Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

Chapter 264 Thick Barrier

He clenched his hands into fists and placed them on his thighs, but refused to open his palms for me to touch.

Although I was a little confused at first, I later realized that I might have done something wrong.

This kind of problem never occurred when practicing with Shino, so I couldn't help but be a little careless.

After all, I haven't practiced love for a long time, and the practice with Shino doesn't cover all aspects.

I remember that I had read many stories in books where the protagonist would always cause conflicts when mentioning his or her previous "love partner" in front of his or her current "love partner".

But Naruto was well aware of the fact that Shino and I became romantic partners when we were kids, and he didn't care.

I thought Naruto wouldn't care when he grows up.

Why would he care?

I wanted to say something, but Naruto had already controlled Asuka to return to the team. Shikamaru reminded me as if he knew nothing: "Naruto, we are about to land on a new continent."

Soon, the sea beneath us was no longer bottomless, but a dense and continuous forest, the environment was quite similar to Konoha.

Neji's Byakugan didn't detect the enemy's ambush, so he closed it and rested - after all, keeping the Byakugan open would consume chakra.

Shikamaru estimated the chakra consumption of Sai and Neji and gave new instructions: "Find a place to land. To be cautious, collect information about the environment first."

No one objected, and we began to move in the direction where the trees became thinner - because this was the place most likely to have human activity.

But before we found any human settlement, we first found an open space in the forest to land and prepare to eat and rest.

We don’t know how big this strange underground area is, nor do we know if there are enemies lurking around or how many enemies there are. Although we didn’t suffer any attacks when we came from the sea just now, it’s best to conserve our strength to deal with various possible dangers.

After simply eating some dry food, Shikamaru arranged for Naruto and me to form a team to guard the camp and set up tents. The others formed groups of two to explore the surrounding area.

I think Shikamaru, who is as smart as he is, must have noticed the change in the situation between Naruto and me, and that's why he left us alone.

After all, although I could use the cloak to hide our movements, using the cloak to cover our figures was itself an obvious signal.

And I think the awkward atmosphere that followed was also very obvious.

Neji and Gaara looked at me hesitantly before leaving, but I smiled at them and told them not to worry.

Soon, it was just Naruto and I alone.

I tried to talk to him to get his reaction.

Naruto was busy fiddling with the tent and ignored me.

I was about to help put up the tent, but he took the parts from me again and said gruffly, "I can do it by myself."

I had no choice but to stand aside and look at him and said, "Can you tell me the specific reasons and feelings for your unhappiness?"

"..."

"Because of Shino? But I just wanted to understand what love is, so I took action."

Naruto finally replied in a muffled voice: "I'm angry about my other self."

"why?"

"He must have been sad when he knew you were with someone else. He must have felt... abandoned by you."

"No." I protested, "Naruto is not sad. He supports me very much."

When the 19-year-old Naruto looked up at me with a blank expression on his face, I could clearly realize that “he” had grown up: “I can also pretend that I don’t care, and it won’t make anyone suspicious.”

"If that's the case, and you don't say anything, I have no way of knowing what you're thinking."

Even if I had the ability to peek into other people's memories, I would not use it on people around me.

I said, "Now that you are showing your unhappiness, I really want to know what you are thinking. Tell me."

Naruto lowered his eyes and looked at the nail in his hand, naturally not looking at me. After a moment, he said, "I'm not in a good mood, not just because of you. Recently, I always feel very... anxious and empty. The war is over, Sasuke is back, I have been recognized by everyone, everyone can live in peace, and then every day, my life is in the village, receiving tasks, carrying out tasks, and completing tasks."

At this point, Naruto paused for a moment, with a look of confusion in his azure eyes: "It's so repetitive every day... so repetitive... I feel like I should do something, but I don't know what to do."

I thought about it and said, “Can I ask you a few questions?”

"what?"

"You said you brought Sasuke back to Konoha... Speaking of him, what did you think of his plan to change the world at that time?"

