Chapter 52: The Idol you Chose

Within the Uchiha clan's territory.

At this moment, Naruto seemed to have everything in his favor—he was on his way back to Sasuke's home, following the path through the woods without much resistance.

In the vast Uchiha clan grounds, there wasn't a single soul around, except for the two of them.

Walking through the streets, Naruto felt the chill of the wind cutting through him.

Before long, the two arrived at the wooden corridor that led to Sasuke's bedroom.

Sasuke awkwardly pulled open the door and said, "You go ahead and wash first. After you're done, wait for me by the Uchiha main gate."

Naruto immediately understood the implication of these words, and grinned as he looked Sasuke up and down, then clicked his tongue. "You can see your feet if you look down. Aside from your hair, what's the difference between you and me? What's there to peek at? Hurry up, don't dawdle. Go turn on the water for me."

Sasuke froze for a moment. After several seconds, he finally understood what "you can see your feet if you look down" meant.

"Naruto, I'll fight you!"

Sasuke's face turned bright red, and immediately, there was a commotion in the room.

After giving Naruto a good beating, Sasuke finally stormed off to draw the water.

However, just as Sasuke brought the hot water out, he let out a startled cry and immediately covered his eyes with his hands.

The sudden outburst startled Naruto, who was in the process of undressing.

"Hey, sis, are you trying to scare me to death? It's broad daylight, what's with the screaming?"

"Naruto, you... you shameless person! What are you doing? Why are you undressing?"

Naruto finally reacted, and with a teasing smile, walked over to Sasuke. "It's just my shirt. What were you expecting?"

"Even the shirt is too much! Hurry up and put it on. Wait until I'm out before you take it off!"

"Tch, you're such a brat. Fine, I'll do it your way."

Then, a soft rustling sound echoed in the room.

"All done. You can open your eyes now."

Sasuke hesitated for a moment before lowering his hands and daring to open his eyes, only to let out a high-pitched scream that nearly shattered the air.

"Naruto, I'm going to kill you!"

If Sasuke's earlier shout hadn't scared Naruto, this one nearly did.

Naruto stood there speechless. It was just a bare torso—what was the big deal?

Seeing Sasuke charge at him furiously, Naruto quickly responded by kicking him out of the room and slamming the wooden door shut with a loud "bang."

"Naruto, I'm going to kill you! You're shameless!"

After being kicked out, Sasuke was furious and blood rushed to his head. He almost charged back in.

But as his hand touched the door, a voice from the room froze him in place.

That guy... really didn't dare to move.

"I'm clean now. Want to come in and scrub my back?"

"Ah..."

Hearing Sasuke's cute laugh, Naruto couldn't help but chuckle. "Sasuke, could you do me a favor?"

Before he could finish his sentence, Sasuke's angry response came, "No!"

Unfazed by Sasuke's refusal, Naruto bent down, picked up the clothes that had been drenched in sweat, and, without warning, opened the door just a crack.

"Ah... Naruto, you're shameless! Wait until I get you back!"

Slap, slap...

Two pieces of clothing fell at Sasuke's feet, and Naruto quickly shut the door again.

"Cough, cough... Sasuke, you see, a guest's clothes are dirty. Aren't you going to wash them for me?"

When Sasuke heard this, she couldn't help but laugh in frustration. "Not a chance! Dream on!"

"Just do me a favor."

"No!"

Hearing Sasuke's firm refusal, Naruto in the bathtub growled menacingly, "If you don't wash them for me, I'm not coming out. You can go to class in your training outfit, or... you can wash them in the pond by the corridor."

"Ahhh... Naruto, you're too shameless!"

"Humph, keeping my word is my ninja way. Hurry up..."

Sasuke, looking down at her damp training outfit, realized she was going to have to wear it to class, which would completely destroy her Uchiha image.

"Fine—you're ruthless!"

In the end, Sasuke relented.

"Yo ho ho... watch out, Sasuke. I'll be done soon."

Listening to Naruto's triumphant laughter, Sasuke angrily grabbed the clothes on the floor, jumped down the wooden corridor, and made her way to the small pond.

"I'll wash them in the pond if I must..."

Less than five minutes later, Naruto emerged with wet hair, wearing fresh, comfortable clothes.

However, when he saw Sasuke washing his clothes in the pond, he almost choked.

"Sasuke... how could you? Don't you know that stagnant water is full of bug eggs?"

Seeing Naruto's surprised expression, Sasuke wasn't angry anymore. "Humph, what do you expect me to do? What do you want?"

"I...," Naruto nearly coughed up blood. "You're something else. You're amazing, you know that?"

Soon enough, Naruto's T-shirt and shorts were sparkling clean.

"Done. Here you go." Sasuke naturally handed over the wet clothes.

Naruto was stunned. "Hey, you're not going to make me wear these wet clothes to Ninja School, are you?"

"I don't care. I washed them clean. The rest is up to you."

After forcing the clean clothes into Naruto's hands, Sasuke returned to her room, slamming the door behind her and threatening him one last time. "Naruto, if you peek while I'm bathing, you're dead!"

Threatened by this, Naruto opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Looking at the wet clothes in his hands, he smiled bitterly and then called out to the room, "Hey, you wash up first. I'll wait for you at the Uchiha main gate."

"Humph, hurry up. I'm going to bathe and change."

Clack, clack, clack...

The sound of Naruto's footsteps gradually faded as he walked down the corridor.

After a few moments, once the footsteps had completely disappeared, Sasuke swiftly opened the door and darted out, climbing to the roof to look around.

When she saw Naruto had reached the commercial district, she finally relaxed and exhaled.

"I knew you wouldn't dare to peek."

With the weight lifted from her chest, Sasuke swiftly returned to her room.

After leaving Sasuke's house, Naruto headed straight to the Uchiha main gate, holding his wet clothes.

"This girl really wants to mess with me. At this time, going back home to dry my clothes is obviously not going to work."

Looking around, Naruto quickly found a spot that was perfect for drying his clothes.

"This place has plenty of sunlight and good ventilation."

With a few quick moves, Naruto climbed to the top of the Uchiha gate and neatly laid the clothes out.

Afterward, he hopped down, humming a tune as he sat on a nearby stone bench and waited patiently.

Less than ten minutes later, Sasuke emerged from her bath, smelling fresh and wearing the Uchiha standard uniform, her hair styled in two cute pigtails. She gracefully walked over to the main gate.

"Sasuke, what took you so long? You really had to wash off just a bit of sweat?"

"Humph, what's it to you?"

Sasuke shot him a glare and then noticed Naruto's deflated canvas bag.

"Naruto, where are your clothes? Don't tell me you put them in the bag?"

"Oh, I didn't want them to mildew in the bag, so I found a place to dry them out."

Sasuke, shocked, immediately asked, "Where did you dry them?"

"Up there." Naruto pointed at the top of the Uchiha gate.

Sasuke mechanically looked up, and when she saw the two pieces of clothing fluttering in the wind, obscuring two of the three characters of "Uchiha," she immediately snapped.

"Naruto, are you trying to die?!"

There was no joke when it came to physical strength—Sasuke was no match for Naruto.

Seeing Sasuke charging at him with a dark expression, Naruto quickly turned and ran.

"You chose the idol, didn't you..."

Naruto shouted as he fled, "You wanted me to bring wet clothes to class—are you trying to sabotage me?"

"Naruto, stop! You better not run!!"

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