"You know that...... That's a lot......"

Stunned and sighed, for some reason, it was obvious that from the outside, the other party's age was obviously lower than his own. But in the face of Naruto, who was innocent in front of him, he had reason to ask questions. But it always made Ning Ci vaguely have the illusion that he was having a conversation with a scheming adult.

"Hehe, it's just a little bit of a good idea~"

Seeing the frown and thoughtfulness of the person in front of him, Naruto's eyes smiled even more, and he said innocently and confidently while joking in his heart.

"That is, the degree to which you know the direction of your life's destiny...... Hey hey ......"

"Yes...... Is that ......."

At the same time, facing Naruto's "innocent" gaze, although it made the inexplicable sense of disobedience in Ning Ji's heart more and more vigorous. But the pure natural age difference camouflage revealed on the outside still made Ning Ci unable to think of a reasonable explanation for the person in front of him who could cause such an unintuitive reason for himself. So much so that Ning Ci secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that he was too nervous and worried, and then forcibly suppressed the strange "illusion" in his heart. After thinking about it for a while, seeing that there were only three people present, Naruto and Sasuke, because Ning Ji himself was still young and simple-minded, he didn't plan to sell anything with Naruto, but nodded slightly and answered honestly.

"Indeed, I'm not here to practice, but to find you."

"Looking for me...... It can't really be that this sister is jealous, and she plans to come all the way to beat me up like a jealous brother before......"

Even through the observation in recent days - the "Naruto" in the third training ground is not only the one in front of Ning Ci, so that Ning Ji's every move is clearly observed by the bystanders in the process of memory sharing between "Naruto" and "Naruto" - understanding, so that Naruto more or less got such a possibility in advance. But after hearing Ning Ci's personal admittion, he still couldn't help muttering a little weakly.

Of course, the reason why Naruto is upset is not that if Naruto really goes head-to-head with Ninji, the current "Naruto" can't defeat Ninji...... After all, even because of the Shadow Clone Stretch, the Chakra of the main body needs to be evenly distributed to each shadow clone, which makes the strength of this "Naruto" in front of Ning Ci far from the main body compared to the main body. But in terms of combat experience, "Naruto", who has all the abilities and memories of the ontology, is still more than enough to stabilize the young Ninji, or even defeat it directly.

But once "Naruto" chooses to do this, first, it is inconsistent with the decision of the ontology to make up his mind to play the role of "crane tail" in the past few years of study-although the first act of saving the Uchiha clan, and now redeeming Kaori and Iara, has greatly tampered with the course of history. However, if he can avoid more impact on the main plot and not cause any regretful losses to the fate of his companions, Naruto will still choose to obediently follow the original route to avoid more unforeseen changes and incidents.

And the second and most important reason is that the "Naruto" in front of him is just a shadow clone.

It is true that "Naruto" has considerable confidence in whether he can defeat the current Xiao Ningji. But after all, he was just a shadow clone...... It is well known that once the damage suffered by the shadow clone reaches a certain threshold - the simplest example, it is lethal enough - regardless of whether there is still a chakra in the body that can maintain its size, it will be forced to forcibly cancel the shadow clone.

And once "Naruto" was in the process of fighting, because of carelessness or other reasons, the shadow clone was beaten by Ningji and dissipated on the spot......

Then, a question that is more worth a headache than the eldest brother's face-to-face questioning will be quietly born - that is, will the seemingly well-behaved little fan go out of control directly and decisively join the ranks of beating Naruto.

You must know that before Naruto set off, in order to prevent the small group fan from coming out with him noisily, he not only deliberately kept the shadow clone to go to school with the small group fan instead of himself. When Xiao Tuan Fan asked where his brother was, he told him that he was going out with Zhishui and routinely carrying out simple tasks of patrolling the border.

In other words, once Sasuke knew that while he had worked so hard to go to school, Naruto would not only leave the village, but also go on a trip. And if you hide it from yourself with your brother and don't take yourself out to play...... I'm afraid that when the deity returns, the moment he opens the door, he will be baptized by the "enthusiasm" of the fireball.

Well...... Although in the strict sense of the word, thanks to Naruto's blessing, the small group fan actually only studied for one class, and then comfortably took a long vacation for a week...... But in the face of the "miserable and desolate" treatment of being "abandoned" by his brother and Naruto, the aggrieved little group fan obviously won't think about it so much.

