Naruto Uzumaki Is a Rogue Ninja

"Still glaring at me? I'm asking if you yield!"

Hmm... this butt is quite springy. Little turkey, you have the talent to be gay! Naruto thought with a wicked grin.

Naruto's chakra reserves and taijutsu were far superior to Sasuke's, who hadn't awakened his Sharingan yet. This meant that most of the time during their fights, Sasuke was on the receiving end, especially when confused by Naruto's bizarre Transformation Jutsu.

Naruto had somehow managed to master the hand seals for Transformation Jutsu with incredible speed, able to cast it almost instantly. To transform into her favorite anime characters, Naruto had trained the Transformation Jutsu diligently in front of the Nine-Tails. Coupled with her Uzumaki bloodline, her monstrous chakra reserves, compared to ordinary ninjas, made it effortless to continuously use Transformation Jutsu in battle.

There was no need to worry about running out of chakra. Could an ordinary ninja experience that? A certain white-haired ninja, often low on chakra while enjoying the shade under a tree, watched Naruto and Sasuke fight and expressed envy.

"This child's chakra reserves are truly astonishing."

"Ah! Naruto! Move your foot off Sasuke already!"

The girls who saw their 'boy' being bullied angrily threw stones at Naruto.

"Naruto!"

Hinata Hyuga was one of the few girls who didn't throw stones at Naruto. Seeing so many pebbles flying towards Naruto, she couldn't help but worry.

Naruto quickly formed hand seals and transformed into a small squirrel, nimbly dodging all the stones. She landed steadily and then dispelled the transformation.

"Naruto, you're amazing!"

Hinata Hyuga, whose gaze was fixed on Naruto, saw how Naruto managed to dodge all the stones in such a peculiar yet cool way. A blush spread across Hinata's fair face.

After being treated by the school's medical ninja, Sasuke Uchiha's face, which had been beaten into a pig's head, finally recovered. The unyielding Sasuke Uchiha stopped Naruto after school.

"Stop! Naruto Uzumaki! I challenge you!"

Has 'Two-Eyes' not had enough beating? Wasn't getting beaten into a pig's head today enough? He's actually rushing to get beaten again! Could it be... I hit him too hard and damaged 'Two-Eyes' brain prematurely? If his brother, Itachi, knew, wouldn't he skin me alive? Damn it, I need to get out of here fast!

Naruto slapped away Sasuke Uchiha's pointing finger, avoided Sasuke blocking her path, and continued walking, saying as she went, "Sorry, I'm hungry and rushing home to eat."

A few minutes later, at Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto looked at the expensive seafood ramen in front of her, feeling utterly defeated.

What the heck! My entire month's living expenses aren't enough to eat a few bowls of this seafood ramen, and 'Two-Eyes' is treating me! He's treating me to ramen just to get beaten up!

Naruto sniffed, holding back tears of emotion. She inhaled the aroma of the ramen deeply. This was the first time she had ever eaten Ichiraku's high-end seafood ramen!

Thinking about it, Naruto couldn't help but shed tears of poverty.

"Eat up! And don't forget what you promised me after you eat!" Sasuke Uchiha saw Naruto dawdling over her ramen and thought she was going to go back on her word, so he urged her to eat quickly.

How could Sasuke know that the living expenses Konoha gave Naruto were so meager that she couldn't afford seafood ramen?

Naruto was truly poor. She wondered if her idiot father's inheritance had been embezzled by Konoha. Every time she thought about it, Naruto couldn't help but complain bitterly to the Nine-Tails, it was heartbreaking!

Every time the Nine-Tails heard Naruto lamenting about money, it made a pained expression. Never having understood the concept of money, the Nine-Tails didn't know what to say and could only pretend to be "listening."

Happily eating the ramen, Naruto didn't even leave the soup, gulping it down until it was all gone. She let out a satisfied burp. It would have been even better if Sasuke Uchiha, who was staring at her with resentful eyes the whole time, wasn't there.

In an open space by the lake, Naruto waved at Sasuke Uchiha, who was opposite her.

"Come on!"

"Hmph!"

Sasuke Uchiha shouted and charged at Naruto.

Naruto calculated the distance. The moment Sasuke Uchiha stepped on the trap, Naruto slightly lifted her foot, and a rope that suddenly sprang up from the ground tripped Sasuke Uchiha.

Poor little Sasuke fell face-first into the dirt. Naruto covered her mouth, suppressing her laughter.

"You! You're cheating!"

Sasuke Uchiha got up and saw the rope that had tripped him on the ground. His small face turned red with anger.

"A ninja must never let their guard down! That's what Iruka-sensei taught us!" Naruto put her hands on her hips. Despite having done something extremely shameless, she looked at Sasuke Uchiha righteously and accused him, "Didn't you pay attention in Iruka-sensei's class? Iruka-sensei would be sad if he knew!"

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha's momentum was crushed by Naruto. He surprisingly felt that what Naruto said made sense. Angrily pointing at Naruto, he said, "Next time, I will definitely not lose to you!"

What a troublesome 'Two-Eyes'... but, if he keeps treating me to seafood ramen and playing with me, it's not impossible! After all, I'm truly poor. Unlike the Uchiha, who are still rolling in wealth even after being driven out of the center of power in the village.

The police force is also a good way to make money!

The poor Sasuke Uchiha had no idea that in Naruto's heart, his label wasn't 'opponent,' but 'meal ticket.'

At night, Itachi Uchiha watched Sasuke diligently practicing taijutsu, slightly puzzled. Sasuke had never trained so hard before. What could have happened to make him so dedicated?

Thinking of Sasuke returning home looking dejected, Itachi Uchiha's brow furrowed.

Could he have been bullied at school?

"Sasuke."

Itachi Uchiha walked towards Sasuke, wanting to ask what had happened at the Ninja Academy.

"Brother! Why are you here?" Sasuke stopped his punches and looked at his approaching brother.

"Did something happen at school? If you were wronged, you must tell me!" Itachi Uchiha affectionately patted Sasuke's head.

"No! How could I possibly be bullied!"

"Then why did you suddenly start training your taijutsu so hard?"

"That's because..."

Sasuke puffed out his cheeks indignantly. His cute expression made Itachi smile tenderly. After listening to Sasuke explain the whole story, he felt relieved.

"Wind Style: Gale Palm!"

Naruto, trying hard to sense the nature of the wind, attempted to suppress the wind onto her fingers as she released Gale Palm.

With a "bang," the skin on Naruto's fingers broke, revealing raw flesh. Blood dripped onto the ground.

"Failed..."

Naruto gasped in pain, frowning as she wrapped her fingers with bandages. This kind of injury would normally heal in minutes with the Nine-Tails' chakra, but she didn't want to do that.

She didn't want the Anbu to notice that the Nine-Tails' chakra could heal her injuries so quickly. Even when healing, she had to slow down the process.