Yamanaka Inoichi: "Hahaha~"
Yamanaka Inoichi: "Silly daughter, did you forget what your dad's job is?"
Yamanaka Ino: "Oh."
Yamanaka Inoichi's eye twitched slightly.
He should've known better than to explain.
No wonder no one stepped up to clarify earlier.
Honestly, when a book hides prohibited or restricted material, that's… pretty reasonable.
["What is this?!"]
["Damn you, Dad!"]
[Chōji knew nothing and even asked out loud. Tenten, already furious, grabbed the album and smashed it toward a nearby shelf.]
[Bang—!!!]
[Then—]
[Tenten clearly hadn't expected this.]
[That single smash actually produced a surprise!]
[Sakura squeezed her eyes shut, her little face burning red.]
[Hinata gasped and hurriedly covered her eyes with both hands—]
[But the gaps between her fingers were somehow wider than her eyes.]
[Ino blinked. She didn't lose composure like Sakura and Hinata, but her cute face still flushed pink.]
["Hmph~!"]
["Adults!"]
[Shikamaru spread his hands and delivered a half-hearted jab. In reality, when he'd seen it just now, his eyes had lit up for a split second.]
[Ino shot him a suspicious look. 'What a drag,' huh?]
[Young Naruto's handsome little face showed no reaction at all.]
[Of course—that was because he'd hidden it well.]
[The impact of the first page was really strong. With all those buffs stacked together, it'd probably be unforgettable for life.]
Ninja-world degenerates: Mm-hm, mm-hm, mm-hm!
[Shraaak—]
[If nothing unexpected happens, then something unexpected is about to happen.]
[The album burst open.]
[All kinds of three-point shots… and even outright—beep—!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Ninja-world degenerates: ???
Why is everything blacked out?
Why is it all blurred?
Where did the important parts go?!
[The kids were completely stunned.]
[Tenten's mouth fell open—she turned to stone.]
[But it was only a momentary lapse.]
[After countless truly colorful "photo spreads," money began raining down—clatter clatter—like a shower of coins.]
[Young Naruto's eyes went wide.]
[Ino had been secretly watching Naruto's reaction the whole time.]
[Seeing him stare so intently, she immediately felt a little sour inside.]
["What's so special about that?!"]
["When we grow up… hmph!"]
[Ino huffed and puffed.]
[Naruto didn't notice. All his attention had been captured by a single photo that flashed past.]
['Wait!!']
['So that's it… the Yellow Flash!']
['That's how it is!']
[In his mind surfaced the image from among those many photos—a fleeting shot with a hint of gold.]
[He could vaguely see that golden silhouette.]
['So fast!']
['The enemy didn't even see his face before being killed… was it like that?']
[Naruto didn't know whether the Fourth Hokage could really do that.]
[But at this moment, the words Yellow Flash had already taken this form in his mind.]
[Of course, if later he connected other clues that made more sense, he could overturn this theory easily and smoothly.]
[The prerequisite was a more reasonable explanation appearing.]
[Also—Naruto hadn't seen many truly fast fighters.]
[But he did remember the Body Flicker Technique.]
[Right—those ninja assigned to monitor him, and those he'd encountered in the village—]
[Anyone who had mastered the Body Flicker could traverse a short distance in an instant.]
['Huh?']
['That unknown formula on the Fourth Hokage's three-pronged kunai… and the patterned formula on the Second Hokage's kunai…']
['Could they both be related to some advanced form of high-speed movement?']
Namikaze Minato: As expected of Kushina's and my child!
Uzumaki Kushina: "Hm?!"
Namikaze Minato: Message received! Lips—sealed~!
Minato sighed, realizing he'd spoken too quickly.
Senju Tobirama: Unbelievable! This kid… a true prodigy!
Senju Tobirama: Damn it! I really want to enter the Black-Frame world right now and personally train this child!
Senju Hashirama: Tobirama, this child is a blend of the Uzumaki and Senju… the future—
Hashirama suddenly didn't know how to describe it.
But the one who understood a best friend best—was another best friend.
Uchiha Madara: The future is basically a fusion of Hashirama and Tobirama.
Higher ceiling than Hashirama, higher floor than Tobirama.
Senju Hashirama: Yes, yes! That's exactly it!
Senju Hashirama: As expected of you, Madara~!
Uchiha Madara: Hmph!
"I feel like…" Ino hesitated.
Sakura felt the same.
Little Hanabi didn't understand, but she could sense her sister's emotions.
Big sister seemed a bit down.
Why?
"That's the Black-Frame world—and it's not necessarily… ahem."
Yamanaka Rino wanted to comfort the girls.
But then she reconsidered.
If it weren't like that… wouldn't it be inevitable that some girl would get hurt?
It could even turn into hostility. Rino had seen that happen before.
Especially with such an outstanding child.
To be honest—
Rino wasn't confident that if she appeared in the black-framed screen,
and Ino brought Black-Frame Naruto to meet her,
she'd be able to say, "Don't fall in too deep," to her own daughter.
There's a saying: A mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law—the more she looks, the more she likes.
Rino was experiencing that right now.
Huu—
She let out a soft breath.
Thankfully, it was the Black-Frame world. Let her other self worry about it—she'd just quietly eat popcorn here.
["Tenten, what are you doing?"]
[Suddenly, a voice came from outside.]
[Tenten, happily picking up money on the floor, froze.]
[She immediately turned back to the kids. "Help me—quick!"]
["I won't charge you a single coin!"]
[Before the kids could even react—]
[Naruto dashed forward, crouching to help Tenten gather the money.]
[Seeing this, the others quickly crouched down as well.]
[At the counter, a handsome, well-kept middle-aged man stood frozen.]
[After seeing the genuine photo spreads scattered all over the floor—]
[He felt the sky collapse. And seeing his daughter picking up the money, even getting her friends to help—his Dao heart shattered on the spot.]
[When… exactly when did this start?]
[How did his "thoughtful little cotton jacket" start leaking wind?!]
["TENTEN!!!"]
["Run!" Tenten shouted.]
[She jumped up first and took the lead.]
[The kids hurried after her.]
[Naruto, however, didn't stop immediately.]
[Footsteps behind him drew closer and closer—]
[Yet Naruto remained still.]
[The money had already been stuffed into Tenten's arms the moment she stood up.]
[Now, Naruto was holding a single photo.]
["Don't look!"]
["Kids can't look at this kind of thing!"]
[Tenten's father was furious—]
[But he still kept his voice restrained.]
[He pulled the photo from Naruto's hand.]
[Then froze.]
[His pupils shrank sharply.]
["You… you are?!"]
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