On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

How real is it?

"It's just like a bear that's been starving for days seeing its prey and will absolutely pounce on it."

Nonou laughed at Nagasawa's peculiar analogy, but her heart calmed down.

Regardless of how others see her, in Yongze's eyes, she is very beautiful and lovely.

That's enough; I don't care what others think of Nono.

"Nagazawa, Nonou?"

At that moment, a familiar voice entered Yongze's ears.

Nagasawa looked up and saw a striking head of red hair; it was Kushina.

Next to Kushina was a young woman wearing a purple long-sleeved top and a yellow sundress.

Although Nagasawa had never met her, he could guess who she was, since Kushina's circle of friends wasn't very large.

It should be Uchiha Mikoto, the wife of the current Uchiha clan leader Uchiha Fugaku, and also the mother of Itachi and Sasuke.

The two were carrying a bag, making them look like best friends shopping together.

Nagasawa sensed it and, sure enough, he detected Kakashi's presence on the rooftop of a nearby building.

This week it's Kakashi's turn to perform the guard duty.

Nagasawa, holding Nonou's hand, walked up to Kushina and said with a smile, "What a coincidence."

At first, Kushina didn't notice, but when she saw Nagasawa and Nono standing so close together, even holding hands with their fingers interlocked, she looked shocked.

Yongze was speechless and complained, "What's wrong with me? Why do you look like you've seen something unbelievable?"

"Nagazawa, you actually found a girlfriend? Isn't that shocking enough? No, I have to go tell Minato right now." Kushina still looked utterly shocked.

After saying that, he looked like he was about to unleash his chakra and rush towards the Hokage Building.

Nagasawa quickly grabbed her, then pointed to Uchiha Mikoto, who was standing there looking completely bewildered, and said:

"I don't care, but are you planning to leave her here alone?"

Kushina, realizing what was happening, said apologetically to Mikoto Uchiha, "Mikoto, I'm so sorry, this news is just too amazing, I almost forgot about you."

Uchiha Mikoto: "..."

Although she was speechless inside, Mikoto Uchiha knew that Kushina was easygoing, so she didn't say anything and just nodded.

"I mean, is it really that big of a deal?" Yongze was speechless. Why did it sound like he was the one who was dating someone, some kind of incredibly shocking news?

"So many girls were chasing after you during the Ninja Academy, but you didn't pay any attention to them. After graduation, I never saw you walking with any girls. I almost suspected that you wanted to steal Minato from me."

Kushina said, still shaken.

You should know that she was the one who came later; Minato and Nagasawa had been friends since their first year at the Ninja Academy.

Kushina thought that if Nagasawa really had any ideas, it would be a huge threat.

Upon hearing Kushina's words, Nagasawa's forehead creased with a neat row of black lines; she really had a vivid imagination.

Back in the Ninja Academy, what was the point of arguing with those little brats? They would only delay his chakra refinement and hand seal speed improvement.

Later, he was busy improving his skills and had no time to date.

He treated Kushina as a friend, but Kushina saw him as a rival in love?

"Pharmacist, you look so beautiful in this outfit, I almost didn't recognize you," Kushina said, turning to Nono.

The two had a brief introduction and learned each other's names during Yongze's birthday celebration.

"No way, Kushina-sama, your beautiful red hair is much prettier," Nono replied with a smile, engaging in a round of mutual flattery.

"What 'Lady Kushina'? That sounds so awkward. I don't have any official position. Just call me Kushina." Kushina said casually.

Nonou thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Then you can just call me Nonou."

"Hmm, Nono, how did you manage to win over Nagasawa? Tell me about it." Kushina completely disregarded Nagasawa and gossiped openly.

"Ahem!" Nagasawa coughed softly to make his presence known.

You gossip, at least in private. What do you mean by doing it to my face?

"Tell me about it, I'm really curious. Or I can share my story with Minato with you later." Kushina selectively ignored Nagasawa's low cough.

It was Mikoto Uchiha who couldn't stand it anymore and tugged at Kushina, saying:

"Kushina, maybe we should just forget about it."

Kushina then gave up, but soon she asked Nagasawa and the other two if they wanted to go shopping with them.

Yongze politely declined.

Just kidding, if I stay with Kushina any longer, who knows what outrageous things she'll say next.

Chapter Eighty-Eight is worthwhile

The two said goodbye to Kushina and continued their leisurely stroll.

On the way, Nonou said, "How did you meet the Fourth Generation and Kushina? You seem to have a very good relationship."

Nagasawa laughed and said, "That was a long time ago. We were in the same class when we were in the Ninja Academy."

We got along really well, so we had a great relationship. We kept in touch even after graduation, and it just naturally turned out this way.

