Naruto: Changing Fate

……well?That's it?

After a long silence, Shikamaru finally came to his senses after seeing Naruto say nothing more after introducing himself.But there was still a vague feeling of unreality in my heart, and I couldn't help but subconsciously asked.

uh-huh?Of course...otherwise what do you think I'm going to do?Because of those few jokes earlier, you are going to be eliminated from the competition?

Seeing the person in front of him looking dazed and confused, confused and half-believing, the smile in Naruto's eyes grew stronger.Then, while scratching his head with his free right hand, he looked Shikamaru up and down with eyes that looked like he was looking at an idiot with disgust.

Difficult...cough cough cough!I mean, that's true, haha, hahaha...

Hearing Naruto's rhetorical question, Shikamaru almost put it on his lips, didn't he?A few words came out of my mouth.Fortunately, as his sanity gradually returned, Shikamaru instinctively burst out with an extremely strong desire to survive.As a result, he was able to change his words in a timely manner and cover it up as a slip of the tongue, successfully avoiding the situation of being extremely happy and miserable again.

But think about it, as the examiner... then of course there are a lot of adults, so how can they be as knowledgeable as us children?

After a pause, Shikamaru rolled his eyes, and then he touched the tip of his nose in embarrassment while flattering Naruto in a subtle way.

Haha, it’s really hard for you to say such things... Well, if you think about it, it does seem like a good idea to eliminate the three of you directly...

He pouted slightly and blinked his eyes, deliberately pretending to be innocent, and at the same time he teased and joked in a long tone.

If you really want me to do this, then I don't mind poaching you all...

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, we don’t want to be eliminated at all!Please don't eliminate us, please!

But at this moment, he subconsciously raised his hands to cover his ears in fear. After sensing that there was no malicious aura directed at him from the beginning to the end, he tremblingly tried to put his hands down, but failed. By coincidence, I happened to hear the second half of Naruto's words to tease Shikamaru.Because of this, Ino, who was panicking again, immediately took Naruto's casual joke seriously and interrupted in a hurry without thinking too much.

Uh... why are you all looking at me like this...

It wasn't until the words on his lips blurted out completely subconsciously that Ino came back to his senses little by little.Immediately, under the gaze of two strange eyes projected from around him, he slowly raised his head with the corner of his mouth twitching, looking at the distorted faces of Naruto and Shikamaru, who seemed to be trying to suppress laughter, while feeling quite puzzled. Embarrassed and embarrassed, he scratched his face with his hand and continued to speak hesitantly.

Did I...did I just miss something important?

Well, in a sense, you can say that.

At this time, Shikamaru, who had truly confirmed that the person in front of him did not have any ill intentions towards his party, couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.As the tense nerves throughout his body gradually relaxed, he showed a look of laughter amidst the startled and wailing sounds of the people around him.

Well, now it's our turn.

After a slight pause, Shikamaru once again focused his gaze on Naruto, who was smiling in front of him, and while trying to nod slightly in response, he introduced himself aloud.

My name is Nara Shikamaru, and I belong to the Nara clan.This is Yamanaka Ino, from the Yamanaka clan.and……

As he spoke, Shikamaru seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but pause for a moment. Then he turned around and looked around, regardless of the situation where Naruto was waiting in front of him.Not long after, I was not surprised to see a certain little guy sitting on the ground and sulking.

At the same time, as if they were sensing each other, the little guy who had been forgotten by Shikamaru and Ino and had been sulking beside him with his arms folded and his head lowered, now puffed his cheeks angrily and gradually Look up.From this, the food residue stuck to the corner of his mouth was revealed, proving that when this little guy was forgotten, he knew that Shikamaru and others were doing business and had no time to care, so he never interrupted everyone's conversation. conversation, but also felt a little sad about being isolated, so he chose to vent his dissatisfaction through overeating.

And the identity of this little guy is naturally obvious - it is Akimichi Choji who has the lowest sense of existence since the two parties came into contact, so that he was once forgotten.

Hey, now you finally think of me?

After casually wiping the greasy residue from the corner of his mouth, Choji raised his head and poured the last bite of snacks in the bag in his hand into his mouth.When he lowered his head again, he chewed hard as if gritting his teeth angrily while continuing to speak word by word in a cold voice.

I'm not angry at all...not at all!

