Nara Shikaku: I Almost Died Earlier

"Wh-what!?"

Hyuga Hiashi stared in disbelief at the scene below.

"Not standard enough!?"

"And... and again!?"

Hyuga Hiashi whimpered loudly.

Are you kidding me!?

The previous ten meters, every single meter, had shattered Hyuga Setsuna's bones. Ten meters felt like a lifetime of crawling.

And now another ten meters? Isn't that going back on his word!?

Hyuga Setsuna looked at Uzumaki Naruto in despair.

At this moment, he recalled what had happened in the courtyard earlier. Back then, he had been smug, proudly telling Hyuga Hinata:

Your movements aren't standard enough, do it another hundred times...

"Hahaha~~~"

Hyuga Setsuna let out a despairing, miserable laugh. He never imagined karma would strike so quickly. He had been arrogantly reprimanding Hyuga Hinata just moments ago, and now the tables had turned, with Uzumaki Naruto reprimanding him...

"Run!"

Uzumaki Naruto spoke coldly, and the Golden Chains shot out again, piercing Hyuga Setsuna's shoulder.

"Ahhhhhh..."

Hyuga Setsuna screamed in despair, dragging his nearly crippled body inch by inch towards the gate, but showing no sign of life.

After just two meters, blood had already stained the entire path crimson. With a thud, Hyuga Setsuna's head slammed heavily onto the path, and he lost consciousness.

Hyuga Hiashi's heart pounded as he nervously watched Uzumaki Naruto below.

No way...

He wouldn't kill, would he...?

Seeing Uzumaki Naruto's cruel methods, Hyuga Hiashi was absolutely certain that Uzumaki Naruto had the courage to kill. With just a slight movement of Uzumaki Naruto's finger, the Golden Chains could pierce Hyuga Setsuna's heart.

However, unexpectedly, Uzumaki Naruto merely cast a cold glance at Hyuga Setsuna before turning and walking towards Hyuga Hinata's room.

Hyuga Hiashi was somewhat surprised, but when he saw Hyuga Setsuna, covered in blood, he understood everything.

"Killing the spirit..."

"Hyuga Setsuna's limbs are completely broken, with comminuted fractures. Even if he doesn't die, he'll be a cripple..."

"Every day from now on, he will live with resentment and pain, but he will never have the possibility of revenge..."

Hyuga Hiashi murmured to himself, his face turning deathly pale, cold sweat dripping incessantly.

God!

God!

God!

What kind of cruel method was this!?

Didn't everyone in the village say he had a gentle personality and a smile as bright as the sun? Was this really that Uzumaki Naruto?

Why was the Uzumaki Naruto before him a demon!?

No!

This method... it's even more brutal than a demon...

"Little Hinata..."

Uzumaki Naruto walked to Little Hinata's bedside and sat down. He looked at the sleeping Little Hinata, a helpless smile on his face. He poked Little Hinata's cheek with his index finger, and Little Hinata, in her sleep, showed a wronged expression.

Uzumaki Naruto let out a helpless laugh: "Little Hinata, that's why I said before that I wanted you to choose me, because... only you can make me lose my mind like this."

Scorch Release!

Adamantine Chains!

Nine-Tails Chakra!

Combining my three strongest abilities barely gives me the strength of an elite Jonin. It's too soon to reveal them.

But the thought of Little Hinata's pain made it impossible for me to suppress my rage.

"Naruto-kun..."

Little Hinata mumbled in her sleep.

Uzumaki Naruto snapped out of it, chuckled wryly, and poked Little Hinata's cheek again.

"Well, whatever..."

Half an hour earlier.

Hokage Office.

Nara Shikaku rushed to the Hokage Office in a panic. Without bothering to knock, he shoved open the door to the Hokage's office.

But he didn't see the Hokage. After asking an Anbu member, he learned the Hokage had gone to Root.

Muttering a curse, Nara Shikaku frantically headed towards Root.

On the way, Nara Shikaku was startled by the sight of Root, which looked like it had suffered a fire, but he didn't dwell on it and pushed open the door to Danzō's office.

"Lord Hokage, something's wrong!!!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo were startled. Still reeling, they turned their heads to see Nara Shikaku, panting heavily.

"What's going on? Don't you know how to knock?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at Nara Shikaku, his face grim. That sudden shout had nearly given him a heart attack.

Nara Shikaku's mouth twitched. He had no time for such formalities.

"Lord Hokage, this is bad! Something huge has happened! Uzumaki Naruto, the Nine-Tails inside Uzumaki Naruto has gone berserk!!!"

"What!!!"

"Impossible!!!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo shot to their feet.

"How could the Nine-Tails go berserk?"

"Isn't the seal inside Uzumaki Naruto the strongest one!?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo looked at Nara Shikaku with grim expressions.

Nara Shikaku gave a bitter smile: "Lord Hokage, it seems the Hyuga Clan did something to Hyuga Hinata. Uzumaki Naruto became extremely angry, and in his rage, the Nine-Tails Chakra burst out."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face grew even grimmer.

"Hyuga!"

He knew it. He knew Hyuga Hinata was Uzumaki Naruto's sore spot.

But that scoundrel, the Hyuga Clan head, not only disobeyed his orders but directly placed Hyuga Hinata under house arrest.

"Phew!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, his face still dark.

"I understand."

The air grew somewhat quiet.

Nara Shikaku looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a dark expression.

"Lord Hokage, and then what!?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, somewhat annoyed by Nara Shikaku's questioning tone, but still explained: "I'm thinking about how to get the Hyuga Clan to relent."

Nara Shikaku nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Given the power and rage Uzumaki Naruto had displayed, the Hyuga Clan might already be littered with corpses.

And you're here thinking about how to get the Hyuga Clan to relent!???

Nara Shikaku suppressed the urge to vomit blood and said, "Lord Hokage, what I mean is that we should now be figuring out how to save the Hyuga Clan."

"Hmm!?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Nara Shikaku, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Shikaku, what nonsense are you talking about!?"

"It's just a little Nine-Tails Chakra burst; surely the Hyuga Clan can handle it!?"

Nara Shikaku nodded with a bitter smile.

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean."

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo's expressions gradually froze.

Nara Shikaku continued, "I was almost beaten to death by Uzumaki Naruto earlier."

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.