Yamanaka Flower Shop.
"What? You're actually that weird uncle?" Ino stared at the handsome man before her, unable to imagine that the strange uncle covered in bandages, the subordinate her father admired, could actually be so handsome.
She examined him carefully, her little face full of suspicion.
Could he be lying to her?
When Ino's mother heard that he was Tobitake Tonbo, her eyes widened. "You... Well, no wonder you never show your face normally. Shopping must be quite troublesome too!"
"Haha, it is a little troublesome. I'm already a family man, yet when I was out shopping just now, a few girls invited me out. It was rather embarrassing." Back in the village, Tobitake Tonbo seemed completely infused with the air of everyday life.
Ino pouted. "Darn it, why was the birthday present you gave me the version with its head wrapped up instead of what you look like now?"
Thinking of that figurine, she felt annoyed. It was ugly and embarrassing.
Recently, her father had started teaching her chakra extraction. Though that thing was ugly, it could talk. Whenever she was bored, she would inject chakra into it and make it speak.
Seriously, the real person was this handsome, yet he had given her such an ugly present. How annoying.
"I remember that gift. As your little figurine, it says, 'Uncle Tonbo is the most handsome man in the world,'" Tobitake Tonbo said as he stroked his chin.
"..." Ino's brow creased into the shape of a well character. "Forget it, let's not talk about that. What are you doing at the flower shop? I'm Mom's capable little assistant. I know the meaning of every flower."
Her tone was full of pride.
Ino's mother smiled. "That's right. Ino is the best. She can help you."
Tobitake Tonbo scratched