Naruto: Naruto's Valorant Studies Journal
Chapter 38

Naruto's Vacation

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[Ding!] [An unexpected development has occurred!] GOOGLE Search TWKAN [The original life trajectories of A-rank moms "Ino Yamanaka" and "Hinata Hyuga" have been altered. Their strength has now reached Genin level ahead of schedule.] [Obtained an additional 40 Mom Coins!]

As noon approached, Ino finished her water-treading exercise, and Naruto gained another 40 Mom Coins. Added to the 11 automatically gained today and the 153 he had saved before, he now had 204.

He could already draw twenty times.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto suppressed the urge to draw and looked at the two girls, who were already exhausted. Who would have thought that, small as they were, they could now be considered Genin?

That assessment gave Naruto a rough understanding of his own strength as well.

Since the biggest difference between true Genin and Academy students was the basic control of chakra, then with more combat experience and some offensive and defensive techniques, they could probably be considered Chunin.

Clearly, the techniques Naruto had mastered and his proficiency with them were both quite high. He should be stronger than an ordinary Chunin, perhaps even at the level of a Special Jonin?

"Go home and rest. During the rest of the vacation, you don't need to learn anything new. Just consolidate what you already know."

Hinata Hyuga sat kneeling on the ground, taking small breaths, while Ino Yamanaka had simply sprawled out. It was obvious that they had been thoroughly exhausted today.

Upon hearing Naruto's words, they finally showed some relief.

"Really?" Ino Yamanaka shouted excitedly, then immediately frowned and shook her head. "No, no. We still haven't avenged Dad. We have to keep training."

Hinata Hyuga nodded as well. "I also want to keep working hard."

Few children truly loved training. They were only working so hard because Naruto had tricked them into wanting to help avenge him.

"Balancing work and rest is what matters most."

Naruto refused them, then said, "Besides, if I keep guiding your training, my own training progress will slow down."

"So leave the matter of revenge to me. Don't take steps that are too big. Focus on building your foundation first."

Because Naruto mentioned his own training, the two girls did not continue insisting.

But as they looked at Naruto, their eyes gained a few more traces of resolve.

"Naruto!"

Hinata Hyuga said firmly, "In the future, I'll definitely work hard and be able to help you."

"Me too!"

After thinking for a moment, Ino Yamanaka said, "I won't let Dad face everything alone!"

[Compared to the help you two can offer now, evil Naruto Uzumaki would rather wait until you grow into curvy big sisters and help him while wearing black and white stockings—preferably one with a gentle face and one with a disgusted face.]

[By then, Naruto Uzumaki would definitely shout happily...]

Stop fantasizing!

Naruto Uzumaki stopped the system's lewd rambling, then shook away the image of Ino's disgusted face in black stockings and Hinata's gentle face in white stockings that had surfaced in his mind.

"I understand how you feel."

He stood up, acknowledging their sincerity with his words, then fed them the remaining rice balls one by one.

"Eat something, then you moms can head home first."

"Okay!"

They were delighted to be fed by Naruto. Their earlier exhaustion vanished, leaving only smiles as they began chatting about the interesting things that had happened over the past few days.

"Hinata, next time we meet, I'll definitely be stronger than you."

"We'll see!"

After finishing the rice balls, Hinata Hyuga and Ino Yamanaka left together amid bickering, while Naruto stayed behind on the excuse that he still needed to train.

In truth, he had never planned to train himself at all. It was too tiring.

He was merely waiting for two people here.

Izumi Uchiha and Inuzuka Hana.

An hour later, an annoyed girl's voice drifted closer from the direction of Training Ground 9.

"Izumi, you have no idea. I don't know what got into my mom. First she beat me up and warned me not to associate with that little bastard Naruto Uzumaki anymore. Then she went out, came back home, and inexplicably said I could interact with Naruto Uzumaki after all."

"The way adults think really is hard to understand."

"And Izumi, what are you wearing today? You look so pretty!"

Naruto Uzumaki turned around and saw Inuzuka Hana chattering away. She wore a simple white T-shirt and denim hot pants, with a pair of black pantyhose covering her long, slender legs.

[Mom, Mom!]

The system cried out happily the instant it saw her outfit.

[This is the legendary bratty little mom. Delicious~!]

Tch~!

It really was nice!

For once, Naruto agreed with the system, though most of his attention was on Izumi Uchiha. Today, Izumi Uchiha had finally not worn that blue outfit bearing the Uchiha Clan crest. Instead, she had changed into a simple white short dress, her long, thick black hair naturally falling over her shoulders.

Perhaps because the dress was rather fitted, it outlined Izumi Uchiha's newly developing curves. Who would have thought that at such a young age, she would already be so well-endowed?

Naruto thought back.

Though her legs and butt could not compare to Uzuki Yugao's, the small mounds at her collar were no less impressive.

Compared to Inuzuka Hana, she completely crushed her.

