Bodyguard

9

.At night, at exactly 24.00, Naruto was still lying in his room, he was suffering from insomnia or you could say he was having trouble sleeping, he could only lie down and change his position for several hours. Naruto felt bored, he got out of bed and looked for a reference book to read so he could fall asleep quickly because he was concentrating on reading. "I can't sleep, I'd better use this time to read" Naruto picked up several books he hadn't read yet, "I don't think I've read this book yet" Naruto thought as he looked and read the writing on the front cover. "Romance?" Naruto thought who felt confused by this sentence, he didn't understand the foreign words, he decided to read it.

He started to open one page, read it carefully, now two pages, three pages and so on, until he reached the part where the signs of love begin. "So this is love? A feeling of true love from a man to a woman with a strong desire to protect her" Naruto muttered to himself, according to him it was love like what he just expressed, but there was still doubt in his heart. "My feelings for Ino are the same, I want to protect her even though my life is on the line, does that mean I love Ino?" These words made Naruto confused and continued reading.

He read a part that he thought was a bit hard to understand. "If a woman asks something about your true feelings for her? It means that the woman wants you to confess your love to her immediately" Naruto continued reading the sentence until the end and thought "I'm still confused by this" sentence, but I feel like I'm starting to understand the meaning" Naruto finished reading until late at night, and slept on his study table until morning came.

..

"Naruto? "Naruto?" Ino's voice broke Naruto's thoughts, who was stunned because he had just been thinking about things about romance he had read in books.

"Sorry Ino-suck, hehe." Naruto smiled gently, Ino's face was still red. "Answer quickly, I-I" Ino felt like she was being pressured, the embarrassment she was feeling now couldn't compare to the embarrassment she was feeling before. Naruto immediately responded responsively and quickly. "I love you," Naruto replied seriously.

"Hey?" Ino's reaction was too late, as if this was an illusion she had made up and had become reality. "What did you just say?" Ino asked Naruto to repeat what he had said because he hadn't heard it clearly.

"I love you," Naruto replied firmly, this time Ino couldn't pretend not to hear it anymore.

"A couple is someone who is always close and protective of each other, not only that, but they share with each other, for fun things." Naruto's innocence made it easy for him to understand Ino's feelings, he didn't want to disappoint Ino With that, he declared his love for the blonde-haired girl. "I'm straightforward, but I'm a genius at learning things that are still foreign to my mind." Ino was silent, she couldn't say a single word, her thoughts didn't flow according to what she was thinking because she didn't think that Naruto, who actually, didn't understand that made a statement that was so sudden.

"But do you know what that word means?" Ino asked, still confused about her feelings, and Naruto couldn't help but smile innocently. "Of course I do, because now I feel it too." Naruto's smile made Ino's face even redder.

"It's too early but I'm so happy, Sakura I'm sorry..." Ino thought to herself, then smiled at Naruto. They smiled at each other, and Ino's hand was seen holding Naruto's hand which she placed in the middle between them. A truly beautiful night for the blonde-haired princess

I've made the decision that as the one who should protect Hime-sama, I will try to love her and always be by her side.

One Week Later...

The morning had come, the birds were chirping, the morning dew was beginning to fall from the leaves, and the sun was beginning to show its smile. The light was beginning to shine brightly.