Chapter 71: Let Me Explain – My Little Brother-in-Law Brought This on Himself
What the hell is going on?!
Why did Naruto, who was clearly still quite a distance away from them just a second ago,
suddenly appear right in front of them?!
What kind of "surprise" is this?
This isn't a damn surprise—this is pure terror!
Whoosh—
Like a flash of light,
Naruto appeared beside Crow in an instant.
Then, with that terrifyingly powerful ninjutsu,
he punched straight through Crow's chest in one hit.
That was his puppet!
Kankurō's heart was bleeding madly, but right now he had no time to care.
Although the storage space inside Crow for various ninja tools had been destroyed,
its four limbs could still move under chakra control.
"Damn bastard! You dare destroy my Crow—I'll make you pay!"
Kankurō exploded in rage, his reason drowned by fury.
His fingertips twitched—chakra threads danced.
Sharp blades suddenly extended from the palms of Crow's four hands,
as if the next moment they would pierce Naruto through.
Bang—
At some point, a kunai had appeared on the ground.
Then Naruto's figure
vanished instantly.
When he reappeared—
he was behind Kankurō.
The kunai pressed right against the center of Kankurō's nape.
Temari froze for a second, then her face changed dramatically.
When did this handsome guy release that kind of ninjutsu?
More importantly—
what were the activation conditions for this bizarre space-time movement technique?
All kinds of chaotic thoughts flooded her mind.
When Temari saw the strange seal mark attached to the kunai handle,
a guess began to form.
But the current situation didn't allow her to think too much.
"Let him go right now!"
Temari shouted in fury, taking up an attack stance.
But she didn't dare make any rash moves.
Naruto looked helpless.
"When your little brother was insulting my friends just now—why didn't you stop him?"
Temari was instantly speechless.
My little brother is just like that.
He's actually not a bad person—just a bit aloof and arrogant.
But she couldn't say those words out loud.
The other side didn't know her.
They definitely didn't know Kankurō.
Why should they listen to her explanation?
Why should they give her any face?
Temari felt that if the roles were reversed and she had the advantage,
she definitely wouldn't give the other side any courtesy either.
When someone curses you out,
being polite would be the real ghost story!
"Wow… Naruto-kun is so strong."
Yamanaka Ino's little mouth formed a perfect "O," her face full of shock!
When she said this,
she could clearly feel her own breathing becoming rapid.
Her heart was filled with astonishment—
and even more so—excitement!
An indescribable thrill.
The stronger Naruto was, the more she liked him!
This was exactly the kind of boy she loved.
Powerful—absurdly powerful.
The more she witnessed Naruto's strength,
the deeper Yamanaka Ino fell—completely unable to extricate herself.
Before this,
all those dead-last grades Naruto showed in school
must have been an act.
His goal was probably to keep his classmates from feeling too bad.
Especially during the final exams—
he didn't want to be at the very bottom when he went home.
She used to think that was Naruto's real strength.
Turns out he was holding back.
Or rather—he simply didn't care enough to show off and chose to keep a low profile!
Sacrificing himself for the greater good.
Thinking about it that way—
Naruto was simply too great!
What an amazing boy!
Yamanaka Ino swallowed hard. Her eyes suddenly became resolute.
As though she had already made up her mind about something.
Meanwhile, Sakura Haruno's thoughts were almost identical to Ino's.
But after seeing the astonishing ninjutsu Naruto had just displayed,
her heart felt like it was being cut by knives.
Why hadn't she agreed to Naruto's requests earlier?!
If she had, the two of them would already be Konoha's newest couple by now.
"Why? Why? Why?"
"Damn it! Why does it have to be like this to me?!"
Sasuke's eyes turned blood-red. His Sharingan had unknowingly activated.
The two-tomoe scarlet eyes were filled with unwillingness and rage.
His voice was hoarse and low!
"How did Naruto become so strong?"
"There's something wrong—there has to be!"
"Why can he do it, but I can't?"
"I want power too!"
Faced with this unprecedented ninjutsu Naruto had displayed,
the new generation of Konoha's "man-eating flowers" collectively admitted—they didn't understand this move at all.
They didn't even know what it was called.
"Shino—do you know what that ninjutsu Naruto just used is called? It looked so cool!"
"I don't know. To be honest—I've never seen this kind of technique before."
"How about we treat Naruto to hotpot again later and ask him to tell us?"
"Sounds good! I want to learn this. I'm going to ask Naruto to be my master!"
"Forget it—you won't be able to learn it. It looks really hard."
The group chattered excitedly.
In this moment—they were all completely conquered by Naruto's Flying Thunder God Technique!
This was the kind of ninjutsu a real man should use.
Back to Kankurō—
Gaara remained completely indifferent.
To put it dramatically—
even if Kankurō really died right in front of him,
he still wouldn't be moved.
What he cared about was Naruto.
Finally—an opponent whose strength wasn't weak.
With Gaara's personality, he could have rushed in to fight Naruto right away.
But that space-time movement technique!
And that terrifyingly destructive ninjutsu.
It made him hesitate.
If it were just one or the other—
it would still be manageable. Even if difficult, victory wasn't impossible.
And even if he couldn't win—
he could always unleash Shukaku, the One-Tail inside him.
No matter how strong the boy in front of him was—
could he possibly compare to a Tailed Beast?
But when these two techniques were combined—attack and retreat perfectly balanced—it suddenly became extremely troublesome.
Gaara couldn't predict where Naruto would appear next.
Although he had the protection of sand,
it didn't mean he was unkillable.
As long as the damage was enough,
there was still an upper limit to how much sand could withstand.
Gaara narrowed his eyes. His poker face finally shifted slightly.
He spoke with genuine admiration:
"Even though you're a Konoha genin—I have to admit…you're strong."
Naruto smiled and didn't reply.
Inside him—the honest Nine-Tails
sensed something in that moment.
Its massive beast eyes opened wide.
The corners of its mouth stretched almost to its ears.
"That smell is as disgusting as ever, you stupid tanuki!"
"If you kick an iron plate this time—it'll be fun to watch."
Inside Gaara's body—Shukaku also sensed it.
Its eyes opened as well.
The sand around Gaara began to stir faintly.
But it quickly settled down again.
Gaara almost thought he was hallucinating.
Kankurō wasn't willing to accept this hopeless situation.
He twitched his fingers slightly.
Crow moved along with him.
The movements were cautious and subtle.
Kankurō thought he had disguised it well.
Bang—
A massive pain exploded from his back.
Naruto showed zero mercy—kicking Kankurō square in the back with full force.
Naruto had god-tier taijutsu reinforcement.
Even without using any special techniques,
this kick was more than enough to make Kankurō suffer.
Kankurō's entire body was blasted backward like a cannonball—flying more than ten meters.
He rolled and tumbled,
kicking up a cloud of dust along the way.
Whoosh—
Temari's face instantly darkened.
"Bastard!!!"
She gripped her giant fan tightly.
Ready to give Naruto a gust of wind!
Seeing the beautiful girl get angry,
Naruto looked perfectly innocent.
Let me explain—my little brother-in-law brought this on himself.
Wife, don't be mad.
Family should discipline family—knows how to hold back.
If outsiders did it—your little brother might not die, but he'd definitely be crippled.
So isn't that the logic, Temari-wife?
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