Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 179 Sai's 'Art of Speaking' (4K)

If we strictly calculate the difference in combat power between Haku, Sai and Sakura, it is hard to say whether Sakura can easily crush the two of them now.

But in terms of attack speed, it can be said that only Naruto can barely tie with Sakura.

Coupled with the sudden attack, the two of them looked a little embarrassed in an instant.

Sai slowly stood up, the smile on his face disappearing, and he said solemnly: "Is this the improved Water Style: Water Instant Body Technique?"

"After all, we are all from the Anbu, there is no need to hide our abilities. Bai, you stand up too."

Bai also stood up and bowed to Sakura, "Sorry, Captain. I won't be so impulsive next time."

Xiaoying said slowly: "We are all teammates. We must hurry up and get on with our journey. Please stop saying things that are detrimental to unity."

"Do you understand, Sai?"

Sai nodded without saying anything.

"By the way, your album fell."

Sai was stunned for a moment, then looked at the ground beside him, picked up the booklet with the picture of his brother and put it in his pocket, and was seen by Bai next to him.

Naruto was watching the whole thing from the side, thinking that Sakura was really exciting. Suddenly, he felt a strong urge in his heart to find an opportunity to tease the beauty.

What do you call this? Hey, this is called contrast! (Tactical fadeaway jpg)

However, seeing Sakura's serious expression, Naruto suppressed this evil thought.

The four continued on their journey, their speed suddenly increasing.

Several hours passed, and Naruto saw that the team was dead and the dead silence was unbearable, so he asked Bai who was standing beside him:
"By the way...after you complete this mission, how many more achievements will you need to 'unfreeze' him?"

Background: Konoha used a special sealing technique to seal Zabuza, and the so-called thawing means removing the seal.

The so-called performance must take into account both the number and difficulty of completed tasks. Generally speaking, S-level tasks are considered the greatest performance, followed by A-level, and so on.

Bai's expression was a little downcast. He thought for a moment and said, "I don't know... Actually, I've always wondered if I'd ever have the chance to see him again."

Naruto couldn't help but turn his head: "Why do you say that?"

"There are too many achievements to complete, but dangerous missions are very limited. Not everyone has the opportunity to obtain S-level missions, and A-level missions are also relatively rare."

Naruto felt a little emotional. The high-risk mission that was like a plague to others became a delicious bun in your mouth.

You really love him deeply...why not just let you two get married after the fourth war?

"What if all future missions are of this level?" Naruto asked again.

Bai thought for a moment and said, "It should... be better."

"It will definitely be faster to complete the task, right?" Naruto smiled. If Bai follows him in the future, then A-rank and S-rank will be easily achieved.

After all, as the protagonist of the anime, all the interesting plots are based on high-risk missions.

Maybe it can be completed before the Fourth War... ahem, let's wait until after the Fourth War, it's too dangerous during the Fourth War.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, but Sai suddenly interrupted.

"I know...about you."

Bai turned his head and looked over, and Sai once again showed a fake smile on his face.

"His name is Zabuza, right?"

Naruto's eyes widened slightly. This situation was beyond his expectations. "How do you know this? Can Anbu members also check each other's files?"

"unable."

Sakura in front suddenly responded.

"Unless authorized by a superior (Hokage/Anbu senior), ordinary Anbu members cannot view their teammates' files at will. This is the internal secret of the Anbu."

"Including uniform clothing and wearing masks, these are all to strengthen the secrecy of the Anbu."

Taking the original work as an example, Yamato's code name "A" was kept secret for a long time during his time in the Anbu, and his identity was not revealed until he left the Anbu.

"Sai, how do you know this?"

Naruto's eyes turned serious when he looked at Sai, but Sai just smiled faintly and looked at Bai: "When I escorted you two back to Konoha, there was not much unpleasantness with Kirigakure, right? This matter is not a secret."

What Sai meant was that the incident between Zabuza and Haku had become a diplomatic issue, so many Anbu members of Konoha knew about it and had some understanding of Haku's identity.

"In other words, you happened to witness this incident back then, and happened to remember Bai's appearance and Zabuza's name until now?" Sakura asked suspiciously.

