Two days later, the group strolled leisurely to the Konoha Gate. The two sentry ninjas on duty recognized their figures from afar and quickly straightened up to salute.
"Lady Tsunade, Lord Jiraiya."
"We've been waiting here for a long time."
Tsunade gave a casual nod in acknowledgment, murmured a reply, and lifted her foot to step through the Konoha Gate. Jiraiya trailed behind her dejectedly, and Shizune carried Tonton.
Miki Yūya and Naruto brought up the rear.
Yet just as Tsunade crossed the village entrance, whoosh, a jagged rock tore through the air, striking Tsunade dead-center on the forehead without missing a beat.
A soft thud echoed.
Tsunade's footsteps halted abruptly, and she raised a hand to cup her throbbing forehead. Rage surged instantly, and her face turned livid as she glared in the direction the stone had flown from.
The next instant, a small figure leaped out from the bushes-none other than a furious Konohamaru!
He stood with his hands on his hips, his little face flushed crimson, and glared fiercely at Tsunade, his tone sharp and indignant:
"Tsunade! Get the hell out of Konoha!"
"A woman as addicted to gambling and as lazy and undisciplined as you has no right to be Hokage!"
"Nor do you deserve to inherit the Hokage glory left behind by my grandfather!"
Tsunade's mood had been terrible these past few days, especially after running into that unruly scoundrel Miki Yūya, which had dragged her moral standards down to an all-time low.
Even though Miki Yūya had a foul mouth, sometimes he was genuinely righteous and made sense, yet Tsunade had still beaten him up. How much more so for Konohamaru, who had just jumped out?
Tsunade burst into an angry laugh instantly.
She looked down from above, glaring coldly at Konohamaru:
"You brash little brat, are adult matters something you get to point fingers at?"
"Besides, the old man is dead. So what if I came back to be Hokage?"
Normally, Konohamaru would have muttered a couple of complaints at most, but today he completely blew his top. He simply refused to reason with Tsunade:
"You're just a useless old hag! You don't deserve to be Hokage! Get out right now!"
The three words "old hag" directly stepped on all of Tsunade's bottom lines.
Damn it, what the hell is wrong with the people in Konoha? Their standards are so low. It seems Konoha has been rotting further under the old man's rule-Miki Yūya's low standards aren't just his own problem.
Malice surged in the depths of Tsunade's eyes, and the air pressure around her dropped frighteningly. She readied herself to step forward and properly teach this lawless little brat a lesson.
Yet just a half-step forward, a sudden thought crossed her mind. She abruptly reined in her movement, took a step back, and cleared the open space right in front of her.
Seeing Tsunade back away, Konohamaru's eyes lit up instantly, thinking that Tsunade had cowered and was afraid of him!
His arrogance grew even more inflated, and puffing out his small chest, he prepared to continue chewing her out.
As a result, his vision shifted, and walking out slowly from behind Tsunade was the most unreasonable, lowest-standards, foulest-mouthed, and most merciless tyrant in the entire village-Miki Yūya.
Konohamaru's entire body stiffened instantly, and cold sweat broke out across his back.
In all of Konoha, Miki Yūya was an insoluble bully and an absolute lunatic to Konohamaru.
Yet in Miki Yūya's eyes, Konohamaru at this moment was a pure, walking Haki and Armament Haki ATM.
Beating up ninjas was too much trouble, but beating Konohamaru?
Safe, legal, and you could farm rewards! It was practically a system-exclusive guaranteed welfare benefit!
The corners of Miki Yūya's mouth curled into a happy smile:
"So devoid of manners at such a young age. It seems the Sarutobi Clan really has gone downhill, actually leaving someone like this in the village?"
"The one who should get out of Konoha is you, the grandson of a sinner!"
"The Third Hokage sat on the throne for a lifetime and left behind a mountain of messes, screwing over the village and then screwing over the younger generation. Other people flaunt their power because of their predecessors' achievements, but your grandfather's evil legacy hasn't even been paid off yet, and you still dare to rely on those sins to come out and block the road?"
"Days have already passed, and a good-for-nothing remnant like you is still bouncing around Konoha. Konoha really is getting more useless by the day, and today I'm going to banish you on Konoha's behalf."
Before his voice faded, Miki Yūya sped up into a sprint, raised his foot, and delivered a vicious, direct kick!
"Boom!"
It landed solidly on Konohamaru's little belly!
[Ding! Armament Haki +5]
Konohamaru flew backward like a small cannonball, slamming heavily into the ground. The pain made his internal organs churn, and tears instantly filled his eyes, spilling over in heavy streams.
It hurt so much!
Yet he didn't dare to cry, nor did he dare to stop!
Standing opposite him was Miki Yūya, that lunatic king!
Using hands and feet, Konohamaru scrambled up from the ground in a clumsy scramble, tears and snot flying everywhere, as he turned, broke into a mad dash, and wailed in a breakdown as he ran.
"Waaaaah--!!"
Miki Yūya had gotten a taste for hitting him and took giant strides in hot pursuit. While chasing, he cursed loudly at the top of his lungs, echoing through the entire village lane:
"What are you running for? Is the Third's grandson only capable of running?"
"Grandfather and grandson cut from the same cloth-just useless cowards who only know how to put on airs!"
"The Third is a piece of trash, and you're a piece of trash. The two of you have plagued Konoha for a lifetime!"
[Ding! Conqueror's Haki +5] [Ding!]
Those words completely shattered Konohamaru's bottom line!
He respected his grandfather the most and would never allow anyone to insult the Third!
The running Konohamaru slammed on the brakes to a dead stop, shivering all over. Gritting his teeth, he turned back with reddened eyes, ready to fight Miki Yūya to the death!
"Don't you dare insult my grandfather!!"
Yet just as he stopped, before his body had even steadied, Miki Yūya caught up in a flash and delivered a precise front kick right to his face!
"Bang!!"
It hit him square in the nose!
Konohamaru's nosebleed sprayed instantly, his head buzzed, and the kick dazed him completely.
Instant psychological collapse!
All his spine and all his anger were battered away by the pain!
He no longer dared to put up a fight, unable even to cry coherently as he turned, clutched his head, and bolted for his life without daring to look back, running for all he was worth.
The nearby villagers watching completely lost their minds, standing rooted to the spot in a daze:
"Hey, doing that to a little kid... isn't that way too ruthless..."
"That guy is the Third's grandson, and he actually told Lady Tsunade to get out of Konoha and refused to let anyone inherit the Hokage position!"
"What? Damn it, who does he think he is? Has the Hokage office been monopolized by the Sarutobi Clan?"
"This sinner's grandson should get out of Konoha. Drive him out!"
"Beat him up!"
The villagers on the street all gave chase, having no intention of letting Konohamaru off. All kinds of rocks, eggs, rotting vegetable leaves, clothes, and shoes rained down on Konohamaru.
"Hey!! My shoe, don't throw that!"
"My pants, stop! Who the hell stole my pants?!"
Konohamaru ran in front while a crowd of villagers chased behind. Seeing this bunch of unruly locals chasing Konohamaru, the ninjas in the village didn't dare to step in and stop them, terrified they would end up getting beaten themselves a moment later.
Anyone who got even slightly close just ended up getting caught in the beating.
Miki Yūya watched the Armament Haki bar continuously rise on his system interface. It was another fulfilling day, and Konoha was truly great.
Farming Haki really requires Konohamaru!
No more talk; from now on, he'd go find Konohamaru every single morning to farm Armament Haki.
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