Hearing the system prompt, Naruto did not feel happy at all.
At this moment, the sorrow outweighed the surprise, and he slowly climbed up from the ground, walking with his head lowered toward the end of the street.
The unmasked whispers from both sides behind him felt like sharp thorns stabbing repeatedly into his heart.
After realizing that he had transmigrated into the Naruto world, he had not failed to consider following the original plotline.
No matter how bad it was, Naruto in the original plot still ended up as an underdog making a comeback, marrying a wealthy beauty, and reaching the peak of his life.
Yet, no matter what, he could never have imagined.
The life Naruto had lived in the twelve years before graduating from the Ninja Academy was actually this wretched.
Wretched to an outrageous degree!
Hearing about it, seeing it, and experiencing it firsthand... those were completely different feelings.
As the soul of a modern person, it was impossible for him to silently endure all of this and ultimately selfless-ly give all his youth to Konoha.
This Hokage... I won't do it!
He paced out of the end of the street with his head bowed, yet the two sharp ANBU gazes resting on him still did not vanish.
Hmph, indifferent, are you? Naruto sneered inwardly, Third, is this what you call protection?
Soon, Naruto paced over to the side of a small river.
Looking at the sunset scenery in the distance, Naruto could not feel happy no matter what.
However, he knew he had to adjust these negative emotions himself.
Otherwise, it was very likely he would not live to twelve and graduate from the Ninja Academy, let alone live until Sasuke defected.
That was right.
Currently, the only plan Naruto could think of to perfectly break away from Konoha was to use Sasuke's defection incident to leave Konoha.
Thinking of Sasuke, Naruto could not help recalling the Uchiha Clan Massacre the villagers had mentioned earlier, as well as the fact that Itachi and Sasuke were girls.
Sasuke and Itachi are girls? How is that even possible?
He muttered softly, then looked up again to gaze into the distance at the Hokage Rock.
Looking at it again, he froze, immediately understanding what that idiom from his past life meant.
The face reflects the mind.
When you saw someone dressed neutrally whose gender was indistinguishable as male or female, you would subconsciously lean toward your initial visual and inner judgment.
Just now, when he gazed at the Hokage Rock from home, he only thought the overall vibe of the stone carvings on the Hokage Rock was a bit strange, but he had never thought about it in terms of women.
Yet at this moment, when he looked at the Hokage Rock again with a critical eye...
He had to admit, they were gradually feminized.
Naruto felt somewhat dazed as he watched, hurriedly shaking his head to banish these messy thoughts.
Since he could not confirm it for now, he would just find someone familiar to verify it.
The Uchiha Clan Massacre?
Recalling the Uchiha Clan Massacre the villagers had mentioned earlier, it should have happened last night, and someone had also said at the time that there was only one person who escaped the disaster of last night.
That was the girl Sasuke Uchiha, who had just been discharged from Konoha Hospital.
The system's function was very powerful, but the prerequisite for activation was 10,000 taels of currency and 1,000 points each of Negative Points and Shock Points.
Naruto wasn't worried about Negative Points or Shock Points, but 10,000 taels was extremely unfriendly to his current economic situation.
Why?
If the past Naruto had been well-off financially, would he have passed up his favorite Ichiraku Ramen to eat instant noodles all day?
Obviously.
Konoha's financial aid to Naruto was very limited, falling short even of the cost for his most basic two bowls of ramen a day.
To the current Naruto, 10,000 taels was hardly an exaggeration to call an astronomical figure.
Yet Heaven leaves no dead ends.
Just when he was worrying about how to get 10,000 taels a moment ago, he had heard heavy news about the Uchiha Clan, such as the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
This was why he had been so excited at the time, forgetting his identity and rushing directly into the crowd to question the middle-aged woman.
If he confirmed that last night was the timeline of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, then as long as he seized this opportunity, perhaps getting 10,000 taels would not be difficult.
After all, the Uchiha were a wealthy family in Konoha; wouldn't even taking out pots and pans to sell fetch more than 10,000 taels?
