Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Faced with Naruto's stubborn and unyielding personality, Misaki was at a loss for words.

In the spiritual world—

Nine-Tails was rolling on the floor laughing: "Hahaha! She thought she was seducing him, but the kid didn't even think about it that way!"

Minato covered his forehead speechlessly: "My son... how could he be so slow-witted..."

Beneath Ban's cold expression, a hint of smugness appeared: "It's not necessarily a bad thing; at least I won't be fooled by this kind of woman."

Misaki took a deep breath and decided to be direct.

She grabbed Naruto's hand and pressed it against her chest: "Naruto-san... actually, I feel for you..."

Naruto was startled by Misaki's action and quickly shook off her hand: "Whoa! Why did you suddenly grab my hand?!"

Misaki gritted her teeth and gave him an adoring look: "...I mean, I like you!"

"Huh? You like me?"

This was the first time Naruto had ever heard the word "like".

After all, being educated by a human and a beast at the age when he was most capable of learning, Naruto had no idea what it meant to like something.

Seeing Naruto's puzzled expression, Misaki felt a glimmer of hope: "Hmm!"

Naruto thought for a few seconds before it dawned on him: "Oh! Just like Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, Sakura, Sasuke, and the others like me, right?"

Naruto's words completely shut down anything Misaki was about to say.

Inside the sealed space, the Nine-Tails was laughing so hard he was pounding the ground: "Hahaha! She's completely defeated!"

Minato also felt he had nothing left to say.

On the contrary, Madara surprisingly agreed with Kurama's words: "Although it was stupid, at least it didn't fall for it."

Misaki finally lost her temper and decided to use her last resort—she suddenly leaned in and tried to force a kiss on Naruto!

Naruto instinctively jumped back, crossing his arms in front of his chest: "Hey! Why are you suddenly so close?! Are you trying to ambush me?!"

Misaki finally snapped. How could someone be so stubborn? What a blockhead!

Inside the sealed space, the Nine-Tails was laughing so hard her stomach hurt: "She thought she was seducing him, but she was treated like an enemy! Hahaha... Ha, no, my stomach hurts too much."

Minato felt too ashamed to face Kushina, but he tried to look on the bright side: "It's embarrassing... but at least I wasn't taken advantage of..."

Knowing this, Misaki finally gave up.

She forced a smile: "Naruto-san...you're really something..."

Although Naruto was puzzled by her actions, he still smiled brightly when she praised him: "Haha! Of course! I'm going to be the Hokage!"

This guy can't even tell good from bad, he deserves to be single forever!

Finally, Naruto patted her on the shoulder: "Alright! I have to go back to keep watch! You should get some rest!"

After saying that, he turned and ran, completely unaware of Misaki's stiff expression.

Soon, Naruto rejoined the group.

Seeing Naruto return, Sasuke glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong? Did that young lady get bothered with you?"

Naruto scratched his head, looking puzzled. "Huh? No, she just said some strange things."

Sakura grinned mischievously: "Could she be interested in you?"

However, Naruto's response left everyone speechless: "Interesting? What do you mean?"

Hinata was the only one standing to the side, too shy to speak.

Inside the sealed space, Nine-Tails clutched its stomach: "This kid has absolutely no idea what 'interesting' means!"

After watching the whole thing, Minato could only sigh: "Looks like I'll have to find a chance to teach him about relationships..."

Madara scoffed, "What a waste of time. Ninjas don't need these."

Just then, Misaki glared at Naruto from afar, gritted her teeth, and returned to her tent.

Her plan has completely failed.

Naruto, completely unaware that he had just dodged a "beauty trap," was still excitedly gesturing with Sasuke about the battle they had just fought.

Hinata looked at him, feeling both relieved and somewhat disappointed.

Sakura patted her on the shoulder, silently comforting the true young lady of their team.

Chapter 56 Hinata, I will take responsibility for you.

Two days later, the escort mission was successfully completed, and the caravan arrived safely at the port on the border of the Land of Fire.

The wealthy merchants were extremely grateful to the ninjas, especially Naruto.

Although Misaki's plan completely failed, it must be admitted that without him, the caravan would have been robbed of everything by bandits long ago.

However, Misaki stood at a distance, staring intently at Naruto, gritting her teeth and muttering to herself, "Naruto Uzumaki... just you wait! Next time we meet, I'll make you fall at my feet!"

At this moment, Naruto was completely unaware of her resentful gaze; his attention was entirely focused on Hinata's arm.

