"I..."
Naruto was stunned by Adam's question.
Sakura, he did like Sakura when he was little. She was cute, had good grades, a warm family, and beautiful pink hair.
Unfortunately, Sakura liked Sasuke.
Later, after joining Team 7, he still liked Sakura, even though she always rejected him.
After that, Sasuke left Konoha, and he went out to train and Training with Jiraiya.
During the three years of training, he saw a lot, thought a lot, and grew a lot with Jiraiya.
Perhaps there was still some affection for Sakura in his heart, but it was more for the promise of bringing Sasuke back, for Team 7's reunion, for his companion Sasuke to return.
It wasn't until the Fourth Shinobi World War that he thought the person he truly liked was still Sakura.
However, after falling under the Infinite Tsukuyomi, he discovered that in the perfect life he most desired in the Infinite Tsukuyomi World, the wife he married was not Sakura.
In the genjutsu World of Infinite Tsukuyomi, his parents were still alive, he became the Naruto of Konoha, and his wife was Hyuga Hinata, who had been very introverted since childhood.
Why was it Hinata?
He couldn't understand.
[Was it because from the moment he met Hinata, she had never looked at him with eyes like he was a monster or mocked him?]
[Was it because during the Chunin Exams, Hinata, at the risk of failing, still wanted him to copy her test paper?]
[Was it because every time he was injured, Hinata would worry about him and take care of him?]
[Was it because when they were on missions together, Hinata would specially make him bento, and even shape the rice balls to look like him?]
Or was it because every time he was sad, Hinata would encourage him?
Ultimately, he still couldn't figure it out, but he wasn't too bothered. Maybe he was just overthinking, and even if he truly liked Hinata, she might not necessarily like him back.
So, after that, he continued to live his life as usual.
"Sakura, it's good that she's with Sasuke. I wish them well."
Naruto smiled freely.
Adam looked at Naruto, a teasing smile on his face:
"It's good that you've come to terms with it. Do you have a girl you like now?"
Inside Naruto's body, with Adam's mental power, he could easily capture Naruto's thoughts.
As Naruto's friend, he still hoped Naruto would have a good ending.
Because of his appearance, the Ninja World certainly had fewer sacrifices, but Naruto also had fewer opportunities to show off.
Especially two very important opportunities to get closer to Hyuga Hinata.
One was when Pain attacked Konoha, and Hyuga Hinata fought to protect Naruto.
The second was during the Fourth Shinobi World War, where Hinata again fought to protect Naruto and encouraged him to get back on his feet.
He was worried that missing these two opportunities would lead to Naruto and Hyuga Hinata not ending up together, but instead, Naruto continuing to fawn over Sakura.
However, it now seemed that while his appearance had indeed changed some things, other things had also happened.
By reading Naruto's thoughts just now, he knew that entering the World of Infinite Tsukuyomi had, on the contrary, given Naruto some self-awareness about his feelings, letting go of Sakura and developing feelings for Hyuga Hinata.
So, he decided to play matchmaker, helping Naruto and Hyuga Hinata overcome obstacles and achieve their happy ending sooner.
It could also be considered a small compensation to Naruto.
"I'm not thinking about those things right now. My goal is to become Naruto. I need to do more missions; I can't let Sasuke get ahead of me."
Naruto waved his hand, avoiding Adam's question.
Or rather, it wasn't avoiding it; that's what he was genuinely thinking right now.
"You're definitely going to be Naruto. I have faith in you; you're more suited to be Naruto than Sasuke.
But as the saying goes, "first establish a family, then a career." Only by marrying a wife can you properly focus on your career."
Adam immediately advised.
Naruto scratched his head:
"Is there really such a saying?"
"Of course there is. Look, besides you, aren't all your companions already in relationships? They might even get married in a couple of years."
Adam nodded seriously.
Naruto was immediately confused:
"Isn't it just Sakura and Sasuke who are together? Who else?"
"See, you wouldn't know. Tenten and Neji, Sai and Ino, Shikamaru and Temari from Sunagakure, even Choji has a girlfriend."
Adam began to list the couples.
Naruto was astonished:
"They, when did they start? How come I didn't know anything? Who is Choji's girlfriend?"
"Karui from Hidden Cloud Village, the female Ninja who beat you up in Konoha before."
Adam looked at Naruto and continued earnestly:
"Look, by then all your companions will be married, and you'll still be single. No matter how strong you are, people in the Village will think you're immature. How will you compete with Sasuke for Naruto then?"
"It's going to be like that? Then, then Adam, what should I do?"
As soon as Naruto heard it concerned being Naruto, he immediately became anxious.
At this moment, he hadn't realized that Kakashi, who was about to take over as the Sixth Naruto, was also single.
Mainly because once dreams and Sasuke were involved, his brain stopped working properly.
"Then let me ask you again, do you have a girl you like, even just a little?"
Adam asked again.
This time, Naruto didn't avoid the topic but hesitated before replying:
"I do, but I don't know if she likes me. I can't force her to marry me, can I?"
"I know a method that can quickly tell if Hinata likes you. How about we try it?"
Adam's lips curved into a slight smile.
Naruto was momentarily stunned:
"I, I didn't say it was Hinata. How did you know it was her?"
"You don't need to ask about that. Do you want to try it? You know I know many amazing Ninjutsu."
Adam reached out and patted Naruto's shoulder.
Naruto thought about it and realized it was true; Adam did know many amazing Ninjutsu. Perhaps there was one that could instantly tell him if Hinata liked him.
So, he nodded.
"Alright, then you just watch here."
Adam checked the time; there were still twenty minutes until the template ended, which was just enough.
He then began to search for Hyuga Hinata's Chakra signature.
"Found her!"
Soon, he discovered Hyuga Hinata's Chakra signature was near Konoha's snack street. Adam controlled Naruto's body and Apparated directly there.
Above a shop on the snack street, Naruto's figure appeared out of thin air.
On the street below, Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Shino Aburame, Konohamaru, Ino, and Choji were shopping with their teachers, Asuma Sarutobi and Yuhi.
Also with them was the recently born Sarutobi Mirai, held in someone's arms.
"Flowers!"
Adam reached out and used the Deformation Curse, creating countless petals out of thin air that rained down over the entire snack street.
He then controlled Naruto's body, holding a large bouquet of roses, descending from the sky in the shower of petals towards Hyuga Hinata.
"Adam, what are you doing?"
Naruto felt a sudden sense of dread.