Chapter 100
"I don't know, but it should be soon. Hang in there a bit longer—thanks for your hard work."
The ANBU member himself had no idea what was going on and could only say this to Yūgao Uzuki.
Carrying the notebook Yūgao had given him, he quickly left to find the Third Hokage.
…
Nara compound, inside one of the houses, in the living room.
Kakashi scratched his head awkwardly: "Um… actually, you don't need to make it so formal…"
In front of him, Nara Shikaku spoke: "After all, it's you."
…
Another relatively peaceful night.
Naruto kept his word and didn't sneak attack Sakyo at night—though his presence still kept Sakyo anxious the whole night.
The next day, Naruto woke up early and knocked on Sakyo's bedroom door again: "Little Sakyo-chan, I'm coming in~"
From inside came Sakyo's panicked voice: "Get out!"
Naruto: "…"
No way, no way… again this coincidentally?
Naruto's hearing was exceptional—he could even hear the rustling sounds of Sakyo getting dressed.
Holding back the urge to push the door open, Naruto waited a moment. Sakyo eventually opened the door herself.
Sure enough, she had already wrapped white cloth tightly around a certain part of her body—her chest now looked nothing like a girl's.
And with Sakyo's sharp, short haircut, most people really wouldn't think she was female.
Worth mentioning: though short, the hair still reached her chin…
"Little Sakyo-chan, summer vacation is about to start. Any plans?"
Naruto blocked the doorway and asked Sakyo.
Sakyo looked at Naruto strangely: "Why do I always feel like you're up to something?"
The corners of Naruto's mouth curled into a smile. He couldn't help laughing inwardly.
Yesterday she had said not to give her weird nicknames.
And yet?
She got jealous just because he called Hinata "Hinata-chan" while calling her "Little Sakyo".
See—now that Naruto called her "Little Sakyo-chan", he could clearly feel that Sakyo seemed very satisfied with this nickname.
"How is anything about me 'up to something'?"
"I'm a well-behaved, law-abiding good kid. Don't you know that already, Little Sakyo-chan?"
Sakyo smiled—her little dimples looked very cute. She asked Naruto calmly: "You? Well-behaved and law-abiding?"
"Then tell me—why do you have over a thousand special kunai?"
Naruto: "…"
…
On the way to the ninja academy, they unsurprisingly (and very "coincidentally") ran into Haruno Sakura.
Actually, there were no classes at the ninja academy today. Iruka was just going to assign summer homework and handle some other matters.
As soon as Sakura arrived, she started chattering nonstop in Sakyo's ear, instantly ruining Sakyo's mood.
The three of them walked to the breakfast stall together. Naruto spoke with practiced familiarity: "Damn it! This great one buying your breakfast is already giving you face…"
The breakfast stall owner: "Little brother, can you change your line?"
"I'm sick of hearing that one. This time I won't refuse to sell you breakfast anymore. I'm just asking—can you change your line?"
Naruto: "Holy crap! You resisted selling me breakfast every single time before—I got used to it. Now you're suddenly selling to me directly, and I'm not used to it. Hurry up and let me threaten you a bit—otherwise my OCD will feel uncomfortable…"
Owner, Sakura, and Sakyo: "…"
After buying breakfast, the three ate while heading to the academy.
On the way, they unexpectedly ran into a pineapple-head.
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