Ninja Stripping 101: How to Lose Your Clothes and Your Dignity

"Ah!"

Haruno Sakura's scream shattered the silence of the night.

She had only intended to call Naruto and Sasuke for dinner, never expecting to witness such a scene.

Her two teammates were being strangled by a stranger, seemingly on the verge of death!

"Sasuke!"

Naruto desperately clawed at the hand gripping his throat, his gaze frantically darting to Sasuke, who was similarly being held aloft by the neck in another tree.

No… If this continues, Sasuke will die again. This time, I'm the one who's going to save him!

Seeing Sasuke's struggling figure ignited a blaze of anger within Naruto, and a surge of red Chakra instantly erupted from his body, enveloping him completely.

"What is this Chakra!?"

Ao, who was strangling Naruto, felt a burning pain on his hand.

*Poof!*

The Shadow Clone's body instantly dissipated into a cloud of white smoke.

Naruto, freed from the restraint, plummeted from the tree.

However, thanks to his Tailed Beast Chakra cloak, he quickly regained his balance by grabbing a Tree Branch, transforming his fall into a savage leap towards the enemy's real body in the other tree.

"Let go of Sasuke!"

"Could this Little Kid be…"

…Konoha's Jinchuriki!?

Sensing the terrifying Chakra emanating from the charging boy, Ao swiftly knocked Sasuke unconscious and, grabbing him, fled.

"Kakashi, he has taken Sasuke!"

The commotion outside naturally awakened Kakashi and Uzuki Yugao in the house.

Sakura looked at the two emerging figures, desperately pointing towards the strange Kirigakure Ninja fleeing through the treetops with Sasuke.

"It's a Kirigakure Ninja…"

Kakashi, who emerged from the house, was still leaning on crutches.

"Does Zabuza have other comrades?"

"I'll go save him!"

Uzuki Yugao, without another word, gave a strange look at Naruto, who was also chasing after the Kirigakure Ninja, and followed after.

Will Naruto be okay going berserk like this?

"Sakura, stay here and be careful."

Although Kakashi was still very weak, he couldn't afford to worry too much at this moment.

Besides the kidnapped Sasuke, Naruto's condition was also a major concern.

He had to follow.

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Having heard the commotion outside, Terumi Mei, who had quietly sneaked into the house, knew that her comrade Ao had lured away most of the Konoha Ninja.

"Asleep?"

However, when she burst into her target's Room, she found her target wrapped in a Quilt, sleeping soundly in bed with a sweet look on her face.

"Such poor vigilance? Well, this will hurt less…"

Pulling a Kunai from her sleeve, Terumi Mei suppressed her breathing, quietly approaching the bed. She then jabbed the Kunai towards the boy's neck.

*Thunk!*

The body pierced by the Kunai didn't bleed. Instead, it felt like stabbing wood.

*Poof!*

After a puff of white smoke, Terumi Mei realized that what was lying on the bed was just a log.

"A decoy?"

Realizing something was wrong, Terumi Mei turned around, only to find a glint of cold steel against her neck.

"A Kirigakure Ninja? What's your purpose?"

Uchiha Kage, who had known someone was coming, held a Kunai to the back of the intruder's neck.

The Female Ninja's auburn hair had a wonderfully pleasant scent.

And, though the Room was dimly lit by moonlight, Uchiha Kage could tell from her silhouette that the Female Ninja who had come to assassinate her was quite well-endowed.

"Kid, you know what I'm after, right?"

Although a Kunai was pressed against her vital point, Terumi Mei didn't seem panicked.

"Give me Zabuza's corpse, or Kirigakure will never let you off."

"So, you're after the corpse."

Uchiha Kage had already sensed that someone was secretly following them.

That's why he deliberately had Uzuki Yugao hand over Zabuza's corpse to him tonight.

However, he truly hadn't expected that the ninja sent to deal with them would be the famous Kirigakure Female Ninja, the Future Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei.

"If you know, then hand it over. Otherwise…"

Terumi Mei, who was being held at Kunai-point by Uchiha Kage, suddenly turned into a puddle of Water.

When she reappeared, she was behind Uchiha Kage, her own Kunai pressed against his lower back.

"I'll kill you, okay?"

Although her tone was gentle, the killing intent radiating from Terumi Mei was impossible to ignore.

"A Water Clone?"

Uchiha Kage, now pinned by the Female Ninja, was slightly surprised.

"Hurry, hand over the Scroll with the corpse!"

Pressing her body against the boy's, Terumi Mei switched to an icy tone as she urged him.

