The production team was playing along with the Naruko joke too. But I felt the real highlight was actually Hinata's various reactions, lol.
Also, this Naruko and Sasuke looked like they were made for each other... Holy crap, they suited each other perfectly...
Please favorite, recommend, click, and send monthly tickets~ Anything is fine, toss them to this weak, pitiful, helpless little author.
Waaah, waaah~
Wouldn't That Be Even Better?
"Huh? Why?" Naruto looked utterly confused.
"Tree-climbing training while maintaining a transformation allows you to control your Chakra more precisely," Sparkle explained.
"Is that necessary?" Naruto wanted to become stronger too, but before the Land of Waves arc began, he had yet to develop that later resolve.
But it had been Sparkle's idea, and a bet was a bet, so Naruto reluctantly transformed into a cute blonde girl with twin tails.
"Idiot." Sasuke coolly crossed his arms and looked at Naruto as if he were an idiot.
But when he saw Naruto's blonde twin tails swaying wildly, Sasuke involuntarily looked away.
"Under normal circumstances, Chakra cannot be stored in large quantities for long periods. Although Chakra can remain or be preserved for a long time under certain conditions, for ordinary people, it is more something you draw upon as needed."
"Chakra is a mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy. When we use Chakra, we first combine spiritual energy and physical energy. That process is Chakra extraction. Although spiritual energy and physical energy exist within our bodies, they cannot be extracted all at once."
Sparkle's "lesson" was not really for Naruto, but for the audience.
Showing off the world's setting, attracting viewers, making them interested in the world itself, and increasing their attachment to it were all ways to boost popularity.
If she wanted to increase her popularity, sometimes she could not keep all the audience's attention on herself. Instead, she had to make them aware of this broader world.
Naruto had actually explained some of this back in the second episode, during the part with Konohamaru, but it had not been expanded upon.
Sparkle had seen discussions where viewers seemed to think Chakra was somewhat like internal energy, so she decided to "correct" them a little here.
Correcting the audience's understanding like this would also help deepen her own impression on them and gain popularity.
[Got it. Adenosine triphosphate, glycogen, and fat.]
[What does that mean?]
[This is middle school biology. The human body uses ATP to directly power muscles, then glycogen breaks down to power them, and only after that does it consume fat. Physical and spiritual energy are glycogen and fat, while Chakra is ATP.]
[So that's why losing weight is so hard. You have to burn glycogen first, then fat.]
[Damn, the moment you mentioned losing weight, I suddenly can't sit still.]
[Stop, please. Don't continue with such a terrifying topic.]
The educational segment had worked pretty well, except the silly netizens' Danmaku had gone off-topic as usual.
"Improving Chakra control increases the efficiency of Chakra usage, allowing one portion of Chakra to do the work of two. Continuously synthesizing Chakra without interruption also helps us constantly strengthen ourselves," Sparkle said.
"Simply put, you continuously maintain precise Chakra usage to train your ability to control Chakra, idiot," Sasuke explained for Sparkle.
"Put it this way," Sparkle said. "If Sasuke uses the Great Fireball Technique, he might be panting after firing three Great Fireballs, and his movement might even be hindered. But if it were me, under the same physical and mental conditions, I could cast it five times in a row and still retain my fighting strength."
"Ooooooh!" Naruto shouted loudly, conveniently reminding the two that he was not an idiot.
"Naruto, the technique you're best at is the Sexy Jutsu, right? I heard you even used it to defeat the Third Hokage. That's why I had you maintain this technique the whole time."
"Hehe, it wasn't that impressive~" Having been PUA'd by Sparkle, Naruto actually became a little embarrassed.
"Chakra can't be stored?" Sasuke also had some doubts. Although he came from a great clan, his clan had long since been wiped out, so no one had taught him much of this "common knowledge." Sparkle was from the Hyuga Clan, so naturally she knew more.
"Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Lady Tsunade's Yin Seal can store Chakra."
"Tsunade?"
Naruto tilted his head. What was that supposed to be?
"She is one of Konoha's Sannin." Sparkle brushed past the subject. "Besides that, in even rarer cases, Chakra can be inherited, or attach itself to others through 'reincarnation.' But that is frontier research still under study, so you do not need to know about it."
Chakra was the combination of spiritual energy and physical energy. Because it contained spirit, a will could reincarnate; because it was physical energy, it could be inherited. Nothing wrong with that.
"In any case, Naruto, maintain this form while climbing the tree. If you transform back, transform again. Keep going until your Chakra can no longer sustain it."
[Honestly, I originally thought Chakra was like internal energy, but it isn't?!]
[It feels a bit like stamina. I'll make a post analyzing it later.]
[Chakra is a concept from India, so it might be related to chakras.]
[The blonde twin tails are right in front of you, and you're actually discussing this?]
[But that's a guy!]
[Wouldn't that be even better?!]
[It would be even better without the transformation. I'm more interested then.]
[???]
[Damn it. A type of plant.]
[Why do such fierce people keep showing up??]
