Chapter 124
"Ah? Really? What's your goal?"
Naruto asked knowingly, then carefully and meaningfully reminded her: "You should know—sometimes your eyes can deceive you."
Previously, Sakyo had seen something from Naruto's attitude toward Uchiha Itachi.
Now, with Naruto saying this again, it seemed… like he knew some secret?
Sakyo looked at Naruto seriously and asked: "What do you know?"
Naruto knew it wasn't the right time yet—he couldn't tell Sakyo more secrets.
The current Sakyo wasn't mature enough. If she learned some dark truths, she might do something extreme.
To prevent that, Naruto tried to guide her psychologically, letting Sakyo think through the truth behind everything herself. That way, when the truth came, the impact on Sakyo would be much less than if it hit her suddenly.
Seeing his plan didn't work, Naruto scratched his head, changed back to his original form, looked up at the sky, and switched topics in a casual tone: "Speaking of which…"
"The sky's already this dark. I'm going to rest."
With that, Naruto vanished in a blink, leaving Sakyo standing stunned outside the tent…
…
"You've always been a boy?"
The next day, Fūka Setsu got drunk again. She was just about to go sleep in the carriage when she saw Naruto and Sakyo standing shoulder to shoulder.
Right now, Naruto had stopped using the Transformation Technique to become his female self. Instead, he had transformed into a young Minato.
Sakyo had complained about this more than once, saying Naruto was just showing off…
Just now, Fūka Setsu stumbled over with wide eyes and asked Naruto if he had always been a boy—her head still fuzzy from the alcohol.
Facing this question, Naruto gave a bright sunny smile and patiently replied: "That's right, I've always been a boy."
Fūka Setsu shook her head, trying to shake away the "illusion" in front of her, but Naruto remained standing there perfectly fine.
Clearly, yesterday Naruto had been a girl and had brutally mocked her, making her so angry she itched to have a body like Naruto's.
And now?
She just went to drink a bit, and Naruto turned into a handsome guy!
And not just any handsome guy—a very, very, very handsome one!
"I must be dreaming! I must be dreaming!"
"Yesterday I saw you as a girl with huge evil assets—how did you become a handsome guy today?"
Naruto kept smiling, leaned closer to Fūka Setsu, and asked: "Am I handsome?"
Fūka Setsu's already flushed face from drinking became even redder. She stared blankly at Naruto's face and unconsciously said: "Handsome…"
"This is a dream—anything goes in a dream, right?"
Fūka Setsu reached out with a trembling hand to touch Naruto's face.
But instead, she touched a cold kunai…
Sakyo suddenly appeared behind Fūka Setsu, holding the kunai against her hand with a fierce, murderous expression, and said irritably: "Little miss, if you're drunk, go sleep properly!"
Bang!
With a hand chop, Sakyo knocked Fūka Setsu out cold. She collapsed softly into Sakyo's arms.
This scene was seen by the three doctors nearby, who were scared out of their wits.
Lord Ninja, couldn't you be gentler?
Our princess is delicate and frail—she just drank a few barrels of wine and got this drunk. Don't you feel any pity?
What if Fūka Setsu gets hurt from this?
Sakyo created a shadow clone to carry Fūka Setsu back to rest, while her main body started lecturing Naruto.
The gist was: As a boy, Naruto should protect himself when out—don't let other girls take advantage of him, etc…
"Ah~ I love this side of Little Sakyo-chan~"
Naruto looked at the angry Sakyo and couldn't help saying.
Sure enough, Sakyo instantly became flustered and stammered, eventually trailing off.
After a while, Sakyo suddenly froze.
Naruto noticed Sakyo's abnormality and asked her: "What happened?"
Sakyo looked at the carriage not far away with a complicated expression and sighed: "That princess you mentioned… she just… called me Dad…"
"Pfft hahahahahaha!"
Naruto burst out laughing uncontrollably, making Sakyo blush, but her mood grew heavy.
Finally Naruto's laughter grew quieter until it stopped. He also showed a very complicated expression: "Ah… that's really funny…"
"Little Sakyo, you have a daughter now~"
Sakyo didn't speak. She just quietly took Naruto's hand and waited with him for the film crew to depart.
After a while, Sakyo said: "Naruto… is this kind of situation common in the world?"
What Sakyo meant, of course, was the backgrounds of Fūka Setsu, herself, and Naruto.
It was one tragedy after another. If this were a "who's more miserable" contest in his previous life, they wouldn't even take first place—it would be unfair to the audience's tears.
What was the real reason Fūka Setsu called Sakyo "Dad"?
This was something she didn't dare think deeply about—one casual thought brought up nothing but tragedy.
"I don't know… probably quite a lot?"
Naruto's mood was also somewhat complicated. Thinking about this world's situation, he felt heartache too.
It wasn't that he was a saint or had become a good guy after awakening Asura chakra—it was just that the probability of these things happening was far too high.
Compared to this world, his previous world was practically heaven!
But…
Luckily Naruto recovered his mood quickly—uh… simply put, he was heartless.
Naruto grinned and comforted Sakyo: "Little Sakyo, don't worry. I'll become strong enough to give our children a happy family."
"Hmph… you always say these things…" Sakyo lowered her head, not sure what she was thinking, but the slight upward curve of her lips showed her mood wasn't bad.
"And I want to know how many girls around our age we'll have at home in the end!"
Naruto said modestly: "Uh… not many, just 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 77… 78…"
Sakyo: "???"
…
On the eastern coast of the Land of Fire, a large ship was docked at the port. The deck was already packed with film crew staff.
They just needed one order to set sail for the Land of Snow.
But the captain was blocked by a group of people trying to buy tickets.
Yes—a group, about seven or eight people.
Leading them was a white-haired hedgehog-head in casual clothes. Behind him stood a thick-browed, big-eyed bowl-cut weirdo, three strange guys carrying huge scrolls, and one with a short sword at his waist… uh… samurai?
On the ship, Naruto stared blankly as Kakashi explained the situation to the captain, trying to sneak onto the film crew's boat.
As if noticing Naruto's gaze, Gai looked up, gave a thumbs-up, and flashed two rows of sparkling white teeth.
Naruto: "…"
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