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    The two slowly wandered out of the shadows into the light. Naruto crouched at a small stall displaying trinkets, picking through them. He looked up at her and asked, "Which one do you like?"


    "Huh?" Hinata was still lost in thought when she was suddenly asked, her eyes darting nervously.


    When she looked down, she saw Naruto holding two cute yet oddly shaped trinkets. His fingertips, under the light, looked smooth and flushed with blood. Realizing she was staring at his hands again, Hinata’s heart skipped a beat.


    She silently scolded herself for always getting distracted, thinking about things she shouldn’t. Her ears began to burn, and she felt flustered.


    "Hmm?" Naruto smiled, ‘Why did this girl always spacing out when she was with me?’


    He stood up, stretched out his hand and gently pinched Hinata''s face. Sensing that Hinata wasn’t quite in the right state for wandering around aimlessly, he glanced into the distance and said, "How about we head back?"


    "Huh?" Hinata lowered her head, and her mood seemed low.


    ‘The word I said most frequently throughout the night was probably ‘huh’. Naruto-kun must be feeling a little numb after hearing it.’


    "Young Miss, shall we head back? Or continue shopping for a while?" Naruto asked with a teasing smile, looking at Hinata with a bit of helplessness.


    Hinata seemed a bit upset by being called ‘Young Miss’. She nodded and said nothing more, as if she was sulking. She continued walking with her head down, not speaking.


    After walking with her head down for quite a while, she suddenly realized they were heading home, and abruptly stopped.


    "What''s wrong?" Naruto stopped too, then reached out his hand.


    Suddenly, Hinata boldly grabbed his hand for no apparent reason. She lifted her head slightly, tears welling in her eyes.


    "I-I don’t dislike it when you touch me. I just… don’t know how to say it. In fact, I really like it when you touch me, Naruto-kun."


    "But every time, I can’t help myself. If I make a sound, you might think I am a frivolous person."


    Hearing Hinata’s soft, slightly aggrieved words, Naruto was stunned for a good while. However, his hands moved faster than his brain, and before he even knew what was happening, he had already embraced the girl in his arms. Sёarch* The ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "I''m glad you don’t mind it." He said, "Honestly, I want to be close to you too. Every time I’m with you, no matter how much I try to resist, I always fail."


    He hadn''t quite organized the words in his mind yet, but he spoke them out loud, even if they were straightforward. At moments like this, timing was always more important than flowery language.


    "Hinata, I like you."


    Without any hesitation, and before she could react, Naruto had already leaned in. He wrapped his arms around her waist, gradually tightening his embrace.


    He lowered his head and kissed her gently. Hinata’s mind went blank and she felt like she couldn’t breathe, her body heating up and softening.


    In the dimly lit street, she couldn’t help but think of the scene from her dream, and her heart felt hot and uncomfortable. She let out a soft moan, their lips pressing even closer together.


    After what felt like a long time, Naruto and Hinata finally pulled apart.


    Hinata’s mind was a bit foggy, almost blank. Staring at Naruto, her lips slightly parted and cool from the air, her heart pounded, her first kiss was gone just like that.


    She felt as though she was being led, like a fawn following a fierce wolf, stepping deeper into a thorny forest. She couldn''t find her way at all, letting her soul drift.


    At the same time, a thought suddenly popped up in her mind: ‘Why is he so skilled at this?’


    It seemed like this was something all girls instinctively noticed, regardless of their intelligence. Whether smart or a little slow, their intuition was sharp and scarily accurate in this matter.


    "Naruto-kun, do you often... with Ino…"


    Just as he had gotten away with something, the potential Shuraba came crashing down.


    "Marriage?" He suddenly asked in the darkness, cutting her off abruptly, his eyes shining brightly.


    "Huh?" Hinata was startled. She had thought about it, but not like this, not in this moment.


    "Not marriage? You’ve taken advantage of me, and you don’t want to take responsibility?" Naruto stared at her for a while, and while Hinata was still confused, he took advantage of it to confuse her further.


    "I…" At that moment she thought of her father and the Hyuga Clan with extremely strict rules.


    "Do you not want to marry me? You just want to take my body and not be responsible for it?" He trembled dramatically, pouring all his acting skills into the moment, "You never planned to take responsibility?"


    "I tried so hard just now. Don’t you want me?"


    Hinata bit her lip, not wanting him to keep going, and hurriedly tried to explain, waving her hands frantically in panic.


    "I-I didn’t mean that. It’s just... it’s too... too fast."


    "Not at all, it was long enough." Naruto said seriously, for just a moment, "You can’t say things like that, it might cause misunderstandings."


    "Oh, okay…" Hinata still didn’t fully understand.


    With Naruto’s smooth distraction, Hinata had no energy left to press her original question. The small, potential Shuraba dissipated just like that. Luckily for Naruto, it was Hinata he was dealing with… If it had been Ino, such tricks wouldn’t have worked on her.


    After dropping Hinata off at her house, Naruto stood at the entrance of the Hyuga Clan’s compound for a while. He let out a quiet sigh before walking away.


    The Shuraba dilemma had dragged on for so long that it was getting more complicated by the day. But there was an upside for this. His feelings for both Hinata and Ino had deepened since then, and they were no longer as shallow as they once were.


    There was always a way to resolve these things. Neither Hinata nor Ino were at the point of being irreconcilable enemies. And when they did meet, aside from some awkwardness, there were no major conflicts.


    That was just how Hinata and Ino were… both were kindhearted. Moreover, Ino''s possessiveness is not that strong, as half of her attention was on the communication device, which is good news for Naruto.


    Hinata is gentle on the outside but resilient on the inside, and she also has a tenacious heart. Ino, on the other hand, had a more nuanced, tactful personality, though she wasn’t exactly cute. The two girls were nearly polar opposites, yet they had a surprising number of similarities.


    Even if they met, it wouldn’t necessarily become a Shuraba. Because of this, the situation wasn’t completely hopeless.


    Naruto wasn’t planning on any underhanded tricks. He knew that a bit of balance on both sides was all that was needed. Once he left the village, both girls would follow, and everything would fall into place.


    But before that, there were some things he could still keep hidden, for now.


    When he got home, Kurama was already asleep on the couch, clutching a bottle of alcohol in his arms.


    After a quick wash, Naruto lay on the bed and reviewed today''s experience. He quietly added a mental note: Hinata seems to have a particular reaction to hands.


    As he thought about this, his consciousness slowly faded.


    …


    The next day.


    Yugao knocked on the window outside Naruto’s room and slide it open with a sharp ‘swish’. She didn’t have the stern demeanor she used to, nor did she wear any friendly expressions. Instead, her face looked fatigued.


    "Hokage-sama is looking for you."


    "Which Hokage?" Naruto groggily sat up, shielding his eyes from the light with one hand.


    There were currently two Hokage in Konoha: Tsunade and the soon-to-be Rokudaime Hokage, Kakashi. Today was also Shikamaru’s wedding day, and most people had been invited to the event.


    ‘At a time like this, Kakashi probably wouldn’t be interested in calling for me, right? Besides, Kakashi was lazy to begin with. If it weren’t for being forced into the Hokage internship role, he’d likely still be playing around outside.’


    "It''s Tsunade-sama." She added.