Naruto said helplessly, "Avril, could you go play somewhere else for now? Your big brother Kallet and I still have something to settle."
Avril looked at Naruto, then at Kallet. Although she was young, she understood a great deal. She smiled and said, "Naruto, are you going to fight Kallet? You're really strong, but Kallet is the strongest of the younger generation in our Fallen Angel Empire. You probably can't beat him. Why don't we just forget about fighting?"
Naruto smiled confidently. "Well, we won't know until we fight. He's the strongest in your Fallen Angel Empire, but I'm Konoha's youngest genius. I won't necessarily lose."
Knowing she could not persuade him, Avril said unhappily, "Hmph, suit yourself. If you get killed, don't say I didn't warn you." With that, she turned her head away and refused to look at Naruto.
Hinata walked over and asked, "Naruto-kun, this little girl is..."
Naruto smiled. "This is Avril, the girl I told you about. Avril, this is Hinata. She's my, uh, friend. A good friend."
Avril turned to look at Hinata, then smiled. "Hello, I'm Avril. You're Naruto's girlfriend, right?"
Avril's question immediately made Hinata blush to the tips of her ears. Seeing how shy she was, Avril knew she had guessed correctly and said happily, "I knew it! You're so pretty, Hinata. Naruto must really like you."
Naruto grumbled inwardly, Why are little girls these days so precocious? Isn't this a bit much? How did I never notice before?
Naruto coughed to hide his embarrassment, then said, "Avril, could you go play with Hinata for a while?"
Avril nodded obediently. "All right. Kallet, don't bully Naruto too much."
Kallet shook his head with a wry smile. In the entire Fallen Angel Empire, only Princess Christina could keep this little princess in