Chapter:47

"Boss, how is it?" Naruto stepped forward, a wide grin on his face.

Judging by his smug expression, it was obvious—he wanted to tease Kakashi.

Despite witnessing Haruto brutally slaughter two Root operatives, his kind demeanor toward them remained unchanged. As a result, these little cockroaches quickly forgot the gruesome scene and returned to their usual banter.

Especially Naruto—who, lacking a few brain cells, had already erased the bloody incident from his memory.

"It looks like I'll have to disappoint you, Naruto!" Haruto smirked. "This customer has exceptionally good luck!"

"Eh?!" Naruto pouted, clearly disappointed.

He had hoped Kakashi would draw some useless junk, giving him a chance to mock him endlessly.

But now? That plan had gone down the drain.

"Haha!" Kakashi chuckled coldly, thinking to himself, I'll make sure to teach this brat a lesson during the next assessment.

"So, what exactly are these things?" Sakura asked, stepping closer.

Haruto grinned and turned to Kakashi.

"These are all valuable treasures—perfect for someone like you!"

"Huh?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

Haruto reached into the pile of rewards and pulled out a thick book with a knowing smirk.

"This," Haruto declared, "is a world-renowned masterpiece, a rare classic work. The content is... quite thrilling. I guarantee you'll love it!"

"A book?" Naruto immediately lost interest.

He hated anything with lots of text.

Just looking at it gave him a headache.

But Kakashi, noticing Haruto's mysterious expression, took the book and casually flipped it open.

"Oh, it's a novel," Kakashi muttered.

"The protagonist seems to be a girl named Kanako. Hmm… nothing too special so far. Is this really a world classic?"

At first, nothing seemed unusual.

But as he continued flipping through the pages—

The tone of the book changed.

The story became more intense, more captivating.

Without realizing it, Kakashi's eyes widened, his fingers trembled, and his face turned unreadable.

What... what is this?!

His body subconsciously leaned forward, and his breathing grew heavier.

The more he read—

The deeper he fell into its grasp.

"Ahem!"

Haruto cleared his throat loudly, snapping Kakashi out of his trance.

Kakashi jolted upright, quickly closing the book with an awkward cough.

"Ah, my apologies!" He scratched the back of his head. "This book is just too fascinating. I got a little too into it."

"Haha, I completely understand!" Haruto chuckled.

"After all, it's a true literary classic!"

"You're right!" Kakashi nodded in agreement, gently tracing his fingers over the book's cover.

Compared to Icha Icha Paradise…

This book was on a whole different level.

"Boss," Kakashi asked, trying to mask his eagerness, "which brilliant author wrote this masterpiece? Do they… perhaps have other works?"

"Hahaha!"

Haruto burst into laughter, already knowing exactly what Kakashi was thinking.

"Don't worry! I have dozens of these literary gems—enough to keep you entertained for a long time!"

"As long as you keep smashing eggs, you'll eventually collect them all!"

"Dozens?!"

Kakashi's eye gleamed with determination.

"Are there similar works among my other rewards?" Kakashi asked impatiently, eyeing the remaining glowing spheres.

Seeing his enthusiasm, the younger ninja cheered in admiration.

"Wow! Kakashi-sensei really loves reading!"

"He's always reading books in the village, looking so cool!"

"Yeah! And now he's even winning books by smashing golden eggs! What a role model!"

Asuma, standing to the side, nearly burst out laughing.

These kids… have no idea what kind of person Kakashi really is…

To them, he was a cool, mysterious, book-loving mentor.

But to Asuma?

He knew the truth.

That book in Kakashi's hands wasn't just any book.

It was another spicy addition to his already questionable collection.

"Alright, let's check the next reward!"

Haruto picked up a small bottle of pills from another glowing sphere.(Similar to Vitality pills).

"Oh?" Kakashi tilted his head. "What's this?"

Haruto chuckled and tossed it into Kakashi's ninja pouch.

"This is meant to be used together with the book!"

"…Huh?"

Kakashi blinked.

"Wait… you need something else just to read a book?"

That didn't make sense…

Had he been reading wrong all these years?

After a moment of deep thought, Kakashi nodded to himself.

"It must be Jiraiya-sama's fault."

"He's an old bachelor, after all. Icha Icha Paradise was probably just something he wrote half-heartedly. It must lack… true expertise!"

"This boss, on the other hand… is a professional."

"Since Ninja special edition comes with 'special reading supplements'… then I must trust the process!"

"One day, I'll have to tell Jiraiya-sama about this discovery!"

Seeing Kakashi nod in understanding, Haruto assumed he had figured it out—

And didn't bother explaining further.

Little did he know…

His lack of clarification would nearly lead to disaster.

"Alright, next item!" Haruto clapped his hands, moving on.

He picked up another glowing sphere and extracted a scroll.

"Three Thousand Thunders!"

"This technique comes from another world. By our ninja standards, it would be classified as an A-rank Lightning Style technique!"

"Eh, only A-rank?" Naruto scoffed.

Even Kakashi looked unimpressed.

As the Copy Ninja, he had copied hundreds of A-rank techniques.

Why would he care about just one more?

Haruto, however, saw their reactions and smirked knowingly.

"Haha, do you really think this is just a normal A-rank jutsu?"

"You're underestimating my golden eggs way too much!"

End of the Chapter.

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