Chapter 90: The Deteriorating Affection Is Stillborn

"To be honest, I don't know the specific circumstances at the time, and the final exam was forced to be interrupted, so it should be assumed that no one passed this exam."

Tsunade sat in the Hokage's seat with a serious expression, holding up her hands and looking at them.

"However, I heard that the Sandaime spoke highly of your exams before he passed out, and the daimyo and invigilators who watched the exams also thought so, so..."

The group of jonin standing around all looked at the two outstanding students in the middle with admiration.

"Congratulations! From today on, you two are Chunins!"

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, she started clapping first. The other jonin were stunned for a moment and then started clapping for them.

As expected, Tsunade can't be serious for more than three seconds...

But Haruko still smiled in the morning, and Nara Shikamaru next to her also rarely put on a serious expression.

But no one knows what he is thinking.

Haruko Asahi: This is so embarrassing, Tsunade, please stop!

Nara Shikamaru: This is so troublesome, please end it quickly.

Tsunade: Wuhu~Once again witness my Haruko's promotion to Chunin! Drums! Drums up!

Inside the barbecue shop.

"what--"

"You always looked much more serious than before!" Yamanaka Ino teased Nara Shikamaru.

"Hahaha, it really doesn't suit you!" Akimichi Choji also said.

"Don't laugh!" Nara Shikamaru covered his head with one hand, as if he didn't want them to see his embarrassment.

Morning Haruko said caringly: "But I think Shikamaru is a very mature boy! Being unmotivated is just his disguise!"

After all, Shikamaru is a genius with an IQ of over 200!

Everyone was stunned for a few seconds when they heard her words, and then burst into laughter as Nara Shikamaru's face became even more blushing.

Yamanaka Ino almost laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, "Shikamaru? Pretending to be unmotivated? Hahahahaha!"

Uchiha Sasuke, who was sitting next to Haruko in the morning, also held his forehead helplessly, "How big is your filter for him?"

Haruko Asahi hadn't realized what she had said wrong yet, "Isn't it?"

Uzumaki Naruto, who was sitting on the other side of her, said helpfully, "Haruko is right!"

Then he received Uchiha Sasuke's ridicule: "Idiot."

Haruko Asahi: ...I felt like I was being scolded too.

Asuma Sarutobi smiled and came to her rescue, "Anyway, let's toast to Shikamaru and Haruko's promotion to Chunin!"

The pork belly sizzled in the oven, and the moment it turned dark and ripe, Akimichi Choji quickly grabbed all of it.

"I'm starting!" Choji Akimichi stuffed the food into his mouth in one breath.

"Choji, I told you not to eat meat before toasting!" Yamanaka Ino yelled at him angrily.

Akimichi Choji said innocently: "But it won't taste good if it's mushy."

Asuma Sarutobi said cheerfully, "There's plenty of meat, eat as much as you can."

"Great!" x2

When Akimichi Choji and Uzumaki Naruto heard this, they became extremely excited and were determined to bankrupt Asuma Sarutobi today.

Yamanaka Ino was speechless when she saw the two of them. She felt happier talking to Haruko Zaoma.

"Haruko, your teacher isn't here?"

"Teacher Kakashi, he..." Haruko was stuck in the morning. She couldn't say that he was pretending to be sick just to be lazy, right?

While they were eating barbecue to celebrate, Kakashi was probably still in bed, complacently reading a romance novel.

Uzumaki Naruto didn't have her concerns and directly exposed Hatake Kakashi, "Kakashi-sensei is still pretending to be sick!"

"Facing illness?" Yamanaka Ino's mouth twitched. "Haruko was right when she said his teacher's ethics were worrying."

Haruko Asahi, who was facing everyone's curious gazes for a moment, said: "...Hahaha, I'm just kidding. Come on, eat."

Ino! Don't tell anyone anything!!!

Feeling Haruko's resentful gaze in the morning, Yamanaka Ino also reacted and guiltily took a few slices of barbecue and put them into her bowl, "Haruko, you eat!"

Haruko Asahi sighed and reluctantly forgave her.

Thanks to Asuma Sarutobi's generous invitation, everyone didn't hesitate and after the toast, they started the barbecue at a fast speed.

"Naruto you uh...eat more."

