章節 138: Chapter 138 The Byakugan is Pretty
Hinata kept running, jumping over the bushes, and then diving to the ground to slow down, trying to use the terrain to shake off the swarm of bees chasing her.
The Iwagakure's Shinobi behind her were relentlessly pursuing, constantly using tree trunks as footholds to dive down towards her, giving her no chance to catch her breath.
"Catch her!" Suzumebachi shouted, "It's too late to grab the Bikochu, let's just use her to make a trade!"
"She can't escape!" Jibachi suddenly sped up, disappearing from his spot. In the next instant, he reappeared in front of Hinata, his face twisted into a sneer as he adjusted his glasses, " Where do you think you're going!"
From above the cliff, if Naruto waited to climb down, it would be too late.
If he wanted to use the incomplete version of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he can't use it too because the distance is too far. The cliff's vertical height alone was several hundred meters, making it impossible to activate.
But seeing that time was running out, Naruto didn't hesitate at all. He could only use the simplest method to shorten the distance, which is jumping off the cliff!
He flung Kyubi aside, and after a sprint from the top of the cliff, he leaped off. In free fall, he held a Flying Thunder God kunai tightly in his hand.
Just before the swarm of bees could reach Hinata, there was a whoosh, and Naruto activated the Flying Thunder God Technique barely in time.
The kunai with the Flying Thunder God's imprint hidden in Hinata's ninja tool pouch cracked with a snap, and Naruto instantly teleported, narrowly avoiding the fate of being smashed into a pulp on the ground.
Hinata felt herself being caught in a strong embrace, and to her surprise, Naruto's hand had reached into her sweatshirt and wrapped around her, holding her securely.
The blood-red Kyubi's Chakra erupted, with the first tail unleashed.
The scorching Chakra whirlwind instantly blew away the swarm of bees, and Naruto hurled the Flying Thunder God kunai at the bespectacled ninja. Now, with Hinata in his arms, he couldn't fully unleash his full power against these three enemies.
In real combat, opportunities can change in an instant. Giving the enemy even a moment to breathe could be the difference between victory and a crushing defeat.
Naruto used to read a lot, so his heart has long been dirty beyond measure.
In a group of three, there is always a weak one to be killed!
In front of everyone, he immediately targeted the besp bespectacled Shinobi, who was closest to him. When he easily dodged the Flying Thunder God Kunai, Naruto acted.
Putting Hinata down, he held a Kusanagi Sword in his other hand. At the moment when he appeared beside the Flying Thunder God Kunai, he slashed upward, and the bespectacled Shinobi froze for a moment.
In that brief moment, the bespectacled Shinobi felt a cold sensation on his neck and then saw his body spinning around.
The scene was somewhat indescribable. The moment Naruto landed, he grabbed the Flying Thunder God Kunai and ran a few steps. He turned around to see Hinata rolling away, avoiding the splatter of blood.
The other two Iwagakure's Shinobi were stunned for a moment. They hadn't seen how their companion had died, and now they were witnessing a vivid display of carnage.
"Don't look over there." Naruto said, covering Hinata's eyes.
Suzumebachi stood there in a daze, staring at Naruto's golden hair with her eyes wide open. When Kurobachi g next to her was about to attack, she stopped him.
"Let's go!"
Naruto didn't stop them, only watching as the Iwagakure's Shinobi fled in panic before asking Hinata, "Did you find the Bikochu?"
"Yeah, we found it." Hinata felt a little hot around her eyes as they were covered, "Shino and Kiba should have successfully caught it."
"Naruto-kun."
"Yes?"
"You don't need to cover my eyes. I had my Byakugan activated."
"Uh…" Naruto awkwardly moved his hand away and then tugged Hinata along as they walked back, "It's better not to see scenes like that too often. It's bad for your mental health."
"Hey, you look pretty good with your Byakugan activated." Naruto said as he leaned in closer to Hinata's face and looked at her carefully.
"Ah! Don't look at me in this state!" Hinata quickly covered her eyes, momentarily forgetting to deactivate her Byakugan in her panic. It took her a few seconds to finally deactivated it.
When the Byakugan is activated, the veins around the eyes become prominent, the pupils shrink, and fine lines appear inside the eyes, giving them a menacing and intimidating look.
"It's really beautiful. Can you see through things with it?" Naruto asked curiously.
"D-Don't ask about that, Naruto-kun." Hinata stammered, her cheeks growing hot with embarrassment, and she ran off to hide her fluster.
