Naruto walked into the manga shop and saw Hinata blushing.
He greeted her, “Hey, Hinata, you’re here too.” “Y-Yes…” Hinata’s mind was still floating in the clouds after being called by her name.
She was completely dazed.
“You okay?” Seeing Hinata’s spaced-out expression and getting no response, Naruto’s mouth twitched.
He didn’t press further and instead looked at Shendai with anticipation.
“Hey boss, what kind of manga do you have here?” Because the villagers avoided him, very few people ever wanted to play with him.
So, Naruto liked to read manga when he was alone.
At least it helped him forget some of his troubles.
Over time, he had read every manga in every manga shop in Konoha Village.
Now that a brand new shop had opened, he was excited at the prospect of finding manga he’d never seen before.
“Right now, only these three books on the shelf are available: Akame ga Kill!, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon,” Shendai said.
“Only three manga?
Wait, these are all manga I’ve never read before!” Naruto walked over to the bookshelf and looked at the covers of the three volumes.
Finally, he picked up Sailor Moon and said with a mischievous grin, “Hehe, the cover of this Sailor Moon looks pretty good.
A pretty girl in a sailor outfit… I could use this as reference material for practicing the Sexy Jutsu.
Hey boss, how much does this book cost?” “The first visit is five thousand ryo.
You can only read one book per day, and the price doubles with each subsequent visit.” “What!” Naruto, who was about to pay, immediately widened his eyes when he heard the price.
“H-How much?!” “Five thousand ryo.” Naruto made sure he had heard correctly and was completely stunned.
Five thousand ryo just to read this manga?
And the price doubles every time after?
And you can only read one book a day?
Boss, isn’t your manga shop a bit too ruthless?
Naruto couldn’t help but shout, “Five thousand ryo?!
Boss, that’s way too expensive!
Who would ever spend that much money on a manga?” Hinata immediately snapped back to her senses and spoke up to explain on Shendai’s behalf.
“Shendai-kun’s manga… if you read one, you can obtain a reward from inside the story.
I just obtained a very powerful palm technique.
Five thousand ryo is actually a very cheap price.” Look, listen to what she’s saying.
Five thousand ryo is cheap?
And after reading the manga, you get a reward from inside the book… Wait a second!
Rewards from reading manga!
Hinata got a really powerful palm technique?!
Naruto suddenly picked up on the key point of her statement, and his eyes lit up.
Although he currently knew the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, that was the only real trick he could use over and over.
He’d only learned it when he was tricked by Mizuki into stealing the Scroll of Seals and took the chance to study it.
Aside from that, he had no real offensive abilities.
Whenever he sparred against Sasuke and his Great Fireball Technique, he was always at a complete loss.
In fact, that was the situation for most average shinobi in Konoha.
Without a family background or access to higher-level training, newly minted genin only had the basic Three Body Techniques and kunai throwing that they learned at the academy.
If I could get my hands on some powerful ability, I could finally teach that stuck-up jerk Sasuke a lesson.
But when he thought about the insane price of five thousand ryo… Naruto gritted his teeth and opened up his frog wallet.
Whoosh— Various bills and coins spilled out onto the counter.
Naruto counted them carefully several times, then shoved a handful of money into Shendai’s hand.
He said with tearful reluctance, “Boss, this is everything I’ve got.
If you’re lying to me, I swear I’ll fight you!” Shendai took the money and said, “There is definitely a reward.
But I can’t guarantee what it will be.
That depends entirely on your luck.” “Heh, I’m the guy who’s gonna become Hokage.
No way my luck is bad.” After paying, Naruto cheerfully took Sailor Moon and went off to a corner to read.
Hinata’s pretty face was still dusted with two red clouds.
She didn’t dare look directly at Shendai and whispered, “Shendai-kun… I’m heading home now.” “Mm.” Shendai sat back down in his seat and waved with a smile.
Hinata gave a small wave back and turned to leave.
She made up her mind right then that she would definitely spread the word about Shendai’s shop when she got home.
Nearly an hour later.
Naruto finished reading Sailor Moon.
