Chapter 81: Homecoming, Shura Field! Three Years Apart, Everyone is Thirsty
Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo, who were guarding the gate, were yawning out of boredom when they suddenly saw two figures, one large and one small, walking toward them from the distant road against the setting sun.
"That figure... could it be?"
Walking up to the gate, the Blonde Youth stopped. His black and orange tracksuit was unzipped, revealing the mesh shirt underneath and his sturdy chest. The once childish face had lost its baby fat, his jawline was defined, and a confident smile hung at the corners of his mouth.
Uzumaki Naruto had returned home.
"Phew... This is the smell of Konoha." Narutosquinted his eyes, turned his head to look at the grinning Pervy Sage beside him, and asked, "Pervy Sage, does my current look have the aura of a returning king? Do I look like a hidden master from a story?"
"Returning king my ass, you're just an undeveloped brat." Although Jiraiya said that, the smile at the corners of his eyes couldn't be hidden.
However, the next second, the expression of one of the Sannin suddenly stiffened. He twitched his nose twice; this was the keen sense of smell for danger he had developed after years of gathering material.
"That... Naruto." Jiraiya greased the wheels of his feet, "Your master suddenly remembered that there is important intelligence to report to Hokage-sama, so I won't interfere with such a touching reunion. Take care of yourself!"
Poof!
A cloud of white smoke dissipated, and Jiraiyadisappeared without a trace, leaving only an echo: "Remember! You must survive!"
"Hey! Pervy Sage, why are you running!"
Naruto wanted to complain, but immediately shut his mouth. Because he felt it too.
He felt a complex aura coming from inside the gate. In that aura, there was resentment, anticipation, excitement, and an indescribable urgency.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three figures landed beside Narutosimultaneously, blocking his retreat.
"Caught you... Naruto-kun."
The voice was very gentle, but it made Naruto's hair stand on end.
Naruto stiffened his neck and turned. He saw three girls who shocked him.
On the left was Ino, wearing a purple midriff-baring outfit, hands on her hips, her emerald eyes sizing him up like hooks, the Chakra light of the Mind Transfer Jutsu flickering at her fingertips, as if ready to "invade" his mind at any time.
On the right was Sakura, still that familiar Broad Forehead, but she had shed her immaturity. She was wearing a red sleeveless cheongsam, and her hands, wearing black gloves, were affectionately placed on Naruto's shoulders, but the cracks in the ground beneath her feet showed that this was definitely not a simple hug.
And directly in front...
Naruto's gaze went a bit straight.
It was Hinata.
She was no longer the little girl who always huddled in a baggy hoodie three years ago. Now she was wearing a tight lavender knit top, paired with dark shorts. Her long hair draped over her shoulders, and that shy face now wore a meaningful, shallow smile. Her hands were in the starting pose of the Gentle Fist, but it looked more like she wanted to pounce over and hug him.
At this moment, there were no enemies. But Naruto felt it was more dangerous than facing Uchiha Madara.
"Uh... well, long time no see?" Naruto tentatively raised his hands in surrender, "Everyone... has grown up."
Before he could finish, his radar, which had been suppressed for three years, rang completely under this visual impact.
[Oh my goodness! Is this the version update after three years? Is this really something I can see without paying?]
Accompanied by his inner scream, the heavenly curtain spread out instantly, broadcasting the thoughts of this returning traveler in real-time.
Naruto's gaze first swept over Sakura.
[Although Sakura is still... um, that place everyone knows hasn't changed much, but these legs have grown more than a little bit! Toned, slender, full of power! Especially with these black gloves... If I were pressed to the ground by these hands in actual combat... Hiss, why am I actually looking forward to it?]
Immediately after, his gaze slid to Ino.
[Look at Ino again... My god, is this a wasp waist? This midriff-baring outfit is simply a foul! The curve of that waistline, I feel like I could grab it with one hand, and if she twisted it... it would definitely be lethal! Can anyone really resist a little succubus like this?]
Finally, Naruto's gaze locked onto Hinata, and he couldn't move it away anymore.
In that instant, the barrage even stalled for a second, and then exploded.
[Wait, wait! Wife Hinata... Is that real? Is that a scale a human can reach?!]
[I thought there was potential three years ago, but this development is too exaggerated! Wearing this kind of tight knitwear... Won't she feel unstable when running? If she accidentally falls, will those two lumps... bounce up and hit my face?]
