Chapter 766

"Yes, at least she's a girl—I don't have to worry anymore. This whole time has been terrifying me."

Slumped over the now-cleared table, Sakura let out a long sigh, finally grasping the key point. Earlier, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had been too clingy, and though she and Ino had beaten Kaguya several times, each time after being beaten, the girl would rush to Lin Cheng and cry pitifully.

Seeing how Kaguya was always coddled, they'd even suspected Lin Cheng might be attracted to both genders. Now they were truly relieved—they finally understood why.

But after relaxing, Ino suddenly lowered her hand and turned a cold gaze toward Sasuke on the other side.

"Sasuke, are you still planning to keep hiding this?"

Before, they didn't know about Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's situation, so they never considered a boy could become a girl. Now that Kaguya has changed, what about Sasuke?

According to before, Lin Cheng always kept his distance from boys. The fact that Sasuke had been hugged by him multiple times could only mean one thing: Sasuke, she, is a girl.

"I'm still not sure. I'm different from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, so until I'm certain, I'm not a girl."

Sasuke clenched her fingers under the table—her gender had now become uncertain, and this was truly embarrassing.

"So there's a very high chance you'll become a girl. How far have you gone with Lin Cheng? Please answer us honestly, Sasuke—this is important to us!"

Ino's mind moved faster than Sakura's—uncertain gender?

What nonsense. If feelings had developed, she believed if Kaguya could change, Sasuke could change too!

"Nothing's happened."

Sasuke was annoyed by their glaring. What could she even do right now?

"We're all still minors! Can't you guys be reasonable?"

"There's definitely something going on. Sasuke will be gorgeous as a girl—Lin Cheng wouldn't hold back if he had the chance. Kissing and hugging? Definitely happened. Sasuke, you're being unfair. Even if you kissed and hugged, there's no need to hide it and trick us."

Sakura, slumped over the table, looked up at Sasuke with clear disgust. This girl was hesitating—she'd already revealed far too much.

But now with two powerful new rivals appearing, the pressure was immense. Lin Cheng had such nerve—he'd only graduated a year ago. What's going to happen in the future?

"Kazama Lin Cheng!"

Sasuke glared at Lin Cheng through gritted teeth. Right now, she really wanted to tell Sakura and Ino that she hadn't just kissed and hugged him—she'd slept beside him for countless nights.

But such words, Sasuke could only think of them—actually saying them would make her suffer first.

"Why are you all fixated on Sasuke? The one closest to Lin Cheng is me. If you're jealous, you should be targeting me—I've climbed into Lin Cheng's bed and hugged him to sleep countless times. Sasuke's too shy; she'd never do something like that."

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya spoke up, thinking she was being loyal by shielding Sasuke—but the things she said, Sasuke had done just as much.

In fact, on the very night Kaguya transformed, Sasuke had tackled her outright. Had it not been for the age restriction, she might not have been able to stop herself.

But Sasuke, listening to this, felt torn and couldn't explain. Meanwhile, Sakura and Ino, for now, also felt it wasn't fair to target Sasuke, so their gazes shifted to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

"Are you even going to rest? Tomorrow's the final round of the Chunin Exams—if you keep this up, you'll be useless tomorrow."

Shikamaru now felt utterly overwhelmed, but seeing Sakura already arguing with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, he had no choice but to warn them.

"If you don't sleep, you'll miss tomorrow's match!"

"Go rest. Tomorrow everyone will be busy—you need to be sharp to perform well."

Lin Cheng raised his hand and lightly tapped Ōtsutsuki Kaguya on the head, also giving a tap to Sakura and Ino. When there were too many people, squabbles were inevitable—especially with someone like Ōtsutsuki Kaguya who loved to stir up trouble.

But no matter what, tomorrow's plan must not fail.

"I'm going to bed first. You all rest early too—tomorrow… is important!"

Sasuke stood up first, then returned to her room.

After that, the others didn't delay—they gradually returned to their rooms, leaving only Lin Cheng and the Edo Tensei individuals brought by Orochimaru.

"Aren't you going to rest?"

Madara had stood on the mountaintop half the night, previously worried that appearing before this brat might make him instinctively slap him dead.

But now that everyone else had gone to sleep, he suddenly found it strange—this brat wasn't even that old. Tomorrow's tasks would likely weigh heavier on him than on the others. If he didn't sleep now, he'd have no time left.

"Sleep? Half of it."

Lin Cheng straightforwardly used the Shadow Clone Technique, leaving a clone outside while his true body returned directly to his bedroom.

"Shadow Clone? Flying Thunder God?"

The Second Hokage watched his own invented jutsu being used casually by this kid, his eyelid twitching several times.

His jutsu drained enormous chakra—that's why they'd been classified as elite techniques.

Yet this kid's actions made it seem like these were nothing more than trivial, casual little jutsu.