143: Chapter 143 Reincarnation of a CorpseThe office door closed behind Sakura with a click, like a heavy hammer blow to her heart.
She leaned against the cold door, her fingers unconsciously tapping the wood grain, not daring to look up at the person sitting behind the desk.
Naruto didn't speak; only her own heart pounded like a drum.
"President.you wanted to see me?"
Sakura's voice trembled.
Naruto finally put down the scroll in his hand, leaned back, and looked at her with a half-smile.
"come over."
Sakura slowly moved over and stopped less than two meters away from the desk, her eyes darting around.
Naruto patted his leg."Sit here and talk."
Sakura's face flushed red instantly, like a ripe peach.
"President.this.this isn't quite right."
"Hmm?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.
Sakura gave in.
She walked over hesitantly, almost with the courage of someone going to their death, and carefully sat on Naruto's lap, her whole body tense.
Naruto's arm naturally wrapped around her, pulling her closer to his chest.
Sakura gasped and pressed herself against his chest.
He raised his other hand and gently lifted Sakura's chin with his fingertips, making her look up at him.
The two were so close that their noses almost touched, and they could hear each other breathing.
"Come, tell me about it,"
Naruto spoke, his warm breath brushing against Sakura's face, carrying a hint of fruity sweetness, "Why were you cricketing at me outside?Hmm?"
His words were low and languid, yet like feathers, they stirred Sakura's particularly sensitive nerves at that moment.
"Tell me what's going on between us?Tell me I like.cosplay?"
With each question he asked, Sakura's body trembled, and a rich, unique fragrance, like that of newly blooming cherry blossoms, emanated from her, growing stronger and stronger until it almost filled the small space between them.
"What else did you say to Kurotsuchi?Did you say I was some kind of.lecherous ghoul?" Naruto continued to ask, gently stroking her chin with his finger.
Sakura felt like she was drunk; her head was spinning, and her cheeks were burning hot enough to fry an egg.
She wanted to explain, to deny, but no words came out; she could only let out a few meaningless sobs.
The skin that was touched by his breath broke out in small goosebumps, and my whole body felt weak and powerless.I could only subconsciously grab his broad shoulders with both hands to prevent myself from slipping down.
Ah~
She finally couldn't help but let out a short, tearful moan, her body trembling as if electrocuted.
Naruto chuckled as he looked at her meltingly adorable face and whispered in her ear, "Now look what's happened.Everyone in the guild, especially the female members, avoids me like the plague."
"What do you think we should do?"
The scorching heat rushed to her ears, and Sakura trembled all over.Her fingers gripping his shoulders unconsciously tightened a little.
She felt dizzy and almost suffocated.
"I.I'll do whatever the chairman says."
Her voice was soft and sweet, with a sticky nasal tone, like melting honey.
"I'll call an internal meeting tomorrow.Can you clarify things for me in front of everyone?"
Okay~
Sakura agreed almost instinctively, her mind completely blank.
"Also," Naruto paused, feeling the person in his arms shrink even closer, "Don't go to the hospital for now.Have Tsunade and Karin keep an eye on things."
"Then.what does the president want me to do."
Sakura asked in a daze, with a hint of unwitting coquettishness.
"Come to my side and assist Terumi Mei and Samui."
As Naruto spoke, he pressed his finger lightly, "You do whatever they tell you to do.You have to listen to them in everything, understand?"
Mentioning those two names, even in her dazed state, Sakura instinctively pursed her lips and muttered, "Hmph.those two vixens."
"Pa~!"
A round of applause rang out.
"President~ I understand~"
Sakura immediately chickened out, changed her tune with a pitiful expression, and spoke in a sweet voice.
"What about the black soil?" Sakura asked again.
"Heitu…you can take her with you to play when you're in the office.If you need to go out, I'll approve your leave."
At this moment, Sakura turned into a puddle of mud, not even having the strength to sit up, and completely collapsed into Naruto's arms, only responding with nasal hums.
Naruto shook his head at her submissive attitude and finally let go of her.
