Luo Mang raised a hand and yawned, looking away from the Diary. Finding the video and watching it had taken him all the way from morning to noon.
Ring, ring! Ring, ring!
Just as Luo Mang was debating whether to cook something himself on Snack Street or eat out, his phone suddenly lit up and rang.
"Someone's actually calling me? Who is it?"
"Could it be Hinata?"
That would be quite the scene. Curious, Luo Mang picked up his phone to check.
But the instant he saw the screen, his smile collapsed.
[Incoming call from Naruto Uzumaki.]
"Oh, come on..."
With a helpless sigh, Luo Mang rubbed his forehead. He had thought this might be another of the Diary's many coincidences: he had just finished watching the future Hinata Hyuga, and now little Hinata Hyuga was calling him, giving them a chance to get all lovey-dovey.
Instead...
Well, fine, it was still related to the Diary in a way. Naruto Uzumaki had been the star of that video, after all.
"He's not going to pester me again, is he? But why is he calling at noon this time?"
Thinking it might be something urgent, Luo Mang answered.
Beep, beep~
"Brother Mang! Brother Mang!"
The moment the call connected, Naruto Uzumaki's cheerful, lively voice came through.
Calling it cheerful and lively was the generous description. Less generously, he was yelling his head off.
But that also proved Luo Mang had been overthinking it. Nothing important had happened.
"What made you call me, Naruto? Don't you have class today?"
"Yeah, we have class today. I slept in, then called you as soon as I woke up, Brother Mang. You should have today off too, right? Can we do a video call?"
"I want to see what the other villages actually