In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"What's wrong with me?" Naruto stared at her, his body very close to Ino, his eyes fixed on her, "Tell me, what's wrong with me?"

Ino stared at his wide collar, glanced inside and didn't dare to look again, her face flushed. Every time she heard him say this, Ino's heart couldn't help but jump a few times.

He was really listening to her carefully, which made her... a little happy.

"Naruto."

He froze for a moment, his movements stagnant. Seeing the hesitation and restraint on Ino's face, he suddenly regained his composure, though a little embarrassed, and simply stood up.

"I'll get you a glass of water."

"Yeah." Ino suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, gently stroking her chest with her hand, breathing slowly with her back to him.

After about half a minute, Naruto returned with a glass of water and sat down in his original seat. His expression was clear and calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Everything we discussed these days is useful, so take note of it." He held up the glass, took a sip of water, and his eyes fell on Ino's plain hands placed on the table.

After a slight pause, he continued.

"Konoha will gradually introduce it in the future. I will talk to Lady Tsunade about it then. It shouldn't be a big problem."

"Why are you helping me like this?" Ino suddenly asked, looking up at him.

"Are you stupid?" He drank the water strategically, glancing at her sideways, "I'm happy to."

This was her ideal, not a dream, but an idea she had conceived since childhood. He simply wanted to do his best to help her build a world that belonged to her.

There was no need for earth-shattering feats, just the introduction of the emerging technologies of the ninja world into Konoha. Then, some changes could be made to suit Konoha's situation, and finally a plan could be formed.

When the plan is passed and Konoha slowly changes, and people can more easily communicate their emotions and messages to each other, that is probably her ideal.

It was small, but he was willing to help her achieve it.

Because I like it, that's all.

Chapter 251: Tsunade is concerned about the village, and the two of them have a tiring journey

Ino felt as if her heart was hit, and she was so depressed that she couldn't speak.

The way Naruto looked at her was so hot that it could melt anyone. She turned her head and looked towards the entrance, her heart still pounding.

"Thank you." Her voice was as thin as a needle.

"Thank me after you've accomplished this. It's too early to say it now." As Naruto spoke, his eyes dropped to Ino's waist, his fingers gripping the round glass.

The living room fell silent. Ino avoided him, but glanced at his clean, slender hands resting on the table. She immediately looked away, thinking she couldn't stay any longer.

She stood up to say goodbye, and Naruto was about to take her back, but Ino looked nervous. She waved her hands and refused, and ran away like a mouse seeing a cat.

.......

The day of the Five Kage Summit is approaching, and it’s time to set off.

The people who saw her off lined up from one end of Konoha Street to the other. Tsunade, who bore the title of princess of the Senju clan, was about to represent Konoha at the Five Kage Summit for the first time.

Everyone rushed out, jostling each other to catch a glimpse of this beautiful lady. The bustle was as intense as that of a foreign city, bustling with activity and empty streets.

"Tsunade-sama, please be safe!"

"I heard it's the Five Kage Summit. This is to restore Konoha's reputation to the five great nations!"

"Why are you bringing such a young boy? Can he do it?"

"The journey to the Iron Country is long and tiring. Can Naruto fulfill his duty to protect the Hokage?"

"Who knew that guy, he looks like he hasn't woken up yet! Hey! Naruto, cheer up a little!"

Looking at the dense sea of ​​people, Naruto suddenly became depressed and muttered.

"trouble."

Summer is almost over, and the sweltering heat is still making it hard to breathe. With so many people crowded together, the heat waves keep coming.

Tsunade looked at him with a smile and patted his arm.

"Let's go. Why are you complaining? The Iron Kingdom is far away from here."

"Oh." He responded and followed slowly.

The location of the Five Kage Summit was chosen to be the neutral Iron Kingdom, a country composed entirely of armored warriors, located between major powers.

The climate there is cold all year round. Often when Konoha is still in late summer, the Iron Kingdom has already entered the cold winter.

"Why don't you come with us, Shizune-sister?" Naruto asked Tsunade in front of him, his arms folded as he walked along the road bored. "Usually, the Kage of each village brings two guards, right?"

