Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 180 Methods of Communication

"Sasuki..."

Naruto's call made Satsuki, who had her back to him, stiffen slightly. She instinctively wanted to respond, or say something to break the heart-pounding silence…

But all those rehearsed ways of "confessing"—passionate, arrogant, even threatening—flashed through her mind, yet none of them gave her the courage to say it aloud! They were all too shameful!

In the end, all Satsuki could do in the face of Naruto's call was to close her eyes even tighter, burying her already red and almost bleeding cheeks even deeper, completely losing the ability to organize her thoughts and think normally due to extreme shame.

Looking at Sasuke's ostrich-like appearance, Naruto thought to himself, "As expected... if I were to say something like 'I know how you feel' right now, this guy would definitely faint."

Satsuki is now completely dominated by the surging, restless emotions in her heart, and has temporarily become a complete "love-obsessed" person.

Naruto felt that the first thing to do now was not to take advantage of the situation to confess his feelings, but to find a way to turn the Satsuki in front of him, who was almost ripe and dysfunctional, back into the relatively "normal" Satsuki who, although awkward, could at least communicate normally and train and fight together.

"Satsuki..." Naruto called out again, but Satsuki remained rooted to the spot like a tree, motionless.

Naruto watched her retreating figure, then, in a clear and serious tone, made a suggestion that completely surprised Satsuki.

"Let's have a fight now."

"...Huh?"

These words instantly pierced through Zuo Yue's consciousness, which was shrouded in layers of shame. She froze, instinctively opening her eyes, her eyelashes still glistening with tears from the effort she had just suppressed to laugh.

She looked at Naruto, completely bewildered as to why the topic had suddenly shifted to a fight. Was this atmosphere... the right time for a fight?

Seeing that Sasuke finally reacted, Naruto continued to explain, "Because you've been acting a bit strange lately, haven't you?" He pointed out a detail he had observed, "Recently, every time you spar with me, you haven't even used ninjutsu much. You've only been using taijutsu and shuriken, which isn't like you."

This is the absolute truth, and Naruto himself felt somewhat helpless about it. Was it because his favorability rating had been raised too high? He had even deliberately suppressed his strength to the point where he was only slightly stronger than Sasuke, giving her enough pressure and room to improve.

But Satsuki seemed afraid of accidentally "hurting" him, and her attacks became hesitant, completely losing her usual sharp, precise, and aggressive style.

Sazuki herself understood perfectly well that Naruto's strength, even without considering his terrifying Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, was definitely stronger than her in his normal state, and she didn't need to "hold back" in actual combat sparring.

But... for some reason, every time her attack was about to land on Naruto, her body would instinctively resist and hesitate, as if a subconscious voice was screaming to stop her, afraid that she would really hurt him. This inexplicable protective instinct made it impossible for her to unleash her true strength in sparring.

Naruto's sudden challenge to a battle was like a bucket of cold water, instantly waking her from the thoughts that had been partially consumed by her romantic feelings.

"What's wrong? The future of the Uchiha clan, a former genius, is now afraid of fighting? Are you scared?" Naruto used the simplest, even somewhat old-fashioned, method of provocation.

"What?! I'm not afraid!" Sure enough, such a simple provocation immediately caught the proud Satsuki off guard.

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Although she was successfully provoked, Zuo Yue still felt that now was not the time to fight, and her mind was full of those messy things from before.

The two stood in the center of the training field, assuming a fighting stance, but Naruto could tell from Sasuke's still somewhat unfocused gaze and absent-minded state that she hadn't fully entered the zone yet.

Naruto felt that he had to first awaken the innate fighting spirit in this guy's bones.

"Tsk,"

Naruto shook his head, his tone filled with obvious disappointment and further provocation. "This timid and hesitant manner is really unlike you, Sasuke. If others knew that the future of the prestigious Uchiha clan had such a soft and weak personality, many people would probably be shattered."

"weak?"

When Satsuki heard Naruto use that word to describe him, a strong sense of displeasure and anger welled up inside him.

Don't worry.

Naruto assumed a standard taijutsu starting stance. "I won't shy away from any issues! But for now... let's get our interactions back on track!"

next moment--

Satsuki only felt a blur before her eyes! Naruto's figure vanished from his spot like a ghost in an instant, rushing towards her at an extremely fast speed!

"Bang!"

A powerful straight punch slammed into Zuo Yue's front! Zuo Yue narrowly blocked the punch with her arms crossed! The force of the punch made her arms go numb slightly, and she even slid back half a step.

"That's more like it!" Naruto felt the long-lost solid blocking sensation from the fist, and a smile of satisfaction and encouragement appeared on his face.

Despite his attack being blocked, Naruto didn't stop, unleashing a barrage of attacks like a whirlwind! A side kick swept down his body, and an elbow strike approached his ribs.

Satsuki's fighting spirit was ignited, and her Sharingan quietly activated, precisely capturing the trajectory of Naruto's every movement. Without hesitation or fear, she retaliated with equally fierce taijutsu!

She dodged the sweeping leg to the side, her hand already forming a fist aimed straight for his abdomen! Naruto quickly pulled in his stomach, cupping her fist in his palm and pulling her away, trying to disrupt her balance. But Satsuki reacted extremely fast, using the momentum to spin around and deliver a roundhouse kick towards Naruto's head!

Bang! Snap! Thud!

On the training field, two figures clashed, collided, and separated at high speed, only to engage in combat again. The clash of fists and feet produced dull thuds, and the movements were so fast they were dazzling.

For a time, the two fought fiercely, evenly matched, presenting a tense situation where neither side could gain the upper hand.

Finally, after a fierce exchange, Zuo Yue seized an opening and delivered a powerful side kick to Naruto's arm, knocking him back several meters.

Satsuki, slightly out of breath, assumed a defensive stance, staring intently at Naruto, awaiting his next move and anticipating his possible actions.

However, Naruto still noticed—sure enough, Sazuki's kick, though seemingly fierce, subconsciously restrained its force at the moment of contact; she was still afraid, afraid that it would really hurt her.

Naruto sighed inwardly. He didn't need Satsuki to "protect" him so carefully. Satsuki was never a canary that needed to be caged and pampered.

He would do everything in his power to protect Zuoyue, but that did not mean Zuoyue couldn't live without him or that she had to suppress her brilliance. On the contrary, he wanted Zuoyue to become stronger and to shine brightly more than anyone else.

We must intensify our efforts to give her complete freedom!

Naruto made up his mind, formed hand seals, and unleashed a torrent of chakra.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"