Machete Girl: The scenes in this memory… is this really my future?
Sitting in a corner, Kotonoha looked stunned. The warm sunlight from the classroom windows fell on her, but it didn't make her feel warm at all.
Cold. Dark.
Right now, she felt like she was falling into a bottomless pit. Her eyes slowly lost their light.
This is an Actor: That was just your original future.
Cleaver Girl: The original future?
This is an Actor: Of course. The future isn't set in stone. Right now, it's in your hands, isn't it?
In my hands?
Kotonoha Katsura looked down and opened her soft, pale hands. After a moment of silence, she finally understood what the group leader meant: Thank you, group leader.
Now that she knew what the future could become, why not change it herself? She was a real person—not some puppet controlled by a script!
With that thought, Kotonoha's eyes grew firm and determined.
Curly-haired Guy: Hmph, looks like our lost girl found her way.
Shark-Faced Guy: Yeah, I didn't expect Anzen-san to actually be good at comforting people.
This is an Actor: So in your eyes, Kisame, I've always been a cold guy, huh?
Shark-Faced Guy: Uh, no, I didn't mean that…
Kisame shivered all over, cold sweat running down his back.
Curly-haired Guy: Don't try to deny it—you totally did! Anzen-san is usually as warm as the sun to us group members, and you think he's cold? Our bond is broken! I'm not your dad anymore!
Cleaver Girl: Dad? You two are father and son in the same group?
Doujin Artist: Pfft!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: You seriously believed that? Kotonoha-san, you really took that seriously?
Cleaver Girl: Huh? It's not true?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Of course not. Gintoki was just joking.
Curly-haired Guy: Whoa, this girl's way too easy to fool. She's sweeter than a strawberry sundae covered in hot chocolate. She'd probably get scammed and still help the scammer count their money.
Cleaver Girl: S-sorry…
Doujin Artist: Why are you apologizing to him? You should talk back instead. That dirty silver-haired mophead couldn't be sold even if he was on discount.
Curly-haired Guy: Shut up! You lowly side chick, looking to drink foot-washing water again?
Doujin Artist: Even if I'm a side chick, you're not the main wife either. Why should I listen to you? Or what—are you, a guy, also trying to take Konan-nee's main wife spot?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: No way. Even if he made it into the harem, he'd only be a eunuch.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: G-Gin the Eunuch?
Doujin Artist: There it is! Ruiko-chan's killer punch! "Gin the Eunuch" is such a genius nickname! Don't you think so, Gin the Eunuch?
Curly-haired Guy: You damn women teaming up on me again? If you've got guts, come at me one-on-one, jerks!
Cleaver Girl: Everyone here seems to get along really well.
Kotonoha said this with genuine admiration. She actually wanted to join in too, but didn't know what to say.
Curly-haired Guy: Don't let them trick you, Kotonoha-chan! These girls are terrible role models!
Doujin Artist: Shut up! You're the worst one here, and you've got the nerve to say that?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Gin-san's never had shame to begin with. He even said as long as he's got a butt, he can survive.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Yeah, and yet he still hasn't shown us that skill of eating with his butt. Gin, now that we've got group livestreams, isn't it time you gave us a show?
Cleaver Girl: Eat… with his butt?
Kotonoha was totally shocked. What kind of weird thing was that? Can humans even do something like that?
Curly-haired Guy: I'm in the bathroom, busy robbing someone's panties. Bye.
Cleaver Girl: ???
Amegakure Village's Angel: Don't worry about Gin. He's just working on a group task. When you have enough points, try watching the memories from our worlds. It'll help you understand us better.
Cleaver Girl: Okay. Thank you, Angel-senpai.
Amegakure Village's Angel: Just call me Konan. If you really want to be polite, you can add "big sis," but don't use "senpai."
Cleaver Girl: Okay, Konan big sis.
Doujin Artist: I get it now. The title "Konan-senpai" is something only Anzen-san is allowed to use, huh? A special pet name. Tsk tsk.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: So even Konan-nee has a romantic side too.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Why can't we go for romance? Konan's not even old.
This is an Actor: True, sometimes she even acts like an elementary school kid.
Amegakure Village's Angel: Anzen-san...
Konan looked sadly at Aizen sitting on the throne. You know it in your heart—why say it out loud?
This is an Actor: I'm saying you have a young heart. Even that girl Yuyue really likes you.
Doujin Artist: Who's Yuyue?
Eriri thought for a second. There didn't seem to be anyone like that in the Naruto world.
Amegakure Village's Angel: She's a special Arrancar that Aizen made by mixing Black Zetsu, who's been turned into spirit particles, with some tailed beast matter.
Doujin Artist: An Arrancar made from Black Zetsu? Damn, Aizen really knows how to mess around!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: And judging from the name, she sounds like a girl? Wait, is Black Zetsu a girl now?
Amegakure Village's Angel: The original Black Zetsu didn't have a gender. But after turning into an Arrancar, she clearly looks female. Not only that, she doesn't have any of Black Zetsu's memories or thoughts. She's like a newborn baby. Really cute. [Image]
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: C-Cute?
Doujin Artist: Konan sis, don't you think your taste is a little off?
If you just look at the body, yeah, she does look like a regular human kid.
But when you look up... you see her whole head is covered by a creepy off-white bone mask, and she's got two sharp horns sticking out of the top.
She looks like a demon straight out of hell—how the hell is that "cute"?!