Deidara stood with his arms folded, pouting as he turned his head away.
His whole attitude said, If you know what's good for you, hurry up and coax me.
Honestly, after turning into a girl, Deidara had top-tier looks and a top-tier figure.
If Naruto had been interested in that sort of thing, the guy would have been suffering from morning sickness ages ago.
Of course, subtly transforming an extremely dangerous individual who was always trying to express artistic beauty through explosions into a normal girl who cherished life required paying a price. Otherwise, wouldn't he be getting something for nothing?
Yes, Naruto was sacrificing himself entirely for the lives that might someday be lost to Deidara's art. It was his bounden duty, and he accepted it even if no one understood.
Playing along with the situation was nothing to be ashamed of.
Seeing Little Dei like this, Naruto gave a wry smile and set the food on the table. Then he strolled behind Little Dei and pulled him forcefully into his arms.
There was no way to replenish chakra in the Genesis World. Every bit he used was gone for good, so Deidara was no different from an ordinary girl now.
Held firmly in someone else's arms, Little Dei still stubbornly pouted and turned his head away, looking wild and untamable.
Only when a finger tipped up his chin, making him meet those deep eyes mere inches away, did his heart begin to pound despite himself.
"Angry?"
Naruto gazed at Little Dei's delicate features with undisguised appreciation. "Did all that reading go to waste? Getting worked up before a meal isn't good for you."
"Hmph, but why were you so late? Don't you know... don't you know... hmph."
As Little Dei grew angrier with every word and turned his