"What's going on, Naruto? Your face has been ugly since just now?" Sakura's tone was full of worry. She just met Naruto on the street who looked anxious and seemed to be looking for something. Because she couldn't feel relieved, she followed him all the way.
Naruto really wanted to ask Sakura to help us search for Satsuki, but after thinking about it, Satsuki's current situation is so "abnormal" that he is extremely emotional. It's unstable. What if something uncontrollable happens after the two meet, or if Sakura sees Satsuki's strange side... Naruto thinks it's best not to explain the situation for the time being.
He originally thought that according to Satsuki's custom, the most likely place to come when he was in a bad mood was the training ground where the two of them spent most of their time. But his eyes swept across the empty field, and he did not see the familiar black-haired figure... Naruto thought to himself.
How about... use [Golden Experience]'s life sensing ability to explore the area? If there is no word here, you can only look for it with Uchiha Clan Compound...
Just when Naruto concentrated his energy and prepared to quietly activate his ability, a more fundamental question suddenly appeared in his mind.
Even if I find Satsuki... what should I say?
In fact, when Satsuki finally got so angry that he turned on Sharingan and yelled at him that he was a fool and then Body Flicker Technique ran away, Naruto felt inexplicably relieved after the initial shock.
It's not just a disease.
Just don't hit Genjutsu.
It's good that Uncle Fugaku and Aunt Mikoto didn't come out.
After ruling out all the worst possibilities, the conclusion seems to point to an area that may be more complicated but relatively "safe" for Naruto. Is Satsuki just not feeling right?
But... female 's thoughts...
Just thinking about trying to understand this makes Naruto feel like his head is spinning. Satsuki did those strange behaviors today... What exactly do you want to express? How should I respond in a way that would not irritate her but also allow her to return to normal?
Wait a minute... maybe, you can refer to it!
Naruto suddenly turned his eyes to Sakura with a concerned look on his side, and asked eagerly, "Sakura! Well... I, can I ask you a few questions? About... girls!"
"Eh? Okay, that's fine." Sakura was stunned by Naruto's sudden and confusing question, but she agreed readily. However, she looked at Naruto's eager and uneasy look. She didn't show this look when she faced Zabuza Momochi last time, and she felt more and more strange.
This is the first time I have seen Naruto show such an obviously flustered and unstable side.
She suggested, softening her tone. "But don't be impatient. Speak slowly. How about we sit down and take a rest? You like me and you need to calm down."
Naruto was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly. The two of them walked to the rough wooden bench beside the training ground and sat down.
And the location they chose... happened to be a few meters in front of the tree that Satsuki used Transformation Jutsu to transform.
Thus, for Satsuki who was hiding in the tree, the following conversation was clearly transmitted to her "ears".
Seeing Naruto so anxious because of herself, Satsuki felt filled with guilt. But when she heard Naruto suddenly turn to Sakura to ask questions, a trace of confusion and... inexplicable vigilance arose in her heart.
Naruto Have any questions about Sakura...? Or is it about girls?
Also, are the two of them sitting a little too close?
Although Naruto and Sakura were just sitting side by side on the same chair, with a safe distance between them that would not allow any accidental physical contact, but from Satsuki's perspective, which automatically added a filter due to her strong possessiveness, this distance was enough to make her heart start to bubble.
"That... this is about a friend of mine."
Naruto's eyes were a little erratic, trying to activate the "making friends out of nothing" skill to hide the truth. He could see that Sakura had some admiration for Satsuki, and he didn't want Sakura to have any strange misunderstandings about her because of Satsuki's "abnormality".
friend? Sakura's mind immediately flashed through Naruto's regular playmates, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Kiba... who else is there? It seems like these are the three.
"How should I put it?" Naruto struggled to organize the words and forced himself to compile it. "It's that friend of mine. He encountered some very puzzling things recently. It was him who... was made by a girl to do some... um... very strange actions."
"It's weird?!" When Sakura heard this word that was full of ambiguity and reverie, he immediately covered his mouth in surprise, and his cheeks blushed involuntarily.
"It's not what you think!" Naruto knew from Sakura's expression that she was thinking wrong, and waved her hand quickly, "It's literally very strange! Very strange!"
In this way, Naruto stumbled and described to Sakura in as much detail as possible, but using "my friend" as a slang word throughout, all the things that happened to "his friend" that day - including the amazing tasting lunch box, the exaggerated hymn that made one's scalp numb, and the name "Little Sun", etc.
However, listening to Naruto's description, Sakura's brows wrinkled slightly, and he began to analyze rapidly in his heart.
Naruto's friend...Shikamaru? Lazy guy, not interested in women, Choji? There is only food in your eyes, teeth?, only care about Akamaru...
Sakura instantly understood - this is definitely not Naruto's friend's business, this is simply Naruto's own business!
In other words...Naruto was harassed by a girl?
Sakura thinks he guessed it right, but... he guessed only half of it! Because in her deep-rooted knowledge, Satsuki is absolutely, absolutely impossible to do such a thing! Satsuki is so cold, so excellent, so perfect!
So that's it... A brand new inference formed that made her instantly vigilant. In other words, there was a girl who appeared out of nowhere and behaved boldly and strangely, and began to pursue Naruto?!
In the eyes of Sakura, Naruto's appearance is actually of a very high level, blond, blue-eyed, sunny, tall, strong and reliable, and the cooking is particularly delicious... In the past, it was because of rumors that people did not dare to approach, but now it seems that after the influence of rumors has weakened, can Naruto's charm finally be hidden?
Moreover... Naruto is not like Satsuki, who can refuse to pursue you very coldly. He must not know how to deal with this kind of thing.
All right! Sakura showed a "wrap it all over me" smile with a hint of protectiveness on his face. In this case, let me help drive away Satsuki's potential love rivals!
At this moment, Naruto finally asked the core question, "So Sakura... So if you encounter this kind of thing, how should you reply to the girl, so as not to hurt her, but also to make her stop doing this?"
Sakura, who had no idea that she was adding fuel to the fire, spoke confidently with a "kind" smile, and gave the answer that she thought was the most direct, most effective, and most able to clear the obstacles for "Satsuki".
"Isn't this simple? Then tell her - 'Don't bother me with such disgusting things, you annoying guy! Stay away from me!' - Isn't that okay? I guarantee that she will never dare to harass you again in the future!"
"... Huh?!" Naruto's eyes widened in disbelief, as if he were meeting Sakura for the first time. Seeing the teammate in front of him smiling and saying such cruel words, his brain completely shut down.
Behind them, the pair of eyes hidden in the texture of the trees, which were originally just watching nervously, have now been completely transformed into cold eyes like looking at the dead, and they are locked on the back of Sakura Haruno's head.
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