Naruto: Reborn with the Template System

In the original timeline, Tsunade learned to use her Hundred Healings Mark technique not just for battle, but also to evade debt collectors while she and Shizune traveled the world.

Guts hadn't expected her to revisit that same trick after all this time.

Now blacklisted by every casino in the Land of Fire, Tsunade had taken to changing her appearance to sneak in under different guises—each one a different age or persona. It wasn't about winning money anymore.

It was about the thrill.

As for Anko, she had gone back to standard duty, often assigned to missions tracking Akatsuki activity.

Kurenai, on the other hand, had quietly stepped back from active ninja life.

Now, she was more of a full-time housewife—her time mostly spent tending to the needs of her ravenous lover.

Between grocery shopping, cooking, and trying to keep up with Guts's bottomless appetite, her mornings were fully booked.

That left Guts with two regular companions during the early hours of the day: the Hyuga sisters.

Early morning.

Public training ground outside Konoha.

Hanabi sat on the grass near the stream, fingers forming a unique and unfamiliar seal—one most ninja had never seen before.

Yin-Yang Release Ninjutsu.

A power beyond the five basic elements, surpassing even bloodline limits. It was the technique handed down through Ōtsutsuki lineage—and Hanabi had begun to master it.

Beside her sat Hinata, performing the same hand seals, attempting to condense Yin-Yang chakra.

While Hanabi's control was already smooth and confident, Hinata lagged behind slightly.

Sweat began to bead on her pale cheeks.

Then—

"Cough!"

Hinata's body wavered. She spat a small trace of blood and collapsed forward...

Only to be caught gently in Guts's arms before she could hit the ground.

Her body was surprisingly soft against his chest.

As Guts had noted before, it wasn't an issue of talent or effort.

It was a matter of spirit.

Hinata lacked the hunger for power. She trained to protect, not to dominate. And while that belief was admirable, it would never push her beyond the boundaries of her current strength.

"Guts-sensei… I'm so useless…" Hinata murmured, ashamed.

Guts chuckled softly.

"You hit the peak of Jōnin at sixteen. If that's useless, what does that make everyone else?"

Hinata blinked at him, stunned.

She had reached the height most shinobi could only dream of. While it couldn't compare to Guts or even the reincarnations of Ashura and Indra, it was more than enough to place her near the top of the ninja world.

As for Hanabi, she too had reached the Jōnin peak and was already preparing to break into quasi-Kage level.

But she was still too young.

Guts figured that, with the current circumstances, Hanabi reaching true Kage-level during the next war would be her limit.

Even with Hamura's blessing and Yin-Yang potential, her body simply wasn't mature enough yet to house the strength of a full-blown monster like Naruto or Sasuke.

"Sensei, would you… like me to massage your shoulders?"

Guts turned, a bit surprised by the sudden offer. Hinata stood behind him, hands awkwardly fidgeting, cheeks a soft pink.

"I… I just thought Sensei trains so hard, so if I could help you relax even a little… but if it's inappropriate, it's okay—really!"

She waved her hands quickly, clearly flustered.

Hanabi, watching from the side, rolled her eyes.

Seriously? Sis, you're hopeless.

With her personality, if Guts doesn't make the first move, nothing will ever happen between them.

Deciding she'd had enough, Hanabi jumped up and smacked Guts on the shoulder.

"Oi! Guts! You're a man, right? My sister's offering to massage you and you look like you're about to say no? What kind of reaction is that?"

Guts's brow twitched.

He wanted to pinch this little gremlin's cheeks until she begged for mercy.

"Am I a man?" he thought to himself. You use your Byakugan to peek at me every night, don't you already know?

But… she was still a girl, after all. He decided to swallow that comment—for now.

Instead, he turned to Hinata with a small smile. "Well then… I'll leave it to you."

He sat under the shade of a nearby tree and closed his eyes, entering the virtual training space within his mind.

His body grew still, his breathing calm—almost as if he'd merged with the natural world around him.

Hanabi clapped her hands behind Hinata's back. "Alright, Sis. Go!"

Startled, Hinata nodded and stepped up behind him. She pressed her hands gently to his shoulders.

Though inexperienced, her massage had clearly been practiced—delicate but sincere.

Hanabi stood in front of them, watching silently.

Then her eyes flicked up, a mischievous glint appearing.

She stuck out her tongue.

Made a few silly faces.

Even faked a gagging motion at Guts's peaceful expression.

No reaction.

"Is he sleeping? Or is this something else?"

Hanabi placed a finger under her chin in thought.

They'd seen this state more than once. They knew it wasn't sleep.

According to Might Guy, Guts used to do intense physical training in his early years.

But at some point, he'd shifted to this strange "meditative combat simulation." Whatever it was, it worked.

He kept getting stronger.

"Hanabi, don't mess with Sensei," Hinata said gently from behind, still massaging.

But Hanabi just grinned.

Then suddenly

Chuu!

She leaned forward and planted a kiss on Guts's left cheek.

Hinata froze.

Her hands stopped moving entirely. Her face flushed a deep scarlet, her eyes wide like dinner plates, voice trembling:

"W-Wha… H-Hanabi! What are you doing!?"

Hanabi tilted her head, looking playful and innocent.

"He didn't react. So... sis, don't you want to try it too?"

"I… I-I-I can't…"

Hinata couldn't even form words. Her body was locked in embarrassment.

Hanabi just smirked again.

Chuu!

Another kiss—this time on Guts's right cheek.

Then she glanced at Hinata, her expression smug.

"Still nothing. Wow. If he wakes up now, you'll really miss your chance~"

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