"What did you say?" Fu Yamanaka was furious. He felt Naruto was toying with him.
Fu Yamanaka was a member of Root and belonged to the Yamanaka Clan, the same clan as Ino Yamanaka. Naruto simply thought he was too weak and wanted to send him away.
Fu Yamanaka changed his mind. He wanted to teach Naruto a lesson before taking him back to Konoha.
Fu Yamanaka attacked first, and Karin stepped forward to meet him. The two became locked in combat.
Sai, meanwhile, faced Hinata.
Naruto stood where he was, looking at Torune Aburame before him.
Torune Aburame was still trying to persuade Naruto. "Obey the village's orders. As long as you return to the village, we can pretend none of this ever happened."
"Or else?"
Torune Aburame had heard that Naruto was strong, but he had never witnessed it himself. More importantly, he had great confidence in his own abilities.
Even though Naruto had already become a Jonin, Torune Aburame was not afraid of him.
Torune Aburame tightened his gloves and charged at Naruto.
Naruto narrowed his eyes and smiled inwardly. This Torune Aburame seemed to have a decent nature.
Naruto made up his mind to exchange a few moves with him. Both used plain, unadorned taijutsu, trading punches and kicks as they tested each other in close combat.
As time passed, Torune Aburame sensed something was wrong. He began to wonder why Naruto was not using ninjutsu and had relied solely on taijutsu throughout.
Because of his special physique, Torune Aburame had not mastered many ninjutsu. His primary method of attack was still taijutsu.
"Why aren't you using ninjutsu?"
"You haven't used your poisonous insects either. You've already given me such a huge advantage—how could I possibly have the nerve to use ninjutsu?" Naruto flashed a sunny