Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too tsundere

"What a joke!!"

Overwhelmed by emotion, Zuo Yue let out a mournful roar, clenched her small fists, and charged towards Uchiha Itachi without regard for anything else! Her movements were completely chaotic, entirely controlled by her surging emotions.

"Sasuki!"

The gap in strength is an insurmountable chasm that inspires despair.

Faced with her sister's resentful yet powerless attack, Itachi didn't even flinch. She simply raised her hand with an expressionless and effortless motion, precisely catching Satsuki's outstretched wrist.

All of Zuo Yue's momentum came to an abrupt halt.

Before she could react, an irresistible force suddenly came from her neck! Itachi's other hand gripped her throat like an iron clamp, easily lifting her off the ground.

"Ugh!"

A feeling of suffocation surged through her instantly, and Zuo Yue's legs kicked helplessly in the air, her face quickly turning red. She tried in vain to pry Itachi's fingers apart with both hands, but the fingers wouldn't budge.

It hurts so much... I can't breathe...

Itachi stared at his sister, who was struggling in pain in his hands. A barely perceptible trace of reluctance and pain flashed through the depths of his Sharingan, but the next second, it was completely covered by a resolute determination called "necessity".

For that distant future, this trial must continue.

She drew her dagger once more and aimed it at Zuoyue's shoulder, a spot that wouldn't be fatal, but would be enough to cause pain and fear.

Barely opening her tear-blurred eyes, Zuo Yue saw the sharp blade aimed at her, so close yet so far. A wave of immense fear and betrayal pierced her heart like an ice pick.

Is she... really going to kill me?

"No...stop..." she pleaded weakly from deep in her throat, tears streaming down her face.

"Let her go!"

Naruto, who had been on edge the whole time, could not stand idly by. Given the choice he could make as "Naruto Uzumaki," he unhesitatingly used his most powerful trump card.

King Kong blockade!

Boo hoo hoo-!

Several dazzling golden chains shot out from behind Naruto! Just before Itachi's short sword was about to touch Sasuke—

Clang!

Like living golden chains, they instantly wrapped around her! One chain firmly bound the arm and wrist of the woman wielding the sword, the powerful force forcing the blade to halt abruptly in mid-air. Several other chains flashed and wrapped around her waist and other arm, completely locking her in place!

The sudden restraint and the chilling, oppressive force emanating from the chains were completely beyond Itachi's expectations. His body was bound by this immense force, and the hand gripping Satsuki's neck instinctively loosened its hold.

"Cough! Cough cough cough..."

Satsuki fell heavily to the ground, clutching her throat and coughing violently, gasping for breath of the cold air.

Itachi slowly looked at the blond boy standing behind Satsuki, whom she had been ignoring all along.

Naruto stared intently at Itachi Uchiha, who was temporarily imprisoned.

"If you dare touch Satsuki again... I'll kill you!"

Chapter 93 The Script of Resistance

Is he the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Itachi Uchiha's gaze was fixed on the blond boy. But why... tonight of all times? Why was he at the Uchiha clan compound, and with Sasuke?

An ominous thought flashed through Itachi's mind: Could it be that the radical hawks within the clan had already begun their actions? Was their target indeed the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Were they trying to control the Tailed Beast to achieve their goal of a coup?

And this power... is it a sealing technique?

"Naruto……"

Zuo Yue slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the dazzling golden chains in the sky. What...what is this power? When did it...?

"Zuoyue! Don't look at her! Run! Go to the village and call the ninjas! It would be best to call the Third Hokage too!"

Naruto's urgent shout snapped Satsuki out of her turmoil. Reason told her that Naruto was speaking the only correct option. Faced with her sister, whom she couldn't possibly defeat, seeking help was the only way to survive.

But... a strong sense of resistance, almost making her vomit, instantly surged wildly from the deepest part of her heart.

Run away? Does that mean... she has to abandon Naruto alone? Leave him alone in front of this woman who has the blood of her entire clan on her hands and is like a monster?

No… absolutely not! If I turn around and run away… if I return with reinforcements only to find Naruto lying in a pool of blood…

Just imagining the scene filled Zuo Yue with a despair more terrifying than suffocation. She had already lost almost everything; she couldn't lose him too! Absolutely not!

"Hurry up and get out of here! I can't hold on much longer!"

