In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

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With a thud, Ajisai landed hard.

"Huh?" She opened her eyes and saw the familiar prison cell, her expression suddenly changed.

However, unlike before, this time, she was not inside the cell, but outside. Nearby, Yugito stared silently at her... or rather, at something behind her, her gaze calm.

‘Behind me?’

Ajisai turned around and saw Naruto's face. She had to admit, Naruto was quite good-looking, his dark windbreaker neat and sharp, but he always gave her a sense of unease.

Oh, she realized that this was the first time Yugito had seen Naruto’s real face. In their past conversations, Yugito had discovered Naruto always used a fake identity.

‘What was it again? Ah, Uchiha Sasuke.’

Naruto also noticed Yugito's gaze, but he didn’t pay it much mind. In the past, for the sake of caution, he didn't use his real identity when dealing with her, and used a Uchiha alias.

But now, there was no need to bother with such pretense. Task Line III had already begun, and Yugito wouldn’t be able to stir up much trouble. No matter how strong-willed she was, eventually, she would become a tool for the Jashin.

"This is…"

She stood up and glanced at the empty prison cell that once belonged to her. Then, she walked over silently, closed the door behind her, and squatted down skillfully in the corner, as if she had done this many times before.

‘Well, it really was just a big dream. If I have to serve time, then so be it. I really hope that guy dies soon, he's so infuriating.’

"What are you doing?" Naruto looked at her, somewhat bewildered, "Why did you go in there by yourself?"

"Aren’t I supposed to be in jail?" Ajisai raised her head, equally astonished.

"Who told you that? You won’t have to stay there anymore, I swear." Naruto raised his hand and swore with a serious face, "If not, I’ll be struck by lightning."

"Really?" The naive girl suddenly stood up, her eyes glistening with tears.

‘As expected! As expected! Even scumbags have a kind side, you can't just label all bad people as evil.’ Ajisai recalled how Naruto had covered her with a blanket in the middle of the night and couldn’t help but think that he didn’t seem so bad after all. If he insisted, it wouldn’t be impossible to give in to him.

Bad people can easily redeem themselves with just one good deed, while good people bear the stain of even one bad act. The girl’s thoughts were innocent, she’s still too young.

However, the wicked person who had turned over a new leaf in her eyes was actually plotting something with the Jashin’s altar or the Shinigami’s Underworld.

Little did Naruto know that Ajisai had already labeled him as a lecher, but he really had no such worldly desires for a tool like her.

"Of course it's true." Naruto grinned and snapped his fingers, and the two of them disappeared instantly.

…

This is an altar.

Steps rose up like a pyramid, leading to a coliseum the size of a soccer field at the top. The stone bricks of the steps exuded an ancient aura, and dark red crystalline substances filled every crack in the coliseum.

Surrounding the altar was an expanse of darkness, an endless void. There was no light in the distance, stretching to the horizon and beyond, and it was eerily silent.

Ajisai withdrew her gaze from the distance and looked up to see a large light source illuminating the entire coliseum. There were no walls around the coliseum, and the ground was inscribed with some obscure, ancient incantations.

Ajisai felt a bit anxious. After all, the environment here didn't seem any better than the prison cell. At least the cell was clean, and apart from the bars, it felt almost like living freely.

"Where did he go?" She searched around, spotting Naruto’s silhouette.

But she always felt that her boss had a strange aura about him, and the killing intent seemed a bit strong? Ajisai’s heart raced, wondering if she had done something to provoke him.

If there were also Internet in the Shinobi World, then at this moment, Ajisai would be asking on Reddit like this:

‘Oh great friend, my boss doesn't want to take advantage of me, but he brought me to this creepy, terrifying place. It seems he wants to kill me; what should I do? Waiting online, it’s urgent!’

"That…" Ajisai could clearly sense Naruto’s killing intent. She wanted to call out, but after gulping with difficulty, she changed her mind at the last moment.

"Master, what is this place? It’s a bit… eerie. Did we come to the wrong place?"

"It’s just right."

Naruto turned around, holding an ordinary sword. With a swish, he drew another sword from the darkness and tossed it in front of her with a clank.

"This is the legendary Kusanagi Sword, it can cut through iron like mud. I won't bully you."

"Master, what is this for?" Ajisai was shocked Goosebumps rose all over her body and her survival instinct instantly kicked in.

It can’t be helped. If she had to stay in jail forever, she wouldn't be that scared. But having been outside once, she didn’t want to endure that suffering again.

"This is part of your training, don't be afraid." Naruto casually waved the sword in his hand, which felt awkward for him, and said comfortingly, “This is the Jashin’s Altar. As a believer of the Jashin, you won’t die here. But the pain is real, so you must do your best to dig into your talents.”

"I don't have any talent!" She glanced at the Kusanagi sword on the ground, her voice trembling, "I don't know how to use a sword either, this..."

"It's okay, I don’t really know how to use one either. It’s mainly to help you feel the atmosphere." He said, "Time waits for no one. Stop talking nonsense and get started."

"Wait! I... I still don't understand, Master, what are we supposed to do?" Ajisai held on to a glimmer of hope.

"Hmm? Didn’t I make it clear enough just now?" Naruto looked at her and said, "This is a real combat simulation. No one will die here, and I won't really kill you."

"At most, you'll be injured and feel little pain. The wound will heal instantly and it won't do any harm to your body. I'm doing this to help you grow. Become stronger, girl!"

Ajisai: “…”

"Ah!!!"

“Don’t!!!! Ah!!!”

Ten minutes later, Ajisai lay on the ground in pain. She had no visible wounds, but the light had faded from her eyes. In those ten minutes, he had beaten her seven times.

With each battle, she could feel the piercing pain in her body, but the pain seemed to come from different parts of her body. She even suspected that this man was doing it on purpose, as he didn’t even use his sword.

Under the pretext that using a sword was too cruel, he decided to let her adapt first.

When you need to learn something, you will regret not having learned enough. Ajisai began to regret why she hadn’t trained hard in the first eighteen years of her life. Now, she could only passively endure the beatings, and every time she is beaten, the pain makes her wish she could die.

"You are quite talented and there is still a lot of room for improvement." Naruto’s voice echoed again, dragging the tip of the knife along the ground, sending sparks flying against the stone bricks.

"Ah!! Damn it!" Ajisai couldn't hold it anymore and turned around to use Summoning Technique. A huge rhinoceros charged straight towards Naruto.

With a swish, the blade fell and the rhinoceros vanished in a puff of white smoke.

"This Summoning Beast is a bit weak. I'll take you to catch a stronger one next time." Naruto smiled, feeling the pleasure in training his tool.