Haruno Sakura, I Don't Like You

"Naruto."

Haruno Sakura's anxious expression seemed to want to say something to Naruto.

"Sakura."

Naruto stood across from the streetlight.

His mind was filled with the Summoning Scroll and the Konoha Dragon God.

The Summoning Scroll could store a large amount of ninja tools and items.

Naruto felt it was at least a portable large storage backpack.

The Konoha Dragon God Taijutsu gained destructive power through high-speed self-rotation.

It seemed ordinary.

But if combined with the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, plus the Rasengan, it could almost take down an opponent in one go.

The Leaf Body Flicker Technique could also cooperate with the tornado generated by the rotation, allowing for an instant kill from the start.

If he could perform a hand seal mid-air while executing the Konoha Dragon God.

He could even unleash another Great Flame Bullet!

Excellent.

Naruto smiled contentedly at this thought.

Then, with his hands in his pockets, he walked in the direction of home.

Because he was so focused on how to learn skills, he completely ignored Sakura standing across from him.

He walked right past her.

"Ah! Naruto!"

Sakura had expected Naruto to be enthusiastic when she appeared.

She thought he would ask her why she was there, then shyly scratch the back of his head with one hand.

She didn't expect him to just greet her and then completely disregard her.

"Sakura, why are you still here?"

Naruto turned around and looked at Sakura, who was still under the streetlight.

"Naruto, aren't you curious why I'm here?"

Sakura was a little surprised.

Why was Naruto acting so strange today?

"Not curious."

Naruto shook his head.

Wasn't the creation of summoning tools more worthy of a passionate youth's sweat?

"I... I wanted to ask if you've heard any news about Sasuke recently."

"Teacher Kakashi and Sasuke haven't had any information for a long time, and Sasuke's injuries might not have healed yet."

Sakura's eyes were full of affection for Sasuke.

"I don't know."

"Sasuke is stronger than you, he doesn't need your worry."

Naruto didn't take his hands out of his pockets.

He was completely indifferent to Sakura.

He turned and left.

"You're too much today! Naruto!"

Sakura was furious.

She had always had the upper hand with Naruto.

Today, she only came to ask Naruto, who was also undergoing training, because she was worried about Sasuke.

As a result, she was met with a cold shoulder.

"You'd better throw a tantrum here, or what's coming next will be even more excessive."

Naruto continued forward into the darkness.

"Damn it! You rude guy! How dare you say I'm throwing a tantrum!"

Sakura rushed forward and threw a punch at Naruto.

She was usually spoiled by Naruto, and this punch would definitely create a large bruise.

"Annoying."

Naruto formed a hand seal.

His blond hair instantly grew to below his knees.

Each strand of hair was as hard and sharp as a steel needle.

"Ninjutsu: Wild Lion Mane: Needle Jizo Cloak Technique!"

This hair protected Naruto's back like armor.

If he wished, he could wrap his entire body, and even launch his steel needle-like hair as an attack!

Truly worthy of being a secret ninjutsu taught by Jiraiya!

"Ouch!"

Sakura punched Naruto's hair, instantly cutting her tender skin.

She stumbled back half a step in shock, looking at Naruto in disbelief.

How could this Naruto, who always took punches without fighting back, dare to hurt her today!

He was rebelling!

"Naruto! You dare hit me! Naruto!"

Sakura already held a shuriken in her hand.

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction!"

Naruto turned around.

His gaze was ice-cold and disgusted, something Sakura had never seen before.

"If you insist on attacking, believing I should let you bully me, then you'll understand what it's truly like when I hit you!"

"No matter what happened in the past, I'm telling you now."

"Haruno Sakura, I don't like you."

Naruto looked at Sakura, who was in a daze.

He turned and headed home.

"What are you saying! You bastard!"

Sakura had never suffered such humiliation.

When she stepped forward again, she was met by a blocking hand.

Shadow Clone Technique!

A shadow clone of Naruto, hidden in the shadows, easily grabbed Sakura's wrist.

"I, Haruno Sakura, don't need your liking! You bastard!"

Sakura trembled with rage.

This Naruto, who usually acted like a mouse encountering a cat when he saw her.

How could he have become a completely different person after only ten days?

As she attacked the Naruto shadow clone with her shuriken, a flicker of boredom flashed in the shadow clone's eyes.

