"Bear with it."
"Applying the medicine might hurt even more than Body Tempering..."
As he prepared to apply the medicine, Naruto gave Sasuke a warning. He had been through this stage himself, so he naturally understood how potent it was. It did not merely aggravate the pain of the wounds—it also rebounded into the nerves and stimulated them.
"Hiss... ngh..."
Sasuke could not help letting out a soft grunt, making Sakura and Ino break out in goosebumps.
Naruto showed no reaction whatsoever. His hands remained steady as he maintained the right amount of force and rubbed the medicine into Sasuke's body.
At that moment, Naruto could not help thinking of Konoha's top massage therapist, Hiruzen Sarutobi. When Hiruzen had applied medicine to him back then, his control over the force had been extremely precise—he had somehow even managed to make people find a trace of pleasure amid the pain.
Compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Naruto's technique was clearly inferior.
What a pity. Hiruzen Sarutobi was someone Naruto planned to befriend later. Otherwise, after asking him some questions, Naruto could have kept him around to open a massage parlor or something and earn money for him.
"Then blow his head off."
Remembering his mother Kushina's words, Naruto immediately gave up on the idea of having Hiruzen Sarutobi earn money for him.
After the medicine was applied, the red marks on Sasuke's body gradually faded. Naruto went to wash his hands, then looked at Sakura and Ino, who had stood there staring blankly throughout the whole process.
"By the way, Sakura, Ino, are you here to see Sasuke?"
Naruto asked with a teasing expression. He knew both girls liked Sasuke. Put simply, they were two lovestruck girls, obsessed with his looks and craving his body.
Logically speaking, I'm ridiculously handsome too. Why does