With a goal in his heart, Naruto quickly pulled himself together, taking advantage of the dusk to pace along the small river.
The system panel appeared before his eyes. [Golden Shovel System]
Negative Points: 239 points. Shock Points: 0 points.
[Golden Shovel System] Host: Naruto Uzumaki. Negative Value: 239 points. Shock Value: 0 points. Silver Taels: 90. Talent: Visual Insight LV1 (Can perceive any gaze lingering on the body from any angle for more than 3 seconds, upgradable.) [Lucky Money Search Function] (Unactivated) System Storage (0/100 slots) [Level 1 Chakra Expansion Card * 1]
Pulling himself together and looking at the 239 points of negative emotion value on the panel, he felt somewhat better.
Just walking half a street netted me 239 Negative Emotion Points?
Just as he wanted to ask why each villager could only contribute one point of negative emotion value,
Inadvertently looking up, the words Naruto was about to ask were abruptly swallowed back down.
Reflected in the rays of the setting sun, the river water below appeared shimmering.
At the far end of the wooden fishing platform by the riverbank, a slender figure with cute twin-tails, holding her chin in her hands, was quietly squatting.
She sat motionless, gazing straight ahead and lost in her own thoughts, as if intentionally trying to blend into the surrounding desolation.
Because of the distance and the setting sun, the yellow-haired youth pacing along the riverbank could only vaguely make out the girl's back profile.
Yet even so,
When the yellow-haired youth saw the kawaii twin-tails of the girl at the end of the fishing platform below, a look of astonishment also appeared on his face, and he almost tripped and fell flat.
Fortunately, although the youth looked frail and slender, his physical fitness was actually quite good, and he immediately steadied his stance.
After taking a few deep breaths, the youth finally took a step to continue forward.
By the quiet little river.
Though the youth's footsteps were soft, the twin-tailed girl sitting quietly by the river still noticed.
Only, constrained by her current mood, she did not want to know who the passing person was, because all of this had nothing to do with her.
As the footsteps drew closer and closer, that pair of eyes constantly rested on her, making the girl somewhat annoyed; yet, being in a terrible mood right now, the girl still did not want to look back.
However, as the footsteps stopped behind her and advanced no further, the twin-tailed girl finally turned her head with an icy gaze to stare. ─=≡Σ(((つ•̀ω•́)つ
If this damned fellow was here to watch her make a fool of herself, then she had to ruthlessly teach him a lesson on behalf of the Uchiha Clan's honor.
The girl slowly turned her head, her large eyes holding nothing but endless chill.
Immediately, a Naruto Uzumaki with a full head of yellow hair and a white T-shirt came into view.
The girl frowned and let out a soft huff; not only did she recognize this boy, but she particularly detested him.
It was bad enough that this person was at the bottom of the class in academic performance, but he had also openly provoked her many times.
She just couldn't understand why, after she had effortlessly defeated this person in combat practice at school yesterday, he still had the courage to jump out upon learning her clan had been wiped out.
The two stared at each other across the space, and for a moment the surrounding air fell silent.
The girl wore a calm expression, but her gaze was exceptionally cold, as if she could erupt at any second.
Compared to the chill in the girl's eyes, Naruto at this moment had eyes full of shock.
If not for the girl wearing the Uchiha Clan's signature attire and the prior knowledge that only Sasuke survived after the massacre, he definitely would have thought this girl was a descendant of the Uchiha Clan.
Yet barring any accidents, accidents were bound to happen.
Sasuke is actually a kawaii girl? Oh my god, what kind of time-space have I transmigrated into?
Naruto shouted inwardly.
At the same time, he fixed his gaze to carefully examine the girl's appearance, subconsciously comparing her to the Sasuke from his past-life anime conventions.
After comparing, it wasn't just similar; she was practically a feminized Sasuke.
Especially that pair of clean, clear eyes, staring at him as if saying: Vanish immediately! Or I'll make you vanish right now!
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