Facing Choji's sad look, even Naruto felt sad and couldn't bear to look at it, not to mention Shikamaru, who was one of the people who ignored him?

Yeah...I'm sorry, Choji, this is my fault.

Shikamaru, who dared to look at Naruto without giving in from beginning to end, seemed a little unable to withstand the silently accusing aggrieved glances projected by his teammates.He quickly looked away and responded with a guilty conscience, and continued to introduce to Naruto, hoping to avoid this topic.

Ahem...Okay, let's continue the previous topic.That person over there is Akimichi Chouji from the Akimichi clan.Even though he looks a bit...well...strong, he is an out-and-out strong man.

As he talked, as if he was afraid that the person behind him would not be calm enough, Shikamaru racked his brains and thought hard, then he added an advantage to him as if he was giving him special treatment.

Children's tempers come and go quickly.In addition, Chouji is a good-natured person. After hearing Shikamaru's special advantages when he mentioned him, he dissipated a lot of resentment during the overeating and was immediately thrown out of the sky by Choci.

Huh, that's pretty much it...

After curling his lips, Choci slowly stood up from the ground again.After dusting off his butt, he looked at Naruto and Hinata for a while, secretly worrying about something and appearing hesitant.

Since they are not enemies, they can be considered friends...

After a moment of silence, Choji gritted his teeth with determination.While muttering to himself, he slowly walked up to Naruto and Hinata.Then he reached into his arms, reluctantly took out two new bags of potato chips, and handed them to Naruto and Hinata respectively.

Dad said, if we are friends...then...then we should share good things together...Here, these are my favorite potato chips, give them to you.

well?potato chips?What it is?

Almost as soon as Choji took out the potato chips, Hinata's curiosity was deeply aroused by the strange thing called potato chips in front of her.After murmuring in confusion, he couldn't help but subconsciously turned his head to the side and asked Naruto for the answer expectantly.

do you know?Naruto-kun?

It's not that Hinata is making a fuss, or deliberately pretending not to know to tease Choji... but that Hinata has been regarded as the heir of the clan by his father since he was a child, so he formulated a series of training plans and trained him strictly. From the time he can remember, Hinata has She lives a reclusive lifestyle like a lady.

Because of this, let alone outing for fun, Hinata has rarely eaten even the Ichiraku Ramen, which is well-known by word of mouth in the Konoha Ninja Village, not to mention the packaging in front of her that looks quite exquisite and beautiful but has never been eaten. Got exposed to potato chips.

Of course, these potato chips are a very delicious snack~ Well, if I have time in the future, I will take you to taste the B-grade [cheap, delicious and affordable civilian-level food] delicacies in the village.

He lowered his head immediately after hearing the sound. After responding to the question of the person in his arms with a gentle and loving voice, Naruto slowly raised his head again.While looking at the potato chips handed by Choji with his gaze, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and asked softly with a smile in his eyes.

Give it to us?Are you sure?Or...are you really willing to give it up?

Compared to Hinata who didn't know the truth in his arms, Naruto knew how powerful the foodie attribute of the little guy in front of him was...

Choji, who values ​​food so much that even taking away his cautious last bite of food can cause him to go berserk, is actually willing to share his food with others... just by virtue of this obvious and huge contrast , it was enough for Naruto to see how deeply Choji recognized Naruto and Hinata.After all, being able to make a senior foodie reluctantly part ways with others and share his favorite food with others... is not something that a stranger with whom we have only just met each other can do it.

Because of this, Naruto, who already knew the hidden meaning behind this move in his words, could not help but make the smile in his eyes more gentle and friendly.

...Well, of course!

Choji, who originally felt a little regretful, couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he saw that Naruto did not directly take away the snacks in his hand, but instead cared about his own emotions and smiled and asked warmly.It was when Naruto unintentionally praised the potato chips that he became more determined to make friends with him.

This is one of the advantages of children... There are not so many intrigues and disputes among adults. As long as they have the same hobbies, they are very likely to get along and become very good friends who trust each other.

Hehe, the snacks are gone, I can buy more...

While the regret in his heart dissipated in an instant, Choci, driven by instinct, curved his eyes and smiled playfully, showing his cheerful good-guy smile again.Then he took the initiative to reach out, stuffed the potato chips into Naruto's hand, and continued speaking solemnly.

But no amount of money can buy true friends!

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