Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 159 Not Quite Used To It

"Zhishui, you'll have to work hard again these days." Hua Ling lay pale on the bed, but her expression was relaxed. "It's good that you're sick!"

She had been working herself to the bone in the Land of Iron, and now she could finally rest. All that was left was to finish up some work for Shisui.

Once all these things are settled, her illness will be almost cured, and she can return to Daming Prefecture to continue enjoying herself—it's simply perfect.

Hua Ling is growing to like Hiruzen Sarutobi more and more; sending her such a person is just too convenient.

By having Uchiha Shisui by her side, he could avoid going back to the old path in the original storyline, killing two birds with one stone.

Once the main body enters the Root and finds and heals the hidden Minato couple, many things will become much easier and simpler.

"You're really worrying me!"

She muttered something and fell asleep; her body was too weak to recover slowly.

This time it was really dangerous. The lightning tribulation almost destroyed her main body and her spirit clone. She thought that once her main body recovered from its injuries, her spirit clone's physical condition would return to normal, just like last time. But it turned out that it wasn't like that at all. It seems that the injuries caused by the lightning tribulation were a little different, as if it was also modifying her spirit clone.

Hua Ling fell asleep, and soon a figure appeared by her bedside, quietly watching over her.

As for the finishing touches, Shisui used shadow clones to handle them. Right now, all he wanted was to stay by the person in front of him and see him the moment he opened his eyes.

"Shisui, I can handle these small things myself. Otherwise, people might misunderstand if they see us." She is a man now, and if Shisui takes such good care of her, outsiders will definitely question her sexual orientation.

Hua Ling strongly suspects that Zhi Shui may indeed have a problem with his sexual orientation.

Her words had no effect whatsoever; instead, Shisui took even more meticulous care of her.

Get well soon, she really can't take it anymore and has to go back to Daming Prefecture.

In Amegakure, Lone Star lay in a room that looked ordinary on the outside and was quite ordinary inside. "Luckily I don't have to eat, otherwise I might be the first clone in history to starve to death."

She mentally complained and then closed her eyes to sleep again. Each time she woke up, her body would recover a little and her strength would increase a little.

This might be the embodiment of the legendary ability to become stronger after a good night's sleep. "That's great," she thought as she drifted off to sleep.

"Nagato, we have news of Lone Star." Konan rushed to Nagato's hiding place immediately.

Nagato stroked the 'Vermilion' ring in her hand for a long time before finally speaking, "There's no need to look for her anymore."

Xiao Nan was quite surprised to hear this. She clearly cared so much, so why was she willing to let her go this time?

"I understand, but I still want to tell you that her condition is very bad right now, and she is in Amegakure."

Konan glanced at Nagato and turned to leave. A piece of paper slowly floated down in front of Nagato, with the location of the Lone Star written on it.

Thinking about how she was willing to sacrifice herself so much to leave, he decided to let go.

Nagato glanced at his current appearance and felt even more strongly that this decision was the right one.

When Lone Star woke up again, she saw young Payne sitting next to her, looking at her. She instantly became much more awake.

"This must be a dream."

She closed her eyes again and opened them, but there was still no change. "I must have been dreaming too deeply. I'll definitely wake up from another nap and it won't be like this."

“This is not a dream,” Payne said, shattering her illusion.

Even though I've made the decision not to see her again, I still can't help but want to see her one more time.

"Get up and eat something." His tone was gentler than ever before.

This startled Lone Star. "Has this guy been possessed, or is he holding back some kind of powerful move?"

“Once you’re cured, I’ll send you away from Amegakure.” Pain dropped another bombshell.

"You...you...you wouldn't be thinking of turning me into Pain, would you?!" She remembered that there was a woman among the Six Paths of Pain.

This woman's words are still so infuriating. I'll let it go since she's sick.

He took a deep breath. "I won't turn you into Payne, and it's true that I'm letting you go."

Upon hearing this, Lone Star struggled to take a step back. "This person is definitely not Payne."

Oh no, she's definitely in the biggest crisis yet. What should we do?

She doesn't want to return to her original body yet, because if she does, she might not be able to get out again.

“You don’t believe me.” Young Payne’s face showed a hurt expression.

