"Princess Haruaki, has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?"
Naruto Uzumaki got straight to the point.
As the highest authority in the Shinobi World, he had no reason to hide what was on his mind.
Sometimes, a confession that direct brought two people closer faster than anything else.
"Huh?"
"Really?"
"Lord Naruto, th-th-thank you for the compliment!"
Princess Haruaki clearly hadn't expected Naruto Uzumaki to say that. After a stunned pause, she blushed bright red and bowed to him.
"You're welcome."
"A woman's beauty is an advantage in its own right."
Naruto Uzumaki chuckled.
"Lord Naruto, please have some tea."
Princess Haruaki hurriedly poured him a cup. "I've admired you for a long time, too."
They exchanged a knowing smile.
To Naruto Uzumaki, Princess Haruhi was one of the prettier princesses in the Original Story. Naturally, he wanted her in his harem.
To Princess Haruhi, this was an opportunity beyond anything she could have imagined.
She would have to be a fool to let it slip away.
The Land of Vegetables.
On its outskirts.
Three men with painted faces gazed at the Land of Vegetables' palace from afar, greed in their eyes.
"Half the country's ministers have already submitted to us. All we need is a chance to quietly kill the king, and this country will be ours."
One man gave a sinister laugh, but his expression soon darkened.
"What a shame... If it weren't for that bastard Naruto Uzumaki, we wouldn't have had to spend so long preparing."
"Boss Renya, Princess Haruaki recently took Kikunosuke, Yuri no Shin, and Haruna to Konoha. Could that cause trouble?"
Another Ninja asked.
"She only went to Konoha to ask for help building roads and railways."
"That works out perfectly for us."
The Ninja named Renya sneered.
"Why would Konoha