In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

Chapter 371 You Don’t Want Ino To Know, Do You?

Chapter 371 You Don’t Want Ino To Know, Do You?

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The next morning, a series of knocks echoed through the house. At first, Naruto thought it was just his imagination. After all, he had just returned to the village the day before, hadn’t gone anywhere, and had gone straight to the Hokage Tower.

It was also the day right after the New Year Festival, so most of the people he knew were busy, with no time to be knocking on his door early in the morning.

Knock, knock, knock!

The knocking persisted, clearer this time.

He was now sure it wasn’t his imagination, and he reluctantly opened his eyes, which were still bloodshot. He stared at the ceiling for a moment to collect his thoughts, then groggily got out of bed and shuffled to the entrance.

"Alright, alright! Who is it?" Naruto grumbled as he yanked the door open with a loud swoosh. His reluctance to answer the door had been cured over time, and he was just short of killing Itachi now.

In the daylight of early spring, a pink-haired girl stood at his door, bundled up in a fitted down jacket, smiling sweetly at him.

Sakura knew how to dress. She looked light and graceful, and her gaze at him was like melted malt syrup, as if it could stretch into strands.

"What are you doing here?"

"Can't I come visit you?"

"How did you even know I was back in the village?" Naruto asked in confusion. After all, Tsunade and Shizune had been with him the entire time yesterday, and they only parted ways late at night.

"Oh, that's because I live next door!" Sakura said with a cheerful smile on her face, the faint scent of her perfume mixing with the cold breeze as it reached him.

"So you live next door… Wait, what?" Naruto opened his eyes wide, no longer feeling sleepy, "What did you say?"

"I bought the second floor of the building next to yours." Sakura said with a crisp smile on her face, the kind of smile that can only be seen in spring.

"So, Naruto-kun, we are neighbors now." She leaned forward slightly, her eyes curving into playful crescent moons, "And by the way, our balconies are facing each other. But no sneaking over at night… that’s against the rules."

"Are you crazy?" Naruto almost spat out a mouthful of blood, "That place isn't worth much, so you will lose a lot if you buy it! You..."

"What the hell is wrong with you, Haruno Sakura? You spent so much money to buy a dump like that!"

"I think it's a good deal. Besides, didn’t I tell you about it long ago?" Sakura said with a smile, completely unfazed by Naruto’s complaints.

"Who would take something like that seriously? Damn it!" Naruto felt a little suffocated for a moment. He really couldn't understand what was going on in this person's mind for spending so much money to buy a house in such a bad location.

But then it hit him, ‘What did it matter to me if she lost money?’

"Do you need something? If not, I’m going back to sleep." Naruto held the door with one hand and glanced at her in boredom. "If you’ve got something to say, spit it out. Otherwise, I’m going back to bed."

"Huh? So bold. Are you implying that I can't come in unless I sleep with you?" Sakura made a ridiculous interpretation of the situation and squeezed her way through the door like a fish.

Naruto was left speechless by this. He glanced at the cold wind blowing in from the hallway and had no choice but to close the door.

After being stirred up like that, whatever drowsiness he had left was pretty much gone. So, he decided to head straight into the bathroom to wash up, hoping to catch some sleep afterward.

Once he finished washing up, he was surprised to find breakfast already laid out on the dining table. He couldn't help but turned to look toward Sakura, who still wore her signature smile. The only difference now was that her hands were in front of her.

Apparently, she'd had her hands behind her back earlier because she was hiding the breakfast.

Naruto was stunned for a moment, but he didn't overthink it. He sat down at the table, ready to enjoy his meal. Before he could take a bite, Sakura quickly darted to his side, leaning in close and blowing warm breath near his ear, "Welcome back, Master."

Naruto’s hair practically stood on end at this, and he drew in a sharp breath, turning his head to stare at her.

"You…"

"Don't you like it?" She asked, then took out a copy of Icha Icha Paradise from her bosom. She opened it, and murmured to herself, "The book said to do it like this."

"Or should I call you Daddy?"

Naruto ignored her and focused on wolfing down his breakfast. He thought to himself, ‘You're not wearing the right outfit, so no matter what you call me, it won’t work.’

Naruto figured he’d finish eating, wait for her to leave, and then go back to bed.

After finishing his meal, he noticed Sakura showed no signs of leaving. She was lying on the table, gazing at him with endless tenderness. Feeling a bit awkward, Naruto scratched his face. Sakura then got up to make him a pot of tea.

"What exactly do you want?" He finally asked.

"I'm here to bring you breakfast." She replied, cupping her face in her hands while they sat on opposite sides of the table.

"Alright, well, you can see I’ve finished eating." Naruto pointed to the now-empty breakfast box on the table and the steam from the freshly brewed tea curled up between them.

"I did see that. But leaving now would be weird, wouldn’t it? After all, I’m the first one to come see you. Impressive, right?" She said with a smile.

"What's so strange about that?" Naruto reached out to grab the hot tea but paused when he heard Sakura’s next words.

"It would seem like I spent the night here. And you wouldn’t want Ino to find out about that, would you?"

Naruto froze mid-reach and looked up at her, "???!!!"