Chapter 47: The Fallen Goddess

Chapter 47: The Fallen Goddess

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"Dialogue" 'Thoughts' -Author notes-

Chapter 47: The Fallen Goddess

He spent the next two weeks looking for that cave, and later on in his life, he would spend many more years doing the same. But he never found it again.

It wasn't until his next session of deep meditation that he found out where the golden book had gone.

It had somehow merged with his soul and was now resting inside his Inner Palace.

He read many books back at the Sect, but never learned about an artifact capable of doing that.

This already gave him a hint of how incredible this book was, but when he touched its surface once more... he learned what it was capable of.

His mind was assaulted by an endless barrage of knowledge.

At first, nothing made sense to him, it just felt like senseless strings of letters and numbers.

But then it started to change. The letters and numbers began to rearrange themselves, forming meaningful messages.

He soon realized he was reading a cultivation manual. One like nothing he had ever dreamed of.

As he read it and understood its contents, he felt like he was seeing something that was meant just for him.

It was a perfect cultivation technique for him, he instinctively understood that. This had been tailor-made for him, and like a pair of gloves created by a craftsman after many hours of measurements... it fit him perfectly.

He ditched his old method, the one given to him by the sect after he became an inner disciple, and he did it without a second thought.

Then, he began to cultivate using this technique given to him by the book...

The difference was like heaven and earth.

It was here that his true journey began.

"Thanks... I guess." She muttered after being helped. "Where were you even going?" Sakura asked him. "The training grounds are that way." She pointed in the opposite direction.

"Looks like I was really distracted..." Naruto muttered.

Sakura sighed. "What were you even thinking about? Is this about Hinata? Did you two have dinner together?" Her bad mood seemed to disappear when she thought about that.

"Oh that?... no... I have not seen her since the night when we brought her home." Naruto told her.

Sakura made a complicated expression. "Poor girl... she must have been very embarrassed. Maybe I should talk to her..."

Naruto shrugged. He didn't really care that much about that. He was sure there would be more opportunities in the future.

He began walking again, and this time, in the right direction.

"Hey wait!" Sakura had to run for a bit to catch up to him. "How can you leave me behind?"

Naruto glanced at her. "I didn't think you would want to walk with me."

"I mean... no, but... we were already together. And we are teammates! So it's normal to walk together, you know?" Sakura told him. "Just don't get any ideas! I love Sasuke." She hurried to add.

"Understood..." He continued to walk but this time he kept at her pace.

"You could react a bit at least..." Sakura muttered. "By the way, have you thought about how you are going to repay the favor from the other day?" She gave him an inquisitive face.

"You already said no to ramen." He commented.

"Is inviting me to ramen the only form of compensation you can think of?" Sakura asked. "Maybe you still have a bit of your old self..."

Naruto stopped all of a sudden.

"What are you d-"

He pointed at the wooden wall in front of her. "There is someone hidden there."

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