Naruto Uzumaki Is a Rogue Ninja

"Haruki Hyuga."

"What?! Wasn't that guy supposed to be in the hospital! How did he become a rogue ninja?"

Yakushi Nonō watched with amusement as Naruto's curious expression turned to shock. After Mikoto Uchiha's meticulous makeover, Naruto was practically unrecognizable.

Naruto's exclamation drew the attention of passersby. He gave an embarrassed smile and quickly pulled the two of them away.

In a restaurant, Yakushi Nonō watched Naruto eat as she slowly relayed the information she had gathered.

"Naruto, I heard Haruki Hyuga became a rogue ninja to get revenge on someone?"

"Could it be me?"

Naruto sped up his chewing, swallowing the food in his mouth.

"If he wanted revenge on me, he wouldn't need to become a rogue ninja, right? That guy's head must be broken."

People who saw him said he had strange patterns covering his entire body, and the chakra he used was also very strange.

"Could it be... a Curse Mark?"

Upon hearing Yakushi Nonō's description, Naruto immediately thought of the Curse Mark developed by Orochimaru using Jugo's X-factor. In a sense, the power of the Curse Mark was also Sage Chakra.

Did Orochimaru lose his mind? Why would he bite Haruki Hyuga for no reason? How baffling...

"Curse Mark?"

"A ninjutsu developed by Orochimaru, one of the Sannin. It can enhance the power of the one implanted with the Curse Mark, but the side effects are quite significant. The longer it's used, the more it erodes the user, eventually causing them to lose themselves and become a monster."

"Isn't that very dangerous?" Mikoto Uchiha looked at Naruto with concern.

"Dangerous? I don't think so. I let him go last time, and I didn't expect him to come to my doorstep. Since he wants revenge, let him come... It just so happens that I'll have a pair of Byakugan."

Knowing the combat power of someone who had transformed with a Curse Mark, Naruto naturally wasn't afraid of Haruki Hyuga seeking revenge. With the Nine-Tails, why would she fear a one-eyed man?

After Naruto finished eating and drinking, he looked at the two of them.

"How much money is left?"

"Fifty thousand Ryo..."

"Huh? How much Ryo?"

Naruto thought he had misheard.

"Fifty thousand Ryo."

"I remember I gave you five hundred thousand Ryo before, how is there only fifty thousand Ryo left?" Naruto looked at them in surprise. "What did you two do to spend so much money?"

"The clothes you're wearing cost two hundred and fifty thousand Ryo... and there were other expenses, like the cost of gathering information..." Yakushi Nonō itemized the expenses for Naruto.

"Alright, alright! I get it!"

Naruto propped his chin up helplessly, suddenly thinking of a way to make money.

"Nonō, do you know where the black market is?"

"Hm?"

Yakushi Nonō's pupils contracted sharply.

"You, Naruto, how do you know about the black market?"

"I heard it's a place where people kill for bounties. Take me to see it. To prevent starving in the future, I'll kill a few rogue ninjas and earn some money! However, I definitely can't go looking like this."

"Black market..."

Mikoto Uchiha frowned. She knew she couldn't change Naruto's mind and could only accept it, especially since she and Yakushi Nonō had chosen the outfit that cost half of the money Naruto had given them.

"Naruto, be careful. The people there are not kind."

"Don't worry, because I'm not exactly a pushover either."

Naruto smiled brightly and turned around, forming a hand seal.

"Transformation!"

After a puff of smoke, Naruto transformed into a beautiful young girl with red hair and red eyes. She had a pair of short horns on her head, and a simple dress couldn't hide the girl's beauty.

"You can call me Lucy. Let's go to the black market."

The underworld, also known as the "black market," is an organization that exists with the tacit approval of various countries.

They accept any bounty. Wandering ninjas and rogue ninjas take on bounties here to make a living. You can even find bounties for the Kage of various ninja villages. As long as you have enough strength to defeat them and bring back their bodies, you can claim their bounty.

The higher the strength and power, the higher the bounty in the black market. The bounties for Kage can reach hundreds of millions, even billions. However, this mouth-watering reward makes them hesitate.

Are the strongest forces of the ninja villages really that easy to defeat? Provoking a Kage-level ninja is practically asking for death.

"Brat! This isn't a place for people like you... Ouch! You're quite good-looking. How about it, consider becoming my woman?"

A male rogue ninja blocked Lucy's path. He glanced at Lucy with no interest, but when he saw Mikoto Uchiha, who exuded a mature aura, his eyes widened with admiration. He looked at Mikoto Uchiha with a lecherous smile.

"I'll guarantee you food and drink..."

"You talk too much."

Lucy's finger tapped the head of the rogue ninja blocking her path. She saw the scratched forehead protector, identifying him as a rogue ninja from Kusagakure.

The projectile, compressed from Wind Release chakra, not only pierced the forehead protector but also his brain, killing the Kusagakure rogue ninja instantly.

Yakushi Nonō naturally understood what to do. She picked up the rogue ninja's corpse and walked towards the counter to collect the reward.

"How much is this guy worth?"

"Let me see, a rogue ninja from Kusagakure—Eikura. His bounty is 500,000 Ryo."

Seeing Eikura die at the hands of the red-haired girl without even a chance to resist, those who had intended to provoke Lucy immediately abandoned the idea.

It's a joke, they still wanted to live a little longer. Becoming a rogue ninja was about living freely and unrestrained. No one would joke with their own life. With a ready example before them, naturally, no one dared to provoke Lucy.

"Bring out the bounty list. No one here today is leaving."

Lucy walked up to the counter and slammed her hand down heavily.