Sasuko's Public Humiliation

"You bastard, give me my clothes!"

Sasuke looked furious. If he hadn't just been taken out in an instant, he would probably have charged over by now.

"I burned your clothes. You can either go home naked and change, or go home wearing this outfit.

Come to think of it, doesn't this look better on you than what you had on before?"

Looking at Sasuko in front of him, Chen found the whole thing hilarious.

He had to admit, Izumi was really good at makeup. She hadn't gone overboard, but she'd still managed to give Sasuke a feminine charm.

Chen couldn't help wondering if Sasuke would look like this if he were a woman.

"I..."

Sasuke was at a loss. Having to walk through half of Konoha dressed as a girl and go home as Sasuko was worse than being killed.

He was also worried that his older brother might find out. If his brother ended up hating him over this, it would be even worse.

"If you want to leave, go ahead. I won't stop you. I'm going to train."

With that, Chen began his training, no longer paying any attention to Sasuko.

"I suddenly think this is pretty fun. How about I issue a few missions so you can keep messing with Sasuke?"

The system spoke up, clearly unwilling to let its mischievous fun end there.

"Forget it. If you issue missions, it won't be fun at all. This kind of thing is better when I do whatever comes to mind."

"Fair enough. Enjoy yourself."

"System, can my Zanpakuto really achieve Shikai?

Or do I need you to help me achieve it?"

Chen had had the Asauchi for several months, but he still hadn't sensed any consciousness from it.

And since this was the Naruto World, not the Bleach World, he couldn't help wondering if he could only awaken his Zanpakuto with the system's help.

"Zanpakuto are special. You can only rely on your own strength. Even I can't help you.

After all, this thing is essentially your own soul. Although I could interfere, it wouldn't be good for you."

The system rarely spoke so seriously as it explained, and Chen nodded.

"Besides, there's no need to be in such a hurry. You can't acquire the power of a Zanpakuto overnight.

And your strength isn't bad now. You're only a hair's breadth away from Chunin level."

"Uh... Really?

I'm still not at Chunin level?"

Chen looked puzzled. He'd managed to get away from both Orochimaru and Kakashi before, so surely he should be at Jonin level by now.

"You're not. You'd definitely qualify as a Chunin by the standards of some random ninja village, but by mine, you're still far from it."

"Fine, you're the boss.

Can you tell me what I'm lacking?"

"Ninjutsu and experience. Your taijutsu is a little weak, too."

At the system's answer, Chen couldn't help feeling that it was messing with him.

"By my evaluation, you can use powerful ninjutsu, but you can't bring out the right technique at the right moment.

Put simply, you know how to perform ninjutsu, but you don't know when to use it.

As for experience, I mean combat experience. I think you can feel that for yourself.

And when it comes to taijutsu, you only have Basic Taijutsu. On top of that, you know the moves but aren't proficient at using them, which only makes your taijutsu weaker.

As for your fights with Kakashi and Orochimaru, for the most part, they didn't treat you as a real enemy.

Kakashi was the only one who took you somewhat seriously, but that guy isn't a reliable benchmark."

"Why not? Kakashi may be mocked as the Copy Ninja, but he's still pretty strong."

"You know he's called the Copy Ninja. He has a passive skill that forces every fight to end in a draw.

Except when he's fighting cannon fodder, every battle he has ends in a draw."

Chen froze at the system's words.

So that "always a draw" skill was actually real. He wondered what Kakashi himself would think if he found out.

"Young man, this world isn't as simple as you think.

The Naruto World you know is only part of the picture. How could a single manga possibly build a complete world?

Besides, your appearance here is an anomaly in itself, and it's caused some changes to this world.

So, young man, work hard and get stronger."

"I understand all that, but why has a picture of a chicken suddenly appeared in my mind? Could your true form be a chicken?"

"Say that I'm a chicken one more time, and I'll cut you in half!"

The system flew into a rage, and Chen wisely chose to shut up.

Now that he knew where his weaknesses were, Chen began training hard.

He released a Shadow Clone. His real body began studying ninjutsu while the clone practiced it.

As for the mission to find Itachi, Chen had no plans to continue it.

Itachi's mission this time had been to leave the village. Even if Chen followed him, he couldn't explain how he'd gotten out, so he decided to give up.

At least the punishment for failing a mission wasn't too bad.

Time passed little by little. By the time Chen came back to himself after training, it was already noon. Sasuke was watching him from nearby with a resentful look.

Still dressed as a girl, Sasuke looked just like a wronged wife who'd been seduced and abandoned.

Seeing this, Chen's mood, which the system had soured, immediately improved.

"Why haven't you gone home? Do you like hanging out with me that much?"

"You!

I don't!

How am I supposed to leave dressed like this?"

Sasuke really wanted to strangle Chen, but he wasn't strong enough.

"Really? If nothing unexpected happens, Shisui will be here soon. He's a friend of Itachi's, and if he sees you like this, there's a good chance he'll tell Itachi."

"No, he can't!

Do you have any other clothes?"

"Huh? Do you think people walk around carrying several changes of clothes?

Sasuke, if you're really afraid of being recognized, you can find something to cover your head. Then even if people see you, they won't know who you are. Problem solved, right?"

Sasuko thought Chen's suggestion made a lot of sense.

But this was a training ground. Where would they find anything they could use to cover her head?

In the end, Chen kindly handed Sasuke a cardboard box.

With the box, Sasuke immediately set off toward home.

"Hey, you're just letting him go like that?"

The system asked in confusion, but Chen didn't answer. He simply followed Sasuke quietly from a distance.

To get from Training Ground No. 7 to the Uchiha Clan's compound, Sasuke had to pass through Konoha's busiest street. Just as he reached the street...

"Uchiha Sasuke!"

Chen shouted. Hearing someone call his name, Sasuke stopped and instinctively turned around.

And just like that, everyone on the street learned that the person with a cardboard box over their head was named Uchiha Sasuke.

"Uchiha Sasuke, why are you wearing a girl's outfit when you're a boy?"

(System: Who said this guy was kind? MMP, he's even worse than me.)