Lone Star immediately shrank back. "Are you crazy? You're not Payne, how could I possibly believe you?"

"How can you be so sure I'm not Payne?" He felt a flicker of joy when he heard that she didn't disbelieve him.

"Didn't you even bother to investigate before you impersonated someone?"

“He’s really mean to me, he’s never as gentle as you are.” As soon as she finished speaking, Payne’s anger surged. “What do you mean he’s mean to her? I’m always the one who’s making me angry, that’s why I’m a little mean.”

"By the way, your eyes look just like that right now," Lone Star said, praising the person in front of him.

"Is it possible that I'm not an imposter?" he said through gritted teeth.

"Although you're talking about him now, it can't possibly be him. Knowing his personality, he wouldn't let me leave. He'd be more eager to..." A blush flashed across her face, and she didn't continue.

Ahhh... She actually misses Payne, the guy who always kisses her. She must be crazy, she must be.

Suddenly, Lonely Star didn't want to see anyone and huddled under the covers.

"Idiot, aren't you afraid of suffocating yourself? You're already sick." He yanked the blanket off, picked him up, and sat him in his arms.

"You, you, you..." This familiar series of actions left Gu Xing speechless as he pointed at him.

She steadied herself and spoke again, "Does your promise to let me leave still stand?"

"No, that doesn't count," he said, reluctant to part with it.

"So were you deliberately trying to trick me just now?" Lone Star asked, staring at him.

“I gave you a chance, but you didn’t believe me, so you might as well stay.” Young Payne said somewhat deliberately.

"How can you blame me? You're completely different from usual. Who would believe it's the same person?" Gu Xing said, feeling increasingly aggrieved.

Young Payne gently stroked her face. "Do you really want to leave?"

She hesitated. Thinking about it, it was mostly out of spite against his domineering behavior, and also...

Seeing her hesitant attitude, Payne felt a surge of joy, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on her.

Lone Star noticed his actions and blurted out without thinking, "You want to kiss me again, don't you? I have no interest in corpses, and that's what I hate most about you."

"A corpse?" the young Payne asked in confusion, then explained, "You don't think this Payne body is someone else's, do you?"

"if not?"

"Could it be anything else? Anyway, the thought of kissing a corpse is absolutely terrifying." Lone Star got more and more excited as he spoke.

Young Payne suddenly laughed. So she was afraid of this, but she wasn't actually hostile towards him. "Idiot, this is a puppet made by Scorpion that is no different from a real person."

"Impossible. Who knows if you're trying to trick me again? Besides, many of Senior Scorpion's puppets are made with 'real materials'." She emphasized those four words.

"I remember you learned puppetry from Scorpion, can't you even tell the difference?"

"Then let's experience it one more time."

As soon as he finished speaking, young Payne gently pinched her chin and kissed her, this time more gently than ever, just so she could feel it properly.

"This guy always finds an excuse!"

"She hates it so much!"

Although she had noticed that this Payne was different, she still subconsciously assumed that it was made from a corpse.

Did she forget something? "Right, right... I was supposed to get revenge, but what is it now?"

"Never mind...it's fine to enjoy it first, it doesn't conflict with anything."

"Let's get married once the Eye of the Moon Project succeeds!" Young Payne gazed at the Lone Star with a serious expression.

"If it doesn't work, I'll definitely sabotage it." She pouted, knowing there was no way she would go along with him.

Besides, what kind of marriage could she possibly have as a clone? "Disrupting the Eye of the Moon plan is imperative."

Her eager expression made Payne's forehead throb, so he had to make up for it in other ways.

Lone Star instantly covered her mouth. If he succeeded one more time, she would change her name.

"Pop..."

Payne placed a kiss on her forehead.

"She miscalculated," she thought to herself.

Suddenly, a feeling of weakness swept over his body, and Lone Star's face turned visibly pale.

"Xing'er, what's wrong?" Payne felt a panic he had never experienced before.

"It seems I might not make it through this time. If I wake up, can I see your true form?" Lone Star pleaded, as if it were his last words.

“I promise you, but you have to promise me you’ll wake up, okay?” Payne hugged her tightly, his voice full of pleading.

"Good!" A triumphant look flashed in Gu Xing's eyes before he fainted.