When You Come Out, I'll Dazzle You to Death

"It certainly wasn't because she was inspired by him; that must just be an excuse Hinata gave to her family."

"The real reason is something only Hinata knows, and she simply doesn't want to say it."

As for what the real reason behind Hinata becoming stronger was, Takasaki couldn't be bothered to think about it.

What adolescent girl doesn't have a few secrets in her heart?

Takasaki didn't care about that; after all, he was the one benefiting from it.

Especially when he arrived at his new home with his luggage, inserted the key into the lock, opened the security door, pressed the large light switch on the wall, and saw the bright lights illuminating the layout of the apartment, he felt fantastic.

The Konoha Bay Apartments building had three floors and four wings, arranged in a cross shape.

In the city of Takasaki's past life, this wouldn't be considered a high-rise, but in the Leaf Village, it was a relatively tall building.

After all, the Leaf Village was built by expanding around the Hokage Rock and various clan estates, with most structures being self-built houses of two or three stories.

The reason the apartments at Konoha Bay were expensive wasn't because of the location or the school district—there was only one school in the Leaf Village, so the concept of a "school district house" didn't exist.

It was mainly because the suites came fully furnished.

The crystal chandelier in the living room was dazzlingly bright.

The brand-new solid wood furniture looked incredibly expensive just from the carvings alone.

The bathtub in the bathroom even had a massage function.

The balcony was spacious enough to grow flowers, and the floor-to-ceiling windows were large enough to fit a bed against them.

Seeing the layout of his new home, Takasaki felt he had struck gold.

Even if he sold his own self-built house and increased the price tenfold, he wouldn't be able to afford this 90-square-meter apartment with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom.

The key was that the property deed was written in his name.

In other words, this apartment was a gift from Neji.

"As expected of a young master from the Hyuga Clan, he's truly generous."

Takasaki washed up and lay down on the soft, brand-new bed, feeling wonderful. "I must also work twice as hard and become strong as soon as possible. That way, in the future, my children with Hinata can also become rich second-generation heirs."

"No, not just my children with Hinata, but also my children with Kurenai Yuhi-sensei, my children with the Yamanaka Clan's young lady Ino, my children with the ninja tool collector Tenten, my children with the future Mizukage Mei Terumi, my children with the Kazekage's daughter Temari, and my children with the next Hokage, Tsunade... I must work hard so that all my children can be rich second-generation heirs."

Just thinking about the grand prospect of having children with his future wives gave Takasaki extra motivation.

His chakra had just finished recovering.

Time to keep grinding ninjutsu!

An hour later, his proficiency in the Clone Technique increased by 10 points.

The physical exhaustion and sleepiness made it impossible for Takasaki to keep going, so he lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Before drifting off, he didn't forget to check his progress on grinding ninjutsu for the day.

[Level 3 Clone Technique (120/500)]

In two days, his Clone Technique proficiency had gone from Level 1 at 0 points to Level 3 at 120 points; Takasaki was satisfied with this efficiency.

If he focused solely on practicing the Clone Technique, reaching the max level within a month wouldn't be a problem.

Late at night in the Leaf Village, the shops gradually closed for business.

A few izakayas kept their lights on all night long.

The cicadas chirped endlessly on the sycamore leaves, and a group of frogs in the pond croaked and boasted to each other all night.

The next day.

Dawn had just broken.

Breakfast was at 6:30.

On the busiest streets of the Leaf Village, some steamed bun shops had already opened for business; employees were inside gripping rolling pins to knead dough, and hot steam rose from the bamboo steamers.

Sakura Haruno lay on her soft bed, and the first thing she did upon opening her eyes was to take the Diary out of her consciousness space to check if there were any new changes.

After reading it, she put the Diary back into her consciousness space, feeling a bit disappointed yet somewhat relieved.

What disappointed her was that Takasaki hadn't written a third entry, so she hadn't received a reward.

What relieved her was that surely no one else had received a reward either.

Especially Hinata.

When she learned that the Diary wasn't exclusive to her, and that Hinata had received the most rewards yesterday, Sakura Haruno had tossed and turned all night, only falling asleep in the early hours of the morning.

If she hadn't set the alarm on her nightstand before going to sleep, she probably wouldn't have been able to wake up even now.

The reason she had to get up so early was that she was going to walk to school with Takasaki today!

Takasaki was a dead-last in class, just like Naruto, and couldn't perform any ninjutsu; no matter how good-looking he was, he wasn't popular with the girls.

If she took the initiative to go to Takasaki's door today to wait for him to go to school, Takasaki would surely be very happy.

As a girl, such an action was already quite proactive, and he would definitely write about it in his Diary.

Sakura Haruno hurriedly finished washing up, donned her red cheongsam, and spent extra time grooming herself in front of the full-length mirror in her boudoir, styling her long pink hair until it looked perfect before heading out. "Mom, I'm off to school!"

"Leaving for school so early today? Aren't you going to eat breakfast?"

"No time! We have our graduation exam at school today."

Sakura Haruno brushed off her mother's concerns with a few hurried words and left the house. She arrived early at the front of Takasaki's old home, standing silently and obediently with her pink backpack slung over her shoulders.

She took a moment to glance over the exterior of Takasaki's house.

It was an old, self-built structure with cracks running along the walls.

Even the windows were of the old-fashioned wooden variety; one could push them open with a light touch from the outside, and there wasn't even a security grate.

Takasaki's house must be an easy target for burglars, not even having security grates. Then again, a thief probably wouldn't bother stealing anything from Takasaki's place—it's too poor. Not only is he destitute and orphaned with no one to help him, but his grades at school are at the bottom of the barrel, and he's a lecher to the bone. He's destined to never amount to anything.

Sakura Haruno couldn't help but mutter to herself, "If it weren't for the sake of getting Takasaki to mention my name more often in his diary, I wouldn't have wanted to wake up this early to wait for him. Only Sasuke is worth waiting for."

At this hour, the fast-food shops on the street were just opening for business, and she was the only student heading to school so far.

Half an hour passed.

It was 7:00 AM.

The vendors at the vegetable market were increasing in number, with merchants constantly pushing carts loaded with fresh produce toward the market.

Students with sleepy eyes and backpacks had begun to appear in the breakfast shops, eating bowls of freshly cooked rice noodles.

Sakura Haruno still hadn't seen Takasaki leave.

She was growing restless, yet she knew that waiting like this would be worth it.

She deliberately positioned herself at a slight angle to the wind, controlling her posture so that the morning breeze would catch the tips of her hair just enough to make them flutter without ruining her hairstyle.

Everything was done so that Takasaki would write her name a few more times in his next diary entry.

She was eager to experience the feeling of receiving extra rewards and having others watch her with envy and jealousy.

Through Takasaki's Diary, Sakura Haruno knew that Takasaki was lecherous.

That was why she had to maintain her best appearance, waiting for him to step out so she could give him a surprise.

Sakura Haruno stood guard by the old wooden door of Takasaki's house, thinking, Once you come out, just watch how I dazzle you!

PS: I've changed the title to something more thematic: <Naruto: Diary Exposed, Social Death but Chased by Kunoichi>. The new cover is still in production, and I hope you all like it. From now on, I will update at 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM daily. Also, please send some recommendation tickets and keep following the story!