Sasuke Paid a Huge Price to Train in Lightning Release

Furious, Neji shouted that he was going to kill Naruto, yet kept dry-heaving from time to time because of the vomit on his body.

Seeing how bedraggled he looked, Naruto involuntarily took two steps back and pinched his nose, his entire body radiating disdain for his brother-in-law.

Seeing that Neji was truly beside himself with rage, Naruto felt he should at least explain himself a little.

Not that it would calm the other man down, but saying it would make Naruto feel better too.

"It's not my fault!"

"You punched me until I threw up!"

It would have been better if Naruto had said nothing. The moment he spoke, Neji nearly fainted from rage on the spot.

He moved his feet with difficulty, terrified that making too large a movement would cause the foreign matter on his head to fall onto his face.

Even Hinata, watching from the side, could feel the overwhelming killing intent pouring off her brother.

Realizing things were going badly, Naruto scratched his head and gave an awkward smile.

"Brother-in-law, it's getting late..."

"I'll take Hinata home first."

The moment he finished speaking, Naruto threw out a Space Gate without hesitation, flashed several times, and pulled Hinata away from the spot.

Neji stared at where the blond had vanished and blurted out, "Who the hell is your brother-in-law?!"

That blond had been calling him brother-in-law this whole time!

He had not stopped once!!

The more Neji thought about it, the angrier he became, but that blond had already taken Hinata away...

No matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do.

Neji slowly unclenched his fists and took several deep breaths, trying to suppress the rage in his heart.

Right now, the most important thing was finding somewhere to properly clean up his miserable state.

And besides...

He absolutely would not agree to this marriage!!!

Meanwhile, Naruto Master had already brought Hinata back to the Hyuga Clan Grounds.

Feeling a little guilty, Naruto did not dare open a Space Gate at the front entrance this time and chose the back gate instead.

He was not sure whether his brother-in-law had any friends or relatives who might come looking for trouble with him.

"Naruto-kun..."

"Are... are you okay?"

As Hinata spoke, she pointed at Naruto's stomach.

She was a little worried.

After all, Naruto had just been punched until he threw up by her brother.

"Hahaha... Don't worry."

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

Hinata's concern made him feel even more embarrassed.

Instead of worrying about her own brother, this girl had immediately checked on him...

Mm, Hinata was the best!

Naruto's heart warmed at her sudden concern. He patted the girl's head but did nothing excessive.

After all...

Big Fox had already sensed a great deal of hostility nearby.

Naruto figured that if his actions went even a little too far, Hiashi Old Man would smash a cup, and a whole group of Hyuga axemen would emerge from the surroundings, ready to chop him into meat paste.

After saying goodbye to Hinata, Naruto tossed out a Space Gate and returned to the small grove.

In the small grove, Sasuke sat on the ground in a daze, electric arcs flickering across his body from time to time.

As for Sakura...

She sat in the corner with her arms wrapped around her knees, her head buried between them. Judging by how frequently her body trembled...

Naruto guessed that after spending an afternoon with Sasuke, Sakura was secretly rejoicing in the corner?

Crackle—

Crackle—

Before he even reached Sasuke, Naruto heard the popping of electricity and smelled burnt hair.

Was this kid going to electrocute himself stupid?

In the original story, Sasuke had indeed used Lightning Release to stimulate the cells in his body...

But Naruto remembered that this kind of training was not supposed to produce a burning smell, was it?

Naruto sat down three spots away from Sasuke and asked a few unnecessary questions.

"What are you doing?"

"Learning from the Thunderbolt King?"

"Training."

Sasuke kept the same expression as before and answered flatly, then turned to look at Naruto.

"Thunderbolt King?"

"Oh... just a really powerful guy."

"Oh."

Seeing that Naruto did not want to elaborate, Sasuke did not press further.

This had been how the two of them got along for years. No matter what they said or did, they basically never needed to explain things too clearly. They just did it.

"By the way..."

"What do you think about using Lightning-nature Chakra to stimulate my body?"

Sasuke finally could not help asking.

Because he seemed to have noticed something was wrong too.

He had gotten this method of becoming stronger from Naruto's Wind Release: Blood Burst Technique.

Then, after being shocked by Kakashi's Lightning Release Clone today, he had wanted to try using Chakra to stimulate his body like Naruto did.

It could also increase his lightning resistance a little.

Sasuke felt there was nothing wrong with that line of thought, but he did not know where the problem lay...

Whenever he used Lightning-nature Chakra to shock himself, some of the hair on his body would get singed.

Considering the Uchiha Clan's public image, Sasuke had stubbornly refused to let even a strand of his head hair get burnt.

As for why there was still a burnt smell...

That was anyone's guess.

"I think it works."

"But you should ask Kakashi about it. He probably understands it better than I do."

Naruto glanced at Sasuke's hair, utterly baffled.

Where exactly was that burning smell coming from...

"Okay. I'll ask tomorrow."

Sasuke nodded and stopped discharging electricity.

He had used up a little too much today. If he did not stop now, he would have no choice but to burn his hair.

"Wait..."

"I have an idea!"