The next day.
The three of them left the inn and resumed their journey. They were only two or three days away from the Land of Hot Water, and their farewell was drawing near.
On the road, nothing seemed to have changed. Tsunade and Naruto continued to chat and laugh, and during their midday break, they played cards again.
Shizune was too lazy to look at them, so she just walked away and leaned against a tree for a nap.
As usual, Naruto and Tsunade joked around, occasio...
2025-01-01 10:55:01 +0000 UTC
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From the distance, Shizune saw the two of them approaching together. She remembered how she had gone out to buy food for Tsunade earlier, only to return and find herself completely abandoned.
She felt extremely aggrieved at the time and wanted to cry but couldn't, so she could only squat outside the inn and wait.
Although she had been feeling aggrieved just now, the moment she saw Tsunade walking over with a puzzled expression, her anger immediately dissipated. She could only purs...
2025-01-01 10:54:01 +0000 UTC
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After a grueling 40-minute preliminary round, Kakuzu had sifted through 500 women to select 20 candidates. Then, after careful consideration, he chose the one he deemed the best in all aspects.
"It’s decided! You’re the one!"
Kakuzu walked up to his chosen candidate and slapped down a stack of money...
…
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the night market.
Just when everything was going smoothly for Kakuzu, a handsome guy had found himself stuck in a frustrating loop....
2024-12-31 12:34:01 +0000 UTC
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In the afternoon, the two of them went back to their rooms for a nap after being tired from playing. As expected, Shizune eventually returned, silently checking on the sleeping Tsunade with a look of concern.
‘It’s all because of that blond-haired guy who insisted on dragging Tsunade-sama to play.’
Naruto, after waking up, decided to go for a walk. As he was about to step outside, the sliding door opposite his room suddenly opened, startling him. Tsunade and Shizune shared a...
2024-12-31 12:33:01 +0000 UTC
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Naruto sat a bit away from Tsunade, absentmindedly playing a pachinko game. His peripheral vision caught sight of Tsunade nearby, and he couldn’t help but feel amused.
The sound of the spinning reels rang out, but Tsunade’s eyes were dull, as if she had no interest at all. As she played, she even seemed to drift off, her focus wandering.
She shook her head, and furrowed her brows.
‘There must be something wrong… Damn it! Why did it feel like gambling games weren’t ...
2024-12-31 12:32:01 +0000 UTC
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Bidding farewell to Yoko, Mai leapt off the white wall and began walking properly along the road home. Her steps, however, betrayed a light-hearted skip.
The thought of mastering the chakra skill to overcome gravity and finally applying what she had learned in the Ninja Academy brought a subtle upward curve to her lips.
As young as she was, Mai hadn’t thought much about the distant future. For her, the simple act of learning something new and enriching herself, which is a feelin...
2024-12-31 12:31:01 +0000 UTC
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The leading Yugakure’s Shinobi sneered triumphantly, "Scared stiff just from hearing my boss's name, huh?"
“Well, I must admit, I’m quite surprised.”
Hidan said with a nod, genuinely baffled about how these lackeys had somehow started claiming him as their boss.
"If you’re afraid, hurry up and end your life. Otherwise, when my boss gets here, he’ll make you wish you were never born!" The leading Yugakure’s Shinobi growled, his voice dripping with malice.
...
2024-12-30 11:11:00 +0000 UTC
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During a break, the three sat in the shade of a tree.
Naruto noticed Tsunade’s reluctance to engage with him and merely smiled, pulling out his dice and playing by himself, seemingly lost in his own world. From start to finish, he didn’t once look in Tsunade’s direction.
Once the break was over, Naruto calmly stood up and continued on their journey. This time, they kept on going until nightfall. The three of them were not traveling very fast, and they were just traveling at ...
2024-12-30 11:10:00 +0000 UTC
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After washing for a while, Tsunade slowly sighed and began to dry her hair.
After getting out of the bath, she didn’t bother changing into anything. She came out wrapped in a bath towel, casually changed into a set of light pajamas, and went to find Naruto. While yawning, she thought about playing just a round and then going to sleep.
In her mind, she had already grown tired of the dice game. As a small favor to Naruto for amusing her, she decided this would be the last time she...
2024-12-30 11:09:01 +0000 UTC
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Hidan squinted and noticed a faint powder in the drink, which dissolved completely in the blink of an eye.
Only then did the realization hit him.
The poison is not in the drink, but in the cup.
Earlier, Hana deliberately drank a cup of booze herself, clearly to lower his guard further.
After all, it was obvious this wasn’t the first time that ragged man had shown up to warn customers, or perhaps there were many like him. Hana must have already been aware of this patt...
