Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 123 Mingying's Internal and External Troubles

Uchiha Sasuke is very distressed now.

He had experienced hardships and high-intensity training, but he had never 'trained' the ways of the world.

This caused him to be at a loss when facing Sakura's questioning.

However, the two 'werewolfs', Naruto and Sakura, would not give Sasuke a chance to breathe. They just stared at him silently, watching his expression gradually become constipated.

After holding it in for a long time, Sasuke coughed and said, "I'm just... a little shocked."

"What are you shocked about?" Sakura pressed on.

"...Those rats. I didn't expect your inner demons would be rats."

"And then?" Naruto asked from the side.

"Nothing."

Sasuke simply turned his head away. He was fully aware that he could not beat these two people, and if he continued talking, he would definitely be tricked.

Just don't say anything and just chat.

"Okay..." Naruto let out a long breath and said calmly, "Let me inform you that I need to refine my research results with Sakura in the coming period, so I won't lend you the fragments."

"you!"

Sasuke looked angry. This was clearly a revenge for his dishonesty. After all, he had never heard the two of them say that there was any research that needed to be improved.

Okay, okay, let’s play like this, right?

"If you don't want to lend it, then don't." He regained his composure and seemed determined to fight Naruto and Sakura to the end.

The two people's eagerness to get information made Sasuke realize that there might be more hidden secrets in this matter, and they would never tell him a word of these secrets.

In that case, find the truth yourself.

Sasuke's resolute reaction made Naruto feel awkward. He asked tentatively, "You really don't want to lend it to me?"

"No loan."

"Sakura and I are going to do research for a year, so don't borrow it for the next year."

"..."

"By the way, since we're so busy, you can worry about revenge first. Itachi, you can find it yourself and learn the new technique yourself."

"Humph."

"…Just kidding."

Naruto sighed, exchanged a glance with Sakura, and the three of them ended this unusual conversation.

After Naruto sent Sasuke away, he grabbed Sakura and the two began to discuss countermeasures.

"I never thought that one day we would have to guard against our own people." Naruto was a little overwhelmed. He was protecting Sasuke by hiding it from him.

If he knew the truth about the time traveler, would the three of them be able to put aside their past grudges?
Sakura seemed calmer: "Don't think about it, let's think about how to be on guard against Sasuke?"

"That's the difficulty. I'll probably be able to see Tsunade tomorrow night, and I even ran into Kabuto Yakushi on the way..."

He told Sakura everything that had happened. The latter didn't say anything, but from her expression, she was obviously very worried.

Naruto has to deal with Tsunade and Orochimaru, which are external concerns that cannot be neglected, but Sasuke's internal problems must also be taken seriously.

He had a sense of déjà vu as if he was dreaming back to the Chunin Exams, and this time the situation was more complicated because Tsunade and Sasuke were both targets that needed to be fought over. In other words, he couldn't just kill them directly like he would the villains.

The most difficult one among them is Sasuke, because he can freely choose when to explore Sakura's secrets, while Naruto and Sakura can only passively defend, and there is an old saying that you can never be too defensive.

How to do?
After thinking for a long time, Naruto said slowly: "Let Yusuke help. From now on, he will monitor Sasuke's movements and report to you at any time."

“Is this person reliable?”

"Fortunately, he and I are already deeply bound together. We are like grasshoppers on the same rope."

After thinking for a moment, Naruto asked again, "Is there anything you want to add about yourself?"

"Well...if Sasuke wants to investigate me, he might start with my family. I need to explain a few things to my parents and try not to let anyone know."

"How to explain?"

"……Not ready yet."

This is also a problem. The two of them don't even know what Sasuke knows, so they are a little at a loss as to how to give the Haruno family a heads-up.

At this time, Naruto put forward a conjecture:
"So, let's assume that Sasuke already knows the truth about time travel. Then there are two possibilities:"

"First, he doesn't understand the concept of time travel, so he needs more information."

"Secondly, he understands time travel, so he needs to verify it with your parents."

Sakura pondered for a moment and asked Naruto, "But how am I going to explain this to my parents?"

"I think you need to distort the concept of 'travel through time' first. For example, the so-called travel through time is not about coming from another world, but about passing through something."

"Then, through casual conversation, hint to your parents that your time travel trauma left you with a psychological scar, such as when you were walking through the grass in the forest and were bitten by a rat."

"That way, as long as Sasuke asks and your parents answer, he'll realize that this is what 'travel through time' means and that he was overthinking it."

Sakura suddenly realized: "I see, but that explanation is not perfect, because my memory space is the school on Earth."

"Yes, if you want to cover up your lie, you have to include the school as well."

