Naruto: I don't want to work hard anymore

Chapter 23 Opening the Heart Knot
At night, in the forest outside the Fire City, the sound of flames crackling.

Above the burning charcoal fire is a rotating grill and grilled fish exuding a rich aroma.

Naruto stared at the skin of the grilled fish, carefully controlling the heat.

Based on his many years of camping experience, he knows that there are two things that are most difficult to grill: chicken wings and fish.

These two are difficult ingredients to bake. No matter how low the heat is, they will get burnt if you are not careful, so they must be turned over frequently.

So unless Naruto has no choice or is suddenly craving for them, he rarely thinks of eating them.

"Delicious…"

Fenghua Xiaoxue held a piece of lamb ribs in her hand, her mouth full of lamb fat: "I've never eaten such delicious barbecue!"

"Then eat more."

Naruto flipped the grilled fish and sprinkled a pinch of chili powder on it.

“It’s delicious, but you worked really hard to bake it.”

Fenghua Xiaoxue curiously watched Naruto's method of spreading the ingredients: "Is there any special secret recipe?"

The secret recipe is to travel across the northern part of China...

I learned how to make mutton skewers in the northwest, I learned how to make whole lamb and whole beef in the grasslands, and all the other miscellaneous dishes were learned in the northeast, which are also the most expensive and time-consuming.

Because there are three different styles in three provinces, the one that impressed me the most was a barbecue marinade from Qi City, Heilongjiang Province, and a way of eating raw spicy beef skewers in Yanzhou, Jilin Province.

These exclusive or minority secret recipes are rarely passed on to others, and it is useless to pay for them, so in the end he didn’t learn them…

Perhaps compared to the food culture that has been passed down for thousands of years, Naruto's cooking skills can only be considered superficial, but in the ninja world, that's mink!
Although it is still fur, the value is completely different.

"Come on, ah~"

A piece of torn mutton was handed to Naruto's mouth. Naruto tilted his head slightly and gently took a bite of the mutton handed to him by Fenghua Xiaoxue.

The taste is a bit stinky, it's the meat's problem, there's nothing we can do about it.

The geographical environment of the Fire Kingdom is not suitable for raising sheep. The Grass Kingdom is okay, but that's not necessarily the case.

If you want to avoid the smell of mutton, you have to feed it with grass from a young age, such as sand onion and Artemisia frigida, which can remove the smell of mutton. This is like pickling it at the starting line...

In addition, there are certain requirements for the climate environment, which was told to him by the old herdsman who taught him how to roast a whole lamb.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the smell is not too strong, Naruto is not too averse to it.

Judging from Fenghua Xiaoxue's appearance, it seems that there is no impact.

The girl next to him looked expectant: "Is it delicious?"

Naruto rolled his eyes, "What do you think? I baked it!"

"I fed it!"

"good to eat."

After getting the answer she wanted, Fenghua Xiaoxue chuckled.

This guy is really a good boy. He will definitely become an outstanding man in the future, right?

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered that Naruto would live in her house and be with her day and night.

Imagining the scene of the two of them living together in the future, the girl's face gradually turned red, but fortunately it was not obvious because of the firelight.

"Then jerk off..."

"Ok?"

"Can I eat your barbecue more often in the future?"

Fenghua Xiaoxue propped up her chin and stared at the charcoal fire in a trance, her heart pounding.

"No."

Hearing that calm voice, the girl's eyes darkened.

"That's it..."

Fenghua Xiaoxue lowered her head slightly. Naruto's harsh rejection kicked her out of her beautiful fantasy. She suddenly remembered her identity as an exiled princess and began to become a little depressed for a while.

"I'll teach you the secret recipe, and you can bake it for me..."

Naruto snorted and said, I'm too lazy to make it myself, so why should I grill it for you?

Fenghua Xiaoxue's eyes lit up when she heard that, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw from the darkness, and she grabbed Naruto's arm: "Then it's settled!"

Naruto nodded heavily: "It's a deal, I won't argue with you!"

"Then teach me now! I'll help you!" "Here you go, remember to turn the fish over frequently and control the heat. Remember not to grill one side for more than thirty seconds..."

In the forest, two small figures leaned against each other, a rich fragrance filled the air, and above their heads was a sky full of stars.

The beautiful scene was so beautiful that Fenghua Xiaoxue thought it was just a dream until she woke up the next morning.

When I opened my eyes again, what I saw was the ceiling of the hotel.

Fenghua Xiaoxue rubbed her eyes dazedly, and then seemed to remember something. She suddenly widened her eyes, rushed out of the room barefoot, and broke open the door of Naruto's room.

Inside the room, a little yellow-haired kid was curled up in the quilt, and in the corner were piles of bottles and jars of seasonings and baking nets and baking trays.

"You better be okay..."

Naruto drooped his eyelids and looked at the panicked figure at the door.

Fenghua Xiaoxue looked away guiltily upon seeing this.

She remembered that she fell asleep while eating last night, and she must have been sent back by Naruto...

Thinking of this, she looked around the corridor, then closed the door, went into the room, and dived into Naruto's bed. Her decisive aura stunned Naruto.

"Borrow a place to lie down for a while, you--Hey! Why are you sleeping without clothes?!"

As soon as she lay down, Fenghua Xiaoxue sat up as if she had received an electric shock, and looked at Naruto with a red face.

Naruto was immediately amused by this act of putting the blame on someone else: "I'm sleeping in my own bed, why should I wear clothes? And I'm wearing underwear, right?"

"Then put it on quickly!"

"No."

Fenghua Xiaoxue puffed up her cheeks and crossed her arms: "No, put it on quickly! You are being too offensive!"

"Who exactly is offended..."

Naruto yawned, his eyes bleary.

"Of course it's you!"

The girl snorted and raised her chin proudly: "Let me introduce myself again, Fenghua Xiaoxue, the princess of the Snow Country! Fuji Fengxuehui is just my pseudonym."

Naruto raised his eyelids when he heard this: "So what does this have to do with you getting into my bed?"

"I…"

Fenghua Xiaoxue's face turned red again: "Let's not talk about this for now, I...I want to learn ninjutsu from you."

Naruto sighed sadly: "Cover me with the quilt first."

Fenghua Xiaoxue looked embarrassed, lay down silently and covered herself with the quilt.

Then she turned over in the bed, staring at Naruto with her beautiful big eyes without blinking.

"Actually... I'm an exiled princess."

"and then?"

"I want to become stronger!"

"and then?"

"Then…"

Fenghua Xiaoxue fell into deep thought. The atmosphere last night was so good that the moment she woke up, she was still in infinite anticipation for the future.

So she revealed her identity in a rush, and even thought about learning ninjutsu so that she could go back and kill Fenghua Nutao one day!

However, an impulse is an impulse after all. As the impulse subsided, the shadow from the wind, flowers and raging waves once again crept into my heart.

The horrific scene of being hunted and fleeing in the past kept replaying in her mind.

The atmosphere became quiet. The girl slowly lowered her head, her face dark, and her body began to tremble unconsciously because of fear.

Suddenly, a hand gently pressed on her head.

Fenghua Xiaoxue raised her head slightly and her eyes met a pair of pure blue eyes.

"Then blood for blood, tooth for tooth."

"Um…"

The girl pursed her lips, tears streaming down her face, but the trembling from fear on her body gradually subsided.

Finally, she seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, hugged the Naruto pillow tightly, and fell into a deep sleep...

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