章節 182: Chapter 182 Takoyaki
Sakura stopped in front of him, slightly leaning forward, and began to smile.
"Naruto, did you hear about the trouble in the Land of Wind?"
"No, I haven't." Naruto shook his head honestly. He had reconciled with Sakura, so there was no need to avoid her intentionally, "What could possibly happen in the Land of Wind?"
"I heard that Gaara is in a bit of a difficult situation right now. Some of the ruling Elders want to kill him."
"Oh, and that has nothing to do with us, right?" Naruto asked.
"Well, not now. But it'll have something to do with us soon." Sakura suddenly reached out and pinched Naruto's cheek, mimicking Tsunade's earlier actions, but her touch was much gentler.
"Team 7 is about to be reorganized. Can you guess who the higher-ups will send to the Land of Wind?"
'Oh no, I'm in for it!' Naruto thought to himself.
"Team 7 won't be reorganized so soon, right? There's still no sign of it happening yet." Naruto muttered, brushing off Sakura's cold hand.
"It won't take too long. Tsunade-sama has already transferred me out of Konoha Hospital." Sakura said, trying to reach for his face again, but Naruto dodged.
"So... an office maid?" Naruto asked.
"That's about right. Shizune-sama is also in charge of the Medical Division, so she doesn't have that much time to stay in the Hokage's Office." Sakura replied with a smile, reluctantly withdrawing her hand.
"Ino will also be transferred to the Hokage's Office in a few days. I have never been involved in secretarial work before, so I can't handle it all by myself."
"Well, I bet the reorganization of Team 7 won't happen that quickly." Standing in the hallway, Naruto sighed, "Then, I'll be leaving first. Good luck with your work, Sakura."
"Do you have anything else planned for today?" Sakura suddenly asked.
"Uh… does lying around at home count?"
"Nope. Come and do me a small favor."
Archives Room.
"The small favor you mean is moving data? Cough cough cough!" Naruto pushed open the door to the archives room and was immediately choked by the dusty air. He instinctively stepped aside to avoid the dust cloud.
Looking around, he saw rows upon rows of filing cabinets, with tiny windows that resembled prison cells. Even the sunlight filtering through from outside seemed dust-covered, casting a grayish hue over everything.
"When was the last time this place was cleaned? It's so dusty."
"Hardly ever. I just got the key a little while ago."
Sakura stepped inside first and began searching through the shelves, "These are the personal details of some Chunins. Tsunade-sama has instructed me to collect them and sent them over to her as soon as possible."
"Chunin?" Naruto stood aside and couldn't help but stroked his chin and said, "I have seen plenty of Anbu, but I haven't seen Chunin for a long time. What a mysterious group."
"Most of the Chunin are on missions outside the village, so it's hard to see them." Sakura replied while flipping through the files, not even turning her head, "The sentry posts in the Konoha Forest and the Land of Fire's forest are manned by Chunin."
Naruto leaned casually against the door frame, watching Sakura seriously search through the documents, 'It felt oddly surreal. Dark Sakura seemed to be genuinely working hard, even though the tasks seemed pointless.'
Naruto couldn't help but wonder, 'If I was the second personality and accidentally took control of the body, what would I do?'
'Giving up my identity as a Shinobi seemed unrealistic. Would I just wander around, indulging myself?'
Unable to come up with an answer, he decided to ask directly.
"Sakura, is there anywhere you want to go?"
"No." Sakura reached up, pulled down a file, and placed it on the small cart, then glanced at Naruto, "There are many things I don't understand, and there's no place I want to go."
"I had originally planned to spend all her savings, but when I saw that there wasn't much left, I gave up." She answered as she continued her task.
"Anyway, I don't have anything in particular I want. I'll buy whatever I want when I think of it."
Hearing this, Naruto crossed his arms and interjected, "You don't have anything now, but maybe you will in the future."
Sakura pursed her lips and didn't respond, as she was unsure of what to say.
'In the future? I probably won't have a future.'
After taking control of the body, everything was unfamiliar. Once she finally got used to it, when the main personality woke up, she would disappear again.
Living in the real world for a few years, then vanishing without a trace.
Just like that, with no further story.
Naruto left the Hokage Tower and stood in the deep winter sun, watching his shadow shrink under his feet.
He remained silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
'It was a happy thing that Sakura showed no abnormal behavior, but... never mind, let's just take it one step at a time.' Naruto thought.
When Naruto returned home, he plopped onto the couch with a thud.
Kurama sauntered over, still clutching a bottle of sake, taking his usual Tom-like steps. He stopped beside Naruto and poked his slightly swollen face with the bottom of the bottle, asking bluntly, "Can we get takoyaki today?"
"No." Naruto said unhappily, "If you want to go, go yourself. I just got back."
With that, he shifted positions on the couch, turning away and ignoring Kurama.
Kurama, still holding the bottle, wasn't ready to give up and tapped Naruto's back again, "If you're not going, then I'm going to start bothering you right now, and you can forget about getting any sleep."
"Are you serious?" Naruto turned around while hugging the pillow and said with a displeased look on his face.
Kurama thought about it for a moment and nodded.
Left with no choice, Naruto reluctantly got up and headed out with Kurama. However, Kurama didn't want to walk on all fours, so Naruto carried him like a handbag as they left the apartment. Kurama didn't mind as long as he didn't have to walk.
