After feeding Hinata, the sky had completely darkened. The two returned to Konoha, with Naruto choosing the area above Hokage Rock as their spot.
Because the view here was wide and there were few people...? A place where ordinary people didn't often come, but today there were quite a few people, all seeming to have taken a liking to this good spot.
Some were in groups of three or five, some in pairs, and some busybodies had even lit a bonfire, making the atmosphere quite lively.
"Eh? Shikamaru, Temari?" Naruto saw familiar figures.
"Naruto and Hinata?" Shikamaru also noticed his familiar companions.
Naruto went over and bumped Shikamaru's shoulder, asking with a sly smile, "How did you two end up together?"
"Hey, don't make it sound ambiguous!" Temari pointed at Hinata and said, "Aren't you two together too?"
Naruto grabbed Hinata's hand, raised it, and wiggled his eyebrows at Temari, saying, "We're openly together, you just said 'too,' so are you two on a date?"
Temari's face turned red, unsure if it was from anger or shyness: "You jerk!"
"Troublesome," Shikamaru stopped playing dead and explained, "My dad is in charge of communicating with Temari about the Chunin Exams, but he's been very busy these past few days, so he asked me to help receive her."
Temari affirmed, "That's exactly what happened."
"Hmm?" Naruto asked, "Aren't you in charge of the Chunin Exams? How is it Uncle Shikaku?"
Shikamaru felt baffled: "I'm just a Genin, about to take the exam, how could I be in charge?"
"Oh, that's right." Naruto then remembered that Shikamaru only fought in the preliminaries, and the third exam was interrupted before it was his turn, not giving everyone a chance to see his performance.
"Whoosh~ Bang!" A small firework rose in the distance, and then, as if receiving a signal, all kinds of fireworks continuously rose and bloomed, lighting up the night sky.
In an instant, whether it was the crowds on the streets or the people above Hokage Rock, everyone seemed to press the pause button and looked up at the colorful lights in the sky.
Immediately following was a burst of cheers, and the entire Konoha entered a festive atmosphere, extremely lively.
Hinata was also infected by the atmosphere, and the hand interlocked with Naruto's tightened its grip slightly.
Just as Naruto expected, Minato and Kushina were like an ordinary couple, walking and stopping together on the street.
Without children by her side, Kushina seemed to have shed some kind of restraint, the thirty-something-year-old mother acting as carefree as a thirteen-year-old child.
Minato let her hop and skip as she pleased, trying out games she liked, buying whatever she fancied. It had really been a long time since the two of them had come out to play casually like this, putting aside work, family, and everything else.
Itachi and Izumi were chatting and laughing while eating Dango. Both of their hands reached for the last skewer at the same time, touching and then separating. Izumi blushed and lowered her head. Itachi calmly picked up the Dango, thought for a moment, and held it to Izumi's lips.
Sasuke was dragged around by Sakura, a look of impatience on his face, but his body didn't resist at all. When Sakura handed him a gift, he would awkwardly return one as well.
In the izakaya, Tsunade and Jiraiya gently clinked glasses, asking, "Jiraiya, will you still travel around in the future?"
Jiraiya seriously thought about it, then answered with a silly smile, "I will, after everything is over. My dream is to travel all over the ninja world. If I stay in Konoha all the time, my creative inspiration will dry up."
Bang! Jiraiya's face was embedded in the table. Tsunade finished her drink in one gulp, turned around, and left, leaving behind the words, "Idiot."
Shizuka happily held Kimimaro's arm, aimlessly following him as they walked down the street. Kimimaro looked up at the fleeting fireworks, wondering if there was another person he wanted to protect.
Tenten sat on the roof with her hands propping up her cheeks, looking at the fireworks, then looking at her teammates who were still busy in the restaurant across the street, and sighed softly.
Asuma missed Kurenai, who was out on a mission, and enviously watched Hayate and Yuugao pass by.
Kakashi, that weirdo, rarely took the initiative to put down his little adult book, looked up at the fireworks, and walked to the Memorial Stone. He was out of tune with the atmosphere of the entire Konoha, and then he met Shizune, who rarely had time to specially come to mourn her uncle.
Choji was carefree, just eating and eating, at most wondering if the fireworks looked like popcorn.
Ino sat in her flower shop, enviously watching the handsome guys coming in to buy flowers, torn about whether to skip work and go find Sasuke.
Kiba hugged Akamaru, wishing on the fireworks to work hard and become Hokage, then sneezed a few times in disgust. His and Akamaru's sense of smell were too sensitive, and they didn't like the gunpowder smell drifting from afar.
Naruto gently embraced Hinata, sitting on top of the Hokage Rock. The two quietly watched the dazzling colors in the sky, the myriad reds and purples. The Great Toad Sage said I would be happy in the future, is this happiness?
Not enough, right... Naruto thought greedily.
...
Time wouldn't stop because of Konoha's celebration, nor would it pause because of Naruto's sigh. When the fireworks faded, the stars shifted, and the sun rose as usual.
Today, Naruto got up earlier than Kimimaro's three teammates, because he always felt guilty and wanted to avoid Kimimaro.
After finishing his morning practice, Naruto found Jiraiya, whose bruises on his face hadn't completely disappeared: "Pervy Sage, help me take a look at this Ninjutsu."
Jiraiya took the scroll and looked at it, saying, "Peacock Mystical Method, this is the secret technique of the Star Ninja Village, right? Naruto, how could you steal someone else's Ninjutsu?"
"What do you mean steal? Sasuke copied it. Can Uchiha's affairs be called stealing?" Naruto said with righteous indignation. Kakashi can copy, why can't Sasuke?
Seeing that Jiraiya didn't say anything more, Naruto asked, "This flying ability is very useful, but I don't like the style of the wings. Do you think you can help me change it?"
Jiraiya pinched his chin and said, "Using Chakra like this is an interesting idea, but this requires a considerable amount of Chakra to use. Hmm... for you, it should be no problem."
Naruto said expectantly, "Right? So, can you change it?"
"Just changing the shape shouldn't be difficult, but..." Jiraiya's eyes rolled, thinking of a good idea.
"But improving Ninjutsu like this will delay a lot of my time for gathering material and writing."
Naruto felt that this Old Rascal was up to no good and asked, "What do you want?"
Jiraiya grinned and said, "I remember you're good at Shadow Clone Technique and Transformation Technique, and the Transformation Technique you used to transform into that beauty when we first met was definitely not something an ordinary ninja could achieve, so I have an idea that I hope you can cooperate with, maybe it can inspire my new book."
"Sure." Naruto immediately guessed what Jiraiya wanted to do and agreed readily, wanting to see the Harem Technique, huh? You're asking for it!
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