The Sixth-Grade Big Sisters (2/3)

Early the next morning, Naruto woke up in Uzuki Yugao's arms. After getting up and stepping outside, he was treated to Mikoto Uchiha helping him wash up.

Then, Uzuki Yugao prepared breakfast.

Life!

It was truly comfortable.

After breakfast, Naruto bid farewell to his two moms and headed to school. Along the way, it was time for the daily Mom Coin payout.

[ Ding! ]

[ Mom Coins +9! ]

[ Current Mom Coin balance: 16. ]

Looking at the newly credited Mom Coins, Naruto felt a little melancholy. He felt that there were still too few Mom Coins—not even enough for one draw a day. It just didn't feel satisfying enough.

Although he could change his current "moms" to earn extra coins, change was not something that came easily. Most changes required long periods of buildup.

So...

Naruto needed more moms, but where could he find so many suitable candidates to be "moms"?

Among the familiar female characters from Naruto, there were Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Konan, Kurenai Yuhi, and others, but he had yet to even meet any of them.

Of those people, Kurenai Yuhi was the only one living in the village. Naruto had tried looking for her several times, only to fail even to find her home.

Powerful shinobi were not easy to approach.

"Naruto Uzumaki, stop right there!"

Naruto had been deep in thought when someone suddenly called out to him from behind.

Ino?

No, that didn't sound like Ino. Besides, Ino wouldn't call him Naruto Uzumaki now.

He turned around and saw a girl much taller and larger than him. She had two markings on her face and a total of three dogs between her shoulders and head—more than even Kiba Inuzuka kept. She was obviously from the Inuzuka Clan.

"Hana, be careful. Don't act rashly."

Beside the girl stood another black-haired girl of roughly the same build, dressed in clothes bearing the Uchiha Clan crest.

Izumi Uchiha tugged on Inuzuka Hana, took a deep breath, and said, "I asked Itachi. He said Naruto is very strong."

"How strong can some little brat be?"

Inuzuka Hana said as she strode straight toward Naruto.

Naruto looked at the two of them, unable to understand why they had suddenly come looking for him.

Neither of these characters had much screen time in the original story, so he had never had a particularly deep impression of them.

Only now that he saw them did he suddenly remember that such people did seem to exist.

[The evil Naruto Uzumaki was instantly overjoyed. His filthy gaze swept over the two mature beauties who had suddenly appeared. Inuzuka Hana's slender waist that could be grasped in one hand, her absurdly full chest, and the long black-haired Izumi Uchiha—weren't they exactly the suitable candidates he had been searching for?]

[Truly, when he searched for moms, he found none; when he didn't seek mothers, mothers came to him.]

There it went again—the system spouting nonsense.

Inuzuka Hana did have a slender waist, but where was this absurdly full chest?

Sure enough, whenever Naruto focused his gaze on them, the information that popped up differed greatly from reality.

[Inuzuka Hana, twenty-three years old, a Chunin of Konoha Shinobi Village. Her strength is average, but she possesses outstanding looks, the background of a direct daughter of a second-rate Konoha clan, and is one of Konoha's top veterinarians.]

[System assessment: Inuzuka Hana is a B-rank suitable candidate.]

Only B-rank?

He had thought she would be A-rank like Hinata and Ino. After thinking briefly, Naruto roughly understood why Inuzuka Hana was only B-rank.

Strength was one factor. Another was that her status was somewhat lacking. Both Hinata and Ino were heirs, while Inuzuka Hana was merely a direct daughter.

The one who would eventually inherit the clan was her younger brother, Kiba Inuzuka.

Because of Inuzuka Hana's example, Naruto predicted that Izumi Uchiha would also be B-rank.

[Izumi Uchiha, died at age twelve. A Genin of Konoha Shinobi Village, with average personal strength. Although she awakened the Sharingan, her talent is poor and she cannot use it well. Her family background is also ordinary. However, she is the childhood sweetheart of the Kage Level Itachi Uchiha in reality and the wife who accompanied him for life in the Tsukuyomi world.]

[System assessment: Izumi Uchiha is a B-rank suitable candidate.]

Mm, exactly as Naruto had guessed. Izumi Uchiha was only B-rank.

Still, as the saying went...

Even a mosquito was meat.

One layer of Mother's Protection was still Mother's Protection!

One Mom Coin was still a Mom Coin!

Naruto put on a smile and asked cheerfully, "May I ask what business these two big sisters have with me?"

To his surprise, Inuzuka Hana immediately grabbed him by the collar. "Kid, you're the one who bullied my little brother, aren't you?!"

Inuzuka Hana was genuinely furious. Her younger brother, Kiba Inuzuka, had been kicked into the hospital the time before last, and she hadn't interfered.

Although her brother had been beaten badly, she still felt that it was an issue between children, something they should handle themselves.

But after Kiba Inuzuka returned home the day before yesterday, he had quietly muttered to Akamaru that he should never provoke Naruto Uzumaki again. Inuzuka Hana could no longer tolerate it.

Her younger brother aspired to become Hokage, yet someone had beaten the fighting spirit out of him. How could he become a shinobi in the future?

How could he grow stronger?

So Inuzuka Hana decided that she would stand up for her brother.

"Brat, you're in first grade and I'm in sixth grade. There's a gap in our age and strength. You'd better know what's good for you. When you go to school today, deliberately lose to my brother Kiba Inuzuka. Otherwise, I'll smash your head open."

Izumi Uchiha grabbed Inuzuka Hana's shoulder. She knew her best friend was fiercely protective of her family. Usually, Hana was gentle, but whenever anything involved her family, she became exceptionally hot-tempered.

