Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 155: The Feelings of the Two (4K)

Sakura: "Are you confident that you can catch up with Deidara and the others before Gaara dies?"

Naruto: "Just don't let them enter the sealing barrier."

In the original novel, after Gaara was captured and brought to the Kingdom of Rivers, he was killed by the Akatsuki people who used the Phantom Dragon Nine Seals to extract Shukaku. In order to delay time, they set up a special sealing barrier on the periphery.

As long as Naruto could intercept the duo before that, he was confident that Gaara could return to Sunagakure safely.

Sakura: "What should we do with Deidara after that? Should we kill him directly, or wait for Sasuke to take his head?"

People like Scorpio who have done evil must die no matter what. There is no need to discuss this.

Naruto fell into deep thought, then said: "There is too little material to judge now. I think it is okay to kill him or not... uh..."

"how?"

"When you mention that, I suddenly thought of Sasuke."

Sakura raised an eyebrow, "Missed him?"

"Hey, what's the point of talking... I just suddenly realized that I haven't heard from this guy for quite a while. I hope nothing has happened to him, right?"

"I remember you gave him an emergency contact charm before you left. Can you sense it even if it burns?"

"That's true, but what if someone counterattacks..."

Sakura sighed and shook her head: "You think he's too weak. With the other gods, the communication talisman, and the skills he's learned, he shouldn't be unable to escape when he encounters a strong enemy, right?"

"Quie's..."

In fact, even if Brother Zhuzi was in a near-death state, maybe the old man Liudao would save his life.

If this doesn't work... well, I'd better not follow Naruto in the ninja world.

The two discussed for a long time, going into detail about various plot details, until late at night.

After the serious business was almost over, Naruto thought about it and felt that the atmosphere was good, so he tentatively said:

"By the way, about that incident last time...I was indeed a bit abrupt...Are you still mad at me?"

"Huh?" Sakura didn't understand what was going on.

"It's about the last time I gave you a mouth."

Sakura's face flushed red after hearing this. Seriously, Naruto rarely saw a girl's face turn as red as a ripe apple in just a second or two.

"Why are you speaking so directly..." Sakura's voice suddenly became very small.

Naruto scratched his eyebrows, thinking, haven't we been alone together many times? Why are we going back to the old ways now?
"Well, I thought we should just talk it out. It's not a big deal to keep hesitating like this."

He acted very generously, as if being rejected by Sakura was no big deal.

Actual situation: Ever since Naruto met Sakura, he has been itching to do something and has started to scratch his head. He feels like a student anxiously waiting for test results.

Naruto: "So what? Can we go further?"

The light shone on Sakura's rosy face, and her somewhat shy expression gave her a touch of intoxicating charm, making her look mouth-watering.

After a long pause, Sakura turned her head away: "I'm... not sure of my feelings."

"Why?" Naruto wondered, there was nothing uncertain about this.

Sakura took a deep breath and said, "Let me ask you, do you like my soul or Sakura's appearance?"

"Of course it's your soul." Naruto was a little confused. Wasn't this question an easy one?

"But if I'm not as pretty as Sakura, or if I'm just an ugly girl, would you still be interested in understanding my soul?"

"But..." Naruto just started to say it and immediately slammed on the brakes!
The first one is an easy question, but the second one is a trap question!
If Naruto said bluntly, "But your soul has been transported now, so this question is meaningless," then he would most likely be directly sentenced to death.

Sakura noticed Naruto's expression and pursed her lips: "Are you trying to say: Since we've traveled through time, this question doesn't matter?"

"No, no." Naruto waved his hands quickly.

He thought for a moment and said seriously, "I'm pretty sure that what I like is your soul. If you were the Sakura from the original novel, I probably wouldn't feel anything for you."

"……Really?"

"Yeah," Naruto nodded and smiled, "Because compared to those natives, you are the one with the most personality among them. I like girls with personality."

Sakura could only feel her heart pounding!
"You, you just like being a henpecked husband, don't you?"

"Yeah, I just want to be a henpecked husband." Naruto's smile grew even brighter.

The two looked at each other silently, and the atmosphere seemed to become more ambiguous.

