Chapter:62
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With a light metallic 'cling!', the coin struck the floor.
Naruto charged forwards and sent a kick flying at Sakura, who was taken aback by the speed of the attack. She barely dodged it by leaning back and then counterattacked by snapping her right leg up, hoping to hit him in the jaw, a standard counterattack in the Hakage style.
Naruto grabbed her leg and pushed her off balance, making her land on her butt with a squeak of pain and surprise.
"Naruto - 1, Sakura-chan - Nil." he proclaimed.
'He…he barely had to make an effort.' Sakura thought in disbelief, 'I'm the Top Kunoichi and he had me on the ground in less than half a minute.'
:Shannaro! Like I'm gonna let him win! Cha!: her inner self snarled, adorned with weapons and ready to go to war, :Kick his Ass!:
With a scowl, Sakura flipped to her feet and went on the attack. She started with a series of punches, moved on to a three-kick combo and ended with a spinning roundhouse kick.
Naruto just blocked the punches, dodged the kicks and grabbed her leg again. This time he executed a throw, sending Sakura tumbling over his head until she came to a stop when she crashed into the wall.
"Damn…dammit!" Sakura growled. She was already tired, which proved Naruto's point about her lack of stamina and physical strength, making her even madder. "I'm the best kunoichi in our class! Why am I so weak?!"
"Iruka-sensei doesn't push you girls that hard." Naruto replied, "You rigidly adhere to the textbook Hakage style and don't try and alter it to suit you. You also rarely train yourself because you are obsessed with your looks. Your diet prevented your body from building its muscles. Ino has a slight advantage over you because she's from a Shinobi Clan, but I could take both you and her on at the same time without too much trouble because you are both fangirls."
With a roar of anger, Sakura leapt to her feet and charged at Naruto, fists swinging as she practically went berserk on him.
"I am nothing like Ino-buta!" she roared.
"Really?" Naruto asked as he noted that her swings were stronger than before, "You both like the same guy, Sakura-chan. That says a lot about you both, I'd say!"
"Shannaro!" Sakura finally got Naruto with a solid punch to the gut that made him stagger and fall to the ground.
"Ow! Man, I need to work on my stance." Naruto shook his head before grinning at Sakura, "Nicely done."
"Like I'm going to lose!" Sakura panted out.
"Sorry, Sakura-chan, but you are." Naruto replied softly. He spun around in a low kick, standing and kicking at the same time. He took Sakura's legs out from underneath her, making her slam into the floor and let out a large "Oomph!" as air was forcibly expelled from her lungs.
"I…lost." Sakura said blankly.
"Yep. You did well, but your lack of physical training was the cause of your defeat." Naruto said not unkindly. He helped her to her feet and led her back up to his room.
"So then…looks like I'm going to be getting help from you with my physical training." Sakura said with a sigh. She honestly hadn't expected to lose, but she had shaken on the wager and she was not in the habit of breaking her word, so she was going along with it.
Losing to the Class Dobe really stung though.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan." Naruto said with a grin, "Once you graduate, you'll thank me."
After Sakura Leaves
With Naruto
"OK then…let's see what we have here…" Naruto said before looking at the messages that had been popping up during the last hour or so.
You have studied diligently! +1 INT!
[Quest Complete!]
Tough Love: You have defeated Haruno Sakura in a Taijutsu match. Although this has slightly lowered your relationship with her, it is for the greater good.
Quest Completion Reward: -50 Relationship with Haruno Sakura, +150 EXP, +500 Ryo.
[Beginner's Hakage Taijutsu] has levelled up! LV5 - LV6.
"That's cool." Naruto muttered, "What the…another quest?"
[Quest Alert!]
Growing a Cherry Blossom: You have been given the task of improving Haruno Sakura's physical condition. Do your best and show some results before graduation.
Increase Haruno Sakura's STR and STA by 5 before graduation to succeed.
Quest Completion Reward: +750 EXP, +600 Relationship with Haruno Sakura, Random Item Reward.
Quest Failure: +500 EXP, -200 Relationship with Haruno Sakura.
"So I have just under…seven months to raise her STA and STR to a decent level…does that include her getting rid of her [Malnourished] status?" Naruto wondered aloud.
The window flashed for a moment before adding in the provision that the increase does not come from her [Malnourished] Flaw being removed; he had to get her to physically exercise.
"I had to ask." Naruto sighed before turning his mind
Refurbishing the Dojo to basic usability had been good and everything, but he still had to get his hands on some training dummies so he could practice on them and hopefully level up his Taijutsu to the point that he could finally absorb the Intermediate book.
"Levelling these things up sucks ass." Naruto grumbled as he headed out to do some shopping.
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At the same time
Hokage's Office
"I see." Sarutobi sighed, "This corroborates my own investigations, Inoichi-san."
The elderly Hokage regarded the Yamanaka Clan Head thoughtfully. He had arrived here not long after getting off-shift at the T&I Dept and had asked to see him about a disturbing matter.
"Who would remove information about the Uzumaki Clan and Uzushiogakure from our textbooks?" Inoichi asked in bewilderment.
"The same kind of people who would throw out a five year old boy from the Orphanage. The same kind of people who would charge him extra for sub-standard food and water." Sarutobi growled, "The same kind of people who would organise and take part in raiding his apartment and destroying all of his possessions save for those he secreted away just in case. That is the kind of malice we are dealing with here."
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