"Shizune is in charge of the medical team. I asked her to stay in the village and inform me through the slug if there is any situation." Tsunade said slowly, holding the Hokage's hat in her hand.

"Being Hokage is such a hassle. Even leaving the village takes a while to think about." He complained.

"You talk too much, but I didn't let you become Hokage." Tsunade covered his head with the Hokage hat, hugged Naruto's neck tightly, dragged him forward, and warned him.

"Don't get me into trouble when you go to the Iron Kingdom. If you provoke any princess again, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

"Not really, not really. I'm not a princess collector." Naruto sneered, feeling the plump and soft flesh pressing against his face, and suddenly he dared not move.

Konoha.

In the open-air corridor on the second floor of the Hokage Building.

Shikamaru, wearing a Chunin uniform, had his eyes drooping like a dead fish, one leg hooked on the railing, gazing into the distance at the green trees in the distance that were withered by the sun, and the words "the sun is scorching" popped up in his mind.

The scorching afternoon breeze blew past. Choji stood by, holding a bag of potato chips, biting them off with a snap. His small, black eyes rolled around innocently, and he asked.

"Shikamaru, do you think Ino has changed recently?"

"Who knows." He looked up at the cloudless blue sky, a look of boredom on his face. "Hasn't she always been like that? Nothing has changed. Still as irritable."

"It's different. She's completely different in front of us and in front of Naruto." Choji crunched his chips. "My father said that if a girl changes a lot, she's probably in love."

"You still care about this kind of thing?" Shikamaru glanced at Choji, "I thought you only cared about potato chips and barbecue."

"I just think it's good. Father said it's something to be happy about." Choji said, "Shikamaru, you should find someone you like, and then tell me what's so fun about love."

"Tsk, why don't you go?" Shikamaru leaned against the wall and turned to stare at Choji, "It's better to find someone who is more virtuous. Don't find someone like my mom, it's simply..."

"My mom is the same..." Dingci suddenly felt a chill and shuddered, "Let's not think about it."

Shikamaru nodded, leaned his head back against the vermilion wall, snapped his fingers, and uttered that famous saying in a casual manner.

"Women are troublesome."

The wind blew, and the leaves fluttered all over the sky.

"Congratulations, Ino, you are now a Chunin." Asuma smiled.

Ino received the Chunin uniform, a small smile on her face.

"Thank you, Asuma-sensei. I will continue to work hard on my training."

"Practice is one thing, but you can't be careless in life either." Asuma showed an expression of an experienced person, patted Ino's shoulder and said solemnly.

"Love is also a kind of practice."

"Ah!" Ino was stunned for a moment, her solemn expression instantly vanishing. She waved her hands in panic and explained, "Asuma-sensei, no...it's not what you think!"

Ino didn't know how to explain it. This wasn't really love. Nothing was said, nothing was confirmed, just a small feeling of affection.

But Naruto's mind was full of unknown things, and it was impossible to fully understand his thoughts. Even if we take a step back, it was impossible for anyone to like such a playboy.

Impossible! Well, except for Hinata.

Thinking of this, Ino felt a little crazy again. I really don't know what kind of love potion that guy gave Hinata. The eldest daughter of Hyuga happened to like a man like that.

Forget it, I don't want to.

She shook her head and looked at Asuma seriously.

"Asuma-sensei, I'm definitely not in love!"

........

"A-choo!" Naruto sniffed, took out two Konoha white robes from the sealed space, put one on, turned around and handed the other one to Tsunade.

The further west you go, the colder it gets, and the temperature difference becomes greater after dark.

"I don't need it." Tsunade looked at him teasingly, "Why? Your body can't hold on any longer? The journey to the Iron Country is long, so what should we do?"

She was wearing a green robe and looked fine.

"Just do it. You're so young and you don't take care of yourself." He swallowed the dirty talk about sperm activity decreasing and didn't dare to show off in front of Tsunade.

"You will suffer a great loss in the future," he said.

Seeing that Tsunade didn't take his robe, Naruto simply put the white robe on her manually, "Ninjas are not masochists. It's pointless to force it."

