Chapter 81: Chapter 81
"Yakumo-sama…"
"It's Naruto and Yakumo-sama again…"
"Why are those two together again? We're doomed…"
The faces of a few fangirls turned pale. Recalling the illusions they experienced yesterday left their hearts trembling with fear. Yet, as they looked at Yakumo, they didn't even have the courage to run. They could only stop in place, faces filled with dread.
"You all…"
Yakumo swept her gaze over them and finally fixed her eyes on two girls—Ino and Sakura. Because Naruto often mentioned these two, she felt a little jealous.
Ino was from the Yamanaka clan… Yakumo thought for a moment before saying, "Haruno Sakura, come with me."
Sakura was stunned. Her voice trembled as she asked, "Yakumo-sama, what… what do you need me for?"
As she spoke, she looked toward Naruto with a pleading gaze.
Naruto found it amusing and just shrugged.
Haruno Sakura instantly felt despair overwhelm her.
Yakumo huffed twice and said, "Today I'm going to teach Naruto-kun some ninjutsu. You'll come along too."
As soon as these words fell, Sakura was stunned.
The malicious girl was going to teach her ninjutsu?
Impossible.
It must be that she was going to teach Naruto ninjutsu, and she was just being dragged along…
Thinking this, the originally terrified pink-haired girl immediately perked up, her face full of joy as she nodded rapidly, "Yes! Thank you, Yakumo-sama!"
The other girls watching all looked at Sakura with envious eyes.
They had all been beaten up by Yakumo together—so why was Sakura the one chosen? They wanted to learn too!
After all, this was a Tokubetsu Jōnin, one of the top-tier powerhouses in Konoha…
But no matter how jealous they were, all they could do was watch Naruto, Sakura, and Yakumo walk away from the ninja academy.
Before long, Iruka learned about it, but could only feel helpless.
The other party was a Tokubetsu Jōnin, rumored to even have the strength of an elite jōnin. She just hadn't been promoted due to her age.
And he was merely a teacher, with only chūnin-level strength…
Soon the news reached the Hokage's office.
But after glancing through his crystal ball, Hiruzen dismissed it with a wave, "It's fine. Just normal training."
In a clearing in the forest…
Naruto sat lazily in a tree, a leaf in his mouth, casually spreading out his Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki), and watching the ground below.
"Sakura, your mouth is that sharp, but this is all you've got?"
Yakumo held a stick, glaring coldly at Sakura beneath the tree. She swung the stick down sharply.
"I told you to keep the chakra focused on your feet! Control it properly!"
By now, Sakura no longer looked excited. Her eyes were brimming with tears as she struggled to manipulate chakra to her soles and dash up the tree.
But Yakumo's instructions weren't exactly patient, so Sakura failed several times.
Yakumo cracked the stick with sharp snaps. Soon, the exposed parts of Sakura's skin were marked with welts.
"Naruto-kun, please… Please don't let Yakumo-sama hit me anymore… I'll work hard, I swear…"
Sakura pleaded through sobs.
Naruto didn't seem to care, only giving Yakumo a curious look.
"M…Masochist?"
After a few more minutes, Naruto finally intervened.
"Let her rest for a while, Yakumo. Don't be so cruel."
Only then did Yakumo stop, though she still said coldly, "Ten minutes. You have ten minutes to rest. Then we continue training."
Sakura instantly broke into tears of despair.
But Yakumo didn't care. She leapt up into the tree and asked cheerfully,
"Naruto-kun, are you happy now?"
Naruto, still chewing on a leaf, replied lazily, "What's there to be happy about? I don't even dislike her that much."
Yakumo pouted.
"Then why do you always talk about her, Naruto-kun?"
Naruto chuckled.
Sakura was one of the main characters in the original story. While her reputation wasn't the best, she'd left a deep impression on him.
He didn't expect it to make Yakumo misunderstand.
But he didn't bother to explain.
"Maybe… I liked her when I was younger. Not anymore."
Yakumo immediately puffed up with anger.
She knew it. Naruto had once liked this horrible woman! And that horrible woman even bullied Naruto-kun…
She made up her mind to teach Sakura a good lesson.
"Oh, right!" Yakumo suddenly thought of something and asked, "Naruto-kun, why haven't you gone to Otogakure recently?"
In her memory, Naruto used to leave a shadow clone at school, while his real body went to train in Otogakure with Suigetsu, Kimimaro, and the others.
But recently, Naruto's real body had been showing up at school, while the clones trained in Otogakure.
"Oh, that…"
Naruto didn't mind explaining, "I'm waiting for someone. Shadow clones can't monitor them properly."
Though shadow clones could use Kenbunshoku Haki, they couldn't maintain it for long.
To be certain about the timing of the Uchiha massacre, he had to be here in person to watch for the arrival of Tendō Pain and Boruto's question.
Yakumo nodded thoughtfully.
A few minutes later, the brown-haired girl leapt down from the tree and coldly eyed the teary Sakura.
"Continue! I'm going to teach you properly—not just ninjutsu, but how to be a decent person. You'll pay for your past mistakes."
Sakura cried even harder, walking toward the tall tree as she sobbed.
Just like that, three days passed.
That day, Naruto was enjoying a massage from Sakura when he suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked toward the village gate.
"That's…"
With the help of Kenbunshoku Haki, he clearly saw several figures near Konoha's entrance.
At the front was a man wearing a black cloak with red clouds, orange hair, and black chakra rods embedded in his body. His eyes bore ripple-like patterns—Rinnegan.
He wore a slashed forehead protector of Amegakure and had an icy, expressionless face.
Beside him stood a woman with purple hair, also dressed in a black cloak with red clouds. Her expression was just as cold.
The two of them stood not far from Konoha's gate, silently staring toward the village.
After a short exchange, the two took to the air.
The orange-haired man floated upward.
The purple-haired woman sprouted wings made of white paper and flew into the sky.
Without anyone noticing, they quietly infiltrated Konoha from above.
Naruto's lips curled into a slight smile.
"They're finally here. The Akatsuki's Zero and White Tiger."
(End of Chapter)
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