2024-12-29 11:14:00 +0000 UTC
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"Shizune." Tsunade did not agree immediately, but instead turned to Shizune, as if seeking her opinion.
"Huh?" Shizune, already mentally exhausted, opened her mouth, wanting to refuse. However, when she caught a glimpse of Tsunade’s expression from the corner of her eye, she had to give in, "Tsunade-sama, perhaps we could let him join us."
"Would it delay us?" Tsunade asked, feigning concern.
"No, not at all. We have plenty of time." Shizune ground her teeth in frustration...
2024-12-29 11:13:01 +0000 UTC
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Naruto never needed to rehearse when lying, nor does he have any psychological burden, and he never cared whether the other party would see through it. He played it by ear depending on who he was talking to.
Facing Tsunade, he could confidently spin an outrageous lie. He knew Tsunade's character very well, and even if she saw through it, she wouldn’t bother calling him out.
She didn’t care and wouldn’t dig deeper into it.
At this point in her life, Tsunade was in one o...
2024-12-29 11:12:00 +0000 UTC
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A shadow clone darted out at the perfect moment, appearing amidst the crisscrossed sightlines of the pursuers and the fleeing group. Its movement abruptly halted, the chakra-formed body acting as a separated will, connecting the tainted with the pure.
Bang!
The green corridor door slammed shut.
Logan, clad in black, stood coolly and silently, gazing at the now-closed door. Through the heavy barrier, he seemed to glimpse the school-uniformed figures dashing away into the nigh...
2024-12-29 11:11:01 +0000 UTC
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"Hu… Husband?"
Kisame looked at Aizawa Nana, who had a shy face, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Meanwhile, on another bustling night market street:
Hidan, dressed in a red kimono cinched with a golden sash, and his vampire-like refined features, resembled a wealthy young aristocrat. His noble aura drew the attention of many women as he strolled, so long as he didn’t open his mouth.
Even after being taught a lesson by Naruto several times, Feidan still co...
2024-12-28 10:25:01 +0000 UTC
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Naruto would never have thought that this seemingly naïve Sara to be able to see through his lie so easily. It really made him frustrated.
But the Queen didn’t seem to mind. She shook her head gently, signaling for Sara to remain quiet.
Naruto had originally planned to make up an excuse to leave and head toward Konoha. Even if Roran tried to detain him, with his current strength, it wouldn’t be difficult to leave.
But just as he was about to speak, he changed his mind. ...
2024-12-28 10:24:02 +0000 UTC
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A surge of purple Chakra shot into the sky, filling the entire cave with a massive pillar of light.
Naruto's figure was instantly engulfed by the blinding white light. From a distance, Sakura could only hear the deafening roar as the light pillar shot upward, causing the entire sky to change color.
‘It was only a minute or two,’ Sakura clenched her fists tightly and silently said to herself. She suppressed the urge to rush forward, biting her lip and stubbornly staying in plac...
2024-12-28 10:23:01 +0000 UTC
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Surveying the chaotic crowd, Logan felt a bit at a loss.
He had overheard the talk of backstabbing among the gangsters, but the sudden influx of people from all directions had escalated the situation, dragging them into the mess unwillingly. There was nothing enjoyable about it.
Tonight's sequence of events was clear: the local Blue Gang’s branch had its territory snatched. However, the two allied local factions soon turned on each other. Their negotiations were laced with deadl...
2024-12-28 10:22:00 +0000 UTC
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The third point, as Naruto had outlined, involved bringing a woman to Rose Street. Initially, one might think that simply using Genjutsu to achieve this would suffice.
However, when combined with the second point about blending into the environment, it became clear that forcefully taking someone wouldn’t fit the game’s intent. Instead, the key was to gain the woman’s consent and have her willingly follow.
For Kisame, with his shark-like features, Kakuzu, with his scarred and...
2024-12-27 09:45:00 +0000 UTC
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The wait was long and boring, and occasionally, Sakura would glance at Naruto.
Sometimes she’d be lost in thought, other times giggling for no apparent reason. She thought to herself, ‘Even if I disappeared at some point, there would be nothing to regret.’
But Naruto didn’t think that way. He crouched silently in the shadow of the ruins, like a wolf lying in wait. Once he decided on a course of action, he would see it through to the end.
Sakura looked up at him again...
2024-12-27 09:44:01 +0000 UTC
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Like clouds and rain, the delicate flower was gently unfolding.
Naruto suddenly remembered a passage he had read in The Romance of the Western Chamber, which said something like ‘the graceful swaying waist like a willow tree’ or ‘a peony blooming with dewdrops’.
In the second half of the night, they fell into a deep sleep.
He had taken her up the sand dune in circles, not just to sleep, but to show her the light beyond the desert. The greatest happiness and pleasure ...
