Miyuki Uchiha ran away.
She had witnessed firsthand the brutal scene of Daemon beating Luo Hao and knew very well: no matter how much Daemon appreciated beauty, he never showed mercy when attacking women.
Naturally, she didn't dare linger.
What if he really decided to electrocute her with that terrifying Noble Phantasm?
What a joke—this was the thunder of the great god Zeus!
Not some watered-down lightning from the Cloud Village.
On the other hand, Luo Hao, still full of fighting spirit, volunteered to stand in as a test subject. She wanted to use her powerful King Kong Divine Skill to experience the full force of Daemon's Star-Destroying Thunder firsthand.
However, in the end, Daemon chose not to unleash his newly acquired treasure on her.
The reason was simple: he worried that if he didn't control the power perfectly, he might actually kill her by accident—and getting kicked out of the chat group over that would be a pain.
Luo Hao, although disappointed, understood his hesitation.
"Still," Luo Hao teased, a glint in her eye, "letting Miyuki Uchiha's little girl run away like that... you sure you're not regretting it?"
Daemon shrugged.
"Why would I chase her?"
He smirked, voice casual.
"Don't you know? Sometimes, hurting the people someone cares about hurts them more than hurting them directly."
Luo Hao blinked, then followed his gaze—and immediately understood.
Hidden in the corner, sulking with an utterly betrayed expression, was Uzumaki Kushina.
A sense of sympathy flickered across Luo Hao's face.
Collateral damage, huh?
Meanwhile, in her corner, Kushina herself was gritting her teeth, muttering bitterly.
"Damn it, I was just careless when making friends!"
After all, it was Miyuki who tried to juggle too many relationships—and when things got messy, she ran off, leaving Kushina to face these terrifying monsters alone.
Even if Daemon and the others weren't necessarily bad people... it was still terrifying!
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over her.
Kushina instinctively looked up—and locked eyes with Daemon.
"Mr. Daemon...?"
She blinked in confusion.
Daemon gave a lazy smile and said lightly,
"This is what Miyuki Uchiha owes me. Since you're her best friend... you can pay it back for her."
Before Kushina could react, Daemon reached out, grasping her slender wrist. With his other hand, he gently pinched her chin, forcing her to look up at him.
"Mm—!"
Their lips pressed together.
Tears welled up in Kushina's eyes.
No matter how handsome Daemon might be, the humiliation and helplessness burning inside her were overwhelming.
She tried to summon her strength—but it was useless.
Even the Nine-Tails within her, who had recently become surprisingly obedient, refused to help.
"Traitor..."
Kushina's heart screamed.
Not far away, Kasumigaoka Utaha silently clenched her fists.
Her crimson eyes locked on the pair.
Her lips curled in disdain as she muttered,
"Scumbag."
Yet, despite her words, a fierce envy simmered in her voice.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Daemon let her go.
"Scum!!"
Kushina screamed, her face bright red with shame and anger. She performed the Instantaneous Body Technique and vanished in a flash.
But before disappearing, she shot Daemon one last fierce glare.
Daemon chuckled softly, wiping the corner of his mouth.
"What a simple and cute little girl."
"You call that revenge on Miyuki Uchiha?" Luo Hao asked dryly, an unreadable expression on her face.
Even though she half-expected Daemon to do something outrageous, seeing it actually happen still left her feeling complicated.
Daemon, unbothered, simply grinned and opened the chat group interface.
Moments later, two new messages appeared:
Daemon: [Picture]
Daemon: "@Miyuki Uchiha, you haven't kissed Uzumaki Kushina yet, have you? Well, too bad. Kushina's first kiss is mine now."
The group exploded.
Sakura Tosaka: "Ehh?! Brother Daemon kissed Kushina-chan from Naruto's world?!"
Yamamoto Mei: "Pfft—where did this madman come from?"
Yamamoto Mei: "By the way, total W. Uchiha Miyuki must be regretting running away now, huh?"
Miyuki Uchiha: "AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"
Miyuki Uchiha: "Daemon, you bully! How could you pick on such an innocent cutie like Kushina?!"
The usual respectful "Your Highness" was conspicuously missing from Miyuki's furious replies.
Daemon laughed, satisfied.
He hadn't really hated Miyuki Uchiha to begin with—this was just playful payback.
Besides, it wasn't like anything more serious happened.
In his view, offering a little "assistance" as a male friend to these blossoming lilies was practically an act of cultural kindness.
Later, Daemon, Luo Hao, and Kasumigaoka Utaha launched a full assault on Iwagakure, the Village Hidden in the Stones.
Luo Hao and Miyuki Uchiha took the lead, dismantling the stronghold.
Daemon personally crushed the Third Raikage and nearly ten thousand stone shinobi.
When the news spread, the entire ninja world was paralyzed in shock.
Even the raging Third Shinobi War came to a grinding halt.
Each village, terrified they'd be next, scrambled to fortify their defenses.
At Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a long, heavy drag from his third cigarette in a row.
His temples throbbed.
"Monsters. Absolute monsters."
Yet according to spies embedded in Iwagakure, the mysterious woman wielding the Vajra Lux technique was none other than an acquaintance of Miyuki Uchiha.
"A girl who recreated Uchiha Madara's terror, and an even stronger monster woman beside her..."
Sarutobi sighed, the cigarette trembling in his fingers.
Perhaps... it was finally time to consider retirement.
But then again—who would succeed him?
Jiraiya's disciple, Minato?Or Miyuki Uchiha herself, who now had shaken the entire ninja world?
Sarutobi fell into deep thought.
The revenge mission against Iwagakure was a complete success.
Now all that remained was to check the chat group's final evaluation.
Although they still had two days left in the Naruto world, Daemon and the others decided to return immediately.
[Revenge on Iwagakure Quest Completed]
[Kasumigaoka Utaha: Evaluation—Qualified (1 Naruto World Lottery Chance)]
[Luo Hao: Evaluation—Excellent (3 Naruto World Lottery Chances)]
[Nairona Daemon Saint: Evaluation—Excellent (3 Naruto World Lottery Chances)]
As they returned to their respective worlds, the familiar system chimes rang out.
There were four evaluation levels: Unqualified, Qualified, Good, and Excellent.
Daemon and Luo Hao, unsurprisingly, achieved the highest rank.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, on the other hand, was purely benefiting from being carried—if not for Daemon's protection, she likely would've been "Unqualified" with no rewards at all.
"I really owe Mr. World Noble..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha thought softly, a hint of tenderness surfacing in her heart.
But when her eyes drifted to the photo of Daemon and Kushina's kiss, she couldn't help but snort.
"Scumbag."
Still, she owed him.
"I should at least thank him in the group."
She had just made up her mind when a sudden notification popped up:
[Rito Kageyama has joined the chat group!]
[Jibril has joined the chat group!]
Two new members appeared one after another.
But just as quickly—
[Group member Rito Kageyama has died. A new member from his world will be randomly selected to join.]
[Erina Nakiri has joined the chat group!]
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