Chapter Seventy-Three: The Eve of Parting

It's been a few days since Sasuke left, Naruto's injuries have healed, he walked alone on the streets of Konoha, although there are still people pointing fingers at him, but it's not as excessive as before, after he became a ninja, these people's attitudes are a little better, they also know that ninjas are people who desperately protect the village, and becoming a ninja means that Naruto has been recognized by the Hokage. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ๏ฝ‚๏ฝ‰๏ฝ‘๏ฝ•๏ฝ‡๏ฝ…ใ€‚ ๏ฝ‰๏ฝŽ๏ฝ†๏ฝ

"Yo, Brother Naruto, are you here to buy dumplings?"

It's even more unlikely that some merchants will hate customers who can buy things, and the uncle who sells dango poked his head out of the shop and said to Naruto, who came here unknowingly.

"Hmm..."

Naruto nodded subconsciously and came to the door of the Konoha dango shop.

"Didn't your friends come?"

Uncle Dango skillfully helped Naruto take three strings of three-color dumplings and put them on the plate, and then handed him a cup of hot tea and asked strangely, in the past, the three of Naruto would always come over to eat some dumplings after the task was completed to replenish their strength.

"They're in trouble."

"That's a pity, the dumplings just came out of the oven and tasted very good."

Konoha is such a big family, and no one will be able to run without it, and Uncle Tuanzi just sighed regretfully and went to work.

Naruto took the plate to the bottom of the big tree in front of the store, where a bench was placed for the guests to rest, he used to sit here with Sasuke and Sakura to chat and eat, but Sasuke didn't like sweets, and the three of them always ordered two dumplings, and Naruto would sometimes stuff his own dumplings into Sasuke's mouth, even if he was reluctant Sasuke could only swallow them.

"Phew, Sasuke, are you looking up at the same sky as me now, you can't eat these things without Konoha, but you don't like sweets either."

Naruto ran out of appetite after a few bites, and set the dango aside and lay down on his chair, looking up at the sky covered by leaves.

"Isn't this my lovely disciple, sighing like a broken love."

Jiraiya's face suddenly appeared in his field of vision, looking at Naruto with a expression.

"Hmph."

Naruto rolled over and showed his back to Jiraiya.

"Still in a tantrum, don't you try to forget about him?"

"Lustful fairy, you obviously don't understand anything..."

Hearing Jiraiya's words, Naruto jumped up suddenly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he reacted, and the person in front of him didn't understand anything, but someone who had walked the same path as him.

"Reacted? Doesn't look stupid yet. โ€

Jiraiya sat down next to Naruto and ruffled his hair, getting Naruto's low apology.

"Although I haven't had much contact, that child's eyes are the same as Orochimaru's, and I can understand that I have experienced the pain of my partner's betrayal, so I know that not only will you be in pain the moment he leaves, but the sequelae after this are too many to count."

"The streets you've walked, the places you've stayed, the memories of going on missions together, these will haunt you like a spell, and the word "touching the scene" is not unreasonable."

Jiraiya, as a person who has come over, understands Naruto's mood very much, and there is a reason why he will leave Konoha to take some of Orochimaru.

"So, come with me and leave Konoha."

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"Don't look at me with that strange look, it's just to go out to cultivate with you."

"Why?"

"Actually, I recently got information that the organization 'Akatsuki' that Orochimaru betrayed before is plotting an activity, and the ultimate goal is you, Naruto, or the Nine-Tails inside you."

"Nine-Tails, I won't give him to anyone else, I won't lose any more friends!"

"You have to do the task of Shinobi in Konoha as a day, and the time for cultivation will inevitably decrease, and the organization will start to act in about three years, and the enemy you will face will be much stronger than Sasuke's brother."

"Well, in fact, this is only one of the reasons, and there is another reason."

"What?"

"Aren't you going to be the Hokage? If you want to become a Hokage, you have to travel all over the five major countries and understand the customs of each place, otherwise it will be a shame to not even know what they are talking about when you face the other four shadows. โ€

"But I'm not just leaving."

Naruto said bitterly, what would he do if he left Hinata, it wasn't a month or two months to come back.

"So I'm not forcing you, you should think about it yourself."