"Yes," Sai smiled, "I was deeply impressed by this incident."

Mingying fell silent. This reason could not be said to be far-fetched, but it was definitely not impeccable.

There is another explanation for this matter: the "Danzo faction" behind Sai had access to Bai's files and did sufficient homework for this operation.

This made Naruto couldn't help but imagine, if the remnants of the "Root" were really so determined, would they take the initiative to cooperate with Orochimaru?

You know, in the original work, Orochimaru had an affair with Danzo, so it makes perfect sense that the "Danzo faction" who saw no hope of a comeback would choose to take an unconventional approach.

Did I help them unintentionally?
No, if you think you can easily take advantage of Uzumaki Naruto, you are totally wrong.

After much thought, Naruto decided to keep a close eye on Sai.

But at this moment, the three heard Bai's angry voice: "Impressive... Do you think you know me and Mr. Zabuza very well?"

Sakura immediately realized something was wrong and scolded Bai, "Calm down! Don't act impulsively!"

Naruto also looked at Sai warily: "I know you want to talk, but don't say it yet."

The atmosphere became tense, and Mingying each kept an eye on one of them to prevent them from fighting again.

Sai heard it, and in order to ease the atmosphere, he gave Bai a confident fake smile.

This instead made Bai clench his fists gradually.

"What are you doing? You're not allowed to talk so you have to be sarcastic, right?" Naruto was speechless. How could Sai be so annoying with every move he made?
"The best way to deal with troublesome things is to smile, even if it's a fake smile," Sai said slowly.

"Actually, it's easy to be fooled... well, at least that's what the book says."

Naruto sighed and said, "Is that book with you now? Let me see it." Then he stretched out a hand towards Sai.

Sai didn't want to conflict with this rising star, so he rummaged through his pockets and handed Naruto a book.

Then, Naruto casually threw it towards the back.

"Keep on going."

He said this to the two of them.

Sai finally stopped smiling and asked, "Excuse me? Have I offended you in any way?"

Just the trouble you've caused me along the way is enough for me to complain about you for three days and three nights... Naruto tried to keep his tone calm: "I have no problem with you, but you shouldn't read that kind of book. If you learn it, it will only harm you."

"Really? Are all the conclusions just now wrong?" Sai was puzzled. He really couldn't understand.

It can be said that Sai now has obvious obstacles in social and emotional interaction, even to the extent that it affects daily communication. However, ANBU members rarely communicate, so such problems are automatically ignored by Sai.

"The truth is only within the range of the cannon," Naruto explained, "Smiling at people also depends on the situation. For example, if you just had a conflict with someone and then smiled immediately, others would just think you are very fake."

"But, it's better to smile at people than to look sad, right?" Sai said, giving another fake smile.

"No," Naruto shook his head, "A smile must be genuine to be contagious. If not, even a blank expression is better than a smile."

"Is that so?" Sai restrained his smile and returned to his original expressionless face.

Sakura remained silent, but Shiro had a strange look on his face.

He had always thought that Sai was actively provoking him, but now his reaction seemed more like a dysfunction.

Are there really people in this world who don't even know what a smile means? Bai Rushi wondered.

The four of them, each with their own thoughts, rushed towards their destination.

night.

The few of them arrived at a small town along the way, and Naruto decided to book one of the hot spring hotels in an attempt to improve the relationship between Shiro and Sai.

"It's quite subtle... I remember in the original story, it was Yamato who improved the relationship between me and Sai, right?"

Just as he was thinking, he saw Bai walking in in a bathrobe, and he was shocked. The reason was that Bai looked too much like a girl.

"What's wrong?" Bai was a little confused. Naruto tried hard to adjust his stiff expression and looked at Bai.

"It's okay, go to the bathhouse first, I'll come later."

Bai nodded, opened the door and walked into the bathtub.

After he left, Naruto couldn't help but complain: "That's too annoying... A normal man wouldn't wear a bath towel like him..."

Generally speaking, men and women will cover their bodies appropriately with bath towels when going from the locker room to the hot spring pool.

