In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

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Naruto glanced at Sasori, but his gaze did not linger. He didn’t care how Sasori died. In the end, Sasori meant nothing important to him.

Naruto’s figure disappeared again. He used the invisible Flying Thunder God kunai to change his position and reached the white coffin instantly. While deactivating Kurosuki Raiga’s Funeral, he unleashed a powerful kick that roared through the air like thunder.

With the crimson Chakra swirling around his leg, he stomped down with overwhelming force, without a moment’s hesitation. Deidara, already injured by his own explosion, was still able to move, but he struggled to do so.

As he dodged, he used his bomb-damaged right hand to throw a mixture of explosive clay. Ugly, white creatures immediately swarmed forward.

"Die, bastard!" Deidara shouted crazily, laughing wildly as he controlled the creatures while retreating quickly. With a massive boom, he detonated all the white clay monsters.

However, the expected scene of flesh and blood flying didn’t happen. Using the countless Flying Thunder God Kunai scattered across the battlefield, Naruto reappeared behind Deidara without anyone noticing.

With a swift, brutal kick to Deidara's back, the crimson Chakra slashed through the air like lightning, its sharp whistling filling the battlefield. The air vibrated intensely, as though Naruto’s kick had squeezed it all out.

With a deafening boom, Naruto’s kick landed squarely on Deidara’s back, crushing his ribs. Deidara’s entire torso collapsed, and he was slammed into the rocky ground like a ball.

His red cloud pattern black windbreaker was torn, and half of Deidara's body collapsed, completely unable to move. Gritting his teeth, Deidara clawed at his tattered clothing with his one remaining hand, exposing the mouth sealed on his chest.

He quickly tore open the stitches. The blood-red tongue of the chest mouth spat out, and Deidara shoved a bundle of clay inside. Laughing maniacally, Deidara struggled to his feet and stared at Naruto.

"You bastard... you forced me to this point! Now, behold my ultimate art! A ten-kilometer radius self-destruction!"

The extraction of the Biju failed, Sasori died and Deidara was about to self-destruct. Pain logged out without hesitation, and his projection disappeared. The remaining members also coldly went offline.

Naruto, on the other hand, remained calm. He watched as cracks began forming on Deidara’s body. At the moment Deidara about to explode, Naruto stood still with his hands in his pockets.

[Kurosuki Raiga’s Funeral]

A white coffin suddenly rose from the ground, directly locking Deidara who was about to self-destruct inside. In the last second before his self-destruction, Deidara's pupils widened in shock as he screamed, “You bastard!!!"

A muffled explosion echoed from within the coffin, and Kurosuki Raiga and black-robed people appeared once more, holding the coffin.

Naruto smirked coldly, "One trick to rule them all… I've got you completely countered!"

…

"Pakkun, why did you stop?" Kakashi landed on a tree trunk and asked Pakkun who suddenly stopped in front of him.

"Kakashi, I don’t know how to put it…" Pakkun turned his head and said seriously, "Gaara's presence... it’s completely gone."

"Huh?"

Kakashi was also stunned for a moment, "Where did it disappear? Take us there first."

Everything went surprisingly smoothly afterward.

Naruto, carrying Gaara, returned to Sunagakure ahead of the others. In terms of their personal connection, this experience had certainly deepened their bond. The Konoha’s team led by Kakashi had not returned yet, so Naruto could only stay in Sunagakure and wait.

Temari also rushed back from the front line after receiving the news. Seeing her brother Gaara finally resting in the hospital, she let out a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground, her legs giving out from exhaustion.

The days of endless worry seemed to disappear into the desert, vanishing like grains of sand in the wind.

Everything had finally settled.

…

Upon returning to Konoha, Kakashi immediately took on a new mission. The path to becoming the future Rokudaime Hokage was still long.

Kakashi was still not experienced enough, so he had to fill the gap with missions. He was completely reduced to becoming a merciless mission machine.

Ino, on the other hand, was so upset that she refused to speak to Naruto for several days. Naruto’s sudden disappearance had left many of his close friends frustrated, and even though the mission had been successfully completed, their irritation didn’t dissipate.