Jiraiya said and left, leaving only a flyer on his seat.

"Fireworks display?"

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In the evening of the same day

"Naruto-kun, I've been waiting for a long time."

Hinata came out of the room prettyly, Naruto was of course very happy to invite her to the fireworks display, and at this time she changed into a dazzling yukata, the white yukata was dotted with a few small purple flowers, the same color as Hinata's hair, and she was carrying a small handbag in her hand for some belongings.

"It's a beautiful yukata, let's go."

Naruto didn't change his clothes, he didn't have a yukata, he was still wearing an orange coat that had not changed for thousands of years, and he didn't hesitate to praise him, and took Hinata's little hand to prepare to leave.

"Naruto-kun, did you forget something?"

"Wallet? I have it. โ€

"I mean, fireworks, if you don't take her to this kind of fun activity, the relationship that is finally repaired will go bad."

Hinata shook her head, of course she wanted to date Naruto alone, but she didn't want her sister's relationship with Naruto to deteriorate because of this, and as an older sister, she didn't think it was a big deal.

โ€œ... Thanks for the reminder. โ€

Naruto secretly sighed at his stupid head, it was clear that Hanabi ran away from home last time for this reason, but at this time he forgot about it, and hurriedly ran to Hanabi and knocked on the door.

'Knock Knock'

"What?"

Hanabi, who heard the knock on the door, slowly opened the door with a hint of it, revealing only half of his face to look at Naruto.

"Hanabi, there's a fireworks display tonight, do you want to come with me? And, of course, your sister, I haven't forgotten you. โ€

Naruto looked at Hanabi weakly, emphasizing that he hadn't forgotten.

"You still have a little conscience."

Hanabi opened the door, revealing an orange yukata that had been worn a long time ago, and the hem of the yukata was embellished with a hint of flame pattern, which matched Hanabi's fire character very well, and he also held a handbag in his hand, but it was much larger than Hinata.

"You're ready."

"Nonsense, how can you not know about such a big event, I just want to see if you only have your sister in your eyes."

"Ahaha, how is that possible."

Naruto smiled awkwardly, and kept thanking Hinata for reminding him, otherwise he would have been hit by Hanabi on the ground again when he got home.

Since it is a fireworks display, people naturally choose the most suitable place to watch it, and after nightfall, the streets are lit up with lights, and small stalls have sprung up around the road, selling all kinds of food, toys, and entertainment.

"Sister, hurry up, hurry up."

Hanabi holds a bunch of apple candy in his hand and shuttles through the crowd like a rabbit, for Hanabi, who has never gone out much, the night market here is full of freshness, and the little girl has always had only one word for fresh things, buy.

"Hanabi, be careful not to fall."

Hinata smiled at her younger sister, who was gradually becoming more cheerful, and slowed down her pace and walked beside Naruto.

"Wait, wait for me."

Naruto gasped and followed, covered in all sorts of strange merchandise that Hanabi had bought for him to carry, and he was more of a bodyguard than a servant when he came to play.

"If you continue like this, you'll have to use shadow clones."

Looking at the fireworks that were still shopping, Naruto said helplessly, it's too embarrassing to go to the night market and use a shadow clone.

"Naruto-kun, will you have some food?"

Hinata handed the candy apple in her hand to Naruto's mouth, and there was a small tooth mark on it, but no one cared about it.

"Ahh

Naruto took a big bite and let the moisture moisten his lips, the sweet taste provoked his taste buds, and his mood was much more relaxed.

"It's not as good as Naruto-kun, that kid is too willful."

"I kind of know why Ning Ci didn't come, despicable fellow."

"What are you doing, uncle, you're cheating!"

Not far ahead, there was the whining of fireworks, and she stood in front of a stall arguing with the stall owner.

"Hanabi, what's going on?"

"This little girl, the rules are written on paper, how can you say that I am cheating."

The stall owner is a middle-aged man with small bean eyes, who doesn't seem to be a reputable businessman, and he pointed to the rules and said fearlessly.

"The target... This one is made of wood, right? โ€

The rules are very simple, you can get a prize by piercing the kunai provided by the stall owner into the bull's-eye, Hinata looked at the target in the store, picked up the kunai on the table and asked.