"That's great," Nono sighed. She didn't have a friend like Nagasawa.

"It's okay, you have me now, there's no need to envy anything." Nagasawa touched Nono's soft blond hair.

"You should know that you've gotten the man that no woman in Konoha could get," Nagasawa said seriously.

Seeing Nagasawa's serious self-pity, Nonou chuckled and said, "I'm not as fragile as you think, that I need comforting. I was just feeling sentimental."

As they walked, the two arrived at the Konoha Bookstore, which Nagasawa vaguely remembered.

He remembered that Kakashi had bought a book about suicide here during his period of depression.

I wonder if Kakashi has thrown that book away now. Back then, Kakashi was always melancholic and sad. He almost messed up a data delivery mission. It's definitely a dark chapter in his history.

However, compared to that, Nagasawa is more concerned about another meaning of the bookstore: seeing Konoha Bookstore means that Watanabe's dango shop is not far away.

It was around 3 p.m., and there weren't many people in the store. Nagasawa led Nono into the dango shop.

When Watanabe saw Nagasawa, he was about to greet him when he saw Nagasawa holding hands with Nono, and he paused for a moment.

Having known Yongze for so long, this was the first time he had ever seen Yongze bring a woman to his shop.

However, Mr. Watanabe quickly recovered and asked with a smile, "The usual?"

Nagasawa nodded and said, "The usual, but bring another serving of regular dumplings."

"Okay, I'll make it for you right away." Mr. Watanabe entered the kitchen.

Nonou looked around and asked softly, "Is this the shop where you usually buy dumplings for them?"

Nagasawa nodded and smiled, "Yes, this is the place. Watanabe-sensei's dango is definitely the best in Konoha."

"It's because it's quite sweet, which suits your taste," Nono complained. Nagasawa's obsession with sugar was something she couldn't understand.

“Sweetness makes me happy,” Nagasawa did not deny.

After a while, Mr. Watanabe brought out Nagasawa's extra-delicious dumplings and Nonou's regular dumplings, and thoughtfully brought out two glasses of water as well.

Nono picked up a skewer of dumplings, took a small bite, and found the texture to be chewy and not as sweet as she had imagined. Overall, it was quite good.

If it were just a matter of adding sugar crudely, Nagasawa certainly wouldn't be satisfied; Watanabe, the boss, does have some skill.

After a quick bite, Nagasawa said goodbye to Mr. Watanabe and continued strolling around Konoha with Nonou.

In the middle, Nagasawa separated a shadow clone to tidy up a camera and prepare to take some photos as souvenirs.

They walked up to the Hokage Rock and took a group photo with the statues of the Hokage from different generations, all making peace signs.

We also lay together on the grass in the forest, feeling the breath of nature.

Two people in the Valley of the End...

The two traveled to every corner of Konoha, and by the time they were about to return to the orphanage, it was already night with the bright moon in the sky.

"Don't rush back, I have a surprise for you." Nagasawa said, holding Nono's arm on the street.

"What surprise?" Nono asked curiously.

Actually, she was already very satisfied and happy today; she felt this was the happiest day of her life.

"If I told you, would it still be a surprise?" Nagasawa didn't tell Nonou, but instead chose to be a riddle teller, leading Nonou to Konoha's commercial street.

Although it was evening, it wasn't too late yet, only around eight o'clock, and there were still quite a few people on the commercial street.

While being pulled along by Nagasawa, Nono quietly looked around. It seemed that they had arrived at the shopping street, and she thought Nagasawa was going to buy her some kind of gift.

However, instead of taking her into the store, Nagasawa led her to a relatively open space with a good view, which confused Nono.

Just as Nono was wondering what Nagasawa was up to, Nagasawa suddenly took off her glasses with lightning speed and covered them with his hand.

Yongze said, "The surprise is coming soon, want to guess?"

"A new yukata?" Nonou asked tentatively.

"No." Nagasawa shook his head.

Nono thought and thought, but she still couldn't guess what Nagasawa's surprise was.

But soon after, Yongze put his hand down and said with a smile, "Take a look at the sky, don't be too moved."

Nono then realized that the world around her seemed to have turned into a red world, with dazzling red light shining down from the sky.

Passersby on the street also noticed this strange phenomenon, looked up at the sky, and exclaimed:

"This person named Nono must be very happy, to be so generous."

In the sky, there was a line of large characters made of giant flames: "Nonou is the cutest in the world."

Even though Nono is nearsighted, she can still see the huge words made of flames in the sky clearly.

It was visible not only from the commercial street, but from the entire Hidden Leaf Village, and even alerted many ninjas.

However, Nagasawa had already sent his shadow clones to the Anbu to register in advance, so it didn't cause any disturbance.