In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

When night fell, a heavy snow had begun. Naruto groggily opened his eyes, suddenly feeling like the bed was a bit cramped. But the thought seemed absurd as soon as it crossed his mind.

After all, if there was one thing he didn't lack, it was money. When he bought the bed, he had made sure to get a large one.

Shifting slightly, he heard the faint rustling of someone moving beside him. He turned and saw a curled-up figure, as if someone was sleeping next to him. After a moment of hesitation, Naruto reached out and lifted a corner of the blanket.

'Huh? Tayuya?'

Well, if she had snuck in during the day, it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, Naruto was an adult now. He wasn't afraid of the judgment of heaven, especially since he was fully clothed.

He was about to pull the blanket back up when, at that moment, Tayuya sleepily opened her eyes. Her pale golden pupils were unfocused, but the sight still startled him.

His hand shook, causing the blanket to slip even further down.

Tayuya was lying on her side, facing him, curled up into a ball. Large, smooth patches of white skin were exposed, along with the startlingly smooth, round shapes beneath them.

Naruto mentally cursed, his hands trembling again as he tried and failed to pull the blanket back up. Instead, his hand brushed against her several times, making the situation even more awkward.

"Uh... I didn't mean to. My hand just slipped." He quickly explained.

Tayuya stared at Naruto for a long moment, and her eyes gradually regained focus, as if she had woken up from her slumber. Staring at Naruto's face, she broke into a smile.

After gently rubbing against him, she slowly moved forward, stretched out her small body, and hugged him tightly through the single layer of clothing.

In the darkness, only the moonlight reflected off the snow, casting a pale glow into the room. Outside, a thick layer of snow must have blanketed the ground, making the house feel colder than usual.

The girl in his arms was burning hot, like molten lava about to boil over. A faint light enveloped the large bed in the room, and Naruto gently returned her embrace.

No one knew how much time had passed when the girl in Naruto's arms raised her head, wriggling a bit. She didn't care about how much she was squirming and rested her head on his shoulder.

Her milky white skin is smooth and her collarbone looked captivating.

Her pale golden eyes quietly glanced at him before lowering her head again. Like a little kitten, she softly bit his shoulder and said, "… I'm hungry."

In the kitchen, Naruto skillfully prepared a simple meal.

Tayuya was wrapped up like a cocoon in a blanket and tossed onto the couch. For some reason, neither of them even suggested putting on clothes, as if they had a mutual understanding.

The women had told Tayuya that clothes could sometimes be armor, but other times, they could be a burden.

The dim light in the living room cast a warm glow as Naruto kept the food warm in the pot. He turned and walked over to the couch, picked up Tayuya and went to brush their teeth together. The blanket dragged along the floor, but they didn't mind.

At half past three in the morning, the whole town had quieted down.

Standing in the bathroom with the heater on, the two of them, one tall and one short, brushed their teeth in front of the mirror, their mouths full of foam. After hastily rinsing their mouths, Naruto led Tayuya back to the living room.

They hurriedly ate the food, then Naruto lay down on the other side of the couch to rest. Tayuya, still wrapped in the blanket, curled up on the opposite side. Only one dim light was left on above them.

In the faint light, the living room gradually fell into silence.

Tayuya tilted her head back, watching the dim light flicker in her eyes. Most of the ceiling was still shrouded in darkness, and the only source of light seemed as though it could go out at any moment.

Tayuya glanced at Naruto without saying a word, then clumsily shuffled toward him, still wrapped in the blanket. Naruto opened his eyes and looked at her for a few moments, and she was also observing his expression closely.

If Naruto frowned, she would wrap herself back up and head upstairs to her room. Maybe he was going to leave tomorrow, and by then, she would leave too.

Anyway, she wouldn't leave any trace behind, and where she went wouldn't matter. She didn't want to stay here anymore.

Luckily, Naruto didn't show any expression at all. He just stared at her, as if silently asking, 'What are you doing?'.

Calm and unhurried, he had a look that seemed totally at ease.

Tayuya opened the blanket, awkwardly pulling at its edges as she lunged toward him. The two hot bodies were clumsily intertwined on the couch, their hearts pressed against each other.

With a pop, the lone lightbulb above them finally reached the end of its life, shattering with a crack, plunging the living room into darkness. Naruto reached out, wrapping his arms around Tayuya from behind.

Her back felt smooth, and the sensation at his fingertips was as soft as a cotton ball.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm leaving." Tayuya hesitated for a while and spoke in a muffled voice.

"Where are you going?"

Hearing this, Tayuya's mood suddenly shifted, sinking uncontrollably, 'Why didn't he seem anxious at all? Did he not care?'

She had hoped Naruto would ask her more questions, even if he got angry and interrogated her. After all... after all, even though her decision was made and it couldn't be changed, but at least when she left, it would make her feel a little better.

"I don't know. I just don't want to stay here anymore." Tayuya said, "The TV in the living room has broken several times over the past few years. I've bought three new ones, and they're so expensive."

"There are two broken ones in the storage room. I can't fix them, so I thought I could save some money by waiting for you to come back and fix them. But they may not be fixed now, and even if they are fixed, I don't know which one to watch."

"Though I don't usually watch them much anyway. I just leave them on all day. I asked someone, and they said you can't keep them on all day, it's bad for them, and they would break easily."

"I had one in the bathroom, but it got soaked in water and broke, so I put it away again…"

She rambled on, listing things off one by one as if recalling every detail of her life in this house. Every corner of it had traces of her presence, this lone figure living by herself.

"I don't want them anymore. All four of the TVs are yours. I'll just take some money." Tayuya whispered, as if she had already made up her mind.

"How much have you made?"

"Eighty million ryo," She replied. "Originally, there was more than that, but I accidentally spent some. I'll leave you forty million, and I'll keep the other forty."

"You've calculated it so clearly? Have you thought about it long ago?" He asked with a chuckle.

"Yeah, I don't want to stay here anymore." She repeated again, her voice firm, "Wait here, I'll get the money and return it to you."

After saying that, Tayuya was about to stand up, but Naruto grabbed her wrist, pulling her back into the blanket cocoon.

"I'll take the whole eighty million."

"No!" She protested, her voice tinged with a bit of a sob, "That's my money."

"Are you still leaving?"

"Yes!" She repeated.

"I like you."

"Then... then I won't leave." She stammered, fumbling for words in a panic.