In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

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After leaving the Land of Rain, Naruto pondered for a while and decided to use the Impure World Reincarnation to find a sparring partner for Ajisai who would not complain of being tired, Kimimaro.

It just so happened that there was a bone left behind by Kimimaro in the seal space, which was taken out by Naruto to summon Kimimaro the Impure World Reincarnation. He then threw Kimimaro into Jashin’s Altar.

After just one training session, Ajisai was completely numb. Begging for mercy didn’t help, so she could only continue to struggle and throw herself into training again and again.

Fortunately, the limit was one hour each day, and after that hour of hell, she got to enjoy her precious rest time. Only when lying in bed did Ajisai truly feel alive.

After finding a sparring partner for Ajisai, Naruto no longer involved himself in her training. He quickly returned to Konoha to report, as it had already been half a month since he left the village.

…

It was now late March.

The cherry blossom trees next to the Hokage Tower were faintly showing signs of blooming. Kakashi glanced at Naruto’s mission report with his usual dead-fish eyes, and was speechless for a while.

"Your mission report is... a bit abstract." Kakashi finally said, looking somewhat helpless.

"It's a special mission, so I can’t go into too much detail." Naruto came up with an excuse.

Kakashi was too lazy to press further, after all, he had received information about the events in the Land of Rain from Jiraiya. Konoha's attitude was simple… just stay out of it. And if money was involved, they’d take care of business and ask no further questions.

After leaving the Hokage Tower, Naruto went straight to Konoha Hospital. Dark Sakura didn't seem to have changed, and everything appeared to be normal.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Dark Sakura asked with a playful smile, "Is it because you haven't seen me for half a month and you miss me? If you did, we could always... you know."

Naruto said nothing, lowered his head and spit into the trash can.

Dark Sakura: “…”

"Are you still holding a grudge?" She asked softly. Her pink hair was already past her shoulders and had not been trimmed. It was loosely tied behind her head.

"Grudge? What grudge?" Naruto looked confused, pretending not to understand, "I don’t care, Haruno Sakura. No need to worry about it. If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving."

Sakura knew he was doing it on purpose, but she hadn’t expected him to douse her with cold water the moment he returned.

"Move aside." Naruto said impatiently as he reached the door.

"No!" Sakura blocked his way with her body, leaning against the door and looking up at him, "I didn’t mean for things to turn out like that. Can’t you forgive me just once?"

Naruto didn’t respond verbally, choosing instead to answer with his actions.

He pushed Sakura away with one hand and opened the door directly. He paused for a moment before leaving, giving her one last cold, lingering look. Then, he said cruelly, "I don’t have time to guess what’s on your mind right now. When you’ve made up your mind, we’ll talk."

Sakura looked at his departing back, her gaze slowly becoming unfocused. Slumping back into her office chair, she looked at the mundane tasks before her and felt bored for the first time.

She glanced up at the bright light filtering into the room, squinting slightly as she suppressed her emotions deep within.

In this small duty room, she still remembered Naruto's evasive look when he first learned the truth. Yet later, he had sincerely promised to always remember her, even to the grave.

Life was precious. No one wanted to lose it.

Sometimes, she thought about the possibility of having a child with him in the future, but now, that future seemed impossible.

Tears welled up in her eyes and began to fall as she looked up slightly.

…

After hurriedly leaving Konoha Hospital, Naruto didn’t go looking for Ino or Hinata, nor did he return home. Instead, he headed straight for Satomi Hill’s manor to meet Yakumo.

In the afternoon.

Yakumo watched as Naruto skillfully forced Ido out again. Then, she silently walked to a corner of the house and squatted down while covering her ears to avoid being frightened.

Ido: "Wait! Can’t we talk this out?"

"Ah!! Don’t you not understand human speech?"

Naruto ignored Ido’s plea. He hadn’t fought in half a month, so how could he back down now? He knew it was a trick, so it was better to beat Ido up first.

With that thought, he increased the force of his blows. In that instant, Ido truly felt the vast disparity of the world, ‘It turns out that perverts really exist!’

After dealing with Ido, Naruto sat down and poured himself a cup of water. Ido returned to Yakumo's body, and Yakumo stood timidly in the corner, lowering her head and waiting for Naruto to leave.

However, this time, Naruto did not leave directly. Instead, he called up the system panel that only he could see, clicked on the Task Line III panel and examined it carefully for a while.

"You asked me how you could become a normal Shinobi last time, didn’t you?" Naruto suddenly looked up and asked Yakumo.

"… Yes." Yakumo didn't know why Naruto brought up this matter at this time. After all, at that time, he rejected her because of her poor physical condition.

Even though Kurama Yakumo pleaded with all her might, Naruto's response was only a vague promise to think of a solution.

‘Could it be... he already had one?’

"Your body is too weak, you’re not really suited to be a Shinobi." Naruto said after pondering for a moment.

"I know, but I still want to try." Yakumo said, gathering her courage, while nervously pinching herself with her hands by her sides.

Naruto was aware that this was Yakumo’s parents' greatest wish before they passed, but he didn't mention this scar. After all, he was not a soft-hearted mentor who liked to listen to pitiful stories.

"Alright, I do have a method that can improve your physical condition." Naruto said with a serious face, "However... it comes with a cost."

"Eh!? Don’t tell me I have to undress!" Yakumo exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you crazy!? What do you think I am?" Naruto retorted.

"Oh." Yakumo obediently began putting her clothes back on, fidgeting as she looked him in the eyes and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"Cough." Naruto looked at her deeply and asked mysteriously, "Have you heard of the Jashin?"

[Kurama Yakumo]

[Konoha - Genin - Female - 18 years old]

[Jashin’s Follower - Controllable (Options Hidden)]

[Talent: Genjutsu]

At the bottom of the panel was an evaluation: [A weak Genjutsu User who can’t take care of herself]

‘Wow, the system’s evaluations are brutally honest! Last time, it described Ajisai as ‘a useless summoner girl’, and now, it’s calling Yakumo ‘A weak Genjutsu User who can’t take care of herself’. How on point!’

But Naruto felt that young girls are easy to convince. After just a few words, she had already become a Jashin’s Follower. Still, given her frail condition, Naruto had to take it slow in her training, lest she end up like a delicate flower, succumbing too soon.

The Jashin’s Altar could keep her from dying, meaning that the training would be intense, but ultimately beneficial for her body. It would be more like nurturing her rather than pushing her too hard.

Naruto didn’t need her to do anything for him right now, as she just needed to recover and train at her own pace, much like his current assistant, Ajisai.

"Is this all?" Kurama was a little confused. She touched various parts of her body but didn't feel anything unusual.

"That’s it for now." Naruto confirmed with a nod, "Take it easy for the next few days, and I’ll come back to check on you later. You’ll see the results then."

"Oh, okay." Yakumo responded, still looking a bit puzzled.

Naruto didn't stay long, and went straight home. After quickly freshening up, he slept for the whole afternoon. After running around for many days, and giving some of his Chakra to Nagato, Naruto was really a little drained.