Naruto was only trying to change the subject to distract Hinata, hoping she wouldn't dwell on the gruesome scene from earlier. Hinata was different from him. Her role in the reconnaissance team meant she didn't often have to kill.
Unlike their Team 7, who often followed Kakashi on cross-border missions that involved single-target assassinations and bloodshed. They had seen so much gore that they had become desensitized to them.
Once this mission was over, Naruto figured he'd likely return to Team 7, perhaps occasionally being borrowed by other teams for other missions.
Kakashi's skill level was still high, and among Konoha's Jonin, only Guy could rival him. What was even more admirable was that Kakashi never slacked off.
Even though he was nearly thirty, Kakashi, a former genius, still felt the need to train hard and continuously improve his skills. It is precisely because of this that he is regarded as a lifelong rival by the passionate Guy.
With the Bikochu Mission successfully completed, Naruto collected the mission pay and then holed up at home.
Tsunade hadn't given him any new missions for the time being, and she seemed unusually busy lately. He wasn't sure what had happened, but he knew that Sakura had successfully begun training under Tsunade's tutelage.
As the fan hummed, Naruto reached into the fridge, grabbed an ice cream, and tossed a bottle of sake to Kyubi, who was lounging in the corner.
Kyubi looked at Naruto licking the ice cream in surprise and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will regain my strength?"
Without turning his head, Naruto slumped onto the couch like a lazy cat, and said, " Come on, it'll take you forever to get your strength back. Life's short, so why not enjoy it?"
"My life isn't exactly short." Kyubi grumbled, puffing up his two paws as he dragged the bottle toward his little couch.
"Not yours, I'm talking about mine. If something happens to me, you might end up never being revived again." Naruto continued to threaten.
"Even though Kyubi will not perish, that Kyubi is no longer you, Kurama."
Hearing this, Kurama glanced warily at Naruto, but said nothing. Instead, he took a swig from the bottle.
As the summer breeze swept through the window, Kurama passed out on the couch, his long, narrow eyes half-closed, and no one knew what he was thinking. He chuckled to himself, the picture of a fallen fox.
Naruto tossed the ice cream wrapper into the nearby trash can and leaned back on the couch, closing his eyes as well. The scene of Itachi knocking at the door and Ino in a maid outfit flashed through his mind.
Occasionally, fragmented memories of the original Naruto flickered before his eyes, but none lingered long enough for him to grasp. He was left with only a lingering sense of bitterness.
It may be that the original Naruto had a hard life in the first half of his life and left early.
Some find love under the moonlight, some are newlyweds, while others suffer trials in this world. Naruto didn't know what mistakes a child like the original Naruto could have made to deserve such pain. All he knew was how he needed to live from now on.
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章節 139: Chapter 139 External Transfer, Team 3
After lying around doing nothing for two days, Naruto asked Tsunade for a simple C-Rank mission. Leaving Kurama at home, he headed out of the village alone.
"So you finally remembered me?"
Tayuya sat on the rooftop of the inn, having changed all of her previous attire from Otogakure. Now, her red hair flowed down her back, her skin was fair, and she wore a floral dress.
She looked like a girl-next-door, stretching her pale legs on the roof to bask under the sun.
"Ah, after all, I'm your only creditor. How could I possibly forget you?" Naruto did not have any intention of hiding it, "I just happened to have some free time, so I found an excuse to come out."
"You really are shameless!"
Tayuya, a little annoyed, stood up from the roof and approached Naruto. She had planned to use her height to overwhelm him, but to her surprise, the blond guy in front of her had grown taller.
After just a few months, he had already surpassed her in height. The red-haired girl, feeling a bit unsatisfied, pushed him.
Naruto didn't get angry though, instead, he smiled smugly and asked, "Do you need more money?"
"You!!" Tayuya grabbed Naruto by the collar, "You tricked me into coming here. I've been thinking about it over and over again for the past few months and finally figured it out. Things are not what you said."
"But you've already sold your soul to me."
"Who cares about that kind of thing!" Tayuya retorted shamelessly, " There's nothing to prove it anyway, and for just a mere hundred thousand ryo. You're basically scamming me!"
"Anyway, I've changed my mind now."
Hearing this, Naruto found it somewhat amusing, "You could have left at any time. So why are you still waiting for me here?"
"Of course, I'm not someone who keeps promises. I'm just a little pissed off." Tayuya frowned and said, "If I just left quietly like this, people like you would probably just think that your pet ran away, and you wouldn't feel any regret at all."
"I waited until now to tell you face-to-face because I want you to feel the deep regret of losing something!"
The autumn wind swept across the rooftop.
