Konoha's white-eyed princess

Chapter 414 It Really Doesn't Feel Good to Grow Up

Hinata recalled her two trips to Sand Hidden Village, and briefly introduced the situation there.

"By the way, you can ask Uncle Lu Jiu about this kind of thing!"

Shikamaru said helplessly, "If Dad is willing to take care of me, I don't have to worry about it."

Hinata sized Shikamaru up a few times. Although this guy looked a bit salty, he was a person with shoulders and willing to take responsibility.

Shikamaru did his best to do the tasks assigned by the village to Shikamaru.

Shikamaru himself is a very responsible person, and Tsunade and Nara Shikahisa seem to be interested in training Shikamaru, so Shikamaru will be responsible for the joint Chunin exam.

Speaking of which, the current balance in the ninja world has been broken, and Konoha doesn't care about the ranking in the joint Chunin exam.

As long as Hinata is still in Konoha, it is impossible for the other four major ninja villages, and they dare not interfere with Konoha's interests.

What Hinata can think of, Shikamaru can naturally think of too.

After all, Shikamaru is still a bit young and energetic, and he doesn't want to see stains on his ninja resume. At the same time, it is also the sense of responsibility that drives Shikamaru to do his duty.

Hinata withdrew her gaze, and said in a low tone, "You have really matured a lot in the past two years!"

Shikamaru's face was full of sorrow: "I'd rather be a child forever, it doesn't feel so good to grow up!"

Hinata rolled her eyes, she was only 14 years old, and Shikamaru felt like an old man lamenting the lost youth.

"If you and Xiao Li can complement each other, I think it would be great!"

Shikamaru lay on the floor with his hands behind his head, staring blankly at the ceiling, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "What about you, what have you been up to lately?"

Although Hinata has spent most of her time at home studying ninjutsu in the past few months, she occasionally gathers with friends from the same class.

Although the friendship between the few Xiaoqiangs did not break up, perhaps Hinata's heart was big, and Shikamaru's sensitivity could naturally detect some small differences.

"me……"

Hinata also put her hands behind her head and lay on the other side of the desk.

"It's just to study ninjutsu, and learn how to handle family affairs with my father."

Shikamaru couldn't deny it.

As early as two years ago, when Hinata and Shikamaru cooperated to pursue Sasuke for the first time, Shikamaru noticed that Hinata seemed to intend to let Sasuke go.

From the point of view at that time, it was not a good choice to take Sasuke back to the village, and Shikamaru quickly let go of that matter.

Until some time ago, Sasuke sneaked back to Konoha and assassinated the village elder. Hinata was very suspicious at the time. After Shikamaru heard the news, he went to Hinata House to inform Hinata immediately, and wanted to see Hinata's reaction by the way.

Even if it was later confirmed that the person who responded to Sasuke was not Hinata, but a mysterious person who mastered space-time ninjutsu, Shikamaru still felt that Hinata had something to do with it.

After all, they are childhood friends. During the ninja school, Hinata played best with Shikamaru and Choji, and Sasuke and Naruto had to stand aside!

Although everyone will grow, but the growth is also divided into directions.

Shikamaru was really worried that his childhood friend would go astray, and in the end the two faced each other.

"That's it!"

Shikamaru sighed softly, and said with some longing in his tone: "Now you are a strong name in the ninja world, and even the major ninja villages dare not provoke easily. When I was in the ninja school, I thought you would rely on 'Eat' to become famous in the ninja world!"

"At that time, besides eating and playing, I was heartless all day long. Now that I think about it, I still miss it!"

"I remember that Choji asked you for advice on how to eat without gaining weight. You seemed to have misunderstood that Choji was interested in you..."

Hinata: "..."

We are still good friends without talking about black history.

"Oh! We've all grown up!"

Hinata let out a long breath, the feeling of growing up is really not very good, especially when she drifts away from her former friends, sometimes Hinata also feels lonely.

Looking at Shikamaru with complicated eyes, Hinata shook her head slightly.

If there is anyone among the former friends who can go on with Hinata, it is probably only Sasuke!

Not just the relationship of potential, but also the personality of the individual.

Although Hinata, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Sakura, Kiba, and Shino often meet each other, they can feel that there is a huge gap between them.

On the contrary, with Sasuke, although they are far apart, they can talk about their true inner thoughts without any shyness.

Even if Sasuke has other thoughts and plans of his own now, Hinata can still feel that Sasuke is his real companion.

This is what Hinata is most afraid of. The reason why Hinata is reluctant to leave Konoha is because there are good friends like Shikamaru here.

Hinata really wanted to ask Shikamaru, if one day I did something that hurt Konoha, would you still consider me a friend?

It's just that this question is really hard to ask.

Hinata and Shikamaru stopped talking, thinking about their own concerns.

After all, it is a friendship of many years, silence will not embarrass each other, but it is difficult to find the feeling of 'understanding' at the beginning.

"what--"

Hinata stretched, rubbed the flesh on her face to relax her expression.

"Shikamaru, I should go back."

Shikamaru struggled to get up, and said weakly, "I'll see you off!"

At the door of Nara's house, Shikamaru looked at Hinata's back going away, feeling extremely complicated inside.

"Hinata... what are you thinking about?"

Although Hinata has not done anything to hurt Konoha so far, Shikamaru can feel that Hinata's heart is no longer in Konoha.

If it was the former Hinata, Shikamaru didn't think Hinata would have any plans.

After all, Hinata even gave up the position of Hokage. Ino has said more than once that Hinata is more salty than Shikamaru.

At least Shikamaru is still a little self-motivated, but Hinata doesn't even have self-motivation, she stays at home every day enjoying the life of a young lady, doing almost nothing.

But Shikamaru knows that Hinata is not doing nothing, but has been working hard to do things.

The direction of Hinata's efforts is to study ninjutsu.

No one desires power for no reason, and Shikamaru also desires power, but the reason why Shikamaru desires power is for protection, while Hinata does not.

Hinata used to find various reasons to be lazy, but now she doesn't need to be urged by others, and she will work hard to practice herself.

Obviously, Hinata has an ideal that she must fulfill, but this ideal has nothing to do with Konoha.

Hinata's figure slowly disappeared at the end of the field of vision, and Nara Shikahisa appeared next to Shikamaru at some point, looking into the distance in the direction Shikamaru was looking at.

Patting Shikamaru's shoulder, Nara Shikahisa said lightly: "Everyone has their own choice. It's right to worry about your partner, but the most important thing is to trust your partner!"

Shikamaru looked up at Shikahisa Nara, with a somewhat disappointed tone: "I know..."

"But...but I always feel that the distance between Hinata and us is getting farther and farther!"

Shikahisa Nara was slightly surprised, and said in an inexplicable tone: "Is that so?"