In other words, once Ningji's goal is really to "learn" with Naruto, then Naruto's current identity will be revealed that he is not a "crane tail" who is not a laggard at all because he won Ningji. If you can't win the battle, you will be exposed because the body used the shadow clone to fool the small group fan, and the small group fan who knows the truth will be chased and killed, causing "Naruto" to be in a dilemma and quite embarrassing.

But fortunately, children's hearts are obviously much more simple and straightforward than adults. So much so that Ning Ci, who vaguely has the attribute of sister control, although he looks aggressive, in fact, he doesn't seem to realize that the person in front of him is coveting Hinata's "precocious" facts.

“…… Feed? Feed! Are you listening to me? ”

"Hmm...... Well?! Ahh......h What's wrong, is something wrong? ”

In the midst of his thoughts, Naruto's consciousness was gradually taken away by the terrible consequences that he had made up in his own mind. It wasn't until I heard the slightly dissatisfied calls in my ears that I instantly came to my senses. While looking left and right, he looked at the figure of Ning Ci who was holding his arms in front of him, raising his eyebrows thoughtfully. In order to hide the embarrassed look on his face, he deliberately coughed a few times, and after calming down his emotions temporarily, his forehead sweated slightly, and he continued to baptize Ning Ci with sugar-coated shells in a serious manner.

"Uh...... Ahem, I'm sorry, but when I heard that the genius of the Hyuga clan came here on purpose, it was to find me, so I was a little distracted......"

"I see...... However, it was so easy to be emotionally affected, could it be that my guess was wrong......"

After hearing Naruto's explanation, and his face was natural, he once again touted himself. Ning Ci's frowning brows gradually relaxed, but he muttered thoughtfully in his heart.

"And, look at the way he looks...... No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like someone who can do that...... Could it be that I'm thinking too much? ”

"But speaking of which...... Why do you say that you came to me? If I'm not mistaken, it seems like we've never met before today, right? ”

Misunderstanding Ningji's true intentions made Naruto seem as stable as an old dog, but in fact, he panicked a lot, and because of the distraction, he failed to notice the changes in Ningji's mood and expression in time. Immediately, in line with the determination of generosity to go to righteousness [oil on the soles of the feet] that long pain is better than short pain [big deal to run directly], I mustered up the courage and said the doubts in my heart directly.

And Ning Ji's next response words, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, made Naruto suddenly feel like riding a roller coaster, experiencing a strong sense of contrast and excitement of falling straight to hell and then rising to heaven.

"Of course, we haven't met officially, but I've seen you a lot before that......"

Because his attention was focused on what was in his heart, Ninji didn't notice the layers of cold sweat that were becoming more and more obvious on Naruto's forehead. Hearing this, he didn't think about it, so he blurted it out, causing Naruto's whole heart to hang in his throat, but the words changed again, making Naruto stunned and stunned in place.

"So, I'd love to know...... How did you manage to save Hinata-sama from an enemy who pretended to be my father during the entrance exam? ”

"Have you seen me ......? It's over, it's really jealous that the sister came to the door and beat up the future brother-in-law...... Huh? Just because of this? You...... Didn't you come to beat me up on purpose? ”

"Huh? Beat you? Why should I beat you? ”

"Uh...... Not...... It's nothing...... Ha ha...... If only you didn't come to beat me up......"

The sudden change was undoubtedly unexpected good news for Naruto, who was cranky and worried in his heart. So much so that the little heart that was beating like a puff finally landed on the ground gradually and smoothly, while playing haha, hiding the embarrassing look on his face that was born because of his mistake. On the one hand, due to the resolution of the crisis, the IQ was back online, and he keenly captured the key words in Ning Ci's previous words, and determined the general situation of Ning Ci in a quick simulation of thinking.

