Chapter 54

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Chapter 54: The Cunning Little Fox

"Ryosuke."

Early in the morning, Ryosuke was just about to go to school after a long absence.

But when he had just finished breakfast and arrived at the door, Hinata, who he hadn't seen since he got up, came running towards him from the yard in a hurry, holding a black square box in her hand.

"Run slower. You were so tired from practicing last night. You should get more rest."

Without even asking, just by smelling the subtle fragrance, Ryosuke knew it was probably the lunch box prepared for him.

"These are all the ones you usually like to eat."

Hinata handed him the lunch box with both hands, then stood there with her eyes wide open, as if waiting for something.

"Thanks for the bento, Hinata."

Ryosuke smiled gently, took the lunch box she handed over, and gently stroked her hair with his other hand, "Rest well at home today, and try to go to school tomorrow so that I can see a good fight."

"Um!"

Hinata said seriously, half-closing her eyes comfortably, shaking her head unconsciously and rubbing Ryosuke's palm, just like a kitten.

Ever since she was first touched on the head a year ago, she has enjoyed the feeling of being caressed.

She could feel Ryosuke's tenderness from this action.

Especially last night, after she heard those... words that made her feel safe, this action made her feel even warmer.

Time passed by bit by bit, Ryosuke didn't speak again, and Hinata was reluctant to speak either.

The two of them stood there, maintaining this position for a while.

"Ryosuke, you haven't gone to school yet?"

But at this moment, a very abrupt voice sounded, waking Hinata who was immersed in a sweet dream.

It was Hanabi. Because she ate slowly, she happened to see this scene when she was leaving the yard.

"ah..."

She took a step back suddenly, as if she just remembered something, and looked at the still casual Ryosuke in front of her in a panic, "Ryosuke, you're going to be late!"

"I know, you should have a good rest." Ryosuke smiled and retracted his hand that was suspended in the air. He greeted Hanabi behind him and then left home.

The scene just now was very beautiful. Although he knew that he was going to be late, he didn't want to break the atmosphere.

He himself, also enjoyed it.

When he arrived at school, the first theoretical course was almost over.

Although he was late in the end, Iruka did not blame Ryosuke too much. This was the privilege for being a good student.

During the noisy class breaks, only the last row was relatively quiet.

After not seeing each other for a month, some people in the class have not changed at all, but some have changed a lot.

For example... Naruto.

He stood straight, with his hands clasped on the table, a relaxed smile on his face.

Although his appearance had not changed, Naruto's temperament and demeanor had changed over the past month.

"Is Hinata taking today off?"

He asked with a smile.

Why... it looks so familiar.

Nodding casually, although Ryosuke felt a little strange about his change, he still replied gently: "She were too tired from practicing last night, she may need to rest for a day or two."

"Really? That's a pity."

Naruto stretched, "I'm kind of looking forward to her fight with Kiba Inuzuka."

The more he spoke, the more puzzled Ryosuke became.

This feeling is so familiar. The tone of voice, movements, and even the smile are so similar to mine.

He felt that the changes in Naruto's behavior over the past month were making him closer to him.

Forcing down the strange feeling in his heart, Ryosuke asked softly, "Did you go to the training ground too?"

"After all, I'm going to be a ninja in the future, so it's important to accumulate combat experience." Naruto nodded. "Although no one wants to spar with me, they don't say anything if I occasionally go over to watch the fight."

When he said this, the expression on his face no longer had the loss and bitterness of before.

Always maintaining a relaxed, sunny smile, as if he didn't care about this matter anymore.

Without continuing the conversation, Ryosuke just stared at Naruto's expression quietly.

Although he had cast an genjutsu on Naruto when he left before.

If Naruto did something out of line and was captured by the Third Hokage or other high-ranking officials in the village, he would forget some of the processes during his contact with Ryosuke, thus avoiding being exposed when his memory was searched.

But the details still need to be confirmed clearly.

After a while, Ryosuke felt that the genjutsu he cast on Naruto through the Byakugan was still there, so he said calmly, "They are not here."

It didn't specify who they were, but both Ryosuke and the current Naruto understood.

"…Is it because of the Byakugan that Ryosuke was able to detect them?"

The moment he heard his words, Naruto's expression relaxed.

However, although it is a bit loose, it is actually not much different from before.

It seems that after those words, he understood that some people were secretly monitoring him, and he also realized that his position in this village was rather special.

"As long as I am willing to be the Hokage and to protect this village, Grandpa will teach me many, many things."

Seeing that Ryosuke didn't answer his question, Naruto didn't continue to ask and continued to speak: "Recently, he has been teaching me to control my chakra. I have been working hard for a long time."

"That fox in my body had a great impact on my chakra. I have never been able to master ninjutsu before, and a big reason for that is because of this."

"And after my recent improvement in chakra control, his influence on me is slowly decreasing."

With a subtle expression, Ryosuke smiled and said, "If the Third-sama knew that you already knew something and approached him with the intention of deliberately currying favor with him and gaining his trust, you would be in danger."

Naruto has grown quite fast in the past month.

"Although my status in the village is quite sensitive because of this fox."

Naruto placed his hand on his abdomen, "But Grandpa is really good to me, and I don't want to lie to him, but I hope to have my own power faster."

"If he didn't trust me, he wouldn't have taught me so many things."

"Why are you telling me this?" Ryosuke asked, his interest rising in his heart.

"Because you taught me so much, I choose to believe you." Naruto replied with a chuckle, the smile on his face was almost exactly the same as Ryosuke's.

It's just that the emotional involvement is not that deep, the smile seems a bit fake and not sincere.

"I taught you? I don't remember... I taught you anything."

The smile on Ryosuke's face had already made his eyes form a crescent shape.

Before a person's three views are fully formed, they will change rapidly due to their social circle and the things they experience.

But this change in Naruto made him feel very interesting.

"You told me to go to the Third Hokage for anything, right?"

With a few whiskers on his cheeks, Naruto now looked like a cunning little fox. "Actually, I can understand monitoring me and isolating me."

"After all... if this guy really escapes from my body, most of Konoha will be severely damaged and many people will die."

"Although I don't like this village very much at the moment, after all... this is the home where I was born and raised, and there are a few people I care about here, so I am willing to protect it."

(End of this chapter)

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