In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy-Chapter 484 Choji: Oh no, I’ve Become Naruto’s Accomplice!

Naruto was crouching on the roof of a building, frowning as he looked down at the crowd of guests below. His mind was juggling several thoughts at once, including the idea that his communication device project needed be put on the agenda.

Ino and Hinata might be hanging out now, but they surely wouldn't share a single communication device, right? As long as he could get real-time updates on the other person's location, he could avoid running into them by chance.

Otherwise, he would have to rely on intuition and luck every time, which would be too dangerous. As for the two of them meeting together, he just had to say it was a secret, and Ino (Hinata) would be sad if she knew.

'You wouldn't want your best friend to feel sad, would you? Ino (or Hinata)?'

Risky as this was, Naruto figured it was still better than the situation blowing up now. It's inevitable that it would come out eventually, but delaying it was better than facing the storm immediately.

As for choosing between the two? That was impossible.

Naruto had already spotted Ino and Hinata but wisely chose not to appear in front of them. Their reconciliation was their business, but him showing up would just spell trouble.

After hiding on the rooftop for a while and mulling over these scattered thoughts, Naruto suddenly stood up, 'Wait a second. It's not like I've done anything that bad. What am I so afraid of?' He smacked his forehead in realization, 'All I did was kiss both of them and say I liked them.'

He sat back down, scratched his face, and decided to wait it out a bit longer.

Finally, after waiting for a while, Ino and Hinata parted ways. Seeing his opportunity, Naruto quickly caught up with Hinata, who was the more straightforward one, intending to test the waters first.

"Ah!" Hinata almost yelped when someone grabbed her from the side. Upon realizing it was Naruto, she quieted down. "Naruto-kun, you're here?"

"Yeah... um, Hinata, can you come with me for a moment?" Naruto, feeling a bit guilty, led Hinata to a quieter spot.

Hinata followed him without hesitation, her hand in his, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face as she felt the warmth of his hand.

Behind a tree, the two stopped.

"What's going on between you and Ino?" Naruto asked seriously.

"Oh... It was last time at Shikamaru's wedding, Ino took the initiative to approach me, and then we reconciled." Hinata replied softly, glancing up at him.

Hearing this, Naruto immediately understood, 'It must've been the words I'd said to Ino that worked.'

At that time, Ino asked him if he had seen Hinata.

The situation was urgent at the time, so he simply retreated and told Ino to pass his regards to Hinata for him. It was just something he'd said in the moment, knowing their relationship was strained.

But who would've thought Ino actually followed through with it, and it seemed their relationship had improved quite a bit. Though this was typical of Ino's behavior. Influenced by the joyful wedding atmosphere, she probably didn't want to hold onto any more grudges. Naruto's honesty had likely eased her mind.

And just like that, everything fell into place naturally.

But he had already slipped away by then, and when he came back from the mission, things had already changed.

'Now, the most important thing was to figure out just how far their conversations had gone.'

'Hinata has a gentle personality and basically never lies.'

"So, what did you two talk about?" Naruto asked.

"Food, Choji's wedding, and clothes." Hinata recalled, then added, "Ino's been pretty busy. Today is only the second time we've met since Shikamaru's wedding."

In fact, only half a month had passed since then. Upon hearing this, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Have you talked about me?"

Hinata blinked her eyes and shook her head.

'That's good...' Naruto was completely at ease now. Looking at the innocent Hinata, he started to speak seriously, though inwardly, he was just making things up.

"You know I like you, but my relationship with Ino is quite deep, and some things can't be explained in just a day or two. So next time, please avoid mentioning me in front of Ino, alright?"

"Okay." Hinata believed him completely.

"I can't promise you anything immediately, but give me some time. Once our relationship is certain, I'll clear things up with Ino. Trust me."

"Mm, I trust you." Hinata said softly, looking up at him. Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she hesitated before speaking, "Naruto-kun, you..."

"What's wrong?"

"Ino is a very kind girl... Even if... even if you need to explain things, Naruto-kun, please don't hurt her." Hinata said in a low voice.

Crack!

Naruto felt the guilt in his heart rising up.

But it disappears quickly in just one or two seconds and cannot survive the three-second rule.

"Yeah, I'll take that into consideration." As he said that, he pulled Hinata into his arms and planted a kiss on her lips. His hand, almost instinctively, began to...

"Mm-mm." Hinata's face turned red all the way to her ears.

After about ten minutes, Hinata adjusted her clothes and gave Naruto a slightly playful glare.

"Naruto-kun, why do your hands always... always do that when we kiss?"

"I have no idea. Maybe it's some kind of condition." Naruto took a breath and said, "I'll ask Tsunade-sama about it next time. I'll just tell her you're curious."

"Ah! N-no need for that!" Hinata immediately panicked.

Naruto suddenly realized that Hinata was probably afraid of interacting with Tsunade, which gave him an idea.

'Next time the Shuraba broke out, I can just ask Tsunade to come and put out the fire.'

With a quick kiss on Hinata's cheek, Naruto left contentedly.

Naruto then went to find Choji again, only to find that he was making a toast. The two exchanged glances across the room, and Naruto tilted his head left and right with a serious face, then nodded.

It means separating Hinata and Ino, quickly.

Choji had a bitter look on his face and gave him a questioning look, as if asking, 'Are you sure?'

"Cough." Naruto responded with a meaningful look, saying nothing, but his gaze said it all.

Choji's scalp suddenly tingled, and he nodded to Naruto, which was considered as an agreement. Their silent exchange, which lasted no more than six seconds, spanned several tables of guests as they wordlessly formed a plan.

"Hey, Keiko, I think Hinata is over there." Choji nudged his fiancée next to him and said with a guilty conscience, "Why don't you go say hi to her and show her our wedding photos?"

"Okay." Though Keiko was a little puzzled by Choji's sudden suggestion, she didn't argue.

She is a very traditional woman from a very traditional clan, and she is very satisfied with the honest and kind-hearted Choji. Of course, she also knew that Hinata was already taken, although it was unfortunate that her significant other was a certain blond-haired ninja.

Watching Keiko walking towards Hinata, Choji finally let out a sigh of relief, but after he came to his senses, he felt annoyed again.

'Naruto, you're such a bastard!!'

Naruto had some dirt on Choji put him in this situation, and now he was a willing accomplice. Suddenly, Choji found himself envying Shikamaru, who had no such worries, 'Shikamaru seemed to be living a peaceful and happy life after marriage, almost like a carefree sage.'

Shikamaru happened to run into Naruto and grabbed him.

"Where are you off to?" Shikamaru asked.

"Have you seen Ino?" Naruto asked back.

"Ino?" Shikamaru thought for a moment, "It seems that she and Tamako went to sit over there. Why?"

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"Naruto, why are you spending the whole wedding looking for people?" Shikamaru chuckled but still answered, "He's probably around the guest seating area. You should be able to find him if you look there."

"Naruto, you should think about settling down soon. Before I got married, I thought it was a drag too, but after marriage... well, it's different. How can I put it..."

"I'll go find my wife now, we can talk later." Shikamaru said, leaving with a smile.

Naruto stood there, stunned for a long moment before sucking in a breath, 'Damn, I just been hit hard with some couple-talk.'

"Who doesn't have a wife? Damn it!!"