Naruto Uzumaki Is a Rogue Ninja

Considering Naruto's current mental state, she didn't dare abandon Naruto and return to the Uchiha. Although Naruto was usually normal, she could see a deeply hidden madness in her profound, azure eyes.

Konoha had hurt Naruto too deeply, not only breaking her heart but also driving her to such madness... The Uchiha clan's fate, Naruto's fate, left Mikoto Uchiha with absolutely no good feelings towards Konoha.

"You misheard! I just thought you seemed to miss them, so I wanted to send you back!" Naruto guiltily turned her face away.

"I heard what you just said! Nonō heard it too!"

"Mhm, I heard," Yakushi Nonō nodded seriously, cooperating fully with Mikoto Uchiha.

"Wow! Are you two ganging up on me? I'm your savior!" Seeing the two of them united against her, Naruto pointed at them with a very angry expression, one hand on her hip, accusing them of being ungrateful.

Then, the bath towel on Naruto's body coincidentally slipped off her flat, "airport-like" chest.

"Ah!"

Naruto's face turned red, and she quickly picked up the towel to wrap herself, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Never mind that she could casually sleep with strangers in her past life; she was actually quite shy deep down. Being seen naked still made her blush, although she wasn't shy at all in that regard.

"Naruto, you'll catch a cold if you keep wearing just the towel. Come change into this dress~!" Mikoto Uchiha looked at Naruto, who was shyly blushing, and gently smiled as she took out a newly bought outfit and walked towards her.

"No! I want to wear pants, I don't want to wear a skirt!"

Naruto, with a face full of resistance, got up from Yakushi Nonō's embrace and was about to run. However, Yakushi Nonō, who had already formed an alliance with Mikoto Uchiha, unhesitatingly restrained Naruto with ninjutsu.

"Nonō, you betrayed me—!"

"What else should a girl wear if not a skirt?"

"I'm not a girl, I'm a boy!"

"Oh? Then, my cute little man Naruto, can you show me your proof of manhood?" Mikoto Uchiha held the skirt and looked at Naruto with a smile.

"There's none!" Naruto took a few steps back, only to be cornered by Mikoto Uchiha. In the narrow corner, Mikoto Uchiha's figure was so imposing, and the skirt in her hand was so terrifying to Naruto.

"Then obediently put on the skirt!"

"No—!"

Amidst Naruto's screams, Mikoto Uchiha and Yakushi Nonō changed Naruto into a dress and tied her golden hair into twin tails.

The Nine-Tails, who had been observing the entire process, gave a thumbs-up.

"Naruto, it suits you so well!"

"It doesn't suit me at all!"

Naruto swatted away the approaching eyeball, causing the Nine-Tails to tremble in pain.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Naruto had the distinct feeling she had transmigrated into a world like Oni X and become some unlucky kid with the surname Akatsuki. Her mood immediately soured.

"Naruto, you look so pretty in that dress~!"

Mikoto Uchiha looked at Naruto, who was sulking, and gently patted her head.

"It doesn't look good at all! The skirt is too much of a hassle! My hair tied up feels so uncomfortable! I don't want twin tails!"

In the end, Naruto, still sporting the twin-tail hairstyle and a face devoid of all emotion, walked out of the inn with Mikoto Uchiha and Yakushi Nonō. The innkeeper couldn't help but wonder what these two adults had done to the child, even contemplating calling the patrol team.

Chapter 32: Reason Evaporates (1/2)

In the forest, Naruto sat on a tree trunk, drawing and erasing in her notebook, frowning at times and biting her pen in distress at others.

The Akatsuki Organization might start capturing Tailed Beasts at any moment. I can't just wait around; I need to strengthen myself to protect the Nine-Tails!

The power of the Rinnegan is just too strong and overpowered. Compared to it, the Byakugan is... so much weaker.

Naruto suddenly felt the Byakugan was so useless!

The Sharingan is incredibly powerful. I should definitely get a pair of Sharingan and implant them. Red eyes are the best!

"Tsk—!"

Before, in Konoha, I was so focused on how to escape that I completely forgot the most important part of the Hokage storyline.

The five great nations of the Elemental Countries, each ninja village has a Tailed Beast... Konoha... If I leave Konoha, I'll lose Konoha's protection. That means there's a high probability I'll become the Akatsuki's first capture target.

Indeed, I was so angered by the people of Konoha that I lost my mind and didn't consider this situation. But in those circumstances, I had no choice but to leave Konoha. Who knows what they would have done to me if I had stayed?

Thinking of the countless torturous secret techniques in the Naruto world, Naruto felt a chill run down her spine.

"Naruto, what are you thinking about? You're frowning. Can you tell me?" Mikoto Uchiha, seeing Naruto's troubled expression from under the tree, didn't know what was bothering her and wanted to help.

"Mhm, I'm thinking about the future."

Naruto saw the concern in Mikoto Uchiha's eyes, jumped down from the tree, placed the notebook in her hands into Mikoto Uchiha's embrace, and gave her a gentle hug.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

"Where's Nonō?"

"She went to get water. She'll be back soon."

"Oh."

In her inner world, Naruto stood before the Nine-Tails.

"Nine-Tails, can you sense the presence of the other Tailed Beasts?"

Naruto looked at the Nine-Tails with a grave expression. If her memory served her correctly, everything would happen when she was twelve, or perhaps sooner. Without Itachi Uchiha joining the Akatsuki Organization, they might launch their Tailed Beast capture plan ahead of schedule.

"Within a certain distance, I can sense the presence of other Tailed Beasts. Did something happen?" The Nine-Tails answered Naruto's question and then looked at her curiously.

Naruto nodded and told the Nine-Tails some of the things she knew about what would happen later, omitting details that couldn't be spoken.

Haruki Hyuga was covered in Curse Marks. His Byakugan scanned his surroundings, and through it, he saw Yakushi Nonō drawing water by the river.

"It's that woman next to Naruto Uzumaki... I'm going to kill you!" Haruki Hyuga's face contorted with rage, the Curse Marks on his body writhing as his negative emotions intensified.

"Rinnegan..."

A flicker of recollection flashed in the Nine-Tails' eyes. In its memory, only the Sage of Six Paths possessed the Rinnegan.

"Naruto, what do you plan to do?"