That was why, after learning that Inuzuka Hana intended to come trouble Naruto Uzumaki, she had insisted on coming along no matter what, lest things turn ugly.

She also wanted to see what was so special about Naruto Uzumaki, the one who had defeated Itachi's little brother and abducted Itachi's mom.

"Hana, don't do this."

"It's fine. We're sixth graders. Are we supposed to be afraid of a little first-grade runt?"

Inuzuka Hana grabbed Naruto again and shook him, snarling, "Did you hear what I just told you, little shrimp?!"

Seeing that Naruto did not resist, Izumi Uchiha relaxed slightly, but she also found it strange. This handsome blond boy did not seem as formidable as Itachi had claimed.

Had Itachi misjudged him?

But Sasuke really had lost to him!

In the end, unable to figure it out, Izumi Uchiha decided to settle this quickly and leave as soon as possible.

She still wanted to go eat dango with Itachi Uchiha today.

Lately, Izumi Uchiha had always felt that Itachi Uchiha liked her, but for some reason, he had refused to face those feelings. She wanted to have a proper talk with him.

Unfortunately, Itachi had been training with his little brother all the time, leaving them with hardly any chance to speak alone.

"Little brother, we're big sisters who are about to graduate. It is indeed a bit unfair for us to trouble you, but as long as you do what Hana says, nothing will happen. Okay?"

Before she had even finished speaking, Naruto Uzumaki, who had not resisted in the slightest until now, suddenly laughed.

"Bully me? Just the two of you?"

"Is there a problem with that?"

Inuzuka Hana's expression darkened. She raised her fist as if she were about to hit Naruto, while the three ninja dogs perched on her body barked at him as well.

But just as her words fell, blue light suddenly flashed before her.

Then Inuzuka Hana felt a faint electric jolt course through her body. All her emotions and dissatisfaction drifted away in the wind, leaving only a dazed version of herself.

"Lightning Release: Earth Walk!"

This was one of the Lightning Release ninjutsu Naruto had drawn. After forming hand seals, he released lightning from both hands to strike nearby enemies at close range.

With Inuzuka Hana standing so close to him and acting so arrogantly due to her age and height, this move was perfect.

After twitching from the shock for a while, Inuzuka Hana rolled her eyes back and fell stiffly to the ground, losing consciousness.

Her three ninja dogs were also shocked into a daze and collapsed unconscious.

Izumi Uchiha, who had quickly leaped away, stared at the scene in disbelief. She immediately activated her Three Tomoe Sharingan and looked solemnly at the fallen Inuzuka Hana.

She understood now. Itachi Uchiha had not misjudged him. This blond boy called Naruto Uzumaki was truly quite strong.

She had to act cautiously and get Inuzuka Hana away as quickly as possible.

But what Izumi Uchiha had not expected was that her seriousness and caution were completely useless. Although she had activated her Three Tomoe Sharingan, the blond boy was so fast that she could not keep up with him at all.

By the time she saw him again, Naruto Uzumaki was already standing in front of her, smiling as he said:

"Big sister who's about to graduate, I'm just a first-grade little brother who only started school last year. You coming here to bully me makes me very unhappy, but as long as you do what I say, nothing will happen. Okay?"

Half an hour later.

Training ground.

Scorching flames danced as the firewood crackled.

Inuzuka Hana finally regained consciousness. When she opened her eyes again, she saw herself and Izumi Uchiha tied to two wooden stakes, one on each side.

This was too embarrassing...

She had actually been instantly defeated by a first-grade brat in one move, and she had even dragged Izumi into it...

This was simply too humiliating.

But Inuzuka Hana had calmed down and understood why her younger brother, Kiba Inuzuka, had said never to provoke Naruto Uzumaki again.

His fighting spirit had not been shattered. He really just couldn't beat him.

This person...

Like Itachi Uchiha, who had been in her class back then, and Shisui Uchiha from the upper grades, he was one of those freakish geniuses!

She could only apologize.

Even if it was humiliating.

That was still better than remaining tied up here!

Besides, this binding style... Why did it look so... wrong?

Inuzuka Hana looked toward Izumi Uchiha. Izumi Uchiha's face was red, and she was probably thinking the same thing.

"Um... um... S-sorry!"

Naruto heard her voice and looked up, satisfied with his handiwork.

Tortoise-shell bondage.

It had been Naruto's favorite form of bondage in his previous life. He had never expected that the first time he used it after transmigrating would be on Inuzuka Hana and Izumi Uchiha.

What would happen if Kiba Inuzuka and Itachi Uchiha saw this?

"Is just saying sorry enough? I was almost bullied by two sixth-grade big sisters, you know!"

At those words, both Inuzuka Hana and Izumi Uchiha felt their faces burn.

Sixth grade, first grade.

And it had been two against one.

Unable to bear such mockery, Inuzuka Hana immediately snapped, "Then what do you want?!"

"Oh?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow. The person who had lost still dared to have an attitude.

[An obscene thought rose in the evil Naruto Uzumaki's heart. He thought, it seemed...]

[It was time to play Inuzuka Hana's defeat CG.]

Get lost, get lost, get lost!

Naruto looked at Inuzuka Hana and smiled. "Before you keep talking big, I suggest you first take a look at what I'm doing!"

Hearing that, Inuzuka Hana and Izumi Uchiha looked carefully. At that moment, Naruto Uzumaki was using a kunai in front of them to carve bamboo skewers, as if he planned to roast something.

The slightly smarter and sharper Izumi Uchiha's face sank.

After noticing the three dogs still unconscious beside Naruto, Inuzuka Hana immediately understood.

"Big sisters, dogs are so cute. Shall we eat them?"