Chapter 84 - 32
Chapter 32: "That Time Jazz Fought a Ghost Ninja (Bad Idea)"
In which Naruto wrecks the family living room, Jazz learns she's not the main character (yet), and we all realize ghost-proof security has its limits.
Tucker dropped his smoothie.
Sam's eyes did this weird wide-blink thing, like her brain had just soft-rebooted.
And I? I just casually strolled into the living room of Sam's gothic mansion and tried not to look smug about the fact that Naruto freaking Uzumaki was lounging on the velvet sofa like he was on a magazine cover titled "Ex-Hokage Life: Ninja Ghost & Chill."
Naruto didn't say anything at first. Just nodded at us, relaxed, arms draped across the backrest like he owned the place. For a second, I half-expected him to ask where the remote was.
"So... uh... either I've overdosed on gnome fumes," Tucker whispered, "or Naruto is in our friend's living room looking like he's about to order room service."
"Yeah," Sam added, blinking. "Is this cosplay? A really interactive cosplay?"
"Nope," I said. "That's him. The real deal. That's the mysterious mentor I was talking about."
They both looked at me like I'd said I was being mentored by a talking toaster.
Then Naruto stood up, smiling that signature grin of his that somehow said "I've seen literal planetary threats, but also I think you're doing great, kid."