01.

Under the blue sky is full of greenery. Although it is already autumn, it is still a summer scene. There is a maple leaf forest over there. I don’t know when it will be completely red. What will the clear water look like at that time? It can be said to be very beautiful It's exciting.

Ning Ci stood among the bushes, counting the birds seriously with his eyes open.

……

Count the little birds in the tree.

……this means.cough.

Then came the sound of footsteps over there, Ning Ci turned his back and said, "Tian Tian?"

"Ningji." Tiantian trotted all the way over, holding the tree and panting slightly, "I heard that Tsunade-sama is back, why don't you go and have a look?"

The boy with a light temperament looked up at the sky and said, "Sorry, I'm not interested."

"Hey..." Tiantian thought for a while, and then said, "Naruto and the others are back too."

"That's right." Neji said.

"So go and meet him, don't you have a good relationship?" Tian Tian encouraged Ning Ci to say.

Ning Ci paused, and gave a shallow "Oh".

02.

Tsunade was taken away by the elders of Konoha. By the way, Hiruzaru Sarutobi also joined the elders of Konoha. Shikamaru ran away with his father, and Namikaze Minato also said that something happened. Sakura and Naruto said To go home to say hello to his parents, and then to find Hinata, Naruto felt a little lonely for a moment.

"Ah, at this time..." Well... Naruto scratched his head, and several names came to mind.Gaara, oh yes... you can still go to Neji.

On the other side, Inuzuka Kiba and his dog Akamaru are training, and Yume Shino is using special jars to catch new types of insects.

"...you can't calm down to collect bugs if you have teeth." Amoyonyo Shino complained.

Hinata walked around a few times happily, and said, "But this is not bad, the three of them have their own strengths and interests."

"Hinata, as long as you can find something you like." Shino Amoyome said with her back to Hinata.

"Ah... yes." Hinata lowered her head and said softly.

At this moment.

"Yo, Shino! Hinata! You are all here!" Sakura's voice was full of vitality.

"It's you." Yume Shino said.

"X-Sakura." Hinata called out.

Xiao Ying showed a bright smile on her face, she walked directly to Hinata, hooked Hinata's neck with her arm, and said with a good-looking look, "Let me tell you, I have completed an a I have earned a lot of money from high-level missions, come here, sister, I will treat you to dinner!"

"Hey, so..." Hinata blushed a little.

"Ichiraku Ramen! Be full!" Sakura said.

If Naruto and the others were here, it would probably be a surprise to see Sakura like this, because this is completely different from Sakura's usual behavior.

Yes, Sakura did this on purpose.

A girl like Hinata deserves to be cared for meticulously.It's okay to get used to the indifferent look in Anbe, thinking this way, Sakura imitated Naruto and showed a brighter smile.

"Come on, come on, Hinata, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you so much!"

"That, good, good." Hinata was a little overwhelmed, so he had to reply hesitantly.

Hinata actually likes to eat, although overall she looks a little delicate, but in fact she is the record holder of Ichiraku ramen - a total of 46 bowls! No.2 is Akimichi Choji's 42 bowls... Xiao Sakura was shocked when she first found out, and then she thought in an infinite nympho: As expected of Hinata, there is such a cute contrast.

Anyway, no matter who Sakura likes, her tinted glasses are scary...ahem.

03.

Fujio Tomokai: Where are you, Sakura? Why don’t you come to me...

The autumn wind blows.

Zhihai is still sad today.

04.

Since he said he wanted to find Ningji Hyuga, Naruto immediately acted.He knew the place where Hyuga Ningji trained on weekdays. He went home and packed the things in his backpack, and then picked out a few items for Hyuga Ningji as a souvenir.

He chose wagashi.

According to Naruto, wagashi is as delicious as meat and grilled fish, but after all, the cultural connotations of the two are very different, so he bought some of these things and planned to deal with Neji casually...cough...

