"What... what?!"
Ebisu stared at Naruto, unable to hide the terror on his face.
He simply couldn't wrap his head around it—someone actually dared to beat up the Third Hokage's own grandson.
Looking at Konohamaru's face, swollen nearly beyond recognition, Ebisu's heart went cold.
He had finally landed this job as the private tutor of someone's grandson by riding the title of Special Jonin.
Now Konohamaru had been beaten into this state right in front of him. How was he supposed to keep this cushy future going?
He suddenly stepped forward and blocked Naruto, who was about to leave, raising his voice. "Kid! Do you know who you just hit?! That's the Third Hokage's grandson!"
Naruto's face darkened in irritation at being stopped. He found this bootlicking idiot especially unpleasant. "If you don't move, I'll beat you into the Third Hokage's wife."
"The Third's wife? Didn't Lady Biwako already pass away?"
Ebisu froze, his mind failing to catch up for a moment.
The next instant, a piercing pain shot up from between his legs.
His whole body curled up like a shrimp. Clutching his crotch tightly with both hands, he rolled around on the ground, unable to even cry out.
A thick, terrifying Earth Spear had appeared where he had been standing at some point.
Kakashi, hiding in a dark corner some distance away, pressed hard against his brow.
Why had the Third given his grandson such a hopeless idiot?
Then his gaze shifted to Naruto, who was walking away as if nothing had happened, and the stifling feeling in his chest refused to fade.
Both were descendants of the Hokage.
Konohamaru ran wild through the village, and no matter how much trouble he caused, there were always people smiling as they covered for him.
But Naruto had been shunned