Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

Tsukiki considers himself a straight man, after all, he's a man who has kept his virginity for decades across two lifetimes. He doesn't even have a girlfriend, let alone a close female friend. On the other hand, he changes his "wife" from another dimension several times a quarter.

"Idiot, look where Kushina is standing right now!"

Just as Tsukiki was wondering what to do, Mikoto's voice rang out from the side.

"Where should we stand?"

Upon hearing Mikoto's words, Tsukiki immediately shifted his gaze to Kushina.

Kushina still looked angry. Her petite figure stood on the river, where ripples from the previous encounter still lingered.

Yue Shu's eyes gradually brightened, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Kushina has successfully completed the water-treading training!

Since the special training started, Kushina's progress has been slower than Mikoto's. Of course, right now she's just practicing climbing trees and wading.

Mikoto of the Uchiha clan has a natural advantage in chakra control, while Kushina, although also a member of a clan, performs no differently from an ordinary person in terms of chakra control.

Tsukiki naturally knew the reason for this. Kushina's identity was not simply that of a survivor of the Uzumaki clan; she was also the Jinchūriki vessel of the Nine-Tails.

Just like Naruto in the original work, the existence of the Nine-Tails can disrupt the chakra of the Jinchuriki, thus causing problems in the use of chakra.

A typical example is that in the original work, Naruto couldn't even use the basic Three Body Techniques properly, and the Shadow Clone Technique was clearly demonstrated to everyone.

Yue Shu can still remember that soft, fluffy clone.

Although Naruto later used clones as one of his trump cards.

But who is Naruto? He's the true protagonist. Not everyone can use clones as a trump card, especially those who are Jinchuriki.

Kushina wasn't a particularly outstanding genius. She might be considered decent among ordinary people, but she wasn't especially remarkable compared to those from large families.

At first, things were fine, but after a while, the difference in Kushina and Mikoto's training progress became quite obvious.

While Mikoto was undergoing special training in tree climbing and moving on to water treading, Kushina was still struggling with tree climbing. It's no wonder that Kushina was excited after completing water treading, and it's also no wonder that Kushina got angry because Tsukiki didn't react in time.

"Kushina!"

Tsukiki looked at Kushina, who was still sulking, and called out loudly.

Kushina also subtly shifted her gaze slightly in that direction.

Tsukiki smiled, though it couldn't compare to the radiant smiles of Minato Namikaze or Sakumo Hatake, it was still full of youthful cheerfulness.

"well done."

Tsukiki flashed a smile, and Kushina's lips curled up slightly in response.

"Hmph, what a slowpoke."

Kushina muttered something to herself, composed herself, and then turned to Tsukiki.

Mikoto stayed by the moon tree for a while, and Kushina slowly walked over from the river.

Tsukiki's gaze was fixed on Kushina, unaware of Mikoto's blushing face beside her.

Not only for Mikoto, but Tsukiki's smile this time was a feeling he had never experienced before, full of youthful energy, which made Mikoto, who was right next to him, stare in amazement for a while. After she came to her senses, she blushed.

Yue Shu had no idea that her unintentional smile had such an effect.

Tsukiki herself is not bad-looking, but she usually looks very lazy and seems quite mature.

When a mature boy suddenly acts like a teenager, it's impossible for those around him not to pay attention.

It's like a fairy taking off her shawl and descending to the mortal world; mortals would probably all turn their attention to her.

"it is good!"

Kushina came ashore, and Tsukiki called out as well.

Kushina and Mikoto focused their attention on Tsukiki.

"Next week, I think."

"What, next week?"

Yue Shu smiled naturally, showing her teeth.

"What? Do I even need to say it?"

"Of course, it's the graduation exam!"

Tsukiki's words were full of confidence, which immediately infected Kushina and Mikoto.

Kushina and Mikoto's initial unease was immediately soothed by Tsukiki.

That feeling.

It's like having a bright light guiding you when you're walking at night.

Kushina and Mikoto looked at Tsukiki.

Tsukiki wasn't very tall, after all, he was only eight years old, and he didn't look very strong either, just like a teenager.

His thin body stood there, his usual lazy demeanor and listless gaze gone, replaced by a bright and positive look.

Kushina and Mikoto were stunned.

They had never seen the moon tree look like this before.

Contrary to expectations, it shone brightly like a ray of light.

Kushina's eyes softened slowly, and her anger from just moments before had completely vanished.

"Really."

"You're nothing like yourself."

"That's true."

"You're nothing like yourself."

Kushina and Mikoto spoke one after another, and Tsukiki's appearance instantly reverted to its original form.

"Huh? Is that so? I thought he was pretty handsome."

Yue Shu returned to her previous appearance, but the light in her eyes did not diminish; it remained as bright as ever.

Just like...

It was as if they were looking at something.

Kushina and Mikoto thought this way.

The first step of the intensive training program for early graduation has finally been completed in less than two weeks, which is quite impressive.

Jiraiya has been missing since he went to the Ninja Academy. When asked, Tsunade said he had gone on a mission with Minato Namikaze.

Himegami's token was still in the ninja tool pouch at Tsukiki's waist, and the words on it still gave Tsukiki a feeling of unease.

There is something waiting for Tsukiki to find the answer to, something that Tsukiki doesn't know what it is, something that has never appeared in the original work.

Tsukiki's hand unconsciously tightened its grip slightly, and the ninja tool pouch at her waist seemed to be heating up. That heat slowly spread from there throughout Tsukiki's body, eventually gathering at her heart.

"Although I'm not the kind of passionate person, I'm too lazy to be that passionate."

"but!"

"I will definitely find the answer, for you and for myself!"

This is what Yue Shu was thinking.

He could feel a sense of peace emanating from deep within his body.

Chapter Twenty-One: Preparing for the Exam

The ancients said that a person is composed of two parts: the soul and the body. The body is the vessel of the soul, giving people the right to exist, while the soul is the interior of the body, giving people the meaning of existence.

There are two kinds of death: physical death or soul dissipation. Physical death is not true death, while soul dissipation means the person is destroyed.

The soul is a real thing, as demonstrated in the sealing technique, the Corpse Demon Seal.

To be honest, Yue Shu didn't know what her current situation was. If she thought about it using the mindset of her past life and guessed according to various patterns, she was also a soul transmigrator, and the most likely possibility was that she had two souls in the same body.

Of course, the original owner's soul may have almost dissipated, but some obsessions may still remain.

Yue Shu doesn't consider herself a pushover, nor would she meddle in other people's business or do thankless tasks.

only--

To occupy someone else's body and then fail to fulfill their last wish—doesn't that seem utterly shameless?

That's what Tsukiki thought.

Whether he made up his own reasons or not, his goal now is simple.

It's simply about fulfilling the obsession with this body.

It's not about becoming the strongest in the world, it's not about becoming Hokage.

It's just such a simple goal.

"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"

Kushina's voice came, and Tsukiki snapped out of it, lightly jumping to the side and easily dodging Kushina's ninjutsu.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

"Wind Release, Great Breakthrough".

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mikoto unleashed her ninjutsu from the side, and Kushina reacted in time, using her Wind Release technique in conjunction with Mikoto.

The wind fanned the flames, and Mikoto's originally ordinary Fireball Jutsu was blown even larger by the wind.

boom!

The fireball struck the moon tree and exploded.

"it is good!"

The two girls thought they had succeeded and excitedly clenched their little fists.

"it's a pity."

Yue Shu's voice came from above, and the excitement on the two women's faces visibly froze.

"General."