The two embraced beneath the night sky, and Sasuke soon drifted peacefully to sleep.
Seeing the exhaustion on Sasuke's delicate face, Naruto knew he must have worn himself out practicing walking on water over the past two days.
"Sweet girl, have a good dream."
Admiring Sasuke's pale, jade-like cheeks in the moonlight, Naruto kissed his forehead, then settled him into a comfortable position so he could sleep soundly.
Naruto slowly rose, walked to the window, then flashed back onto the rooftop.
As wonderful as a lover's embrace was, Naruto still had plenty to prepare for.
After all, his life this time wasn't following the original story. With Zabuza dead ahead of schedule, Naruto had no idea what tricks the Gato Group might pull.
The Gato Group had been explicitly described in the original story as a criminal trade association operating worldwide. Naruto knew that simply killing Gato, the leader, would accomplish nothing against an organization that massive.
Kill one Gato, and someone else would immediately take his place.
Naruto's guiding principle was simple: either leave them alone, or wipe them out completely.
"System Panel."
As his words fell, a System Panel appeared before Naruto, visible to him alone.
[Golden Shovel System Panel] Host: Naruto Uzumaki. Negative Points: 3,911,528. Shock Points: 4,763,301. Silver Taels: 232,834,249. Talent: Visual Insight LV2 (Mind's Eye); detects enemy locations by intercepting their vision, within a radius of 5 li. Flying Thunder God Second Step. Spore Parasitic Clone. Wood Release, Wind Release, Fire Release, Lightning Release. All Lightning and Fire Release Ninjutsu. Yamanaka Clan Secret Techniques, Telescope Technique... [Lucky Money Search Function] [Super Beeper] functions: unsupported ultra-long-range forced contact, forced reception, ultra-long-range delivery; new coordinates can be acquired every three months... System inventory slots: Itachi's hair, assorted photographs...
Seeing that he had fewer than four