"Isn't this a matter of course, how can children play games with sharp weapons, it's for your own good."

The stall owner smiled slyly, and the reason he used was so righteous that Hinata didn't know what to do for a while.

"Hanabi, I'll buy it for you what you want, let's leave first."

"Don't, don't, I'll want that first prize, just want it!"

"Then sister try."

Hinata couldn't help but be coquettish with fireworks, and paid to pick up the kunai and throw it out, I have to say that this kind of thing is too simple for a ninja, but the kunai bounced back on the spot when he hit the target, and he didn't even scratch the skin of the target.

"Good hard wood."

Hinata frowned, if the wooden kunai was meant not to hurt the child, then this wooden target, which was obviously much harder than the kunai, revealed the sinister intentions of the stall owner, especially the fact that the rules prohibiting the use of ninjutsu were annoying.

"What's wrong?"

Naruto came to Hinata with a large bag and a small bag at this time, and asked strangely.

"Naruto-kun, this stall owner..."

"Well, let me try."

Knowing the reason for the incident from Hinata's mouth, Naruto put down the package in his hand and twisted his shoulders to pick up a wooden kunai.

Faster and sharper!

Thinking so in his heart, the chakra, which had become extremely sharp by rubbing, gathered on top of the kunai and threw it at the target.

'Whoosh'

A chilly wind swept across the stall owner's face, and without any suspense, the kunai pierced through the hardwood plank, even the wooden plank behind the stall, and inserted it into the dirt behind.

"It can't be! You're using ninjutsu! โ€

The stall owner shuddered and picked up the scattered planks and pointed at Naruto.

"Hey, which eye did you see that he was sealed, can you use ninjutsu without sealing? Give me the prize, or I'll call the police. โ€

Hanabi said excitedly, she really didn't expect Naruto to be of such use, which made her look at him with admiration.

"You must have cheated..."

"Do you want to try it?"

Naruto hated dishonest people, and once again picked up a kunai and gestured at the stall owner.

"Give me a memory."

The stall owner dripped a drop of cold sweat on his face, joking that if he was hit by this kid, he would definitely die, so he could only take out the prize unwillingly.

"What is this?"

Naruto looked at the behemoth in front of him and asked uneasily, what kind of animal fur seemed to be, it was as black as ink, and it was at least two meters long, and he had a bad feeling when he looked at this thing.

"The bear that several people hunted together last winter is very large."

The stall owner said proudly, although it is only the fur of a black bear, the whole one is still worth a lot of money, and it is cheaper for these little ghosts.

"Hanabi, is this supposed to be for me..."

"Nonsense, do you want my sister to take it, hurry up and take it away."

Hanabi nodded with satisfaction, it must be comfortable to take such a thing back to make a carpet.

"Would a girl like this?"

Naruto's whole person was not good, how he regretted why he helped Hanabi get the reward, but he still felt uncomfortable with himself.

"Probably, no, the fireworks are just fresh."

Hinata smiled slightly, her Naruto was so reliable at all times, even her twisted sister recognized him, there was nothing happier than that.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Because there were so many things, Naruto had no choice but to conjure up two shadow clones and hand them over the things, and after one of the shadow clones put the bear skin on his back, the whole person was like a bear, which attracted a lot of attention.

"Doppelganger, please send these to Hinata's house."

โ€œ... Eh, it's troublesome, you're an abusive shadow clone. โ€

Since it was something that Naruto didn't want to do, the doppelganger naturally didn't want to do it either, he puffed out his mouth and complained as he looked at the main body dissatisfied.

"Don't say that, I'll treat you to ramen."

"Okay, okay, it's decided!"

Got the reward he wanted, the simple shadow clone picked up the package and walked towards Hinata's house, and on the long road, another shadow clone suddenly said, "You, you're really stupid, don't you eat ramen yourself." โ€

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"React now?"

"Damn, when did the body become so bad, he is not human!"

"You're scolding yourself too."

"Wait, you're also a shadow clone, why do you think of that?"

"Individual differences, maybe my side of the IQ is a little bit more."

"Are you saying I'm stupid?!"

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