He stood up, picked up the limp Sakura, and placed her on the sofa next to him, letting her rest against the backrest.
She then turned and went into the inner room to change into some dry clothes.
Meanwhile, the situation in Kirigakure became increasingly tense.
Orochimaru's guards and Sasuke's ANBU have recently encountered numerous setbacks in their operations.
I originally thought that suppressing some rumors would be a piece of cake, but it turned out that there was little progress.
Amidst the prevailing opinion that the Mizukage is Orochimaru in disguise, if Sasuke dared to openly use iconic techniques like the Sharingan or Susanoo, it would be tantamount to admitting guilt and confirming the rumors.
The same goes for Orochimaru; he also dares not easily reveal his signature snake-based ninjutsu and cursed seal power.
With their two strongest combat forces bound by invisible forces, they can only rely on the strength of the Dark Guard and the Guard itself to quell the situation.
However, at some unknown time, a large number of unfamiliar faces with Jonin strength appeared in Kirigakure.They acted in perfect harmony and used tricky tactics, clearly elites who had undergone rigorous training.
In addition, Chojuro, whose strength is close to that of a Kage and who wields the twin swords Hiramekarei, is secretly providing support.
More and more ninjas with bloodline limits are stepping forward.
The operations of the Fog Shadow Division have been repeatedly thwarted, making progress extremely difficult.
Every time they finally found a clue about the spread of information and prepared to surround the target, they would always encounter various unexpected events.Either the target would move ahead of time, or an unidentified expert would suddenly appear and intercept them, or they would fall into the other party's trap instead.
Kirigakure, as if woven into a tapestry of nothingnessA large net in the shape of a dome.
Inside the Water Shadow's office.
Orochimaru stood by the window, looking at the seemingly calm but actually turbulent village outside.His snake-like eyes were filled with anxiety.He could feel that his control over Kirigakure was rapidly slipping away.
"We can't wait any longer."
He whispered hoarsely.
He turned around and strode towards the underground of the Water Shadow Building, to the top-secret laboratory that only he could enter.
The cold metal door closed behind me, shutting out the noise from the outside world.
In the center of the laboratory, the huge culture tank still emitted a faint glow.
Inside the tank, the perfect body, which combined the cells of Hashirama Senju, the bone veins of Kimimaro Kaguya, and a portion of Jugo's Sage Art seals, floated quietly in the nutrient solution, like a sleeping deity.
Orochimaru walked to the culture tank, his withered fingers stroking the jar, his eyes revealing an almost obsessive greed.
He took a few steps back, his hands began to form hand seals rapidly, his body contorted in an abstract way, and a low, eerie hiss came from his throat.
"Uh.ha."
The pain hunched his body, and it felt as if other living things were wriggling and struggling beneath his skin.
The next moment, accompanied by a tooth-grinding hissing sound, a huge and ferocious white phosphorus serpent burst out of his human body!
The slimy snake's body was covered in mucus, reflecting a pale luster under the cold light.
The snake hissed, and its huge head suddenly turned and crashed into the glass of the giant culture tank!
"Splash!"
The glass shattered with a crash, and the nutrient solution gushed out like a burst dam, instantly flooding the laboratory floor.
The white phosphorus serpent's true form drew a pale arc in the air and precisely pierced the brow of that perfect body!
"Hooray."
The new body has opened its eyes!
A terrifying aura, brimming with immense vitality, spread out like illusory ripples.
He slowly and somewhat stiffly raised his hands and examined them in front of him.
His fingers were long and strong, his skin contained explosive power, his bones were incredibly hard, and the natural runes on his arms were slightly warm, greedily absorbing the natural energy of the surrounding world.
He clenched his fist gently, the knuckles of his palm throbbing.
A powerful sense of strength, far exceeding anything seen before, filled every corner of this newborn body.
"Haha.hahaha."
A low, grating laugh echoed through the empty, cluttered laboratory, sending chills down one's spine.
"The game.it's time to try a different approach."
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