Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 74 Encountering Naruto

"Orochimaru-sensei, can't we really try for a more challenging mission?" Uchiha Ye asked, sitting on a tree trunk drawing without even lifting his eyelids.

"After completing this task today, there's a C-rank task coming up!"

"However, it's not good that you're always slacking off!"

After a long period of contact, Orochimaru stated the situation with a calm expression.

Uchiha Ye completely ignored the part about slacking off, turned around, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face. "Teacher, are there really C-rank missions?"

"Hmm," Orochimaru responded calmly.

He really owes a lot to his disciple during this period, as she accelerated his experimental progress by half. He just doesn't quite understand where she learned it.

"Orochimaru-sensei, this painting is for you. I'm off on a mission." Uchiha Ye instantly perked up, handed over the painting, and ran off in a flash.

Orochimaru took it and looked at it. "Is this a drawing of him?"

Even though he could only see his back, how could he not recognize himself?

He soon noticed that this painting was different from ordinary paintings; every stroke of it contained traces of chakra.

"Such powerful chakra control! Even he couldn't achieve such precision!" Orochimaru exclaimed in amazement at Uchiha Yo's talent for chakra control.

"I really look forward to seeing how far you'll grow!"

At this point, Orochimaru was more interested in Uchiha Yoru's growth than in taking over her body.

"Itachi, Anko-nee, I'm here!"

Uchiha Ye jumped down from the sky, splashing waves on the lake and drenching Anko and Itachi.

"Uchiha Ye, look what you've done!" Anko roared angrily.

"Ah...sorry, sorry..."

"Red Bean Sister, you go and rest, I'll take care of the rest." A hint of guilt flashed across Uchiha Ye's face as she quickly looked at Itachi beside her, "Itachi, you should go and rest too!"

"Ye, didn't your foot hurt?"

"I can handle this simple task," Itachi said with concern.

"My feet hurt?" Uchiha Ye suddenly remembered that his excuse for slacking off today was that his feet hurt, but the excuse was so lame. "Itachi, you're taking this too seriously!"

She couldn't just expose it herself, otherwise it would be blatantly telling people that she was slacking off, and she would have to pretend to be lazy.

"Ah... my foot still hurts a little, but I don't need to move, it's fine." She replied stiffly, then released her chakra, and fine chakra threads rolled up the trash on the lake surface and threw it into a bucket next to her.

Seeing this, Itachi Uchiha's brows furrowed with worry as he advised, "Ye, if you're tired, take a rest. Don't push yourself."

“Yes, I know,” she replied with a smile.

Ten minutes later, just as she was about to wipe the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, Itachi was faster than her, gently wiping her forehead with a handkerchief.

"Itachi, your hair has grown quite a bit." Uchiha Ye enjoyed Itachi's service, staring straight ahead at him.

"She was genuinely curious whether the red hair tie on Itachi was a gift from Shisui!"

"But it will take some time before it can be tied up. We'll know then." Uchiha Ye's eyes were full of gossip.

"Hey, you two, can you stop being so lovey-dovey!"

"Let's go!"

Hongdou called out somewhat irritably. She had had enough of this kind of thing. Before, she would watch the show from the sidelines, but now she felt no psychological pressure at all about interrupting the sweet atmosphere between the two.

"Sister Hongdou, among your classmates, didn't you have any crushes?" Uchiha Ye asked curiously.

"No!" Hongdou said firmly, but in her mind, she wondered who her classmates from that year were.

Uchiha Ye looked regretful upon hearing this answer. She remembered that this year's class had produced many famous figures. "Not to mention Uchiha Obito, there's Kakashi, Nohara Rin, Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, Genma Shiranui, Ebisu, Might Guy, Aoba Yamashiro..."

You wouldn't believe it until you did the math; that's exactly what Uchiha Yoru is like right now.

"I really don't understand how Anko manages to stay single all this time. She's not bad looking, she's just a bit greedy." Uchiha Ye's eyes were full of regret.

"Could it be because of Orochimaru-sensei?!" She rubbed her chin, her head full of questions.

"What are you thinking about? Your eyes are so strange!" Hongdou asked when she saw that the person next to her was not speaking.

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Uchiha Ye naturally wouldn't say what was on his mind.

"Let's go! The teacher must be getting impatient." She coughed lightly and ran off.

After handing over their mission, Orochimaru's team left the Hokage's office without lingering for even a second.

"It's still early, shall we go to the ninja tool shop and buy some ninja tools?" Uchiha Ye suggested, looking up at the sky.

"Ye, I have something to do at home today, so I have to go back early," Itachi said with a hint of reluctance.

Hongdou then chimed in, "I also have things to do, so I'll go ahead!"

"Alright, I'm going home to rest too. See you later." Uchiha Ye parted ways with the two and wandered aimlessly down the road.

Without realizing it, she had no idea where she was.

However, the occasional problem of getting lost no longer affects her; she successfully mastered the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' a couple of days ago.

Just as she was about to use the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to go home, a childish voice caught her attention.

"Look, it's that little fox demon!"

Immediately, a child picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it, shouting, "I'll kill you, you fox demon!"

The two children next to them followed suit, picking up pebbles from the ground and throwing them at a blond-haired boy not far in front of them, shouting, "I'll kill you! I'll kill you, you vixen!"

Each cold word was like a sharp blade piercing the heart of the blond-haired boy, instantly filling his eyes with tears.

"I am not a fox spirit, I am not..." he shouted in protest.

Compared to the physical pain, the harsh words of evil people are even more hurtful.

"Strange, the Fourth Hokage is only unconscious and not dead, so why is Naruto being treated like this?" Uchiha Ye said with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"That Hiruzen Sarutobi is truly inhuman!" she thought to herself as she walked over towards the sound.

Just as several more pebbles were about to hit Naruto, Uchiha Yoh grabbed a pebble from the ground and knocked them all away.

"Isn't it a bit too much for you guys to bully a three-year-old child?" A clear, cold voice rang out, and everyone present turned to look at it.

"So beautiful..." the little boy in the lead exclaimed inwardly.

Uchiha Ye frowned slightly. Seeing that they were all still children, he held back, but his gaze towards them grew increasingly cold.

She walked to Naruto's side and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

"N-nothing..." Naruto said, his hand instinctively retracting.

Uchiha Ye squatted down, took his hand, looked at it, his eyes flashed, and then he used medical ninjutsu to heal Naruto's hand injury.

Even without her treatment, Naruto, with the Nine-Tails inside him, would recover quickly. But she didn't want to miss the chance to boost the protagonist's favor with the NPCs. Most importantly, Naruto was just too cute and adorable when he was little.

It felt really great to see it with my own eyes.

Uchiha Ye stood up, ruffled Naruto's hair, a smile appearing on his face, then glanced coldly at the three people behind him, "I hope this kind of thing never happens again!"

"He's a fox demon, why are you protecting him!"

"A person like this is a menace to the village!" the little boy in the lead said maliciously, trying to persuade the pretty girl to change her ways. His two henchmen chimed in.

Naruto, standing next to Uchiha Ye, tried to defend himself, but his voice was completely drowned out, and he silently lowered his head, tears streaming down his face.

"That's enough. I think your behavior is even more disgusting than that of the fox demon." Uchiha Ye said this and pulled Naruto away.

If she stayed any longer, she really wouldn't be able to resist giving them a good beating.