A genius who hides his talent from childhood is always more acceptable than a useless person who suddenly makes a comeback.

Ino, surprisingly, believed it.

She knew that Yuuki and Naruto had been best friends since childhood, but she never expected him to go to such lengths for Naruto...

She looked at Yuyue, who was leisurely picking her nose.

An image of someone hiding their talent to avoid hurting their friend's self-esteem gradually became clear in her mind.

"I never knew you had such a thoughtful side," Ino said, somewhat touched.

"But is it worth it... to sacrifice your reputation for your friends?"

Yuzuki sat up straight on the sofa and smiled easily:

"Whether it's worth it or not, I know in my heart."

"Naruto, that kid, may be carefree at times, but his dream burns brighter than anyone else's."

"I was just helping him shield himself from the ridicule before he even had a chance to shine."

“Moreover,” Yuzuki’s eyes deepened, “true strongmen do not care about temporary gains or losses.”

"I'm no longer the bottom of the class I used to be. It's time to show everyone my true strength."

Shinomiya Yuuki made a slow fist-clenching motion, as if the world was in the palm of his hand.

"Ouch……"

Before she could finish speaking, Ino's foot had already landed rudely on Yuuki's butt.

"Look how pleased you are with yourself."

"Alright, since we don't need to practice ninjutsu, let's go out and have some fun. We can't stay cooped up at home all day."

..........................................

After leaping out of Yuuki's house, Shinomiya Yuuki grabbed Ino and headed straight for Naruto's little house.

"Hey Naruto, what are you up to? Come out and have some fun!"

Yuzuki poked her head out and peered through the window.

At this very moment, Naruto was preparing his lunch—well, a bucket of instant noodles that was about to expire.

Hearing Yuuki's call, Naruto looked up, his face instantly breaking into a wide smile: "Yuuki! What brings you here?"

"Just want to have some fun with you."

"Huh? Instant noodles again? Okay, okay, let's not eat that. I'll take you out for a nice meal."

Yuyue frowned, then called out.

"Yay! Long live Yuzuki!"

Naruto immediately dropped his instant noodles and jumped out of the room with great joy.

Shinomiya Yuuki glanced at Ino, then at Naruto, "You two are quite close, so I won't be the middleman."

"That's right, Ino is the academic superstar of our class." Naruto grinned and gave a thumbs up in praise.

"It's nothing special," Ino waved her hand sheepishly, appearing very humble.

Yuuki hugged Naruto's neck tightly.

"Let's go, I found a newly opened restaurant, it looks really interesting, let's go try it out."

"And Naruto, if you keep eating this kind of unhealthy stuff, you'll get an upset stomach."

Naruto rubbed his nose: "Hehe, it's mainly because it's cheap, you can stock up on a bunch for 500 yen..."

Yuyue stared at him intently: "Don't touch these things anymore. Come to my house for dinner."

Before activating her cheat code, Yuuki really didn't dare to get too close to Naruto.

After all, Danzo and that stubborn Third Hokage are truly capable of ruthless actions!

If they misunderstand and think that Yuuki has ulterior motives for approaching Naruto, then he'll be in deep trouble!

Who knows, one day while walking alone at night, I might just disappear from the world completely.

Chapter 11 Reaching Out to Beat Up the Smiling Person

But now, the situation is very different.

He no longer cared about those two old men, so naturally he wouldn't treat himself badly.

The first day I obtained Wood Release: I will protect Konoha!

The day after I obtained Wood Release: I will protect my Konoha!

Do whatever you want, do whatever you please.

"This...isn't that inappropriate?"

"They all call me a fox demon..."

Naruto was tempted, but also a little hesitant.

Going there occasionally is fine, but if you keep going to his house, what if some people with ulterior motives see you?

Will they also start ostracizing Yuyue?

He didn't want his only friend to suffer the same fate as him, being pointed at and gossiped about.

However, Shinomiya Yuuki disagreed, saying:

"To me, there are two kinds of people in this world. Do you know what they are?"

"Which two?" Naruto asked curiously.

Ino also pricked up her ears; she seemed to have never heard Yuzuki say that before.

Yuzuki smiled slightly: "One is an insignificant ant, and the other is a friend."

Do you think I care what ants think?

Upon hearing this, Ino and Naruto froze on the spot.

"Aaaaaah! This is so cringeworthy! Who taught you this line?!" Ino screamed in despair, goosebumps rising all over her body.

Naruto also twitched, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

"Not a buddy?"

"I thought Madara Uchiha was pretty cool when he said that, so why does it sound like I'm being childish?"

Yuyue felt a wave of helplessness.

However, both Ino and Naruto seemed a little embarrassed.

"Alright, alright, let's stop being so serious and go eat."

Yuyue quickly changed the subject and took the lead as if she were running away.

Ino sighed. Yuzuki has now transformed into a goofball.

Naruto, meanwhile, was covering his mouth and chuckling to himself from behind.

Ten minutes later, the three of them stopped in front of a popular restaurant.

The store is named 'Biyi Niao' (比翼鸟).

What's striking is that most customers here are couples; very few people come to dine alone.

The reason is simple: this restaurant's special feature is that couples can enjoy a 20% discount when dining together.

"This is it!"

"Although I haven't tried the taste yet, I'm already thrilled to get a discount."

Yuuki was quite satisfied with her choice, completely unaware of the subtle changes in Ino and Naruto's expressions behind her.

Ino crossed her arms, her tone slightly teasing:

"They said it's a discount for couples, do you have a partner? Single people don't get this benefit."

"Mr. Shinomiya Yuzuki, a lonely man."

Yu Yue suddenly turned around and stared at her with an indescribable look in her eyes.

How do you know I didn't?

That look made Ino feel extremely uncomfortable.

"What are you doing? You don't mean you're going to lay a hand on me, do you? Let me tell you, dream on!" Ino snorted and turned her head away.

When Yuuki saw Ino's awkward little face, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Alright, alright, you can stay here and continue being arrogant. Naruto and I will go in first."

"Huh?" Naruto was taken aback.

"Come on, Naruto, don't just stand there." Yuzuki winked at Naruto.

"Huh? I...we're going to eat?"

"Just follow along."

Yuzuki dragged a bewildered Naruto into the restaurant.

Ino's eyes widened: "You guys..."

She couldn't believe it; these two were actually serious!

Inside the restaurant, the two sat down, and the waiter quietly placed the menu on the table.

"What would you two like to try?" the waiter asked with a smile.

"Give us two of those 'Wholehearted Devotion' set meals, please."

The meal that Yuyue ordered was the set meal that was specially discounted for couples.

"Uh... this can only be ordered by couples."

The waiter glanced at the two young boys, Yuuki and Naruto, and kindly offered a suggestion.

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