Kevin Cross had no objection to Uchiha Izumi's plan to take revenge on Uchiha Itachi by targeting Uchiha Sasuke.
After all, if you really thought about it, Sasuke was probably the only one aside from Konoha itself who had benefitted from the Uchiha clan massacre. Not that he ever appreciated it.
Even back when Kevin was just watching Naruto as an anime, he had never cared much for Sasuke. The guy had no bottom line when it came to revenge. He would even lash out at Karin, a girl who was completely devoted to him, without a second thought. If she hadn't been tough enough, she would've died by his hand right then and there. Though, Kevin had to admit, Karin's obsessive tendencies didn't exactly make her innocent either.
So now, Kevin was actually looking forward to seeing how Izumi would deal with Sasuke.
Originally, Kevin had planned to leave immediately. Classic hit-and-run. He'd already reaped the benefits of his union with Izumi. Even though he lacked the battle experience she had, his strength was now more or less on par with hers. With his newfound power, he intended to return home and officially drop out of school.
But Izumi's plan for revenge piqued his curiosity.
"How are you going to find Sasuke? Gonna charge straight into Konoha?" Kevin asked casually, arms wrapped around Izumi's soft waist.
He had just discovered how incredibly soft a girl's body could be. Holding her felt so natural, so comfortable, that whenever he was with Izumi, he couldn't help but want to be close to her.
Izumi didn't react much to his touch. If he wanted to hold her, so be it. They'd already shared much more intimate moments. As long as Kevin didn't interfere with her revenge, she had no problem with this kind of closeness. Especially since her connection to him through the chat group directly enhanced her strength. And she never turned down a way to get stronger.
After finishing the entire Naruto series, Izumi was more desperate than ever to grow stronger. After all, characters like Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and eventually even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki would appear in the later arcs. Though she had awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, she was still far from reaching the level of Madara, let alone someone like Kaguya.
Sure, Sasuke was one of the story's true protagonists. He and Naruto had defeated Kaguya and saved the world. But whether her taking out Sasuke now might mess up the timeline and let Kaguya be released unchecked and possibly destroy the world wasn't really something she was worried about.
Honestly, if a world like this wouldn't even allow her the freedom to take revenge, then it might as well be destroyed.
Worst case, once this world was done for, she'd just leave and go to Kevin's world. She was already his woman now. Surely, he wouldn't just leave her behind. He wouldn't deny her a place in his world.
"No. Even though I now have the Mangekyō Sharingan and few in Konoha can match me, Konoha is still Konoha. It's crawling with ninja. There's Might Guy with the Eight Gates, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's Dead Demon Consuming Seal. I'm not confident I could get out unscathed. And my target isn't Konoha. It's Sasuke."
Izumi narrowed her eyes, her tone cold and measured. A sinister aura crept off her body, causing Kevin, still holding her, to shift uncomfortably.
"If I've calculated correctly, Sasuke should've just graduated from the Academy. According to what you told me about Naruto, his team will be heading to the Land of Waves with Kakashi Hatake soon. That's when I'll strike. I'll take him then."
"That makes things a lot simpler," Kevin nodded. "Alright, I'm heading back. I've got some stuff to take care of. When Sasuke leaves Konoha, let me know. I'll come over."
"Alright." Izumi nodded with little emotion. She wasn't particularly attached to Kevin anyway. At the core, she didn't harbor any deep feelings for him. Besides, he could come see her anytime through the chat group. Even if he didn't, they could still talk through it. So, the physical distance didn't matter much.
Kevin used the chat group to teleport back to his world.
Back in his room, he stood in front of the mirror, examining himself. He looked even more handsome than before.
Kevin had always been attractive a genuinely good-looking guy. He just had a slightly delicate frame that made people either want to bully him or protect him. But now, infused with Izumi's bloodline and power, his body had grown stronger. He wasn't a bulky muscle head, but there was a new masculine sharpness to his features. His eyes gleamed with a spirited energy, and his whole presence felt transformed.
He threw a punch. The speed and force of it shocked even him.
High kicks, spinning kicks, combo strikes movements he'd never been able to pull off before, or had only done weakly, were now fast, fluid, and powerful.
Kevin was deeply satisfied with his new body.
As for ninjutsu, he'd already tested some of that out back in the Naruto world. It was all astonishing, no question. But now that he was home, he wasn't in a rush to try more just yet.
"Time to head to school," he muttered with a grin, then turned and left his house.
Standing in front of the school gates, Kevin looked up at the sign.
Nakajo High School.
For some reason, the name struck him as oddly familiar not from the original body's memories, but something else entirely.
He shrugged it off. Just a school, after all.
Kevin didn't bother heading to his classroom. He walked straight to the principal's office.
As he approached, thanks to his newly heightened senses, he heard some very familiar sounds coming from inside the office the kind he and Izumi had made not too long ago.
He couldn't help but smirk. Doing that kind of thing in the principal's office? That man had guts.
But just as Kevin was thinking this, the noises abruptly stopped.
He suddenly understood why the principal could be so brazen. For one, he was the principal. And for another the man was fast. Very fast. If you were fast enough, after all, your chances of getting caught dropped significantly. And with his level of speed? Practically nonexistent.
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