I, Naruto, started out with Hinata feeding me imported candy.

He actually flipped through a few pages, then closed the book again, and even put it in his pocket.

"???" Jiraiya was completely dumbfounded.

Even his loyal fan Kakashi isn't that interested in Icha Icha Paradise anymore!

what the hell?

"Kakashi, is my 'Make-Out Paradise' not beautiful enough?"

Why aren't you reacting at all?

Jiraiya finally couldn't resist asking out of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi took a deep breath and then coughed.

"Cough cough!!"

"Lord Jiraiya, to be honest, the Icha Icha Paradise no longer holds much appeal for me."

By the end, Kakashi's face showed a look of utter boredom.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's eyes widened in disbelief.

"What? It's not tempting anymore?"

"Has my book flopped?"

"How can this be?"

"There's no reason?"

At this point, he explained with a bitter expression:

"In order to write this book, I don't know how many girls' bathhouses I spied on... cough cough, I mean, I went to the bathhouses to gather material."

"How could it not be tempting to write about?"

Seeing Jiraiya's heartbroken expression, Kakashi pulled a comic book out of his pocket.

"Lord Jiraiya, Icha Icha Paradise is, after all, a novel, and it doesn't give me any visual impact."

"This comic book gives me a more direct visual impact."

"It keeps me company every night when I feel empty, lonely and cold."

At this moment, a hint of melancholy appeared on Kakashi's face.

"???" Jiraiya was taken aback at first, then looked at the comic book in Kakashi's hand, and then began to mutter the title of the book, "The Secret Between Me and My Neighbor Girl".

Then, he noticed the book cover featuring a scantily clad female protagonist, and it was even in color with incredibly realistic images!

The next moment, he felt as if blood was about to spurt from his nostrils.

"Fuck!!!"

"This comic book is really exciting!!!"

Jiraiya took a deep breath and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Lord Jiraiya, please take a look at the plot first."

Kakashi was very pleased to see Jiraiya's appearance after being hit by the cover art.

When he first saw the comic book cover, he thought it wasn't much better than Jiraiya's.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Jiraiya nodded repeatedly.

five minutes later.

Jiraiya looked on in shock and with a heavy heart, and reluctantly turned his gaze away.

"hiss!!!"

"No wonder you said you found 'Make-Out Paradise' boring; this comic book is really awful!!"

Immediately, he thought for a moment, then tilted his head and asked, "By the way, where did you buy this comic book? I'd like to buy one too."

Hearing his words, Kakashi wasn't surprised, but he shook his head.

"Lord Jiraiya, Naruto gave me this book. He said it's a rare copy, but he has many other books of this type."

"If Jiraiya-sama wants it, he can go to Naruto."

"Naruto..." Jiraiya's pupils contracted when he heard the name, his eyes revealing a deep look. Then, after hearing the rest of Kakashi's words, he nodded. "Okay, I understand."

The two then headed towards the Hokage Building.

Chapter 74 Sasuke: Damn it, Naruto tricked me! What the hell is this fishing for?!

The next morning.

river bank.

As usual, after preparing his fishing gear, Naruto leisurely leaned back in his chair, enjoying the breeze on his face while reading erotic comics and delving into human anatomy and the origins of humankind.

however--

He hadn't been down for long when he saw a familiar person walking towards him.

"Sasuke? What are you doing here?"

At that moment, Sasuke walked over, carrying a backpack, a plastic bucket in his right hand, and a small stool in his left.

Arriving at Naruto, he first looked at the shimmering water and then said, "The weather is nice today, I'll go fishing."

As he spoke, he placed the small stool and plastic bucket on the ground, then took out a telescopic fishing rod from his backpack, ready to fish.

Naruto looked at Sasuke with a strange expression.

"You? Fishing?"

"???" Sasuke's lips twitched violently when he saw the other person's disdainful look. "Tch, fishing is so simple, how could it be difficult for me?"

"Whatever you want," Naruto said casually, shrugging.

Sasuke came over to fish; how could he not understand why?

I bet you heard me say yesterday while soaking in the hot springs that fishing can improve your strength, so you wanted to give it a try?

Sure enough, Erzhuzi is easy to fool.

Sasuke sat in a chair, holding a fishing rod in his right hand and placing fish food on the hook in his left.

Immediately afterwards, he gripped the fishing rod with both hands and cast it forcefully.

The fishing hook was cast directly into the water.

"See? Fishing is no challenge for me."

After doing all that, he tilted his head and raised his eyebrows at Naruto, as if showing off.

"..." Naruto looked speechless upon seeing this.

It's just letting out a fishing line, isn't it?

And you still dare to show off in front of me?

As I shook my head inwardly, I suddenly felt the fishing rod sink.

Naruto's lips curled into a smirk upon seeing this.

"Hey, the big shipment's here."

He muttered something to himself.

Put the comic book aside, grab the fishing rod with both hands, and pull hard with your arms.

A large, fat fish weighing at least twelve pounds was hanging on the fishing hook.

The big fat fish continued to thrash its body and struggle.

Sasuke, who was fishing, stared wide-eyed at the large, fat fish on Naruto's hook and exclaimed in astonishment, "What a fat fish!!!"

"Oh, it's nothing special," Naruto waved his hand and said casually.

"..." Sasuke twitched the corner of his mouth, then looked at the fishing rod in front of him. He'd been fishing for several minutes, and there was still no bite.

Just then, his fishing rod sank, and the hook wobbled.

(aicg) Upon seeing this, Sasuke's eyes lit up.

"Took the bait."

Grasp the fishing rod with both hands, then pull it up forcefully.

however--

The next moment, he was completely dumbfounded.

A small fish, about the thickness of a finger, was caught on the hook and fell to the surface.

The little fish is struggling and thrashing its body, desperately trying to break free from the hook.

Sasuke's eyelids twitched uncontrollably upon seeing this.

"Pfft~" At this moment, Naruto tilted his head and looked at the little fish, unable to suppress a laugh.

Sasuke's lips twitched when he saw this, especially when he compared the small fish he had caught with the big, fat fish that Naruto had caught.

The two fish were worlds apart in size!

For a moment, he began to question the meaning of life.

Naruto grinned and comforted Sasuke with a smile, "Sasuke, you've done a good job. After all, even though the fish is a bit small, it's still a fish."

"This little fish was just an accident. Just wait and see, I'll catch a big fish for you!" Sasuke said, trying to save face.

Hearing this, Naruto shrugged.

A few minutes later.

Naruto's fishing hook sank, and with a jerk of his hands, another big, fat fish was caught.

"Wow, this fish weighs at least ten pounds, not bad, not bad."

Sasuke, who was standing nearby, was so shocked by what he saw that his jaw dropped.