"Unless you kill me, you'll never get the Scroll."

"A fearless fellow… Hmm?"

Terumi Mei was about to stab the boy in front of her with her Kunai when she realized that his body had also turned into a puddle of Water.

A Water Clone!?

He can do that too?

Before she could express her surprise, she felt a gust of wind from behind.

*Bang!*

Terumi Mei's body was sent flying, the wooden wall of the house collapsing like paper tofu as she crashed through it, tumbling onto the open grass outside.

"She blocked it with her arms?"

Seeing that Terumi Mei, though sent flying, was still able to steady herself, Uchiha Kage muttered to himself.

"Kage? And that person… another enemy!?"

Sakura, who was guarding outside with a worried expression, looking in the direction of the forest, never expected a strange Female Ninja to suddenly fly out of the house.

Seeing Uchiha Kage walking out afterward, Sakura quickly understood the situation and took out her Kunai to defend herself.

This gave Terumi Mei an opening.

"Aren't you a boorish Little Kid, attacking a Big Sister like me without even a word? But…"

I can't waste any more time. Ao shouldn't be able to hold out for much longer. Before the Konoha Ninja return to reinforce this place, I have to get my hands on it as soon as possible!

With a single flash, Terumi Mei appeared behind Sakura, one hand pinning Sakura's Kunai-wielding hand and the other holding a Kunai to her neck.

"If you don't want this Little Kid to die, hand over the Scroll!"

"Kage… I-I'm sorry…"

Sakura wanted to resist, but was completely powerless.

The enemy's strength was far beyond hers.

"A Ninja prioritizes the mission above all else. A comrade's life is worthless. Don't you even know that?"

Uchiha Kage coldly glanced at Terumi Mei.

"You think you can threaten me with a comrade? What a naive Ninja."

"Tsk, you have such a pretty face, but you're so cold-blooded."

Indeed, compared to an important mission, the life of a Genin comrade was nothing.

Terumi Mei just hadn't expected the boy before her to not hesitate even for a moment.

He didn't seem like a young Ninja at all.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Uchiha Kage said nothing more and, as if he truly didn't care about Sakura's life or death, immediately began weaving Hand Seals.

"That Hand Seal is… Water Dragon Bullet Technique?"

Terumi Mei was slightly surprised to see the boy weaving Hand Seals so quickly.

At such a young age, he already has the strength to use a high-level Ninjutsu?

But why does this Water Dragon Bullet Technique require so many Hand Seals?

Uchiha Kage understood the surprise in Terumi Mei's eyes, but Zabuza was the one who needed to weave so many Hand Seals to use the Water Dragon Bullet Technique.

It's not like he wanted to.

"Little Kid, remember, don't get too close to such a cold-blooded man in the Future."

Seeing that Uchiha Kage seemed to have no intention of saving the Little Kid in her grasp, Terumi Mei had no choice but to put her aside.

She prepared to fully deal with the incoming Water Dragon Bullet Technique.

"You're such a kind person."

With a *poof*, a cloud of white smoke drifted by, and Sakura, who had been held by Terumi Mei, instantly transformed into Uchiha Kage.

"What!?"

A Transformation Technique? When did this guy set it up?

Realizing something was wrong, Terumi Mei quickly tried to distance herself from the boy in front of her, but it was too late.

"Sakura, trap!"

Uchiha Kage, having returned to his original form, wrapped his body around the Female Ninja who was trying to escape.

"Yes!"

Sakura, who had been hiding in the grass, immediately pulled the wire buried in the ground.

*Zzzzzzz…*

The rapidly retracting thin wire instantly wrapped around Terumi Mei, who was restrained by Uchiha Kage.

With a *bang*, Uchiha Kage, who was controlling Terumi Mei with his body, also turned into a cloud of white smoke.

The completed encirclement of the wire trap left no room for escape.

"You're despicable!"

Looking at the Exploding Tags hanging on the wire that was constricting her, Terumi Mei struggled and angrily cursed.

It turned out that Uchiha Kage had used a Shadow Clone to notify Haruno Sakura outside when Terumi Mei sneaked into the Room, and then they worked together to set up a trap for Terumi Mei.

"A Ninja must foresee the Future. You lost."

Looking at the Female Ninja, whose body was made even more voluptuous by the tight wires, Uchiha Kage declared their victory.

"Don't be so sure!"

Terumi Mei coldly snorted. She, the pride of Kirigakure, had actually fallen into someone else's trap one day.

And that someone was a boy who was much younger than her.

