Minato's Beating (Requesting Subscriptions)

Hanfeng acted as soon as the idea came to him. He immediately left Naruto behind and went to find Iruka.

Ever since becoming a teacher, Iruka had given up almost all his usual leisure activities. Whenever he had free time, he was either at home figuring out how to educate children or preparing lessons. There were no exceptions.

When Hanfeng arrived at Iruka's Home, he found him without trouble.

"Iruka, I have something important to tell you." Hanfeng seized the initiative as soon as he arrived!

"What is it?" Seeing Hanfeng's serious expression, Iruka grew solemn as well.

It had to be said: when Iruka put on a stern face, he really did look like a teacher.

"It's about the love triangle between Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura," Hanfeng said quietly. "As their teacher, you must know a little about it."

That's all?

Iruka was taken aback, then nodded. "Naruto likes Sakura, but Sakura likes Sasuke, and Sasuke likes... No, Sasuke doesn't like anyone, so there's no love triangle like you said."

Hanfeng disagreed. "That's how it was at first. Naruto liked Sakura, Sakura liked Sasuke, and Sasuke didn't like anyone. The three of them maintained a delicate balance, but now that balance has been broken!"

Iruka's heart stirred. He remembered that Sasuke and Sakura had indeed been interacting a lot more these past few days. Could it be...

Hanfeng continued, "Who knows what got into Sasuke lately, but he suddenly started treating Sakura with extra care. The two of them spend all day showing off their affection in front of Naruto. It's left Naruto unable to eat or sleep, and listless no matter what he does. He can't even focus during training. If this goes on, Naruto will be ruined!"

"Can it really be that serious?" Iruka looked at Hanfeng