After a while, Asama Santayu brought the two youngsters to the shopping street, planning to buy Naruto some new clothes.
As a male, Naruto's clothes shopping process had always been simple.
Step one: Enter the mall, find the men's section.
Step two: I want that black/white one.
Step three: Pay.
Then… he lost the right to choose.
"Not this one, it's too gaudy!"
"Not this one either, the style is too old-fashioned!"
"This one… a rag?"
Watching Kazehana Koyuki being so picky, Asama Santayu followed her, sweat beading on his forehead, constantly giving the shop assistant apologetic glances.
Naruto didn't really mind. Although shopping with a girl was tiring, and Kazehana Koyuki was indeed very picky, she was helping him choose clothes after all.
"Hey, Naruto, come try this one!"
In front of a clothes rack, Kazehana Koyuki suddenly stopped, her gaze fixed on Naruto, pointing at the clothes on the rack.
Naruto looked at the clothes and was stunned.
High-collar, short-sleeved, open-front…
In a word: a pure white, short version of the Fourth Hokage's coat.
"Pair it with a black undershirt inside, the pants should be black too, and the shoes… do you have Ninja shoes?"
"Yes… but not the standard issue ones."
"It doesn't matter, put them on him!"
Kazehana Koyuki snapped her fingers, pointing in Naruto's direction. The shop assistant nodded heavily, like a child trafficker, and dragged Naruto into the fitting room.
He just wanted to send this madam away quickly…
Soon, Naruto, dressed in the new clothes, walked out of the fitting room. Kazehana Koyuki's eyes lit up, and Asama Santayu beside her also gasped softly, his eyes full of admiration.
"You look very handsome, Naruto-kun!"
Asama Santayu gave a thumbs up: "This outfit really suits him! If you don't believe it, you can look in the mirror."
I know what it looks like even without looking…
Naruto walked to the mirror, and his reflection appeared in it.
Blond hair, blue eyes, white top, black pants…
"This one will do."
Naruto nodded. There was nothing to say about this outfit; it was bound to be handsome.
Next, they picked two more casual outfits, and only then did Kazehana Koyuki finally let Naruto go.
"Oh, by the way, Naruto, do you want to learn a musical instrument?"
Passing a music store, Asama Santayu suddenly asked: "As a singer, it's better to have an instrument you can play well, right?"
"Guitar."
Naruto went into the store and picked a folk guitar that felt right.
Shadow Clones can manifest equipment held by the original body, and the manifested equipment, apart from strength and durability, is no different from the original, just like the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.
So, as long as the clone doesn't swing the guitar like a baseball bat, he can still play some beginner songs.
Walking out of the music store with the guitar on his back, Naruto looked a bit comical.
He was five years old this year. Even with a diet of meat year-round and the strong Ashura physique, he was only 1.2 meters tall.
And this guitar, even a small one, was eighty centimeters long.
"Shorty…"
Kazehana Koyuki mercilessly mocked.
"You're not much taller than me."
Naruto glanced at Kazehana Koyuki. Although she was taller than him, at most she was only ten centimeters taller at the moment.
"How about I help you carry it?"
Asama Santayu chuckled, trying to smooth things over. Hearing him say that, Naruto thanked him and handed the guitar to Asama Santayu.
Although he always thought guitarists looked cool with their guitar cases, before he learned the instrument, Naruto always felt a bit awkward.
That feeling came out of nowhere, as if at any moment, someone would pop out and ask him to play a song, and then, upon learning he couldn't, would give him a disdainful look and say: If you can't play, why are you showing off?
It was probably that kind of feeling…
A strange sense of shame!
"What do you want to eat tonight?"
As the three walked back to the inn, Kazehana Koyuki suddenly asked softly.
"Can I eat anything?"
"Of course not, I can't afford anything too expensive."
Kazehana Koyuki pouted, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and awkwardly turned her head away: "Well… consider it a congratulations on your new job."
"Congratulations, huh…"
Naruto thought for a moment, then chuckled softly: "Then I should be treating you, right? Want to eat barbecue?"
Kazehana Koyuki was puzzled: "BBQ?"
"Yeah… I'll show you what I can do, come with me!"
Naruto smiled brightly, took the girl's hand, and plunged into the crowd.
Kazehana Koyuki gasped softly, a blush creeping onto her cheeks.
While her heart pounded with nervousness, she unconsciously tightened her grip on Naruto's hand and quickly ran with the boy.
At this moment, the two of them tacitly ignored Asama Santayu, who was following behind, leaving Asama Santayu to turn to stone alone.
Looking at the cheerful departing figures of the two youngsters, at this moment, even he, no matter how slow-witted, sensed that something was amiss.
His Princess Koyuki seemed to be getting kidnapped by a blondie…
But if that happened, what about Snow Country?
And it had only been two days!
Had it progressed this far in just two days?
For a moment, Asama Santayu was filled with conflicting emotions.
No one paid attention to his dilemma. Naruto held Kazehana Koyuki's soft hand and ran quickly through the streets.
"I… I can't run anymore!"
Kazehana Koyuki panted lightly. No sooner had she spoken than her entire body suddenly lost balance, and then, in a flip, she was scooped up into Naruto's arms.
Whoosh—
Naruto landed on a tall utility pole, and along the rooftops and utility poles along the road, he swiftly headed towards a farmers' market they had passed earlier.
Kazehana Koyuki in his arms nervously curled up, but her eyes were fixed on the boy's clean, handsome face, as if she wanted to imprint this moment deeply in her heart.
Feeling the burning gaze, Naruto glanced at her.
"Am I handsome?"
"Mm…"
The girl, uncharacteristically, didn't act tsundere and nodded, blushing.
"Have you ever held other girls like this?"
"No."
Kazehana Koyuki said "Oh," her gaze a little unfocused, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.
However, very quickly, as if she had thought of something, her eyes dimmed again.
"Don't think about depressing things when you're happy."
"What is it with your damn keenness?!"
Hearing Naruto's words, the girl's face flushed with annoyance and embarrassment.
Naruto smiled. This was a gift from Kurama.
The Nine-Tailed always said he was a collection of hatred, possessing the ability to sense malice, but this statement wasn't entirely comprehensive.
The Nine-Tailed has a superhuman sensory ability, allowing him not only to sense Chakra but also to keenly perceive the emotions of others.
However, because he had suffered thousands of years of war, hatred, and betrayal, his perception in this area was particularly strong.
Unlike other Tailed Beasts, the Nine-Tailed can keenly perceive the opponent's inner thoughts even without direct confrontation, and can even see the deepest, most authentic darkness within a person's heart!
In the original work, the Nine-Tailed could always sense the dark side of the protagonist's heart, and even got furious when the dark side disappeared.
And Naruto, who inherited the Nine-Tailed Chakra, naturally inherited this powerful sensory ability.
So…
Collection of hatred ×
Tsundere fox spirit
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