As if completing a mission, it casually threw Sakura with an over-the-shoulder slam to the ground!

"Naruto Uzumaki! I hate you!"

Sakura was too angry.

She was absolutely furious!

When did it become Naruto's turn to act cool in front of her, and attack her without mercy!

But when Sakura got up from the ground, there wasn't a single pedestrian on the street.

Naruto's cold eyes appeared in her mind.

And that powerful aura she had never seen before!

It made her feel both distant and drawn to him.

Was it an illusion?

Or was this the true Naruto?

It was like the state Naruto was in when he defeated Haku, instilling fear and trembling.

Sakura's mind conjured Sasuke's image.

It seemed even Sasuke's presence wasn't as chillingly cold as Naruto's indifference.

Old Apartment.

Naruto arrived at the Sealing Space to cultivate.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host's tolerance for his companion Haruno Sakura has reached zero, with all affection gone, and clear signs of further blackening.]

[Recommend that the host reconcile with Haruno Sakura, strengthen the bond.]

"Get lost!"

"The great Ninja World awaits my conquest, and you want me to waste my training time trying to please someone else?"

[Being kind to others is an important support for survival in the Ninja World. If you continue like this, you will be isolated and helpless.]

[Don't forget the fate of Uchiha Madara, who defected from the village alone as a rogue ninja. The Ninja World also values human relationships.]

The system spoke earnestly.

Naruto knew that this was, after all, the Turn Back to the Shore System.

"If I had listened to Dance-chan, the war in the Ninja World would have ended long ago. You don't even have a grasp of the bigger picture, what kind of system are you with such twisted values?"

"If you can't speak properly, then get lost!"

[Sensing the host is continuously darkening, the achievement "Heart of a Loner" has been unlocked.]

[A special penalty of 100 punishment points has been issued. We hope you repent soon!]

"Take your reward and get lost! You damn system!"

Naruto had no patience for the hypocritical system.

After finishing training the Konoha Dragon God's Taijutsu in the Sealing Space.

He then attempted to create summoning tools. After making a scroll, he realized he had hardly any ninja tools left!

Not everyone was a rich woman like Tenten!

"At least it's more convenient."

Naruto packed the summoning scroll.

He sat in the Sealing Space and began to draw.

[Haha!]

[The host is determined to fall, and this draw has obtained the Shadow Clone Shuriken Jutsu.]

[Killing is an irreversible path of no return.]

"Woohoo!"

Naruto ignored the system's nagging.

"Who doesn't know that the ninja's path is fraught with danger? Then why didn't you let me go to a world of farming and retirement from the start?"

"You let me live in this Ninja World full of slaughter, and then you tell me to lay down my butcher's knife? Double-standard system!"

Naruto suddenly felt that the not-so-numerous shuriken in his hand could be thrown around like Tenten's wealth.

The system was speechless and fell silent again.

In the Sealing Space.

The Nine-Tails had no idea what Naruto was muttering about the whole time.

Until it saw Naruto throw out hundreds and thousands of shuriken with one hand.

This is getting more and more wrong!

The Nine-Tails secretly observed Naruto's training and felt that this kid's speed of getting stronger was astonishing.

He was proficient in everything from combat ninjutsu, clone techniques, body flicker techniques, fire release, earth release, taijutsu, defensive ninjutsu, and summoning techniques.

He had known Naruto for over ten years, but he hadn't progressed as much in the past ten days as he had in the last ten days!

Oh no!

The Nine-Tails thought, could this kid have suddenly awakened Minato Namikaze's talent?

And what if he also awakened the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki Clan.

Then Konoha would have a Yellow Flash Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

"Nine-Tails."

"You're peeking at me!"

Naruto's face was pressed against the bars, startling even the Nine-Tails.

Hmph!

The Nine-Tails flicked its nine tails and turned away.

"Dare to do it but not admit it?"

"Never mind, I'll come find you after I've forged myself into a Muscle Demon."

Naruto's body flashed with electricity as he trained in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, occasionally conjuring Rasengans to test the waters.

This made the Nine-Tails increasingly uneasy.

It thought, "Naruto is getting stronger so fast, he's risking his life!"

However, it was a sign of awakening that he was no longer obsessed with Haruno Sakura!

[The host has turned over a new leaf, touching the Nine-Tails' heart. Favorability has increased by another 20%.]