Naruto hugged Yoshino from behind. Her delicate figure felt unusually soft beneath her heavy combat uniform. Perhaps due to her earlier injury, there was a faint scent of blood clinging to her body.
It didn't smell pleasant.
But that wasn't the point now. The focus was saving her life, not whether she smelled nice or not.
Even though Naruto knew Yoshino had swallowed poison and wasn't choking, he still opted for the most direct method—an aggressive version of the Heimlich maneuver.
It was urgent. No time for modesty.
The cave fell into an eerie silence as Naruto began performing emergency aid.
"Let me go!" Yoshino shouted, her face flushing with embarrassment and fury.
"Menma-kun, I didn't expect this from you. Let go of Yoshino!" Mikoto scolded sharply.
"Don't panic!" Naruto kept his tone calm. He knew this would be misunderstood but explained patiently, "I'm trying to save her. This is a field medical technique that can help her expel the poison."
Yoshino blushed with both shame and disbelief. This? This was a life-saving technique? It looked suspiciously like a move out of an adult manga.
She'd never heard of Konoha Hospital teaching such emergency methods.
"You bastard… I'm dying, and you're still taking advantage of me!" Yoshino couldn't pry Naruto's hand away, so she started punching him in the back of the hand instead.
"Menma-kun, I don't want to fight you… please, let her go!" Mikoto pointed a kunai at him, clearly torn between trust and suspicion.
"I swear I'm really saving her! Can't you trust me just a little?" Naruto pleaded.
"You call this saving? Let go!" Yoshino cried.
Naruto ignored her protests—he already had her immobilized. His real concern was Mikoto's reaction.
If she wouldn't calm down, Naruto might have to subdue her too.
Fortunately, Mikoto wasn't irrational. She hesitated, then sighed and said, "Alright… I'll believe you—for now."
"Good!" Naruto said, and without hesitation, took the next step. While Yoshino was yelling, he swiftly inserted his index and middle fingers into her throat.
Immediately, Yoshino gagged, tears welling up in her eyes from the discomfort.
"I'll kill you!" she screamed, and chomped down on his fingers.
Naruto grimaced from the pain, but he was ready. He quickly coated his fingers in golden chakra to protect them from being bitten off, and gently guided the chakra into her throat.
The poison pill had only just been swallowed—it wasn't too late.
Golden chakra wrapped around the pill, guiding it slowly back up through the esophagus.
"Open up, you damn mutt!" Naruto barked.
"Ptui!"
Yoshino spat out the pill, which shattered the moment it hit the ground.
[Ding! Congratulations! Option 4 completed. Reward: 10% body repair.]
As soon as he got the reward, Naruto released Yoshino and scowled.
"Believe me now?" he snapped. "Saving someone and getting bitten in return... you people really have no sense of judgment."
Yoshino and Mikoto turned red with shame. They had doubted him—and he really had saved her.
Feeling embarrassed, Yoshino still insisted, "Y-You could've used a less… questionable method. I'm a married woman!"
There it was again—that reminder. Married woman. As if trying to guilt-trip the air itself.
Naruto rolled his eyes. "Fine, next time I'll just cut open your stomach to remove the poison, or let you die. Wouldn't want your honor to suffer."
He turned, pretending to be furious, and started walking out of the cave.
Yoshino stood frozen for a second, then rushed after him. "Wait! That's not what I meant!"
Naruto ignored her.
He had only 14 minutes left on the Peak State Experience Card.
There was still much to do. He left quickly, giving Yoshino no chance to speak again before vanishing from the cave.
Yoshino stood staring at the empty cave entrance, feeling oddly hollow inside.
"He just left like that?" she murmured.
"I think he's mad at us," Mikoto replied softly.
"This is my fault," Yoshino said.
"No, I share the blame."
"No, it's all on me!"
"???"
Why are we arguing over who's guiltier?
Mikoto glanced at Yoshino and sensed something deeper. She tilted her head and asked curiously, "Yoshino, don't tell me… you're falling for Menma-kun?"
"H-Huh?! What are you talking about?" Yoshino sputtered. "He's kinda handsome, sure, but I just met him! I'm not that shallow."
Mikoto shrugged. "Good. You're married—you should focus on your own family."
