Chapter 144
Had to admit—setting up the Amenominaka world was an extremely draining job in terms of physical strength, mental energy, and chakra.
Even with Naruto's current physique, he couldn't hold out for long.
Amenominaka's activation already consumed a ton of chakra, and on top of that, this place was equivalent to a real world. All those generated soil masses required Naruto's chakra too—in short, everything needed chakra!
Strong? Sure it was strong, but it drained chakra way too much.
By the time Naruto had covered the entire Amenominaka with Wood Release, he was exhausted like a dog.
But it was all worth it. Amenominaka had become Wood Release's domain—Wood Release everywhere in all directions. And once anything touched Naruto's chakra, it would be controlled by him or automatically attack his enemies.
Moreover, Wood Release's attack range covered the entire space.
Roots dozens of times thicker than a human body crisscrossed the outer edges of the entire space. Tree branches and trunks as large as houses extended toward the center with terrifying density.
It could be said that no spot in the whole world was beyond Wood Release's reach—it was a true "Wood World."
Finally done with work, the exhausted Naruto barely managed to transfer himself back to the ninja world and collapsed on the bed, snoring away.
This was also because transferring his physical body in Amenominaka consumed very little chakra.
Otherwise, Naruto might have had to sleep in the Wood World.
In his sleep, Naruto dreamed he had transmigrated again to the Fourth Ninja World War, met Senju Hashirama, then pulled Hashirama into the Wood World and completely crushed him with Wood Release…
The next day at noon, Naruto was still snoring away.
No choice—he had been too tired last night. Even with his physique, he needed time to recover.
The sun was gradually getting scorching. Konoha's streets started bustling, with more pedestrians appearing.
Wearing blue clothes with the Uchiha crest on the back, Sakyo walked down the street with her hands in her pockets, expressionless.
Her mood wasn't great—not because Naruto hadn't come to see her these past few days, but because of the trouble Sakura and Ino brought her… mm… and maybe Little Black too.
Absolutely! Not because Naruto hadn't come to see her! Absolutely!!!
Without Naruto, Sakyo had returned to her previous life.
Buying groceries alone, cooking alone, training alone. If not for Sakura and Ino harassing her, she might not say a word all day.
Usually, though Sakyo's attitude was tough on the surface, she knew in her heart that she had gotten used to life with Naruto.
If she had to face loneliness again, she probably couldn't muster that courage anymore.
So after thinking it over, Sakyo racked her brains for a very appropriate excuse to go find Naruto.
Mm, we're both students at the Konoha Ninja Academy. Coming to you for joint training is reasonable and not excessive, right?
Sakyo walked with a cold face. Wherever she went, the surrounding people even felt the air cool down.
Note—it cooled down, not refreshed!
In this scorching heat, making others feel "cold"—it showed how Sakyo's mood was right now.
But Sakyo knew she had no reason to throw a tantrum—after all, no one said Naruto had to come find her, right?
So she came to find Naruto.
Sakyo knew about Naruto moving houses. Such big news, and about Naruto—how could she not know?
She hadn't expected that what Naruto secretly told her before was actually true.
Before, Naruto had whispered to Sakyo: Actually, I… am the son of the Fourth Hokage. My dad is Namikaze Minato, my mom is Uzumaki Kushina. I just took my mom's surname.
Originally, Sakyo thought Naruto was joking. She didn't expect it to be real.
If Naruto really was the Fourth Hokage's son, then the villagers treating him like that—how could they face the Hokage who once saved them?
Could it be that the Hokage protecting the villagers was taken for granted, and the villagers bullying the Hokage's descendant was also taken for granted?
Sakyo didn't understand. If this happened to her, and she had strength like Naruto, she would have stormed the Hokage Building long ago, grabbed the Scroll of Seals, and killed anyone who tried to stop her—including the Third Hokage.
Then directly defect, and on the way out, give Konoha a "big gift."
That would fit Naruto's background.
Lost in thought, Sakyo unknowingly arrived outside what used to be the Fourth Hokage's house.
But…
She saw another girl…
The eldest miss of the Hyūga clan?
At that moment, Hinata Hyūga was hiding behind a wall, staring blankly at a certain spot in the house. The veins around her eyes were slightly bulging.
Seeing this, Sakyo's heart instantly felt unhappy.
Naruto pursuing Hinata was common knowledge. When Sakyo was with Naruto, she deliberately ignored Hinata's existence.
Originally, Sakyo had almost accepted this setup.
But… that damn Hinata Hyūga was actually doing this?
This made Sakyo very unhappy. Naruto was hers—how could she let someone else spy on him?
"The Hyūga clan's Byakugan really has quite the use."
Sakyo appeared behind Hinata expressionlessly, her voice calm in a scary way.
Hinata jumped in fright. With her Byakugan active, she hadn't noticed Sakyo's arrival.
It showed how engrossed Hinata had been just now.
This area had fewer people.
That was why Hinata chose this spot to check on Naruto's situation.
Hinata saw Uchiha Sasuke in this state and instantly stammered an explanation: "Um… that…"
"I heard Naruto-kun left the village a few days ago… so I was a bit worried."
Sakyo's attitude toward Hinata was naturally not good. She habitually mocked: "Hmph~ Worried?"
"If something really happened to Naruto, your worry now is completely useless."
Hinata's personality was introverted. Being said like that by Sakyo made her little face flush red. She lowered her head and explained: "Actually… it's because there are some things at home, so I couldn't go with Naruto-kun…"
Hmph~ Damn Hinata—this was an excuse! Definitely an excuse!
Sakyo's heart kept finding faults with Hinata, and she even compared Hinata to herself.
This was a normal reaction for girls. Even two pretty girls who didn't know each other, just seeing each other on the street by chance, would compete in their hearts.
Let alone when both had their hearts on the same person—wouldn't that spark a world-shaking war, erupting into the ninth Ninja World War in their minds?
"Um… Uchiha Sa… Sasuke-kun, you…"
"Do you like Naruto-kun too?"
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