Men usually fold the large bath towel in half and wrap it around their waist to cover their lower body; while women will unfold the large bath towel, wrap it around their body starting from the shoulders, and wrap one side of the towel around their body in front.

The way Bai just wrapped it was exactly how a woman would wrap it...

"Bang!" The door of the inner room was opened, and Sai, dressed in white, walked in. The way he wore his clothes was the standard way for men.

"Ahem," Naruto called out to Sai, lowering his voice, "Have you Anbu peers never taken a hot spring bath together?"

Sai was stunned, not quite understanding what Naruto meant, but he still smiled politely and said, "We won't meet privately."

"Oh, indeed..."

Naruto stopped hesitating and walked into the hot spring pool with Sai.

For the next ten minutes, Naruto painstakingly explained to Bai how men should wear a bath towel, including why they should do so, and what the consequences would be if you kept walking around wrapped up with your hair disheveled.

"...Ahem, anyway, there are many people in this world with... unique tastes, and they just like you."

"So boys still have to protect themselves when they go out." Naruto made a closing statement.

"I see..." Bai nodded and suddenly asked, "Naruto-kun, do you often mistake me for a girl?"

Naruto was a little embarrassed by this question, but besides him, the only stubborn person in this bath was Sai. After thinking about it, he said, "Occasionally, but it's a matter of appearance. It's innate. It's not your fault."

Sai, who was sweating next to him, also smiled and said, "So you really do have it."

"That's enough! If you say another damn word, I'll beat you up."

Naruto deliberately controlled his volume, as he remembered that this place was not very soundproof in the original novel.

Sai glanced at the slightly angry Bai, said nothing more, and turned to Naruto: "But you know a lot of unexpected things."

"whats the matter?"

"It's what you just said." Sai smiled and said, "Have you ever experienced similar troubles before?"

"Sai, what do you think this is?"

"Ok?"

Naruto pointed at his fist and said, "You are less than ten centimeters away from me now. Guess what the probability is that I will hit your vital parts?"

Sai's smile was a little stiff: "But, I didn't mention your ***, did I?"

The air around them fell into dead silence.

I have to admit that Naruto has been in the ninja world for many years, and he rarely meets anyone who leaves him speechless when it comes to talking nonsense.

He suddenly had a sense of déjà vu: "Although I tried very hard to be abstract, I still couldn't compare with those talented players."

Naruto: "How do you manage to say such nonsense and smile so innocently at the same time?"

Sai: "?"

Naruto: "Forget it... I found a pig in this hot spring pool. Did you notice it, Shiro?"

Bai: "...found it."

Sai: "You two, are you talking about me?"

"...I'm done soaking. Sai, I'll come back later to teach you how to improve your emotional intelligence." Naruto didn't want to be annoyed, so he got up and left.

If he doesn't leave now, he will be mad to death.

……

night.

After the hot spring run, the group enjoyed a hearty meal before gathering in Naruto's room to discuss the details of their future plans.

Unlike the original work, the four cannot use Wood Release Technique to create Scorpion's body like Yamato, and ordinary transformation techniques have too many flaws, so they have to find another way.

At this time, Xiaoying proposed her own idea: "I can give it a try."

"You come to pretend to be Scorpion?" Naruto raised his eyebrows. Could it be that Sakura has mastered a special transformation technique?
Sakura stood up and quickly formed seals with her hands. After the seals were completed, living water appeared around her and slowly covered her entire body. Then, the living water began to change.

First, the color begins to gradually darken, gradually appearing black, red, and dark brown, and then the shape begins to take shape.

Finally, a Sakura with the appearance of Hiruko appeared in front of everyone.

"The principle of this technique is to change the properties of living water and then attach it to the body."

Naruto nodded, "That's fine then, but can you change your voice?"

Sakura released the Water Style Transformation Technique and said, "Voice imitation can rely on chakra to control the vibration of the vocal cords. This is fine for me, but it takes a little time to get used to it."

As she spoke, she tried for a moment and finally imitated Fei Liuhu's deep voice.

Sakura's water-style transformation technique is essentially similar to Yamato's wood-style transformation technique, so there won't be any major problems with the disguise.

(End of this chapter)