Sasuke, Sakura Haruno, and Tazuna went off to search for the Lingzhi Immortal Herb.
In an instant, the tent fell completely silent. Only Kakashi's faint breathing remained, along with Naruto's unconscious gulps and racing heartbeat.
Honestly, Naruto had imagined this scene three months ago.
But now that he was actually here, in this position, he found himself hesitating.
And somehow, at this very moment, he instinctively thought of Sasuke.
"I'm such a bastard!"
Smack!
Naruto immediately slapped himself across the face.
"How could I get distracted at a time like this?"
Exploration and adventure were written into humanity's genes.
Never mind Naruto-any man in his place would have peeled back the layers of mystery without hesitation to glimpse the truth.
Leaving his looks aside for the moment, with such a tall, slender, long-limbed figure right there, how could Naruto possibly keep his curiosity in check?
Yes, this was how any normal person would react. It was perfectly reasonable.
Gulp...
Naruto swallowed again and carefully pinched the mysterious mask covering Kakashi's face.
His nose was high-bridged, his skin as fair as jade...
He kept pulling it down.
Those pale pink lips weren't the delicate, demure sort he had imagined, but the kind of mature beauty that only grew more appealing the longer you looked.
"Uh... in for a penny, in for a pound."
Naruto gritted his teeth and pulled Kakashi's mysterious mask off completely.
Yet when he saw Kakashi's entire face, Naruto froze.
Since Kakashi was unconscious, describing his beauty as enough to outshine the moon and flowers was no exaggeration. (Reference image)
The proportions and arrangement of his features were those of a peerless beauty-provided, of course, that you overlooked the scar across his left eye.
Rather than the usual slender, willow-leaf brows, he had crescent-shaped eyebrows, which made his