Naruto's shout shattered Sasuke's last shred of hesitation and hope. The undeniable urgency and difficulty in his voice completely jolted her out of her drowning fear and selfishness.

hateful……!

A surge of intense emotion, a mixture of boundless regret and fierce resentment, suddenly overwhelmed her, screaming wildly within her heart: Why am I so weak?! Why can I only run away?! Why can't I protect anyone, and instead become the one being protected, even the one who holds her back?!

At this moment, tears welled up in my eyes again, but no longer because of the grief of losing a loved one, nor because of the anger of being betrayed.

This is self-loathing, a deep-seated hatred of weakness and powerlessness, and the deepest abhorrence of cruel fate!

Satsuki abruptly stood up, her head bowed the entire time, not daring to look at Itachi again, much less let Naruto see her expression. With all her might, she gritted her teeth and ran desperately towards the edge of the clan compound.

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Damn it... I really don't want to do this kind of thing...

Naruto kept his eyes tightly shut, doing his best to maintain the powerful binding force of the Adamantine Sealing Technique, and he desperately suppressed the urge to open his eyes and check the situation.

Once they make eye contact with those Mangekyou Sharingan, Menma's shadow clones would probably be instantly shattered and dissipated by the illusion.

However, at this moment, he felt more distressed and conflicted than anything else.

According to his original plan and "script," once he intervened with his unusual power, Itachi Uchiha's attention should be diverted to Satsuki, right? Satsuki would then be subjected to much less direct pressure.

He knew that awakening the Sharingan required extremely strong emotional stimulation, but he felt that it didn't necessarily have to be that Satsuki himself suffered direct and cruel harm.

If... if the person most important to her gets hurt in front of her... then... it should be okay, right?

Therefore, Naruto even secretly prepared himself for the possibility of getting injured. He was perfectly willing to endure any physical pain so that Sasuke could awaken his Sharingan.

But... as soon as the idea took shape, an extremely strong sense of déjà vu and awkwardness surged up.

Wait a minute... the more I think about it, the more wrong this plot seems?

He actively jumps out to draw fire, takes a knife for the female lead, and even plans to "make her watch me get hurt and then explode"... This, this looks like a scene from those clichéd "torture novels"!

This feeling... is absolutely awful!

Suddenly, an extremely strange, burning sensation, as if the meridians in the body were instantly ignited, rushed back along the chains!

"!?"

Naruto's alarm bells rang, and he instinctively opened his eyes a crack. The sight before him sent chills down his spine—a strange black flame had spontaneously ignited on those [Diamond Seal] bars!

No way?! You're going to use Amaterasu on a little kid like me? Are you serious?!

Despite inwardly cursing, Naruto didn't dare to act hastily. He immediately cut off the chakra supply and released the jutsu without hesitation.

Om-!

The golden chains instantly became transparent, then vanished completely into the air. Amaterasu hesitated for a moment, then, following the laws of gravity, floated gently down to the ground below.

However, in that brief moment when the chains dissipated and Naruto's old power was gone and his new power had not yet been generated.

call out!

In the next instant, Itachi Uchiha had already broken through the short distance between the two, appearing in front of Naruto in a flash! He delivered a straight punch that slammed into Naruto's abdomen!

The intense sense of crisis made Naruto's body react almost instinctively—to activate the Flying Thunder God Technique.

But he forcibly suppressed the thought as soon as it arose. No! Under the identity of "Naruto Uzumaki," he couldn't possibly use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In a flash, reason forcefully suppressed instinct.

"Ugh——!"

The consequence of taking that punch head-on was an intense, excruciating pain that exploded instantly. The powerful impact made his vision go black, and his body involuntarily curled up like a shrimp, temporarily and completely losing his ability to move.

Immediately afterwards, a hand grabbed the back of his neck by the collar without mercy and easily lifted him up.

A wave of nausea washed over him, and Naruto gasped for breath, his vision blurring as he looked at Itachi Uchiha, who was carrying him.

As expected… it was exactly the worst-case scenario he had anticipated, or rather, the most “suitable” scenario from a planning perspective. Itachi chose to control this unexpected and powerful variable, and clearly intended to take him along when chasing Satsuki. Perhaps he wanted to use him to further provoke Satsuki.

but no matter……

Uchiha Itachi...you just wait...once this mess is completely over tonight...you'll see if I don't settle this score with you!