Finally, Sakura avoided Naruto's gaze. She was silent for a long time, as if she wanted to give Naruto an answer immediately, but she wanted to be a responsible person, so she had to say the next words no matter what.

Sakura: "Okay, I know what you feel...but I can't confirm my feelings."

"I don't know if I was attracted to your soul, or to Naruto's appearance, or both? Or is it because we are both time travelers, so I subconsciously want to find each other to rely on..."

Naruto listened to Sakura quietly and understood the general idea in his mind.

This question is somewhat similar to the question, "Will two cosplayers still be attracted to each other after removing their makeup?" Categorizing appearance and inner qualities can indeed lead to cognitive dissonance.

She herself is confused now, but she cares about this matter very much, so she is conflicted.

Naruto sighed and made a decision.

"I understand... If that's what you're struggling with, I'll just show you my true self."

Say, Naruto released the transformation technique, and with a "bang" he changed back to his appearance before traveling through time.

"How is it? Do you like it?"

Sakura opened her eyes wide and looked at the handsome man in front of her who was adjusting his hair in a somewhat restrained manner. She was speechless for a moment.

Was Naruto nervous? Of course he was, very nervous!
You know, whether it is on Earth or in the ninja world, the premise for most people to be able to date is that they are able to accept the other person's appearance!
He thought he looked OK, but what if Sakura was a very picky girl?
In fact, Naruto has a guess about Sakura's identity and appearance before she traveled through time. If the guess is correct, then it makes sense that Sakura is picky.

"Hmm...how do you say that?"

Seeing Sakura staring at him blankly without saying a word for a long time, Naruto felt like he was about to explode on the spot.

Doesn't she like me? Doesn't she like me? Doesn't she like me? Is she thinking about how to reject me politely?

Now he was a little panicked, and changed back to Naruto's appearance. He scratched his head and said to himself, "Haha, am I not good-looking?"

At this moment, Sakura seemed to wake up from a dream and shook her head.

In reality, Sakura's real thought was: "He's actually not that bad! He looks clean, not like a greasy old man." So, should I agree to his request? Should I agree? Should I just nod? Wait, should I also transform into my pre-time travel self to show him?
Wait, what if he doesn't like the way I looked before I traveled through time? But what if he doesn't like me? Wouldn't it be better for me to stay the same? But wouldn't that be extremely dishonest to him?

Or should we change it?

No, he didn't even tell me that it wouldn't be a good idea for me to transform rashly, right?
Their reactions weren't surprising. They were both university students of their time, spending long periods at home taking online classes, which naturally meant they had few opportunities for dating or romance. Furthermore, Sakura had become fascinated with soul-traveling during this time, leading to both of them still being single before the time travel, making them slow to react and unable to be completely frank.

Only Naruto is brave enough, otherwise the two of them would probably remain the same even until the end.

Naruto: "So...how do you say it?"

At this moment, he was so nervous that he didn't even dare to look Sakura in the eye. After a while, he realized that the latter was the same.

Shift!

A few seconds later, Sakura's soft, mosquito-like voice could be heard from the living room: "Can you, can you let me think about it again? I feel like my brain is about to shut down."

"...Okay, let's digest it."

A heavy stone hanging in his heart fell to the ground. Naruto saw Sakura off and walked to the door. Sakura whispered softly, "Actually, you were quite pretty before you traveled through time..."

After saying that, she ignored Naruto's surprised reaction and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Naruto stood there for a long time, then closed his door.

Then, he covered his pounding heart, and after it calmed down a little, he clenched his fist tightly, his face showing ecstasy:
“Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes! As expected of me… Wait, why didn’t she agree to me right away?”

Naruto quickly calmed down, and at the same time he thought of another question.

"Speaking of which, she should also show me what she looked like before she traveled through time. After all, men and women are equal, right?"

"Forget it, forget it. This thing is not important... and if I'm not mistaken, she must have been a good sister before she traveled through time."

Naruto began to seriously consider whether to find a formal occasion to confirm the relationship.

……

At the same time, near the Sand Village.

The two uninvited guests approached the direction of Sunagakure, neither hurried nor slow.