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章節 183: Chapter 183 Meeting Hanabi
The New Year had just passed, and the lingering cold crept back. Naruto, dressed in a thick coat, stood with Kurama in front of a takoyaki stand, pondering how much to order.
Suddenly, Naruto felt like he was bumped by someone from behind.
He quickly turned around to see a little girl, who also looked up in surprise. Naruto couldn't help but gasp, 'Those familiar white eyes…!'
Hinata's younger sister, Hyuga Hanabi, was wearing a brown training outfit that made her look somewhat boyish. She was momentarily stunned from the collision, then quickly bowed in apology without even checking who she had bumped into.
"I'm sorry, I was careless. Are you alright?"
Naruto knew that the Hyuga Clan was fond of using honorifics. Whether apologizing or performing other courtesies, they were always precise, making them polite yet somewhat rigid.
"It's fine."
Hearing this, Hanabi sighed in relief. She was about to leave but suddenly noticed the blonde in front of her looked familiar. His forehead was bare, without a forehead protector, and he was accompanied by a bright red foxhound, which was also curiously eyeing her.
"You are Hinata's sister, Hyuga Hanabi, right?" Naruto asked with a smile on his face.
If Neji were here, he would definitely recognize that this was Naruto's signature sly smile instantly. Naruto and Tsunade were both the same kind of people, and when they smiled, it was always bad news for others.
The pure and innocent Hyuga Clan has been harmed twice by such smiles.
Naruto hadn't expected that, just taking Kurama out for a stroll, he'd run into Hanabi. Spotting the opportunity, he wasn't going to let her get away without finding out where Hinata was.
Last time, Naruto promised to accompany Hinata in training, but then he postponed it for a whole winter.
Although circumstances were beyond his control, he sometimes felt a twinge of guilt when he remembered it. He wondered if he had truly inherited Kakashi's tendency to bail on promises, as his flaking skills had reached new heights.
"I'm indeed Hyuga Hanabi. Do you know my sister? Who are you?" Hanabi asked with her eyes lowered.
"There's no need for honorifics." He waved his hand, recalling how Neji never used them when speaking either.
"Okay." Hanabi nodded earnestly.
Seeing this, Naruto was slightly taken aback, 'This girl seemed to be as dazed as Hinata. As expected, they were true sisters.'
"I am…"
"Customer, your takoyaki is ready." The shop owner handed over the takoyaki at this time.
"Thank you." Naruto accepted the takoyaki, first handing one portion to Kurama, then offering another to Hanabi, "I'm well-acquainted with your sister. You can call me Naruto."
Hanabi hesitated and didn't take the takoyaki, but Naruto pushed the takoyaki forward again, and she finally took it obediently.
"Is your sister very busy these days?" Naruto asked while picking up Kurama naturally.
Kurama was too busy munching on his takoyaki and didn't care about the stupid humans. He just focused on eating and kept sticking his tongue out as the food burned him.
"Yeah, I hardly see my sister anymore. I guess she's on a mission." Hanabi's attention was completely attracted by Kurama, who was using his paws to eat takoyaki.
"Is that so? Alright then." Naruto said, already having a vague guess in his mind.
Since Team 7 was short-staffed, the missions would have to be evenly distributed among the other Genin teams.
Although there are many missions, they weren't particularly dangerous.
Some people had comfortably lounged around for over half a year, and while the pain of missions hadn't disappeared, it had shifted onto others.
But unfortunately, whether it was Team 3, Team 10, or Team 8, all were distinctly characteristic teams, but not high-damage dealers.
Team 7 was established for that very purpose. If it weren't for Sasuke's defection, Team 7, which possessed the Kyubi's Jinchuriki and Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai, would have been positioned as the village's vanguard.
Since graduating from Genin until now, Naruto's mission completion rate had been 100%, excluding the pursuit of Sasuke. No wonder the higher-ups are in a rush to reorganize Team 7.
Glancing at Hanabi, Naruto noticed that her eyes were fixed on Kurama.
He simply lifted Kurama over and asked, "Do you want to pet him?"
"Will he get mad?" Hanabi asked, unable to take her eyes off Kurama, clearly eager but restraining herself.
"No." Naruto answered without hesitation, "He has a good temper, especially since I'm planning to buy him something he's been wanting."
"Thank you." Hanabi cautiously took Kurama into her arms.
Kurama looked up and exchanged a glance with Hanabi before lowering his head and resuming his takoyaki feast. The sauce splattered everywhere, including on Hanabi's clothes.
Naruto noticed but didn't react, as this silly fox has always been like this.
Hanabi, however, was amused. She struggled a bit to hold Kurama in her slender arms, with an expression on her face that was completely different from the restraint she had just shown.
She lowered her gaze, her eyes filled with fondness as she watched Kurama, her expression utterly melted by his cuteness.
In fact, apart from Naruto, everyone's first impression of Kurama the silly fox was that he was adorable. Perhaps it was the rare fiery red fox fur that made him look like a ball of flames.
Even Hanabi herself might not have realized how much her current expression differed from her typically strict demeanor. Her rosy cheeks wore a gentle smile, making her especially cute.
Naruto, with his eyelids half-closed, stood idly by, waiting for Hanabi to have her fill of fun. When she finally, and solemnly, handed Kurama back, he turned his head.
"Thank you." Hanabi bowed and said.
"It's nothing." Naruto stood on the street, smiling as he waved her off, "Say hello to your sister for me."
"Okay." Hanabi responded with a serious expression, genuinely taking to heart what Naruto had casually said.
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