The Young Man Who Bought White Chrysanthemum
Reincarnation of Filthy Earth, Uncle Snake... Forget it. It was better to let nature take its course. It was good to see each other again, even if it would take a long time.
With some thoughts in mind, Naruto walked into the cell under the dissatisfied gaze of the Ninth Lama. He found a comfortable place on Nine Chan's soft abdomen and buried his body deep into it, falling asleep.
The next morning at around six o'clock, Naruto, who had already woken up and washed up, opened the door to Kakashi's room and helplessly looked at the silver-haired hedgehog who was still sleeping soundly.
"This fellow…Sure enough, the damned 5 AM assembly. Although she knew that he couldn't arrive on time, it was really unexpected for him to sleep in like this.”
Naruto shook his head and ignored the " sleeping " Kakashi. He closed the door and turned to the living room.
The " sleeping " Kakashi opened his eyes as soon as Naruto left. His right hand was rubbing a special-shaped object under the blanket, and a gratified smile appeared on the corner of his mouth under the mask.
Kakashi was always late, but not because he was a lazy person. On the contrary, in all these years, Kakashi had never been late because of the excuse of " sleeping in."
However, Kakashi needed time to pay his respects to Lin, Dai Tu, and Bo Feng Shui Sect.
Kakashi had never lied. He had truly lost his way in life.
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"Then, I'll leave the rest to you, my clone.”
In the middle of the living room sat another Naruto.
"Oh! Don't worry, I will. Go in peace ~"
Naruto lazily changed his position and lay on the ground, yawning listlessly.
"Go in peace? As expected of me!"
For the first time, Naruto had a shallow understanding of his viciousness.
Then, should he correct it?
However, this thought only lingered in Naruto's mind for less than a second before it was forcefully extinguished by him.
What a joke, what change? In any case, the ones who are uncomfortable are the others. Isn't it fine as long as I, Naruto, am comfortable enough?
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"You are…Naruto? I often hear Ino mention you!"
In the flower shop in the mountains, a middle-aged woman who looked very similar to Ino and was full of knowledge looked at the handsome blond boy who appeared by the flower stand early in the morning with a forehead protector. After thinking for a moment, she remembered the identity of the boy her daughter had been thinking about day and night. A gentle and kind smile appeared on her face.
"Yes, that's right. You're Ino's mother, right? By the way, was Ino still not up? Wasn't today supposed to be Koba's 'traditional' survival drill?”
Naruto smiled shyly. What a joke. This was Ino's mother. It was their first meeting, so they had to leave a good impression, right?
"That girl, Ino…She should still be lazing in bed now. I can't do anything to her…"
Ino's mother smiled helplessly. Although there was a hint of reproach in her tone, Naruto was keenly aware of the undisguised pampering and tenderness that she might not have noticed herself.
Naruto smiled knowingly. This was family.
"What about you, Naruto? Did you come to the flower shop so early just for Ino?”
Ino's mother teased Naruto.
"Well, that's part of the reason, but it doesn't matter if Ino isn't here.”
Naruto did not care about Ino's mother's teasing. In fact, due to his thick skin, he did not even have the slightest change in expression. He took out his wallet from the ninja bag behind his butt with a normal expression, took out a large amount of cash, and handed it to Ino's mother.
"Please give me a white chrysanthemum…With the rest of the money, you can buy some flowers for me and give them to Ino.”
As for the money…Anyway, it was Kakashi's hard-earned money. Naruto did not feel any heartache when he spent it.
"Tsk, that can buy a lot of roses. How about it, Naruto, do you want to buy all of them as roses and give them to Ino? If you were the one who sent the roses, Ino would be very happy, right?”
Ino's mother's pupils shrank slightly when she heard the white chrysanthemum mentioned by Naruto. She looked at Naruto deeply, but she did not say anything. After all, her relationship with Naruto was not close enough to ask about such a private matter, right?
However, this young man was quite interesting to have the girl's mother help pick flowers for her. With his outstanding appearance, it was no wonder that Ino liked him.
"Yes, that's fine…Just do as you see fit."
Naruto took the white chrysanthemum from Ino's mother, nodded, and left without saying anything else.
Naruto left in the direction of Koba's cemetery, where many ninjas who sacrificed themselves for Koba rested.
Ino's mother looked at Naruto's departing figure thoughtfully. For the first time, she felt that her daughter's choice was not too bad. At least she was not a bad boy.
Of course, if it was Ino's father, Mr. Oichi Yamanaka... Speaking of which, every father would have a bad impression of a little bastard who wanted to kidnap their little girl, right?
"A young man who knows how to buy white chrysanthemums can't be that bad, right?”
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(Hey, Naruto, didn't you just say goodbye to Watergate yesterday? Was there a need to specially come to this godforsaken place to pay homage today?）
In the depths of Naruto's consciousness, Nine Chan shared Naruto's vision and quietly watched as Naruto cleaned up the tombstone with only two names engraved on it and gently placed the white chrysanthemum on the low platform in front of the tombstone.
(Also, you know that this is just a stone tablet with their names engraved on it. Their bodies are preserved in a corner of this village. Is there really any meaning?）
With his hands clasped together and his head slightly lowered, Naruto made a simple prayer. He sat on the ground, regardless of whether it was dirty or not, and supported his cheek with his right hand.
(Probably, maybe, it should be meaningless, right?）
Naruto's uncertain voice entered Nine Chan's ears.
Nine Chan's huge jaw twitched. This idiot!
(I just didn't want to participate in the boring 'assessment' of Kakashi and Sasuke Sakura. Coincidentally, I've given these two incense before... Pfft, she felt a little guilty because she had never given him a white chrysanthemum before.）
In this world, there was no such thing as the 21st century Great Heaven offering incense to the dead. Instead, there were white chrysanthemums. The flower language was used to express mourning and nostalgia.
(Humph! Up to you! Don't miss your assessment.)
(Yes, I know.)
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