Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 174 Hit the ball straight

"He actually took you straight to the hospital... Naruto has really gone too far."

On the edge of Konoha Village, a wooden bridge spans a tranquil stream between the two banks. Kakashi leans against the cold bridge railing, and after listening to Sasuke's account, he helplessly scratches his silver hair, attempting to express his sympathy for his student and his "condemnation" of Naruto's actions.

Meanwhile, Zuo Yue gripped the bridge railing on the other side tightly with both hands, trying her best to suppress the urge to jump into the river and end it all.

Hearing Kakashi's words, she felt little comforted, and simply spoke slowly in an unusually calm tone, "Kakashi, that book... do you still have it with you?"

"Oh?" Kakashi's exposed eye curved slightly upon hearing this. "You haven't given up yet? You've got real perseverance! Alright, failure is the mother of success, so let me give you a few more new ideas! There's actually something else in that book..."

Satsuki abruptly turned his head when Kakashi suddenly switched into "love master" mode.

Those eyes, still flushed and streaked with tears, were now staring intently at Kakashi with an extremely cold gaze filled with immense resentment.

"Give it to me. I want to burn that tattered book to ashes."

She paused, then corrected herself, "No... perhaps it should be you who was burned to ashes, Kakashi."

"...Huh?" Kakashi was taken aback by Satsuki's sudden and clearly directed resentment towards him. He instinctively took a half step back and chuckled dryly. "Heh...heh...the minds of young people these days are really hard to understand..."

He tried to shift the focus back to Naruto. "But then again, that Naruto kid is really ungrateful. He has such a lovely and outstanding girl who admires him so much and has done so much for him, and this is how he reacts, even taking you to the hospital... It's really too much."

However, these words of "shared hatred" had no comforting effect whatsoever. Satsuki remained as resentful as ever, looking terrifying as if she were about to fight him to the death at any moment.

Kakashi could even clearly sense that although Satsuki wouldn't actually burn him to ashes, her resentment at least wanted to throw him off the bridge into the river.

Kakashi immediately changed his tune. "Ahem... But seriously, you didn't really need to be so angry, did you? After all..."

"It's all because of your terrible ideas!" Kakashi was interrupted agitatedly by Satsuki before he could finish speaking. "Now...this has happened...how am I supposed to face Naruto now?!"

Kakashi: "…………"

He was speechless for a moment. So, the root of this girl's overflowing resentment wasn't so much about losing face or being treated like a lunatic, but rather about not being able to face Naruto naturally in the future?

What...what on earth did Naruto do? Kakashi asked himself this existential question. What kind of spell did he cast on the second young lady of the Uchiha clan? How could he have bewitched her like this?

"So that's what you're worried about," Kakashi said, trying to defuse the situation with a lighthearted tone as he looked at Satsuki's resentful expression, which seemed to indicate that the sky was about to fall. "Just treat him like you always have. Don't worry, Naruto is very understanding."

Seeing that the resentment in Satsuki's eyes hadn't subsided, Kakashi continued his analysis, trying to approach the issue from a different angle. "Besides, think about it carefully, hasn't Naruto always been the one who cared for and tolerated the most, you?"

"If someone else had done those... uh... rather unusual things to him, given Naruto's personality, he would probably have found it very bothersome, and might even have subconsciously kept his distance. But what about you?"

Kakashi shrugged. "His first concern was whether you were 'sick,' and he even rushed you to the hospital against your will, wanting to find the best doctor to 'cure' you. This reaction precisely shows that in his heart, you hold a unique place, and his care and tolerance for you have long surpassed the scope of ordinary friends."

Although it certainly can't compare to your feelings for him... Kakashi silently added in his mind.

However, in the next moment, Kakashi was surprised to find that the almost tangible resentment and anger in Satsuki's eyes were rapidly receding at a visible speed, replaced by a trace of confusion and... a faint hope.

"Beyond... ordinary friends?" Satsuki murmured, repeating softly.

Kakashi immediately caught the shift and decided to press his advantage, using more direct language to solidify his gains: "That's right! In the eyes of almost everyone around you who knows you, you and Naruto are practically inseparable, right? That special treatment you give each other... Honestly, it would be strange if you two didn't end up together."

As soon as she finished speaking, almost all the resentment and anger in Zuo Yue's eyes vanished instantly! The terrifying expression that she had previously looked like she wanted to throw Kakashi into the river immediately quickly transformed into a more common, slightly angry and awkward girlish expression. Although she was still a little unhappy, she at least looked much more normal.

"I see..." Satsuki lowered her head slightly, her voice returning to its usual tone, though still tinged with hesitation. "Then... then tell me, how am I supposed to explain all these... these strange things that happened today to Naruto?!"

Seeing Satsuki instantly appeased and start thinking about practical issues, Kakashi inwardly complained helplessly.

"She's too easy to coax..."

On the surface, he cleared his throat in a pretentious manner, adopting a commanding stance. "Alright, it seems there's a special 'channel' between you two; we can't use the usual, roundabout methods."

He gave the final, and perhaps most irresponsible, piece of advice: "Therefore, if we want to completely resolve this issue, in my personal opinion... let's just go and talk to Naruto directly!"

"...Huh?!" Satsuki suddenly looked up. "Just...explain it clearly?!"

Seeing Satsuki's face flush red again and her eyes darting around in a panic, Kakashi continued, his tone carrying a sense of resignation. "Indeed, considering your image as a 'cool and aloof Uchiha genius' in other people's eyes, doing what you did today is really strange and doesn't make any sense. So, going in circles will only make things more complicated."

He looked at Zuoyue, his exposed eye curving into a smile that seemed to hint at enjoying the spectacle, and then gave his final suggestion.

"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?"

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(One more update today.)