Naruto couldn't help but laugh as he said.
"Do you understand or not?"
Mikoto's hands tightly clutched onto Naruto's clothes as she whispered in fear.
"I understand. Don't throw me down."
Naruto laughed as he said with a naughty smile.
"As long as you're obedient, I won't throw you down."
After saying that, Naruto helped Mikoto up so that she could stand on the branch.
Perhaps because Mikoto was too young, she had never tried such a tall tree before. Standing on the branch, her legs were so weak that she couldn't stand steadily.
She sat down on the branch with her legs wide open and her hands tightly hugging the thick tree trunk. Little Mikoto's face was pale with fright. She looked like she was about to cry as she pitifully looked at Naruto and said.
"I'm so scared. Don't throw me down. I'm scared of falling."
Naruto looked at Mikoto's trembling body with interest. He gently squatted down and looked straight into her eyes as he said.
"Sure. But I want to ask you something. You have to answer honestly. If you don't answer honestly, I'll leave you here. Do you understand?"
Little Mikoto was almost scared to tears. She nodded with tears in her eyes and said softly.
"I understand. I'll tell you anything. Don't throw me down. Please don't throw me down."
Naruto nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.
"I like it when you're so obedient. Then let me ask you. Do you have any good feelings towards me?"
Little Mikoto's originally pale face turned red after hearing Naruto's words. She blushed as she nodded and said.
"A little."
Naruto's heart was filled with joy as he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Really?"
Little Mikoto thought for a while with a serious expression. Then she looked at Naruto, frowned her small eyebrows, and said.
"A little in the past, but not now. You're a bad person. You only know how to bully me."
Naruto couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed like the previous incident made little Mikoto hate him. However, this kind of hate was also the result that Naruto wanted. Women, either hate them to the end, or love them to the end.
Staring at Mikoto's serious expression, Naruto said with a smile.
"If I treat you well, will you like me?"
Little Mikoto pouted and said unhappily.
"No, aren't you treating me well now? I don't like you at all. I hate you."
Naruto's smiling face stiffened. He realized that this little girl's personality was quite tenacious.
Looking at Mikoto, Naruto pulled a long face and said with a serious expression.
"Well, if you don't like me, I'll let you stay on this tree for the rest of your life."
With that, Naruto stood up and pretended to leave.
Seeing that Naruto was about to jump, Mikoto, who was hugging the tree, cried anxiously. Tears flowed out of the corners of her eyes and she cried in a small voice.
"Wait, don't leave me here alone. I'm scared. I like you, I like you. Is this okay?"
Naruto had a naughty smile on his face. He squatted down and said with a smile.
"That's a good girl. Okay, now I'll ask you one last question. What can I do to make you like me?"
Seeing Naruto's naughty smile, Mikoto immediately understood that Naruto was teasing her. She pouted and said with an unhappy expression.
"You're so naughty. I won't like you for the rest of my life."
Naruto bitterly smiled in his heart. Mikoto's personality was really interesting. It seemed that forcing things wouldn't work. So Naruto straightened his face and said with a serious expression.
"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. Don't talk about the rest of your life. After all, we still have a long way to go. No one knows what will happen in the future."
Little Mikoto blinked her eyes and frowned. She looked at Naruto with displeasure and said.
"You're a naughty person. I won't like you. I don't like naughty people."
Naruto felt a headache coming on. Mikoto's stubbornness really made things difficult for him. He knew that he shouldn't force things.
Naruto could only go forward and run back to Mikoto to put her back down.
Looking at Naruto's hands, Mikoto panicked and said helplessly, "What are you doing?
Don't come over. Naughty person. Don't touch me. "
Because she was too panicked, Mikoto's hands that were holding onto the tree were unsteady. She let go and her body tilted. Her whole body fell straight down. She could feel the howling wind in her ears.
Little Mikoto's face was pale from fright. Her whole body was trembling.
Naruto kicked the tree trunk with his legs and rushed over. His speed was as fast as lightning, just like a flash of light. In an instant, he picked up Mikoto, who was falling straight down, and held her in his arms.
With her head resting on Naruto's shoulder, Mikoto was hugged by Naruto as they landed on the ground. There wasn't a trace of movement.
When they landed on the ground, Mikoto's face was still pale. Her lips were trembling. She looked at Naruto as if she was wronged and wanted to cry. However, she held it in and didn't cry. She was very strong.
Naruto let go of Mikoto. He looked at her pale face and said with a smile.
"Okay, I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have put you so high up. I was just teasing you. I didn't have any bad intentions."
Mikoto looked at Naruto's smile and nodded. Her voice was choked with sobs.
"Okay, I understand. I shouldn't have called you a naughty person. Thank you for saving me."
Naruto couldn't help but pat Mikoto's head and said with a smile.
"No need to thank me. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have fallen from the tree. Today's matter didn't happen. I'm leaving."
After saying that, Naruto turned around and walked away. He didn't have any intention of looking back.
Looking at Naruto's back, Mikoto's face was slightly red. She felt a sense of loss in her heart, but she still shook her head to shake off the disappointment and walked home.
…
Early the next morning, Naruto got up from Kushina's soft body and put on his clothes. The two held hands and walked to the small stone road.
Seeing Naruto stop, Kushina didn't say anything. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed Naruto's face with a sweet smile. She said with a smile
"Husband, I hope you can get Sister Mikoto."
Naruto held Kushina's hand tightly and said with a smile.
"So Kushina wife isn't jealous?"
Kushina nodded and said with a happy smile.
"Well, as long as you stay with me, Naruto."
The two said a few words of love and then separated. After parting with Naruto, Kushina's expression was still a bit gloomy.
Naruto couldn't bear it. But now wasn't the time to do this. He must get Mikoto's true love.