Chapter 145: You All Just Happen to Be My Ideal Type
"That day, I made a promise with Big Sister Kurenai. If I became the great hero she acknowledged, she would say to me: 'You're very handsome, and I'm moved by you.'"
"Can she fulfill that promise now?"
Seeing his triumphant smile, Kurenai, while annoyed, felt an irrepressible joy bubble up in her heart. Seeing that he wouldn't let the topic go, she slowly spoke. "You are indeed very handsome. But as for moving my heart—you're still a little lacking."
"Also, don't do this kind of thing for me again. Don't you have better choices—"
Her lecture came to an abrupt halt, because Tenten knocked on the door.
Before she could answer, four heads poked in, looking at him with joyful surprise. They hadn't expected him to have recovered in such a short time, to the point that even the doctors had left.
"It looks like you'll be very busy. I should leave." Kurenai secretly sighed in relief. If he had insisted on an answer from her, she might have died of embarrassment.
"Jōnin Kurenai, how is Makoto-kun now?"
Tenten and the others didn't come in immediately, but stood obediently at the door, afraid of disturbing him.
Kurenai beckoned to them. "Come in, he's fine. He might not have his full strength back yet, but his injuries have already healed."
"Really? Did a medical ninja treat him? We must thank them properly later!"
"He healed himself. The rest... you can talk among yourselves."
After the girls had all come in, Kurenai came to the door and added a worried instruction.
"No matter what you talk about next, the patient's health must be the top priority. Anything else can be resolved after he is discharged from the hospital."
She knew about his idea of building a "big family," and guessed that he was about to confess to the girls. So, for the sake of her "little brother's" life, she had to warn them.
The girls hadn't thought that far ahead. They all nodded with grateful faces, feeling that she was truly a kind and good big sister.
Kurenai then left the ward, but she was still a little worried. In the end, she chose not to leave, but sat outside the room, deciding to wait until he had passed this trial. What she didn't know was that there was now one more person outside the ward window—Anko, who had just received the news and rushed over. Although she didn't have Kurenai's sensory ability, eavesdropping was a basic skill for a Special Jōnin. She could ensure his safety from here.
The only one who knew the exact number of people in the room now was him. He was even aware of what had just happened on the rooftop. Everything was basically within his expectations. The biggest surprise was that Kurenai and Anko had also come. But Anko was already his "wife," and as for Kurenai, she wouldn't dare to come in even if he let her. So the current environment was within his acceptable range.
Looking at the four girls staring at him, he smiled and opened his arms. "If you don't know how to start, how about a hug?"
The next second, they all rushed over.
Tenten snatched the spot in his embrace, Ino pulled his ear, Sakura lifted his shirt, and only Hinata thoughtfully covered his waist with the blanket.
"Next time you do something dangerous, you have to take us with you! I'm the real ninja here. Did you leave me behind because you look down on my strength?" That was Tenten.
"There has to be a limit to admiring the First Hokage! You're not even a ninja. If you sacrifice yourself to save others, what are we supposed to do?" That was Ino.
As for Sakura, she was staring intently at his stomach. "Wow, it's really healed! Makoto-kun's abs are so defined—"
"Sakura, you can't just touch him like that!"
Hinata tried to stop the three of them from being too emotional, but no one paid her any mind. She could only activate her Byakugan to check his chakra flow to ensure there were no hidden injuries.
The chirping voices of the girls around him were very comforting. This feeling, filled with youthful vitality and simple concern, was intoxicating.
But soon, they all quieted down, and tears began to well up in their eyes.
He beckoned to them, stacked their hands together, and finally placed his own on top. "I'm sorry. I made you all worry."
"But don't worry. This is the last time I will make you worry."
"Really?"
"Really!"
Seeing his assurance, the girls finally relaxed for a moment. The atmosphere slowly returned to normal, and the doubts in their hearts could no longer be suppressed.
Ino and Sakura both shot Tenten a look. Only then did she take out the letter. "Um, Mako, here, this is for you."
"We're sorry we opened it without your permission. We were worried there might be some important information inside."
Tenten stuck out her tongue. She wasn't very good at lying, so her face immediately turned red.
Ino quickly jumped in. "By the way, Makoto-kun, who was this letter written for?"
"That's right, that's right! We can help you deliver it to her now. It's for a girl, right?" Sakura immediately chimed in.
Hinata, who was usually the shyest, also seemed to have become bolder. "It must be someone you like, right?"
Tenten and the others turned to look at her, which startled her. But then, the three of them secretly gave her a thumbs-up. At a critical moment, Hinata was reliable!
"About that—"
He also seemed to have become shy, his gaze uncharacteristically wandering. This made the four girls' hearts beat faster, their emotions almost exploding, and they all crowded closer. Tenten and Ino each sat on one side of the bed, Sakura lay directly on it, and as for Hinata, there was only one spot left at the foot of the bed. But for some reason, as if to make up for her distance, she inexplicably reached under the covers, took hold of his foot, and began to give him a clumsy acupressure massage.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, which the girls took as a sign of his guilt.
So they immediately intensified their offensive. "Tell us, Makoto-kun! Who do you like?"
"That's right, that's right! We can be your assistants and help you win her over!"
"Alright, I'll tell you."
He sighed. "She's a kunoichi around my age. She's skilled in taijutsu, lively, cheerful, and full of energy."
Hearing this, Tenten's face was red to the roots of her ears. She didn't dare to meet his gaze, and she didn't want to see the disappointed looks of the others. But then, her blood ran cold.
"In her daily life, she loves flowers very much, and has a gentle personality like a flower, delicate and sincere."
Ino pursed her lips, unable to stop herself from preening. He thought she was 'full of energy' too? Well, that wasn't wrong. She was indeed very energetic in front of him.
"But I also like her ordinary but unyielding, tenacious personality. I believe she will definitely become one of the strongest kunoichi in the ninja world, blooming with the most beautiful radiance."
Sakura subconsciously pointed at herself. Did he really think so highly of her? She was pretty energetic, and she liked flowers, right? She smiled foolishly, but his next words made her look behind her.
"Of course, what moves me most is her courage to give up everything to protect her family and friends. In this world, how many people are there whom you can trust with your back?"
Seeing three pairs of eyes staring at her, Hinata pulled her hand back and shook it frantically. "I'm not an energetic person! And I don't like flowers..."
Only then did Tenten and the others look at him with confusion. While disappointed, they had to ask, "Do we know this person?"
"Likes flowers, is energetic, has a common background, and is willing to sacrifice herself—it's so hard to guess!"
"Hey, Makoto-kun, don't tell me you just made up a reason to brush us off!"
Just as Tenten, Ino, and Sakura were looking at him with suspicion, Hinata, blushing, began to laugh. Her understanding of him was second only to Anko's and Kurenai's. She naturally knew that he didn't just want to marry one. She didn't know how to face him and the others before, but since he had brought it up himself, it wouldn't hurt for her to say something, right?
"Hinata, what are you laughing at?"
"Did you guess?"
"Quick, quick, tell me, Hinata!"
She took a deep breath and said slowly, "That person is right here—all four of us are his ideal type."
"The letter was actually written to all of us. Haven't you guessed that yet?"
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