What a disgrace!

"Little Kid, you've angered me!"

Boil Release: Clever Mist Technique!

From out of nowhere, a Shadow Clone of Terumi Mei emerged from the ground, releasing a large amount of acid mist capable of melting an entire forest.

Seeing this, Uchiha Kage quickly detonated the Exploding Tags wrapped around Terumi Mei, but it was too late.

"Even the Exploding Tags were dissolved?"

Seeing the severed wires on Terumi Mei's body and the completely melted and unexplodable Exploding Tags, Uchiha Kage knew that the trap he had set had been forcibly broken by the other party.

"Die, Konoha brat!"

Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!

Magma-like acid surged from Terumi Mei's mouth like a tidal wave, attacking the entire area where Uchiha Kage was located.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

Fortunately, the previous Hand Seals hadn't stopped, and Uchiha Kage quickly used the Water Dragon Bullet Technique to collide with Terumi Mei's acid.

But after only a short time, the Water Dragon Bullet Technique was pushed back by the acid.

"Kage!?"

Looking at the overwhelming acid, listening to the rustling sound of it corroding the grass and trees, Sakura was almost scared silly, especially after seeing that Uchiha Kage had failed to block the attack.

"Be careful, her Ninjutsu is very powerful."

Sensing that the Clever Mist Technique, combined with the acid, had quietly corroded to her side, Uchiha Kage quickly pulled up the somewhat dazed Haruno Sakura and jumped away from the spot with her.

"Can you stand on Water?"

It wasn't until they fled to the lake that Uchiha Kage stopped.

"Mm…"

Sakura quickly nodded. Although she had only learned it recently, she could barely stand on Water.

"Konoha brat, your skills aren't bad, and you were able to think of using Water to dilute my acid. You're also quite clever. It's a shame to kill a genius like you."

Terumi Mei wiped the remaining liquid from the corner of her mouth. Almost every movement revealed large patches of her fair skin, heightening her acute awareness of her near-nakedness.

"However, fighting a Kirigakure Ninja on Water? You're too ignorant to think that you can win."

Doesn't he know that Water Release is the specialty of the Kirigakure Ninja?

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

Terumi Mei used the Water Dragon Bullet Technique with only six Hand Seals, and the scale of the Water Dragon Bullet Technique was much larger than the one Uchiha Kage had used earlier. They could even vaguely hear the roar of a dragon.

"Wait, can you put on some clothes before fighting?"

Looking at the gaping maw of the Water Dragon above her head, Uchiha Kage nonchalantly pointed out Terumi Mei's current situation.

In order to escape the wire and Exploding Tag trap that had been wrapped around her earlier, Terumi Mei had used the Clever Mist Technique.

But the acid mist of the Clever Mist Technique had corroded most of her clothes while corroding the wire and Exploding Tags.

Now, only a few scattered scraps of cloth were left hanging on her body, making her even more exposed than lingerie.

It was also because the moonlight tonight was too bright. Uchiha Kage could even clearly see Terumi Mei's slightly curled hair, dampened by the Water.

"Ah!!!"

Although she usually acted quite mature and generous, Terumi Mei had preserved the most innocent purity in both her heart and body.

Noticing her almost completely naked state at this moment, and having been seen by the boy before her, she immediately let out a heart-broken scream.

"Surprised you didn't notice sooner. Didn't your legs feel cold when you were walking earlier?"

Uchiha Kage stared without restraint, then added another blow to Terumi Mei, who was in a state of shocked shame.

"Die! Perverted Little Kid!"

Terumi Mei unleashed a large-scale Water Release Ninjutsu at the boy before her, then quickly covered her body and ran into the forest without looking back.

Damn it. It was bad enough to fall into a trap, but now my body has been seen by a Little Kid…

If only a part of it was exposed, Terumi Mei might have jokingly teased him, but being completely exposed was a bit…

I won't be able to get married… Aaaaaaaah!

Terumi Mei ran wildly through the forest in frustration.

"Here, consider it a return gift for not killing 'Sakura' earlier."

Watching the Female Ninja's quickly receding pale back, Uchiha Kage threw a cloak that was large enough to completely cover her body in the direction she had left.

"Get lost, you bastard!"

Terumi Mei knocked down the black cloak that fell from the sky.

But seeing that the other party didn't make any extra moves and left without looking back, she picked up the still-warm male clothing from the ground and quickly covered her exquisite body.

"Damn brat, I'll definitely kill you next time!"

Otherwise, it'll be all your fault if I can't get married!