What's going on?! How come Naruto was transferred?! Could it be... that he was discovered?! It shouldn't be!
When Satsuki saw Naruto's probing eyes, he immediately panicked and his heart beat like a drum. Although she has made up her mind to explain everything today to Naruto, but... she hasn't thought of the perfect lines yet! What should I say as an opening statement? How to choose the tone of apology?
Under Satsuki's eager and panicked gaze, Naruto did not shout out to break her disguise, but took a step forward, and Earth Style: Earth Flow unhurriedly came to stand in front of her - or in other words, this "tree" -.
He... what does he want to do? Satsuki's heart almost jumped out of his throat. Maybe... maybe he was just suspicious? As long as I persist, he might think that he guessed wrong and leave?
right! As long as I don't admit it, I'm still a tree!
It seems that the more you are in front of the people you care about, the lower your IQ will be. What's more, Satsuki's behavior just now can be regarded as "eavesdropping" to a certain extent... Satsuki feels that he has already lost enough face today, so much that it is almost overflowing. He really doesn't want to add "being caught eavesdropping" to the list.
Naruto stood quietly in front of the "tree", and he could clearly feel the feedback from [Golden Experience] - the group of Life Energy belonging to Satsuki inside the "tree" was fluctuating violently due to extreme tension and panic.
I don't know why, looking at Satsuki who thought he was hiding it well, the guilt and heartache in Naruto's heart due to the previous misunderstanding suddenly mixed with an indescribable... impulse to tease her.
Under the puzzled and nervous gaze of Satsuki hidden behind the tree, Naruto bent down and picked up a slender branch from the ground.
Naruto What is he going to do? Satsuki's heart rang with alarm bells, and an extremely bad premonition arose.
Wait a minute... could he be thinking...?!
Satsuki's worst premonition turned into reality the next moment.
I saw Naruto holding the small branch without using any force. He just used the front end to poke the trunk of the tree that Satsuki had turned into very lightly.
"!"
Sasuki sucked in a sharp breath and almost screamed out because of the sudden touch as she immediately released the transformation technique! He forced himself to hold back the exclamation that almost came out of his mouth.
Very strange.
The place Naruto poked was not a sensitive area, just an ordinary tree trunk, and he didn't use any force at all, it could even be said to be cautious.
Yes... Satsuki just felt an indescribable, subtle but clear itching and throbbing. Following the point where she was touched, it instantly coursed through her body like an electric current!
This feeling... is so strange! It's too... shameful!
It was as if what Naruto was poking was not the rough bark, but her defenseless and most sensitive weak spot. Her whole "tree" couldn't help but want to tremble slightly.
Just like a prank among children, Naruto didn't have many complicated thoughts at the moment. He just subconsciously, with a bit of curiosity and probing, wanted to play a tickling prank on this guy who was "hiding" in the tree and thought he was perfectly disguised.
Of course, for Naruto who deliberately avoids all areas that may cause real harm or be too sensitive, if Satsuki really has no feeling of tickling, then his behavior will probably only be classified as the beating behavior of a bored naughty child.
The facts before your eyes prove——
Naruto looked at the "tree" in front of him, and when he poked it gently, it trembled uncontrollably and very slightly, as if the branches and leaves were being blown by a breeze, but there was no wind at all at the moment.
oh? It seems that Satsuki has no resistance to touches like tickling...?
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This discovery made Naruto couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. His mischief became more intense, he raised the twig in his hand again and poked it gently.
"!"
The trembling of the "tree" became more obvious, and even the leaves rustled.
"Uh...!"
Satsuki hiding in the tree is about to collapse! She gritted her teeth desperately to suppress the urge to scream and whimper that almost broke through her throat.
All the muscles in his body were tense from the exertion of endurance, causing the whole tree to begin to vibrate slightly at an unnatural frequency, and the leaves were shaking more and more.
This feeling is so strange to Satsuki!
The light touch itself did not cause pain, but brought an uncontrollable itching and throbbing that made her want to curl up.
The feeling of trying desperately to endure it was really uncomfortable. There was a stream of air rushing left and right in her chest but could not find an outlet. It was so suffocating that she almost lacked oxygen.
But... but I don't know why... under this strong sense of shame and discomfort that almost made her lose control... there was a faint hint of weird... pleasure?
Stop, stop... you idiot! Stop poking... I-I can't bear it anymore...!
This extremely contradictory psychology made Satsuki's brain almost overheated and shut down. He could only rely on instinct to hold on and maintain the shaky Transformation Jutsu.
Finally, Naruto's twig poked him gently again like a mischief, and Satsuki's extremely tight nerves and endurance completely collapsed!
There was a soft "pop" sound, and along with a burst of smoke that quickly dispersed, the "shivering" tree in front of Naruto disappeared instantly.
The one who took the place was Uchiha Satsuki herself - she was slightly bent over, her hands were weakly resting on her knees, her cheeks were as red as ripe tomatoes, she was panting rapidly, her chest was heaving violently, her beautiful black eyes were covered with a layer of rational mist caused by suppressing laughter and shame, her eyes were evasive, and she didn't dare to look at Naruto at all.
Obviously, the series of "tree-scratching" attacks just now caused tons of "mental damage" to her.
Naruto looked at Satsuki's rare, embarrassed and cute appearance, and couldn't help laughing. He subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to pat her shoulder as usual and say "I caught you" or "Are you okay?"
However, as soon as he raised his hand, Satsuki suddenly jumped back and avoided his touch.
She puffed up her cheeks, like a hamster stuffed with food, turned her head to one side, deliberately not looking at Naruto, and exuded an awkward aura of "I'm having a tantrum" all over her body.
Of course, her little temper was not directed at Naruto. She was more angry with herself - why would she do such a shameful thing as hiding and turning into a tree?
Angry at myself for being so unsatisfactory and reacting so badly after being poked a few times? I'm angry that I have been performing various death scenes in front of Naruto all day today!
The huge sense of shame and frustration made her just want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, or at least... Before explaining everything, let her cool down her brain and cheeks that were about to overheat.
(I finally stayed up late to finish writing...)