Although the wound had healed, the bandages were still on, and he always felt that it was his mistake that caused Hinata to get hurt.

So, on the way back to the village, Naruto suddenly ran up to her and said earnestly, "Hinata, let me carry you back!"

"Pfft—!" The person who was drinking water spat it out. "What?!"

Shino pushed up his sunglasses and remained silent, but he was clearly also shocked.

Hinata's face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato: "Naruto-kun?! Why, why all of a sudden..."

Naruto patted his chest, speaking with self-righteousness: "Because you were injured! And it was all because of my negligence that the enemy had the opportunity to launch a sneak attack! So I have to take responsibility!"

Within the sealed space, the Nine-Tails whistled, a rare occurrence for it: "This kid has finally come to his senses?!"

Minato was also somewhat pleased: "Not bad, not bad, you know how to care about girls now!"

Ban scoffed, "Utterly pointless emotional outbursts."

Meanwhile, Hinata's head was practically steaming from hearing Naruto's words: "N-No need! Naruto-kun! My injuries are healed!"

Naruto frowned: "No! Look how slowly you're walking! Your wound must still hurt!"

Sakura rolled her eyes: "Idiot Naruto, Hinata is walking slowly because she's shy, not because her wound hurts!"

Sasuke scoffed, "You loser, when did you become so concerned about the Hyuga clan's young lady?"

Naruto declared confidently, "Because she's an important comrade to me! And it's my responsibility if she gets hurt!"

Hinata's heart pounded even faster when she heard the words "important comrade," and her fingers twisted tightly together: "Naruto... Naruto-kun..."

Seeing Hinata still hesitating, Naruto simply squatted down, his back to her: "Come on! Don't be shy! I'm really good at carrying people! I used to carry Iruka-sensei home when he was drunk!"

Naruto's words made Kurama, inside the sealed space, laugh so hard he pounded the ground: "No way! This kid actually compared Iruka to Hinata?!"

Minato could only cover his face and say, "Son... you shouldn't be mentioning other men at a time like this..."

Ban's mouth twitched slightly: "Idiot."

Hinata looked at Naruto's broad back and felt like she was about to evaporate.

She reached out her hand, trembling, and gently placed it on Naruto's shoulder, but as soon as she touched him, she recoiled as if she had been electrocuted: "It's...it still doesn't work!"

Naruto turned around in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Hinata lowered her head, her voice barely audible: "I'm so...so shy..."

Naruto scratched his head, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Ah! How about this then!"

He turned around and scooped Hinata up in his arms, saying, "It should be fine to carry her like this."

"Ugh—!" Hinata's eyes instantly turned into the shape of mosquito coils, and her whole body stiffened like a piece of wood.

Sakura: "..."

Sasuke: "..."

tooth:"……"

Shino: "...(adjusts her glasses)"

In the spiritual world—

Nine-Tailed Fox laughed so hard that its nine tails were swishing wildly: "Hahahaha! This kid has no idea what he's doing!"

Minato didn't want to watch anymore: "Although the method was wrong... at least the intention was good..."

In the real world, Hinata was almost fainting, her face burning red, her fingers tightly gripping Naruto's clothes: "Naruto-kun... put me down..."

Naruto said seriously, "No! You're injured! I have to take responsibility!"

"Take responsibility?!" Hinata's voice suddenly rose.

My mind started to wander and imagine our married life together.

Naruto nodded: "That's right! I, Uzumaki Naruto, keep my word! Since you got hurt because of my negligence, I will definitely take responsibility for you!"

Hinata finally couldn't take it anymore and fainted, collapsing limply into Naruto's arms.

Sakura: "..."

Sasuke: "..."

Kiba: "...Hey, Shino, am I seeing things? Has Hinata fainted?"

Shino pushed up her glasses: "No, you didn't see wrong."

Nine-Tails: "Hahaha! One sentence and he's sunk! Is this kid a genius?!"

Minato has come to a profound realization about his son's emotional intelligence: "Son... the word 'responsible' shouldn't be used carelessly..."

Madara then recalled Hashirama from back then: "The two of them are somewhat similar, especially when it comes to relationships."

However, Naruto didn't have time to hear the conversation between the three people inside the sealed space.

Seeing Hinata collapse, Naruto panicked: "Hey! Hinata! What's wrong?!"

He shook Hinata frantically, "Wake up! Don't scare me!"

Sakura finally couldn't stand it anymore and punched Naruto on the head: "Idiot! Stop shaking her! She just fainted from being too shy!"