"Wi-! Wife?!"
Facing this sudden address, Hinata was stunned at first.
The next second, her fair face instantly turned beet red, and she froze on the spot.
Naruto saw all of this.
He shook his head, remembering that he wasn't yet that Seventh Hokage who suffered through the Byakugan's scorn after marriage.
"Sorry, slip of the tongue..."
"Anyway, if there's something, come in and talk."
He opened the apartment door.
The small room was bathed in the setting sun.
What greeted her was the scent unique to an adolescent boy.
Naruto walked straight into the room.
Following his memory, he pulled a cup of instant noodles from the cupboard; this was his dinner for today.
Then, he noticed that Hinata was still standing there dazed, motionless.
"Is it really that much? It's just calling her 'wife', and she can't handle it."
"The big stuff is still to come!"
He found it amusing in his heart.
Then, his thoughts turned to the newly acquired Evil Points System.
"Only by committing evil acts against characters with names in the original work can I obtain evil points."
"Hinata definitely meets the criteria, but what exactly do 'evil acts' include here?"
He couldn't possibly commit domestic violence against this cute little loli in front of him, could he?
He wasn't that insane yet, and he couldn't bring himself to do it.
You know, in the original work, Hinata had always been like a 'White Moonlight' presence.
The eldest daughter of the main family line, gentle, devoted, and not willful.
Big-breasted and smart, she would step up at critical moments, using her life to protect the one she loved.
Where else could you find a girl like that?
Compared to that other pink-haired girl who only knows how to cry for help, she's on a whole different level.
Thinking of this, Naruto smiled.
He stood up, went to the door, and took the girl's slightly trembling hand.
"Come in, Hinata."
"It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."
Only then did Hinata wake up as if from a dream.
This was her first time entering a boy's room, and... it was Naruto-kun's home!
Her mood, which had calmed down slightly, became turbulent again.
Midsummer evening, the heat had not yet faded.
The top-floor apartment, having absorbed a day's worth of sunlight, was a few degrees hotter than outside.
The furnishings in the room were very simple.
Aside from the basic bed, cabinet, and table, there was no extra clutter.
A clothesline stretched across the bed, with a few items of undergarments hanging on it.
Hinata's breathing began to quicken, and a few beads of sweat trickled down unconsciously.
"By the way, did you need something from me?"
After preparing the instant noodles, Naruto finally looked at Hinata and asked the question.
Was there such a plot in the original work?
He couldn't quite remember; could it be that his beating up the kids had changed the timeline?
"...Have you eaten? Want a bite?"
Hinata shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, no need! I've already eaten!"
"I came over to bring you some dango from the Sweets Shop!"
"Tomorrow is the Chunin Exams, Naruto-kun, you must do your best!"
Saying so, she handed over the exquisitely packaged paper bag in her hand.
Taking the dango, Naruto softly said thanks.
"The Chunin Exams..."
"Sigh!"
Thinking of everything that was about to happen—
Defeating the dog guy with a Fart Style, risking his life against Neji, Talk-no-Jutsu on Gaara... he couldn't help but sigh.
The Naruto in the original work was willing to disregard his own safety and stick to his beliefs.
But can the current me do it?
Compared to the fighting style of risking one's life, it would be better to say that being opportunistic is his Ninja Way!
Hinata, seeing the youth before her suddenly showing a decadent look she had never seen before, hurriedly comforted him:
"Don't worry! If it's Naruto-kun, you can definitely do it!"
"Hmm? Oh, thank you, Hinata, sigh..."
The atmosphere became a bit awkward for a moment.
"Is... is there anything I can do?"
Seeing him still wallowing in self-pity, Hinata clenched her fists inside her sleeves.
"If it can make you relax a bit, I would... be very happy."
"Hmm?"
"I mean..."
The girl's voice was as quiet as a mosquito's buzz.
At the same time, an evil smile suddenly played on the corner of Naruto's mouth.
