Chapter 31: Cheers to Our Lost Youth
Half an hour later.
"Big bro—I found the flow!!!"
Konohamaru shouted in excitement.
His pretty face was full of joy.
Yes—pretty face.
Konohamaru was still in Seduction Technique form.
He now completely trusted Naruto.
Trusted that Naruto hadn't lied to him.
Trusted that using Seduction Technique would truly amplify Rasengan's power!
Because under the Seduction Technique state,
he had progressed extremely quickly.
"Good—try making the water balloon burst now."
Naruto said with a smile.
"Yes!"
Konohamaru's style was bizarre.
Wearing a blue-and-white sailor uniform, spinning a hula hoop
while focusing all his attention on the water balloon in his hand.
In his palm,
the water balloon bulged irregularly.
It faintly showed signs of exploding.
But after persisting for a while,
the balloon still didn't pop.
Instead, Konohamaru got tired first.
"Big bro… I feel like I can't do it anymore."
The sun came out, the rain stopped—he, Konohamaru, felt useless again.
This ninjutsu was at least A-rank.
After adding other attributes and freely changing form,
it was definitely S-rank.
Of course you can't do it yet.
That's normal.
Naruto wasn't particularly surprised.
But managing to sense the flow so soon after starting was already a small achievement.
"Don't lose heart—you just haven't fully familiarized yourself with that feeling yet."
"Get completely comfortable with it first."
Konohamaru's eyes sparkled again.
His admiration for Naruto reached a new level.
"Big bro, I…"
"Remember: a man doesn't have to be handsome, but he must be lewd! I've got something to do—see you later."
This kind of thing would spread like wildfire among the idle old men and grannies at home.
Especially the old ladies.
Their gossip speed was terrifying.
If the Fourth Great Ninja War broke out, not sending them as communication or intelligence ninjas would be a waste.
Naruto didn't deny it. He openly admitted:
"Yeah."
Shikamaru paused, swallowed, and scratched his head.
"So it's really true… old man wasn't lying."
Choji's chubby face showed visible disappointment.
"Then… we can't hang out and have fun like before anymore… Naruto's status suddenly became so noble."
"It feels… kind of off…"
Though they didn't say it outright,
they all felt roughly the same as Choji.
The atmosphere grew heavy.
The scene
was like a group of ordinary school friends
who had known each other for years,
understood each other's family situations.
Then one day,
a poor student with dead parents
suddenly revealed:
"Actually, I'm the son of some super-rich domestic tycoon. My dad's surname is Wang."
"What's there to feel weird about? We were the same before, we'll be the same after. Everything stays the same."
Naruto smiled and waved it off.
These guys were future key subordinates.
Especially Shikamaru.
Later village affairs could be dumped on him.
With so many powerful brains at the boss's disposal,
why waste brain cells thinking about everything?
Let others handle it.
He could just go out and have fun.
Flirt with pretty kunoichi from other villages—wouldn't that be great?
After training ninjutsu for so long,
couldn't he enjoy life a little?
Next up—music and dance!
The early ninja world was full of endless war.
Only after the Fourth Great Ninja War would true peace and quiet arrive.
As previously said:
after fighting wars his whole life, couldn't he just relax and enjoy himself?
cough cough…
That was all for later.
Naruto's attitude
made the group feel very familiar and close.
Even though his status had changed,
he was still the Naruto they knew.
Choji made the invitation:
"Naruto—want to go grab some barbecue with us? My treat today!"
The others looked at Naruto expectantly.
Hoping he'd agree.
"Sure." Naruto had no reason to refuse.
Free food—why not go?
Perfect chance
to spread some useful life knowledge
to Konoha's future man-eating flowers… beautiful blossoms.
No matter how strong your ninjutsu is,
in the end it all amounts to zero.
You still have to live life.
And right now, he had several books on life guidance.
Penned by none other than Jiraiya.
Konoha's public enlightenment master.
A large self-service barbecue restaurant
The table was covered with a dazzling array of dishes.
Plate after plate of beautifully arranged raw meat sat ready.
Once placed on the grill,
the beef sizzled as fat dripped and released fragrant oil.
The aroma filled the air.
It would've been perfect with some ice-cold beer.
Unfortunately, the manager saw they were underage
and refused to sell them alcohol.
"Today I'll toast Naruto with juice instead of alcohol."
Choji raised his watermelon juice enthusiastically.
"We'll do the same."
"In the blink of an eye we've graduated. Time really flies."
"To our lost youth—cheers!"
"Bottoms up!"
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