Tayuya Wants Revenge

Naruto stood downstairs, yawning as he sat down against the edge of the railing.

The Hokage Building was unusually quiet, with only the occasional chirping of birds and maintenance noises coming from inside. It was already March, and the tall cherry blossom trees inside the walls were budding.

Tsunade has already said that if Kazahana Koyuki proposes restarting the mission, she will most likely agree.

If that's the case, things will be much easier.

A short while later, hurried footsteps echoed from upstairs, and Hinata's petite figure rushed down the stairs. Before she even landed, her eyes were already anxiously searching around.

Hinata, in a classic case of not looking where she was going, tripped and missed a step. Naruto was stunned, but still caught her, thinking to himself that Hinata was a bit silly.

Hinata blushed for a moment in Naruto's arms, then nervously got up. She circled him twice, seemingly wanting to check if his limbs were intact, but didn't have the courage to touch them.

"What's wrong with you?" Naruto almost laughed, but he held it back.

Footsteps sounded again from the inside of the stairwell. Hinata blinked nervously and pulled Naruto along, running towards the other side of the Hokage Building. After traversing the corridor, the two finally stopped at a corner.

This is a good spot, with a wide view, located in the blind spot at the corner of two corridors. The approaching person cannot see the two people, but the two can easily detect movement from both directions.

If someone comes, they can just run up to the abandoned rooftop.

He didn't know why he was hiding from people, but Hinata had dragged him here. Since he was already here, he figured he might as well wait and see. Maybe Hinata had something important to say, but most likely she didn't.

Sure enough, Hinata looked up, her cheeks flushed and her eyes moist.

"I've had a lot of missions lately, and I can't afford to be distracted. I heard from Lord Tsunade that you had an accident at sea."

"Actually, it's nothing serious." Naruto found it increasingly strange and quickly interjected, "I'm perfectly fine now, so there's no need to worry about me."

"To be honest, if I went into the sea alone, I could come back to shore in ten days."

"How could I not worry?" Hinata pearls were almost falling out, but she was suddenly amused by this. "Naruto, you said you would train with me."

"So, is it because of your cultivation that you're worried?" he asked with a sly look in his eyes.

"No, that's not it." Hinata lowered her eyes and tugged at her hands, stammering, "It's not because of training. I've already changed my training strategy."

"Thanks to Naruto's guidance. I just want to continue following behind you, and maybe I can be like you in the future."

"Is that so?" Naruto glanced at Hinata's budding talent and realized that there was not only a difference in strength between the two, but also a system between them.

"Then I'll accompany you in your cultivation next time I have time. Do you have any missions coming up?" he asked.

"And one more thing," Hinata said softly, lowering her head, "I've been busy with missions lately, so I might not have time until next month, or maybe in two weeks."

"Next month." Naruto thought about it carefully and figured that Kazahana Koyuki's discharge from the hospital would also be next month, so he simply agreed, "It's no problem, just let me know when you have time."

After he finished speaking, he added another sentence.

"When I don't have any assignments, I usually just stay home and relax."

"Okay." Hinata twirled her fingers in front of her chest, then shyly looked away.

Naruto swore he was speaking seriously, just then someone arrived, Hinata took the opportunity to nervously say goodbye and hurriedly left again.

As he walked out of the Hokage Building, he suddenly realized that he would be doing nothing for the next month.

Springtime is quiet, with a gentle breeze blowing.

In this month of renewal, he could only stay at home, adhering to the tradition of sleeping at sunrise and rising at sunset. Occasionally, he would take the Nine-Tails for a stroll.

He didn't have many friends, and most of the time, they were busy with missions. Because the mission files of the Land of Snow were sealed, they could only learn about what Naruto had gone through from snippets of information.

Although the phrase "drifting at sea for a month" is terrifying enough, Anko and Naruto were both alive and kicking during this time, and the entire team and target survived.

It gives the impression that it's not a big deal.

In short, the fantastical sea voyage of the Land of Snow quietly came to an end. Thanks to Tsunade's deliberate silence, it caused not a ripple in Konohagakure.

In mid-March, with a click, Naruto changed his shoes and closed the door.

Today is the day to leave the village.

After obtaining Tsunade's permission, he traveled for a day and arrived at Tanzaku Town in the Land of Land of Fire.

He unlocked the door with his key, Tayuya happened to be reading a book in the living room, dressed casually. When she looked up, a look of astonishment appeared on her face.

What are you doing here?

"What else can I do? As your creditor, I naturally want to see how you're doing." Naruto calmly went upstairs; there was a room upstairs that belonged to him.

Tayuya ignored him and continued to curl up on the sofa and read.

She has now figured out the purchasing power of the Land of Fire's currency; a mere two hundred thousand is not a large sum at all.

