Chapter 143 A Relationship That Belongs Only to Him
Taking advantage of the fact that only the two girls were in the room, they would sneak up on Haruko Hayama every day to gossip.
"Haruko, you and Neji just now..."
"Neji is terrifying! I only exchanged a few words with him, and he actually tried to kill me to silence me!" Haruko Hayama said, still shaken.
"Huh?" Tian Tian was stunned, a little confused about the situation.
Haruko was still indignantly saying, "That demon king Neji is utterly inhuman! And you, you saw it and didn't even save me, you just closed the door!"
Tenten, who was being accused, was completely confused. "No, you think Neji was trying to beat you up just now?!"
"Yeah, what else? It can't be because he likes me, right?" Haruko Hayama looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if to say, "How can you not even understand this?"
"Why not? He definitely likes you!"
She felt like she was about to explode with anger every day. Why did she have to encounter such an oblivious person? The worst part was that she was the only one who saw it, and she couldn't complain to anyone else.
Haruko waved her hand with a laugh, "Impossible! The Demon King doesn't fall in love! Besides, with Neji's sadistic personality, it would be terrifying to be liked by him, wouldn't it?"
Tian Tian's excitement was instantly extinguished by the straight-talking Haruko Hayama, who said with exasperation, "Why can't you understand this?!"
"What don't I understand? I can see the murderous intent in his eyes clearly!" Haruko Hayama said indignantly, trying to defend herself.
Tian Tian gave up trying to persuade her and lay down on the bed, utterly dejected.
She hated it! She hated that Haruko was such a blockhead!
There are people in this world who are even more naive than Li. No, at least Li knows he likes Haruko!
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Tian Tian suddenly sat up straight and began to think seriously.
Neji likes Haruko, and Lee also likes Haruko, so wouldn't they become rivals for her affections?!
Tian Tian got excited again. It's okay if the female lead in the love triangle isn't quick to understand! Watching the two guys fight over her is also very exciting!
Seeing that Tenten had regained her energy, Haruko tilted her head, puzzled.
It was past midnight, and everyone was already asleep.
Naruto Uzumaki slowly sat up, his face full of sorrow. He gently lifted the covers and quietly slipped out of the room.
Sitting by the dimly lit window downstairs, Naruto childishly moved his stomach to the moonlight, roughly rubbing his bloated belly.
I should have listened to Haruko...
Naruto Uzumaki secretly regretted his actions and sighed listlessly.
"Naruto?"
Haruko was a light sleeper in the morning. She sensed Naruto getting up and followed him downstairs.
Seeing his guilty look, as if he'd been caught red-handed, and his hand frozen on his stomach, Haruko knew he must be having trouble sleeping because he'd eaten too much.
"Is your stomach still bloated?" Haruko asked him with concern, without any intention of blaming him.
"Um... a tiny bit."
Naruto even raised his hand slightly to make himself appear less disobedient.
Haruko reluctantly sat down next to him. "Let me do it. My mom used to massage me like that, and it worked really well."
"But..." Naruto Uzumaki was still a little embarrassed.
"Okay, listen to me."
Haruko Hayashi immediately removed his hand and gently massaged it with her own.
The surroundings were quiet at the moment, and Naruto Uzumaki couldn't help but look at her. Haruko Hayama, wearing pajamas, was more gentle than usual, especially since she carried a rich fragrance after taking a bath.
Naruto Uzumaki seemed to have caught her drowsiness as well, vaguely inhaling the sweet scent that gradually enveloped him.
While he was in a daze, Haruko looked at him and asked, "How are you? Are you feeling any better?"
"Hmm...hmm! Much better!"
Naruto Uzumaki quickly answered, afraid that she would realize he had been watching her and hadn't noticed his stomach pain.
Bringing him back to his senses, Naruto Uzumaki carefully felt the gentle caress on his stomach. Perhaps it was Haruko Hayama's magic, but he actually couldn't feel any discomfort anymore.
Haruko is always very gentle—she speaks gently, she acts gently, and even when she's angry, she's still gentle in his eyes.
Naruto Uzumaki could never find the right words to describe his feelings for Haruko Hayama. He just felt that he was happy when he was by her side, and he couldn't muster any energy when she wasn't around. He was overjoyed when she called his name, and he felt even worse when he found out that she was sick than when he was sick himself.
He had always thought they were just friends, but Haruko said that a friend can't have only one friend, so he tried hard to find a relationship where he could have Haruko all to himself.
A more intimate, more enduring, and more exclusively his relationship...
But what kind of relationship is that?
Naruto unconsciously wanted to get closer to her, to count her eyelashes, to trace her cheeks, and to outline her lips.
These wildly growing ideas made him unable to resist...
"Naruto, what are you doing now..."
Just then, Haruko looked up in the morning, and their eyes met. At that moment, they were incredibly close, even drawn together by each other's presence.
A surge of emotion welled up in Naruto's heart, his breath trembled, and his hand couldn't help but gently stroke her cheek.
As if he had been lured, his hazy eyes scanned everything about her.
"Haruko, I...I..."
How can I describe his feelings? How can I describe his desire to possess her entirely?
Before he could explain, Haruko leaned back and then raised her hand to his forehead.
"Naruto, do you have a fever? Your face is so red."
Meeting her concerned gaze, as if she were looking at a friend, Naruto opened his mouth to retort, but then didn't know what to say next, so he could only softly hum in response.
While Haruko rummaged through the medicine box in the morning, Naruto Uzumaki remained silent, completely enveloped by the moonlight, lost in a chaotic reverie along with his own unclear emotions.
He wanted... he wanted Haruko to belong to him alone...
He wanted to possess everything about Haruko...
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Afterwards, they hurried back to Konoha and sent Raiga and Ranmaru to the Konoha Prison and Hospital, respectively.
Tsunade came to check on Ranmaru's condition. Although he can recover, it won't be a quick recovery. Haruko had calculated in front of Ranmaru that by the time he recovers, it will be around the time Raiga is released from prison.
"Then you can use your healthy body to explore the world with Raiga."
Listening to Haruko Hayama's gentle words of comfort, Ranmaru finally couldn't hold back his tears and hugged Haruko Hayama, who was sitting by the hospital bed.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!"
He wept uncontrollably, expressing his gratitude to Haruko Hayama for giving him possibilities.
Haruko smiled gently and stroked the back of his head, "You must become an upright person in the future!"
Ranmaru stepped out of her embrace and gave her a bright smile for the first time. "Yes! I will!"
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