Among the women he had met so far, only Mikoto Uchiha's top-tier figure held an absolute advantage over Izumi Uchiha's current one.

Damn it!

He envied that brat Itachi Uchiha. He had a mom like Mikoto and a childhood friend like Izumi.

With such good food, no wonder he went from healthy Itachi to sickly Itachi.

Naruto took a deep breath, swiftly jumped in front of them, then used his advantage of being "so cute" to pounce directly at Izumi Uchiha and hug her.

Then he rubbed his head against her chest.

"Ah... y-you-you~!"

Seeing Naruto suddenly appear, Izumi Uchiha, who had already felt shy about her outfit today, became even more flustered when he rubbed against her chest.

Her cheeks quickly turned red, the blush spreading toward her ears.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?!"

Seeing Izumi Uchiha frightened stiff, Inuzuka Hana hurriedly stepped in and pulled Naruto away.

"What?" Naruto raised an eyebrow. "You're jealous because I didn't hug you first?"

At those words, Inuzuka Hana's face turned red too—but red with fury.

"Who would be jealous of a little pervert like you?!"

"What did you call me?!"

Naruto raised an eyebrow and drew out his tone, instantly extinguishing Inuzuka Hana's anger.

Pouting, she reluctantly called out, "Master~!"

"That's more like it!"

Naruto clapped his hands together and chuckled. "Now then, let's begin. I'll teach you ninjutsu."

Immediately afterward, a Shadow Clone appeared beside him.

That brought the embarrassed Inuzuka Hana and the still-shy Izumi Uchiha back to their senses, expressions of surprise appearing on their faces.

Too fast!

With just a clap of his hands, he had created two clones. If it were them, there was no way they could cast ninjutsu that quickly.

His talent might even be higher than Itachi's! Izumi Uchiha silently gave Naruto Uzumaki that evaluation, and felt much less bothered by the hug from before.

At present, she actually desired strength more than Inuzuka Hana did.

Shisui Uchiha's disappearance and Itachi Uchiha's sudden change gave her the urgent drive to gain power and do something.

That was why she had followed Naruto's earlier instructions and worn white stockings along with pretty clothes.

She had even decided that even if Naruto Uzumaki took a little advantage of her, it was not something she could not accept.

"M-Master, please guide our training quickly." Izumi Uchiha showed a very proper attitude, bowing respectfully to Naruto.

Though she was not very willing, seeing Izumi Uchiha being so respectful made Inuzuka Hana unwilling to seem too defiant. She bent at the waist alongside Izumi Uchiha.

Two beautiful girls, one in black stockings and one in white stockings, bending over before him.

How wonderful, how wonderful~!

[See? This time, I didn't describe Naruto Uzumaki's inner thoughts, but Naruto Uzumaki said them himself.]

???

Damn it!

He had accidentally exposed himself. It seemed very necessary to kill the system to silence it.

[Nooo!]

After shutting off the system, Naruto looked at the respectful Izumi Uchiha and the seemingly respectful Inuzuka Hana, then nodded.

"No problem. Leave yourselves to me!"

It was not only they themselves who wanted to grow stronger. Naruto hoped they could become stronger as well.

For Inuzuka Hana, Naruto expected her to advance in rank.

For Izumi Uchiha, Naruto hoped she would have a little more ability to protect herself on the Night of the Massacre. He did not want her to be instantly killed again. He wanted her to hold out until someone came to save her.

Then survive and rewrite her ending.

A change from death to life should bring quite a few Mom Coins.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Teach me some powerful ninjutsu already!" Inuzuka Hana said excitedly.

"Your fighting style isn't very suitable for ninjutsu."

Naruto made his judgment of Inuzuka Hana. Her previous combat style had always involved close-range fighting together with dogs. Taijutsu was obviously more suitable for her. Having her focus on ninjutsu would be putting the cart before the horse.

"Damn it, what are you saying?!" Inuzuka Hana thought Naruto was looking down on her.

Naruto could not be bothered to explain. He merely chuckled. "If you don't believe me, let my clone fight you with taijutsu. If you can beat me while I only use taijutsu, then I'll teach you ninjutsu. How about it?"

"Fine, it's a deal!"

Inuzuka Hana pounced straight at Naruto, only to be knocked to the ground in no time by Naruto's Shadow Clone using the Leaf Hurricane set.

Afterward, she lay on the ground sniffling and said, "It's all your fault for making me wear black stockings! If I hadn't worn this annoying thing, you definitely couldn't have beaten me!"

Naruto was not bothered by her unreasonable behavior at all. He simply said softly, "Then I'll teach you that taijutsu just now. Do you want to learn it?"

"Yes!"

Inuzuka Hana immediately sprang back to life.

Izumi Uchiha, who had been watching the battle nearby, unconsciously smiled as well. Her pressure had been immense these past few days. Being with Inuzuka Hana and Naruto Uzumaki instead became one of her rare chances to relieve it.