2024-12-27 09:43:00 +0000 UTC
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"Naruto-kun, I don’t know about any hot spring holy land, but the most famous place in this country is Rose Street. Should we head there?" Hidan suggested.
"Rose Street? That’ll do!” Naruto nodded in satisfaction.
‘Just from the name, it was clear this would be a charming and romantic place. If even someone like Hidan, who seemed clueless about the Land of Hot Water, knew about it, it must be a popular tourist spot… especially for women.’
Led by Hidan, it took th...
2024-12-26 10:08:00 +0000 UTC
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Though he had wanted to distance himself from Dark Sakura before, he hadn’t fully abandoned her, which had led to this moment. But it turned for the better, and things seem to be going pretty well now.
But Naruto is still Naruto after all, he is carefree and has completely forgotten the unpleasant things in the past. For him, what’s done is done, and no point in overthinking it, as the situation was already set.
The atmosphere grew quiet again as they both fell silent.
2024-12-26 10:06:01 +0000 UTC
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No one spoke, which only made the atmosphere more ambiguous. Sakura could almost feel her nervousness spreading around her.
The warm firelight remained steady, and Sakura held her hands toward the flames, feeling the heat as random thoughts swirled in her mind, making her face flush even more.
She was actually a bit worried since she had never experienced such things before. But she still wanted to give herself to him, even if not entirely, at least half of herself would be fine.<...
2024-12-26 10:05:01 +0000 UTC
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After Logan and the thug tumbled on the ground, he discreetly picked up a small blue chip from the floor. With a quick flick of his wrist, the chip struck a heavy wooden chair that was barely balancing against a gambling table.
The chair fell with a thud right onto the foot of the other thug, who had nearly ripped off the class monitor’s uniform jacket. The thug let out a pained groan, losing his balance and giving the class monitor a chance to break free.
Logan hurriedly got up...
2024-12-26 10:03:01 +0000 UTC
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"Alright, it seems Hidan has come to terms with reality. Let’s leave him to reflect.” Naruto said thoughtfully.
By destroying Jashin’s projection, Naruto had proven himself stronger than the so-called god. According to their agreement, Hidan would now follow his orders.
Though Hidan was fiercely self-centered, that same trait also made him someone who upheld his promises, and he wouldn’t easily go back on his word.
Besides, even without the agreement, Hidan’s faith...
2024-12-25 11:07:01 +0000 UTC
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The journey was long and tedious, offering little entertainment.
Sakura, though, seemed in a particularly good mood. When they took a break under the shade of a tree, she was smiling. Naruto, sitting beside her and sipping from a water bottle, happened to notice this, "What are you grinning about?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing? Alright, maybe my eyes are failing me." Naruto said, not pressing further, "Once we reach the Land of Wind, remember to stand stay far back during the mission...
2024-12-25 11:05:01 +0000 UTC
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"Should we really just go in? Wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Hinata asked hesitantly.
Ino tightened her grip on Hinata's hand and reassured her with a smile, "It'll be fine, just follow me. That dress is really beautiful, and you'd look even better in it."
Friendship between girls often start with complimenting each other on their looks.
Hearing this, Hinata felt a little embarrassed. She lowered her head, pursed her lips, and softly replied, "Ino... you look beautiful too...
2024-12-25 11:04:00 +0000 UTC
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"Target eliminated. Now, it’s time for you to offer your soul."
Shinigami hovered behind Naruto, raising its short blade to finish him off.
Although Naruto had already resigned himself to using a resurrection coin and planned no resistance, he still had one lingering question. He couldn’t help but asked, “Shinigami, I asked you to kill Jashin. Why is merely eliminating his projection considered mission complete?"
Shinigami explained, "Jashin exists in every world, or r...
2024-12-24 10:09:01 +0000 UTC
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Outside, the wedding was held under the cherry blossom trees in April, and in one quiet corner, things were heating up.
By the time they pulled away, Ino was leaning against him, her face flushed with a rosy glow. Her voice was soft and tender, filled with affection, "Naruto, do you like me?"
"Of course I do." Naruto replied with a smile. Then, he lowered his head again, brushing her lips with his own and murmured in a low, tempting voice, "Let's sneak away quietly and go to my pl...
2024-12-24 10:08:01 +0000 UTC
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The wedding officially began, and all the important figures were present.
Tsunade exchanged a few words with Shikaku Nara before her gaze pierced through the crowd, locking onto Naruto, who was busy stuffing himself. As if by instinct, the others followed her gaze, all eyes landing on the boy who was eating non-stop.
"Cough, cough!" Choji nudged Naruto.
Naruto looked up and saw Tsunade had already walked in front of him. The heavy pressure from her presence made him stunned ...
2024-12-24 10:07:01 +0000 UTC
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