Chapter 66: Who Is That Beautiful Girl Next to Naruto-kun?
Watching this scene, Naruto only had two words in his heart: badass!
As expected of a genius with the potential to learn Rasengan!
What a clever little guy!
Of course,
Naruto wasn't too surprised that Konohamaru could learn and use Rasengan.
After all—he was destined (maybe) to become the Eighth Hokage of Konoha!
Oh—now possibly a female Hokage.
Anyway—someone meant to do great things.
Since the water balloon stage was already cleared,
next came the much harder leather ball.
100 times tougher than a balloon!
"Catch."
Naruto tossed over a prepared bronze-colored little leather ball.
Konohamaru hurriedly reached out in a panic.
Fortunately he caught it.
And hugged it tightly to his chest.
The motion and expression were incredibly cute!
Konohamaru blinked his big adorable eyes in confusion.
"Boss, what's this?"
Naruto replied:
"The third step of training to release Rasengan!"
"The leather on this little ball is 100 times thicker than a balloon."
"Same principle as bursting the balloon—burst this leather ball. Whenever you succeed,
you can move on to the final step."
Konohamaru was dumbfounded, staring blankly at the leather ball in his hand.
His red lips trembled.
His pretty face was full of disbelief.
"What? One… one hundred times?"
"Ahhhhh!!!"
"Spare me!"
Konohamaru deflated like a punctured balloon.
His fragrant shoulders completely slumped.
After finally bursting the balloon with so much effort,
now he had to burst a leather ball 100 times thicker.
Just kill him already.
Naruto shrugged.
"If you want to obtain something, you have to work hard for it, right?"
"The ninja world isn't short of talented geniuses, but even geniuses need day-by-day diligent practice and effort to reach their current achievements."
"There's no such thing as free pie falling from the sky."
After a pause, Naruto suddenly turned serious and added:
"Besides—in my eyes, your talent isn't bad at all. You can genuinely be called a genius!"
Learning an A-rank ninjutsu like Rasengan from an idiot—
and actually succeeding—
doesn't that mean his talent is high?
Although right now Naruto was essentially spoon-feeding him,
greatly shortening the time needed to master Rasengan,
Naruto believed:
given enough time,
this kid could still figure it out by copying—eventually learning it properly!
After hearing this,
Konohamaru's delicate body trembled. His cheeks flushed honey-sweet, eyes dazed and evasive.
He didn't dare meet Naruto's handsome face directly.
"B-Boss… do you really think that?"
"You're not just saying it to make me happy."
His tone was soft and gentle—
a complete contrast to his earlier tomboy image.
As if the previous girl wasn't him at all!
Naruto's expression turned strange.
A wave surged in his heart~
He abandoned his usual calm mindset!
Holy shit! Why the hell are you blushing?
I'm talking serious business here!
And what's with that "make me happy" line?
Please stop imagining things on your own!
When did I ever deliberately try to please you?
Naruto got goosebumps.
Suddenly a weird song echoed in his mind.
Little brother fell for big brother, on the night he learned Rasengan fees.
Planes flew overhead, meteors streaked across that sky.
Ptooey!
No matter how pretty—nope.
This isn't even about prettiness anymore!
This has risen to a matter of principle, okay?
Naruto coughed and said seriously:
"You're overthinking. I'm just evaluating objectively."
"You really do have the qualifications to be called a genius."
Unexpectedly, Konohamaru's face flushed even deeper.
Shy and bashful.
His beautiful eyes shimmered with affection.
Looking at Naruto… it was refreshing and pleasing… gross!
Just one word: gross!
Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"Little brother, can you act normal? I only want to be your big bro—don't think weird things!"
Konohamaru felt something pierce his heart.
A sharp pain!
But seeing Naruto getting angry,
he had to explain.
"Boss—it's like this… I've been staying in Sexy Jutsu form for a long time now."
"My body… and mindset have undergone some subtle changes."
"I… I don't know how to describe it. It just feels very off, but I can't pinpoint exactly where."
"It's fine for short periods, but staying in Sexy Jutsu long-term…"
Konohamaru was very clear.
Long-term maintenance of female characteristics
had affected his normal male thinking.
For example—the simplest: attraction between opposite sexes.
Male-male has no pull, female-female neither.
Male-female is the correct one.
So Konohamaru developed a subtle emotional attachment toward Naruto.
But was this good?
No—it wasn't!
Young man, I advise you to reflect deeply!
Don't play these little tricks anymore!
Naruto took a deep breath and nodded, acknowledging Konohamaru's difficulty.
"Have you ever thought about changing back?"
Konohamaru shook his head like a rattle drum.
His long black hair swayed along.
"No way, no way—I feel great like this. Training speed is fast, progress is obvious."
Good grief—he has ideals!
The ancients weren't wrong.
Raising kids really needs to start early.
Naruto thought for a moment and said:
"Actually, Sexy Jutsu still hasn't reached its most perfect state."
"Most perfect state?"
"Yes. You can use this time to research it—not just appearance, but also personality. You need to fully integrate things like how girls speak, move, behave…"
Naruto was genuinely planning to cultivate Konohamaru into a full girl!
To prevent any long-term trouble—lest he start eyeing his little sister-in-law.
As for later—once the Chūnin Exams end,
he'd go out and roam.
Whether Konohamaru would even get to see him again was uncertain.
Anyway—first turn him into his number-one general.
That way he could protect his wives later, right?
A cross-dressing trap who has zero interest in girls,
only interested in boys—retch… retch
This point alone made Naruto feel completely at ease.
Besides—he trusted Konohamaru's character wouldn't do anything that would make everyone turn against him.
Just like Naruto said earlier:
to gain something, you have to lose something.
As for being targeted by Konohamaru?
Panic? Hell no!
Worst case—he'd just leave for a few years.
Besides—he couldn't beat Naruto anyway. Was he gonna force it?
Later, besides subtly hinting that Konohamaru should actively study female mindset and behavior,
Naruto also roughly described Ino Yamanaka's appearance from his previous life.
Ino was valiant and heroic, high beauty value.
A great cosplay target.
As for whether Konohamaru could truly cosplay her in the end,
Naruto didn't know.
After all—master leads you in, cultivation depends on yourself.
This proved how important it is in life to have a good master.
Just as Naruto and Konohamaru were talking,
Yamanaka Ino happened to pass by and looked over.
"Eh… isn't that Naruto-kun?"
"Weird… who is that beautiful girl next to Naruto-kun?"
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