Moreover, in the past six months, she had accumulated a considerable amount of money by doing small tasks at the Exchange Place. It totaled 1.5 million taels of silver, which now lay quietly under her bed.

Listening to the commotion coming from upstairs, Tayuya's heart was not so calm. In fact, she was even a little nervous and expectant.

The opportunity has finally arrived! The chance for revenge!

She's now itching to use money to thoroughly humiliate that blond guy, to say things like, "You're selling your soul for no reason!" Hei itui!!

In the end, he's just a scumbag who deceived little girls! Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting!

Tayuya had already pressed a fingerprint onto the page, and she wanted nothing more than to rush up and tear this despicable scum to pieces. But reason told her to stay calm.

If she actually did that, that guy would probably just shamelessly shrug and say, "Oh well, you found out. Fine, I'm leaving."

This wasn't the revenge she wanted. Tayuya and put it in her mouth. The sweet taste stimulated her taste buds and gradually calmed her down.

As for revenge, that scumbag should be filled with regret.

She had already planned it out: once Naruto Uzumaki came downstairs, she would calmly and nonchalantly expose his deception, then mercilessly mock him for losing 200,000 yen.

Forget about the 200,000; it was borrowed through my own abilities, how could I possibly pay it back to that scumbag!

First, mock him mercilessly, then casually and thoroughly lash him out. Make him shocked, ashamed, and regretful. Hmph, didn't expect that, did you?

"What are you grinning about?" he asked in surprise.

Naruto had already finished washing up; he was just staying here for the day, as he had a mission tomorrow. He hurried upstairs to wash up, and as soon as he came down, he saw Tayuya grinning foolishly.

It had been a long time since I'd seen Tayuya. She had completely shed her former non-mainstream style and was now sitting on the sofa with long, dark red hair, wearing a loose T-shirt and hot pants.

Her attire is no different from that of an ordinary neighbor.

She went from being a delinquent to a girl next door, and a voluptuous one at that, her innocent charm was completely amplified.

Even though Naruto wasn't particularly interested in it, he had to admit that it was quite pleasing to the eye after just a quick glance.

"It's nothing." Tayuya's face hardened, and she gave him a cold glance, saying, "Anyway, it has nothing to do with you."

Naruto didn't know what was wrong with her, but he didn't intend to ask. The house was a duplex; the first floor had a living room and kitchen, and the upstairs had four rooms.

There are spiral staircases on both sides, which he had planned when he bought the house.

Buying property in Konohagakure is a huge loss; the Konohagakure is prone to collapse at any moment. Living in Konohagakure, renting is far better than buying. However, buying property in Tanzaku Town is a sure-fire way to make a profit.

Tanzaku Town, a landmark town in the Land of Fire, is bound to develop in the future. With his keen sense of smell and god-like perspective, Naruto decisively bought this two-story house located in the most bustling area of Tanzaku Town.

I don't dare buy too much, for fear of being detected by the Konohagakure authorities.

He wandered around the living room for a while, but couldn't find a dry towel, so he decided to go upstairs and let his hair air dry. Tayuya, heard Naruto's footsteps coming upstairs and was taken aback.

He just left like that? Without even saying a word? How am I supposed to give him a good dressing down then?

Um????

"Wait!" Tayuya shouted, jumping up from the sofa.

"What?" Naruto was startled. "Are you going to perform some kind of ritual? Where's the hair drying towel?"

He was used to talking about two different topics at once, Tayuya confused. He hadn't prepared his answer yet, so he simply answered the second question first.

"Go buy it yourself! It's mine."

"Oh." Naruto made a move to leave.

"Etc!"

"What is it now?" Naruto looked at her irritably. "You want to lend me your hair towel?"

"Of course not!" Tayuya denied.

Upon hearing this, Naruto made a move to leave again. Tayuya was completely defeated and shouted.

"Fine! You can borrow it! You stay right there and don't move!"

"Okay, go ahead." He stood on the stairs, quietly watching Tayuya.

"You" was Tayuya and his face turned bright red. He was so excited about getting revenge that he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush," he said.

"Don't even think about paying me back that 200,000!" Tayuya shouted, hands on her hips.

"Whatever." Naruto stood on the stairs, looking down at Tayuya, who was barefoot on the large sofa.

"I already know the purchasing power of 100,000 taels!" Tayuya shouted angrily. "You lied to me before, buying my soul for such a small amount of money!"

"Isn't your soul still in your body?" he said.

"Oh, right." Tayuya calmed down, but quickly became angry again and said, "You only gave me 200,000 yen. I can earn more than 200,000 yen for a job at the Exchange Place."

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly quieted down. Tayuya looked up and found Naruto staring at her calmly, his eyes completely changed.

What did you just say about Exchange Place?