No one paid any attention to the man screaming inside the house. Naruto, Sasuke, and Hina kept their eyes fixed on the Sunagakure ninja from earlier. No one underestimated him because of his reaction. In the world of Hokage, a careless Jonin could be easily killed simply because of an information gap.
Therefore, no one dared to be careless in the slightest. They kept their eyes fixed on the enemy on the roof, their minds racing as they considered tactics to take down the enemy with minimal losses.
"Tsk, missed?"
Sasuke clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, but did not make any further moves. He simply stared intently at his enemy with his crimson Sharingan.
Iruka felt like he was about to lose his soul; who knows what he had just experienced?
He swore he would never worry about these unruly kids again. Sasuke's Ninjutsu attack had no wind-up, no Hand Seals, and it was instantaneous. Who could withstand that? It was only because his long-dead parents were begging and pleading to dodge it that he was able to crawl away on his knees.
At this moment, Iruka was being stared at intently by Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata. His back was already soaked with sweat without him even realizing it, and he felt a suffocating sensation as if he were being coiled by a python.
All he wanted to do was tell them to stop immediately, that he was their teacher and couldn't continue hitting them.
"I..."
But as he was about to speak, Iruka realized that he had been so terrified that he opened his mouth for a long time but could not make a sound, his tongue lolling out.
Seeing that Naruto, Sasuke, and Hina's attacks were about to come again, Iruka was so frantic that he frantically waved his hands, trying to awaken the three's conscience. But Sasuke saw this as mockery.
Waving isn't an apology, it's just that you're too weak, bro, you need to practice. Sasuke couldn't stand that.
Seeing Sasuke's fist hurtling towards him, Iruka panicked completely.
You shut up, just say it already!
" Sasuke, I am..."
In desperation, Iruka finally spoke, but it was too late. Sasuke's fist, as powerful as a bolt of lightning, struck his face with a loud thud.
Iruka cried out in pain and was sent flying, crashing into the house behind him, where he couldn't be pried out.
Sasuke clenched his fist, frowning as he looked at the guy he had punched into the wall.
"That's weird, it feels strange."
Meanwhile, Iruka had already been knocked unconscious by Sasuke's punch, and his Transformation Technique was deactivated, revealing his true form. He was sleeping soundly in the house.
Hinata and Naruto, who were behind them, also noticed something was wrong. Hinata whispered and asked:
"What should we do, Naruto-kun? It seems we got beaten up by Iruka-sensei."
Almost the instant Hinata uttered those words, Naruto covered her mouth and whispered an explanation in her ear.
"Shh, Hinata, if you don't tell and I don't tell, how will anyone know we just fought Iruka?"
Seeing Naruto's mischievous grin, Hinata knew what Naruto was up to. At this distance, Hinata could smell Naruto's pleasant scent, which made Hinata blush unconsciously.
" Naruto-kun, he's so mean, but I like him so much."
Seeing the faint smile on Naruto's lips, Hinata blushed and nodded, agreeing with Naruto idea.
As for Sasuke on the other side, Naruto also called him back. That kid is still wondering if he's gotten stronger. He can dodge Naruto's Railgun, so why can't he dodge Naruto's punch?
This left Sasuke completely baffled.
On the other hand, Iruka slept peacefully, but his rating can only be 8.6, since he already has a score of 1.4.
No one dared to help Iruka, who was lying on the ground. Was it someone you could just help up like that? What if they got scammed?
In the end, it was the Konoha Military Police Force who arrived and recognized Iruka's identity, taking him to a hospital in Konoha. But that's another story.
The three culprits were wandering aimlessly in Konoha, without even a destination in mind.
Finally, Sasuke couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first, asking:
"Hey, Naruto, what are we supposed to do?"
Naruto was slightly taken aback upon hearing Sasuke's words, and scratched his face somewhat awkwardly.
Sasuke knew instantly.
"Huh? Naruto, you know what? The three of us have been wandering around for ages and still don't know where we're going?"
Although it was somewhat awkward, that was the current situation, and Naruto could only nod helplessly.
Sasuke could only sigh helplessly. He knew it would turn out this way; he should have gone home to train earlier.
"Tch, just this once today, you're really wasting my cultivation time."
Although Sasuke says that about Naruto, when has Naruto ever asked him to go out and keep him company?
As for Hinata, she's the kind of girl who goes out with Naruto the moment he calls her.
Just as the three were discussing what to do next, they heard an argument coming from not far away.
"Let's go take a look."
Naruto was curious whether the current situation was the same as in the original story, where the grandson of the Third Hokage and the son of the Fourth Kazekage collided.
When the three arrived, they saw a person with paint marks on their face holding a small child in one hand. This scene might not be familiar to others, but Naruto was very familiar with it.
However, Naruto and Konohamaru are not close now, and their bond is not as strong as it was in the original story.
At this point, Naruto even wanted to stand aside and watch the show. Although Konohamaru's character was impeccable in the original work, it didn't stop Naruto from disliking him. Just because his surname Sarutobi, Naruto couldn't form a good impression of him. Even if this person was really a good person, Naruto didn't want to have too much of a connection with him.
He felt that he had already been merciful enough not to clap and cheer at that moment.
"Hey kid, you bumped into me, apologize to me right now."
Because of the size difference, Kankuro lifted Konohamaru up like a chick.
Even so, Konohamaru remained stubborn, truly a brat.
"I don't want to! I did nothing wrong! You were the one who bumped into me because you weren't watching where you were going!"
Kankuro was almost laughing in anger upon hearing this. If he remembered correctly, this brat had bumped into him while he was walking.
Moegi and Udon, standing nearby, were also trying to persuade Konohamaru to back down. After all, he was currently being held hostage, and he really didn't care at all who was at his mercy.
But Konohamaru, who was used to being arrogant, was unlikely to listen to them.
Still struggling desperately, Sasuke to watch any longer and wanted to intervene.
"Tsk, what a nuisance. We just finished one, and now another one is here? Are these Sunagakure people never going to stop?"
Just as Sasuke was about to make a move, Naruto stopped him.
"Aren't we going to save them, Naruto?"
Although Sasuke some doubts, he still listened to Naruto.
Naruto shook his head and looked at the houses in the distance. Sasuke and Hinata followed his gaze and saw a person wearing sunglasses and a Konoha Forehead Protector jump down.
"How dare you! Do you know who you're holding? Let go of Konohamaru!"
"Ha?"