Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 187 Lu Shi! What do you think of our relationship?

Hinata's friends gathered around to congratulate her.

"Hinata is so amazing!" Ino's eyes were full of admiration.

Choji, standing to the side, wholeheartedly agreed. As a member of the Akimichi clan, he hadn't even made it into the top three, while Hinata, who was usually gentle and weak, had become number one. He really had to admire her!

Although Shikamaru appeared calm on the surface, he was actually quite shocked inside.

He originally thought Naruto or Choji would win, he really didn't expect Hinata to win.

You really can't judge a book by its cover!

Hinata was a little shy, and seeing Naruto's envious look, she handed him the lifetime discount card, saying, "Naruto-kun, if you want it, you can have this."

Naruto, who had been envious, suddenly widened his eyes and was filled with excitement.

"Really? Really?"

Looking at Naruto who was close to her, Hinata's face flushed red, and she felt a little dizzy. Hinata responded softly, "Mmm."

"Hinata! You're so kind!"

Naruto excitedly hugged Hinata.

This was really bad; Hinata's head was practically steaming, and she snuggled into Ino's arms.

When this scene occurred, the atmosphere around Shikatoki was terrifyingly tense.

Hiashi Hyuga glared at Naruto with obvious displeasure. "That blondie!"

This made Lu Shi laugh immediately. "Minato has blond hair, so his son must have blond hair too!"

"snort!"

Hiashi didn't want to say anything more, so he went out and carried the unconscious Hinata back to the Hyuga clan.

Lu Shi only sighed slightly.

"Truly worthy of being Minato's son, he's truly inherited his father's qualities!"

Hyuga clan.

When Hinata woke up, the first thing she saw was Hiashi Hyuga.

Startled, Hinata quickly scrambled to her feet and knelt down, saying, "Father."

Looking at this somewhat distant side of her, Hiashi Hyuga's expression was complicated. He couldn't help but wonder when it started, and how a distance seemed to have grown between him and his daughter.

Seeing that Hiashi Hyuga remained silent, Hinata lowered her head and whispered, "Father, I was wrong."

"You did nothing wrong."

Looking at the cautious Hinata, Hiashi Hyuga felt that he was not a good father.

As Nara Shikato said, he hadn't even noticed that his daughter wasn't getting enough to eat.

"Hinata, it's my fault for not caring enough about you."

Hinata looked up, and Hiashi Hyuga tried to force a smile, trying to be gentle, but he suddenly realized that he hadn't smiled in front of Hinata in a long time.

I always had a stern, serious expression on my face.

Hinata couldn't help but laugh when she saw her father's strange smile.

This relieved Hiashi Hyuga.

Never mind the reason, just tell me whether Hinata smiled or not!

Over the next few days, Hinata noticed that there was more food at home, and her father stopped urging her to eat and instead stayed with her until she was full.

Hinata felt a little unreal about this, but she liked the feeling.

The peaceful days passed by in this tranquil manner.

Until Kakashi arrived.

Kakashi, wearing a mask, appeared beside Shikatoki. "Lord Shikatoki, the Hokage requests your presence!"

Looking at Kakashi's serious expression, Shikashi said with a hint of helplessness, "Kakashi, with your white hair, it doesn't really matter whether you wear a mask or not."

Kakashi paused, then took off his mask. "Brother Shikatoki, I'm an Anbu now, please give me some face."

"Oh no! Shall we start over?" Lu Shi joked with a laugh.

Kakashi rolled his eyes upon hearing this. "Brother Shikatoki, you'd better hurry up and go. Minato-sensei is quite anxious."

Lu nodded, his mind racing as he thought for a moment.

It seems like nothing major has happened at this point in time.

The only major event in the original story was when the Hidden Cloud Village came to Konoha to kidnap Hinata Hyuga and then tried to extort money from the Hyuga clan. As a result, Hiruzen Sarutobi, that coward, betrayed the Hyuga clan, leading to Hizashi Hyuga's death.

But now, Shikatoki isn't joking. If Kumogakure dares to pull this stunt again, then Minato and Shikatoki are really going to attack Kumogakure.

After thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, Lu Shi decided to just ask directly.

They arrived at the Hokage's office.

Minato was holding a scroll, and his eyes lit up when he saw Shikato enter.

