Toneri was quite pleased with the fear—even the terror—in everyone's eyes.
They were afraid and terrified... right?
He lightly clapped his hands.
As expected, to catch the bandits, you had to catch their leader first. Taking down a Uchiha Clan scion had established his reputation in one fell swoop.
Just look at the expressions on those clueless spectators.
He didn't know why it had worked so well, but that wasn't the point. He just had to keep going his own way!
He strode back to Kushina.
Kushina stared blankly at Toneri, who seemed quite pleased with himself, then quietly edged a step to the side, wearing an awkward smile.
"See? When someone keeps provoking you, there's no need to hold back. Hit them hard! If anyone else dares say another word, beat them to a pulp!" Toneri looked as if he were telling her to follow his lead and that she'd be just fine.
Kushina nodded stiffly.
Seeing that Kushina seemed to have understood what he meant, he nodded in satisfaction and reached out to pat her on the shoulder.
But when Kushina noticed Toneri's movement, she jumped up and immediately dodged, as if his hand were some kind of monster.
Seeing Kushina's reaction, Toneri finally understood what was going on...
His fingers...
Did they smell?
It should be fine through his pants...
Right?
Ugh—
Then he scanned the crowd. Everyone whose eyes he met instinctively took a step back.
"Tsk, what a nuisance. These people feel inferior just standing near me..." Toneri sighed, sounding a little helpless.
Kushina: "..."
She glared at him.
After spending some time with Toneri, she'd figured out a few of his more obvious flaws. The biggest was definitely... his terrible sense of direction. Then there was his narcissism.
And not just a little narcissism.