Naruto blinked and said, "Although I really want to regret it and make you a bit happier, there is absolutely no way I can do it."
"Even if you run away, I'll only lose 200,000 ryo."
"Damn it, 200,000 ryo is already a lot!" Tayuya was a bit exasperated, leaning closer to Naruto and gritting her teeth, "How can you not feel bad about that?"
Naruto didn't reply. Instead, he took out another 200,000 ryo, and placed the neat pile of money directly in front of Tayuya.
"Here's another two hundred thousand. Maybe if you spend all this, I might start to feel some pain."
"Money???" Tayuya gulped. The visual impact of two hundred thousand ryo was too overwhelming for her, "Do you think I will be tempted by this?"
"Dream on!"
"If you don't need it, I'll just throw it away." The blond troublemaker said this and then pretended to toss the money off the roof.
"You're crazyTayuya stopped him. She knew that this guy was definitely capable of doing something like that, "Who said I didn't want it? What I meant is…"
Inside the room, Tayuya stared at the pile of money with a headache.
'That guy had gone out to buy food, completely confident like he'd won!'
'Damn it!'
'How can I make him regret it… Like, wanting to bang his head against a wall kind of regret!'
Tayuya stared at the pile of money, sinking into deep thought. At first, she just wanted to wait for Naruto to come see her again and then make it clear she was determined to leave.
The situation wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Originally, Tayuya had envisioned Naruto pleading desperately for her to stay, while she would mock him, then leave gracefully. From then on, she'd be free to go wherever she wanted.
But now, things seemed to have gotten more complicated.
'Damn it, just how much money does he have?'
'No matter how much money he has, I'm going to confront him! Of course, I'm definitely taking this two hundred thousand ryo with me. After all, it's mine now.'
The door creaked open as Naruto walked in, carrying food. Tanzaku Town was unusually bustling, with food stalls and shops everywhere downstairs.
As soon as Naruto entered, Tayuya had planned to make her intentions clear, but before she could, Naruto spoke first, casually saying, "Have some food. Afterward, I'll help you find a place to stay. Living here isn't a long-term solution."
Seeing Tayuya in a daze, Naruto looked at her in confusion, "What's wrong?"
The speech she had prepared got stuck in her throat again at this moment. Tayuya hesitated for a long time, and in the end, her face turned red, but she couldn't say anything coherent.
"… Nothing."
This time, Naruto had specifically taken on a C-rank mission within the Land of Fire, collecting rare medicinal herbs. The quest had long deadline, enough for him to go back and forth to Tanzaku Town.
Midway through eating, Naruto suddenly looked up and asked, "Can I have some of what's in your bowl?"
They were both eating the same food, with no difference between their dishes. Tayuya frowned and then pushed her bowl over to him, "What's the difference?"
"There doesn't seem to be any difference. Never mind."
"You're so weird." Tayuya muttered coldly, pulling her bowl back. She ate a few more bites before stopping and asking, "Am I supposed to stay here forever?"
"Not at all. You can go wherever you want. I just thought you needed a place to settle down." Naruto paused and then added, "I also need a place to stay. It's nice to stay in the village, but I occasionally also want to get out and take a breath of fresh air."
"Oh, I thought it was all mine." Tayuya said, poking the char siu in her bowl with her chopsticks, "So it turns out I have to share it with someone like you."
"That's not necessary. If you want a house to yourself, I can just buy another one next door."
"That's such a waste!" Tayuya suddenly said angrily.
"What's the big deal?"
" Of course, it's a big deal! Even though... even though it's not my money, ever since I found out what a hundred thousand ryo can buy, I can't stand people like you who spend money so lavishly!"
"Alright, then I'll get just one." Naruto agreed smoothly. Then he added, "I have a few nice dresses…"
By nightfall, they finally bought the house, which was a small two-story house.
Once everything was settled, Naruto realized that half of the time for the mission had passed. Without a proper goodbye, he left in a hurry, saying he'd be back in a while.
Then, he hurried out the door and disappeared into the pitch-black night without a trace.
Naruto spent three days in the mountains before finally finding the herbs. After reporting back to the village, he was immediately summoned by Tsunade.
"An external assignment with Team 3?" Naruto squinted as he sat in the rocking chair in front of the Hokage's desk. Pouring himself a cup of tea, he looked at Tsunade, who was standing by the window, and complained, "I've completely become a temporary worker now!"
"Complaining about your missions? Do you want to get beaten up?" Tsunade, who was already on the verge of exploding from the stress of work, turned around and glared at Naruto fiercely.
"If you say one more word, I'll throw you out of here!"
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