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

What a nostalgic name.

"After Kakashi defeated Zabuza, he handed him over to Mei Terumi."

Zetsu paused there.

"As for why Mei Terumi didn't kill Zabuza, I don't know."

"My guess is that Mei Terumi noticed something was wrong long ago and had been making plans in secret."

"When she fought Karatachi Yagura yesterday, Mei Terumi's strength was fully at Kage Level."

Obito Uchiha nodded at Zetsu's words.

It seemed

the whole thing had been an accident.

"Oh, there's one more thing I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

Obito Uchiha looked at Zetsu.

"White—Konan's codename in the Akatsuki—seems to have left on her own a few days ago. Judging by the direction she went, she was probably heading to Konoha."

Obito Uchiha fell silent for a moment.

"Leave her be."

"The Akatsuki's goal is to collect the Tailed Beasts. Maybe she wants to gather intelligence on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki ahead of time."

Obito Uchiha spoke calmly.

So she was going to Konoha. What was the big deal?

It wasn't as if she had discovered his identity and gone there to investigate, right?

Heh.

"Let's go."

"It's about time for the meeting."

Obito Uchiha stood, put on his Akatsuki cloak, and activated his Mangekyo Sharingan. His body slowly vanished.

You're Teaching the Nine-Tails the Will of Fire?

"Nothing beats being home."

Naruto Uzumaki lay on his bed and stretched comfortably.

This time,

he had spent nearly a month away, and being out there had driven him stir-crazy.

But the rewards had been enormous.

He had just checked his account balance. His savings were already close to a hundred million ryo.

Now

he would never have to worry about money again.

Just then,

a masked Anbu Ninja appeared in his room.

"Miss Anbu?"

At the sight of that unmistakable purple hair, delight lit up Naruto Uzumaki's face.

Yugao, my future wife!

"Hmph!"

"So you do remember me."

Uzuki Yugao couldn't help snorting at Naruto Uzumaki's words.

While Naruto Uzumaki had been away on this mission, she had followed him the entire time, secretly keeping him safe.

But that guy Naruto had not mentioned her once in the Diary.

She refused to believe that, with his extraordinary sensory abilities, he had failed to notice her following him.

When he peeked at her bathing, he called her "Yugao, my future wife." The rest of the time, he forgot all about her.

How heartless!

"Uh... of course I remember you. You smell so nice."

Naruto Uzumaki was a little taken aback by Uzuki Yugao's words.

That's strange.

From Yugao's tone,

why does she sound a little jealous?

"Don't explain."

"Lord Hokage wants you to come to his office. He has some questions for you."

Uzuki Yugao spoke coldly.

"Okay, got it."

Naruto Uzumaki nodded.

He had expected this.

After reading the mission log, it would have been stranger if Hiruzen Sarutobi had not summoned him.

"Oh, Miss Anbu, I brought you a gift."

Seeing that Uzuki Yugao was about to leave, Naruto Uzumaki took an elegantly wrapped gift box from his room.

"This is for me?"

Uzuki Yugao sounded incredulous.

"Of course."

"I never properly thanked you for taking me to Konoha Hospital last time."

Naruto Uzumaki smiled.

He had bought plenty of gifts while he was away.

This was the perfect chance to grow closer to Uzuki Yugao.

After all,

she was his future wife.

"At least you have some heart."

Once she received the gift,

Uzuki Yugao's tone softened noticeably.

"Stop calling me Miss Anbu. I have a name."

"Uzuki Yugao."

Naruto Uzumaki watched Uzuki Yugao leave, baffled.

For some reason,

he felt there was something odd about what she had said.

In the Original Story,

was Uzuki Yugao like this?

Hokage Building.

Hokage Office.

When Naruto Uzumaki walked in, Hiruzen Sarutobi set the Scroll in his hand on the desk.

"Naruto, you're here?"

"Lord Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked Naruto Uzumaki up and down, a concerned smile appearing on his face.

"Naruto, I heard you ran into a little trouble on this mission."

"You weren't hurt, were you?"

Naruto Uzumaki shook his head.

"Of course not."

"Kakashi-sensei is an Elite Jonin. He can handle anything that comes up."

At Naruto Uzumaki's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"But... I heard that when your squad was on the brink of defeat, you beat Kirigakure's S-Rank Missing-nin, Zabuza Momochi."

"Did that happen?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi feigned curiosity.

"Of course."

"You know, the new bridge in the Land of Waves was named after me because of that."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke with pride.

"Really?"

"Little Naruto, you're quite something."

"You're famous now. You've even stolen the spotlight from Sasuke."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled in feigned surprise.

"Let's keep it low-key, low-key."

"You can spread the news around the village seven or eight times. Just don't make too big a deal of it. I don't like that."

"..."

The corner of Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth twitched at Naruto Uzumaki's words.

Good grief.

If you call that low-key, no one in the entire Shinobi World is a show-off.

"Ahem... we can discuss that later."

"Naruto, can you tell me how you came to possess such great power?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to sound casual.

"Lord Third, Kurama deserves all the credit for my beating Zabuza."

Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head and put on an embarrassed expression.

Seeing him like that, Uzuki Yugao couldn't help rolling her eyes.

What a convincing act!

[That old geezer finally asked what he really wanted to know.]

[Sigh... playing along with him is exhausting.]

[He obviously summoned me to ask about my relationship with the Nine-Tails, but he had to take the long way around.]

[It's so damn annoying.]

[If I didn't want to become a Missing-nin, I'd have beaten you to death already.]

[And he's still pretending to care about me. What a load of crap!]