The Old Lady Next Door Is Stronger Than You

At the sight of the ball of fire in the arena, everyone else screamed, their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

"Ah..."

"It's... it's over..."

"Miya's dead???"

"O-Obito killed Miya with Fire Release Ninjutsu..."

Though these classmates of Miya's had always been oppressed by him and lived in fear of him, now that they saw Obito had killed him, they felt no happiness. Instead, grief welled up in their hearts.

For a moment, they couldn't accept it.

Just as everyone thought Miya was doomed, his voice suddenly came from the ball of fire before them.

"Konoha-Style..."

Miya, standing at the heart of the flames, felt no heat whatsoever. A layer of azure Chakra covered his body, shielding him from the fire around him.

At the same time, Miya took a stance for a straight punch, and the aura radiating from him locked firmly onto Obito.

Obito, who had just been blinded by rage, froze when he heard Miya's voice. He felt his breath catch, and as his anger faded, terror appeared on his face.

It was as if a ferocious ninja beast had fixed its gaze on him.

"H-how is that possible?"

Although Obito had regained his senses, Miya's somewhat icy gaze filled his mind, making it extremely difficult for him to breathe in an instant.

"Normal Punch."

The cold, clear voice rang out as Miya burst from the flames, his raised fist heading straight for Obito.

"Whoosh!"

"That's enough!"

Suddenly, a figure surrounded by golden light stepped in front of Miya and blocked his fist with one palm.

"Bang."

Fist met palm, and the newcomer was knocked back three steps.

Miya's eyes flashed with surprise as he looked at the figure who had suddenly appeared and blocked his Normal Punch.

The handsome face and distinctive tousled blond hair told Miya who he was at a glance: Konoha Jonin Minato Namikaze.

Minato stared in bewilderment at Miya, who was still holding his punching stance. He was a full-fledged Jonin, yet a kid who hadn't even graduated had knocked him back with one punch!

Wasn't that supposed to be a Normal Punch?

How was it so powerful?

You call that a Normal Punch?

Damn.

Like hell I believe you!

Minato silently complained about Miya's dishonesty. Even he had been fooled.

"Phew~~"

"So Minato was the one the Third arranged for?"

Masaki Kuhara couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief as he looked at Minato in the arena.

"Stop, Miya."

Minato looked at Miya and urged him to stop with a sunny smile.

"Miya's not dead!!!"

"Even Fire Release Ninjutsu couldn't kill Miya?"

"M-Miya's incredible!"

"Who's that in the arena? He's so handsome!"

Miya's classmates stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded by the sight of Miya bursting unharmed from the Fire Release Ninjutsu and the figure who had suddenly appeared.

Quite a few of the girls gazed at Minato with fascination, swooning over him.

A bunch of girls with no ninja morals, swooning the moment they saw a handsome guy. They had all clearly been Miya's little fangirls before. Minato had barely shown his face, and he'd already won them over?

Sure enough, you couldn't believe a word a woman said!

"You can't stop me from beating up whoever I want!"

Miya suddenly grinned at Minato.

"Bang."

A loud punch sounded from behind him, and Minato's pupils contracted sharply.

Minato was all too familiar with that sound.

It was the sound of a fist striking a human body.

Back when he'd just graduated and was training under Jiraiya, he'd seen his teacher Jiraiya court death plenty of times, often getting beaten to a pulp by Tsunade.

Only then did Minato realize that the Miya in front of him had become a clone at some point. He hadn't seen when Miya had used the Clone Technique at all.

"Ah!!!"

Obito's scream rang out at the same time.

"Miya, you bastard!"

"Bang."

The beating sent Obito into a rage, and he opened his mouth to curse at Miya, only to take another perfectly normal punch.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Ah, ah, ah..."

Minato hurriedly turned around, and his sunny smile froze on his face as he watched Obito being beaten.

"Uh..."

Miya was so focused on beating Obito that he didn't notice Minato's bewildered gaze or his frozen smile.

By now, Miya had beaten Obito black and blue. His clothes had been torn into strips that hung in tatters from his body.

One look at the dark bruises showed just how hard Miya had hit him.

"Bang."

"Ha, that felt good!"

Miya knocked Obito to the ground with a punch and let out a delighted breath.

"I haven't beaten anyone up in ages. This feels great!"

"With your strength, you're pathetically weak. Even the old lady next door is stronger than you."

"This is just a little lesson. If you dare do it again, I'll beat you so badly you'll spend some time in the hospital."

"And don't pester Rin anymore. Otherwise, I'll beat you up every time I see you."

Looking at Obito's injuries, Minato knew Miya had only meant to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, Obito would already have been seriously injured and in the hospital.

But wasn't this lesson a little too harsh?

Black lines appeared on Minato's forehead.

Miya's classmates trembled at the sight of his cheerful smile in the arena, and the same thought arose in all their hearts.

Good thing I wasn't the one who challenged Miya, or I'd have been in trouble...

At the same time, when they heard Miya's final remark, their gazes moved between him and Rin Nohara, filled with envy and jealousy.

The boys looked at Miya with jealousy:

How did Miya, that bully, catch the eye of a beauty like Rin Nohara?

The girls, meanwhile, stared at Rin Nohara with envy.

How did she catch Miya's eye? I'm no worse than her!

Rin Nohara had naturally heard Miya's final remark too. Her face was already slightly flushed, and when she noticed her classmates staring at her, it immediately turned bright red with embarrassment.

She even lowered her head.

That awful Miya, was that a confession?

Rin Nohara thought sweetly to herself.

Standing beside Rin Nohara, Kurenai Yuhi stared at her with a look of utter frustration and clenched her little fists.

Damn it, Rin beat me to it.

But Miya will definitely be mine!

Lying on the ground, Obito endured the pain and stared at Miya with a gaze full of hatred as he said:

"Miya, you bastard."

"I definitely won't let you get away with this."