Hinata vs. Sakura-This Is Bad, Sakura, Surrender Now!

"Xuanyu..."

Although Hinata Hyuga had clearly seen what had happened in the fight, she still asked instinctively, "Are you all right?"

She knew Xuanyu would not be hurt, but she had asked out of habit, wanting to make sure once more.

"I'm fine." Xuanyu's eyes softened as he rubbed Hinata's little head. "Don't worry. No one in the Shinobi World capable of hurting me has appeared yet!"

Tsk~~

There were several people nearby when Xuanyu said that. Upon hearing him, looks of disdain appeared on their faces.

Did he think the Uchiha Clan could protect him forever? That was far too arrogant—so arrogant it left them speechless.

How could such an arrogant person be from Konoha? He was simply bringing shame upon Konoha!

"Isn't... isn't Xuanyu being too arrogant?" Yamanaka Ino looked over. She had vaguely heard what Xuanyu said and could not help asking, her tone carrying a hint of surprise.

Though they were classmates, she also thought Xuanyu's words were overly arrogant and difficult to understand.

"Huh? He's not wrong. As long as he's in the Uchiha Clan, no one can hurt him." Nara Shikamaru spoke up as well, then fell into thought again.

"Shikamaru, what are you thinking about?" Ino felt rather helpless at how Nara Shikamaru would slip into deep thought from time to time.

Nara Shikamaru came back to himself. "I was thinking, do you think Xuanyu might actually be very strong?"

"Impossible." Yamanaka Ino shook her head decisively. "With the Uchiha Clan's prideful nature, if his talent were truly exceptional, they would definitely refute it. But all these years... the Uchiha Clan has never offered a single rebuttal regarding Xuanyu's talent!"

"That's true." Nara Shikamaru nodded as well. Come to think of it... Xuanyu really had never refuted the claims about his talent. And