"Tch." Yoshino scoffed. "What family? It's just a political marriage."
Mikoto frowned. "Don't say that. Look at me and Fugaku—we're doing just fine."
Yoshino answered flatly, "That's because you're content. Me? I wanted a life that felt a bit more… alive."
Mikoto tried to advise her further, but Yoshino covered her ears like a child.
"Lalalalala—I'm not listening!"
Somewhere else...
A surreal, colorful space.
The sun blazed, clouds drifted lazily, and rainbows arched across a pastel sky. Below was a campus pool.
Two women lounged near the water in identical nurse-like outfits. The white fabric barely concealed their curvy figures. Especially the red-haired one—she looked about to burst out of her dress.
Her jade-like feet kicked lazily in the water, toes gleaming like polished pearls. The scene was almost dreamlike.
Naruto arrived just in time to see Uchiha Izumi resting her head on Uzumaki Chiana's lap.
"Damn." Naruto exhaled sharply.
What a sight.
Too bad he only had 10 minutes left.
Izumi noticed Naruto first. Her smile was gentle, but Chiana's expression was pale and uneasy.
"Naruto-kun, you're finally back."
Izumi stood and ran into his arms, but frowned. "If I hadn't picked up Miss Chiana, how long were you planning to keep this secret from me?"
So, she already knew.
Naruto buried his face in her chest for a second, then gently pushed her back and said, "Izumi, things are complicated. We don't have much time. Go change—I'm taking you with me. I'll need you to protect me for a while."
Izumi, though hurt, nodded. "My clothes are inside. I'll be quick."
As she left, Naruto turned to Chiana, who still looked awkward.
"You've been avoiding me," he said, grabbing her chin. "You think I wouldn't notice?"
Fox ears and nine tails appeared suddenly from her back.
Chiana gave a sheepish grin. "I wasn't avoiding you. I just got lost, then Miss Izumi found me."
Naruto rolled his eyes.
Fake smile, fake innocence.
"You didn't look like you were lost when she had her head in your lap," he muttered. "Playing favorites?"
"Naruto-kun, I'm done changing!"
Izumi returned, now fully dressed in a long-sleeved outfit that covered almost everything but her hands and toes.
She was modest in public—but Naruto liked that about her.
Still, he couldn't help glancing back at Chiana, who, with fox ears and tails, looked a lot like Ahri from that one game…
"Things are urgent now," Naruto said, grabbing Chiana's ears with a grin. "But next time you avoid me, I swear I'll Heimlich you too."
Chiana shuddered at his tone.
Once they left, she ran to a mirror and began transforming herself further.
"More claws… extra fur… change the nose..."
Back in the real world...
Naruto had 8 minutes of peak time left.
The wind howled through tall trees. The sky above was crystal clear.
"Izumi, things have changed," Naruto said. "We've traveled through space-time. We're now in the Third Ninja World War."
Izumi was silent for a long time.
Eventually, she nodded. "What do you need me to do?"
"I've lost my strength. I'll need to recover it. Until then, I'm counting on you."
Izumi laughed softly. "That's all? Leave your safety to me."
Then she paused, as if thinking of something.
"Can I make a request?"
Naruto nodded. "What is it?"
"No, promise first."
"You tell me, and I'll decide."
"Forget it…"
"…Fine. Whatever it is, I agree," Naruto finally said.
Izumi smiled. "When you have time… will you come with me to visit my mom's grave? I think she'd like to see what I've grown into."
Tears streamed down her cheeks.
Naruto looked serious. "Yes. When I'm recovered, we'll go stay with her for a bit."
Izumi blushed. "Stay… with her?"
She looked at him with eyes full of gentle emotion, so warm they could melt snow.
"Thank you, Naruto-kun."
She pulled him into a kiss—and Naruto responded in kind.
Just as things were heating up, Naruto suddenly collapsed.
"Naruto-kun?! What's wrong?"
"I-It's fine… I'm just temporarily disabled again. I'll recover soon."
Naruto had made up his mind.
Now that Izumi—with her Mangekyō Sharingan—was with him, there was no reason to hold back.
He needed to find someone to trigger the next choice prompt and recover faster.
And who better than Mikoto and Yoshino?
The Selector always liked beautiful women, after all.
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