As the warm inquiry words came out, Naruto gradually turned around and followed the sound to look at the owner who interrupted his words. Wherever his eyes reached was Ino, who was so guilty that he dared not look at others, and he was standing aside and remained silent.

"I...I think Shikamaru is right. The reason for all this is indeed caused by a joke from him... However, this does not mean that all the mistakes should be borne by him alone! If you want to blame the punishment, I will have at least half of the responsibility!"

At this time, while Ino's tender little face with a little baby fat, hesitated while pursing his lips and holding his clothes tightly, the grievances and unwillingness that had previously remained vaguely disappeared completely. After pausing and making up his mind, the clear water spirit eyes returned to their brilliance, while no longer fearing Naruto's gaze, he slowly raised his head and looked directly at him without avoiding his eyes. As if he had suddenly grown up, he patted his small breasts with his hands, quietly changing the titles in his words, and continued with determination.

"And, I know that if Shikamaru was the only one who was punished, it would definitely not be enough to calm your anger... Then, just count me!"

As he looked at him with a clear and resolute look, Naruto could not see any slightest bit of force or hypocrisy... He only saw some childlike nature hidden in the deepest part of his eyes, who knew he had done something wrong, and was at a loss and eager for forgiveness. He couldn't help but control his own movements to an invisible level, and he raised his mouth and showed a smile of satisfaction, and nodded gently.

It is obvious that under the bombardment of Naruto's aggressive questioning and reprimand, Ino, who had become so guilty that he was speechless, unexpectedly witnessed Shikamaru's amazing behavior of not only not having any revenge on him, but instead intending to take down all the punishments on him without grudges, his young heart, which was essentially blank, suddenly changed significantly...

Naruto deliberately stimulated the targeted words, coupled with the examples of his friends using his actions, the huge impact generated invisibly made this little guy who was easy to teach and do good because of his young age, and finally gradually abandoned the arrogant and willful lady temperament in his heart, and began to seriously think about what he should do now so that he could save and make up for the mistakes he had made.

And this is exactly the change that Naruto is most looking forward to seeing, and it is also the reason why he no longer deliberately scares people with a stern face and gradually returns to his former gentle appearance.

But Naruto was happy about Ino's transformation, but he had already made up his mind to "sacrifice" his Shikamaru, and was immediately shocked.

"Tsk...! Hey, Ino! What are you talking nonsense!"

Without waiting for Naruto to announce the result, Shikamaru calmed down his smile and deliberately pretended to be a little awkward and vicious. While retorting and asking loudly, he winked at Ino desperately as if his eyelids were cramped, hoping that Ino would withdraw his words as soon as possible before Naruto decided to come down, so as not to be eliminated with him and be eliminated.

"Girls are just trouble... From beginning to end, it's all my fault. What are you going to get involved in? Stay honestly!"

"I don't want it~ I dare to act and take responsibility, so I don't need you, a lazy person, to be a hero. If you want to say that, among the three of us, only Ding Ci was implicated by us innocently, so as long as Ding Ci can get treatment and continue to take the exam, it's enough~"

At the same time, after admitting his mistakes, Ino suddenly felt the depression and guilt in his heart eased and relaxed a lot, and his mood gradually rebounded. After pausing a little after hearing Shikamaru's words of "angrily reprimanding", he not only did not feel angry or dissatisfied, but instead smiled and made a face at the person.

"Hehe, and, isn't it just an entrance exam? There are two days left. If you fail this exam this time, you can't do it next time. Just try hard to get it~"

Although after hearing Shikamaru's words, she had already known that the price was most likely to be judged as a loser with Shikamaru and was eliminated from this exam. But in the dark, she had an intuition that she could not explain clearly. It seemed that if she was as she thought at first, she would not admit her mistakes. The price she would have to pay was much more serious than failure in the exam... Although this always seemed a little unconscious and unfounded, under the stimulation of Shikamaru's actual actions, Ino still chose to trust this intuition.

What happened next proved that Ino's subconscious choice was extremely correct.

"Hiss-! You-!"

Seeing Ino's "heartless" remarks as he said "breaking the can" below, Shikamaru was angry and wanted to laugh. He raised his hand and pointed at Ino tremblingly. After a while of silence, he rolled his eyes in a angrily manner as if he hadn't given up anything before. He no longer felt worried about being eliminated, but instead complained to others as unhappy as ever.

"Trouble... I want me to tell you, you are such a fool who can't speak according to the opportunity, Ino... Now, I have to be busy trying to find a way to deal with my mother, Uncle Hiroichi, don't expect me to speak nice things for you."

"Hmph~ Dad won't be willing to scold me, but Aunt Yoshino will let you go easily, it's hard to say~"

"Ha, what strange logic is this... Wait a minute, if you think about it, it seems that this is true...?!"

"Hehe, that's of course~ So, it's better for you to be blessed~"

"Hey... After ignoring the threat of being eliminated, you two began to think that I didn't exist anymore? I haven't agreed with your idea yet. I just planned to make you two pay the price and let Ding Ci go..."

After confirming that the gap that had originally existed and disappeared completely and could no longer be sensed, Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. Then he deliberately opened his face while trying to laugh out loud, and seriously interrupted the conversation between the two of them, the more relaxed they were.

"I dare to make a decision for me on my own. Since you want to pay the price so much, I will satisfy you and double the original punishment."

"Ahhh, I forgot this... Well, it doesn't matter, it's just casual. Even if it doubles, it's just three people who are eliminated together."

Seeing that he was "powerless to turn the world around", Shikamaru's face was not as serious as he had thought and worries as before. Instead, he returned to his lazy and unenergetic appearance that he had always used to show people, and grinned, and then responded casually without any nostalgia.

"Just as Ino said, since we can't pass the exam this time, then let's go...what are you doing?"

However, before Shikamaru's cool spirit was fully displayed, Naruto smiled and spread his hands to the two of them, making Shikamaru's words pause, and he couldn't help but ask subconsciously. Then, from the smile that no longer concealed the suppressed one's eyes, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, while inexplicably feeling a bad premonition.

"Hey, Naruto...you shouldn't be again..."

"Hmm? What's it? I'm asking you for a 'price' now."

Successfully, the new generation of Pig Deer Butterfly trio developed a favorable impression of Hinata. While erasing the gap left by special fights, the trust and bonds between these three little guys quietly grew and stabilized a lot... After witnessing the two most wanted goals, Naruto's face deliberately created and maintained indifferent and coldness naturally faded away. Instead, in the twitching thoughtful eyes of Shikamaru's mouth, a proud smile appeared on his lips.

"Thanks to your care, the treatment fee is one soldier food pill per person, and if it doubles, it is two per person... But now it seems that you don't have any soldier food pills on you anymore, so just write it on your account and owe it. After the exam is over, remember to give it to me~"
Chapter completed!