Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 242 Can't Let Go

Hua Ling was startled when Ye Li suddenly appeared in her room. "You came back like this? Aren't you afraid of being discovered!"

"Oh, it's been discovered." She said weakly, then flopped onto the bed and covered her head, muttering to herself, "Itachi, why is he so smart all of a sudden? Damn it."

"Lone Star, did you hear that? I knew I was right."

"A bet's a bet, so give me the stuff now." Hua Ling said, reaching out to Gu Xing, who was sitting on the sofa.

Ye Li poked her head out and glanced at them speechlessly. What was all this about? In the end, she couldn't let go of Uchiha Itachi and return to Konoha with a new identity.

Two days later, she appeared in the Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze stared at her for a while, then, holding a document in his hand, said, "This is your identity in Konoha from now on."

Ye Li took the documents, glanced at them, and nodded.

"Also, thank you for taking care of Naruto," Minato Namikaze said gratefully, expressing his gratitude as a father.

"Naruto, he's so cute." Ye Li smiled as he thought of Naruto.

Minato Namikaze was indeed as gentle and approachable as she had seen in the anime.

After chatting about Naruto for a while, Minato Namikaze mentioned the Nine-Tails.

Ye Li had anticipated that Minato Namikaze would ask, so she placed her hand on her abdomen, and a small nine-tailed fox appeared in her palm, enveloped in a layer of light.

Seeing this, the usually composed Minato Namikaze couldn't help but twitch his face. He was quite curious about what kind of method this was, subduing the Nine-Tails was too easy.

Ye Li seemed to know what he was thinking and explained, "It's a power I developed myself."

She then handed the nine-tailed fox in her hand to him.

"Let's just put it on you!" Since we subdued the Nine-Tails so easily, there's really no need to create another Jinchūriki.

"Okay!" Ye Li said and sent the Nine-Tails back into his body, which surprised Minato Namikaze once again.

Upon returning to Konoha, Ye Li was granted a month's rest period. Her position was a sinecure, which she requested.

As she walked out of the office, Itachi was still guarding the door. She paused deliberately for a moment before walking away.

As Itachi watched her departing figure, the thought of seeing her every day from now on filled him with sweetness.

She no longer uses the Uchiha surname, and naturally does not live in Uchiha clan territory. Few people know her true identity.

Ye Li walked towards the house arranged by the village, and bumped into a familiar figure on the way, quickly hiding to the side.

As expected, the thing I fear most when I come back is running into Kakashi. It would definitely be awkward if we faced each other. Who knows what happened between Mo and him? Even if she changes her appearance, I guarantee he won't recognize her.

Mo and he had already recognized her in Kirigakure; she couldn't let him recognize her.

"Should we slip away while he's not paying attention to her?"

Just then, a girl passed by the alley where Ye Li was hiding and spoke in a gentle voice, "Kakashi...can you not go?"

Ye Li peeked out and listened intently, "That sounds like Nohara Rin!"

"They're together?" Ye Li's mouth dropped open, his gossipy expression practically leaping out of his head.

"Obito is such a disappointment. She was trying to revive Rin Nohara for Obito, but Kakashi ended up getting the benefit of the situation."

Perhaps Ye Li's gaze was too obvious, because Kakashi looked towards where she was hiding.

Ye Li immediately pulled her head back, "Kakashi probably didn't see it!"

She dared not peek out again, scratching her head, wanting to hear what they were saying.

In the end, she decided to leave first, as it wouldn't be good to be discovered.

Where are you going?

Let's go back to the 'Hermit Village'!

Just as Ye Li was about to unleash the 'Flying Thunder God Technique', Kakashi appeared in front of her.

"What's going on? How come they're communicating so quickly?"

"Who are you?" Kakashi asked, looking at the unfamiliar face.

She gestured with her lips and explained, "Senior, I am one of the members recently recruited by the Fourth Generation Master."

Kakashi looked at the person in front of him and felt that he was somewhat familiar with him. He seemed to be trying to figure out something, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything.

Ye Li felt a chill run down his spine under the stare, and forced himself to speak, "Senior, I've just arrived in Konoha and there are still many things I need to learn. I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, Ye Li disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Kakashi frowned. Since it was his teacher who personally recruited him, there shouldn't be any problems. But why did he feel such a strong sense of familiarity? His face was full of confusion.

After this experience, Ye Li regretted returning to Konoha. She should have spent the next few years peacefully and then left the game.

It's all Itachi's fault! Why did he have to recognize her for no reason? How awful!

Ye Li looked sullen and very unhappy. "She will absolutely not accept Itachi's confession, hmph..."

Although she doesn't know if the game will cause any more problems, she needs to make sure she really can't escape the game before she starts thinking about relationships.

It might seem strange to date an NPC, but in her heart, she already considers them to be living, breathing people.

Ye Li arrived at the assigned room. The layout was very familiar, just like the room she had lived in before. It was clear that someone had cleaned it, as there wasn't a speck of dust. It must have been Itachi's doing.

"Hmph... Don't think that she'll soften and stay with him just because of this."

Ye Li pursed her lips and opened the character panel to take a look.

I'm still a bit short on ninjutsu points to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, but the new quests in the quest log are quite novel.

After all, it's been a long time since a mission has been assigned, so I didn't expect this one to be so unusual.

Upon seeing the mission, Ye Li was startled. "Capture all the Tailed Beasts?"

"What a coincidence!"

"It seems she only has two tailed beasts left to capture in the Hidden Cloud Village, but she only took half of them, so it's hard to say if that counts!"

Ye Li glanced at the mission rewards and finally understood why the missions came one after another.

So the rewards are a set!

The reward for the mission to stop the massacre of the clan was a 'Demon-Locking Array', which she learned but couldn't use because she didn't have the seven magical artifacts to set it up.

The reward for capturing tailed beasts is now the crafting method for seven magical artifacts.

Seriously, that's ridiculous...

She hasn't gone to Kumogakure to capture the Tailed Beasts mainly because Hatsui hasn't found the Jinchuriki's location yet. "I should urge her a bit."

Ye Li informed Chu Yi via brainwaves and then arrived at the 'Hermit Village'.

The hermit village is no longer just a few people as it used to be; she has taken in many more children, all of whom appeared in the original Orochimaru storyline.

In addition to practicing ninjutsu, the children also need to do chores, since Ye Li's main goal is self-sufficiency.

The ninja technique allows for much faster work than normal people, and it can also enhance training, which is truly excellent.

When you reach a certain age, you should leave the 'hermit village' to gain experience; it's definitely not advisable to reinvent the wheel.

If someone goes out and doesn't want to come back, that's fine too. Ye Li doesn't force them to do that; after all, everyone has their own way of living.

Those who don't want to come back will never come back.

Although Ye Li arrived at the hermit village, she did not appear. There was a shadow clone of her in the village, so there was no need for her main body to appear. She just came back to check on the situation.

"Sister Ye..." A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.