Chapter 34: So cute, must be a boy? No, if Narutosays you are, then you are."Call me whatever you want."Naruto shrugged, looking indifferent."Whether it's a pet, a collectible, or family.""Regardless, my rules are just like that.""Only the weak care about the cost-effectiveness of their contributions.""The strong can always afford to support an idler, even if they have to."Naruto pulled his hand back, crossed his arms, and a wild, arrogant curve appeared at the corner of his mouth."If that Uncle Zabuza of yours threw you away just because you were broken.""Then it can only mean one thing.""He's too poor.""So poor that he can't even afford to keep a rusty blade."Fatal blow.Haku was completely silenced.He opened his mouth, unable to say a word for a long time.Master Zabuza... poor?This unique perspective left him unable to refute it.An unprecedented sense of absurdity surged into his heart, mixed with a sour, warm current that impacted his tear glands."You..."Haku lowered his head.He did not dare to look at Naruto's blue eyes that seemed to pierce through his heart.Too dangerous.This person is too dangerous.If he stayed any longer, he felt he would really betray Master Zabuza and turn to believe in this "narutomaki theory.""Sorry."Haku took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the palpitations in his heart.He bent down and grabbed the bamboo basket on the ground.His movements were as flustered as a petty thief caught in the act."I... I have to go.""Master Zabuza is still waiting for his medicine."After speaking.Haku didn't even dare to turn around to say goodbye, immediately initiating the starting stance for the Body Flicker Technique.Chakra condensed at the soles of his feet.He had to escape.Escape from this logical black hole named Naruto."Hey."The boy's voice came from behind.Filled with a hint of playfulness and laziness."Running away already?""Weren't you quite fierce just a moment ago?"Haku's back stiffened, but he didn't stop moving."Forget it, I won't tease you anymore."Naruto's voice drifted over."However, there is one thing I must confirm.""Pretty lady."Haku's footsteps came to a screeching halt.His shoe soles plowed two deep marks into the grass.Lady?Is he calling me?Haku slowly turned around.His face, usually hidden by a mask but now fully exposed to the sunlight, was filled with astonishment."You...""Don't pretend."Naruto stood in the shade of a tree, hands in his pockets, smiling like a fox that had stolen a chicken.He looked Haku up and down.His gaze scanned unscrupulously over Haku's slender waist, long neck, and that face more delicate than any woman's."Although you always speak in that deep voice.""Although you don't have breasts.""Although your movements are agile.""However."Naruto extended a finger and pointed at his own nose."My nose is very sharp.""That scent on you, besides high-end milk body wash, there is also a kind of..."Naruto paused on purpose.The smile on his face becoming even more wicked."A fragrance unique to girls.""Plus the way you blushed just now.""Tsk tsk tsk."Naruto shook his head, looking like he had "seen through everything.""So cute, must be a girl, right?""And the kind that has to dress as a boy to hide their identity... oh no, dress as a girl... no, that's not right...""Anyway."Naruto whistled."I have a lot of confidence in my judgment.""Next time we meet, don't wear this kind of men's kimono.""Change into a skirt.""I think a maid outfit would suit you very well."Silence.A deathly silence.The wind in the forest seemed to stop moving due to the awkwardness.Haku's face.At a speed visible to the naked eye, it turned red from the base of his neck to his hairline.That kind of red was not a shy pink.But the deep, dripping crimson of a ripe tomato.Even steam seemed to be rising from the top of his head.Girl?Fragrance?Skirt?Maid outfit?These words were like heavy bombs, shattering Haku's sense of shame.He had grown up being called a monster, treated as a tool, ignored, and feared by others.But no one had ever...Teased him so... brazenly!"No..."Haku opened his mouth.His voice was as thin as a mosquito's."What?"Naruto put his hand to his ear, pretending to listen."Shy? Admitting it?""No!"Haku suddenly raised his head.Those eyes, usually as gentle as water, were now filled with shame, anger, and panic."I am a man!""I am not some pretty lady!"After speaking.Haku couldn't stay any longer.Even a second was torture.Poof!A cloud of white smoke exploded.Haku directly used the combination technique of Substitution Technique and Body Flicker Technique.The speed was so fast that it even left an afterimage in place.He had truly fled.Fled in panic.He even forgot to pick up the few herbs on the ground.Leaving behind only a faint scent in the air, mixed with shame and panic.Naruto stood in place.Watching the white smoke slowly dissipate.[Ding! Interaction highly successful!][Achievement unlocked: Defeated the opponent in gender cognition.][Haku's favorability: +30 (including 20 points of shame and anger, 10 points of inexplicable heartbeat).][Haku's current status: On the way back, frantically questioning life.]...When he returned to the training ground.The sun was almost setting.The golden-red afterglow sprinkled into the forest, dyeing everything in the color of blood."Huff... huff..."Heavy panting.Sasuke was hanging on a tree.About twenty meters off the ground.He was covered in sweat, his clothes had been worn ragged by the tree bark, and his face was as dirty as a mud monkey.But he hadn't fallen off.Chakra was firmly attached to the soles of his feet.Although he was still trembling and at the end of his rope.But he had persevered.Under the tree.Kakashi was leaning against the trunk reading "icha icha paradise." Seeing Naruto return, he lifted his eyelids."Yo, you're back.""Took you two hours to take a leak?"Kakashi closed the book, his tone carrying a hint of teasing."Is your kidney not good? Do you want me to introduce a doctor to you?""Get lost."Naruto rolled his eyes.He walked to the tree and looked up at Sasukeabove."Hey, Er Zhu Zi."Naruto shouted.Sasuke didn't turn back.He focused on the Chakra control under his feet, afraid that if he got distracted, he would fall."Ten more meters."Sasuke gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse."Shut up, don't disturb me.""Tsk."Naruto pulled a Kunai from his ninja tool pouch.And tossed it in his hand."Seeing you working so hard, as your boss, I'll give you a hand."After speaking.Naruto flicked his wrist.Swish!The Kunai turned into a bolt of black lightning, shooting straight to the top of the tree.It wasn't aimed at Sasuke.But at a dead branch two meters above Sasuke's head.Thud!The Kunai precisely cut off that dead branch.The dead branch fell.Right towards Sasuke's head."What?!"Sasuke's pupils shrank.His body reacted instinctively.Dodge!He moved sideways on the vertical trunk with a sudden jerk.The Chakra under his feet exploded instantly.This step.Stable, accurate, and ruthless.There was no slipping, no Chakra leakage.Perfect.Sasuke was stunned.
