“So that’s how it is.”
Nohara Haruto narrowed his eyes.
An almost imperceptible smile curved across his lips as he put on a look of sudden realization.
“They actually wanted to kill me.
How terrifying.”
The two Inuzuka special jōnin felt like crying but had no tears left.
Lord Yū, don’t blame us!
It’s all because this killing god is too sinister!
We wanted to explain properly too—but we couldn’t!
We couldn’t, we couldn’t, we couldn’t!
The pressure was too much.
We couldn’t say it!
We’re not human!
We’re not human!
The two Inuzuka shinobi beat their chests and stamped their feet where they sat, their faces full of regret and self-blame worse than death.
In their hearts, they had already cursed themselves thousands upon thousands of times.
At this moment, Namikaze Minato’s expression had turned darker than ever before.
Clearly, that one word—kill—had touched his bottom line.
He loved this village deeply.
He was even willing to use his life to protect Konoha’s peace.
Because of that, there was no way he could sit by and ignore something like this happening inside the village.
If this kind of rotten atmosphere was allowed to spread, then Konoha’s original peace and stability would be disturbed, turning the village into a foul mess.
That was something he absolutely did not want to see.
Since he had already decided to involve himself in this matter, he had to understand the entire cause and effect.
Minato turned to Nohara Haruto and asked,
“Who is Inuzuka Hirono?
Haruto, what kind of grudge do you have with him?”
Nohara Haruto had nothing to hide, so he explained carefully.
“It’s nothing serious.
That guy bullied my younger sister, so I dealt with him once and accidentally injured him.
It was only a minor injury.”
Of course, Namikaze Minato did not know what Haruto’s so-called “minor injury” had actually looked like.
He assumed it was just some ordinary bump or scrape caused by a small conflict.
His brows furrowed even more deeply.
In that case, the Inuzuka Clan had truly gone too far.
They had actually retaliated over such a small matter and even sent two special jōnin to secretly attack Haruto, intending to take his life?
If Minato had not been here today, then Haruto might have been in real trouble.
And at this moment, Minato also felt a trace of guilt in his heart.
As Nohara Rin’s teacher, he had not even known she had been bullied.
He had only just promised Haruto that he would definitely take good care of his younger sister.
Now it seemed there were indeed many areas where he had failed in his duty.
Namikaze Minato clenched his fist, suddenly stepped forward, and placed a hand on Nohara Haruto’s shoulder.
His gaze was firm.
“Haruto, leave this matter to me.
Tomorrow, I’ll personally make a trip to the Inuzuka Clan.
I’ll make sure Inuzuka Yū gives you an explanation!”
Nohara Haruto did not know why Minato had suddenly become so enthusiastic, but since he had already said so, Haruto had no reason to refuse.
If Minato wanted to personally make the trip, then let him go.
As expected, being a salted fish was the most comfortable.
And he could even watch from a god’s-eye view as Namikaze Minato stood up for him.
That was much more interesting than doing it himself.
“All right.
Then I’ll trouble you, Minato.”
Nohara Haruto smiled.
Then, after thinking for a moment, he continued,
“But I’ll take these two with me first.
If we let them run away and the Inuzuka Clan denies everything later, that would be troublesome.”
“Mm.
Haruto, you’ve suffered an injustice.”
Minato nodded seriously.
The two Inuzuka Clan members were still desperately thinking about the poison they had been forced to swallow.
The poison’s effect had already begun.
They could feel the chakra inside their bodies constantly draining away in large amounts.
Afraid that Nohara Haruto would delay even one extra second before detoxifying them, they hurriedly shouted,
“We’ve already told you everything!
You should detoxify us now, right?!”
But Nohara Haruto remained standing in place without moving.
“This poison doesn’t need an antidote.”
Nohara Haruto smiled faintly.
“You two are honestly quite adorable.
Why do you believe everything I say?
If I really had a Ten Thousand Ants Devouring the Meridians Pill that could devour a person’s meridians, how could I possibly bear to waste it on you two?”
“This pill was just an Itching Pill.
Its effect will disappear in a while.”
The two Inuzuka Clan members froze instantly.
Their faces turned deathly pale, and their expressions stiffened completely.
It was obvious they could not accept the truth in front of them.
Which was—
They had been tricked!
He had actually lied to them with such a serious face.
That was too much!
He already had such terrifying strength, yet he still used such petty tricks to bully people!
This was completely deranged!
The two of them were still tied up on the ground, but they no longer cared about their image at all.
They immediately began wailing loudly.
“Wuwuwu—Lord Yū, we’re sorry!”
“I’ll commit seppuku to apologize to you!
Wuwuwu!
It’s all because of this villain!”
The two Inuzuka Clan members had already been tortured by Nohara Haruto to the point of mental collapse.
Namikaze Minato could only smile awkwardly, a drop of cold sweat sliding down his forehead.
Haruto-kun… really does love joking around…
…
One night passed.
The sun rose from the east.
Inuzuka Yū had woken up early and was pacing back and forth inside his courtyard.
His eyelid had been twitching nonstop, making him inexplicably anxious.
It felt as if something bad was about to happen, leaving him unable to calm down.
The two men he had sent out still had not returned.
Could something have happened to them?
But soon, he rejected that thought.
According to his son’s description, that person should only be a genin.
Even if his strength was somewhat higher and had reached chūnin level, so what?
He had sent out two special jōnin.
Could they really fail to deal with a teenage brat?