"Really?"
Ino recalled her previous dining experiences with Naruto and reviewed the attitudes of others towards Naruto. She found that what Naruto said was quite likely to have happened.
Even so, she still found it hard to accept and continued, "But... they are just ordinary villagers who don't know anything. If they knew more..."
But soon, her words were interrupted.
"Ignorance is not an excuse, it's a mistake.
It's not my business wheter they know or not Not being able to eat is my problem. My money being stepped on is also my problem.
And whether those guys know or not, their behavior has caused great trouble to my life, so I need to solve the problem proactively.
I just solved the problem I faced, that's all."
Naruto paused slightly, the light in his eyes gradually faded, and the faint smile on his face remained unchanged. He continued in a low voice, "You wouldn't also think that I was born to be bullied and shouldn't resist, would you?"
Ino was silent and didn't speak. Naruto's words made sense and she couldn't refute them.
"My resistance may seem like a violation of common sense to you, but have you ever thought about what circumstances your so-called common sense is based on? Who sacrifices for your common sense? Is their predicament taken for granted?"
Naruto looked at the silent Ino, sighed deeply, and continued, "The Jinchuriki should never be the object of bullying. They should be heroes. If there were no Jinchuriki to seal the Tailed Beasts and deter other countries, could you enjoy your current life?"
"Think about it carefully. What have Konoha, the ninjas, and the villagers done for the Jinchuriki who achieved all this? And what has the existence of the Jinchuriki provided for them? How unjust is this world and our village?
Having said what he wanted to say, Naruto turned around and left directly. He didn't look at Ino behind him more and didn't want to know what she was thinking. He just wanted to say some words, as simple as that.
However...
Perhaps only she in the whole Konoha can listen to me talk about this kind of thing? If others hear it, they might regard me as a fox who confuses people's hearts and then try every means to kill me.
Isn't Konoha such a place?
...
in front of a barbecue restaurant
Ignoring the strange looks from the villagers around him, Naruto walked into the shop with his chest held high. He had a unique confidence from within, and the source of this confidence was strength.
But...
The money might not be enough...
Naruto touched his pocket and gradually had a guilty thought in his heart. If there were people in the barbecue restaurant who dared to discriminate against him and treat him specially, he would directly use Nine-Tails' power with righteousness and eat a meal forcefully.
If everyone in the shop is good people and doesn't react badly to him, and if he really doesn't have enough money, then Naruto will leave directly without causing too much trouble for others.
He still has a bottom line in his heart
However...
I can also come up with such an idea. It seems that I really have changed. Sigh!
"Welcome...to...our..."
The waitress at the door greeted with a habitual smile. But after seeing Naruto's face clearly, her words were no longer fluent. But she still finished what she had to say.
The atmosphere in the barbecue restaurant also began to change. From the heat before Naruto entered, it gradually became quiet.
The sound of grilling meat became clearer
The sound of chewing became quieter
Although Naruto's footsteps didn't change, they became clearer and clearer in this directly quiet environment. Everyone could hear them clearly.
"Customer, here's the menu."
The boss sitting at the front casually took out a menu.
The boss was not old, probably around seventeen or eighteen years old. She had a full figure and a delicate face, but there were two scars on the right side of her face forming a cross shape, which ruined her originally flawless beauty.
Naruto picked up the menu and looked down, but he began to ponder in his heart.
Something's not right about this person...
The goodness and evil of people have always been clear. Even when facing strangers they have never met before, ordinary people will give birth to corresponding good thoughts or evil thoughts due to their own character tendencies. This was also the method I used to distinguish human nature in the past.
But this person... has no goodness or evil.
Her thoughts are like a pool of stagnant water. There are occasional slight fluctuations, but they are very small, which can only prove that she is still a person, not a machine.
Normal people cannot possibly make goodness and evil reach such an indifferent level. If they do not have professional training, they absolutely cannot achieve it. So... this person is definitely not an ordinary barbecue shop owner, there must be some other identity.
Is she a Root ninja? It seems likely.
"Do you need me to recommend some dishes?"
The female boss took the initiative to ask. Her smile was elegant and bright on her face, but there was still no fluctuation of goodness or evil.
"I have a limited budget. Are there any cheap dishes?" Naruto said as he took all the money out of his pocket and put it on the table.
"Eh"
The female boss looked at the money on the table, slightly surprised for a moment, but soon showed a formulaic smile and continued to say: "Your budget is indeed very limited.
She opened the menu and pointed to a picture in the lower right corner and said: "This is today's special beef. If you pair it with some free rice, it should be just enough to fill you up. Do you want to order this?"
"Hmm, just this one."
Naruto nodded and said.
...
After ordering the meal, Naruto did not rush to leave. Instead, he still stood near the front desk and said softly: "It must be hard doing this kind of work, right?"
"There's nothing hard about it. I just got used to it."
The boss casually replied while still sorting out the accounts in the shop.
"Yeah, you get used to it."
Naruto echoed with a sound, then tilted his head slightly and said with a smile: "You're probably not a local, are you? Did you come from somewhere else?"
"Hmm, my hometown is in Taki Village"
"Taki Village.. Isn't it in the Land of Earth?"
Naruto suddenly asked.
The female boss's hand momentarily paused and then continued. At the same time, a touch of pure malice arose, directed at everyone around and did not target any specific person.
'Are you afraid of exposing yourself?'
Hehe... I guessed it right away...
"Don't worry, Konoha treats foreigners well. Of course, I hope you can also treat me well. For example... give me more meat." Naruto said naturally with a smile.
The female boss was slightly stunned for a moment but quickly realized that Naruto's words were not simple. This guy obviously had already discovered her spy identity, he just didn't say it.
That's right, the Jinchuriki of Nine-Tails has always had a difficult situation in Konoha, he might indeed not say anything.
"Okay." The female boss replied.
"Then thank you."
A smile appeared on Naruto's face. His goal from the beginning was very simple, he wanted more food.
Whether Konoha has spies or not is none of my business!
I want more food! More food!
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