Chapter 95: The Great Mix

"Haruko! Haruko!" Uzumaki Naruto knocked on the door.

Asahi Haruko opened the door and looked at the panting Uzumaki Naruto in confusion, "Naruto? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Uzumaki Naruto moved closer, grabbing her shoulders and swinging her around to check if she was injured.

"Naruto... Naruto, what's wrong with you?" Haruko Zao was a little at a loss as he shook her.

Hearing her discomfort, Uzumaki Naruto stopped his actions, but his hands were still tightly grasping her shoulders. After meeting her worried look, his eyes became moist.

"What happened Naruto?!"

In the morning, Haruko saw the pitiful expression of the golden retriever, who seemed to be about to cry but didn't want to, and she suddenly became anxious.

Uzumaki Naruto just withdrew his hand and wiped his tears with his sleeve, "I heard everything... Haruko, you were kidnapped after you separated from us."

Morning Haruko breathed a sigh of relief, "So it was that matter, it's okay Naruto, I'm fine now, right?"

"But it's because I didn't protect you!" Uzumaki Naruto said with certainty, his eyes full of regret, "If... If I could go back with you... If I could find out something was wrong in time..."

I always say I want to protect her, but it's completely useless. Sasuke has the ability to protect her, Shikamaru has the wisdom to protect her, but I... can't protect her at all...

Seeing him blaming himself, Morning Haruko pulled up his hands helplessly and said, "If I had been more vigilant, this wouldn't have happened. This is my own problem."

Uzumaki Naruto still lowered his head, pursed his lips, and remained stubborn.

"Okay!" Morning Haruko lowered her head slightly to catch his gaze and smiled at him, "I'll stay close to Naruto these few days, okay? I feel much more at ease with you protecting me!"

Hearing her say this, Uzumaki Naruto immediately cheered up and was very motivated, "Haruko, I will protect you with my life!"

Meeting his determined gaze, Haruko Zaoma couldn't help but soften her heart.

"Of course I know. Naruto has always protected me very well. I've never worried about that."

When Nara Shikamaru caught up with him, he saw that Uzumaki Naruto's face was unusually red, and his eyes were staring straight at Hayama Haruko, as if he was fascinated.

"Hey! You ran away before I could even finish my sentence."

Nara Shikamaru spoke unhappily, breaking the delicate atmosphere between them.

Seeing that it was him, Morning Haruko was a little surprised, "Shikamaru! Why are you here too?"

Nara Shikamaru was speechless. It was obvious that Uzumaki Naruto had revealed all the information. He remembered Tsunade's instructions to him -

"This mission must be kept secret from Haruko." Tsunade looked at him seriously.

"Because you're afraid she'll be taken away again?"

"Only on the one hand, on the other hand..." Tsunade thought of the experiments Orochimaru conducted to maintain his appearance and age, and couldn't help but grit her teeth, "Anyway, it's better not to let her know about those studies."

Nara Shikamaru still can't understand why Tsunade specifically emphasized that Haruko Hayama must not see it.

After all, it was a mission requirement, and Nara Shikamaru patiently explained it to Haruko Zaoma, but she insisted on going.

"It's impossible for you, Shikamaru, to be the only Chunin to participate, right?"

Haruko clenched her fists in the morning. With Tsunade's attitude, maybe the secrets about her own memories might also appear...

So the three of them ran down the street together.

"So, do you have any other candidates for outstanding talents besides me?" asked Uzumaki Naruto.

Nara Shikamaru was used to his stinky farts and replied with a "hmm".

"Is that why you came up with the idea of ​​using potato chips to lure Choji?"

In the morning, Haruko looked at the two people wolfing down potato chips and was speechless.

Nara Shikamaru poured out the last potato chip, his eyes stern, "Here it comes."

The next second, the door of Akimichi's house was pushed open, and Akimichi Choji, who was still in his pajamas, locked his eyes on the last piece of potato chips in his hand and rushed over to snatch it away.

"As for potato chips, I won't let anyone have the last bite, no matter who it is!" Akimichi Choji put on a serious expression.

"..."

Haruko Zao and Naruto Uzumaki looked at each other, and it was obvious that they were feeling the same thing at this moment.

