Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

Chapter 384 Ino's Waist

Then Ino hugged Shirakumo Aoba tightly and buried her face in his chest.

For a moment, only Ino's soft sobs could be heard in the flower shop.

Baiyun Qingye, on the other hand, looked completely bewildered, her head full of question marks.

How is this going?

Ino's emotions surged like a tide, catching Shirakumo Aoba completely off guard.

The sobbing in the flower shop continued intermittently for a while before finally subsiding.

Shirokumo Aoba simply held Ino blankly.

Ino straddled him with her legs apart, her arms wrapped around his waist, and the warm, moist breath from her delicate nose kept brushing against his earlobe.

"I'm sorry, Aoba, I couldn't control myself. I never expected you to confess your feelings at this time... Um, these aren't tears of sadness, they're tears of joy."

Ino buried her head in Shirokumo Aoba's arms and answered in a muffled voice, rubbing her head against him and wiping all her tears on his clothes.

Baiyun Qingye was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.

In his view, he had only given her a set of clothes. In the past, when he accompanied Ino and the others to go shopping, she would occasionally buy her a few suitable outfits.

That's impossible.

Despite his doubts, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal the truth at this moment.

I'll find another opportunity to investigate later to see what the special meaning behind giving a kimono is.

At that moment, Ino's voice came again, soft and gentle, with a hint of shyness.

"I've been looking forward to this day. If possible, I'd like to bring it forward, but Dad says we're still too young and have to wait a few more years, so we haven't brought it up. But if you're willing, Aoba, I can do it right now!"

As she spoke, Ino suddenly lifted her face, her sapphire-like eyes sparkling with excitement and eagerness.

"My parents definitely won't have any objections."

Feeling Ino's increasingly heavy breathing and rapid heartbeat, Shirakumo Aoba felt that if he didn't speak up to explain, it might lead to an even more serious tragedy.

He explained somewhat awkwardly, "Ino, to be honest, I still don't know what happened?"

"……what?"

Shirokumo Aoba's voice instantly pulled Ino back to reality from her dreamlike fantasy.

What do you mean by not knowing what happened?

You even gave a kimono as a gift...

Wait, could it be that...?

She realized that they had never mentioned this before, and she only found out about it from her parents.

"Aoba, you don't know that men only give women kimonos when they propose?"

Ino stared wide-eyed at Shirakumo Aoba's expression.

As expected, as soon as she asked the question, Baiyun Qingye's face showed an expression of sudden realization and enlightenment.

I see……

"You...you really didn't know?"

Ino's voice trembled with tears again, her eyes welling up with tears that were no longer the tears of joy and excitement that had flowed earlier.

It's not because of a breach in defenses, but because of anger.

Ino is indeed a bit overwhelmed now. She was originally overjoyed, thinking that her sweetheart was going to propose to her. She was so excited that she cried tears of joy, leaving Tenten and Hinata behind.

After the emotions and atmosphere were just right, the other party suddenly told her that it was all a misunderstanding.

How could this not break through the defenses?

This……

Bai Yunqingye was also a little stunned; he really hadn't expected there to be such a saying.

He had clearly asked Hongdou before buying it.

Ok?

Only then did he realize that the shop owner had indeed looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't.

However, Red Bean kept interrupting...

Bai Yunqingye's lips twitched involuntarily; he had been tricked by Hongdou.

Looks like I'll have to pedal harder next time.

However, it's too late to dwell on being tricked by Hongdou now.

"I'm sorry, I had no idea that giving a girl a kimono had this meaning. No one has ever told me that."

As soon as he finished speaking, he could clearly feel the air around him drop several degrees, and he could also hear a slight grinding sound.

This is a sign that anger is brewing.

Baiyun Qingye quickly followed with the next sentence.

"In that case, how about I propose to you ahead of time?"

The surrounding air instantly warmed up, and Ino, whose anger level was rising wildly just a second ago, was stunned for a moment before her anger level instantly dropped to zero.

Blushing, she asked, "Really...really?"

"of course."

The next second, Baiyun Qingye wrapped her arms around Ino's smooth, fair, slender and firm waist and leaned down to press her against him.

It lasted for several minutes.

The two then separated.

Ino's chest rose and fell slightly as she cupped Shirokumo Aoba's cheeks in her hands, gazing at her with tender affection.

"Qingye, is this a marriage proposal?"

"Ah."

Shirokumo Aoba nodded seriously in response to Ino.

"hey-hey!"

Ino grinned foolishly, but just as she was about to try again, a new question popped into her mind.

Are you planning to send kimonos to other people as well?

"This……"

When Shirokumo Aoba hesitated, Ino saw right through his mind.

Although Ino was mentally prepared, her hand still reached for his waist.

Baiyun Qingye didn't say anything more to comfort her, because it would be useless to say anything.

He simply started the second round directly.

Ino's hand, which had been on his waist, wrapped around his neck again.

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"call--"

Ino lay on top of Shirokumo Aoba, her eyes glazed over, her mouth slightly open, breathing heavily.

Baiyun Qingye gently patted her back.

"Aren't your uncle and aunt here?"

Ino nodded somewhat reluctantly, "Mom went out to deliver flowers. Dad was there, but Tsunade-sama suddenly called him away."

"I see..."

He must have been summoned for interrogation of Hidan.

Baiyun Qingye suddenly revealed a malicious smile, "So, are you all alone at home?"

Ino's body suddenly trembled, and she looked at Shirakumo Aoba with some weakness, "You... what do you want to do?"

"What do you think I want to do?"

Bai Yunqingye's hand, which was on the other person's back, slid down slightly, landing on the waist that had no excess fat, and sliding along the curve of the side waist.

Ino's blush became even more pronounced.

She naturally noticed the mischievous hands.

But she didn't stop him. Instead, she hugged Bai Yunqingye tightly, and her delicate hands even slipped under his clothes.

"?"

Was he taken advantage of as well?

Shirokumo Aoba's expression is strange. Could it be that Ino is actually looking forward to it?

She just pretended to be scared and then lured him into committing a crime.

Since that's the case, he couldn't let her kindness go to waste; he had to properly appreciate Ino's perfect slender waist.

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