"It's not hard to tell if a girl likes you, is it? Just confess, and you'll know the answer," Adam said to Naruto with a smile in the mental space.
"Don't worry, I'll help you hit a straight ball, ensuring you score a direct hit!"
Did Hyuga Hinata like Naruto?
It was probably obvious even to the blind in Konoha that Hyuga Hinata was head over heels for Naruto; only Naruto himself was clueless.
Even if he told Naruto the truth, Naruto might not truly believe it, and coupled with Hyuga Hinata's shy personality, it would take who knows how many years for the two of them to achieve a positive outcome.
So, he simply controlled Naruto's body to confess to Hyuga Hinata. As long as Hinata agreed, wouldn't Naruto understand then?
Besides, once the confession was made, there was no turning back, right?
"Wow, where did all these petals come from?"
Ino looked at the sudden rain of petals from the sky, then her brow furrowed, "It's not a genjutsu, is it?"
"No, these are just normal petals."
The Jonin of the genjutsu department, Yuhi, immediately denied Ino's guess.
"Isn't that Naruto? What is he doing?"
Asuma, the strongest among them, quickly sensed the Chakra aura in the air and looked up, just in time to see Naruto descending from the sky, holding a bouquet of flowers.
"Naruto?"
Everyone else also looked up and saw Naruto, but they were all completely bewildered by his actions.
"Hinata, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?"
Adam, controlling Naruto's body, slowly landed in front of Hyuga Hinata and placed the bouquet of roses into Hinata's hands.
In an instant, Hyuga Hinata's face turned from snowy white to bright red, even showing a faint tendency to smoke and faint.
Being so shy, and suddenly receiving a public confession from her crush in such a grand setting, how could she possibly handle it?
"Quick, Revival!"
Seeing Hyuga Hinata about to faint from excitement, the well-prepared Adam immediately cast a Revival Spell.
The confession wasn't over yet; the female lead couldn't faint.
Under the effect of the Revival Spell, Hyuga Hinata immediately regained consciousness.
"Before, I always thought I liked Sakura, but later I realized that was just a fondness between comrades. In my heart, it's always been you I've liked.
Your existence makes my World so beautiful. Your smile makes me feel warm. Your eyes make me feel happy.
I hope to always be by your side, sharing your joy, soothing your pain, and protecting you with my love.
Hinata, will you be my girlfriend?"
Adam, controlling Naruto's mouth, recited those cheesy confession lines from TV shows in his previous life, speaking them with great emotion.
Hearing Naruto's heartfelt confession, Hyuga Hinata was so moved that tears immediately welled up.
Meanwhile, Ino and the others beside her were wide-eyed with astonishment.
They had never imagined that the usually oblivious Naruto could be so romantic today, confessing to Hyuga Hinata in such a public manner.
It truly, truly redefined their perception of Naruto.
"I, I… I will!"
Hyuga Hinata, who had always been shy, for once bravely gave her response, and it was an incredibly loud response, almost a shout.
Unrequited love is not easy, especially when the object of your affection has someone else they like.
You can only care from a distance, placing yourself in the position of a mere friend and comrade.
Now, the person she secretly loved had actually confessed to her. How could she not be happy? She was overjoyed.
"Gotcha, little one."
Seeing this, Adam knew it was settled. In the mental space, he reached out and patted the now petrified Naruto, laughing, "Now, you know the answer, don't you!"
"Hahaha, good, well done."
The Kyuubi, who had watched the entire process from behind them, also burst out laughing.
Just then, Hyuga Hinata suddenly threw herself into Naruto's embrace, then initiated a kiss.
"I'm out. The rest is up to you."
As their lips were about to touch, Adam decisively ended the Dream Walking Technique, his consciousness returning to his main body, allowing Naruto to regain control of his own body.
The moment he regained control, he found himself kissing Hinata, leaving Naruto dumbfounded.
However, driven by instinct and a genuine feeling for Hyuga Hinata in his heart, he still extended his hands, slowly wrapped them around Hyuga Hinata's waist, and accepted everything.
"I used to think Naruto was an idiot, but now I think if Sai had even a tenth of Naruto's romance, I'd be satisfied!"
Ino looked at Naruto and Hinata embracing, a look of envy on her face.
Meanwhile, the surrounding villagers, seeing the scene, gathered around and applauded.
This World didn't have as many melodramatic love stories. Adam's old-fashioned and outdated methods, which he had seen on TV, were actually quite rare in this World.
Of course, the main thing was that the other person had to like you.
If the other person liked you, you wouldn't need to do anything at all; a direct confession would be accepted.
If they didn't like you, no matter how romantic you made it, they would still flat-out refuse.
Adam knew Hyuga Hinata liked Naruto, which was why he used these little tricks to help them.
If Naruto had done this to Sakura, he would probably have been beaten half to death on the spot.
"When you two get married, I absolutely must be at the main table," Adam, whose consciousness had returned to his main body, murmured with a smile.
But as he smiled, he suddenly froze, then sighed with a hint of self-mockery: "It really is true that those involved are confused, while bystanders see clearly."
Look at Hyuga Hinata and Naruto. Hyuga Hinata's affection was so obvious that everyone in Konoha could see it, yet Naruto himself couldn't.
It felt incredible.
But when it came to himself, it didn't seem so different. In terms of relationships, he wasn't much better than Naruto.
For example, Wanda liked him, but he hadn't noticed it before. Even that very obvious gesture on the Ferris wheel, he had dismissed as just a younger sister's playful mischief towards her older brother.
Sometimes, when a relationship is too close, you really don't overthink things, because he truly saw Wanda as a younger sister before.
He didn't know when that familial affection changed, and only when he himself became entangled in it did those little details become clear to him.
Indeed, by this point, he already knew that Wanda's feelings for him were more than just a sister's love for her brother.
That's why he had been deliberately avoiding Wanda during this time.
Did he have the kind of feelings a man has for a woman for Wanda?
To say completely not would be false, but to say they were particularly deep, that wasn't quite the case either.
So, his decision was to wait two more years and see.
Wanda was sixteen now. If she still liked him just as much when she turned eighteen, then he would hit a straight ball.
He didn't like to drag things out in relationships; he preferred directness. If Wanda still liked him after two years, and he hadn't met anyone he liked more, then they would get together.
If Wanda was willing, getting married directly wouldn't be an issue.
As for these two years, he would focus on Training and improving himself first.
"Alright, the Naruto template is done. Now, let's try the Harry Potter template."
With the Naruto template in cooldown, Adam began his second Dream Walking Technique experiment.
Since the Dream Walking Technique was feasible, he definitely had to try every template and visit every World today.
The second Dream Walking was Harry Potter, the third was Kinomoto Sakura, the fourth was Goku, and the fifth was Kurosaki Ichigo.