The luxury of the Land of the Moon made all four of them uncomfortable; Ninja are a profession that values simplicity.
They ate and chatted, and Sakura discussed the country's political system, believing that the Old King's long-term indulgence of the Prince's travels abroad posed a significant hidden danger.
"Hmm, that sounds like an excuse. There must be a big problem here. Either the Old King is dissatisfied with Mangetsu, or that minister wants to seize power." Shikamaru saw this very clearly. There must be an internal issue in this country, otherwise, the Old King wouldn't be left to guard the home while the young and strong Prince was allowed to travel abroad for so long.
"Their affairs have nothing to do with us. Our mission is already complete." Choji initially hit it off with the Fat Prince, as two fat people tend to be quite compatible. However, after Xiaoguang mocked Ino, Choji decisively distanced himself from the Fat Prince.
During the meal, he ate whatever he wanted, taking a bite of ice cream, then opening his mouth wide for half a chicken leg.
He was happy while eating, not having to think about anything, but after finishing, as he waited for the waiter to bring the next dish, worries inevitably crept in.
He was no longer a carefree child; at 15 years old in the Ninja World, he was already an adult.
"Shikamaru, Ino, are we really going to war?" The chubby boy looked at them pitifully, hoping his smart friends could give him a negative answer.
Shikamaru looked at Ino, who shook her head repeatedly, implying, 'You two are closer, you tell him.'
Shikamaru sighed, "No one wants to go to war, but we can't make the decision."
"Then, then can't we go and persuade Hokage-sama?"
Shikamaru spread his hands, "Hokage-sama doesn't want war either."
This question confused Choji, and he thought hard, "Is it the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure?"
"It can't be said to be the Third Tsuchikage's original intention either."
"Is it the Fourth Raikage?"
"This time, the Fourth Raikage is very composed. He definitely has more aggressive plans on his side, and he's currently accumulating strength."
Choji frowned, "Then who exactly wants to go to war?"
Shikamaru chose his words carefully, "It's profit. Profit drives the Ninja World to war. Profit makes the Land of Water send a large army to attack the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire."
Sakura was also an old classmate of theirs, and they often ate together.
Not to mention her relationship with Ino, Shikamaru was a lazy bum, and Choji was a fat boy. In her eyes, neither of them counted as men. When Sasuke wasn't around, Sakura's intelligence was online.
Seeing this topic come up, she couldn't help but join in.
To be fair, Sakura and Hinata were completely different people.
Hinata's bloodline purity was very high, but her Ninja talent was rather ordinary. She trained hard from a young age, but actually had a resistance to Ninjutsu and Taijutsu. As she grew up, she developed the idea of marrying early and giving up her Ninja profession to become a housewife. This was, in fact, a form of escaping reality.
Sakura's mental fortitude seemed particularly poor, but that was due to being born in an era of peace. Her Ninja talent was very high. When the Third Hokage put her, Naruto, and Sasuke together, it wasn't a random decision.
Sakura was not averse to the Ninja profession, and her concern about the impending Shinobi World War was merely worry, not to the extent of Hinata's sleepless nights.
Having been a Ninja for over a year, she had slowly come to understand the rules of the adult world. Knowing that Shikamaru's father was a high-ranking official in the Village, she believed that Shikamaru's information was definitely firsthand, and she listened very carefully at this moment.
Shikamaru often discussed these matters with his father at home, so he chose to share what he could.
After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.
Ino was studying Lightning Release Ninjutsu for a while when Sakura knocked on her door.
"Something wrong? You're… are you alright?"
Ino noticed Sakura had changed into summer clothes.
She saw her wearing a short-sleeved, crop-top that exposed her entire lower abdomen, Ninja shorts, and flip-flop sandals. With the nourishment of Chakra, Sakura's skin looked very fair in the slightly dim hallway, and her figure was extremely graceful.
Compared to Sakura's outfit, Ino's was considered conservative.
"Dressed so provocatively? Who are you trying to impress?" she said irritably.
Sakura lifted her head, hands behind her back, waist and back straight. Her fair lower abdomen and long legs looked full of youthful vigor.
Ino was confused, 'Why are you showing off to me? Or do you know I secretly activated my Sharingan, and you like whoever has a Sharingan? You can't be that shallow, can you?'
She didn't understand Sakura's intention and subconsciously shook her head.
"You really didn't notice? I got it!" Sakura's words astonished Ino. Got it? She already got it?
You don't want to go to the battlefield, do you? Then your sacrifice is truly not small.
She instinctively reached out to touch Sakura's abdomen, which was perfectly smooth. What was there?
"You really are an Ino!" Sakura huffed, then kept gesturing, telling her to move her gaze upwards.
Ino noticed the key point, pointing at the two small 'bean bags,' 'You mean 'got it' as in this?'
Good heavens, this scale is truly earth-shattering.
If you don't look closely, you won't even notice!
From a Ninja's perspective, Sakura's development was indeed a bit late. Leaving aside Hinata's 34G, they were all fifteen. Sakura's birthday was even half a year before Ino's. Ino didn't care, she already had a 32C. Sakura's current size was truly hard to describe. A slimmed-down Choji was bigger than her, not to mention a chubby Choji.
"Alright, alright, keep it up, you're the best."
At this moment, Ino had already taken off her sunglasses. When she wasn't using her Sharingan, she looked no different from before.
She scrutinized Sakura with an appraising gaze, finding her eyes a bit scary. Sakura subconsciously covered herself, then proudly puffed out her chest again.
"I'll definitely surpass you!"
"Uh-huh, okay, good night." Ino wanted to close the door. She currently had no opportunity to copy Kakashi's Chidori. She had learned two Lightning Release Ninjutsu and was pondering the shape transformation of the lightning attribute. She truly had no time to admire Sakura's "achievements."
Before she could close the door, Sakura squeezed in, and meeting Ino's questioning gaze, she whispered, "Can you… can you make me, make me a little bigger?"
Sakura now had a bit of a curve, and of course, she wanted to be a little bigger. Perhaps if she got a little bigger, she could attract Sasuke?
She stammered, "Do you… do you have any way?"
"Come on, say something nice."
"Ino!"
"What did you say?"
"Good Ino."
"Can't hear you clearly."
"Ino-neechan?"
"Your voice is like a mosquito."
"Ino-neechan, please tell me!"
Presumably, the flattery ended there. Ino chuckled and nodded, "Such a good girl. I'll teach you a method now, listen carefully."
Hinata had asked her to research Ninjutsu for reducing weight. Ino found this somewhat dangerous. What if the wrong things were reduced, and the things that shouldn't be reduced were instead? That would be troublesome.
Harm to the body was a minor issue; she feared it might endanger life.
Reduction, no. Increase, she had some ideas.
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