Chapter 224 - 222: Proposal?!

Chapter 224: Chapter 222: Proposal?!

Kano returned to the vicinity of the carriage and discovered that everyone had not moved and was waiting for her.

Naruko, who had been guarding the Shadow Ninja, was the first to stand up and bow in apology.

"I’m sorry, Kano-chan. It’s all my fault; I acted on my own accord. Please forgive Ashiho."

Naruko felt very self-reproachful. She hadn’t expected Kano to value her so much. As expected, she had messed things up again and made Kano unhappy.

She had originally intended to please Kano-chan, but the result had backfired. Naruko felt drained of all strength; she could no longer think of any good way to make it up to Kano-chan. However, she just wanted Kano to vent all her anger on her, rather than making things difficult for Ashiho, who had helped her.

Kano took a deep breath, struggling to suppress her trembling hands. She had made up her mind; the words she was about to speak would determine the rest of her life.

Although Kano usually spoke in riddles, that was only because she couldn’t say things directly—just like how she couldn’t tell Uchiha Sasuke the whole truth earlier, or Uchiha Itachi’s plan would have been ruined. In fact, Kano didn’t like these roundabout ways either; speaking directly was her favorite way of interacting in her past life.

This was also one of the reasons why Kano liked Naruto—he said whatever was on his mind.

Therefore, Kano intended to speak her heart out right here. She didn’t care if others heard; everyone would know sooner or later anyway.

"Naruto!"

"Yes...!"

Hearing Kano-chan call her name, Naruko shrank back in fear. Although she was prepared to be scolded by Kano-chan, she was still a little afraid.

"I should call you Naruko now. Naruko, I am only going to ask you one question, and it will determine the relationship between us from here on out. This is very important, so listen carefully, and then answer seriously!"

"Y-yes!"

Naruko was also startled by Kano’s current aura and immediately straightened her posture.

Kano continued to take deep breaths, her face flushing red, and her lips trembling uncontrollably.

The others gathered around as well; seeing the tense atmosphere, they were ready to step forward and comfort Kano, as they had never seen her this agitated before.

Naruko swallowed hard, gazing at the girl she loved deeply, and then hardened her resolve. No matter how much Kano’s favorability toward her dropped this time, she would not give up. No matter how Kano rejected her, she would find every possible way to enter Kano’s world.

Finally, taking a deep breath, Kano decided to go for it.

"Naruko, would you... be willing to marry me?"

Kano’s sudden marriage proposal stunned everyone present.

As an innocent young girl, Shion couldn’t hold it together. Wait, what? The simp won?! And the goddess is proposing to the simp?! This is too surreal. What kind of nonsense is the author writing?!

Ashiho felt completely calm inside, even feeling a sense of numbness, as if watching another episode. By the way, aren’t they supposed to be escorting the Shrine Maiden to seal Moryo? Why does it feel like the side quest is more eye-catching than the main plot? If Naruto could win over the konoha songstress, would he not have to be crushed by a giant conch?

Rock Lee was like: "My youth! My youth!" and then burst into tears. "Naruto, you won! I, Rock Lee, am willing to call you the most youthful!"

Neji, as the most normal person present, couldn’t understand what Naruto and Kano were thinking at all. He also couldn’t understand why Kano proposed immediately upon returning, but he felt that they probably wouldn’t fight again. Maybe they should just pack up and continue on their way; after all, it was already dawn.

Karin was the one gnashing her teeth the most. "I was clearly here first! The person who should be marrying Big Sister should be me! Why didn’t that younger self of mine seize that opportunity! If only I hadn’t rejected Big Sister’s request that night when we slept together because of fear of the unknown, I could have become an adult with Big Sister and become her only wife! Damn you, Naruto, hurry up and refuse, hurry up and refuse!"

Sakura was very supportive of Naruto; she saw hope in him—the hope of a simp rising to the top! If Naruto could really win Kano over, didn’t that mean she had a chance to win over Sasuke? No matter how she thought about it, she was more capable than Naruto, right? The difficulty of pursuing Sasuke must be far less than the difficulty of Naruto pursuing Kano.

Naruko was overwhelmed by the sudden surprise, her mind going blank. She even wondered if she had been caught in a genjutsu; otherwise, how could she have heard such wonderful words? She wanted to answer immediately, but she suddenly started thinking: was that really the answer Kano wanted? Was Kano testing her? Or did this sentence have some deeper meaning?

Naruko felt that the amount of thinking she did in this moment was more than she had ever done while taking tests. The chaotic thoughts were too much even for Kurama inside her to bear.

"You brat, what are you hesitating for? You like her, so just say yes. Stop thinking about all that nonsense; you aren’t the type of character who uses your brain!"

"Right."

"I do! I really want to be with Kano-chan, I want to marry you!"

This wasn’t some ridiculous, tragic romance world; love between two consenting hearts would be conveyed to the other.

Kano got the answer she wanted. She had been afraid that Naruko would refuse or hesitate. Fortunately, the plot of a confession being rejected would not occur here.

"You pass! Naruko! From now on, you are mine! And I am yours!"

Kano hugged Naruko and kissed her fiercely. Although she admitted that there was a reason of being charmed by Naruko, she was more moved by her persistent love.

This time, Kano separated after just a light touch. She couldn’t do that sort of thing with Naruko in public; they would have to go back, and only when there was no one else around.

Happiness had come too suddenly; Naruko was a bit dazed. She must be the happiest boy in the world... now, she must be the happiest girl in the world.

"Kano-chan, I love you."

"I love you too."

"So when are we getting married?"

"Let’s finish the mission first. After this incident is over, we’ll go back to the village and deal with these things slowly. Besides, now that you’ve turned into a little loli, you must still be unable to adapt. I’ll have to teach you properly how to live as a young girl."

"I will study hard!"

Seeing the happy ending, Neji came over to be the one who didn’t understand romance.

"Since you’re both fine, let’s continue on our way. You can be all lovey-dovey once you’ve completed the mission and returned to the village."

Kano and Naruko exchanged a smile. Let’s wait until we return to the village, then. Kano summoned the Shadow Deer to continue pulling the carriage, and then Kano, who hadn’t slept all night, sat in the carriage and fell asleep leaning against Naruko.

...

On the other side, Black Zetsu was frantically pushing the main plot.

"Boss, that demon called Moryo really doesn’t take you seriously at all!"

Zetsu was calling Pain on the Akatsuki Organization’s dedicated line.

"What intelligence have you gathered?"

"The complete form of this monster called Moryo possesses the immense power to destroy the world! (And some negligible intelligence). For the sake of our great goal, I risked great danger to step forward and negotiate with that powerful monster. Oh, guess what? After I explained your powerful strength to it, it remained dismissive and even insulted and provoked you."

"What did it say?"

"It said, ’Pain, you’re just a diva, right! You want to stop me? Don’t let me see you in the Land of Swamps; if I see you, I’ll rip your headgear right off. Remember what I said; I’m going to curse you right here at the shrine in the Land of Swamps! If you dare to come here, you’re definitely not going to have a good time!’"

"Why do I feel like these aren’t words that monster would use to curse?"

"Boss, you can doubt my character, but you cannot doubt my intelligence; that is absolutely how it cursed you!"

"Fine. Based on your description, neither you nor Kashi can handle it, so I will do it myself."

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