In the misty hot spring, a burly, fierce-looking man with a menacing face was silent.
Looking at the handsome Naruto, he wanted to say something but hesitating.
The burly man felt this guy is pure gigolo.
With a face like Sasuke, and he stirred the water in the bathtub before going ashore, the sound of splashing water made the burly man’s face full of despair, and he simply closed his eyes.
‘It turns out that the Creator really does have favorites. Can looks and talent really be bestowed upon one person at the same time? Is there no justice in this world?’
Fortunately, Naruto didn't continue to show off. With Sasuke's appearance, he swaggered out of the pool, wrapped in a towel, and climbed ashore with a cheeky grin.
It was really infuriating for the burly man.
However, Naruto didn't realize it at all. He changed his clothes, found a place to stay, and settled down. He only needed one Ninja Sword, so he planned to gather more information before making a move.
On the third floor of the inn, he leaned by the window, quietly watching the pedestrians on the street. The sunlight slowly moved across the curtains, casting a line of light and shadow.
He wasn't worried about being tracked by the Kirigakure’s Anbu.
With a few weak Kirigakure’s Anbu, who couldn't catch up with him, what was there to worry about?
"Ninjutsu is just my talent, but Taijutsu is my hobby!"
Thinking of the furious Kirigakure’s Jonin, Naruto couldn't help but laugh, ‘It seemed the rumors about Kirigakure's lack of talent were true. The weaklings are everywhere.’
Perhaps compared to other Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure's strength was still formidable. But on average, it was hard to find truly outstanding individuals.
Apart from Terumi Mei, there was no one in the village who could really fight.
Glancing out the window again, Naruto turned around, took a shower, and went to sleep.
After waking up, he went downstairs to eat, walking boldly on the street like a local.
"He went that way! Chase him!" Kirigakure’s Anbu suddenly appeared.
As luck would have it, two Kirigakure’s Anbu charged straight at Naruto. With their intimidating momentum and posture, if it were someone with a weaker mentality, he would have run away at that moment.
However, Naruto wasn't flustered at all. Not only did he not run, but he walked towards the two Kirigakure’s Anbu leisurely, like an old monk.
"Hurry!!"
"Don't let him get away!"
A strange scene unfolded. The two passed by Naruto as if they were in different dimensions, completely missing him.
‘Kirigakure’s Heat?’
Naruto took a deep breath and quickened his pace. After walking a few steps, he subconsciously turned his head to look behind him, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a girl staring at him.
When he suddenly turned and their eyes met, the girl was stunned. Her face instantly turned red, and she opened her mouth as if to scream.
But she held it back, swallowing it down and quickly covering her mouth. She then bent down, squatting as if she wanted to disappear.
She tried to run away but bumped into someone else.
There's a kind of pain that you can feel even from a dozen meters away. Naruto heard a dull thud and saw the girl, with tears in her eyes, holding her head as she ran away.
Seeing this, Naruto was also convinced. He touched his face and couldn't help but secretly marvel in his heart, ‘Sasuke is indeed the number one pretty boy in the Shinobi World.’
‘If he didn't become a Shinobi, he could probably make a good living in the red-light district. The only concern was that nobles also liked men, so there was a risk of getting into trouble.’
‘Alas, such path for men is really difficult. One wrong step and you end up in hot water.’
When Naruto realized how popular Sasuke's looks were in Kirigakure, a a bold idea popped into his head, and he couldn't help but smile.
‘Kirigakure… is quite interesting.’
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Following the clues left by the Anbu, Mei wandered around the streets, hoping to find traces of the intruder who had escaped from Ao.
She casually glanced around and saw Naruto sitting in a tea house, flirting with two girls. Seeing Sasuke's handsome face, she couldn't help but pause.
At this moment, Naruto's situation was almost like Jiraiya's, except one paid for information in brothels, while the other got it for free, even enjoying the perks.
The rice balls were big and white, and Naruto smirked, finally understanding why Jiraiya loved traveling and gathering information so much.
In Konoha, you had to save face, but in a foreign land, you could let loose. Gathering information this way was not only discreet but also satisfying, and hard to detect.
Fortunately, Mei only glanced at Naruto and quickly looked away. In her subconscious, an intruder wouldn't be someone so strikingly handsome.
After all, it's impossible that this guy sneaked into Kirigakure just to flirt with girls and take advantage of them, right? Wouldn't such a person be stupid? Impossible, absolutely impossible.
After a moment, Mei left.
Several seconds later, Naruto shifted his gaze to where Terumi Mei had been, his eyelids twitching slightly as if he was thinking about something.
His heart was not as calm as his appearance, and waves of emotions were surging.
He thought to himself, ‘Is it that serious? I'm just a small character, but I've alerted the Mizukage to come out and capture me? Damn it, is Terumi Mei really that bored?’
After seeing Mei, Naruto lost the mood to play around. After gathering some information, he made an excuse to slip away from the girls.
In just an hour, he had gathered some scattered information. He learned that Chojuro was quite famous in Kirigakure. Although he was shy, he came from a prestigious family.
But that's normal.
After all, if not for his noble background, he wouldn't have been able to handle the position of Mizukage.
The abilities of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were quite mediocre. They might be troublesome for average Jonin, but against real powerhouses, they were just asking for trouble.
Naruto's plan was simple: find Chojuro's whereabouts, wait for an opportunity to strike, and take the last Ninja Sword from him.
He has collected six Ninja Swords, so using some special means to get back the last one, in a sense, can be regarded as returning the sword to its original owner.
Back at his lodgings, Naruto quickly took a shower and counted the little Land of Water’s currency he had left. Then, he frowned.
He couldn't stay in the inn forever, and needed to upgrade his accommodation.
But he was broke and he also couldn't bring himself to sell his looks, even with Sasuke's face. After all, while the display might attract women, the real work would still fall on him.
Such manual labor for money wasn't fitting for a skilled Shinobi like him.
After thinking it over for a long time, Naruto finally decided that it would be more practical to rely on his old methods to earn money.
So, in the middle of the night, he climbed out of the window.