Chizhao, filled with joy, presented freshly picked strawberries to Sakura and Ino.
Unfortunately, both friends were not home, so their mothers received the surprise on their behalf.
Ino's mother, in return, gave Chizhao a delicate bouquet of daisies.
After returning home with the remaining strawberries, Chizhao carefully placed the daisies in a vase on the flower stand, filling the air with a faint floral fragrance.
Seeing her flower stand so vibrant, Chizhao was so happy that she ate two extra bowls of dinner.
As night fell, Chizhao went to sleep early, and as the first light of dawn broke, a new day quietly arrived.
The morning sun, accompanied by the arrival of Choji and Naruto, shone outside her door.
Seeing this duo, who hadn't appeared together often since graduation, a subtle confusion arose in Chizhao's heart.
"Chizhao! You're back! That's great!"
The moment Naruto saw Chizhao, his smile was even brighter than usual; he excitedly pounced on her, hugging her tightly, his golden hair gently brushing her neck, causing a slight tickle.
"Naruto... I... I can't breathe."
Chizhao struggled to pat Naruto, who was a bit too overjoyed, her small face turning bright red.
"Ah! Sorry, sorry, sorry, I got too excited!"
Naruto, realizing his gaffe, jumped away from Chizhao, scratching his hair sheepishly.
At this moment, Choji squeezed forward from the side, saying with a hint of complaint:
"Naruto has been praying all the way here, hoping Chizhao would be home today or something like that; he's been nagging so much my ears hurt."
Naruto, having his cover blown, immediately became displeased and retorted loudly:
"Didn't you also buy a lot of snacks from the roadside, saying they were for Chizhao?"
Choji indifferently popped a potato chip into his mouth: "Yeah, but they weren't for you...."
Naruto, choked, instantly froze in place.
He couldn't believe how Choji's 36-degree mouth could utter such cold words.
Naruto turned his head and snorted: "I don't care!"
Chizhao watched the two bicker, feeling both helpless and amused.
Is this how they usually interact?
The scene shifted; the three sat around a small round table on the floor of the study, with Keiko's carefully made strawberry daifuku on the table, which the two ate with great relish.
Propping her cheeks, silently watching them happily chew, Chizhao finally couldn't help but ask: "So, what did you two come to see me for?"
Holding a daifuku in one hand and pointing to Choji beside him with the other, Naruto said a bit indistinctly:
"I met Choji on my way to find you; he said he had something to tell us, so we came together."
Upon hearing that there was serious business to discuss, Chizhao immediately became serious and, along with Naruto, turned her gaze to Choji.
Choji swallowed the last bite of daifuku in his hand, the smile on his chubby face disappearing as he said earnestly:
"Indeed, there's a very important matter that requires your help."
"What is it?"
Chizhao and Naruto asked in unison, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.
Choji then pulled out a piece of paper from the bag behind him and slammed it onto the round table in front of them.
"It's this! The latest event at the yakiniku restaurant!"
"Eh?!"
Chizhao exclaimed, not expecting Choji's "important matter" to be a yakiniku restaurant event.
"What are you doing, Choji? I thought it was something serious."
Propping his hands behind him on the floor, Naruto pouted and looked helplessly at the ceiling: he had originally wanted to find Chizhao alone, but Choji had ruined it.
"This isn't a simple event; take a close look, both of you."
Chizhao picked up the flyer from the table, and what caught her eye were the exaggerated, enlarged words "Entire Bill Waived."
Naruto also leaned over from the side, squinting his eyes and reading out the content:
"The yakiniku restaurant's entire bill waived event, for one day only. Event details: two males and one female form a group, all three wear short skirts to dine at the restaurant, and will receive the entire bill waived discount...."
Following that was an illustration of a short skirt.
After reading this content, Chizhao's brain froze for a second.
Naruto also reacted, taking the flyer from Chizhao's hand and looking at it carefully again.
A moment later, both of them simultaneously let out an exclamation:
"Eh??!"
"Choji, you're not actually thinking of participating in this event, are you...."
Putting the flyer back on the table, Chizhao looked at the expectant Choji with a complex expression.
"It's an entire bill waived event! That means we can eat lots and lots of yakiniku for free! Don't you want to go?"
"But we have to wear short skirts.... Is that really okay?"
Worried that he hadn't noticed this key point, Chizhao kindly reminded him again.
But to her surprise, Choji's eyes glowed golden, saliva drooled from the corners of his mouth, and he clenched his fists, excitedly shouting:
"As long as I can eat free yakiniku, what's wrong with wearing a skirt!"
Guessing Choji would react this way, Chizhao helplessly looked at Naruto: "Then what about you, Naruto? Are you really willing to wear a skirt to eat yakiniku?"
Naruto grinned at the yakiniku on the flyer: "This yakiniku looks really delicious...."
Then, he pinched the flyer with one hand and clasped Choji's hand with the other; in this moment, the two reached a kind of consensus and became kindred spirits:
"Then let's have a big feast, Choji!"
"Oh!"
Their passionate appearance made Chizhao break out in a cold sweat, but then she thought, she could also feast with them, and she couldn't help but start to look forward to the event.
So she stood up from the floor and excitedly ran out of the study: "Then I'll go get you guys some skirts right now!"
After carefully selecting some skirts that weren't too short, and thoughtfully grabbing two brand new pairs of underwear, she handed them to the two boys and waited outside the door for them to finish changing.
Feeling that enough time had passed, she knocked on the door and asked: "Are you two ready?"
"Ready...."
Chizhao, with a hint of trepidation, pushed open the door, and what greeted her was Naruto awkwardly adjusting the short skirt that only reached his knees, his cheeks flushed with two red spots:
"Huh? This is a bit different from what I imagined; isn't it too short...."
Seeing Naruto in a skirt for the first time, the sudden contrast made her burst into laughter; she quickly covered her mouth with her hand but still couldn't help but laugh out loud, while also not forgetting to praise him:
"Naruto, you really have a unique charm in this skirt! Hahaha, this is so interesting...."
"Really? How about this? Transform!"
With a puff of smoke, Naruto instantly transformed into Naruko, who lay on the ground in a captivating pose. The exquisite short skirt accentuated her long and alluring legs, making even Chizhao cast an envious gaze.
"Doesn't this suit me better?"
Chizhao was stunned, her face red as she stared for a while, then she averted her gaze and, unwillingly, covered her face while holding up a score of 10.
Although she really didn't want to admit Naruto's lewd Ninjutsu, Naruko in a skirt was truly beautiful!