"Naruto, are you still hung up on that princess?"
On the way back, Sakura glared at Naruto, her face filled with resentment. The excessive intimacy he'd shown in Koyuki's home had finally made Sakura realize something was amiss.
"Heh, well, how should I put it?"
Naruto scratched his head and gave a dry laugh, simply playing coy.
"You jerk, I'm never talking to you again! Hmph!"
Sakura was too clever to miss the shift in Naruto's tone.
"Wife, don't be like that. Your husband has always been so good to you..."
This sticky Naruto was becoming harder and harder to shake off.
"Who asked you to be nice to me? Get away!"
Sakura angrily shook off Naruto's hand, her face flushed with annoyance.
"Alright, wifey, let's go home and discuss this."
Naruto didn't take Sakura's attitude to heart at all, fully demonstrating the ultimate level of being clingy.
"Alright, Naruto, Sakura, the two of you stop flirting around and let's get going."
Kakashi looked at the two of them bickering, his face filled with helplessness.
"Alright, wifey, don't make a fuss, Teacher Kakashi has spoken."
Naruto used Kakashi's words as an excuse and happily grabbed Sakura's delicate hand.
"I'll deal with you later!"
Sakura glared at Naruto, but didn't pull her hand away.
"Sakura, want to come over to my place?"
Naruto grinned at Sakura.
"Hmph! Who wants to go to your place?"
Sakura shook off Naruto's hand and walked away, leaving only a sentence, "Stinky Naruto, you still owe me over an hour, remember to pay up..."
"Uh..."
Naruto's expression stiffened, and he was depressed, "She has a good memory."
"Forget it, the kidnapping plan failed, I'm going home!"
Naruto lazily scratched the back of his head and ambled towards his home.
"Secret Technique: Thousand Water Killing Spears!"
"Ten Finger Drilling Bullets!"
"Boom, boom, boom…"
As he approached his home, the sound of a fierce battle suddenly reached Naruto's ears.
"Is that Haku?"
Hearing the shout, Naruto was startled and immediately rushed towards his house.
"Where's Naruto?"
\n\nArriving quickly at the destination, a man with white hair and two black marks between his eyebrows appeared in Naruto's view.
\n\n"Kaguya… Kimimaro?"
\n\nNaruto frowned, looking at the man's emotionless gaze.
\n\n"Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"
\n\nWithout responding to Kimimaro, Haku held a senbon needle in her hand, raised a finger, and shouted.
\n\nThe next moment, giant ice mirrors suddenly rose up in the void, surrounding Kimimaro.
\n\n"Clatter…"
Stepping into the ice mirrors, Haku's figure immediately appeared within each one, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the illusions.
"Swish! Swish, swish!"
With a flurry, Haku aimed the senbon needles at Kimimaro. Every Haku within the mirrors mirrored the action, and immediately, thousands of senbon needles shot towards Kimimaro.
"Willow Dance!"
"Camellia Dance!"
Kimimaro gripped the bone dagger he'd drawn from his own body, parrying rapidly. The sound of clashing metal filled the air, "Clang, clang."
"Slish!"
A faint scratching sound echoed, and a thin line of blood appeared on Kimimaro's face, with a few drops of blood oozing out.
"What?"
After touching the bloodstain on her face and holding her hand up to look at it, Kimimaro stared at the blood, his eyes filled with surprise. "To have such speed… she's quite the girl."
"You're very strong…"
Kimimaro looked at Haku in the mirror, his expression calm. "No wonder Uzumaki Naruto could wound Lord Orochimaru. But, that Uzumaki Naruto… that's all he's got."
"Boom!"
Releasing the first stage of the Cursed Seal, the markings spread across Kimimaro's face and body, his aura surging.
"Now, where is Uzumaki Naruto?" Kimimaro asked with a blank expression.
"Swish!"
Haku's expression was even colder than Kimimaro's, and she flicked the senbon needles again.
She would eliminate anyone who threatened Naruto.
"Larch Dance!"
With Kimimaro's roar, there was another series of clangs. The dense barrage of senbon needles fell to the ground, quickly gathering around Kimimaro's body, creating a chilling silver sheen.
"Your speed is useless against me now. Just tell me where Naruto is."
Kimimaro took off his shirt, pulled out his spine, and flashed in front of the ice mirror, swinging his bone whip.
"Clang!"
Naruto swiftly flashed into the dense area formed by the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, and with a swing of the Kusanagi Blade, he blocked Kimimaro's fierce and powerful strike.
"Kimimaro, you seem to have gotten a little too cocky, coming all the way to my home."
Naruto's tone was light, but the coldness within was undeniable.
"Haku, you did well."
Naruto turned his head and gave Haku a sunny smile.
To be able to stand against Kimimaro, who was in a Cursed Seal state, Haku had truly become very strong.
"Yes."
Haku nodded happily. As for Naruto's safety, she wasn't worried at all.
Sakura knew how strong Naruto was.
"Haku, go to the side first. You can't handle this guy's second state right now."
Naruto, holding the Kusanagi Blade, instructed Haku behind him.
"Yes, Naruto-nii-san, be careful."
Haku nodded, knowing she couldn't cause Naruto any trouble.
"Yeah. Don't worry, I will."
Naruto nodded, giving Haku a reassuring smile.
"Uzumaki Naruto?"
Kimimaro asked in a calm tone.
"Are you one of Orochimaru's idiots?"
Naruto frowned, looking at Kimimaro.
"Don't you dare insult Lord Orochimaru!"
Kimimaro roared, and the bones all over his body burst through his skin, growing rapidly and stabbing towards Naruto.
"Swish, clang!"
Jumping back a step, Naruto quickly thrust his Kusanagi Blade at Kimimaro, but it was blocked by the bones on his body.
"Tough bones."
Naruto frowned, staring at the bones extending and retracting from Kimimaro's body, his brow furrowed.
"Time is running out, I need to finish you quickly!"
Suddenly, a surge of chakra exploded from Kimimaro, his entire body becoming somewhat bestial, even a tail sprouting.
"So this is the Cursed Seal of Earth?"
Naruto looked with interest at Kimimaro, whose skin had turned a deep brown. The Nine-Tailed Fox's Power within him stirred restlessly.
.....
Completed English PDF of this fan-fic on my Patreon shop if you want to support and own the full fan-fic in one go. Just grab the PDF and binge the entire story from start to finish!
Here are a few titles of recently uploaded fanfics on my patreon shop:
" Genderbent Naruto: I, Haruno Sakurao, a Roaming Dragon of the Shinobi World "
" Naruto: Kaguya Is My Wife "
" Naruto: Silver Wolf of Konoha (18+) "
" After Unifying Naruto, I Begin Invading the Other Dimension "
" Naruto: Starting Out by Picking Up the Ito Ito no Mi "
" Naruto: Reviving the Uchiha Clan, Starting by Marrying Tsunade "
" Naruto: I Became Sasuke's Golden Finger! "
" Naruto: I Became Hyuga Hanabi (18+) "
" Starting from Naruto, AFK to Become a God " many more are available for you,
Your support means a lot—thanks in advance, legends!
Patreon.com/AniFic
(End of Chapter)