"Naruto..."
"I'm fine. You have to be brave enough to try everything! As for drinking blood, once was enough. I'll go find some water later. Right now, the most important thing is grilled meat! Food!"
She added fresh wood to the nearly extinguished campfire.
"Wind Style: Gale Palm!"
Naruto clapped her hands together, carefully controlling the power of Gale Palm. The campfire that had nearly gone out immediately burst into tall flames and began burning fiercely.
Naruto grilled several pieces of bear meat. Even without seasoning, she was already satisfied to have food rich in fat when she was starving.
After eating the grilled bear meat, Naruto patted her grease-covered hands.
She looked at Yakushi Nonō and Mikoto Uchiha lying on the ground. One was half-dead, while the other was unconscious.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"Please, my clone!"
"Leave it to me, my original body!"
After their rather chuunibyou exchange, Naruto left the cave. A few miles away, she found a small river. Itching unbearably all over, Naruto immediately jumped into the river and enjoyed a refreshing cold bath.
After bathing and taking a few drinks of river water, Naruto realized that in her anger, she had left Konohagakure without bringing anything—not even something to carry water in.
A while later, Naruto returned carrying a stone pot lovingly crafted by the Nine-Tails, with a potful of water on her shoulder.
After returning to the cave, Naruto set down the stone pot. Her Shadow Clone came over and swallowed at the sight of the water inside.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"Wait..."
Before Shadow Clone Naruto could finish speaking, Naruto dispelled her. Then she placed the stone pot over the campfire and added more firewood.
Who knew when these two would wake up? I have to take them wherever I go, but I can't just abandon them either. One is my future cash machine, and the other is... Hmm... Why did I save her again?
Only then did Naruto realize that saving Yakushi Nonō brought her no benefits at all!
Kabuto Yakushi had already gone dark. Someone who had even begun to doubt his own existence...
Naruto felt that Kabuto Yakushi needed an Izanami beating. But she had already ruined most of the plot. The Uchiha Clan had escaped the fate of annihilation, and the destinies of Shisui Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha had also been changed by her.
Orochimaru had not been utterly defeated by Itachi Uchiha, so he would not crazily pursue the Sharingan...
Only then did Naruto realize that she had accidentally changed so many events from the original story.
Who knew what would happen in the future? She would take it one step at a time!
Naruto shrugged carelessly, staring at the flickering flames in the campfire.
Wasn't it better that the world was not developing according to the anime's plot?
Naruto lay down on the dry grass, closed her eyes, and prepared to get some proper rest.
Orochimaru's Defeat (1/2)
The boiling water splashed from the stone pot onto Naruto's leg, scalding her so badly that she yelped and sprang up from the ground. With the Nine-Tails' help, the scorching-hot stone pot landed steadily on the ground.
The Nine-Tails was suffering in silence and had nothing to say.
"I don't know when those two will wake up. I have to take them with me wherever I go. What a pain!" Naruto propped up her chin and looked at Yakushi Nonō and Mikoto Uchiha, who showed no signs of waking.
"Who told you to meddle in other people's business and save those two women?" An eye formed from Nine-Tails Chakra trailed an adorable little fox tail behind it, much like the eyes Gaara formed with sand.
The Nine-Tails watched Naruto's wrist with concern. Thinking of Naruto's reckless actions earlier, it became furious and could not help feeling a stomachache.
The Nine-Tails felt that if it were not a Tailed Beast, it would sooner or later die from stomach pain.
"Tut, tut, tut~!"
Naruto held up one finger and waved it before the Nine-Tails' eye, then pinched the eyeball. Since its optic nerves and sensory nerves were connected to the eye, the feeling was self-evident.
"Nine-Tails, you don't understand my thinking! Both of them are useful. One is a cash machine, and one is a medical ninja. They're useful to me. Besides, this woman is the foster mother of Kabuto Yakushi, who will become a major boss in the future."
Naruto seriously explained her motives for saving the two of them.
"Humph, humph, humph~! Why would I save them if there were no benefits for me? Keep dreaming! In the future, I'll grab money and women with both hands! Long live freedom!"
"Water..."
A hoarse voice reached Naruto's ears. She immediately stopped fantasizing and saw the pained expression on Yakushi Nonō's face. It seemed that she had not regained consciousness and was instinctively craving water.
Naruto quickly used Wind Style to lower the temperature of the water in the stone pot to a drinkable warmth—not hot enough to scald the mouth. Since she had nothing to hold the water in, Naruto could only use her hands. She cupped the water in her small hands and fed it to Yakushi Nonō bit by bit, but no matter how long she tried, not a single drop went in. Naruto had no idea what sort of training Yakushi Nonō had undergone.
"Aren't you thirsty? Why won't you drink?!"
Seeing Yakushi Nonō's cracked lips, Naruto scratched her head in frustration and thought of a Sanba Reading method.
She lowered her head, took a large mouthful of water, and held it in her mouth before transferring it into Yakushi Nonō's mouth mouth-to-mouth. After helping her swallow the water, Yakushi Nonō's lips became less cracked from the moisture.
Naruto wiped her mouth with a look of disgust.
"That was my first kiss! And I just gave it to you! You really got off easy!"
Next, Naruto used the same method to give Mikoto Uchiha some water.
Afterward, Naruto touched her lips, clapped her hands together, and revealed an evil grin.
"Sorry, Fugaku Uchiha, I deliberately cuckolded you. But I did it to save your wife! Still, what can you do to me now? You don't even know I cuckolded you! Maybe you'll even thank me later! Hahahaha!"
Imagining Fugaku Uchiha gratefully offering her money in the future, Naruto put her hands on her hips, threw back her head, and laughed wildly. With her messy golden hair, she looked like a little lunatic who had escaped from a mental hospital.
Meanwhile, Fugaku Uchiha, who felt as though his hair had grown much greener, learned from Itachi Uchiha that the scroll sealing his wife's corpse might have been picked up by Konohagakure. His body, already severely weakened after using Susanoo, was overwhelmed by grief and anger. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
"Dad!"
"It's okay. Dad just fainted." Itachi Uchiha comforted his younger brother.
"Brother... Mom protected me..." Sasuke Uchiha bit his lip. His Sharingan activated unconsciously, and tears filled his eyes.
"I know, Sasuke... It's not your fault..." Itachi Uchiha gently held Sasuke as pain filled his heart, silently making a vow.
Mom, rest assured. I'll definitely protect Sasuke!
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