Naruto has now set his sights on Mabui, the secretary of the Yondaime Raikage.
"Mabui should be working overtime at the Raikage Building as usual, right?" He noticed that the bathroom door was open, so he casually turned around and asked, "What do you think about me making a move tonight?"
"Mabui? You're targeting Mabui? Are you insane?" Yugito immediately felt a headache coming on, "Mabui isn't easy to deal with, and the Raikage Building is also heavily guarded."
"You don't need to worry about that. Oh, and here's your money." Naruto suddenly pulled out two boxes of cash and handed them to Yugito, "As agreed, we split it evenly."
"This is all my money to begin with!!" Yugito, who had just calmed down, instantly exploded in anger, "You are too shameless!"
"Thanks for the compliment. But no, this isn't just your money… it's our money." He corrected her without hesitation, "This is our operation. Don't act like you're uninvolved."
Hearing this, Yugito was immediately at a loss for words. Right now, she was betraying her home village, aiding the evildoer, Naruto, in turning Kumogakure inside out.
"Then you figure it out yourself. I can only tell you the location of Mabui's office." Yugito took a deep breath, causing her chest to rise and fall, but she finally compromised.
"Also, what's the deal with Samui? Are you sure she won't report this? If Kumogakure's Anbu starts an investigation, we won't be able to hide here."
"Don't worry, there's no problem with Samui." He replied, "And I haven't mentioned you at all, so you two probably won't meet for a while."
"We are short of manpower right now. Wait until I deal with Mabui first."
Naruto waved his hand and said nothing more, then he went back to his room without giving Yugito a chance to argue. He was now eighteen, in the prime of his youth, both in age and physique.
After traveling for half a month and constantly having Yugito walking around in front of him, it was inevitable that his temper ran a little hot. But he was a well-behaved kid who preferred not to take matters into his own hands, so he could only suppress it.
After giving the cold and sharp-tongued Samui a good beating last night, he felt much better. But when he thought about facing his next target, Mabui, he suddenly felt overwhelmed.
Mabui is a black-skinned, white-haired big sister from Kumogakure. Together with Samui, she is known as the two greatest peaks of Kumogakure. Even Yugito has to step aside for them.
At the same time, Mabui and Samui are also the major think tank of Kumogakure.
This also means that as long as Naruto takes down Mabui, his goal of defeating Yondaime Raikage, A, will be very close. In other words, if he wanted to take for the Raikage's position, he first had to deal with Mabui and Samui.
Sitting on his bed, Naruto carefully recalled everything he knew about Mabui. Suddenly, he sat up straight.
'No, I can't stay on the bed.' Naruto began pacing around the room, muttering to himself, 'Dark skin, white hair, and a secretary on top of that, who could possibly resist such combinations?'
"Cough cough!" Naruto cleared his throat, pushed open the door, and walked toward the living room. The moment he saw the couch, his body stiffened and his expression became unnatural.
'…Forget it, I can't stay in the living room either. I need a cold shower.'
Naruto is not that crazy. After all, he is a Shinobi and has strong self-control. While he wasn't as restrained as a eunuch, he considered himself at least on par with Liu Xiahui. (T/N: Lui Xiahui was a man of eminent virtue, and is said on one occasion to have a lady in this lap without the slightest imputation on his moral character.)
But the moment Naruto pushed open the bathroom door, his eyelid twitched violently.
Under the running showerhead, Yugito was lathering her body with foam. Her toned abs, her golden hair… Naruto's gaze swept up and down before he subconsciously swallowed.
'Damn it! Testing my resolve like this… gulp!'
"You're sick. Who takes showers in the morning?!"
"What? People in Kumogakure are used to taking a shower in the morning. Is that a problem?"
"Next time… remember to close the door."
Seeing Naruto turn around and walk away, Yugito couldn't help but smirk. She was starting to catch on, 'This guy seemed interested.'
She was too lazy to close the door and simply continued her shower. Once she was done, she wrapped herself in a towel and walked to Naruto's room, knocking on the door.
Knock, knock, knock!
"What?" Naruto yanked open the door, clearly irritated.
"You seem to have a problem with your body. Do you need me to help you fix it?" Yugito licked her lips and smiled meaningfully.
Hearing this, Naruto was stunned for a while, and then he looked Yugito up and down with an incredulous expression. His gaze lingered for a second on the baby granary, and his face showed clear surprise.
"What do you mean by that?"
"It's just a trade. You get what you need, and I get what I need." Yugito's lips curved into a smirk.
"You? Making a deal with me? I didn't mishear that, right?" Naruto dug a finger into his ear and stared at Yugito with wide eyes, "How do you even know what I want?"
Meanwhile, he thought to himself, 'This woman was something else… She had finally stopped acting all cold and aloof.'
To be honest, it was exactly that high-and-mighty attitude of hers that used to piss Naruto off.
That was why, when he saw Samui putting on the same cold expression, he couldn't help but beat her up.
In a way, Samui's misfortune was half Yugito's fault.
At the same time, Naruto now regarded Yugito with newfound respect, 'Not bad, she's very smooth. She hadn't even claimed the Raikage's position yet, but she was already showing the aura of a leader.'
"Do I even need to guess?" Yugito chuckled, "You've already written it all over your face. I help you with that, but you have to agree to one condition of mine."
"What condition?"
"Even if you succeed, you can't do anything to harm Kumogakure."
"Get lost!"
With a bang, the door slammed shut with such force that the shockwave left Yugito momentarily stunned.
She had expected to be rejected, but she didn't expect Naruto to reject her so decisively.
In her imagination, Naruto should have at least negotiated a little, maybe haggled a bit.
'How could he just end the discussion in one move? If he wasn't satisfied, he could've countered with a new offer, right?'
"You…!!!" Yugito was a little angry.
But before she could say anything else, Naruto's voice came from inside the room.
"I'm not that kind of person!"
Now it was Yugito's turn to be dumbfounded.
'Judging from his condition today, and the fact that Samui is not the type to submit easily, nothing major could've happened between them last night.'
Besides, this was a delicate time, and Yugito knew Naruto wasn't the kind of guy who would risk getting caught just to do that elsewhere. For now, she was probably his only option.
'It should've been a done deal. Yet somehow, it had gone completely sideways.'
'Could it be that I was really overthinking it? And he truly wasn't that kind of person?'
Inside the room, Naruto was doing handstand push-ups, copying Lee's training style to forcefully suppress any unwanted thoughts.
He thought to himself, 'Hmph. It's not like I'm out of options.'
'Mabui… she probably won't be as stubborn.'