Chapter 240: The Unending Spiraling Pill [Part Two] (Patreon)

Chapter List: Naruto: Sakura Blizzard

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"Afterward, thanks to the Medical Ninja's treatment, I managed to survive, but I was left with many lingering effects, such as the throat injury I accidentally sustained during my fight with the bear. And also, this body covered in scars..."

As Gangshi spoke, his eyes were filled with mockery. "In the end, because these scars on my body were too frightening, I had no choice but to wrap them in bandages!"

"Scars?!" Naruto glanced at Gangshi, who had his body tightly wrapped in bandages, with two scars still visible on his face. He suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Do you know? In fact, I noticed you a long time ago!" Gangshi suddenly said.

"Damn it..." Sakura couldn't help but swear under her breath. She almost crushed the railing in her hand. What did that mean? Could it be that Gangshi was gay? And he had his eyes on Naruto?

"Stay strong..." Sasuke patted Sakura's shoulder sympathetically, but there was a hint of amusement in his eyes. Even Kakuzu couldn't help but smirk.

"Shut up!" Sakura shot a deadly glare at Sasuke. "If you dare to look at someone else with that smug expression, do you believe I'll spread videos of your brother and Shisui in bed throughout the entire ninja world?"

"Besides using these slanderous tactics, what else can you do?" Sasuke's face turned grim. Although those videos were all fake, with Naruto's shadow clones impersonating everyone in them, outsiders didn't know that. If they were released, it would completely ruin his brother Zetsu's reputation.

"No matter if the methods are shady or not, as long as they work!" Sakura grinned this time. She, who knew Sasuke's controlling nature well, had prepared countless ways to deal with him, all revolving around Uchiha Itachi.

"You..." Sasuke was on the verge of activating his Mangekyo Sharingan out of frustration. But in the end, he reluctantly closed his eyes, leaned against a stone pillar, and decided to ignore everything. As a mature ninja, he had to learn patience. He couldn't let his older brother's reputation be tarnished.

"Sakura, don't worry. If Naruto dares to stray, we will help you turn him into a pig head. Those were the words Kushina Uzumaki herself asked me to convey!" Kakashi used a voice-amplifying jutsu on behalf of Kushina Uzumaki. "She said she would personally clean up the mess and start anew with Minato Sensei!"

"Can you all stop making things up?" Sakura's temples throbbed. Blame these guys with their dirty minds. She was on the verge of becoming impure herself.

"It's okay, Sakura. Even if you don't have Naruto, you still have us!" Hinata suddenly hugged Sakura's shoulder and used her finger to gently lift Sakura's chin.

"... Hiashi-sama, I apologize!" Sakura was so frightened that she hid behind Kakashi. Hinata's actions felt like a lightning strike on her head. Had Hinata's orientation been influenced by her by accident?

"Alright, I was just joking with you. Don't look like it's the end of the world!" Hinata suddenly laughed. "It's rare to see you with such an expression!"

"Come to think of it, this is the first time I've seen Sakura with that expression..." Ino, as if discovering a new world, stared at Sakura's face for a while. Then she walked up to Sakura, imitating Hinata's actions, and gently lifted Sakura's chin with her index finger.

"...!" Sakura's temples pulsed visibly. She landed a punch on Kakashi's waist. "Both of you are too much!"

"Sorry, sorry, I just wanted to see that thrilling expression on Sakura's face!" Ino laughed so hard that she almost couldn't stand up straight. "After all these years of knowing you, I've never seen Sakura with that kind of expression!"

"I can understand you joking with each other, but can you please not always involve me?" Kakashi's voice sounded somewhat low, mixed with a hint of pain. "My poor back..."

Kakashi covered the spot where Sakura's punch nearly broke him, continuously gasping for cold air. These troublemakers were just too much. Joking was fine, but why did they always end up hurting the innocent bystander?

"Uh, my bad, I thought you were a pillar!" Sakura finally realized that she wasn't standing beside a pillar but behind Kakashi. Her punch had hit Kakashi's waist directly.

"Kakashi, I told you before to do more youth training with me. Look at you now, you can't even handle a punch. Your youth is withering away," Guy sighed, never expecting that his own youth would be burning brightly while his old friend's youth was withering.

"Shut up..." Kakashi gasped for cool air, clutching his waist and leaning against the railing. Guy's words hurt him, making his backache even worse.

Amidst the commotion above, the two fighters in the arena below were unaware of what was happening. However, Naruto, who had received Sakura's guidance for years, strangely established a mental connection with her and found himself on the same thought path.

"You..." Naruto's eyes widened as he pointed at Gangshi, shocked beyond words. "I never expected you to be this kind of person!"

"???" Gangshi's face turned into a puzzled expression. What did he say?!

"Let me tell you, you better not have any ideas about me. I already have someone in my heart. Yes, that's right, I belong to someone else now. So you don't need to waste your efforts!" Naruto was so flustered that his words became incoherent. If Sakura misunderstood, it would be a disaster. Even his own mother might beat him to death.

"I..." Gangshi froze, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood. What on earth was this? Who would want to make a move on you? He was into girls, for goodness' sake!

"I didn't expect you, who appears so simple and honest on the surface, to have such a dirty and impure heart, harboring these inappropriate thoughts about me!" Naruto cautiously took several steps back, fearing that the other party would become furious and attack him suddenly.

"My... sexual orientation is perfectly normal..." Gangshi took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to turn Naruto into minced meat. He explained, "You misunderstood what I said!"

"Then what did you mean by what you said earlier?" Naruto remained vigilant. You can never be too careful; after all, he didn't truly know this guy.

"When I said I noticed you a long time ago, I was referring to your way of life!" Gangshi clarified. "I once saw you in a street dispute with Hidden Sand Village's people, and out of curiosity, I gathered some information about you..."

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