Fleecing his own wife to earn some evil points shouldn't be... too much, right?
He suddenly sighed and said faintly:
"Sigh, Hinata, you know how important the Chunin Exams are for a Ninja, right?"
"Mm..."
"Ninjas from other Villages will also come to Konoha, and they are all very powerful."
"Naruto-kun... is also very powerful."
"You wouldn't want to see your useless husband... wait, you wouldn't want me to perform poorly because of nervousness and make a fool of myself in front of everyone, right?"
"Mm..."
"In that case."
Naruto was like a cunning big bad wolf, finally revealing his claws.
"Give me a kiss, then I won't be nervous anymore."
Hearing this, Hinata jumped up as if she had been electrocuted.
She subconsciously shook her head.
"No, no way! It's too fast, I'm not ready yet..."
The second half of the girl's sentence didn't come out.
In her innocence, she suddenly remembered what her mother had once told her.
"If you kiss a boy, you'll have a baby!"
"So, Hinata, you must never date early!"
Looking at Hinata, whose face was flushed red and who was lightly biting her lower lip.
Naruto knew that this request had indeed exceeded the girl's psychological defenses.
So he deliberately took a step back: "Sigh, is even a pure kiss on the cheek not okay?"
Hearing it was just a kiss on the cheek, Hinata's heart softened a bit.
After all... if it's just kissing the cheek, she probably wouldn't have to worry about having a baby, right?
But, to take the initiative to kiss the cheek of the boy she had a crush on.
For her current self, it was still a bit too advanced!
"Forget it, forget it. Sorry Hinata, I made an excessive request."
"It's just performing poorly because of nervousness and losing face in front of Ninjas from all the Villages."
"What does that matter anyway? Since I was a kid, I've always been the Dead Last; I've long since gotten used to it..."
Naruto looked at Hinata and gave a faint smile.
"Thank you for the dango you brought today. Do your best tomorrow."
As soon as those words were spoken.
The softest string in the depths of Hinata's heart was touched, and she finally made up her mind.
"No! I... I'll just kiss you, Naruto-kun shouldn't give up on himself!"
"Really? Please don't force yourself for my sake."
"Mm..."
Seeing Hinata like this, an inexplicable sense of guilt suddenly welled up in Naruto's heart.
"Tricking a little loli, am I being a bit of a scumbag?"
Then, he turned his face to the side, exposing his cheek.
Hinata closed her eyes.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her breathing quickened, and bit by bit, she leaned closer.
The two got closer and closer.
The next moment—
"Mmm-mmm!!"
The girl's eyes suddenly widened.
What appeared before her eyes was not the Blond-haired Youth's cheek, but his pair of sky-blue eyes.
Just now, at the moment before her lips were about to touch his cheek, Naruto suddenly turned his head.
The two were thus face-to-face, mouth-to-mouth.
Because she was completely unguarded, it directly became a deep exchange.
Finally reacting, Hinata subconsciously wanted to break away, but how could the Blond-haired Youth let her have her way?
He directly wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace... Five minutes later.
The girl, who no longer knew up from down, finally escaped the devil's clutches at the moment she was about to run out of oxygen.
"Waaah, Naruto-kun, I hate you!"
With that, Hinata rushed out the door.
Naruto sat alone on the edge of the bed, recalling that a philosopher had once said:
"If a girl says she hates you, it means she cares about you."
He knew clearly that he was certainly not a pervert, let alone a lolicon.
Everything he did was only to save the Ninja World.
Moreover, he was going to kiss her sooner or later anyway, so he might as well draw an advance.
"Forget it, forget it, just let me bear all this alone!"
Soon, just as he expected, a cold mechanical prompt sounded in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Host detected committing a scumbag act against a Childhood Friend, evil points +100!]
[Since the host has obtained evil points for the first time, one lottery chance has been unlocked!]
[Would you like to draw now?]