Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 179 Pranks

What's going on?! Why did Naruto turn around?! Could it be... he's been discovered?! That shouldn't be possible!

When Satsuki saw Naruto's probing gaze, she panicked, her heart pounding like a drum. She had resolved to explain everything that had happened that day to Naruto, but… but she hadn't come up with the perfect lines yet! What should she say as an opening? How should she phrase her apology?

Under Satsuki's anxious and flustered gaze, Naruto did not shout to expose her disguise. Instead, he took a step and slowly walked up to her—or rather, this "tree"—and stood in front of her.

What...what does he want? Zuo Yue's heart was pounding in her chest. Maybe...maybe he's just suspicious? If I insist on not changing back, maybe he'll think he's wrong and leave?

Yes! As long as I don't admit it, I'll still be a tree!

It seems that the more you care about someone, the lower your IQ becomes. Moreover, Zuo Yue's behavior just now could be considered "eavesdropping" to some extent... Zuo Yue felt that she had already lost enough face today, so much that it was almost overflowing, and she really didn't want to add "getting caught eavesdropping" to the list.

Naruto stood quietly in front of the "tree," and he could clearly feel the information fed back by the [Golden Experience]—the life energy belonging to Sasuke inside this "tree" was fluctuating violently due to extreme tension and panic.

For some reason, looking at Satsuki who thought she was hiding her true feelings so well, Naruto's guilt and heartache caused by the previous misunderstanding suddenly mixed with an indescribable... urge to tease her.

Under the watchful, puzzled, and tense gaze of Satsuki, who was hiding behind a tree, Naruto bent down and picked up a thin twig from the ground.

What is Naruto going to do? Alarm bells rang in Satsuki's mind, and an extremely ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

Wait a minute... he wouldn't be thinking of...?!

Satsuki's worst premonition came true the next moment.

Naruto held the small twig and, without using any force, very lightly poked the trunk of the tree that Sasuke had transformed into with the tip.

"!"

Satsuki gasped sharply, almost screaming as the sudden touch caused her to cancel her transformation! She forcibly suppressed the gasp that was about to escape her lips.

Very strange.

Naruto didn't poke any sensitive spot; it was just an ordinary tree trunk, and he didn't use any force at all—in fact, he was very careful.

However... Satsuki felt an indescribable, subtle yet clear itch and throbbing sensation that, like an electric current, instantly surged through her entire body from the point that was touched!

This feeling... is so strange! And so... embarrassing!

It was as if Naruto hadn't poked at the rough bark, but at her most vulnerable and sensitive spot, making her entire "tree" tremble slightly.

Like a child's prank, Naruto didn't have many complicated thoughts at the moment. He just subconsciously, with a bit of curiosity and a sense of probing, wanted to play a prank on this guy who was "hiding" in the tree and thought he was disguised perfectly.

Of course, for Naruto, who deliberately avoided all potentially harmful or overly sensitive areas, if Satsuki really felt no tickling, his behavior would probably only be categorized as the annoying behavior of a bored brat.

But the facts before our eyes prove—

Naruto watched as the "tree" in front of him trembled uncontrollably and very slightly when he gently poked it, as if a breeze was blowing through its branches and leaves, but there was no wind at all.

Oh? It seems that Satsuki has little resistance to touch like tickling...?

This discovery made Naruto's lips curl into a slight smile. His mischievous thoughts intensified, and he raised the small twig in his hand again, gently poking it once more.

"!"

The tree's trembling became more pronounced, and even its leaves rustled.

"Ugh...!"

Hiding in the tree, Satsuki was on the verge of collapse! She clenched her teeth desperately to barely suppress the urge to scream and whimper that was about to burst out of her throat.

All the muscles in his body were tense from the extreme effort to endure, causing the whole tree to begin to vibrate slightly at an unnatural frequency, and the leaves began to shake more and more violently.

This feeling was so strange to Satsuki!

The gentle touch itself did not cause pain, but rather brought an uncontrollable itch and throbbing that made her want to curl up.

The feeling of desperately enduring it was indeed very uncomfortable. There was a surge of air in her chest cavity that was rushing around but couldn't find an outlet, making her feel like she was about to suffocate.

But... but for some reason... beneath this intense, almost uncontrollable sense of shame and discomfort... there was a strange... pleasure mixed in?

Stop, stop it... you idiot! Don't poke anymore... I, I can't take it anymore...!

This extreme psychological contradiction nearly caused Zuo Yue's brain to overheat and shut down, forcing her to rely solely on instinct to stubbornly maintain the precarious transformation technique.

Finally, with Naruto's mischievous little twig poking at her once again, Satsuki's taut nerves and endurance completely collapsed!

With a soft "poof" sound, accompanied by a burst of rapidly dissipating white smoke, the "trembling" tree in front of Naruto vanished instantly.

Instead, it was Uchiha Satsuki herself—she was slightly bent over, her hands resting weakly on her knees, her cheeks as red as ripe tomatoes, breathing rapidly, her chest heaving violently, her beautiful black eyes covered with a layer of physiological mist caused by suppressing laughter and shame, her gaze darting away, not daring to look directly at Naruto.

Clearly, the series of tree-scratching attacks had caused her tons of psychological damage.

Seeing Satsuki's rare, disheveled yet adorable state, Naruto couldn't help but laugh. He instinctively reached out, wanting to pat her shoulder as usual and say, "Got you?" or "Are you alright?"

However, just as he raised his hand, Zuo Yue suddenly jumped back a step, avoiding his touch.

She puffed out her cheeks like a hamster stuffed with food, turned her head to the side, deliberately avoiding looking at Naruto, and exuded an awkward aura of "I'm throwing a tantrum."

Of course, her little tantrum wasn't directed at Naruto. It was more about being angry at herself—angry at herself for doing something so embarrassing like hiding and turning into a tree.

I'm angry at myself for being so weak-willed, reacting so strongly to just a few pokes! I'm angry at myself for putting on such a ridiculous show in front of Naruto all day!

Overwhelmed by shame and frustration, she just wanted to disappear into the ground, or at least... let her cool down her overheated brain and cheeks before explaining anything.

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(Finally finished writing after staying up all night...)