The two breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't know if it would be any use, they finally had a direction to work towards. The most frightening thing was not knowing what to do after encountering danger.

At this time, Sakura proposed another possibility: "But what if Sasuke doesn't know about time travel at all?"

The two were silent for a moment, then Naruto smiled: "This is better. If he doesn't travel through time, he will be able to make up a story in his mind. Then we just need to follow his ideas and help him make up his mind."

Naruto and Sakura then discussed some possible situations. After confirming that everything was correct, Naruto called Baiyi alone, gave him some precautions, and gave one of the fragments to Sakura, while he kept the other one himself.

Nothing else.

After seeing Sakura off, Naruto walked into the room, sat on the table, took out his diary, and wrote the following:

【doubt:】

[Why did the mastermind choose this time to corrupt Sasuke? ]

[Why did the mastermind miss the best opportunity to corrupt Sasuke? ]

What do the fragments mean to the mastermind?

Why do fragments slowly become smaller after being used? What does this mean?

Naruto had a premonition: If he could answer these questions correctly, then...

He will be able to kill the mastermind behind this!

……

the next day.

Naruto woke up in the hotel. After writing his diary and burning it last night, he returned to the hotel, compensated the owner for the repair costs, and then found another hotel with Jiraiya.

He explained the situation to Jiraiya, who took it seriously. He realized that he and Naruto might compete with Orochimaru for Tsunade at the same time.

Unlike the original work, Jiraiya in this life knew some information in advance, which might change his attitude and persuade Tsunade to become the Fifth Hokage in another way.

The two were walking on the street when a burly man who looked like a gambler on the side of the road pointed out Tsunade's location to him. Naruto looked at the gambler and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

He remembered that there was an interesting plot in the original work: Jiraiya won Tsunade's position by rolling dice with a gambler, and the way he won was due to Naruto's bad luck. It also explained here that Naruto had excellent fortune.

But the gambler in front of him, who looked dejected, actually pointed out Tsunade's location directly, and seemed to have lost all hope.

This is not right, this is abnormal!

Naruto immediately adjusted his state, switched to a childish tone and asked, "Uncle, do you like gambling?"

Jiraiya immediately knocked his head and said to the big man with an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, this kid is outspoken, don't take it to heart."

The big man in front of him looked distraught, and it was obvious that he had lost a lot of money. Naruto didn't even have this kind of foresight.

Jiraiya was a little disappointed. He thought Naruto was quite scheming.

Unexpectedly, Naruto ignored Jiraiya's reaction and just kept asking, "Uncle, you should have made a bet with the woman in the photo. Is she really a fat sheep that you will lose if you bet on her?"

Jiraiya had already explained to Naruto Tsunade's nickname "fat sheep" before.

Jiraiya's eyes twitched, and just as he was about to make amends for Naruto, he saw the burly man in front of him suddenly burst into tears: "It's a lie, it's all a lie!!"

If Shizune were here, she would find that the burly man in front of her was exactly the one whose chips Tsunade won that day.

"Is that so..." Naruto's face darkened, and his childish tone disappeared: "That would be strange."

"Naruto!"

Jiraiya quickly stopped Naruto, who looked at him seriously and said, "Sensual Sage, you said before that she has always had bad luck in gambling, so all gamblers who come into contact with her should be in high spirits, right?"

Judging from the expression of the gambler in the animation, when he was shaking the dice with Jiraiya, there was indeed a kind of rebellious and unruly attitude of "don't bully the gambler who loses".

Jiraiya didn't react for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "What do you mean?"

Naruto pointed at the burly man wearing the small pearl, "But he lost to Tsunade. Her fate was reversed."

Naruto didn't explicitly state that Tsunade had a fixed buff: when she won a bet, something bad would happen. This didn't fit his character, but he explained it with the concept of fate, which at least caught Jiraiya's attention.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Jiraiya fell into silence. He noticed this abnormal detail, but still couldn't figure out what it meant.

"Lewd Immortal, let's speed up. I have a feeling something bad is about to happen."

Naruto's hurried tone made Jiraiya realize that regardless of whether it was metaphysical or not, Tsunade's gambling luck was abnormal and Orochimaru was lurking nearby. These were established facts.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

"Got it, let's speed up."

After he finished speaking, his evaluation of Naruto became a little higher. He originally thought that Naruto had low emotional intelligence, but he didn't expect that he was trying to extract information.

Don't mention it, that's quite clever.

……

On the other side, Konoha Village.

Uchiha Sasuke did not choose to visit Sakura's home immediately. He had not thought about how to put it, and disturbing her rashly would only make people feel abrupt.

But this doesn't mean that he will sit idly by.

After much thought, Sasuke finished his morning exercise and started walking towards the ninja school...

(End of this chapter)