"Chakra is really complicated." Naruto felt like his head was splitting in two.
"This is only the most basic stuff," Sparkle said. "The rest is still too early for you. As I just said, the power of Chakra comes from the combination of physical energy and spiritual energy. If you truly want to improve your Chakra, the most important things are a physique strengthened over time and a resilient spirit. But you cannot improve those in a short time, so improving your efficiency of application is the best method. Work hard and become stronger."
[No wonder Kakashi said earlier that it was rare for Sasuke to use Fire Release. It turns out he was too young, his physique wasn't developed enough, and his physical energy was limited.]
[Reality is the same. No nine-year-old kid can beat an eighteen-year-old adult.]
[Nine won't work, but eight can.]
[Let the Bullets Fly for a While.]
[This is f*cking eight years old?!]
The Danmaku had somehow drifted into films and television dramas.
"In short, Naruto, just think of this as Weighted Training Gear at the 'Chakra level,'" Sparkle concluded.
"I see! Sparkle, you should've said it like that earlier!"
Naruto suddenly understood.
If she had explained it that way sooner, would he not have gotten it immediately?!
"Idiot." Sasuke had no idea how many times he had been left speechless today.
"Also, after training, you don't need to go all the way back. My family's annex is nearby, and I've already had someone tidy it up."
A training camp was the best setting for relationships to heat up.
"Just wait! In one week, I'll definitely climb to the top of the tree!" Naruto waved his little fist.
[Damn, he was originally such a reckless guy, but now that he's a blonde girl with twin tails, why does he seem kind of cute?]
[I think I really could.]
[Calm down, that's a guy.]
[A guy is even better!]
[It's over, another one has gone bad.]
[Actually, Naruto doesn't even need to transform. He could just put on a twin-tail wig, lol.]
[My bro said he needs to calm down for a while.]
A wave of Danmaku drifted past.
Sparkle checked the Danmaku from other regions as well.
In the Japanese section, the screen was filled with comments like [Naruko wwww]. Everyone had directly given Naruto a feminine name.
There were fewer Danmaku from Europe and America. She would probably have to check the comments.
"Huh, my popularity went up again?"
Sparkle's popularity had nearly been exhausted, but now she realized she had accumulated more than 3,000 points again.
This episode had been unexpected to begin with. Sparkle had been constantly trying to create buzz, yet she had not expected to gain popularity from it too.
"Could it be that changes in the main characters caused by my influence also count toward my popularity?"
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Author's Note:
This was actually one of the backup cover options, but I figured it might not get approved, so I did not use it.
The artist was kyoshi9977 on X, the one who drew that Star Rail Sparkle.
I have actually stockpiled quite a few chapters already. Next week, I'll push for the rankings and go all out~
Molotov Critiques the New Anime
Sparkle felt that this might actually work.
"I wonder what the Audience World is like."
Although that world was generally the same as her previous life, there were many differences. Simply copying things over definitely would not work.
She had to "customize" things according to the viewers' circumstances.
Perhaps some plots she considered classic, passionate shonen material were actually overused clichés to them? Or perhaps crossdressing culture was thriving over there?
Outstanding idols could lead trends, but as a supporting character, she currently still needed to ride those trends.
Naruto and Sasuke began climbing trees, while Sparkle spread out a picnic blanket, sat down, pushed her training mode to the limit she could bear, and then found herself unable to move from where she sat.
"Stage, can I learn about the situation on the other side?" Sparkle asked the Stage.
After becoming a supporting character, your permissions have expanded. You may conduct market research or wait for the Popularity Points Shop to refresh with corresponding service options.
So it really was possible.
"Extras cannot even conduct market research?"
The Popularity Points Shop could theoretically contain anything.
But the odds of relying on that were too low.
"If crossdressing culture is popular in the Audience World..."
Then not only Naruto, but even Sasuke would have to wear women's clothes no matter what. Kakashi would not escape either.
"Uwaaah!"
Naruto and Sasuke suddenly shuddered with a chill and fell from the tree. Naruto's Transformation Jutsu was also undone.
"Damn it! Sasuke, don't interfere with me!"
"Hah? You were the one who bumped into me first!"
Naruto transformed back into a blonde girl with twin tails and resumed climbing, while Sasuke gritted his teeth and followed suit.
The two of them tacitly chose two trees beside each other instead of continuing to train on the same tree.
"Stage, then can I learn about other things in the Audience World, such as watching videos from over there?"
Even if she could not conduct market research, she could at least glean something from the audience's feedback.
For example, Sparkle had already noticed that there seemed to be many lore enthusiasts in that world. They were quite professional and could even investigate something as absurd as the price of her shoes down to the very bottom of it.
Besides that, there were also plenty of Mischief Makers.
The previous Danmaku had also mentioned other anime. Hmm, something called Bouncing Heaven? Just from the title, it looked very bouncy, but it also gave off the immediate impression of an anime doomed to suffer a production disaster and flop horribly?
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Sparkle opened the comment section and discovered that a video section had appeared there.
"Let's take a look."
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