Nara Shikamaru explained: "Chouji and I have been teaming up together for many years, so I am most comfortable working with him."

Morning Haruko tugged at his shirt hem, and when Nara Shikamaru leaned over to listen in confusion, she whispered, "Can we call on Kame?"

"Why?" Nara Shikamaru was curious about her reason.

"Because Kiba and Akamaru are very powerful!" Haruko Asahi looked at him with blinking eyes.

Because Akamaru is so good to jerk off!

"...Okay." Nara Shikamaru couldn't resist her gaze and agreed reluctantly.

"I heard someone calling my name."

Inuzuka Kiba walked towards them with a flamboyant smile, followed by the well-behaved Akamaru.

"Kana and Akamaru have really good hearing!" Haruko Asahi exclaimed.

You don't have to worry about English listening...

Inuzuka Kiba raised his eyebrows, acknowledging her compliment, while Akamaru shouted happily twice.

Uzumaki Naruto suddenly remembered: "Should we call Sasuke?"

"Forget it. Itachi-brother is at home more often recently, so let's not disturb Sasuke and his brother's world of two." Haruko Zaoma said considerately.

Uchiha Sasuke, whose brother-concept attribute is known to everyone: ...?

As the team leader, Nara Shikamaru said, "Then we will each find someone to join us and gather at the village entrance in twenty minutes."

……

"Eh? Retrieving research documents feels so exciting!" Yamanaka Ino suddenly thought of the female ninja agent in the comics.

"It would be great if Ino could join us!" Morning Haruko asked again, "By the way, do you know where Sakura is?"

Yamanaka Ino paused, "Haruko, when did you become so close to that guy with a wide forehead?"

Facing her questioning look of "Am I still your best friend?", Morning Haruko quickly explained: "After all, there are no Jonin involved, so the more people the better."

"Ok."

Yamanaka Ino sighed, and as Haruno Sakura's former best friend, she went to the door with Hayama Haruko.

"Hey! Can I go?"

Sakura Haruno was a little surprised. After all, she hadn't had much contact with Haruko Hayama since she graduated from the Ninja Academy.

"Of course, Sakura is careful and serious, the mission will definitely be better with your participation!" Haruko Asagi said with a smile.

Haruno Sakura was slightly stunned, then caught a glimpse of Yamanaka Ino's unhappy expression and agreed without hesitation.

"Hehe, you can rest assured that I am here with you, Inobosu."

Haruno Sakura was arguing with Yamanaka Ino while walking on the road.

Yamanaka Ino flicked her hair in disdain, "Really? Then I have to be careful, after all, you are here."

Zaoma Haruko was stuck in the middle and smiled awkwardly, "Haha, I feel relieved that everyone is here."

Finally, they gathered at the entrance of the village. There was one more person participating, Hyuga Neji. Aburame Shino was unable to come because she was accompanying her father on a mission.

"Yoshi! Just follow me!"

Uzumaki Naruto raised his hand excitedly, but no one paid any attention to him.

Nara Shikamaru held his forehead with his hand, "Hey, after all, I am still the team leader, even though it is very troublesome."

"Is it really okay to leave the captaincy to you? You don't look reliable." Uzumaki Naruto said disdainfully.

Inuzuka Kiba interrupted arrogantly: "You are the only one who acts like a boss, Naruto. But it's a bit unpleasant to be ordered around by the unmotivated Shikamaru."

While the group of boys were quarreling boredly, Haruko Zaoma sighed deeply. Is it really okay to have such a team?

"By the way, Sasuke isn't coming?" Yamanaka Ino looked around but couldn't find him.

Morning Haruko explained: "Sasuke and his brother are training, so they probably won't be able to come with us."

Haruno Sakura recalled and found that she seemed to have never seen Sasuke's brother, "So Sasuke has a brother, I didn't even know what he looked like."

"Hehe, I went to Sasuke's house and saw a photo of his brother!" Yamanaka Ino showed off to her.

Haruno Sakura clenched her fists with a fake smile, "Oh, really? So you only saw the photos."

Yamanaka Ino's eyes flashed with fire when she provoked him, "It's better than someone not being able to even enter the house!"

"You well boar!"

"Broad forehead!"

Haruko Asama & Shikamaru Nara: ...Destroy it.

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