worse than that.
She was speaking through gritted teeth.
Naruto grew even happier. "Okay, okay~ Whisper it so that stuck-up Sasuke and the others can't hear."
Ino clenched her fist.
"Does this guy seriously have a death wish?!" Inuzuka Kiba's eyes widened as he stared at Naruto in disbelief.
Didn't the guy realize Ino was absolutely furious right now? He actually dared to approach her on his own. He was just asking for trouble.
Aburame Shino hesitated, then said softly, "Maybe Naruto really thinks Ino will tell him?"
That one sentence hit the nail on the head.
Maybe Naruto really hadn't thought any further than that!
Kiba froze at those words, then grinned. "Pfft~ Anyone else, no, but this guy really might. He is Uzumaki Naruto, after all!"
Beside him, Akamaru couldn't help baring his teeth. "Woof, woof~"
(Kiba, that was one filthy insult.)
"Kiba~" Hinata couldn't hold back her laughter either, covering her mouth as she giggled. True enough! Qingwu always called Naruto an idiot.
My brother~ You've delivered me from suffering.
Shikamaru secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his feet unconsciously carrying him backward.
Better you than me. Naruto, you're on your own... I'll burn incense for you afterward.
Ino's definitely going to explode any second now!
It's not safe here anymore, Choji thought as he watched Ino gritting her teeth in the distance.
Yep, yep, she won't get mad at Hinata.
So Choji quietly edged closer to Hinata,