[Is this Konoha? This is simply the happiest dairy farm in the world! And... am I having an illusion? Why does it feel like the way they look at me is like hungry people seeing food? Are they trying to... swallow me whole?]
The entire area in front of the gate fell into an eerie silence.
The three girls, after hearing the comments about "bouncing up and hitting the face" and "dairy farm," couldn't hold it anymore.
"Naruto-kun..."
Hinata's face was blushing so red it was about to drip blood, the mist in her Byakugan was gone, and her eyes flashed with an excited light.
[Ding!]
The system prompt sounded in the girls' minds.
[Detected that Hinata has received a very high evaluation from the core capture target regarding "body scale" and "physical inertia." Shame judgment: Off the charts.]
[Reward issued: Passive skill — [Body Flexibility · Absolute Evasion]. Description: In order to control that scale beyond common sense, your body has gained the ability to perfectly balance regardless of center of gravity, and you will never fall due to inertia again (unless you want to).]
And Ino subconsciously straightened her praised wasp waist, the corners of her mouth curling into a charming arc.
[Detected that Ino has received high praise for "wasp waist" and "lethal."]
[Reward issued: Special ability — [Mental Charm · Pheromone Aura]. Description: Without needing hand signs, every look of yours, every twist of your waist, can release hallucinogenic-level charm pheromones.]
"Hmph, I guess you have an eye for things, kid."
Ino tossed her long golden hair, her eyes shifting, and the newly acquired pheromone aura was immediately activated. She stepped forward, her whole body almost pressed against Naruto, her fingertips lightly stroking his chest.
"Hey, Naruto, haven't seen you for so long... Is this the welcoming gift you give us? Thinking such lewd things in your head?"
Although it was a tone of blame, the voice was so soft that it made one's bones feel like they were melting.
Sakura's forehead bulged with veins because of the comment about "nothing changed there." She clenched her fists until they cracked, and just as she was about to explode, an incomparably pleasant prompt sounded in her mind.
[Detected that Sakura has received potential masochistic YY regarding "top-quality long legs" and "expecting to be suppressed in actual combat."]
[System judgment: In order to support the "superhuman strength" required to pin the target firmly to the ground, you need energy reserves far beyond ordinary people. A war of attrition is the hard truth.]
[Reward issued: Constitution transformation — [Strength of a Hundred Seal · Massive ChakraSource Amplification]. Description: Your Chakralimit is increased by 500%. You are now a human-shaped Tailed Beast, and you won't run out of energy even if you fight for three days and three nights.]
Sakura, who was originally furious because of the "barren" comment, felt the Chakra surging like the sea in her body, and her mood subtly improved.
Forget it, considering this guy wants to be "suppressed" by me so much.
She simply grabbed Naruto's neck and tucked his entire body under her arm.
"Stupid Naruto! How can you be so indecent as soon as you come back!" Although Sakura was scolding him, her arm tightened, wishing she could knead him into her body, "But... considering you haven't had it easy these past few years, I'll forgive you this time."
"Hey hey hey! Let go! I'm going to suffocate!" Naruto struggled exaggeratedly, but in reality...
[Mmm... this tactile sensation... Is this the happiness of being caught in a pincer attack? Ino's fingers are so soft, Sakura's... although a bit hard, they are very elastic. And Hinata...]
He had just thought of Hinata when he felt a warmth on his back.
The girl with the astonishing scale gently hugged him from behind. The soft touch at that moment made Naruto's body stiffen.
"Naruto-kun... since you're back."
Hinata leaned into his ear, her voice trembling, but daring enough to be scary, "You need to check carefully... whether your body has become stronger in these three years."
These words were completely unlike what Hinatawould say, yet they were her most real thoughts at this moment.
Inside the Hokage Building, in the office.
Tsunade looked at the brat in the screen whose head was full of "dairy farms," her mouth twitched, and finally, she snapped the pen in her hand with a "click."
"This... little bastard!"
She blushed, took a fierce gulp of wine, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at her own neckline.
"If he saw me like this... he might start thinking about some disgusting face-bouncing scenes again... Pfft, who's afraid of whom."
Under the setting sun, at the gate of Konoha.
Naruto was surrounded by the three of them, being pulled and dragged toward the village.
Passersby saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh. This wasn't a hero returning; it was clearly falling into a nest of women!