Extorting the Fourth Hokage

At that moment, Iruka was thinking to himself...

"It looks like Makoto Ito has been training hard in private! Otherwise, he couldn't have improved this much! Especially in terms of strength—he must have put in a lot of hard work!"

When Naruto realized he couldn't pull his fist back no matter what, he simply stopped trying. With a sudden burst of force, he tried to swing a side kick at Makoto Ito...

Makoto Ito noticed it as well. Gripping Naruto's hand, he gave it a light twist...

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!"

In truth, Makoto Ito had not used much strength at all. With his current power, if he had actually put force into it, Naruto's arm would likely have been ruined by now!

Madara Uchiha: ???? This is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? He's way too weak, isn't he? I was tougher than him when I was three!

Tobirama Senju: Fourth, I have to say, your son really is impressively weak...

Kushina Uzumaki: Hey, hey, hey!!! Makoto! Go easier on him! Can't you see how much Naruto's hurting?!

Minato Namikaze: Yeah, Group Leader, go a little easier on him!

Makoto Ito: Go easier on him? Let me tell you, no way! You know, when this brat used to bully me, he was really into it! I could never beat him in sparring practice! And most importantly, whenever I finally managed to beat him once, he'd insist that he had gone easy on me and make me treat him to ramen! Today, I'm definitely going to teach him a proper lesson!

In fact, Makoto Ito had never been bullied by Naruto. On the contrary, the two of them had gotten along fairly well. The reason Makoto Ito spoke that way was because he wanted to fleece something off Minato and Kushina!

After all, didn't they care about their son? Didn't they want to keep their son from getting beaten up? Then they should hand over something good!

If they didn't give him anything? Hehehehehehehe...

Then sorry about that, Naruto Uzumaki!

While they were talking, Naruto Uzumaki, who was being restrained by Makoto Ito, did not just sit around and wait. He lightly twisted his body, planted his left hand on the ground, turned sideways, and prepared to kick Makoto Ito in the head with both legs...

Iruka's eyes lit up when he saw this!

"That was a very good move from Naruto! How will Makoto Ito respond?"

In Iruka's view, Naruto's move was very clever. If things went well, he might even be able to turn the tables!

Hashirama Senju: Ah! That was a beautiful move!

Madara Uchiha: Yeah, yeah. It really wasn't easy for someone with his brain to come up with that move!

Although Naruto's move was indeed very good, there was nothing he could do about it. The difference in strength between him and Makoto Ito was simply too great!

Moreover, Makoto Ito was not particularly surprised by Naruto's move. After all, Naruto often came up with strange and ingenious ideas in battle. He was, after all, known as the number one unpredictable fighter!

Although Naruto usually acted silly and scatterbrained, whenever he was in battle, he often had moments where his intelligence seemed to shoot through the roof!

But there was nothing to be done about the gap in strength. Seeing Naruto assume that posture, Makoto Ito simply leaned his body back slightly, grabbed Naruto by the ankle...

Then yanked upward with force, spinning him around like a windmill...

Madara Uchiha: Pfft, hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! Why is this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki so funny? Honestly, this is the first time I've found watching children fight this entertaining!

Hashirama Senju: It couldn't be helped. If their strength had been closer, that move just now would indeed have been quite good. But Makoto Ito is simply far stronger than Naruto, so he neutralized it with ease!

Tobirama Senju: What a pity. That move just now was clearly pretty good. Fourth Hokage, it looks like your son is destined to get completely crushed today!

At that moment, Naruto Uzumaki, who had been lifted up, frantically twisted his body and shouted at the top of his lungs!

"Damn it, Makoto! Put me down already!!!"

"Aaaaaah!!! Put me down already!!!"

Makoto Ito seemed to hear Naruto's cries and directly threw him out...

Kushina Uzumaki: Naruto!!!!!

However, Naruto was fine after being thrown. He rolled on the ground and got back to his feet!

"Hmph! Damn it, Makoto!! I just wasn't ready before! This time, I'm definitely going to make you pay!!!"

Naruto once again took up a fighting stance!

Meanwhile, Makoto Ito dashed toward Naruto at high speed. Before Naruto could even react, Makoto Ito clenched his fist, gathered the strength of his whole body, and punched straight toward Naruto's stomach...

Kushina Uzumaki: No!!!!! Naruto!!!!!!!

But in that split second, Makoto Ito instantly withdrew his strength and merely gave Naruto's stomach a light pat...

Kushina Uzumaki: Phew...

Naruto was also a little dumbfounded. He had thought that punch was definitely going to hit him in the stomach, but Makoto Ito had not used any force at all!

Seeing the dazed look on Naruto's face, Makoto Ito was suddenly in the mood to play. With a light push of his palm, he sent Naruto tumbling down onto his butt...

"Ow! Damn it! Makoto!!! I'm definitely going to make you pay!!!"

Iruka felt relieved when he saw this. In that instant just now, he had nearly stepped in to end the match. But he had not expected Makoto Ito to hold back at the crucial moment. Seeing that, Iruka gave up on ending the match. He also wanted to see just how far Makoto Ito had grown!

As Naruto flipped himself back up and charged at him again, Makoto Ito smiled happily!

Makoto Ito: I was just playing around earlier, Fourth Hokage. You don't want me to beat your son into a pig-headed mess, do you?

I think the Flying Thunder God is a really good ninjutsu! If you teach me the Flying Thunder God, I won't beat him up. How about it?

Madara Uchiha: Well, damn! So this was what he was after? I was wondering why he suddenly pulled his punch!

Tobirama Senju: Makoto Ito, you really are something else!

Hizashi Hyuga: I was wondering why you were about to go for the kill, then suddenly held back. So you were trying to scare the Fourth Lord!

Tobirama Senju: Isn't this the legendary unscrupulous merchant? We absolutely can't give it to him! Over something this trivial, he wants the Flying Thunder God? How could there be such a good deal? Besides, what's wrong with a kid getting beaten up a little?

Hizashi Hyuga: Exactly, exactly! We definitely can't give it to him!

Makoto Ito: ???? You dare ruin my plans! Do you two want to be locked in the Black Room for solitary confinement?