Holding the delicate box in his arms, Naruto headed towards the small forest outside Konoha Village.It turned out that there was no one there, and there were still a few thousand copies on the wooden stake over there, but neither of them was there, not even Xiao Li.

This is strange.Naruto thought to himself, do they still have any activities?Naruto walked over and touched Qianben, looking at the traces on it, it should be that he hadn't been there for a long time.Is it near here?He turned again and found nothing.

Well...that means there is no fate today.Thinking of this, Naruto walked back in despair holding the snack box, and then met Neji and Tiantian on the way.

"Yeah." Naruto said, "You're here."

"Where have you been, Naruto," Tiantian asked, "Neji and I are looking for you." Tiantian's voice is always pleasant, charming and lovely.

"Ah, I'm going on a mission over the Bamboo Street." Naruto said.

"Ah? Hahaha..." Tiantian couldn't help laughing, "I mean, where did you go just now! Of course we know that you are on a mission, didn't we hear that you came back? So I went to find you."

"Oh oh oh so." Naruto couldn't help laughing, "I was looking for you too, and then I came to the place where you were training and found that you were not there."

"I see." Tiantian nodded, "It seems that you both miss each other very much, and we just went to find you, it seems that we just missed it."

It turns out that there is no fate, such a wonderful miss feels a bit sweet?

Ning Ci was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly and called out, "Tian Tian."

But Naruto said happily, "Yes, yes, I miss Neji very much." Then he walked over and handed the snack box to Neji, "Here, a souvenir."

Hinata Neji took the wrapped snack box, nodded slightly, and said, "Thank you."

"Is your hand okay?" Naruto asked.

"No problem." Ning Ci said, "How about the task?"

"It was a big success." Naruto smiled brightly, "With me in charge, how could it not be successful for a mere A-level mission."

Tiantian couldn't help laughing, "You are really enough, Naruto."

"Hey hey hey." Naruto scratched his head and laughed.

Neji watched Naruto interacting with Tiantian quietly, and then said, "I'm going back first."

"Huh?" Naruto said, "Didn't I just meet you?"

"I've seen it before." Ning Ci said, "So we can go back."

puff……

"Oh," Naruto immediately moved over, "Let's talk for a while, Neji."

Ning Ci thought for a moment, then said, "I have to go home and change my clothes. The training clothes are all sweaty. It's too rude. If Tian Tian and Naruto don't mind, you can come to my house and wait for me."

"Yeah, I'm going out in the afternoon, but I can go to Ning Ci's house first." Said Tian Tian.

"Okay, are you going to Neji's house?" Naruto said.

So Naruto and Tiantian went to his house under the leadership of Neji, and Neji quickly washed and changed his clothes. He made tea for the two guests, and the three of them began to sit in the corridor in front of the house drinking tea and eating. wagashi.

The sound of cicadas, the sultry summer, the blue sky, she was sitting in front of the corridor drowsy, and the wind chimes were shaking back and forth under the eaves, making a crisp sound.

Wagashi is an important part of Japanese food culture. Craftsmen use ingenious ideas to extend the light and shadow of nature, seasonal scenery, elegance and ingenuity.The soft glutinous rice and the sweet filling, if you like sweets, you will probably feel happy when you bite down.

Tiantian asked about Naruto's mission, she was very interested in Tsunade, Naruto also said a lot, and also mentioned the matter of Anbe Sakura, Tiantian was eager to try it, saying that if possible, she would like to ask Sakura Challenging her to try it out, Naruto encouraged her.

Not long after, Tiantian thanked Naruto for the wagashi and Neji for the tea and left. She said before that she had something to do in the afternoon.So only two people, Naruto and Neji, were left. After Tiantian disappeared, they became quiet for a while, and the wind chimes above their heads rang from time to time. Both of them enjoyed the rare quiet atmosphere.

"I met Sasuke when I went out this time," Naruto said.

