Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 175 Dialogue

The familiar training ground sits quietly on the outskirts of the Uchiha clan's territory. It's very close to the clan's land and was originally a simple training ground used by Sasuke and her older sister, Itachi Uchiha, when they were children.

Time flies, and things change. Now, the older sister that Zuoyue once admired most has become the enemy she must defeat. This place, therefore, bears many complex memories.

However, this is also the place where Sazuki and Naruto Uzumaki first truly met, trained, and shared lunches together.

On that sunny afternoon, Naruto Uzumaki impulsively and sincerely barged into her world. Although the memories of training here with that woman disgusted Satsuki, this place is now given a new and warmer meaning.

This is... a place where she can "have" Naruto all to herself. Although Sakura sometimes comes here now, most of the time it's just the two of them. Naruto will come here to teach her taijutsu, spar with her using ninjutsu, or simply rest and chat together.

The training ground is no longer what it used to be. At first, there were only a few crooked wooden targets. Now, thanks to Naruto and her occasional repairs, there is a simple running track, wooden benches for resting, and the targets have been replaced with sturdier, more standard new ones.

At this moment, Zuo Yue was staring intently at a target in front of her that was riddled with holes from kunai. The red part of the bullseye was densely covered with shuriken and kunai, leaving almost no gaps.

This was the only way that Zuo Yue could think of besides staying with Naruto to forcibly calm her turbulent emotions—training until her physical strength was exhausted, until her brain had no energy left to think about those shameful and frightening things.

"So, why not just go directly to him and tell him frankly, 'The reason I did those strange things is because I like you and want you to pay more attention to me.' What do you think?"

Kakashi's final, "simple and direct" idea kept echoing in her mind.

Open your heart completely... show Naruto your most genuine and vulnerable emotions without reservation?

Just imagining that scene made Zuoyue feel like all the blood in her body was rushing to her head, and her head was burning up and about to explode! Her heart was beating so fast that she could hardly breathe.

But... will Satsuki do it?

The answer is yes.

Having already utterly humiliated himself in front of Naruto, and having suffered a social humiliation that was arguably the lowest point in his life, what was there to fear now? Satsuki was completely reckless! Rather than continue in this awkward and embarrassing state, he might as well take a gamble!

But before that, she needed to completely calm her wildly beating heart, which was filled with all sorts of chaotic emotions. She needed to gather her courage and make final mental preparations for the "confession" that might change her life again.

So she raised another kunai, her gaze sharply fixed on the already overburdened bullseye, and swung her arm out with a sudden burst of power—

"Whoosh!"

The kunai, with a whooshing sound, precisely pierced the metal jungle.

After catching her breath and calming her rapid breathing from the strenuous exercise, Satsuki walked towards the battered target, preparing to retrieve the densely packed kunai and shuriken.

However, her mind had already wandered far away. Her fingers mechanically pulled out one ninja tool after another, but her mind was like a floodgate that had been opened, uncontrollably rehearsing various scenarios and lines for "confessing" to Naruto. Each one made her cheeks burn and her heart race.

"Naruto! Listen to me! I... I actually love you the most! Please... please stay by my side forever!"

"You idiot Naruto! Can't you see? Everything I did... those bento boxes, those words... it was all because I love you! You're the most beloved person in the whole world!"

"Hey... Naruto. From now on... it'll be just me training with you, okay? Understand?... Why? No, no why! This is an order!"

"Naruto...you can only look at me. If you dare to smile at other girls...or make lunchboxes for other girls...I'll do something really scary."

"Listen, Naruto Uzumaki. Your future is already decided by me. Whether you agree or not... you can't escape it."

"Naruto's aura... Naruto's smile... From now on, please only open your eyes to me! Let them all belong to me alone!"

"I want to see Naruto the moment I open my eyes every morning... I want to keep you by my side and not let you go anywhere..."

Each thought slowed Zuo Yue's fingers a fraction, and her cheeks flushed a degree. She became distracted as she pulled out the kunai, almost cutting her own hand in the process.

"Ugh..." she let out a frustrated groan, lowering her burning cheeks and trying to banish those chaotic thoughts from her mind to cool down.

"No, no, no... I just can't say these things! How am I supposed to bring this up?"

After a series of wild and extremely embarrassing wild thoughts, Zuo Yue's mood, which had just been barely calmed down by frantically throwing things, was instantly thrown into complete chaos again.

She paced anxiously in the middle of the training field, especially over those last few "obsessive" fantasies, which made her feel like a pervert just thinking about them.

Just when she was in a state of utter confusion, completely at a loss for words, and even more at a loss for how to face Naruto.

rustling... rustling...

Suddenly, a clear, approaching sound of footsteps came from not far away!

Who is it?! Could it be Naruto?!

Satsuki's heart leaped into her throat! Not many people knew the location of this hidden training ground. Her mind was a complete mess; she hadn't thought of anything to say and was utterly unprepared to face Naruto!

Extreme panic and the instinct to escape instantly took over!

In a moment of urgency, Zuo Yue almost reflexively leaped into the woods next to the training ground, disappearing without a sound. She quickly formed a very basic hand seal.

The next moment, Zuo Yue's figure quickly transformed into an ordinary-looking tree that blended into its surroundings in a wisp of white smoke.

She had just completed her transformation and was holding her breath when the owner of the footsteps arrived at the open space of the training ground.

Through the wondrous vision of the transformation technique, Satsuki looked over nervously—only to see that the newcomers were not one person, but two familiar figures.

Walking ahead was the blond boy who had unsettled her—Naruto Uzumaki. His face seemed to hold a mixture of worry and searching as he looked around.

And standing beside him, talking to him, was her teammate—Haruno Sakura.

"Naruto...and Sakura?"

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(Thanks to the amazing verification from the boss of Echo Three!)

(Two extra chapters were added today for Echo Three Boss's Gift and Kono Diorda Boss's Gift. After today's four chapters, there will be 42 more chapters to go. If we update four chapters every day, it will take 21 days to update.)