"Big Sister, I wish it were a joke too. But that boy was far too monstrous. The Seventh Hokage and Second Pillar couldn't even last ten moves against him. The ninjutsu he casually performed was like forbidden techniques."
Hinata Hanabi's words echoed through the vast courtyard, lingering for a long time.
Seeing the disbelief written across everyone's faces, Hanabi's expression turned bitter as well.
She had always been very satisfied with her brother-in-law, who had become the Seventh Hokage.
But precisely because of that, she found this defeat even harder to accept.
Ten moves? Ninjutsu like forbidden techniques?
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Especially as they muttered and repeated Hanabi's words under their breath, it became even harder for them to process.
In their eyes, the Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto, and Second Pillar were legends of the current generation in Konoha.
No matter how poorly things went, the two sides should have fought until the heavens cracked and the earth split, both suffering devastating injuries.
At the very least, they should have exchanged dozens, if not hundreds, of moves. Only then would it fit the status of Kage-level experts.
Yet now, Hanabi was telling them that Konoha's legendary figures could not even withstand ten moves.
The towering image of those legends in their hearts instantly collapsed like a breached dam.
If this had not been in public, the ninjas who regarded those two as their goals would probably have already hidden in a corner and cried.
"N-No way. Hanabi, if you're still joking, then Big Sister is going to get angry. Naruto is the Seventh Hokage of Konoha. With him around, he can definitely keep Konoha safe. No one should be able to defeat him!" Hinata grew anxious and nearly grabbed Hanabi by the collar to question her.
Facing those pale