Itachi and Teacher Inoue exchanged blows, their fight looking quite exciting.
It wasn't that Itachi's taijutsu was lacking. On the contrary, Itachi Uchiha, who had been sparring with Naraku recently, had made great progress in his taijutsu.
It was very likely that Itachi Uchiha's current taijutsu level was far stronger than his original self at the same time period.
However, Itachi was humble and rarely did anything out of line. He remembered that in the original story, when he was only four or five years old, Itachi faced the provocation of children of the same clan throwing stones.
He could silently knock down all the stones without harming any of the children. It could be seen from this that Itachi Uchiha's skill in holding back was honed from a young age.
Before long, Itachi was judged to have passed the test.
The following tests went smoothly. Although Teacher Inoue's face was a little swollen, he was more than enough to deal with some children.
It could be seen that Teacher Inoue's basic taijutsu skills were very solid. If he hadn't met the freak Naraku, he wouldn't have been beaten so badly.
After the exam, Naraku and Itachi returned to the Uchiha clan compound together. Since it was already late, Itachi went straight home to look after little Sasuke.
Naraku, on the other hand, went back to the training ground to practice Skull Splitter over and over again.
Naraku really wanted to quickly raise her proficiency in Skull Splitter to Grandmaster level, but she discovered something that made her very frustrated.
That is, when the proficiency of a certain skill reached Master level, it became incredibly difficult to improve further just by practicing.
If she continued this way, Naraku estimated it would take at least a year to raise Skull Splitter's proficiency to Grandmaster.
A year... Naraku really couldn't wait that long. The only way to quickly improve proficiency was through actual combat or sparring.
But Itachi was the slippery type. Trying to quickly improve Skull Splitter's proficiency during sparring with him was just too difficult.
Now, Naraku needed someone with exceptionally strong taijutsu to spar with her to rapidly increase her proficiency. At this moment, a figure appeared in Naraku's mind.
That was Guy, the man later named by Madara Uchiha as the number one in body techniques among the Hokage.
Guy now was probably about ten years older than Naraku. He was estimated to have already reached the Jonin level of strength. Getting him to willingly practice with her probably wouldn't be easy.
Her current level of body techniques hadn't reached the Jonin level yet. It seemed she needed to work even harder at her training.
Naraku looked at her attribute panel:
[Character Card: Naraku Uchiha] [Character Management—Not Activated] [Character Attributes Below] Chakra: 100 (Chunin)
Physical Skill: 55 (Chunin)
Speed: 60 (Chunin)
Genjutsu: 20 (Ninja Academy)
Skills: Three Basic Techniques (Mastery), Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique (Proficient), Battlefield Passion (Mastery), Subdue Others (Mastery), Intentional Punch (Grandmaster), Skull Splitter (Proficient), Teleportation (Beginner), Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique (Exquisite), Summoning Technique: Sea Dragon Hatchling (Entry Level).
Currency: 80 points.
Naraku's skill proficiency had improved again thanks to the efforts of these past few days. The 15 points increase in speed was a reward Naraku received from a card draw the day before yesterday.
Naraku looked at her 80 points of currency and felt a little tempted again. Should I try drawing again today?
Naraku felt that based on her understanding of Itachi, if she were a little more shameless, getting another 20 currency today would be a piece of cake.
For instance, I'll go buy Itachi some Dango as a thank-you for the lunchbox he gave me.
I bet Itachi will be so touched he'll cry his eyes out and happily give me his affection.
Naraku decided to get started right away in order to prepare for tonight's big lottery.
So, Naraku immediately went home to take a bath and change clothes. After getting herself a little dolled up, she set off again, feeling happy.
Come on, Naraku, we've got to work hard for the money!
Soon, Naraku Uchiha arrived at the Dango shop in Konoha Village.
Fortunately, the Dango shop didn't seem to be doing much business today.
Well... at least they hadn't sold out of Dango.
Naraku waited in line for ages, and finally, it was her turn.
She picked out some three-colored dango, as well as a few other dango that looked appealing, and put them in a bag.
Naraku paid and glanced at her small wallet.
You have to spend money to make money, and you have to treat yourself to catch a scoundrel.
And so, humming a little tune and walking with an air of defiance, Naraku headed back towards the clan grounds.
"Swish, swish."
The wind rustled across the small pond beside Naraku, creating a crisp sound.
The surroundings were pitch black. Luckily, Naraku wasn't afraid of the dark, or else a normal little girl wouldn't dare walk such a road at night.
"Yo, little girl, we meet again. You remember me, right?"
At that moment, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of Naraku.
Naraku looked up and saw a person wearing a black bodysuit, with a black headband with the Konoha symbol wrapped around his head. He was adjusting his black sunglasses, looking like he was the spokesperson for the night.
"You're... that time, the one who knocked those three drunks to the ground..."
Naraku originally wanted to say, aren't you the pervert who wanted to take me to see goldfish that day?
But then she reconsidered. For the sake of her pure and cute image, she decided not to go too far.
"Hahaha, it seems you still remember me. Did you miss me, little girl? I saw you taking the Ninja Academy test during the day today. How was it? Did you get good results?"
Ebisu chuckled, and without waiting for Naraku to reply, continued, "It doesn't matter if it's not ideal. Don't let my rank fool you; I'm only a Chunin, but when it comes to the basics, even a Jonin wouldn't be much stronger than me. After all, I'm a man personally praised by the Third Hokage!"
Seeing his proud expression, Naraku could only offer a perfunctory compliment: "Uncle, you're amazing."
[Congratulations, Host, your favorability with Ebisu has increased. You have received 5 currency.]
"Don't call me uncle, just call me brother. How about it? Are you tempted? Come on, let's have some Love Night Training together. I guarantee your strength will skyrocket by tomorrow morning!"
What the hell is Love Night Training, and what morning? Where will I be waking up?
Naraku felt it was necessary to report this to the Konoha Military Police Force.
This guy should be arrested; it would be a disservice to the people and the vast majority of the Konoha comrades.
"No, she won't be attending any Love Night Training."
Before Naraku could answer, a similarly young voice suddenly came from behind her.
Then she saw Itachi's figure emerge from behind, blocking Naraku.
Itachi was devoid of his usual smile, standing there coldly. Although he still looked cute due to his young age, it was clear that he was truly angry.
"Who are you? Little one, I'm talking to this little girl. Where did you pop out from?"
Ebisu was also a bit displeased. After all, he genuinely wanted to help Naraku improve her strength. Fine, he admitted that Naraku perfectly matched his aesthetic. Was there anything wrong with him wanting to cultivate feelings with Naraku?
As for Naraku's young age, so what? He wasn't that old himself. In a few years, he could cultivate such a beautiful wife. This was a sure win!
"You don't even know Naraku's name? You definitely have ill intentions. I advise you to leave immediately, or I won't be polite!"
Itachi stood in front of Naraku, shielding her. He looked like he was about to attack.
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