"I don't quite understand, but I don't think so. He has too many people to kill. If he really does that, he will be overwhelmed by hatred... He will destroy himself."

"Then Naruto, have you ever considered changing this world?"

"After the Fourth War, all the major countries suffered heavy losses. The most urgent task is to recover first. I haven't thought too much about other things. But if anyone wants to start a war, I will definitely stop them."

“Are there no reforms in the system or planning?”

"I don't really understand this aspect... It seems like something that only Shikamaru would think about."

"Naruto, do you still want to be Hokage?"

"Of course, this has always been my dream."

"What do you think Hokage is?"

"The strongest person in the village, the one who steps forward to protect the village when the village is in danger."

Somehow, I felt something was wrong.

The hero who saved the world seemed to have no plan for the world he saved. And his understanding of Naruto was still as shallow as a child's.

"Naruto… have you ever considered not being Hokage?"

Naruto looked at me in surprise: "What are you talking about?"

"Just wondering, if Naruto doesn't want to be Hokage, what does he want to be?"

"But becoming Hokage is my dream!"

"I know, but what about besides becoming Hokage? Is there anything else Naruto wants to do?"

Naruto frowned and looked at me for a moment, "When I was a kid, I thought about... opening a ramen shop."

"A ramen shop? Want to learn from Master Ichiraku?"

Perhaps remembering the delicious taste of his favorite ramen, his expression softened a little: "Yeah! Because Ichiraku ramen is delicious! I also want to be like Master Ichiraku and make delicious ramen that can warm people's hearts. But then I thought that if I made ramen, probably no one would come to eat it, so I gave up."

"Naruto……"

"If I don't become Hokage, what else would I want to do? Let me think about it..."

So I waited quietly and silently.

"When I was traveling around with the lecherous sage, I also thought about whether I should write something like him in the future. It doesn't seem that difficult... The lecherous sage said that the feeling of being loved by everyone for his works is more refreshing than fighting against the enemy as a ninja for ten days and ten nights."

“Ah,” I thought, thinking about how I felt when I was learning to sew, “I think I can relate.”

"Chaolu also wants to write a book?"

"Not writing a book, but I was learning sewing before I came here. How should I put it... the feeling of creating something by yourself is much better than the feeling of taking something away from the world... Especially, ninjas often take away other people's lives. I think if Naruto is interested in writing a book, you can give it a try!"

“But I don’t know what to write.”

"That's nerve-wracking."

"Morning dew..."

"Ok?"

"Don't you want me to be Hokage?"

"It's not that I don't want to, I just think... maybe Naruto might be happier doing something else."

Naruto looked at the tent that was gradually taking shape in his hand: "Then what is all the hard work I have done before?"

“I think,” I whispered, “the process itself is the meaning.”

He was silent for a moment, "Have you and Shino separated?"

"If you mean the 'romantic partner' relationship, it's off. We're just friends now."

"You actually chose Shino to practice love..." Naruto muttered, "What makes him suitable?"

I subconsciously wanted to say that Shino was a good person, but then I remembered that I had reflected on it before and it would be better not to mention Shino in front of Naruto, so I said nothing.

Fortunately, Naruto didn't seem to require me to answer.

At the same time, I also felt a little low because I felt that the world might not have the answers I wanted.

But now that I'm here, what Otsutsuki Toneri said before makes me want to figure out what's going on.

I saw Naruto standing there, not too busy, and thought that it wouldn't be a problem if I leaned on him a little - this was the privilege of being a "love partner".

I walked over to him and he looked towards me so I took his arm and turned him towards me with his arms open so that I could lean forward and rest my forehead on his chest.

I whispered, "Sitting on Sai's ninja bird and maintaining the same posture in the air, Naruto, don't you feel stiffness in your waist and legs? I've never traveled in the air for so long before..."

Naruto was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously put his hand on my waist, as if he wanted to massage me: "Is it uncomfortable?"