Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 15 The book confiscated by Xiao Nan

Hattori Hirakawa was still thinking.

Because Uehara Naraku only gave him one chance, but there was also a hint: the twelve-year-old boy wanted to hear some romantic stories about men.

However, there are many categories to men's romantic stories.

As a ninja who has faced countless dangers, Hattori Hirakawa's favorite story is, of course, the story from "Icha Icha Paradise"!

The story is a bit unsuitable for children.

Hattori Hirakawa pressed his brow tightly. Perhaps at this kid's age, he probably didn't understand the beauty of "Icha Icha Paradise" yet.

Should we ask tentatively?

After pondering for a long time, Rainbow Assassin, noticing the boy who seemed to be getting impatient, preemptively asked, "Hmm, have you heard of 'Make-Out Paradise'?"

"..."

Uehara Naraku's impatient expression vanished instantly, and he slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with curiosity, confusion, and longing.

Even through the gas mask, Hattori Hirakawa could see the thirst for knowledge in his eyes. For some reason, he felt that he and the two genin were sure to survive.

"Give me the book, and get out."

Uehara Naraku extended his palm.

Actually, he wasn't particularly curious about what was written in "Make-Out Paradise," mainly because there were several side quests related to the "Make-Out Paradise" series.

There are many side quests related to books.

However, the rewards for these side quests are unknown.

When Uehara Naraku first arrived in this world, he bought the unsold book "The Story of the Strong-Willed Ninja" and received a reward of 100 chakra points after reading it.

Perhaps this also proves that there are actually quite a few people in the anime and manga fandom who enjoy reading, which is why the system created this side quest.

Hattori Hirakawa gritted his teeth, took out an orange book from his ninja tool bag, and handed it to Uehara Naraku: "Make-Out Paradise is a bestseller in Amegakure. I queued for a long time to buy this copy."

"Um."

Uehara Naraku reached out and took the treasure.

When Uehara received the book "Icha Icha Paradise" from his hands, the system in his brain beeped. He never expected that just getting a book would complete a side quest.

Side quest: Obtain a copy of "Intimate Paradise" and receive 100 gold coins as a reward.

There's actually such a simple task, which means there really are people who want such simple wishes. This book... is that interesting?

Uehara Naraku subconsciously opened the book's title page, glanced at it casually a few times, and said softly, "Hmm, this book is kind of interesting..."

Hattori Hirakawa clutched his chest and slowly stood up. "So, can we leave now?"

"random."

Uehara Naraku stopped reading the book in his hand, looked up at Hattori Hirakawa and watched him leave with two genin, then suddenly called out to him with a smile, "Wait, after you return to Amegakure, don't forget to tell Hanzo of the Salamander that we killed the Salamander today, and soon it will be his turn!"

"..."

Hearing the brat insult his leader, Hattori Hirakawa gritted his teeth, turned away without looking back, and led his two subordinates away.

The three ninjas who managed to escape did communicate throughout the ordeal; some random words drifted on the wind and were overheard by Uehara Naraku.

"Commander, that guy looks so young, yet he already has such strength..."

"Hmm, judging by his build, he's only about twelve or thirteen years old!"

"But he's already watching 'Make-Out Paradise' at such a young age? This kid's definitely going to be a failure, right?"

"..."

Uehara Naraku didn't bother with them. He spared the lives of the two genin and Hattori Hirakawa, simply following his own whims, since they wouldn't dare to interfere with Konan's battle with the salamander anyway.

After seeing off the group of Rain Ninja, Uehara Naraku reviewed his gains this time. Advancement Mission 2 was completed, and Advancement Mission 3 only required two Chunin to complete.

In addition, there is a precious copy of "Intimate Paradise".

Adhering to the principle of not wasting resources, Uehara Naraku began searching for tasks related to "Make-Out Paradise" on the system panel, and soon found a few relatively simple ones.

Side quest: Collect two volumes of "I Love Paradise". Reward unknown.

Side quest: Read the full text of "Intimate Paradise". Reward unknown.

Side quest: Read "I Love Paradise" aloud with feeling. Reward unknown.

When Uehara Naraku saw the third side quest, his eye twitched involuntarily: "...How can there be a quest with such a high level of embarrassment?"

However, such a simple task is not impossible to do, but you must choose a suitable location, it must be a quiet and deserted place.

A gentle breeze blew by.

Uehara Naraku felt his hand suddenly go empty.

When the boy looked up again, he saw that the origami sheets were stacked together to form the shape of Konan. Killing a Salamander ninja beast without a master was still very easy for Konan.

Xiao Nan was holding the book "Icha Icha Paradise" in her hand, her brows furrowed and her face looking very unpleasant.

Uehara Naraku quickly tried to explain, "Konan-sensei..."

No explanation needed.

When Konan returned, the first thing she saw was the cover of "Make-Out Paradise," which looked familiar to her. She seemed to have seen it on GG outside a bookstore before. It was a very popular book, and as Jiraiya's disciple, she had naturally heard of her teacher's masterpiece.

Out of curiosity, Konan once secretly queued up to buy a copy, only to be greatly disappointed with its contents, and even suspected that someone was impersonating Jiraiya.

After all, Jiraiya had been single for so many years, how could he possibly write a normal love story? As it turned out, it really was written by Jiraiya, and the content was even more exciting than a love story.

Because she knew this wasn't a proper book, she had just snatched it from Uehara Naraku's hands.

"This kind of book is not something you should be reading at your age."

Light blue hair obscured the woman's profile. She looked down at Uehara Naraku and continued earnestly, "No, you must never read this kind of book."

"..."

As Uehara Naraku watched as the "Icha Icha Paradise" in Konan's hand transformed into countless scattered pieces of paper and fluttered away, it was as if he could see countless gold coins leaving him.

Konan reached out and removed Uehara's gas mask. Looking at the boy's youthful face, she softly asked, "Naraku, where did you get the book?"

This teacher is a bit too strict!

Uehara Naraku took a deep breath and retorted, "I let a few people go just now, and they gave me this book. I originally intended to give it to you. Konan-sensei would probably really like her teacher's work, right? I heard it's not easy to find..."

"I see."

Xiao Nan sighed and ruffled his hair with her hand: "If anyone gives you this book again in the future, just kill them... Understand?"

"Yes."

Uehara Naraku, with his youthful face, agreed.

He was speaking so gently, yet he was talking about bloody things.

Moreover, I originally thought it was a side quest from the "Make-Out Paradise" series, which would be a very simple task. Now that I think about it, this task is not so easy to complete.

The "Make-Out Paradise" series has always been very popular. I guess he will only be able to buy it after the publishers find Jiraiya and he agrees to a large-scale reprint of "Make-Out Paradise".

"alright."

Satisfied, Xiao Nan moved on from the matter and brought up their mission: "Hanzo the Salamander should already know about our revenge. We should go back to base and hide for a while to avoid him setting a trap... Also, a few things have happened in the organization that I need to deal with."

(End of this chapter)