The Lord of the Myriad Worlds said,
“Alright, little Yusetsu of the Hidden Waterfall Village, I’ll now give you your reward: the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave.”
The moment those words were spoken,
Orochimaru, disguised as a Sound Village shinobi and participating in the Chunin Exams, couldn’t help but tremble.
Ryuchi Cave was the birthplace of his summoning creature, the Great Serpent.
According to legend, the White Snake Sage resided there.
If someone could gain the White Snake Sage’s recognition, they would be able to learn the method of cultivating Sage Mode!
Orochimaru had once coveted Ryuchi Cave’s Sage Mode immensely, but unfortunately, he had never managed to learn it.
He never expected the Lord of the Myriad Worlds to directly offer it as a reward!
Even someone as arrogant as Orochimaru couldn’t help developing genuine admiration for the Lord of the Myriad Worlds.
The Third Hokage’s eyes also flashed with brilliance.
“Sage Mode… The First Hokage could use it as well. It’s an existence that surpasses even Forbidden Techniques!”
Throughout the alternate dimension, every shinobi who had any understanding of Sage Mode revealed looks of extreme envy.
At the same time, they secretly resolved that they absolutely had to guess the identities of the remaining biggest show-offs correctly!
The higher-ups of the Hidden Waterfall Village, however, all wore expressions of pain.
Based on their understanding of this little girl, Yusetsu would probably choose not to accept the reward.
One of the higher-ups immediately rushed forward at incredible speed, intending to cover Yusetsu’s mouth.
But before he could reach her, Yusetsu had already spoken.
“Lord of the Myriad Worlds, can I exchange my reward opportunity for the chance to have you answer one of my questions?”
The Lord of the Myriad Worlds replied,
“Of course. Ask away.”
The Hidden Waterfall Village elder who had rushed forward froze in place.
The expression of pain on his face became even more intense.
Yusetsu, however, giggled happily.
“My question is… Does true love like the kind described in novels really exist in this world?”
The Lord of the Myriad Worlds answered,
“Of course it does.”
“Coincidentally, I have a video called [A Ranking of the Five Happiest Couples in Naruto].”
“As my answer to your question, I’ll show it to you.”
The moment those words were spoken, the eyes of the higher-ups from every village flashed.
What a perfect opportunity!
They could use the time while the Lord of the Myriad Worlds played this new ranking video to properly discuss the identity of the fourth biggest show-off.
After all, the previous five-minute time limit had been far too short!
And now that even Sage Mode had been offered as a reward, the rewards that came later would probably be unimaginably valuable!
Especially now that the Akatsuki had suddenly emerged and was targeting the Tailed Beasts of the various villages.
Apart from Kakuzu, the members were probably all Kage-level shinobi. New chapters come out on g.com first.
There was also that mysterious leader who had remained in the shadows, his entire body covered with black rods.
This filled the higher-ups of every village with an intense sense of crisis.
They desperately hoped that the rewards from the Lord of the Myriad Worlds could create a shinobi who surpassed the Kage level and protect their village.
Therefore, the higher-ups of the various villages quickly gathered together and began fiercely discussing the identity of the fourth biggest show-off.
However…
Only the male higher-ups participated.
The female higher-ups, whether it was Mei Terumi, Kurenai, or even Konan, all had their beautiful eyes shining as they looked toward the dark space above, eagerly awaiting the video.
As for Konoha,
Sakura, Hinata, Ino, Temari, who was still in the Konoha gathering area, and the other female shinobi were also looking upward in excitement, preparing to watch the ranking video.
They all desperately wanted to know whether their future selves would appear in the video.
And if they did…
What would their future husbands be like?
Soon, the darkness above the alternate dimension suddenly lit up.
“A Ranking of the Five Happiest Couples in Naruto”
Fifth Place: Ino Yamanaka — Sai
The moment this title appeared,
Sakura immediately exclaimed,
“Wow! Ino, look! You’re on the list!”
Ino’s cheeks instantly flushed bright red.
However, she had an outgoing personality.
Rather than becoming too embarrassed to watch, she boldly raised her head, eager to see what her future husband, Sai, would look like.
On the other side of the Konoha gathering area, in the Root’s section, two people wearing patterned masks simultaneously stretched out their arms and nudged the third masked person standing beside them.
“Sai, hurry up and look at the video! You’re on the list!”
“Oh my god! You, this emotionless machine, are actually going to become one of the happiest couples chosen by the Lord of the Myriad Worlds?”
Sai raised his head expressionlessly and looked toward the video.
The video began.
First came Ino’s perspective.
The Ino in the video had already grown up and had become a graceful and beautiful young woman.
It seemed to be the first time she had seen Sai.
Her beautiful eyes lit up slightly as she quietly said to her best friend Sakura,
“Hey, look. He’s so handsome!”
The scene changed.
Sai walked up to Ino and smiled.
“Hello, beautiful.”
Ino’s face immediately turned red.
She bit her lip, suddenly at a loss for words.
The scene changed again.
This time, it was at a wedding.
Ino and Sai were guests, waiting for the bride and groom to appear.
Ino sighed emotionally.
“How happy. Naruto and the others are getting married so soon.”
Sai gently took her hand and smiled warmly.
“Don’t talk about them. In the eyes of everyone around us, aren’t we the same?”
The video abruptly ended there.
After watching the video, little Ino’s face was already as red as a ripe apple.
Sai, who was wearing a mask, looked somewhat at a loss.
Sakura nudged Ino with her elbow and laughed.
“Not bad! Your future husband is gentle, speaks so sweetly, and he’s so handsome!”
Ino became even more embarrassed.
She stammered,
“Hmph, I-I don’t think so!”
Choji Akimichi continued eating potato chips and said indistinctly,
“I think they’re a good match. Shikamaru, what do you think?”
Shikamaru replied,
“Dating and all that… sounds like such a troublesome thing. I probably won’t ever fall in love in my entire life.”
Sasuke, however, noticed something important.
“Naruto, at the end of the video, Ino and that guy named Sai seemed to be attending your wedding!”
Since the bride and groom themselves had never appeared in the video, nobody knew who the bride was.
However, from Ino’s words, they could tell that the groom was Naruto!
Among Konoha’s young shinobi, those who were more attentive had also noticed this detail.
Neji Hyuga said,
“Dead-last, if I heard correctly, what Ino said at the end was, ‘How happy. Naruto and the others are getting married so soon.'”
“That means the groom really is you!”
Naruto was stunned.
“Huh?”
“I… I’m going to get married?”
“Then who is my wife?”