“Naruto!” Seeing Naruto in the Sailor Moon outfit, Haruno Sakura instantly grew annoyed.
She put her hands on her hips and scolded him, “What on earth are you doing here?!
And why are you wearing women’s clothes?!” Naruto’s expression shifted and he said excitedly, “Sakura, I found out this manga shop is seriously amazing!
You can actually get abilities from the manga just by reading them here!
This outfit is from the Transformation Brooch!
What do you think?
Isn’t it awesome?!” “What kind of joke is that?!” Haruno Sakura huffed.
“How could something like that possibly be real?” “Of course it’s real!
Hinata just got a really powerful palm technique too!” Naruto said proudly.
Haruno Sakura covered her forehead and said helplessly, “But could you at least change out of that look first?
A guy wearing a woman’s miniskirt is seriously gross.” “Heh, easy.” “Whew—” Haruno Sakura breathed a sigh of relief.
For once, Naruto actually seemed to be listening.
“Sexy Jutsu!” Naruto formed a hand seal, and with a puff of white smoke, he transformed.
A blonde girl with twin ponytails, dressed in the Sailor Moon outfit, appeared.
She struck a provocative pose, winked at Haruno Sakura, and said, “Is this what you meant?” (⊙_⊙) Haruno Sakura was petrified on the spot.
What exactly did I mean by that?!
I told you to change out of the women’s clothes, not to just turn into a woman outright!
Hearing Naruto’s words, Sasuke, who had been about to leave, stopped in his tracks.
He couldn’t help but ask, “You can read manga here and actually gain the powers inside them?” If this manga shop could truly grant power just from reading manga, then he could get his revenge on that man even sooner.
He still thought it sounded ridiculous.
But the thought of revenge made Sasuke push aside all other doubts.
He wanted to give it a try.
Shendai, seated inside the shop, took a light sip of his black tea and said, “In this world, anything related to manga is possible.
As long as your luck is good enough, you could even become stronger than the Hokage in an instant.” “Stronger than the Hokage?!” Haruno Sakura’s eyes widened.
She clearly couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
The current ruler, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, was the strongest person in Konoha Village.
Even without a bloodline limit, he had mastered thousands of different ninjutsu through sheer ability.
And yet this young shop owner was claiming that just by reading manga in this shop, it was possible to surpass someone as powerful as the Third Hokage in a single go?
How could that be possible?!
But Naruko, having personally experienced the magic of this manga shop, harbored no doubts whatsoever.
He revered the Hokage, and he dreamed of becoming Hokage himself.
But this incredible manga shop was truly filled with endless possibilities.
It wasn’t impossible to imagine gaining power from a manga that surpassed even the Third Hokage.
“I want to try it!” Sasuke said, his eyes burning.
For the sake of revenge, no matter how slim the chance, it was worth taking a shot.
Naruko patted Sasuke on the shoulder and grinned.
“Don’t worry, Sasuke.
You definitely won’t be disappointed.” Shendai said, “The first visit is five thousand ryo.
You can only read one book per day, and the price doubles with each subsequent visit.” “I-Isn’t that way too expensive?!” Haruno Sakura squeaked.
She had never heard of a manga shop charging such outrageous prices.
And the price doubles every time after?
Wouldn’t that mean it would cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions of ryo after just a few visits?
Sasuke’s expression flickered slightly.
In truth, his financial situation wasn’t much better than Naruto’s.
He basically lived off the money his parents had left behind.
Five thousand ryo was no small amount.
But for the sake of revenge, Sasuke gritted his teeth and placed the five thousand plus ryo he had on him onto the counter.
“Can I read now?” “The three books on that shelf over there.
You can choose any of them.” Shendai put the money away.
He had now received three customers, which meant he could draw a new manga.
But he held off for now.
There was no rush.
Sasuke approached the bookshelf, and after comparing the options for a while, he finally selected Akame ga Kill!
Sasuke took the manga and went to find a seat.
Seeing Sasuke about to read, Haruno Sakura tearfully pulled out all her own savings.
“Boss, I want the same manga as Sasuke!” Shendai said, “Every manga book in this shop is a single copy.
You’ll have to wait until he’s finished reading it.
Of course, if he agrees, you can read along with him.” Read along with Sasuke?!
That’s even better!
Haruno Sakura excitedly plopped down beside Sasuke, her cheeks slightly flushed.
“Sasuke, um…” “Shut up.” Sasuke didn’t even look up, answering coldly.
Haruno Sakura could only fume in silence and read the manga alongside him.
Naruko started to move closer as well.
Shendai said flatly, “Any customer who has not paid for entry or who has already finished their reading session is not permitted to read another customer’s manga.
Violators will be expelled from the shop according to the rules and permanently banned from returning.” “I wasn’t gonna do that!” Naruko twitched and mumbled quietly.
“Out.” “Okay.” Naruko found a spot elsewhere in the manga shop and stayed put.
He was curious to see what Sasuke and Haruno Sakura would get.
Sasuke read Akame ga Kill!
It told the story of an assassin organization called “Night Raid” fighting against the forces of a dark empire.
Sasuke read through the early parts of the plot without much visible reaction.
But when he reached the confrontation between Kurome and Akame, his emotions stirred.
On one side, there was the elder sister Akame, who had recognized that the empire was long rotten and sought to eradicate its darkness.
On the other side, there was the younger sister Kurome, who deeply loved her sister but could only sustain her body with drugs while serving the empire.
The two sisters found themselves on opposite sides, fighting to the death for their respective beliefs.
Sasuke’s eyes gradually grew damp.
This scene unconsciously reminded him of himself and Uchiha Itachi.
One day, they too would stand opposed like this.
The older brother who had cared for him since childhood, the one he had always admired… Was also the older brother who slaughtered their entire clan, killed their own parents, and nearly wiped out the Uchiha bloodline.
In the end, the sisters Kurome and Akame faced each other with blades.
Akame won.
But Akame showed no hint of a victor’s attitude.
Instead, she displayed only the tenderness an elder sister holds for her younger sibling.
Sasuke’s eyes trembled, and his nose stung.
At last… He finished reading Akame ga Kill!
Closing the manga, Sasuke shut his eyes and took a long moment to compose himself.
At that moment, A message appeared on Shendai’s system interface.
[Customer Uchiha Sasuke has finished reading Akame ga Kill!
and obtained—”Mastema: Wings of a Thousand Miles”!] [‘Mastema: Wings of a Thousand Miles’—The Imperial Arm of the skies.
The user gains the ability to fly freely, and the feathers can be employed as long-range projectiles to slay enemies.] “Drew an Imperial Arm right off the bat.
As expected of the second male lead.” Seeing that Sasuke had obtained the flying Imperial Arm, Mastema, Shendai chuckled.
Hum— A brilliant light descended upon Sasuke’s hand.
After a moment, the radiance faded.
Revealed were two silver discs, engraved with intricate and profound alchemical patterns.
Sasuke stared at the two silver discs in amazement.
“This is…” “The flying Imperial Arm, Mastema: Wings of a Thousand Miles.” Shendai said, “Its function should need no explanation.
You saw it in the manga.” “What?!” Hearing this, even Sasuke, who always maintained a cold and aloof demeanor, couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.
“It’s actually that flying Imperial Arm?!”