Chapter 89: Big Brother-in-Law Wants to Beat My Wife? I'll Dislocate Your Shoulder
"That guy really is Naruto, right? Way too strong!"
"Yeah! Just one kick and Kiba had to forfeit."
"Damn it! What happened to the dead-last reputation? This whole world has been lying to me!"
"Heh… I'm tired. Let's just destroy everything."
"Maybe Kiba was just too weak. Got beaten halfway and gave up—such a spineless guy."
"If it were me, I'd last way longer. No way I'd forfeit!"
The crowd buzzed with discussion.
Kiba—who had just barely survived—immediately got furious.
You guys talk so casually.
Like it's all hot air.
If that's how easy it is, then why can't I become Hokage too?
I like a flower—does that mean I can just pluck it?
I like clouds—does that mean they should float down so I can smell them?
Is that how it works?!
And that guy saying he'd last longer against Naruto—
get the hell out here.
You're so awesome, you're so special.
If you're that great, why don't you ride a crow and fly into the sky?
(The latter part wasn't Kiba's thought.
It was Naruto's own inner roast.)
Some people—can't do shit, but their mouth is number one.
Honestly, he was annoyed too.
But it only lasted a moment.
He quickly calmed down.
He turned to look at Moonlight Hayate, who was still dazed in place.
"Brother Hayate—you can announce the winner of this match now, right?"
Naruto's words
snapped Moonlight Hayate back to reality.
He swallowed hard and shouted loudly:
"The winner of this preliminary match is Uzumaki Naruto!"
As for his student's crushing defeat,
Yūhi Kurenai was inwardly shocked, though she didn't show it on her face.
Kiba lost—so be it.
As long as he wasn't injured, that was fine.
What truly surprised Kurenai
was that throughout the entire fight,
Naruto hadn't used a single ninjutsu.
He relied purely on basic physical strength.
One kick—and Akamaru was sent flying.
This was a real combat arena—no faking involved.
It was clear proof of just how monstrous Naruto's physical ability was!
The yellow button that makes people think crookedly—
Kakashi—watching from the side—put away his little yellow book and nodded.
"Yes, he really is Minato-sensei's son."
While speaking,
Kakashi subtly glanced toward Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Seeing the old monkey show no particular surprise,
he finally relaxed.
Honestly—
emotionally and logically, Kakashi didn't want to hand Naruto over to Hiruzen for training.
One slip-up and he'd end up in ANBU—done for.
But at this point it was impossible anyway.
After all—the Five Great Nations were currently in a peaceful period.
They didn't need that many operatives right now.
Kurenai showed a look of great interest.
But as an adult toward a younger generation.
Honestly—
when Kiba shouted his surrender,
Naruto hadn't continued attacking.
That alone
earned him a small amount of favor in Kurenai's heart.
Plus the fact that Naruto was Minato's son.
Kurenai's good impression of him grew even stronger.
Not because Minato was the Fourth Hokage.
But because Minato and Kushina had been extremely well-liked in the village.
Kushina especially had been a gentle and kind big sister.
In the past, Kushina had once helped Kurenai.
All these factors combined
meant that—even though her student Kiba had lost—
Kurenai couldn't bring herself to feel angry.
Naruto returned to the spectator area but didn't stay long.
He headed straight toward Hinata.
Sakura—who didn't know what was going on—saw Naruto and immediately smiled brightly.
"Naruto-kun—congratulations on your win!"
Naruto just gave a small nod.
Right now the most urgent thing
was to go to his wife's side.
If he remembered correctly,
his match against big brother-in-law was coming up soon.
And his wife was about to get brutally beaten.
What kind of bullshit is this?
Beating my own wife?
Naruto definitely wouldn't allow it.
If he couldn't stop it,
he didn't mind giving big brother-in-law a lesson.
Sure—you're big brother-in-law.
But there are still rules.
Beating my wife is absolutely not allowed.
I'll dislocate your shoulder.
Though if he dislocated big brother-in-law's shoulder today,
when the wedding came around later,
big brother-in-law's face would definitely look off.
Would he hold a grudge and make things difficult?
That was something to watch out for.
No intention to harm the uncle, but must guard against the uncle.
Since Naruto had already transmigrated,
big brother-in-law obviously couldn't die.
After all—whether Tobi's grand plan would even happen was still unknown.
Naruto planned to finish the Chūnin Exams first.
Then go out and have fun.
Right now—he needed to persuade his wife.
No need for family to fight family.
Dying over a meaningless Chūnin preliminary wasn't worth it.
After Six Paths level—there's still Konoha genin level.
Look how impressive that sounds.
Was it really worth desperately chasing this illusory honor?
Huh? You say no money?
No money is even better!
I run a company on the sea—I'll support you!
As Naruto approached,
everyone instinctively turned their attention toward him.
Little Hinata's face instantly flushed red.
She didn't know what to do.
As for why Naruto was coming over—she had no idea.
The distance between them shrank rapidly.
When Naruto finally reached her,
Hinata's small head steamed slightly. She felt dizzy and disoriented.
"T-That… Naruto-kun… c-congratulations on winning."
Her voice was mosquito-like.
The shy wife looked exceptionally lovable.
This woman—I'm protecting her!
Even if Jesus comes—he won't change my mind!
Naruto grinned and said:
"Hinata—how about we just forfeit the preliminaries?"
Even though he was smiling,
his tone was extremely firm.
Hinata froze. She hadn't even drawn lots yet.
She didn't even know who her opponent was.
But in the next instant—the big screen in the arena lit up.
Her opponent was also from the Hyūga clan.
Hyūga Neji!
The genius known as the pride of the Hyūga family!
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