Chapter 22
"Little Sakyo~ How come I just love taking advantage of you so much?"
Naruto took a deep breath, grinning mischievously as he whispered to Sakyo.
Sakyo was already exhausted, her breathing coming in soft gasps. Embarrassment and frustration warred inside her.
The thought that ANBU were watching from the shadows made her feel unbearable discomfort.
Even though the ANBU probably didn't know her true gender, Sakyo still felt… mortified.
She wanted to beg Naruto to stop, but her stubborn pride refused to let her surrender to him.
Hearing his blatant teasing made her heartbeat race to an all-new high.
In the end, reason won out. She realized that she and Naruto probably weren't meant to be that kind of relationship.
Her life belonged to the Uchiha clan—not to herself.
She had to kill Uchiha Itachi for revenge, and she had to find a way to restore the Uchiha's former glory.
Did Sakyo like Naruto?
Of course she did. Otherwise, she wouldn't allow him even the slightest indulgence.
But she had things she must do—things even the person she liked couldn't tie her down from.
So, to avoid giving her future partner any cause for resentment, Sakyo forced herself to pull a kunai from her pouch. With a cold, sharp cry, she snapped at Naruto:
"Get away from me right now!"
The icy touch of the metal kunai instantly made Naruto surrender.
He hurriedly released her and raised both hands in defeat. "Little Sakyo, what are you doing?"
"Hiss~" Sakyo stood up and rubbed the slightly tender spots where Naruto had gripped her too hard.
Thankfully, after the last incident, she had improved her binding method, so she hadn't exposed her true gender in front of the ANBU.
After a moment, she finally calmed down.
Thinking clearly now, Sakyo looked at Naruto with complicated eyes.
Reluctance… unwillingness to let go…
But she had to be firm and make things clear with Naruto. Otherwise, she might not be able to control what happened later.
If that occurred, she would have already failed half her responsibility.
That would be unbearable.
"Uzumaki Naruto, there's something I need to tell you."
Sakyo spoke with extreme seriousness, as if about to announce something monumental.
Naruto's body jolted. He immediately stood at attention. "Little Sakyo, go ahead—I'm listening!"
Looking at him, Sakyo's heart grew heavier.
She clenched her fists, lips pressed tight, eyes wide as she fought back tears.
"Uzumaki Naruto, I am the last surviving member of the Uchiha clan."
"So I cannot marry anyone."
Seeing this, Naruto immediately sensed danger.
But after thinking it over, he put on a shocked expression. "Little Sakyo, you!!! You actually!!!"
Sakyo, who had been feeling sad, now looked confused at his reaction.
Naruto reached out a trembling hand, pointing at her, and said:
"So… Little Sakyo… you want to marry me?"
In the shadows, a purple-haired ANBU took deep breaths while pressing one delicate hand over her pounding heart.
Good grief… monitoring the jinchūriki was getting harder and harder.
This was more stimulating than hiding under the covers reading naughty books.
Both of them were young boys, and they seemed so close.
Because of the distance, Yūgao Uzuki couldn't hear what Naruto and Sakyo were saying.
But she knew a little lip-reading. She only caught Naruto saying to Sakyo: "You want to marry me?"
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