His eyes were teary as he said, “Usagi and the others fought so hard to defeat Queen Beryl, and in the end, they lost their memories and started fresh with a new encounter… Uuu, it’s just so sad.” Seeing Naruto like this, Shendai shook his head speechlessly.
Watching Sailor Moon makes you this emotional?
What are you going to do if you watch Akame ga Kill!?
At that moment, A message appeared on the system interface.
[Customer Uzumaki Naruto has finished reading Sailor Moon and obtained—”Transformation Brooch”!] [‘Transformation Brooch’—A brooch that allows the wielder to transform into a Sailor Guardian.
Upon transformation, the wielder gains access to the abilities of a Sailor Guardian.] Hum— A brilliant light descended and landed in Naruto’s hand.
Once the radiance faded, A golden transformation brooch now rested in his palm.
Naruto stared blankly.
“What’s this?” Shendai introduced it.
“That’s Usagi’s transformation brooch.
With it, you can transform into a Sailor Guardian too.” “So that’s what it is.
No wonder it looked a little familiar…” Naruto picked up the transformation brooch and touched it lightly.
Suddenly, a ripple of colorful light spread outward from the brooch.
Naruto’s fingers moved through the air, and white gloves and a sailor uniform appeared one piece at a time on his body.
The light faded.
There stood Naruto, dressed in a full Sailor Moon outfit.
“…” Shendai looked at the transformed Naruto and felt an intense urge to complain rise up from somewhere deep inside.
All he could think was: This is pure, unfiltered eye-bleach material.
Naruto looked down at his outfit and said with clear dissatisfaction, “Boss, what’s the deal with this?!” Shendai said, “You used the Transformation Brooch to gain the abilities of Sailor Moon, so naturally, you’re going to end up wearing the sailor uniform.” Naruto said angrily, “That’s not what I meant about the outfit!
I mean, why didn’t I turn into a pretty girl?!” Shendai: (╯°Д°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Wood Style: Giant Table Flip Jutsu!
Shendai could only think: Naruto, you win.
That’s seriously your main concern?
What can I even say?
All I can say is… of course it’s you, Naruto.
The number one unpredictable ninja.
Get this man a permit for those guns!
… Out on the street.
Sasuke walked along in the shade, hands in his pockets, head lowered.
Suddenly, a girl with pink hair burst out from around a corner.
The pink-haired girl clasped her hands behind her back and feigned surprise.
“Sasuke, what a coincidence!
I was just about to go shopping, and I totally ran into you by accident!” Sasuke kept walking with his head down, as if he hadn’t heard a thing.
Damn it!
Ignored again!
I waited a whole hour just to pretend to run into you!
Haruno Sakura screamed internally.
But outwardly, Haruno Sakura approached with a smile.
“Hey, Sasuke, where are you headed?
It’s almost noon.
You probably haven’t eaten yet, right?
Want to grab a meal together?” “No.” Sasuke kept his hands in his pockets and answered coldly.
Ugh!
I finally worked up the courage to make the first move, and he just flat-out shoots me down!
Haruno Sakura’s internal monologue grew even more frantic.
Just then, Sasuke passed by the front of the manga shop and happened to see Naruto standing inside, clad in the Sailor Moon outfit.
Naruto also happened to turn his head at that moment and saw Sasuke.
The two locked eyes and froze for several seconds.
Dark lines appeared on Sasuke’s forehead.
Naruto, eager to share his discovery of this amazing manga shop with Sasuke, waved and called out, “Hey, Sasuke!
Come here!
There’s something really fun in here!
Hurry up!” Sasuke’s expression shifted, and then he said coldly, “Even if you’re short on money, you shouldn’t resort to… that.” Naruto froze, then looked down at his sailor outfit.
The realization of what Sasuke was implying hit him, and he yelled angrily, “You bastard!
What do you think I’m doing?!
I was just saying hi and telling you to come over!” Sasuke shook his head.
“Do whatever you want.
I’m not interested.” I @#$%&… Naruto pointed the Moon Stick in his hand directly at Sasuke and shouted furiously, “You jerk, Sasuke!
In the name of the moon, I’ll punish you!”