"I've seen me a lot, and I know that when the new students entered the school, I was in a hurry to save Hinata...... So, when he ran out of the school, the tail tracker who was vaguely aware of it was Ning Ci? No wonder when I caught those four people, none of them had a breath that could match them, so I thought that there were still companions of the Yunyin Village spies in the village who had not been caught, and I searched carefully for three whole days...... But think about it, suddenly being pretended to be his deceased father in person, and the identity of the enemy who plotted against him was directly exposed, and anyone would be angry to chase him out to find out. ”

As he whispered in his thoughts, Naruto's brain began to rac. Peel back the cocoons and pick out the appropriate fragments from the memories of the freshman entrance exam. Combined with Ning Ci's words as a guiding clue, it didn't take long for the cause and effect to be sorted out. And because of the slight "loopholes" in Ning Ci's words, he noticed a fact that Ning Ci deliberately concealed.

"Huh? Wait a minute...... He asked how I saved Hinata from the enemy...... Doesn't that mean that although Ning Ci did follow my footsteps and chased him out, he didn't see the picture of me using the transformation technique to disguise myself as 'Bo Feng Mian Ma', and he didn't know what happened after that...... In other words, this kid is lying to me, and wants to know if I am the one who saved Hinata to determine my strength level? If that's the case, then maybe I'll be able to continue to maintain my identity as a 'crane tail'......"

For Naruto, who withstood the baptism of the old fox of Danzang's many temptations, the child's scheming could not be hidden from him after all. Then after quietly looking at the corner of his eye, he noticed the slight amplitude of Ning Ci's fingers that trembled slightly unnaturally when he held his arms with both hands, and completely confirmed the authenticity of his conjecture in his heart. Immediately, his eyes rolled and he thought of the next words.

That expression...... It's not like he sees through it, I'm lying to him...... No, no, no, it can't be impossible, he's so young, how can he see through it......"

At the same time, seeing the expression on Naruto's face, he gradually changed from nervousness to stunned, and then slowly calmed down. made Ning Ci feel as if his heart had been seen through by the other party, and he felt a sense of emptiness. Then he gritted his teeth and secretly comforted himself in order to force himself to calm down. While squinting slightly, he continued to ask with a pretended impatience.

"Hey...... Feed! Why is there no response again? Don't you want to tell me? ”

"I'm not called Hey, I have a name, it's called Naruto Uzumaki......"

From the obviously anxious and panicked appearance of the person in front of him, he became more and more sure that Ning Ci was indeed bluffing himself at the same time. Naruto tried to suppress the smile in his heart, deliberately pretending to be aggrieved. After sorting out the logic of the words on his lips a little, he muttered in response.

"And, what saved Hinata...... I don't even know what you're talking about, how do you ask me to answer. ”

"Huh? You don't know? ”

In Ningji's mind, Naruto wouldn't admit that he had saved Hinata by himself. Most of them will also find an excuse, saying that they are going to move the rescuers and find someone to help. And from the fact that Naruto can find a strong man who is enough to save Hinata in time, it is impossible to confirm Naruto's identity and background as simple as the demon fox monster that everyone hates on the surface...... But Naruto's face was not red at the moment, and his heart was not beating, and the three words "I don't know" that he said calmly were really out of the scope of Ning Ji's calculations. So much so that while opening his mouth wide and being stunned in place, he instinctively exclaimed in disbelief and retorted.

"How is it possible, after Hinata-sama was taken away by the enemy that day, I watched you run out of the village in shock, and I was in a hurry to chase after you!"

Of course, with the exclamation that surged up in his throat, Xiao Ningci, who was still young and had not yet been deeply involved in the world, did not notice it at all...... Isn't this unbelievable overreaction of his own being the same as not telling himself about his deliberate intention to bluff Naruto?

No, no, in Ningji's stunned voice, Naruto's eyes, who looked innocent and aggrieved, were gradually filled with a planned banter and pride...... Even the small fan that had been silently sinking [eating] and silently [vinegaring] beside Naruto and looking at Ninji with hostile gaze gradually turned into a gloating appearance mixed with pity and sympathy.

Because, for Sasuke, who knew that Hinata was kidnapped in the first place, it was indeed Sasuke who was rescued by Naruto himself...... Once Naruto flatly denied this truth, then there was only one possibility left......

That is the "rival in love" in front of him who is not so self-conscious as to try to trick Naruto...... Uh, ahem...... The uninvited guest, already unconsciously, is about to become another "victim" under Naruto's pranks.

After all, if nothing else, just judging by the perception of Naruto by the small fan itself...... Among his peers, if anyone wants to calculate Naruto......

Isn't that the old birthday boy hanging himself and living impatiently?

(End of chapter)