Haku supported Zabuza as they walked with difficulty through the mist, while Sakura's face flushed slightly.
Even though it was a romance between two men, seeing the height difference between Haku and Zabuza, and remembering the moment Haku kissed Zabuza on the cheek, Sakura had to admit that it's really sweet.
But after a long while, Sakura's brain nearly short-circuited from overthinking. She just couldn't wrap her head around this forbidden love.
'Between two men... there wouldn't be any children, right?'
"I... I don't get it."
Sakura muttered, expressing her shock.
Kakashi's eye returned to the usual dead-fish state and he replied indifferently, "It's nothing unusual."
"Things like this aren't rare in the Shinobi World."
"They say back in the day, Uchi…"
Naruto: "???"
'Wait, what?!'
'Were Uchiha Madara and the Shodaime Hokage actually?!'
Sasuke, who sensed something significant, stopped wiping the Heavy Xuan Ruler and looked at Kakashi with a puzzled look.
Realizing there was an Uchiha right beside him, Kakashi immediately shut his mouth.
'Well…'
'Even though the Uchiha Clan was destroyed, it would be better not to destroy the image of his ancestors in Sasuke's heart.'
However, Sakura was now deeply invested in the gossip, then she thought of Haku and Zabuza just now, and then looked at Sasuke and Naruto. Her expression suddenly froze and her face turned pale.
She sneakily grabbed Naruto's sleeve, her expression turning serious.
"Sakura-Bro, what are you doing!?"
"Don't call me... Ugh, never mind."
Sakura had wanted to correct Naruto's way of addressing her, but knowing he probably wouldn't listen, she gave up.
"Naruto, listen. You already have Hinata... You should understand what I mean, right?"
As she spoke, she kept giving him meaningful looks.
Naruto: "???"
When Naruto heard what Sakura said, Naruto's face twisted in horror.
'Damn!'
'Look at you, flat as a board!'
'No wonder Sasuke has zero interest in you right now.'
After a long silence, Naruto pointed at the Kubikiribocho in Sasuke's hands.
"I think you should worry more about..."
"Why the Kubikiribocho has more charm than you."
"I…"
"I won't stay like this forever!!!"
Sakura looked down at herself, then glanced at Sasuke, who was gently stroking the Kubikiribocho, and secretly encouraged herself in her heart.
'Yes!'
'Everything will be fine!'
"Let's go send the client back, and our mission should be completed this time."
Kakashi instinctively reached for his Ninja Pouch, and when his finger touched the book, he forcefully suppressed the urge to read and 'study'.
The three Genin nodded and followed Tazuna toward his house.
Tazuna was in a complicated mood, but no one really cared what he was thinking.
Anyway, after they dropped him off, the mission of Team 7 on this trip will be completed, and they could start planning where to travel next.
In the evening, they had a meal at Tazuna's house, and then Naruto built a three-story villa on the edge of the forest as a temporary residence for everyone.
Kakashi and Sakura didn't even know how to complain.
'Which Shinobi's temporary residence has a swimming pool???'
'And it's only one night...'
'This is such a waste!'
"Aaahhh…"
Kakashi sat by the tea table, sipping hot tea with satisfaction, feeling the exhaustion from today's battle melt away.
He glanced at the three Genin and said lazily, "How about I train you guys here first?"
Rustle…
Sasuke sat on the table, with one hand propping up his chin and the other flipping the pages of a book.
"Sure."
Kakashi's words were exactly what Sasuke wanted.
He had just reached the part where Xiao Yan mastered the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, combined with what Naruto had mentioned earlier about 'electromagnetism', he felt like he was finally grasping something.
Moreover, they both possess Lightning and Fire Attributes Chakra. To Sasuke, the protagonist Xiao Yan in the book is simply the alternate version of himself.
'Heh!'
'I have found a way to become stronger!'
'Uchiha Itachi, you slaughtered your clansmen, murdered our parents, and betrayed all human decency!'
'Just wait. I, Uchiha Sasuke, will kill you!'
After completing his daily ritual of cursing Itachi, Sasuke flipped another page and immersed himself in it.
But after a while, his brows furrowed.
"Naruto, can you make me a black robe?"
"I…"
Naruto was speechless when he heard this.
'Bro, are you seriously trying to become Uchiha Xiao Yan now?!'
"Sasuke... I think you should read less of that book."
"The stuff in there is fictional."
Naruto pursed his lips, feeling that he was being pretentious before.
'Why did I let Sasuke read the book for no reason?'
'I should have thought of it earlier...'
'Sasuke, who is at his Chunnibyou phase, should not be exposed to this kind of thing.'
Right now, Naruto is starting to worry that if this continued...
By the time Sasuke met the Sage of Six Paths, he'd probably shout something like...
"Old man Six Paths! My fate is mine to control! Today, I defy the heavens!"
"You're nothing but an illusion on my path to power!"
"Begone!"
…
Smack…
Naruto covered his face, as the scene was too ridiculous.
'No!'
'I can't let Sasuke keep going down this path!'
'I need to steer him toward developing his Sharingan instead of obsessing over the Flame Mantra and Three Thousand Lightning Movement.'
'And also…'
'This guy kept asking me about Xiao Yan's techniques multiple times a day.'
'Damn it!'
'Isn't this just pure sickness?'
'If I knew how to do that, would I even be sitting here chatting with you?!'
'Not to mention...'
'I don't even have Lightning or Fire Attributes Chakra.
"Cough!"
"Hey, Sasuke."
"I know a way to help you awaken the three-tomoe Sharingan."
Kakashi and Sakura, who had been sipping tea, both looked at Naruto in shock.
Neither of them could understand how Naruto would know the Uchiha Clan's method for awakening the Sharingan.
Sasuke, on the other hand, remained completely calm. He sat upright and uttered a few words lightly, "Tell me about it."
Naruto's words did pique his interest.
After all, compared to researching Fire and Lightning Release Ninjutsu, awakening the three-tomoe Sharingan was the fastest way to increase his strength.
The former required long-term development, and Sasuke knew he couldn't rush it.
Naruto glanced at Sakura, his eyes shifting awkwardly.
"Uhh, Sakura-Bro."
"We need to talk about something between men."
"Could you step out for a bit?"
Sakura tilted her head, with a question mark on her face.
'Wait…'
'Didn't you just say you would help Sasuke awaken the three-tomoe?'
'Why did you start talking about something between men?'
Thinking about what happened between Zabuza and Haku today, Sakura was still a little wary of Naruto.
'Naruto wouldn't do anything to let Hinata down, right?'
Although Sakura was doubtful, she still left obediently based on the principle of trusting her teammates.
But as she closed the door behind her, she took one last look at Naruto and a bad feeling creeped into her heart.
"Naruto, how are you going to awaken Sasuke's eyes?"
Kakashi yawned, not taking Naruto's words seriously at all.
After all, if such a method existed, why didn't the Uchiha Clan develop it before Naruto?
He just thought that Naruto was joking around again.
However, Sasuke's attitude was extremely serious.
Because ever since he knew Naruto, this guy had never lied to him.
If Naruto said he could get stronger, then he really can become stronger.
Naruto stole a glance at the door, then mysteriously took out a piece of equipment from his system's inventory...
A blue JK miniskirt. (T/N: JK means High-School Girl in Japan.)