Next, Naruto had two clones separately teach Izumi Uchiha Fire Style ninjutsu and Inuzuka Hana the taijutsu of the Leaf Hurricane Series.

However, he was not completely idle himself. Whenever Izumi Uchiha and Inuzuka Hana encountered difficulties, Naruto would personally step in and teach them what to do.

Relying on the advantage of the system's memories, he broke down and explained every detail.

Both Inuzuka Hana and Izumi Uchiha listened very carefully, but Izumi Uchiha gained far more from it than Inuzuka Hana.

That was because Inuzuka Hana had never encountered the taijutsu of the Leaf Hurricane Series before. She merely felt that Naruto's explanations were very detailed.

Izumi Uchiha was different. Fire Style was something she had practiced since childhood. Especially after awakening her Sharingan, the Uchiha Clan had assigned several teachers to privately instruct her.

Not long ago, Itachi Uchiha had taught her several times as well, but every time, she felt confused and needed to spend a great deal of effort understanding it herself.

But now, the blond boy before her, who was much shorter than her, could explain every detail perfectly, allowing her to immediately understand its meaning.

Izumi Uchiha felt that learning ninjutsu had never been this easy before.

By the afternoon, after Naruto had made her practice every detail several times, from chakra gathering to hand seals to attacking, Izumi Uchiha formed seals once again. Chakra burst forth from within her, and she rapidly breathed out a massive fireball roughly five meters in diameter.

Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!

Before today, when she used the Fireball Jutsu,

the largest one had probably only been around two meters in diameter. Now, it was five meters.

She had needed to complete every hand seal before, but now she could reduce them to three.

Even its power was visibly more ferocious than before.

[Ding!] [An unexpected development has occurred!] [The original life trajectory of B-rank mom "Izumi Uchiha" has been altered. Her strength during her lifetime has improved somewhat.] [Obtained an additional 10 Mom Coins!] [Current Mom Coins remaining: 214.]

Clap clap clap—!

Hearing the system's notification, Naruto happily applauded Izumi Uchiha. "You improved so quickly. You're amazing!"

"Not at all!" Izumi Uchiha smiled. "It's because Master taught me so well!"

At this moment, she truly felt that learning beside Naruto was better than learning beside Itachi.

When it came to teaching, Itachi truly was not as good as Naruto. As for emotional support, even when she made only a little progress, Naruto would lavishly praise her. But Itachi? It seemed like he had never praised her.

Watching Izumi Uchiha's happy expression, Naruto's lips curled up. Taking the opportunity, he pounced into Izumi Uchiha's chest again to cop a feel, wrapping both arms around her long legs clad in white stockings and refusing to let go.

Since she had just received Naruto's guidance, although Izumi Uchiha was somewhat shy, she did not resist too strongly.

She merely blushed and said softly, "Master, stop fooling around!"

But could she control Naruto?

Clearly, she could not.

[Ding!] [An unexpected development has occurred!] [The original life trajectory of B-rank mom "Inuzuka Hana" has been altered. Her strength during her Genin period has improved somewhat.] [Obtained an additional 10 Mom Coins!] [Current Mom Coins remaining: 224.]

By the time the system notification indicated that Inuzuka Hana had made progress as well, the sky had already darkened.

Wanting to hurry home for the dinner made by Mikoto Uchiha, Naruto did not linger at the training ground. After arranging a time to meet them tomorrow, he left first.

"Izumi, you know, although that brat is unreliable, I feel like he's even a little better than our Jonin squad leader."

"I had the same feeling."

Izumi Uchiha nodded in agreement.

The red glow on the horizon was about to fade, yet a blush appeared on Inuzuka Hana's face.

Izumi Uchiha watched her pout and kick at pebbles.

"He's obviously still so young, so why is he such a pervert?" Inuzuka Hana glanced at Izumi Uchiha. "I just saw him touching your leg for quite a while."

As soon as the words fell, a thin blush swiftly crept across Izumi Uchiha's delicate face as well.

"Idiot, why would you bring that up?!"

Izumi Uchiha quickly fled, hurrying back to the Uchiha clan grounds.

Unexpectedly, she ran into her childhood friend, Itachi Uchiha, at that very moment.

Itachi Uchiha had been extremely irritated and had not wanted to speak to Izumi Uchiha, but he noticed that her outfit was especially different today.

Very pretty...

Very beautiful...

Without realizing it, his heartbeat quickened slightly, and he greeted her instinctively.

"Izumi, good afternoon!"

However, Izumi Uchiha, who had been made extremely shy by Inuzuka Hana's teasing, only felt awkward at that moment.

Instead of responding, she lowered her head and rushed toward home even faster.

"Izumi..."

Watching her retreating figure, Itachi Uchiha's smile turned somewhat bitter.

Izumi dressed so beautifully today... was she planning to see me?

She probably was. After all, he truly could not think of any other boy Izumi Uchiha would deliberately dress up for besides him.

"Izumi, I'm sorry..."

"Perhaps we'll never see each other again soon."

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