Chapter 79: You're What Kind of Man~ What Kind of Man?
Orochimaru was quite satisfied with Sasuke's earlier performance.
She babbled on to Sasuke for a while longer.
Then she casually tossed out the scroll they had been fighting over in the Chūnin Exams.
Snake Auntie dropped loot like a random boss.
After finishing all that,
her body quickly sank into the earth.
"Hey… don't go!! Snake Auntie."
Seeing Orochimaru slip away,
Naruto immediately rushed out.
Snake Auntie wasn't playing fair!
Bite Sakura too!
I think it works!
At the very least, bite all three of us.
Even mosquito legs are still meat.
Of course—
that was just a fleeting thought.
Sure, getting a power-up is nice.
But the Heaven's Curse Mark is only a small cheat.
Right now, Naruto was running a massive cheat.
Seeing Naruto return,
Sakura's face lit up with joy.
But when she looked at Sasuke still lying on the ground recovering,
she froze again.
"Great—Naruto-kun, you're back! But what about Sasuke?"
Naruto gave a light laugh.
"No problem—he'll be fine after some rest."
Right now Sasuke had just received new power.
His body was rejecting it a little.
He curled up on the ground.
Sakura wanted to say more.
But seeing Naruto's calm expression,
she ultimately chose to trust him unconditionally.
After all—Naruto was back now.
He was the pillar of the team.
Next, Naruto and Sakura moved Sasuke to a safer location.
Night fell.
With Naruto around, hunting was unnecessary—Sakura didn't need to lift a finger.
But when it came to barbecuing meat…
Naruto left that to Sakura.
And she was more than happy to do it.
She patted her flat chest
and confidently promised Naruto:
"I may not be as good as you at fighting or hunting, but Naruto-kun—I'm pretty confident in my cooking!"
This instantly gave Naruto a bad feeling.
Sure enough…
a while later,
the "grilled meat" Sakura produced couldn't even be called barbecue.
It was a pile of black charcoal!
If you threw that to a dog,
even the dog would cry.
In the end—helpless—
Naruto had to take over himself.
Nearby, Sakura's face was bright red.
She sat quietly watching.
She had wanted to show off in front of Naruto.
But she clearly overestimated herself.
Damn—this was really embarrassing now.
Everything was finally ready.
Naruto's cooking was excellent.
It seemed he had come prepared.
He had brought plenty of seasonings—cumin, chili powder, salt…
everything needed.
While other people came to the Chūnin Exams fearing for their lives,
Naruto genuinely looked like he was on vacation.
Not panicked at all!
He even brought all this stuff.
Too bad Tenten wasn't in the team.
The all-purpose Tenten.
True · Superpower Mobile Convenience Store.
Konoha's little rich girl. Walking treasure vault.
Had everything.
Like having Doraemon in the group.
The two enjoyed the grilled meat skewers.
One bite and oil dripped everywhere.
The fragrance of barbecue filled the air.
On the ground behind them—Sasuke, still burning with fever—caught the scent.
His expression grew even more miserable.
He rolled over several times.
Struggling to sit up.
Pointing at the two of them, he cursed:
"Are you two doing this on purpose?!"
"Can't you consider the injured person's feelings at all?"
"Stop stimulating me from right next to me—I'm begging you."
"Do you actually want me to die early?"
Unfortunately—
no matter how much he struggled, Sasuke couldn't wake up that night.
The next morning.
Dawn.
Naruto yawned.
He had slept soundly last night.
The reason?
Puppet shadow clone on night watch.
He slept peacefully.
Originally everything was fine.
But in the middle of the night,
something suddenly crawled into his arms. At the time Naruto was half-asleep
and didn't pay attention.
When he opened his eyes in the morning—
he saw Sakura lying in his embrace.
At this moment Sakura was curled up against him.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
As if she were dreaming something happy.
Honestly—
waking up to this scene,
Naruto's good mood for the day instantly turned sour.
Sure—girls smell nice.
They have their natural fragrance.
But Naruto didn't like it!
Without any hesitation or nonsense—
Naruto shoved the sleeping Sakura away.
Ugh… women only slow down my training speed!
Get lost!
The suddenly pushed Sakura
woke up instantly.
Unlike Naruto—
Sakura was still immersed in the beautiful dream she just had.
In the dream Naruto was still the same Naruto.
He liked her very much.
And she had finally accepted him.
The two of them were about to step into the halls of marriage.
But she woke up!
Damn it!!! Just one more step!!!
Who the hell woke me up?
Sakura's mouth still had a glistening trail of drool.
Very alluring.
But Naruto didn't even glance at it.
"Get ready. Once Sasuke recovers, we move immediately."
Sakura was stunned. "Ah… okay, okay."
Right now her face was as red as a monkey's butt.
Remembering what happened last night—
she couldn't fall asleep alone.
Looking at the soundly sleeping Naruto,
Sakura thought that as long as she stayed close to him, she'd feel safe.
So unconsciously she kept moving closer.
After what happened last night,
the current Sakura didn't even dare look Naruto in the eye.
Looking at Sasuke still lying on the ground,
Naruto had checked earlier.
His fever had broken.
He'd probably wake up soon.
Who knew how Sasuke had spent the night.
One thing must be clarified.
Cao Zei (cuckolding) may be fun!
But Naruto was no Cao Zei.
Sakura and Sasuke hadn't even gotten together yet. How could he qualify as a Cao Zei?
Don't slander him!
Besides—he no longer had any interest in Sakura.
Otherwise he wouldn't have
pushed her away the moment he woke up.
Meanwhile—several other teams had already completed the task.
Second place went to Gaara's team.
Even though a few days ago
Kankurō had two ribs broken by Naruto's kick,
he had gradually recovered.
Besides—Kankurō wasn't the core damage dealer in Gaara's team.
The core was Gaara.
He basically just laid back the whole way.
As for first place—
it was Hinata's team.
Naruto hadn't been idle yesterday.
He controlled the puppet shadow clone
and caused some chaos in the middle.
To Naruto—the difficulty of this Chūnin Exam
was like playing house.
But for Hinata and the others—it was different.
With Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame protecting her,
Naruto still wasn't completely reassured.
So he helped out a bit.
Additionally—several other teams had also reached the finish line.
Completed the task.
Speaking of helping—as the saying goes: what kind of man abandons his own wife?
What kind of man are you~
What kind of man?
Watching her helplessly…
cough cough…
Nearby, Sasuke coughed violently twice.
He shakily woke up.
His head throbbed with pain.
Seeing Naruto nearby,
he gradually relaxed.
The wariness that had appeared on his face faded back to normal.
Sakura happily called out:
"Sasuke—you're finally awake! Want some water?"
Naruto also smiled.
Good—Sasuke woke up.
He had been worried the guy might not wake up.
But fortunately—things followed the original plot more or less.
Sasuke pulled through.
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