"Alright, we'll start missions tomorrow. We'll begin with tasks that the four of us can handle – the Survival Exercise!"
"Out of the 27 graduates, only 9 have been recognized as Genin. The other 18 will be sent back to the academy."
"In other words, this exercise is an incredibly difficult test, with a failure rate exceeding 66%."
"That's it. I'll be judging your performance on the training grounds tomorrow. Remember to bring your ninja tools. Assemble at 5 AM tomorrow morning, dismissed!"
"Oh, and by the way, don't eat breakfast. You'll throw up."
Kakashi ultimately didn't interfere with Sasuke's decision, leaving those words in a hurry and disappearing.
Anyway, after tomorrow, these three might not even remain, so whether their path was getting twisted had little to do with him.
If he really passed his test, there would be plenty of time to correct anything later.
"Ah! How could this happen? I finally graduated, and I'm on a team with Naruto-kun, I don't want to be sent back to school." Sakura nervously grabbed Naruto's arm.
Naruto laughed, "If we get eliminated, Ino will definitely laugh herself to death, right?"
"Exactly! Ah, wait a minute." Sakura said speechlessly, "Isn't the most important question now how to pass the test?"
"We don't even know what the test is yet, it's no use being anxious now!" Naruto shrugged, as if intentionally or unintentionally reminding them, "But since it's an assessment, there will definitely be a core element. As long as we pay attention to that, we should still pass easily."
"No matter what, our team not only has the number one in the class, Sasuke, but also the best in academics, Sakura-chan, and I'm not bad either. If even we can't pass, there definitely won't be nine people who do."
Naruto's words were a reminder to Sakura and Sasuke.
Sakura immediately felt much more relieved and kissed Naruto on the face, "Naruto-kun is really amazing, you've already seen the essence of the assessment so quickly, I'll definitely work hard tomorrow."
"You need to use that clever brain of yours to analyze the core of the test quickly and then tell us," Naruto said with a slight smile, pinching Sakura from behind while carrying Sasuke.
Sakura's face flushed slightly as she stammered, "For Naruto-kun, I will definitely work extra hard."
Sasuke looked at Naruto in surprise. To think he'd spotted a key point so quickly, something even he hadn't noticed. This dead-last was actually quite something.
However, he wouldn't be held back.
Sasuke haughtily snorted and started to walk away.
"Wait, Sasuke."
Naruto called out to him. Under Sasuke's questioning gaze, he said, "Have you thought about how you're going to revive your clan? I have a rather immature idea on that front. Want to hear it?"
"Hmph, what good ideas could you possibly have?" Sasuke sneered, but still stopped and perked up his ears.
Naruto's analysis had just earned Sasuke's approval. Reviving the Uchiha clan was something he had to do, and he wanted to hear Naruto's thoughts, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance of success.
Naruto smiled faintly. "Before we get into that, I want to ask you something. How much money do you have right now?"
What did this have to do with money? Was Naruto trying to take advantage of him?
Sasuke eyed Naruto suspiciously. He knew Naruto's living expenses were tight; there were times when he couldn't even afford three meals a day.
But even so, he answered truthfully, "I have a few million."
Whatever his intentions were, Sasuke was absolutely confident that Naruto wouldn't be able to get a single penny from him unless he wanted to give it up.
Naruto was a little surprised. A few million ryo in savings?
Damn that old Third Hokage!
From the Uchiha clan massacre until now, it's only been about five years. Sasuke, on average, saves a million a year, meaning he has at least a hundred thousand in living expenses every month!
The same situation, entrusted to the Third Hokage after his parents' deaths, yet the difference is so huge?
Naruto couldn't help but feel a bit sour, even though he wasn't short on money now.
"I said before, to revitalize a clan, you need to marry more wives and have more children. Whether it's marrying or raising children, it all requires a lot of money. Money is definitely very important."
"A few million ryo should be enough for the short term."
Naruto naturally wouldn't covet Sasuke's money. He just wanted to subtly influence the brooding Sasuke.
Sasuke considered this and agreed with Naruto's point of view, though he still maintained his aloof attitude.
Naruto didn't mind and continued, "Generally speaking, when men and women with excellent genes get together, the children they conceive will also have better innate conditions. So, if you want to raise the next generation, your spouse should be as outstanding as possible."
Sasuke's eyes had just lit up when Naruto changed the subject. "But the Uchiha genes are already excellent. Even with an ordinary spouse, the children won't be too bad."
"Hmph, that's only natural!" Sasuke immediately raised his head proudly.
It seems this idiot dead last isn't so annoying after all. Whatever, I'll just call him by his name from now on.
Naruto's lips curled into a smile as he said, "What I mean is, if you target ninja, it'll only be a waste of time and effort with nothing to show for it."
"The women who become ninja all have their own pride and their strength isn't something we Genin can compare to. Besides, they have their own ability to earn money."
"It's better to find some civilians or vagrants. Just offer a little money or something and you can easily get many willing partners."
"Even because you're a ninja, a Uchiha descendant, those who want to change their fate will even pay you to have your children, what do you think?"
Naruto looked at Sasuke with a smile.
Sasuke appeared unfazed on the surface, but inwardly, he was already moved.
This indeed presented a significant opportunity!
"Even if you didn't say anything, I would have thought of these things myself," Sasuke huffed with an air of arrogance. "However, since you genuinely want to help me, I'll acknowledge you as my teammate."
With that, he vanished in a flash, seemingly impatient, perhaps eager to put Naruto's suggestion into practice.
After Sasuke left, Naruto couldn't help but chuckle.
Leading Sasuke astray was a rather amusing prospect.
However, he didn't want to cultivate a rival. He had already reserved all the outstanding female ninjas. It would be better for Sasuke to set his sights on the civilians.
Once he had spent a significant amount of time with the civilian women, he probably wouldn't have the energy to pursue excellent female ninjas anymore.
After all, the Uchiha aren't the Senju Body, and resources are limited.
"Naruto-kun!" Sakura anxiously clung to Naruto's arm. "You wouldn't want to take on more wives and have more children, would you?"
If Naruto had more women, what advantage would a plain, ordinary girl like her have?
"Don't worry, no matter what, your place in my heart is irreplaceable."
Naruto pinched her, from time to time giving her some attention, so she wouldn't end up like in the original story, a flat-chested woman.
This made Sakura beam with joy.
But come to think of it, the entire ninja world probably couldn't find a woman like Sakura who was both gentle and strong, and completely devoted to him, giving him everything he wanted.
Even though she was called a "Sakura-whore," once she loved someone, she wouldn't change her mind even if she were killed.
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