After Naruto finished eating, Ino stood up without any hesitation. His white hands naturally grabbed Naruto's wrist, with neither light nor heavy force, and pulled him out with undoubted meaning.
Several people in the room have long been accustomed to this scene.
Shikamaru didn't even raise his eyelids, still slowly sipping the last bit of fish soup in the bowl.
After finishing his meal, Sasuke remained expressionless as always, concentrating on wiping his hand Chunin and paying no attention to the movement around him.
In the past few years, similar scenes have been staged countless times, and it has long been unable to stir up waves in their hearts.
Only Hinata silently clenched his hands on his knees, his fingertips turning slightly white from exertion.
She lowered her head and shouted silently in her heart: When will I have the courage to go directly to Naruto-kun and hold him back like Ino?
Outside the house, the morning breeze blew gently with the salty water and moisture from the seaside.
Ino pulled Naruto to a tree and then let go.
She raised her face, her green eyes sparkling, filled with unabashed appreciation and excitement.
After arriving under the tree outside the house, Ino let go of Naruto's hand, his eyes shining:
"Naruto, he was so handsome just now!"
Her voice was clear and full of sincere admiration.
Golden's ponytail fluttered lively in the breeze with her cheerful posture, like a ray of beating sunshine.
"You should give that annoying brat a good lesson!
Let's see if he dares to lose his temper in the future!"
Naruto relaxed and leaned against the rough tree trunk, with a helpless and tolerant smile on his face.
"That child... was raised crooked by his grandfather."
He explained, his voice calm.
"At a young age, he and his grandfather learned to bully the weak and avoid the strong, and spread their grievances on innocent people."
He changed the topic and his tone was firm.
"But he is still young now. As long as the environment changes, people can still change."
Xunzi said: 'If you don't help yourself to straighten yourself in the hemp, the white sand will turn black in nirvana.'
Mencius also has the story of Mencius's Mother Moves Three Times.
The environment has a profound impact on a person.
Ino pursed her red lips and unconsciously kicked the scattered pebbles on the ground with her toes.
With a little complaint, she changed the subject. "By the way, what have you been busy with recently, why didn't you come to me? It feels like we haven't talked together for a long time."
Naruto smiled helplessly and put his hands into his trouser pockets habitually.
"Recently I am either practicing or performing various tasks, and my time is very busy."
He looked into the distance, his eyes penetrated the mist and landed on the hazy sea.
"Besides, we don't have a fixed team to perform tasks, and our rest times are always staggered."
He withdrew his gaze and turned to Ino, with sincere apology in his blue eyes.
"In the past few days, I have been studying the key to a new Ninjutsu. Yesterday, Tenten just set off and came to support Land of Waves."
"Being able to stand and chat like this today is a rare break."
Ino snorted softly, but there was no complaint in the snort, and his eyes softened, like the melting ice and snow in early spring.
She asked in a low voice, "Then next time... next time you have time, be sure to remember to call me."
Naruto nodded seriously.
Suddenly, he seemed to have remembered something interesting, and his eyes lit up. "Speaking of which, how is your Yamanaka Flower Shop's business lately?
When I passed by last time, I saw a new batch of Ajisai arriving in the store. They were driving very beautifully, like dreamy blue Purple Eyes clouds."
The artificially cultivated Ajisai may bloom from April to July, and even have a second flowering period from September to November.
Ino's eyes lit up instantly. This is her favorite topic.
Their whole family likes flowers.
She immediately became energetic and began to talk endlessly. "Ah! You are talking about that batch of Ajisai!
That's the exquisite product I specially selected. The weather has been good recently and the flowering season is in full bloom!
In addition to Ajisai, the store also has many new rare Orchid varieties, and..."
She enthusiastically shared the latest news in the flower shop and the market conditions of the flower market, speaking briskly.
Naruto stood aside quietly, with a gentle smile on his face, listening attentively.
Occasionally, he would insert a few words between Ino's narration, or ask for details, or express his agreement, leading the topic to continue flowing.
"It's great to be young!"
Kakashi sat lazily on the wooden steps outside the house, holding his cheek with one hand, his exposed right eye bent into a happy crescent shape, admiring the interaction of the young man and woman below Cherry Blossom Tree with great interest.
"Yeah!"
Asuma held Kurenai Yuhi's hand and sat next to Kakashi.
Today, although Kurenai Yuhi's face is still pale from blood loss, his spirit is obviously much better and he can already walk on his own.
She snuggled next to Asuma and looked at Naruto and Ino under the tree with a gentle smile in her eyes.
"Seeing them full of energy makes me feel like we used to be so youthful and full of energy."
"Might Guy is the only one of our generation who is still young."
Kakashi sighed.
Speaking of "youth", Kakashi seemed to see the youthful type Ninja with the green watermelon head shouting "youth" and smiling at him.
By the way, the kind with shiny teeth.
Obviously, people of my generation are only twenty-six or seventeen years old, but at this time, they have already begun to lament their younger youth.
Others are not really indifferent to the scene outside the house.
Ya and Akamaru's two heads, one big and one small, were stacked on top of each other, lying on the window sill and looking out curiously.
Shino's figure was cleverly hidden behind the slightly swaying curtains, with only his observing eyes exposed.
Shikamaru and Choji simply pretended to enjoy the shade not far from the tree, but in fact their ears pricked up.
Sakura and Hinata hid behind the half-open door and peeked out secretly.
When Naruto ended the conversation about flowers with Ino and turned back inadvertently, he suddenly found that the eaves were already filled with his companions.
Each of them held the snacks generously contributed by Choji in their hands, and while eating them happily, they looked at him and Ino intently, as if they were ready to watch the wonderful show.
"You..."
Naruto suddenly felt dumbfounded, looking at this group of blatant melon-eating people.
Ino's cheeks instantly turned red as if they were on fire. He stomped his feet in embarrassment and said coquettishly to the group of companions who were watching the fun, "What are you looking at! What's there to see?"
Kakashi pretended to leisurely flip through the "The Lustful Ninja Chronicles of Shimura·Extra" wrapped in an inconspicuous book cover in his hand, and said nonchalantly without raising his head, "Go on, don't worry about us. We just happened to be passing by and have a rest here."
Asuma suppressed a smile and added seriously, "Yes, it's absolutely true. We just finished eating and came out to get some fresh air and feel the Land of Waves morning air."
He even took a deep breath in a serious manner.
Even Kurenai Yuhi, who had just recovered from a serious injury, was amused by the insularity of these friends. He couldn't help covering his mouth and chuckled, and a rare blush appeared on his pale face.