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“How did you do that?” Kurenai asked as she withdrew her hand.
"Hmm?"
Naruto was still pinching Hinata's face, while Hinata blushed and lowered her head, though her feet didn’t move to avoid him. She wasn’t paying attention when he grabbed her, and he applied a bit of force as he pinched her cheek.
"It hurts." She said.
"Does it hurt more where I pinched earlier, or this ti?" He asked.
At the sa ti, Naruto didn’t leave Kurenai hanging and was seamlessly juggling two conversations. After finishing his sentence with Hinata, he turned to answer Kurenai’s question.
As a result, his words seed a bit disjointed, mixing contexts and coming off as sowhat ridiculous.
"Oh, I just applied a naked chokehold and gave him a beating. Ah, last ti hurt more, so this ti you can't cry out. Hmm? Why? Why ask so many questions?"
"Ido doesn’t have a physical form, so I don’t really understand how I managed to hit him either. Maybe it’s just because I’m handso. Why do you look so aggrieved? Did I bully you?"
The first part was addressed to Kurenai, while the last part was directed at Hinata.
Shino stood on the side, watching Naruto flawlessly switch between conversations with the two won. Even though he didn’t understand the concept of ti managent, he instinctively felt that Naruto’s skill was sowhat otherworldly.
Kurenai: “…”
Hinata: “…”
In the end, Kurenai took Yakumo away with her. Shino adjusted his round sunglasses. He’s unwilling to stay and be a third wheel, so he made an excuse and left with his hands in his pockets.
The strongest person in Team 8 is Shino, the eternal pillar, with a 100% win rate to this day. However, rather than being curious about Shino's strength, Naruto was more interested in what kind of girl Shino might choose as his wife.
‘What would be a good match for a bug user? There are no Gu Masters in this Shinobi World.’
Naruto never let his questions linger overnight. Whatever was on his mind, he would ask. So, he turned to Hinata, gently patted her cheek, and asked with a gossipy expression on his face, "Hinata, does Shino have a girl he likes?"
"I-I don't know." Hinata stamred, her eyes darting away nervously as she lowered her head in a fluster.
Naruto raised his eyebrows slightly and cupped Hinata’s face with both hands, forcing her to look him in the eyes. Ignoring her muffled protests, he asked with a smile, "What are you hiding from ?"
"It’s not good to gossip about others, and I… I only heard it from soone else." Hinata replied with difficulty, "So, can we not talk about it?"
"No." He said, feigning a stern tone.
"Really, we shouldn’t… But if you promise not to tell anyone," She whispered cautiously.
"Mm-hmm." He hesitated for a second but didn’t let go, "I won’t tell anyone else. Now you can say it."
"It was during the Chunin Exams held in the Land of Wind. Shino seed to care a lot about a girl from from Takigakure." Hinata stood on tiptoes and whispered softly into Naruto’s ear.
"Takigakure? Was her hair teal?" There was a hint of weirdness in Naruto’s eyes.
"Ah, Naruto-kun, do you know her?" Hinata's voice beca a little nervous.
"I don’t know her, but Gaara probably does." He said, raising an eyebrow. He guessed in his heart, ‘Since Hidan Kakuzu had died early, the Nanabi’s Jinchuriki is probably still alive and well.’
However, it was just a passing curiosity for him. Whether it led to a wonderful misunderstanding or a love triangle in the future, it had nothing to do with him.
Noticing that it was already noon, Naruto scratched his trouser leg and lazily glanced at Hinata, "Are you going ho for lunch?"
"… Un."
"Don’t bother going back. Leave so food for Hiashi-sama. You’ll eat with today." Naruto said, grabbing her hand and pulling her along.
"Huh? No, no… I’ll just go ho to eat."
"Don’t argue. Let’s go." He didn't let go of her hand, nor did he listen to what Hinata said.
He knew Hinata’s personality well enough. She wasn’t going to change her shy nature overnight. Taking her around town, they visited eight different shops and ate from noon until it was dark.
As night fell…
Asuma stood at the door and blew a breath into his palm. After confirming that there was no sll of alcohol, he carefully pushed the door open. He changed his shoes at the entrance and cautiously walked into the living room.
The TV was playing with no one watching, and the living room was spotless. The potted plants on the windowsill looked vibrant and full of life.
Kurenai was sitting on the couch, frowning in thought. When she heard the noise coming from the door, she turned around. Her gaze t Asuma's, and her frown eased slightly.
"You're back?"
"Yeah, I just finished a mission with Shikamaru." Asuma said as he sat down on the other side of the couch. Just as he leaned back against the soft cushion, he instinctively reached for a cigarette, but he seed to rember sothing and pulled his hand back.
"What's going on with you today? You seem like you have sothing on your mind."
"Do you rember that child from the Kurama Clan?" Kurenai asked in response.
"Kurama Yakumo?" Asuma was a little surprised. "I rember she wasn’t really suited to be a Shinobi. Later on..."
"Her problem has been resolved."
"Impressive."
"It wasn't who solved it." Kurenai admitted.
Hearing this, Asuma stared at her seriously. Based on his understanding of Kurenai, he knew she wouldn’t joke about sothing like this.
"Who else but you?"
It wasn’t that he was trying to flatter her, but after Itachi’s defection, only a few individuals in Konoha were at the pinnacle of Genjutsu, and they could be counted on one hand.
"Naruto?"
"When I saw what happened, I had the sa shocked expression as you, but it's the truth." Kurenai said.
"That's great news!" Asuma coughed lightly, "After all, he is one of the Sannin’s students, so it's not too surprising if he’s good with Genjutsu."
"True, it’s a good thing for Konoha." Kurenai replied, her gaze deep as she stared at the fruit bowl on the glass coffee table, "But there’s sothing else I’m concerned about."
"What is it?"
"Naruto is close to Ino, isn’t he?" Kurenai asked.
Asuma didn’t usually involve himself in his students' personal lives, but no matter what, he had watched them grow up, so he knew a bit about their situations.
Besides, the relationship between Ino and Naruto was so obvious that he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to. If he wasn’t careful, he might end up being showered in affection by them.
"Yeah, they've had a good relationship since they were young." Asuma answered vaguely.
"Hinata likes him." Kurenai said with a frown.
"Well… matters of the heart are things only they can truly understand." Asuma could sense the direction Kurenai’s thoughts were going and quickly tried to change the subject.
He didn’t want to get dragged into this, lest he make an offhand comnt and get caught in the crossfire.
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