Chapter 60: Byakuya's Request – Naruto's Nightmare Is About to Begin!
"Genjutsu…"
Tsunade stared blankly at Byakuya.
Time seemed to freeze in that instant.
One dazed, one gentle.
The two of them stood there like statues, perfectly still.
After who-knows-how-long,
Tsunade finally snapped out of that strange, lingering sensation.
First she got angry, then she swung a fierce punch straight at Byakuya.
With a soft "poof",
Byakuya's body instantly turned into a pillow.
"Granny Tsunade~
Breakfast is ready! Come eat, okay~?"
"Stinky brat!"
Looking at the pillow on the floor and hearing the voice from not far away, the corners of Tsunade's mouth couldn't help but curve upward.
That genjutsu just now had felt way too real!
She hadn't even noticed she was caught in it.
She had sunk completely into it.
Simply unbelievable.
Besides needing tremendous control over genjutsu,
it also required a deep understanding of the personalities of everyone else who would be pulled into the illusion—besides herself.
"What an incredible little brat…
He let me feel a gentleness I hadn't experienced in ages.
That surge of hot-blooded passion just now… I'll never forget it."
Tsunade squatted down and glanced at the blood on the floor.
A smile bloomed on her face.
She realized—
her hands weren't shaking anymore.
Her hemophobia… was gone!
"A Konoha village where people like this exist…
No wonder everyone is willing to risk their lives to protect it…"
...
"Granny Tsunade!
Granny Tsunade!"
Hearing Naruto's nonstop shouting, Tsunade finally returned from her memories.
"Granny Tsunade!
Tell me what happened this morning, pretty please?"
"No."
"Why not?!"
"Because it's… classified!"
"Huh?"
Naruto froze.
He couldn't wrap his head around how something so small could suddenly become classified.
"Hmph!
Granny Tsunade obviously doesn't want to tell me the truth!
Damn it!
Does that mean I really have to agree to Byakuya's request just to find out what happened?"
Naruto wasn't ready to give up.
He went to ask Shizune, then his mom Kushina.
Both of them had no idea.
Apparently they had been caught in a genjutsu too and slept like logs all morning.
They hadn't noticed a thing Byakuya did.
After getting those answers, Naruto felt even more depressed.
He was dying of curiosity.
How on earth did Byakuya manage to move someone like Granny Tsunade—who absolutely hated the idea of being Hokage?
At the same time, he was terrified that Byakuya would make him do something completely outrageous.
So Naruto became even more conflicted.
This went on until after breakfast.
When he heard Tsunade announce she was returning to the village to become Hokage.
When Kushina casually mentioned that Byakuya's space-time ninjutsu was actually the Flying Thunder God Technique—the one created by the Second Hokage and mastered by his father, the Fourth.
Finally, Naruto couldn't hold back anymore!
He thought Byakuya was just way too amazing!
If he could get full-on guidance from Byakuya, he'd become the new Hokage in no time.
A lightbulb went off.
He decided—when negotiating with Byakuya, he'd ask for more things!
"Anyway…
Even though he's got some weird tastes, he wouldn't actually do anything bad to me~"
Thinking that, Naruto went straight to find Byakuya.
"Byakuya!
I've decided.
I want to know everything that happened this morning.
And also—
I want to learn your super cool Flying Thunder God Technique!
As long as you agree to those two things, I'll do one thing for you."
Naruto looked at Byakuya full of anticipation.
Right now,
in his head he was already picturing himself wearing the Hokage cloak, zipping around the battlefield with Flying Thunder God,
appearing out of nowhere and nailing enemies with Rasengan every single time.
"Hehehehe…
That scene's gonna be so cool!"
Byakuya took one look and immediately knew what Naruto was imagining.
But he didn't tell Naruto that it was basically impossible for him to learn Flying Thunder God.
Instead he just smiled and agreed.
"Sure~
Then it's a deal~"
Saying that, Byakuya held out his hand.
Naruto slapped it in a high-five.
"Alright, alright~
Now hurry up and tell me what happened!"
The moment their hands met, Naruto immediately started pressing him.
"The whole thing actually went like this…"
Byakuya leaned close to Naruto's ear and quietly recounted everything he'd done that morning, word for word.
"Wow!
For real? For real?!"
After hearing the full story, Naruto's face lit up with pure excitement.
"Hahahahaha~
Byakuya!
You really are the one who understands me best!
That stubbornness, that conviction!
That's exactly me!"
Naruto thought the scene Byakuya described was absolutely perfect!
The version of himself in that genjutsu—that was the real him!
"Oh right!
I still haven't gotten my bet winnings yet!"
Suddenly remembering Tsunade's necklace, Naruto rushed over to her excitedly
and proudly showed off his Rasengan.
Just like that, he successfully received the First Hokage's necklace from Tsunade.
Then he ran straight back to Byakuya to brag.
"Look!
The First Hokage's necklace!
I heard it's super valuable!"
"Then you better take good care of it."
Byakuya suddenly smiled and pulled out a freshly written scroll.
"This is a detailed explanation of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
If there's any part you don't understand, come ask me anytime."
"Oh!
Thanks!"
"Alright. Since I've already told you everything about this morning
and handed over the Flying Thunder God Technique…
shouldn't you go do the one thing you promised me?"
"Uh…"
Naruto suddenly shivered all over.
"You… what exactly do you want me to do?
L-Let's get one thing straight—
if it's something too outrageous, I'm not doing it!"
"Don't worry, it's absolutely not outrageous."
Byakuya smiled and leaned in close.
Then he whispered,
"You're going to secretly train with Jiraiya for three days!"
"That's it!?"
Naruto blinked.
This seemed way too simple.
It didn't feel like something Byakuya would use to mess with him.
"Did I overthink it?"
Naruto couldn't help thinking.
But right then,
Byakuya's voice came again.
"Of course not.
There are conditions.
During these three days,
you have to stay transformed using Sexy Jutsu the entire time!
Trust me—those three days, Jiraiya will definitely teach you a ton of good stuff~"
"Wha—!?"
Naruto instantly went blank.
"No no no no!
No way!"
"Of course…
If you don't want to do it, I won't blame you.
Sigh~
I never thought my friend would be someone who doesn't keep his word~"
While saying that, Byakuya started walking away into the distance.
Watching Byakuya's figure gradually recede, Naruto's face cycled through shades of green and white.
Finally his face turned beet red, he clenched his teeth hard,
and marched straight toward Jiraiya.
"Hey!
Pervy Sage!
I've got something to tell you…"
"Oh? Ohhh! Ooooh~"
Jiraiya listened to Naruto's words, his eyes slowly lighting up.
Then he shot a sharp glance at Byakuya's retreating back.
In that moment, his gaze was full of admiration.
"This kid… really gets me!"
...
While Byakuya's group was returning to Konoha,
two girls dressed in black skirts suddenly appeared not far outside Sunagakure.
These two were none other than Pakura and Guren—who had only just arrived recently!
At the same time,
not far from the two women,
another pair quietly appeared and silently observed them.
These two wore Akatsuki cloaks.
They were none other than Uchiha Obito… and Zetsu!
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