Konoha: After the Diary Was Exposed, the Female Ninja Fell Apart

Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with a group of Anbu.

"Are you all right?"

"Where's Mizuki?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Naruto Uzumaki, his face full of concern.

"I don't know. I just remember Mizuki trying to kill me. Then everything went black, and when I woke up, it was like this."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke weakly.

"Lord Hokage, there's nothing left of Mizuki's body."

An Anbu member spoke quietly to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth twitched at the report.

Good grief.

Nothing left of his body?

Was it really that brutal?

But when Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, he had sensed the Nine-Tails Chakra.

Naruto must have been affected by the Nine-Tails Chakra. That was why he had killed Mizuki so mercilessly.

"Naruto, my boy, you've caused me quite a bit of trouble."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, feigning helplessness.

"Huh?"

"I didn't know."

"Mizuki told me it was your order."

Naruto Uzumaki made it up on the spot.

"Sigh... If anyone else had committed a serious crime like stealing the Scroll of Seals, the village certainly wouldn't let him off easily."

"But I've watched you grow up."

"So we'll leave it at that. No more stealing from now on."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with an indulgent look on his face.

"Okay."

"Got it."

Naruto Uzumaki nodded obediently.

Watching the two play off each other left Uzuki Yugao speechless.

Good grief.

They're both incredible actors.

One planned the whole thing and pretended he knew nothing. The other was so calculating, yet he acted completely innocent...

If I hadn't known the truth already, they really would have fooled me.

What a waste that neither of them became an actor.

"Yugao, take Naruto to Konoha Hospital."

After putting on a convincing display of concern and magnanimity for Naruto, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he had played his part long enough. He turned the boy over to Uzuki Yugao.

"Yes, sir!"

Uzuki Yugao answered and prepared to carry Naruto on her back.

"Miss Anbu, my arms are too weak. Could you carry me in your arms?"

Naruto Uzumaki spoke up suddenly.

The smile on Naruto Uzumaki's face gave Uzuki Yugao a sudden sense of danger.

She knew what Naruto Uzumaki was really like.

That guy...

He's a complete pervert.

He didn't make that request with good intentions.

"What's wrong?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed Uzuki Yugao standing there in a daze and asked.

"Nothing, Lord Hokage."

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze, Uzuki Yugao could hardly explain herself.

After all,

Naruto appeared to be only a twelve-year-old boy.

Besides,

she couldn't let anyone discover that she had the Diary.

So,

Uzuki Yugao had no choice but to scoop Naruto up in her arms and head toward Konoha.

On the way, Uzuki Yugao gritted her teeth as she watched Naruto Uzumaki bury his face in her chest.

That bastard. He's exactly what I thought he was!

Being Taken Advantage of a Few More Times Might Not Be So Bad

Konoha.

Konoha Hospital.

Naruto Uzumaki lay in bed, looking utterly pleased with himself.

[Morning~]

When the words appeared in the Diary, the women who had been waiting beside theirs silently replied, Morning~

[The Scroll of Seals theft is finally over.]

[Getting the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique out of it wasn't bad.]

[Also, I saw my dear Yugao for the first time last night.]

[She wore a mask, but that flowing purple hair was a dead giveaway. Just like a certain white-haired guy who loves reading dirty books, anyone who knows her would recognize her at a glance.]

Reading the Diary, Uzuki Yugao touched her hair and smiled ruefully.

Her hair color certainly was distinctive.

Also,

that white-haired guy Naruto mentioned...

Could he mean Kakashi Hatake?

Does Kakashi...

love reading dirty books?!

Uzuki Yugao was thrilled. She felt as though she had uncovered an incredible secret.

Such was the allure of gossip!

Uzuki Yugao wasn't alone. Kurenai Yuhi, Anko, Shizune, and the others were all covering their mouths to stifle their laughter.

Who would've thought?

Serious-looking Kakashi is secretly into dirty books.

[And I have to say, my dear Yugao's figure is incredible. I nearly ran out of air last night...]

[She smelled wonderful and felt so soft. It was pure bliss.]

[My acting was pretty good, too. Yugao didn't notice a thing.]

As more words appeared in the Diary, Uzuki Yugao's face turned bright red.

"Idiot!"

"Who didn't notice anything, huh?!"

"And... you spent the whole time shoving your head into my chest! What acting?!"

Uzuki Yugao clenched her fists and made up her mind.

Next time,

if Naruto Uzumaki deliberately takes advantage of me again, I'll teach him a lesson!

Just then, a system notification sounded in the women's minds.

[Ding!]

[Uzuki Yugao has been mentioned multiple times in the Diary. Reward: Chakra doubled, Physical Fitness doubled!]

As the voice faded, Uzuki Yugao felt warmth surge through her body.

Her Chakra began to grow rapidly, and her body underwent a series of changes.

In just moments,

Uzuki Yugao felt that both her Physical Fitness and Chakra had doubled!

"These rewards are real!"

"That's absurd!"

Feeling the changes in her body for herself, Uzuki Yugao couldn't help crying out.

The rewards from the Diary really did come true!

Uzuki Yugao rushed out of her room and into the courtyard.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

At Uzuki Yugao's shout, a huge fireball appeared out of nowhere, scorching the air in the courtyard.

"It's gotten so much stronger!"

The power of the Great Fireball Technique left Uzuki Yugao stunned.

With more Chakra, she could put more of it into each Ninjutsu she used.

As a result,

the Ninjutsu she cast now was far more powerful than before.

After casting several more Chakra-intensive Ninjutsu in succession, Uzuki Yugao drew her long blade.

"Konoha Style Swordsmanship: Dance of the Crescent Moon!"

"Konoha Style Swordsmanship: Moonlit Night!"

After performing several Konoha Style Swordsmanship moves in a row, Uzuki Yugao grew more and more excited.

If doubling her Chakra let her use Ninjutsu more freely in battle, the improvement to her Physical Fitness suited her even better.

After all,

as a Ninja who specialized in Taijutsu, improving her body was exactly what she needed.

Compared with before, she not only had far more Chakra, but her endurance, speed, explosive power, and even mental strength had improved dramatically.

"Incredible."

"I should be as strong as a Jonin now!"

As an Anbu member, Uzuki Yugao had a clear understanding of the different levels of Ninja strength.

She had definitely reached Jonin level now.

"I never thought I'd break through the bottleneck that held me back for so long this easily."