Naruto: My Butt's Going to Rot~!

"What the... how did he do that?!"

Sasuke's eyes widened. He was usually cool as a cucumber, but even he couldn't hide his shock now.

His face twisted into an exaggerated expression.

At the same time, the Fire Style he'd always been so proud of had failed in such a bizarre way.

It was a blow to his pride.

If Cangwu had dodged with the Body Flicker Technique or blocked it with a jutsu—

Even if he'd done so effortlessly—

Sasuke wouldn't have reacted like this.

Because Cangwu hadn't moved a single inch from start to finish.

He'd just stood there. You could even say he'd taken the Great Fireball head-on.

Is this the kind of strength a Jonin Instructor is supposed to have?!

The gap between me and a Jonin Instructor... is really this huge?!

In that moment, Sasuke stopped thinking of Cangwu as a Genin.

He had to be a Special Jonin at the very least.

Sasuke absolutely couldn't accept that Cangwu was still a Genin.

The instant he faced reality,

Sasuke forced himself to calm down.

Before Cangwu had had much time to spot him, he quickly darted backward.

He hid among the trees in the training ground, breaking Cangwu's line of sight.

Meanwhile, after noticing Sasuke's movements, Sakura began silently making her way toward him.

He's still just standing there... What's going on?

Why didn't Sasuke-kun's attack have any effect at all?

While stunned by Cangwu's bizarre strength, Sakura was also quietly glad she hadn't revealed her hiding place and rushed in to help Sasuke attack him.

"Good judgment," Cangwu murmured, nodding to himself.

Sasuke had a fine instinct for battle.

Sakura's split-second judgment wasn't bad, either.

Sasuke was proud, but he didn't let it show easily during a fight.

Once he recognized the gap between himself and his enemy, he steadied himself and made the right choice at once.

A direct assault was out of the question.

By contrast...

"Ow..."

Naruto rubbed his butt and got to his feet, his face full of grievance.

"Teacher Cangwu really doesn't hold back at all."

"In that case... I won't hold back, either!"

With that, Naruto swaggered toward Cangwu again.

"I'm not useless like Sasuke!"

"Teacher Cangwu, let's settle this fair and square!"

Just as Cangwu had expected, Naruto was exactly like this.

Cangwu shook his head helplessly.

A Genin was actually daring to challenge a Jonin Instructor head-on.

"Do you think this exercise is a game?" Cangwu asked sternly.

"Looks like I'll have to draw some blood."

"If you see blood out there, you'll be so scared you'll freeze."

Hidden nearby, Sasuke was speechless.

"What an idiot!"

"Didn't he see what Cangwu just did?"

How could Naruto still dare to attack head-on at a time like this?

Sasuke didn't know whether to call him fearless because he was good, or just plain stupid.

Or maybe he didn't think this was a training exercise or a simulated battle at all.

Maybe he thought it was some kind of ninja game.

That's why deadweight like him, who only knows how to play ninja house, will definitely get in my way when I try to gain power!

Sakura rolled her eyes, too.

Idiot Naruto!

Did you forget what Teacher Cangwu just did to you?

You're still daring to attack head-on... even Sasuke-kun...

Huh? Sasuke-kun?

Looking at Sasuke's serious, focused expression, Sakura finally caught on.

While the idiot Naruto attacked head-on, they could look for an opening in Teacher Cangwu's defense and then seize their chance.

As expected of Sasuke-kun. He's much more reliable than the idiot Naruto~

Bam—!!!

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Naruto formed hand seals and created more than twenty shadow clones, surrounding Cangwu.

"Teacher Cangwu, surrender!"

Naruto laughed triumphantly.

Cangwu frowned slightly. "So you ignored everything I said."

"This isn't a ninja game."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it," Naruto replied, clearly not taking him seriously.

"Prepare yourself, Teacher Cangwu!"

"Hahaha, Teacher Cangwu, I can make more than a thousand shadow clones, you know~!"

"Kick Teacher Cangwu in the butt!"

"..."

Naruto and his shadow clones charged in, shouting and carrying on.

"They're full of openings." Cangwu surveyed them.

In Cangwu's eyes, Naruto and his clones moved as if in slow motion.

An attack like this could only work on a weakling like Mizuki.

And Cangwu was clearly no one who could be taken down with such ease.

Bam, bam, bam—!!!

It happened in the blink of an eye.

All of Naruto's shadow clones burst apart.

They turned into clouds of white smoke and vanished.

Naruto, who still hadn't figured out how his shadow clones worked, stood there dumbfounded.

He received the memories his shadow clones sent back.

He couldn't see!

He had no idea how all those shadow clones had been defeated in an instant.

He only knew that just before they were dispelled, a flash of golden light had passed before their eyes.

The shadow clones' popping sounds were loud.

They crackled nonstop like a string of firecrackers.

"Ah—!!!"

Naruto hadn't even figured out what was happening.

Suddenly, that familiar sensation hit him again.

In midair, Naruto clutched his butt and let out a piercing wail.

He felt like his butt was about to rot off.

"Damn you, Teacher Cangwu... couldn't you kick me somewhere else?!"

Bam—

Naruto landed in a daze.

He looked up.

Wasn't that Stinky Sasuke and Cute Sakura?

No... My butt's going to rot off, boo-hoo-hoo!

"Idiot!" Sasuke snorted.

Sasuke had already guessed that Naruto would come flying this way. Cangwu knew where they were hiding.

There was no point in staying hidden here any longer.

Sakura rubbed her forehead helplessly.

"Idiot Naruto, you really... Never mind."

In the end, Sasuke and Sakura dragged Naruto to another spot and hid again.

Cangwu remained standing in the same place.

But as time went on, the pressure he put on the three of them grew heavier.

Seeing that the three of them weren't making a move,

Cangwu took a book out of his ninja pouch.

The cover read The Paradise of Lovers.

He opened it with a frown.

It was obviously an erotic book.

Its author was Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin.

He glanced at the table of contents.

His frown deepened.

The locations were specific, and some titles even had people's names in them.

He flipped through the pages. They described voyeuristic encounters in detail, along with all sorts of steamy scenes.

"Damn it! He's looking down on us!!"

At last, Naruto couldn't hold back.

He started by throwing several shuriken at Cangwu.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

This time, the shuriken didn't pass through Cangwu's body.

As soon as they reached him, particles of golden light repelled them.

Naruto wasn't discouraged.

He formed hand seals. "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!!!"

Bam, bam, bam—

Amid a string of explosive pops,

dozens of figures leaped out of the bushes.

"Idiot!" Sasuke frowned and snorted.

Yet his body shifted instinctively toward a spot where he could strike at the first opportunity.

Seeing Sasuke move, Sakura hurried to follow his example.

"This jutsu won't hurt me."

"Naruto, I told you, this isn't a ninja game."

Cangwu's voice was calm.

But Naruto felt a chill run down his back.

He could tell that Teacher Cangwu, who was usually so kind, seemed angry.

What had happened?

Whatever!

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a streak of golden light shot into the sky.

The Paradise of Lovers in Cangwu's hand shattered.

Cangwu stared expressionlessly at Naruto and the shadow clones rushing toward him.

A whooshing sound came from behind him.

"A ninja shouldn't leave his back exposed, right?"