Facing the verbal response given by the little guy in front of him while laughing, Naruto was forced to put the potato chips in his hand without any reluctance.

"Can't you buy your friends back with money..."

After muttering to himself in a low voice, Naruto couldn't help but subconsciously narrow his eyes slightly and began to stare at Ding Ji seriously. It was not until he saw that Ding Ji had no change in expression and looked like a happy old man from beginning to end that he relaxed again. Then he seemed to be influenced by Ding Ji's simple and bright smile and was gradually assimilated by him, which made Naruto's smile become more and more intense.

"Well, this is right... Thank you for sharing the potato chips with us, friends."

In response word by word, Naruto intentionally or unintentionally emphasized the tone of the word "friend". After pausing for a little, he did not refuse too much with Ding Ji. He held the potato chips that Ding Ji had put into his hand firmly and held them firmly. While carefully looking and appreciating, he raised his hand and shook it lightly in front of him, while grinning and laughing.

"Is the sweet and sour taste of tomatoes... Hehe, it's great! This is exactly my favorite taste! And even the packaging is so thoughtful and exquisite. Just looking at it makes me feel very delicious!"

There was no prank, nor did he deliberately scare people with words... Naruto's unexpected approachable appearance not only made Shikamaru and Ino, who were full of gratitude after experiencing Naruto's deliberately misleading speech, felt incredibly surprised, and stood there stupidly in a daze. Even Ding Ji, who had just watched from beginning to end, turned from a bystander to a person involved, seemed a little slow to move due to this extremely contrasting performance.

Of course, this state soon disappeared after Naruto noticed the strangeness on Dingji's face, and he promptly added the topics about potato chips to guide him.

"Hmph, that's of course."

As a senior foodie who has been deeply influenced by the family since childhood, when he mentioned the topic of "eating", Ding Ji suddenly became twelve points. He no longer thought about the reasons why the person in front of him suddenly became so easy to talk, and his chubby little hands kept waving and gestured in front of him. In a word, he introduced Naruto to the potato chips he had previously given to Naruto.

"You know, there are hundreds of potato chip brands in the village! Among these tomato-flavored potato chips, I personally decided that this is the most delicious brand after I tried all the brands of potato chips!"

"Try...the conclusions come to after trying all the brand potato chips?!"

Even though he was mentally prepared in advance, Naruto was still shocked by the answer that Dingji gave without hesitation. While sighing that he had underestimated the foodie's persistence in beloved food, he continued to ask with a smile on his face.

"Since you said this is the best brand in tomato flavor...that is, in other flavors, there are potato chips that are better than this one?"

"Of course! After all, each brand has its own strengths! But if I recommend it, I prefer potato chips produced by this brand! Because on average, basically none of their potato chips will disappoint!"

Naruto did not show an impatient and disgusting expression because of his endless chatter, which made Dingji feel uneasy. After putting aside all his worries and worries, he talked with a pure foodie heart and shared his proud snack experience with Naruto.

"Nah, and I'll tell you! The potato chips of this brand not only have a strong taste, but also have a creaky and crispy texture among many potato chip brands! This is because they have to prepare first since the production starts..."

As he was excited as he danced and said, Naruto not only did not make a sound of interrupting the thoughts, but was quite interested. When Ding Ji talked about the key points, he nodded thoughtfully, smiled and applauded gently, and even cooperated to Ding Ji from time to time to time, he asked Ding Ji a lot of questions about the making of potato chips and even various other delicacies... The look of enjoying listening carefully was undoubtedly an excellent existence as the audience.

It is precisely because of this that Ding Ji, who was rare to be able to discuss food-related topics with him, suddenly felt as if he had found a soulmate and became more and more excited. He was so excited that the slightest gap between him and Naruto disappeared completely invisible in the blurt out of his words.

However, Ding Ci, who was in the mood, did not notice at all. His actions were to scare the two teammates around him...

Although he did not dare to interrupt the conversation between the two, he instinctively feared that Ding Ji would talk too much and inadvertently anger Naruto, so Shikamaru and Ino frequently cast worried and anxious eyes at Ding Ji...

Unfortunately, the latter, who felt a sense of surprise when he met Naruto too late, obviously had no time to be distracted and noticed.

As they looked at each other, Shikamaru and Ino saw a touch of fear from the depths of each other's eyes, and a little inexplicable aggrievance. After a pause, the corners of their mouths twitched slightly, and under the urging of strong desire in their hearts, the two of them whispered at the same time.

"I always feel... this time it's like we've become redundant. Is it my illusion?"

Of course, what they didn't know was... The conversation between Naruto and Ding Ji invisibly made Shikamaru and Ino taste the aggrieved and powerless feeling born out of being ignored and forgotten by others. In a sense, it can be said that it was the result obtained by Naruto's deliberate guidance.

As for the possibility that Shikamaru and Ino were worried about the possibility that Ding Ji would accidentally anger Naruto while talking nonsense? That would be more of a nonsense.

The ability to observe words and expressions cultivated since childhood allows Naruto to guess what he wants even when facing Danzo, a layer of old fox who is seriously wary of being suspicious... In other words, even Danzo cannot cover up his true thoughts in front of Naruto, let alone Danzo's current experience in both scheming and dealing with people is more than one level different. It can almost be said that Ding Ji, who is as simple as a piece of white paper?

It is precisely because of this that Naruto was 100% sure that the round, honest and cute little guy in front of him was sincere, whether it was the smile on his face or the words he said...

As for ignoring the differences between each other and choosing to treat each other sincerely, Naruto never stings with his kindness.

Just as he once said.

what goes around comes around……
Chapter completed!