"Brother, you've finally arrived."

Shikatoshi, slightly wary, asked, "Minato, what's the matter that's so urgent?"

"Lu Shi! What do you think of our relationship?"

Minato's words made Shikatoshi even more wary: "Our relationship depends on what you say next."

Minato: "Aren't we buddies? Aren't we good brothers?"

"But I feel like you're trying to trick me."

"What are you saying? What are you saying! You are my dearest friend, my brother!" Minato said with utmost sincerity.

Unfortunately, Lu Shi remained unmoved and even seemed to want to laugh.

"Minato, I taught you all these words. You're using them to fool me? Are you treating me like an idiot?! What are you really capable of?!"

"What is it?! I'm leaving if you don't tell me."

Seeing that the deer was about to leave, Minato quickly spoke up, "Kumakushi is coming to Konoha."

"Huh? They're really trying to scam me?!"

"What?! What kind of staged accident scam?!"

When Minato stares at the deer with a puzzled look, he always says some strange things, from when the deer was a baby to when it grew up.

"Ahem, nothing. What I meant was, what are the Hidden Cloud Village doing in the Hidden Leaf Village?"

"Let's sign a peace agreement."

Lu Shi frowned slightly. "How long has it been since the Third Shinobi World War? Why are they only now remembering the peace treaty? Besides, these are signed before every Shinobi World War; they're just worthless pieces of paper."

"That's true, but the necessary formalities are essential, and it was the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning who requested that they sign a peace treaty."

Shikatoki believed Minato's words, after all, the words of a daimyo still carry some weight.

"What does that have to do with me? Are you planning to let me take this opportunity to kill the Fourth Raikage, then launch a surprise attack on Kumogakure and begin your ultimate plan to rule the ninja world!" Shikatoki said with great passion.

Minato's eye twitched slightly as he said helplessly, "Shikatoki, chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is an illness, it needs to be cured! Konoha is fine now, why should I want to rule the ninja world?!"

"If you're not going to rule the ninja world, what do you want from me?"

"The daimyo of the Land of Lightning is coming too."

"Okay, I understand. Just continue with the reception as usual. I'll only be responsible for security."

"The daimyo of the Land of Lightning has come with his daughter."

"That's normal. The ninja world is at peace now. Bringing your daughter to visit Konoha, the strongest ninja village in the world, can broaden her horizons."

"He came to propose a marriage alliance with me."

"That's normal! As the Hokage of the strongest ninja village in the ninja world, you should be involved in a marriage alliance—Holy crap! What the hell?!"

Lu Shigang was just about to give a formulaic answer when he was completely stunned.

I even doubted my own ears.

"Did I hear that right? An arranged marriage?!"

"right!"

"Is it the daughter of the daimyo of the Land of Lightning who is marrying you?"

"right!"

"Holy crap! Does Kushina know about this?" Shikatoshi swallowed hard.

Upon hearing this, Minato glanced around to confirm that all the Anbu members had been transferred away before saying in a low voice, "Of course she wouldn't know! If Kushina knew, would I still be sitting here working?"

"Yeah, if Kushina knew, you'd be in the hospital right now." Kushina's reputation as a fiery woman wasn't for nothing, and Minato was henpecked.

"Wait a minute! What does that have to do with me?"

Lu suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"Ahem." Minato awkwardly touched his nose. "The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning said that either you or I can be married off. You know my family's situation. Kushina and I are truly in love."

Shikata's face darkened. "You guys are truly in love, but Tsunade and I aren't?"

"You've already married three, one more won't make a difference!"

The deer was truly astonished.

"Do you even want to listen to what you're saying? Your family has Kushina Uzumaki, but my family doesn't have Tsunade? Kushina's monstrous strength was learned from Tsunade! What! Just because I'm immortal, you think you can mess with me?!"

He now understood why Minato was in such a hurry.

The moment they walked in, they started talking about how their relationship was!

As expected, nothing good ever comes of it!

"Can't you just refuse?" Lu Shi said helplessly.

Minato sighed. "I refused! I'm not crazy, but the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning said he's bringing his daughter to Konoha for a visit, and maybe we can meet up. What if we hit it off?"

"They've already said that, are you expecting me to say, 'No! I'll take you with me and get out!'"

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