Chapter 380: Why Is Sakura Acting So Girly?
Why does the Raikage often end up as a "workhorse regular" in those kinds of books?
It's because, at first glance, his outward traits make people feel uneasy.
The Raikage brothers are both like this.
Among them, the Fourth Raikage is at least better understood, once you know more about him, it's clear he's a serious man who keeps his distance from women.
But Killer Bee is different.
Once you get to know Killer Bee, you realize he's definitely not a serious person.
After all, there's only a "p" of difference between "rapper" and "raper."
Of course, Killer Bee hasn't sunk to the level of actually being a "raper."
But he is indeed lecherous.
You could say he's like Jiraiya, the "Pervy Sage" of the Kumogakure Village.
Even with sunglasses on, Killer Bee can't hide that same kind of sleazy aura Jiraiya has.
So the more Kushina thought about it, the more convinced she became that her guess was correct.
At the same time, she thought of something even more terrifying.
As everyone knows, things in the Limited Tsukuyomi world are somehow related to the real ninja world, either similar or the complete opposite.
In the Limited Tsukuyomi, Uzumaki Menma once said, "You're no longer a wanton demon fox."
Kushina originally thought the "opposite" meant that in reality, the Nine-Tails was a rigid, serious tailed beast that hated humans.
But now, looking at it from another angle, the opposite might refer to something else.
It's not the Nine-Tails that's wanton, but Naruto!
Otherwise, why would Killer Bee's rap lyrics contain such obscene content?
Talking about things with Naruto… and even mentioning a lot of "flowing."
It's too much!
Kushina felt heartbroken. It was all her fault, she died too early and didn't properly raise Naruto.
It was Minato's fault too. He didn't have to die, yet he insisted on dying with her, leaving Naruto without proper guidance.
It was the Third Hokage's fault.
It was that bastard Obito's fault, that ungrateful traitor.
It was Kakashi's fault for carelessly muttering to himself and leaking information.
Kushina was overwhelmed with grief.
Who would have thought that Naruto, going to the Kumogakure Village as an exchange student to learn tailed beast control, would end up getting "used" like that?
While Kushina was drowning in sorrow, elsewhere, at a hot spring inn, Naruto swaggered up to the counter and slapped his frog wallet down.
Anyway, this is just an illusion. It doesn't matter if I spend all my savings.
I've been doing missions my whole life. Can't I enjoy myself for once?
"Huh? Sakura-chan, and… that teammate of Choji and Shikamaru?"
While paying, Naruto spotted Sakura and Ino walking out of the lounge area and froze for a moment.
Wasn't Sakura supposed to be with Orochimaru?
When did she come back?
"Naruto? W-what are you doing here?"
Hearing her name, Sakura turned toward the voice and saw Naruto dressed in a full feminine outfit. She was stunned.
Luckily, before coming here, Sakura had just injected herself with a specially made dose of estrogen. She was in a good mood and didn't explode.
Ino, however, was a bit annoyed at being referred to as "Choji and Shikamaru's teammate."
Did she not deserve to have a name?
"Sakura-chan, why are you acting so girly?"
Naruto scratched his head.
He thought to himself, this really is an illusion world.
It's way too fake.
In the real world, if Sakura saw him dressed like this or using a sexy transformation, she would've punched him immediately.
There's no way she'd be calmly talking to him like this.
Clearly, this is Sakura as seen through Sasuke's eyes, that's why she's so easygoing.
Tch.
Besides, Sakura should be with Orochimaru right now. Why would she be in Konoha with Ino? Too fake.
But whatever.
Fake or not, it doesn't stop him from having some fun.
Thinking this, Naruto showed a lecherous grin.
"…Girly."
Sakura's mouth twitched.
She clenched her fist, then slowly loosened it.
If even Naruto, with his sharp tongue, said that, then the effect of the medicine must be quite noticeable.
Fine. She wouldn't hit him today.
"As expected."
Naruto watched Sakura stay silent, her fists clenched, face flushed, only managing to mutter something like "you're dead, meow."
This clearly didn't match her usual behavior, definitely an illusion character setting.
"Naruto, dressed like that and coming here… you're not planning to do something perverted, are you? You shouldn't learn from Jiraiya-sama, you know?"
After snapping back to her senses, Sakura looked Naruto up and down and spoke.
But her tone lacked confidence, as if she felt a bit guilty.
The reason was simple.
At the Sound Village, Sakura didn't just obtain the estradiol compound she wanted, she also acquired a lot of medical ninjutsu knowledge different from Tsunade's.
Tsunade's medical techniques were all proper and orthodox.
Orochimaru's, on the other hand, took a completely different path, focused purely on results, ignoring morality and ethics.
Among them was something called "medical beauty ninjutsu", fully known as "medical cosmetic biological human-body surgical ninjutsu."
Within it, there was a branch called "Taki-kyō", with multiple methods.
When Sakura first saw it, she was amazed and sincerely felt that science was truly wonderful.
According to Orochimaru's records, the primary purpose of this "Taki-kyō" research was to study data on how increased nutrition during the lactation period affects biological development.
It fell under human experimentation and biological research.
After obtaining this forbidden knowledge, Sakura returned to Konoha and found her best friend, Ino.
If Sakura wanted to increase her "size", she would need precise surgical procedures.
A doctor can't treat themselves. Even with shadow clones, it would be too dangerous, so she entrusted everything to Ino.
But the problem was that Orochimaru's techniques were incredibly delicate and refined. This wasn't some crude method of stuffing things inside to fake appearances.
What Orochimaru sought was "increasing nutrition during the lactation period", a biological enhancement, not a superficial trick.
So it was extremely complex.
First, they needed data and knowledge.
Orochimaru's research in this area only cared about quality, not appearance.
But Sakura did care.
In fact, she could sacrifice quality, but appearance was non-negotiable.
So she had to help Ino gather relevant data.
And so, Sakura and Ino started doing something similar to what Jiraiya used to do.
Which is collecting material.
The difference was that Jiraiya collected material to write his "adult novels", gathering all kinds of human body data for them.
Sakura and Ino, however, were collecting data for human-body surgery, though it was still, ultimately, about human body data.
That's why the two of them appeared at the hot spring inn.
They had come deliberately to observe.
So when Sakura scolded Naruto, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
And that slight guilt made her already weak reprimand even less convincing, prompting Naruto to roll his eyes.
Too fake!
Is this really Sakura?
"Sakura-chan, you should just give up on that guy Sasuke. He actually likes men. My arms are always open to you. Come on, Sakura-chan, I'll allow you to scrub my back."
Naruto smugly lifted his chin and tossed the bath towel he had just received.
Whoosh.
The towel landed on Sakura's head.
Sakura was stunned.
Is this really Naruto?
Or is someone impersonating him?
(End of this chapter)