Seeing Uzumaki Naruto wolfing down his food as if he had finished the current meal and had no plan for the next one, Haruko changed her original words and considerately put a few more pieces of grilled meat into his bowl which was about to be empty.

Her family isn't picky about Naruto's food, so why does he eat so pitifully?

Uzumaki Naruto didn't notice her passively activated maternal aura, and said with a yakiniku in his mouth: "Mmmmm thank you Haruko! You're the best!"

"It's okay, eat more." Haruko touched his golden hair kindly in the morning.

Uzumaki Naruto who was masturbated: Haruko is the best person in the world!

Unhappy Uchiha Sasuke put a few pieces of grilled meat into Haruko's bowl, "Don't worry about that idiot, just eat it yourself."

In the morning, Haruko passed some roasted tomatoes to him and said, "Sasuke, you eat too!"

"..."

Don’t I deserve a barbecue?

Are you trying to marinate me in tomatoes?!

Uchiha Sasuke remembered the big bag of tomatoes she brought last time, which he hadn't finished yet. Although he liked tomatoes, he couldn't eat tomatoes for all three meals, right? !

Watching the interaction between the three people opposite him, Nara Shikamaru absentmindedly poked the only grilled meat in the bowl with his chopsticks.

Noticing that he was not in high spirits, Yamanaka Ino followed his gaze and looked at the three people interacting opposite her, and immediately understood the truth.

Yamanaka Ino came over and joked, "If you like someone, you have to take the initiative, otherwise be careful that someone else will get the upper hand~"

Nara Shikamaru froze and moved away from her angrily, "What do you mean by like or dislike?"

"Are you still pretending? Even a fool can see that you treat Haruko differently." Yamanaka Ino shook her head without caring about someone's shame and said, "When dealing with Haruko, you have to be honest, okay?"

"...It's impossible to communicate with you. It's so troublesome!" Nara Shikamaru stood up and left the group chat.

Seeing him running away in a hurry as if he had been told what was going on, Yamanaka Ino laughed secretly.

After almost finishing the meal, Haruko went to wash her hands. Just as she was about to leave the bathroom, she heard the conversation between Yamanaka Ino and Akimichi Choji outside.

"Chouji, I really envy you. You can eat big mouthfuls of food without worrying about it." Yamanaka Ino touched her waist, "For me, it's hard to lose weight."

"Why does Ino want to lose weight?" Akimichi Choji was puzzled.

"Girls all want to show their cutest side to the person they like!"

Seeing Yamanaka Ino's shy expression, Akimichi Choji knew she was talking about Uchiha Sasuke, and said disapprovingly: "But that person doesn't necessarily like thin girls, right?"

"Most boys like slim girls!" Yamanaka Ino said helplessly, "And girls are the same!"

At her teasing look, Akimichi Choji narrowed his eyes and did not answer.

"Chouji, you should also pay attention to your figure, otherwise you won't be popular with women."

Morning Haruko came out, "But I like fat people!"

"Haruko?" Yamanaka Ino asked in confusion.

When Akimichi Chouji saw Haruko smiling at him, he said to him, "Fat people give people a sense of security, don't they? And seeing them eating happily will make you hungry too."

Yamanaka Ino reluctantly put his arm around her shoulders and said, "If you say that, countless boys will be sad."

Morning Haruko was a little amused and continued, "So, Shikamaru can just keep the way he likes. No matter what body shape he has, it's best to be happy with yourself, right?"

Akimichi Chouji stared blankly into her gentle eyes, scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "That's right..."

After Yamanaka Ino took Hayama Haruko away, Akimichi Choji stayed there and watched their disappearing figures.

At this moment, Nara Shikamaru suddenly appeared beside him and patted him, then spoke while Akimichi Chouji was shocked.

"Hey, whether it's a man or a woman, they all like plump types." Nara Shikamaru imitated Yamanaka Ino and pouted his face, "If Ino gets fat like this, she will definitely be more popular."

Akimichi Choji was amused by him, "Shikamaru, you are really funny, and you have a good brain too."

Nara Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, "But, we are still so young, what's the point of talking about popularity with men and women?"

"That's right..." Akimichi Choji nodded in agreement.

Nara Shikamaru felt relieved when he saw that he had tricked him.

That idiot is really spreading his attraction everywhere...

Today, Nara Shikamaru once again strangled a restless heart in the womb.

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