Chapter 94 Means

"Is...is anyone there?! Someone come quick!!!"

After staggering out of the clan's territory, which was completely shrouded in blood and death, Zuo Yue ran desperately while crying out with all her might.

Tears blurred her vision, making the night road even more difficult to traverse. How she longed to hear a response, how she hoped that the familiar figures in Konoha patrol ninja uniforms would emerge from the shadows at the street corner, stop her, and ask her what had happened.

However, all that answered her was her own hollow echo and the rustling of leaves in the distance.

The Uchiha clan's settlement was located on the outermost edge of the village for so-called "isolation" and "surveillance." At night, this area was almost deserted except for members of the Uchiha clan, let alone the ninjas who patrolled it frequently.

Everything she had just experienced was like fragments of the worst, most insane nightmare, replaying itself over and over again in her mind.

Not long ago, her whole world was whole and warm. She had her mother's gentle, kind smile; her father's stern yet always caring gaze; and her older sister, whom she had always admired and trusted—a strong and reliable presence in her heart…

However, on this very night, all of this was utterly and cruelly shattered before her very eyes.

A gentle mother, a caring father… lay dead in a pool of blood. And the one who ordered the killing, even the one who carried it out herself, was none other than her most trusted sister!

The world has collapsed.

An unprecedented, chilling sense of emptiness spread wildly from the deepest part of her heart, rapidly eroding her limbs and bones, penetrating deep into her lungs.

She lost almost everything, but... Naruto! She absolutely... absolutely cannot let her kill Naruto!

This thought, like a last straw, gave Zuoyue, who was almost collapsing to the ground, a sliver of strength to keep going. She gritted her teeth, letting her tears flow freely, but quickened her pace again, running towards the center of the village, where there might theoretically be people, with her last bit of strength.

However, the next moment, Zuo Yue's running steps froze on the spot.

A chilling despair gripped her heart in an instant.

Because that nightmarish figure—Uchiha Itachi—stood silently in the middle of the road not far in front of her, completely blocking all her paths.

What made Zuo Yue feel like her blood was freezing was that in Itachi's hands, he was just like Naruto, who was hanging limply at his sides! The blond boy's eyes were closed, and there was still a look of pain on his face.

"Naruto……"

Satsuki's voice trembled so much it was almost unrecognizable. Yes... how could Satsuki forget that the difference in strength was like an insurmountable chasm?

but……

But seeing Naruto being held like an object by Itachi, an emotion far more intense than fear surged into Sasuke's mind! Even though her body trembled violently with fear, and even though tears blurred her vision so much that she could barely see what was in front of her, Sasuke still took action!

"Let...let go of Naruto!"

She screamed almost instinctively, grabbing her ninja tool pouch at her waist and pulling out two shuriken. With a sob and a frantic rage, she hurled them fiercely toward Itachi Uchiha's neck!

call out!call out!

However, faced with this hateful yet incredibly naive attack, Itachi Uchiha didn't even blink. She simply raised the short sword in her hand with utter casualness.

clang! clang!

Two crisp metallic clangs rang out almost simultaneously, and the two shuriken were easily deflected and landed with a clatter.

The frustration of having her attack easily neutralized and the growing fear overwhelmed her, but Zuo Yue did not give up. Her hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals as she tried to mobilize the chakra within her body.

"Fire Release: Great Fire...?!"

But she had only completed half of the hand seals, and hadn't even finished uttering the name of the ninjutsu—

The figure before my eyes vanished as suddenly as a ghost!

In the next instant, a suffocating sense of oppression enveloped her from the front! Uchiha Itachi had appeared in front of her in an instant.

The hand that had been gripping Naruto loosened its hold, and Naruto's body fell to the ground beside him. The free hand then gripped Sasuke's slender neck once more, forcefully severing her nascent ninjutsu in her throat!

A strong feeling of suffocation surged up again, and Zuo Yue's feet left the ground as she struggled in vain, desperately trying to pry that hand off.

Uchiha Itachi's crimson Sharingan coldly watched his sister, who was struggling in pain in his hands, her eyes filled with fear and pleading. Just then, the warning from the man wearing the fox mask echoed in his mind again—do not do anything unnecessary to Satsuki.