"Can't you keep warm by accelerating the flow of chakra?" Tsunade rolled her eyes and said, "Ninja school should have taught you that."

"I skipped class and didn't listen." He said sullenly, walking ahead with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Tsunade clicked her tongue but didn't remove her robe.

into the night.

The two of them rested around a fire, the firelight illuminating Tsunade's collagen-filled face. Ninjutsu was indeed magical; in the hands of different people, it would produce different effects.

Orochimaru saw the hope of immortality, and Tsunade simply preserved her youth and sealed her life. The Senju clan's bloodline was divine, and living to one or two hundred years was not a problem under normal circumstances.

Every time he saw Tsunade, Naruto automatically imagined the female cultivators in the immortal cultivation novels, the kind who were in their forties or fifties but still looked like young girls, the kind who were fully devoted.

He was still lost in thought. Tsunade frowned at the firelight, as if she was lost in thought. Information was constantly being relayed along the way by flying birds. Even as she traveled far away, she was still concerned about the village.

Naruto found it quite boring. Everyone was outside, but they still had to care about that broken village.

He stood up, took out the tent from the sealed space, and slowly set it up. He also prepared water for washing and almost took out the bathtub.

Ninjas usually have sealing scrolls to store things when they go out. Tsunade herself also has some, but it's just some clothes and other things. She knew Naruto could carry a lot of things, so she threw the gift to him before leaving.

He set up the tent with a sad look on his face. He felt like a little eunuch in the palace, waiting for the noble to leave the palace. As for why it wasn't the Empress, it was because Tsunade had said that no man could catch her eye.

Well, that's true.

Who can be more powerful than her? After playing around for twenty years, people still recognize her as the Thousand-Handed Princess. They say that debuting is the peak, but this aunt has never left.

After traveling for about half a month, the temperature became colder as we got closer to the Iron Kingdom.

Fortunately, the two found a small inn in the Iron Country to rest in. They finally didn't have to camp in the wild. Although there were no disadvantages, sleeping in a tent was a torture for Naruto.

Tsunade probably didn't take the little man seriously. After taking a shower, she just grabbed a piece of clothing and wrapped it around herself before going back to the tent to continue reading the intelligence documents.

Tsunade handled all the information about Konoha as it was passed along. Konoha had been away from Tsunade for half a month, but Danzo hadn't made any waves at all.

The disappearance of the Nine-Tails didn't have much impact on Konoha due to the fact that Sand Village was on the same side. Instead, Danzo's series of actions brought his own downfall.

Tsunade spared no effort to strike at the root, with the spearhead clearly pointed at Danzo. Naruto also kept an eye on Danzo, waiting for the day when he would jump up and down.

Iron Country, Inn.

It was freezing outside, with a cold wind howling.

At Naruto's insistence, two rooms were opened, and Tsunade had no objection. The two returned to their respective rooms for a while, and when Naruto left, he saw the door to the next room open.

Tsunade, wearing a white bathrobe and holding a jug of wine in her right hand, glanced at him with a normal expression.

"Chat?" she asked.

"Okay." Naruto nodded.

The bathtub was filled with steam, and Naruto plunged into the water with a loud splash, unable to hold back a muffled groan. All the fatigue from the journey was comforted in this moment.

Chapter 252: A bamboo bath, Tsunade beside the fire

Tsunade gathered her loose blond hair, frowned, and pursed her lips. With a splash, she plunged into the water. It was a little hot, but bearable.

But then I thought about Naruto's theory a few days ago, and suddenly I felt that there was some truth in it. Ninjas don't need to endure everything to show their difference from ordinary people.

So she simply let her body fall into the pool, uttered a soft "ah", and a low gasp escaped from her throat, creating ripples on her snow-white skin.

The same bathtub is separated by a thin bamboo partition to separate the men's and women's baths.

With a loud crash, Naruto was so frightened by the movement from Tsunade that he stood up straight up, his whole body stiff. Damn, what is that woman doing again?

After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself, he sat down again, leaning against the edge of the hot soup and watching the steam rising.

The inn was simple and there were not many guests at this time. He and Tsunade were the only two guests in the entire inn. The owner was a middle-aged man with a limp and didn't talk much.