"Sasuke..." Neji repeated in a low voice, and then asked, "Is he alright?"

"Yeah." Naruto nodded, "He chose his own path."

"My own way." Ning Ci's expression was blurred by the clear tea fragrance and steam, and he said, "...Then Naruto, what about you?"

Neiji Hinata knew a lot about Class [-], but he never participated in it, nor did he take the initiative to ask a question.But now, he's crossed that line, he asked.

"I won't give in," Naruto said.

"That's fate." Hyuga Neiji said, "Just like the bird in my cage, it's fate."

"Don't accept that kind of fate that is not pleasing to the eye. 1" Naruto said, "It's a big deal, Neji, I know that people here have a lot of ties, and it's really difficult to walk, but at least you and them now Not the same. Neji. You know what I mean?"

The teacup was a little hot, and there was a burning sensation on my fingers.But Neji closed his eyes and enjoyed the pain, and after a while, he said, "I know, Naruto."

But Naruto put the teacup away, stood up and said, "I don't like to preach, let's go fight."

Ning Ci froze for a moment, his words were really Naruto-like.

Then he nodded, "Okay."

It's not that Neji and Naruto have never fought before. They also fought against each other in the training with the seventh class a few days ago, but it was all to the point and nothing could be seen.

When Naruto invaded Konoha by Orochimaru, he used the forbidden technique (declared to the outside world) to forcibly improve his physical fitness, and the Fourth Hokage fought hard. Everyone was shocked, and Naruto's strength became even more confusing.

It is also worth mentioning that the rumors about Naruto being a nine-tailed demon fox were rampant at the time, but after the Fourth Hokage stood up and explained the original truth, all the feelings turned into anger towards the Konoha executives... Later we also knew that the third Hokage was a scapegoat.

Of course Neji knew that Naruto was not a Kyuubi, and he was more happy to be able to compete with Naruto himself.

but……

——This is not a sparring session.

Killing intent.murderous look.It almost feels like a trick to kill.

If you take a slow step, you will really die.

The terrifying murderous aura rushing towards his face made him feel that the god of death was staring at him alternately behind him, and he also felt his own heartbeat, every time, faster and faster, faster and faster.

And his blue eyes, as beautiful as the sky.

The fiery red chakra surged into silk threads and split like tens of thousands of broken strings, bringing a fiery tingling sensation and invading the brain.

Naruto's spiral pill rubbed against his body and hit the rock behind him, the force of the crash made his heart beat wildly.

Then he half-kneeled on the fallen him, pointed his shuriken at his neck, and said, "Neji, you are alive now."

——Naruto used a sword as a substitute for writing, explaining this concept to him seriously.

"You are already many times luckier than those who died, and Neji, you have always been a genius."

He poked his shuriken forward, and said, "Tell me about your pride in being a genius."

Proud to be a genius...

Neji grabbed Naruto's wrist with his hand, then rolled over and pinned him down.Naruto was caught off guard and was countered, his back fell heavily to the ground, a maniacal smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, and he punched him.

Ning Ci didn't dodge his fist, but quickly returned it.

So unskillfully, like children fighting, the two began to fight each other very, very hard, and beat each other black and blue.

In the end, the two of them lay together on the grass, gasping for breath, covered in dirt, dust and grass clippings.

"It's so cool." Naruto said.

"Yeah." Neji said.

"So," Naruto turned over and knelt beside Neji, and then pulled his face with his hands, "let go of yourself, let go a little, don't keep being tense!"

Neji's face was deformed by his pinching, but he didn't say anything, he just patted Naruto's waist with his hand and said, "Get up."

"Okay." Naruto nodded, supporting his body with his arms and intending to get up, but never thought that Neji just pushed him with his hand and touched his armpit, Naruto couldn't help laughing immediately, this smile was... ...out of strength.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of picture should be more fragrant, but the result is that Naruto almost crushes Neji out of his body.