As for Naruto, he helplessly shrugged it off, saying that he was no longer suited for team missions. He didn’t know what to say when he knew his sudden disappearance left the entire team tense. In short, Tsunade bore at least half of the blame.

…

The weather was clear.

Team 3 finally had a long-awaited break, so they decided to have a small gathering with an outdoor barbecue.

In the clearing in the forest.

By the time Tenten arrived with drinks and food, Neji had already set up the grill, while Lee was busy lighting the charcoal and helping with the fire.

"Is Guy-sensei not coming?" Lee looked up and asked.

"No, he said he wanted to follow in Kakashi-sensei’s footsteps." Tenten sighed, put down the things in her hand and said, "He’s saying that stuff again, something about his lifelong rival."

"They’ve been good friends since they were kids, haven’t they?" Neji said while sorting the ingredients. Tenten had already prepared all the ingredients before coming, so he simply had to skewer the meat.

The sound of clinking condiments mixed with the rustling of leaves in the breeze.

"Yes, very good friends, just like us." Tenten smiled, took the skewer from Lee’s hand without even looking, and skillfully began threading the meat.

"Wow, Tenten, you're amazing!" Lee exclaimed, unable to hide his admiration as he watched Tenten deftly thread the skewers at lightning speed.

"I'm not that great. If we're talking about eating, though, it's gotta be that guy…" Tenten suddenly grew irritated halfway through her sentence, "I don't know what Naruto is doing, lying at home all day… He didn't respond when I asked him to come over."

"I don't know." Neji didn't stop what he was doing, though it was rare for him to continue the conversation, sharing his thoughts, "Back in the Academy, around the time of the graduation exam, the pressure was unimaginable."

"Every year, only a few people can receive guidance from the Jonin and become true Shinobi. When you looked around the exam hall, it was packed, wall to wall."

"I graduated at the top of my class, and I admit, I was a bit arrogant. I thought I was a genius and that all my success was the result of my hard work."

The charcoal flickered, its flames dancing in silence.

Tenten and Lee lowered their heads to do their own things. They didn't know why Neji was opening up like this, but they didn't say anything to interrupt him.

"I originally thought that so-called geniuses were like Uchiha Sasuke, people who were burdened with a heavy past. Only when they have enough motivation will they want to become stronger."

Neji paused, picked up a bottle of sauce and began to mix it, then continued with his head down.

"But later, I accidentally learned about Naruto's life experience from the Clan Head, Hiashi-sama. I actually couldn’t believe it at first. How could someone with such a painful past still go around laughing all the time?"

"I thought fate was unchangeable. It is determined from the moment a person is born. If you are called a genius, you need to keep working hard. The main family will always be the main family, and the branch family will always remain the branch family."

"Neji…" Tenten was very happy that Neji was opening up in front of her and Lee, which showed how much he trusted them. Yet, hearing him speak so plainly about his inner struggles stirred a sense of sadness in her heart.

"I'm fine." Neji said, reassuring them.

"There was this one time that after a mission, I needed to submit a mission report. I saw Naruto arguing with Tsunade-sama in the Hokage's Office."

"It seemed like Naruto didn’t care at all about Tsunade-sama's authority. The relationship between the two was so close that it made people envious. That’s when I realized... some people really don’t care about their past."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"That guy was sitting on the edge of the desk, constantly bantering with Tsunade-sama, smiling the whole time. He looked so carefree, as if nothing in this world could faze him."

"That kind of atmosphere... it was bright and carefree. Just being near him made you feel relaxed. I realized that some people can choose to live without being weighed down."

"Neji…" Lee looked at him with concern, "You've always been a genius."

"Yes, I am a genius." Neji smiled, his tone lighter as if a burden had been lifted, "I've always been one. So, I thought that, even I couldn’t change my fate, I have the right to choose how to live, the right not to make myself so tired."

"I don’t have to be burdened by the past, or the main family. I can even choose death if I want."

"Neji!!" The skewer in Tenten's hand fell to the ground.

"Neji!" Lee leaned over directly, his bushy eyebrows nearly brushing against Neji's face.

"I was just saying it casually." Neji said awkwardly, breaking into a bit of a sweat, "Who would choose to die? I’m a genius. What I meant is that from now on, I can live more easily."