"Teacher Kakashi, can I beat him up?" Naruto glared fiercely at the person. This kind of dog-headed human, if he didn't drag him down and give him a five-minute Earth Dragon Bullet combo, he wouldn't be able to sleep.
Even if he did sleep, if he suddenly remembered in a dream in the middle of the night, he'd have to slap himself.
It was too damn infuriating.
"Naruto."
Kakashi jumped over and lightly patted Naruto's shoulder, stopping his impulsive urge.
This was a legitimate ninja from Kirigakure, and a pursuit ninja belonging to the Anbu, no less. They had their own standing and connections, unlike Zabuza, who was a vagabond nobody wanted.
Besides, life is often unsatisfactory, so you just have to get used to it. Did you see me, Kakashi, complain about my own life?
He bent down to examine Zabuza's corpse.
"He's dead."
Kakashi looked at the new Kirigakure ninja. He had indeed dealt a heavy blow, killing him directly.
"Sigh~"
Hearing the result, Naruto sighed and turned to check on his companions. "How are you guys? Are you okay?"
Sasuke and Sakura, one standing and one sitting, were both panting heavily, with numerous wounds on their bodies and a lot of blood spilled.
Zabuza was a Jonin with rich combat experience. Even with distractions, he was still powerful. Although the two of them had unleashed their potential to defeat him, they had also sustained considerable injuries.
"We're fine, just minor injuries." Sasuke forced himself to stand, seemingly unwilling to appear inferior to Naruto in front of him.
But Naruto had already seen through his pretense. With a gentle push, Sasuke collapsed onto the ground.
Still pretending.
Sasuke glared at him angrily.
"Is the battle over?" Sakura asked, sitting on the ground, exhausted.
Even though she had only just learned Super Strength Taijutsu and it had been inconsistent during the fight, Naruto genuinely felt that Sakura had inflicted more damage than Sasuke.
Looking at Zabuza's death data, Sakura's damage score should have been at the top.
He, Naruto, ranked second as support.
As for Sasuke, he was undoubtedly at the bottom.
"It should be over."
Glancing back at the ninja on the tree branch, Naruto added, "Unless he wants to fight."
Looking at the two bleeding and exhausted figures, Naruto took out red Carefree Pills and handed them over. "Stop talking, take your medicine quickly."
"Thanks, Naruto." Sasuke knew it wasn't the time for pleasantries. He took the Carefree Pill and put it in his mouth.
Sasuke wasn't short on money.
After all, he was the young master of the Uchiha clan. Although the clan was destroyed, he had inherited all their assets.
Sakura, however, hesitated. She had heard at home that such a pill could fully revive a dying Chunin. Using it for her current minor injuries would be a complete waste.
Moreover, this pill cost twenty thousand Ryo and often required a premium to purchase. Therefore, Sakura felt reluctant.
"Naruto, my injuries aren't that serious. Maybe I should save it for next time?"
"It's for you. You decide when to use it."
Naruto roughly understood Sakura's thoughts. This was indeed a problem.
The reason he hadn't noticed this before was twofold: first, he had money. A small item worth 1000 Ryo in the Shop was like candy to him; he didn't care.
Second, he basically wouldn't need this kind of medicine before graduating. Those who could afford it were all Jonin, and others who could afford it naturally wanted stronger effects.
But.
Now it seemed there was still a lot of room for market expansion for this item.
He could try dividing the System's Carefree Pills into two, four, eight, or even sixteen portions.
Even if divided into sixteen, it would still restore 625 HP, which was enough for a Genin. For ordinary people, it could fully restore HP five times with some left over.
Hmm, I'll try it when I get back.
Meanwhile, after negotiations, Kakashi agreed to let the pursuing Kirigakure ninja take Zabuza's corpse, but they could only take the body; the Kubikiribōchō was gone.
Looking at the long-haired ninja leaving, Naruto felt a surge of emotion.
This person seemed to be around their age, and their strength was already that of a pursuit ninja?
And they were pursuing someone like Zabuza, who required Naruto to stay on standby, only to be taken down when Sasuke and Sakura were exhausted.
Truly, there's always someone better.
But, so close!
If that person had shown even a little more malice just now, he would have acted.
What a shame.
"Hey, Teacher Kakashi!" As he turned his head, Naruto saw Teacher Kakashi had already fallen asleep.
What's going on?
Didn't you, Teacher Kakashi, just stay on the sidelines the whole time?
Can you tell if there are after-effects just by watching?
Naruto, not understanding, ran over to check. There were no wounds, so what could have gone wrong?
He tried taking out a blue Carefree Pill and feeding it to him.
Teacher Kakashi did a sit-up and got back up.
Naruto was stunned by how agile the sit-up was.
Could it be that Teacher Kakashi is weak again?
That doesn't seem right!
Naruto was extremely confused. Does the Sharingan consume so much chakra?
He didn't feel that way.
Besides, Teacher Kakashi doesn't have a girlfriend yet, so why is he so weak that even activating the Sharingan is difficult?
Looking at it this way, those adult magazines consume more chakra than a girlfriend.
Indeed, one should read fewer adult magazines.
Otherwise, let's discuss it with Teacher Kakashi and have him hand this thing over to me, Uzumaki Naruto, for safekeeping.
As for you, Teacher Kakashi, you can't read adult magazines, so just find a girlfriend directly, and get married while you're at it.
You're not young anymore, why are you still exerting yourself at thin air?
"Teacher Kakashi, you..." The other two also gathered around, looking at him with concern.
Sasuke and Sakura felt that Kakashi was the true backbone of the team. If anything happened to him, they couldn't imagine the consequences.
As for Naruto, he simply wanted to get his hands on the adult magazines, no, to keep them safe.
"It's nothing, just an old problem," Teacher Kakashi said, touching the left eye covered by his forehead protector, and he sighed with emotion.
Seeing him like this, Naruto made a suggestion: "How about it, Teacher Kakashi, why don't you just find a girlfriend?"
Huh?
The three of them looked at Naruto in unison. How did it suddenly turn to girlfriends?
Naruto continued: "Sister Hua, who lives one street away from me, is 23 years old and still single. She's very gentle, beautiful, and has a great figure."
"It's precisely because she's too beautiful that no one dares to pursue her, and she's remained single.
I'm not lying, Teacher Kakashi, really, Sister Hua has a great figure, I've seen it for you." As he spoke, Naruto imitated Might Guy, showing a brilliant smile and giving a thumbs-up.
His expression conveyed one word: Awesome!
Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and the eavesdropping Tazuna: Huh?
Uh... did I say too much?
Never mind.
Naruto declared: Don't ask how I saw it, I was forced to.
No, I was forced by the System to go to the bathhouse and accidentally bumped into her.
Not only that, but Sister Hua is one of the few people who doesn't discriminate against me, Naruto. She's beautiful, has a great figure, and is gentle. Her age is also within my preferred range.
It's a shame, but I'm too young, and my... uh... hasn't developed yet.
It's only because you, Teacher Kakashi, are handsome, strong, and a good person that I'm introducing her to you.
The four of them looked at Kakashi again in unison.
The three youngsters genuinely wanted to see a good show. Compared to Teacher Kakashi finding a girlfriend, could there be a better show?
Tazuna was purely an onlooker, enjoying the gossip.
"Ahem~ Well, let's talk about this later."
Teacher Kakashi successfully changed the subject. He looked at Tazuna solemnly, "Mr. Tazuna, I have something important to ask you."
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