Ning Ci finally stopped being good-tempered, he kicked Naruto, and said without curiosity, "Hurry up."

"Sorry, sorry." Naruto rolled over, rolled onto the grass next to him, and then let out a "wow".

After a while, Naruto said, "Ningji, you have such a good temper."

"This is the first time someone has said that." Hinata Ningji said.

At this moment, Ning Ci recalled the feeling just now—the feeling that there was only a thin line between him and death, and he could suddenly realize that he was alive.

"Anyway, that's it," Naruto said.

"Do you want to say that I have a better temper than Sasuke?" Neji asked.

"Hey, ah, your temper is indeed better than his." Naruto was a little puzzled, "But there is no need to compare you with him, Neji is Neji, Sasuke is Sasuke, they are different."

"En." Ning Ci responded.

The two lay next to each other for a while, a lot of clouds passed by in the sky, and Naruto also felt a little sleepy.

Then came the sound of birdsong.

A chakra bird descended from the sky, pecked Naruto's palm, and then disappeared, leaving a note in place.

"Seven o'clock, Fushiya, bring Neji." It was written in Namikaze Minato's handwriting.

Fengzhiwu is a well-known restaurant in Konoha, and the price is quite expensive.

Naruto turned the note over and wrote on the back of the note with Chakra: "Dad, are you treating me?"

Then he swiped his finger twice on the palm of his hand, and directly pulled out a nearly identical chakra bird from his palm, except that Naruto's bird was red.Then the chakra bird held the note in its beak, flapped its wings and flew away.

Ning Ci watched from the side and asked, "This is..."

"My father's new ninjutsu can only be used in this kind of sunny weather. If it rains heavily and the wind blows, it will not work, so it is still being improved... and it is very powerful for the opponent's Chakra. It needs to be very, very familiar, otherwise the chakra bird will get lost." Naruto explained.

After a while, the chakra bird flew back, holding a new note:

"Kai lost the bet with Kakashi, and he treats him."

"Yeah." Naruto cheered, "Ningci Neji, let's clean up, your teacher treats you!"

While talking, he handed the note to Neji, who took it and read it.He wasn't really interested in having dinner together, but he was quite interested in the messenger ninjutsu.

"If you like, I can teach you." Naruto said, "The principle is actually not difficult."

Ning Ci said: "Then please."

Although he promised Ning Ci to teach him the ninjutsu of communication, but now it was almost dusk, and it was definitely not suitable for them to appear in front of everyone in such a mess after the fight.So they made an appointment to meet at the entrance of the village later, and then went back to each house to tidy up.

Konoha's life is very peaceful... If there are no such messy things, it's not bad to live in Konoha all the time.

Naruto couldn't help but think about it.

05.

One day before this dinner, Kai and Kakashi were engaged in a boring duel as usual. This time, the content of their competition was to see who could last longer without blinking.

So Kay opened his eyes wide and bright.

Kakashi drooped his eyes, listlessly.

...In the end, of course Kakashi won.

As punishment for losing the duel, Kai was ordered to treat him to dinner.Kakashi called his two apprentices, also called Namikaze Minato, and Namikaze Minato called Sakura and Fujiyu Tomokai, and then heard that it was Kai who invited Kaiban to come, and Sakura called him again Hinata.

So...Kai, a tough man, had tears in his eyes.

"No, as expected, it is my eternal opponent Kakashi Hatake who actually used such a swift move to attack my wallet!"

Kakashi covered his face with "Violent Intimacy" and let out a muffled smile.

Naruto over there waved his hands happily and said, "Mr. Kakashi! Long time no see!"

"Yo, long time no see Naruto." Kakashi also said in a good mood, "Have you grown taller recently?"

Naruto:"……"

Height is currently Naruto's flaw.

So Naruto said, "Mr. Kakashi, you are still reading bad books, are you still single recently?"

Kakashi: "..."

Older single men or something...

