**Chapter 14: Strong Hand Skull Splitter**
Congratulations, Host! Your affinity with Ebisu has increased, granting you 10 currency.
Uchiha Naruko looked up at Ebisu, who was adjusting his Konoha headband with one hand while rummaging through his pockets for candy with the other.
You bastard... you're even going after kids this young? Are you even human?!
Ebisu's actions left Uchiha Naruko utterly stunned. When she had watched *Naruto*, she had dismissed him as merely a pervert.
But she had underestimated him. He wasn't just a pervert—he was a full-blown degenerate.
Across from her, Ebisu gazed at Naruko's "endearingly innocent" expression, his heart swelling with affection. He desperately wanted to keep her by his side from that moment on.
He intensified his seduction:
"Little Uchiha girl, see? I'm a ninja! I can even use your clan's Great Fireball Technique. Want to learn it? Come home with me, and I'll teach you step by step!"
Perhaps children in this world were particularly drawn to the ninja profession.
Uchiha Naruko thought that if it had been any other little girl, she might have actually fallen for his tricks.
*And why would a foreign ninja even want to learn the Great Fireball Technique? Is it just to deceive the young girls of the Uchiha Clan?*
*You vile pervert! How dare you try to hit on me? If you hadn't paid me those 10 coins, I'd have shown you why flowers are red today!*
"But... I don't want to learn the Great Fireball Technique..."
Though a thousand inner curses raged within her, Naruko maintained her innocent, girlish facade, playing the part of a naive maiden or a sentimental young woman, all for the sake of the coins.
When Ebisu saw Naruko fluttering her adorable, wide eyes, he instinctively covered his nose and handed over another 10 coins.
Congratulations, Host! Your favor with Uchiha Ebisu has increased. You have gained 10 coins.
*See? Everyone's right—men truly understand men best.*
"Then I'll also..."
Just as Ebisu was about to press his luck further, two more figures suddenly appeared beside him.
It was his teammates, Shiranui Genma and Might Guy!
"Ebisu, what are you doing? Don't scare the poor girl!"
Shiranui Genma sighed deeply. If not for his profound chakra control, the senbon in his mouth would have been expelled by the force of his breath.
*What kind of teammates do I have?* he thought. *One's a hot-blooded idiot, and the other's a perverted creep.*
And this creep was now spiraling into full-blown perversion, showing no signs of slowing down.
*If Ebisu gets caught harassing an Uchiha girl by the Konoha Military Police Force, I'll be implicated too!*
With this thought, Shiranui Genma quickly grabbed Ebisu, who was still searching for candy to further entice Naraku.
"Get moving! Your nose is bleeding again."
"Really? Quick, give me some tissue!"
"Hahaha! This is the essence of youth!"
Uchiha Naruko watched as Ebisu was forcibly dragged away by his two teammates, then glanced at the several drunken men who had been inadvertently caught in the crossfire. She couldn't help but feel speechless. *What exactly did these three come here for?*
*Just to give me 20 currency points?*
*As expected, Konoha ninjas are all about love.*
***
Above the Uchiha training grounds in Konoha, dark, dense storm clouds hung low in the sky.
Perhaps they were moving too slowly, for they wept ceaseless tears.
Amidst the fine, persistent rain, two young figures stood facing each other, separated by a mere two meters.
They formed the confrontation seal.
In an instant, they clashed, kunai scraping against kunai, sparks flashing briefly between the blades.
Three days had passed since Shisui had taken them out for ramen.
Uchiha Naruko had finally achieved her wish: to spar fiercely with Itachi.
Itachi retreated swiftly, still airborne. With a flick of his wrist, four kunai materialized in his hand as if by magic.
With a flick of his right hand, all four kunai flew toward Naruko with uncanny precision, as if guided by eyes.
*As expected, even as a child, Itachi's shurikenjutsu is formidable. I remember this trick vividly—Shisui taught it to me.*
*Once you master this, you never need to draw kunai from your pouch again. It's practically inhuman.*
(For a visual reference, imagine the final battle between Sasuke and Itachi, where kunai and shuriken filled the sky like rain!)
Naraku didn't hesitate. Twisting to evade, she simultaneously flicked her hand, instantly knocking down two unavoidable kunai.
Thus, the two continued their chase and retreat, already exchanging four or five rounds of combat.
Itachi was well aware of his strengths and weaknesses. His Uchiha-style taijutsu was no match for Naraku's—he had witnessed this countless times.
This seemingly harmless and beautiful girl could topple massive trees with a single punch or shatter boulders with two.
Itachi didn't fancy himself tougher than a boulder. To avoid getting his face pummeled into a pig's snout, he would engage Naraku briefly whenever she caught up, then swiftly retreat again.
But Naraku wasn't faring much better. Itachi's shuriken techniques were honed to perfection. After just a few exchanges, her clothes already bore several slashes from the shuriken.
Multiple patches of Naraku's pale skin were exposed to the air, including her abdomen and arms.
As for injuries? Don't be ridiculous. The moment those minor cuts appeared, they were instantly healed by her Water Energy.
Just as Naraku caught up to Uchiha Itachi again, Itachi instantly blocked her whip-like kick with his left arm, then retreated swiftly.
But then!
"Strong Hand Skull Splitter!"
Uchiha Naruko extended her right hand forward, causing a large area of air to distort violently. Though her delicate, pale hand never touched Itachi, he felt himself enveloped by an invisible, suffocating force.
His body was suddenly pulled uncontrollably toward Naraku.
"Damn it! What kind of technique is this?"
Itachi's face paled with alarm. He struggled to regain his balance, bracing himself for Naraku's next attack.
But then he felt a strange power invading his body, making it impossible to maintain his equilibrium.
Helpless, Itachi was awkwardly pulled toward Naraku, who grabbed him by the collar and slammed him to the ground.
Only then did Itachi realize he could move freely again.
But it was too late.
"You've lost, Itachi."
Naraku straddled him, her small fist pressed against his vulnerable throat.
Itachi was momentarily stunned. *Hmm, this position... it feels a bit too intimate.*
He could clearly feel the soft warmth of Naraku Mitsuhana's calf pressed against his body.
*This is... too tempting to let go.*
"Itachi-kun? What are you thinking about?"
Naraku, seeing Itachi's dazed expression, assumed he was heartbroken by his defeat. As Itachi was her biggest source of currency, she couldn't afford to neglect him.
With an innocent smile, she gently pulled the bewildered Uchiha Itachi to his feet and softly reassured him, "It's okay! You're really strong too. Let's work even harder together from now on!"
Itachi gazed at Naraku's adorable smile, relieved that she hadn't noticed his strange reaction.
"Alright, we'll definitely work harder together from now on."
Itachi mentally cheered himself on, vowing not to lose next time.
*Maybe I should practice with Naraku more often.*
*Erm...*
*It's not like I'm trying to take advantage of Naraku or anything! I just feel like this would help me improve faster!*
Congratulations, Host! Your affinity with Uchiha Itachi has increased, granting you 30 currency points.
Hearing the system's notification, Naraku smirked, a look of triumph spreading across her face.
*This is so satisfying...*
Wait a minute... who's really benefiting from this arrangement? the system frantically calculated internally.
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