A closer look revealed they were wearing black robes with red auspicious clouds and conical hats. One was tall and thin, the other short and fat. The short and fat one left a deep trail as he walked through the desert.

Sasori and Deidara, as members of the Akatsuki organization, came here to kill Gaara.

Suddenly, Scorpion said to Deidara: "Wait."

"how?"

He narrowed his eyes, and the stinger on his back slowly extended into the air in front of him.

At this time, Deidara also noticed something unusual ahead.

"Snapped!"

There was a slight sound of a rope being cut in the air, and then suddenly countless kunai and shurikens burst out and flew towards the two of them.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

The scorpion's tail swept away all the kunai and destroyed other nearby traps in an instant, all in one go.

Deidara frowned: "Did they receive the news in advance?"

"No," Scorpion said sinisterly, "These traps are incomplete, which means the plan is going very smoothly."

It should be noted that before taking action against Gaara, Yura, one of the high-ranking members of the Sand Village, had been manipulated by Sasori and became a spy for Akatsuki.

Although Gaara took precautions and set traps around Sunagakure in advance, it was still secretly sabotaged by Yura.

The two continued forward, clearing out nearby traps as they went. This objectively delayed their journey a bit, and Deidara couldn't help but complain, "These traps are so unartistic, huh!"

"Just let me fly over there directly, huh!"

"Don't worry," Scorpion interrupted Deidara's spellcasting, "Let my men clear out the defenders guarding the door first."

The two waited for a moment and walked to the entrance of Sand Village. At this time, a gap was opened in the barrier of Sand Village, and a figure was waiting there, surrounded by corpses scattered around, with blood splattered everywhere.

Scorpion stepped forward and said calmly, "Thank you for your hard work."

Yura bowed respectfully, indicating that this was what he should do.

Deidara glanced at Yura and quickly lost interest in him. He just wanted to hurry up and sneak into Sand Village to complete the killing mission.

However, Scorpion noticed that Yura's reaction was a little unusual and immediately asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

"Yes. Regarding the Kazekage Gaara, I have some information about him."

"explain."

Yura nodded and said in a deep voice: "It is said that Gaara has a method arranged by the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Naruto, which can provide rapid support."

"Uzumaki Naruto..." Scorpion chewed on the name, as if he had heard of this person before, while Deidara said bluntly: "Uzumaki Naruto? Is he the target of that Itachi?"

There is a division of labor among the tailed beasts within the Akatsuki organization. Naruto is the target specifically requested by Itachi, and Deidara just happens to have some grudge against him.

Therefore, Deidara had a natural desire to hunt Naruto. He suddenly became very interested and immediately asked, "Is Uzumaki Naruto with Gaara now?"

Yura shook his head. "No, he's not here right now, but he might attack you two when we take action later."

Deidara narrowed his eyes. He was somewhat disdainful of this so-called instant support. After all, it had nothing to do with art. Moreover, he was not afraid of any challenge from the Jinchūriki. It could be said that he, Deidara, was fighting against the elite.

Scorpion on the side behaved more calmly and looked at Deidara beside him: "Do you need me to go with you this time?"

"What? No, there's no need." Deidara's mouth curved into an arc: "Even if I can't beat them, they can't keep me."

After that, he looked at Yura: "What does that Uzumaki Naruto look like?"

In the original work, Sasori and Deidara had never met Naruto. It was only at Nagato's request during the meeting that Itachi reluctantly told him. However, in this time and space, Naruto's influence is no longer what it used to be.

Yura recalled for a moment and continued, "If I remember correctly, he had blond hair and blue eyes, and looked younger than you."

"Little brats... it's really boring to fight them, huh!"

Compared to the little brat, Deidara would rather fight the older Lao Deng. Fighting with a child is boring.

He was just the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, still a child. He doubted that he could even fully use his hands and feet. How could he demonstrate his art in this case?
"Don't take it lightly. Deal with Gaara first. It's best not to alert Uzumaki Naruto directly." Scorpion's idea was more pragmatic. He didn't want to provoke two human jūriki at once. It was too troublesome and would waste time.

He hates wasting time.

(End of this chapter)