So Kakashi showed a sinister smile, and stretched out his hand to pull Naruto's arm: "Have your wings become stiff recently, kid?"

Naruto shook off Kakashi's hand and said, "Don't touch my wings!"

Hinata Ningji on the side: "..."

What is this inexplicable joy?

Kakashi let go of Naruto with a smile, and then looked at Neji.

"Mr. Kakashi." Neji greeted.

"It's Neji." Kakashi said, "You have such a good relationship with Naruto, you're all traveling together."

"Ah, we just took a shower, so we came together." Naruto said.

Tian Tian happened to come over there, and immediately "poofed" when he heard this.

Naruto froze for a moment, and said, "Oh, they are not washed together, they are washed separately... Well, it's okay to wash them together, right?"

Tian Tian smiled and patted Xiao Li on the back, and said, "It's nothing, let's go in first, Xiao Li."

"Okay." Xiao Li nodded.

Next came Fujio Tomokai and his group. Fujio Tomokai first greeted with a smile: "Long time no see, Naruto."

"It's been a long time." Naruto said, "There are still many things I want to tell you. I'll go find you tomorrow."

"Okay." Fujio Tomokai nodded.

Then came Sakura and Hinata, the two of them were still holding hands, Hinata looked a little shy, and I don't know what kind of shyness it was.

"Here you are." Naruto said after looking at them back and forth.

"Yo, you two are together." Sakura also looked back and forth between Neji and Naruto, and said.

"Brother Ning Ci." Hinata called softly.

"Yeah." Ning Ci said, "Go in."

"Brother Neji." Sakura also greeted with a smile.

Ning Ci: "...Huh?"

"You are Hinata's older brother, and I am Hinata's good friend, so it's okay to call too?" Sakura said.

"It's okay." Ning Ci said, but he always felt weird in his heart.

Naruto coughed lightly, considering whether to tell Neji the truth... After all, Neji is considered a parent.

"Let's go in too." Neji said after Sakura and Hinata went in together.

"Hmm." Naruto said.

"...I don't know what I was doing standing here just now." Ning Ci couldn't help but say something, as if he was misunderstood by Tiantian and Sakura.

"Ah," Naruto said after thinking for a while, "I just stood there for a while... um... It looks like I'm declaring ownership."

Neji shook his head, not understanding Naruto's brain circuit.

The two pushed the door open and entered the restaurant, followed by laughter and noise.

This restaurant has already been contracted by them, so it doesn't matter how noisy it is.Naruto's mood immediately jumped up, even Neji couldn't help but relax.

"Oh--another A-level task for class [-], cheers!"

"Cheers to Teacher Kai's empty wallet!"

"Cheers to Kakashi-sensei who is still single!"

Then the background is Kakashi gearing up: "You little bastards!"

It's always a pleasure to be with friends no matter the time of day.

For a moment, I thought, just keep going.

but……

So, in order to protect this feeling, we need to work harder and work harder to become stronger.

The Naruto of the past, the Naruto of Meteor Street, no matter where the Naruto was, all thought this way.No matter how Naruto changed, this idea never changed.

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The author has something to say: "Ah," Naruto thought for a while, and said, "I just stood there for a while... um... It looks like I am declaring ownership."

Naruto: I want to tell the whole world that I have contracted this fish pond!

I can't help but think so when I write this hhhh

1 "Don't accept that kind of fate that is not pleasing to the eye." This sentence comes from the theater version of "The Death of Naruto"

2 I read a paragraph before:

A guy scolded him, your wings are hard lately or something

The guy was so angry and tried to go out, but his mother grabbed his arm

Then he yelled at the fuck don't touch my wings

I couldn’t help but use it when I was writing today... Kekeke, although it’s awkward, I still want to share it with you 2333

Neji: I'm not interested in Tsunade, I don't want to go.

Tiantian: Naruto is back.

Neji: ...

Neji: Let's go.

——To give you a brief summary of the above.

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