24: Chapter 24 Standoff! The True Future HokageThe twilight of the setting sun was torn apart by a sharp and sarcastic rebuke.
That repulsive figure with the round glasses and watermelon-head hair finally rushed into the abandoned training ground, panting heavily.
Ebisu, panting with one hand on his knee, pointed at Naruto with the other, his eyes fierce.
He clearly wanted to call out "Demon Fox," but when he glanced at Konohamaru, who was crying his eyes out beside him, he swallowed the words back.
On the one hand, as someone close to the Hokage, I must consciously abide by even the most ancient and forgotten prohibitions.
On the other hand, if the young master were to develop an interest in the "fox spirit," that would be troublesome.
"Get your filthy hands off me!How dare you bully Konohamaru!"
Do you know he's the future Hokage?His forehead is the future Hokage's forehead too, do you think you can just touch it like that?
"Dare to harm even a single hair on the young master's head, and I'll make you pay!"
Naruto's hand, which was reaching out to Konohamaru's head to offer comfort, froze in mid-air.
Ebisu immediately turned to Konohamaru, adopting an almost fawning tone of concern: "Young master!Don't be afraid!With me, Four-Eyes.oops.Ebisu-sensei, here, this brat won't dare bully you anymore!"
He emphasized the words "young master" with particular force, as if deliberately highlighting a certain divide.
Naruto slowly withdrew his hand, which had been frozen in mid-air.
The setting sun gilded his golden hair with a cold, hard golden edge.
He didn't look at Ebisu, but stared at the finger that had almost touched Konohamaru, and asked in an unusually calm tone:
"'Fox Spirit'."
"Um?"
Ebisu was taken aback.
"You were trying to say 'fox spirit' just now, weren't you?"
Naruto raised his head, his deep blue eyes devoid of their previous gentleness, now burning with a cold flame that pierced straight towards Ebisu.
Ebisu felt a chill run down his spine at that look, but then a greater anger surged within him.He straightened his back and coldly snorted with an air of superiority:
"Hmph!Kid, so you already know your own identity?"
Although I don't know which unlucky soul violated the rule.since you're aware of the vast difference between you and the young master, you'd better get out of his way immediately!You're not worthy to stand here!
"First of all," Naruto said, raising a finger, his voice not loud but clear enough to penetrate the air, "my name is Uzumaki Naruto, not some demon fox!"
Ebisu scoffed, about to retort.
"Secondly," Naruto raised a second finger, a wild and dangerous smile playing on his lips, "the more you try to stop me from fighting, the more I'll fight!"
Before the words were even finished, the finger that was about to gently soothe suddenly curled into a fist, and then—
"Thump!"
A crisp, loud, and solid tap landed precisely on Konohamaru's forehead, who was still sobbing!
"Ouch!"
Konohamaru covered his forehead, where a second bump had suddenly appeared, completely dumbfounded!
Tears welled up, replaced by shock and utter confusion: 'Wha.what's going on?Weren't you just trying to comfort me?Why did you hit me again?'
"How dare you—!"
Ebisu's roar was like a volcanic eruption!He never expected Naruto to dare hurt the young master again in front of him!This was a blatant provocation and humiliation!
Naruto completely ignored the enraged Ebisu.He leaned down, getting close to the still bewildered Konohamaru, a satisfied smile playing on his lips, his voice filled with confidence and power:
"Watch closely, Konohamaru.This is how the future Hokage should be!"
After saying that, he turned around abruptly, leaped a few times, and his figure landed steadily in the open space in the center of the abandoned training ground like an arrow released from a bow.
The setting sun stretched his shadow long, like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath.
He quickly formed hand seals, finally settling on a standard, provocative, and opposing hand seal!
His finger was pointing directly at Ebisu!
"at last!"
Naruto's voice echoed throughout the training ground, filled with undisguised contempt, "You're not just some useless, showy but useless show-off that even genin are afraid of, right?"
"You bastard!"
Ebisu was completely enraged, his face turning ashen."It seems that relying on luck to ambush and defeat that piece of trash Mizuki has given you too many unrealistic fantasies!"
"Fine!Today I'll teach you a lesson, so you ignorant brat will recognize reality and know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is!"
He suppressed his anger and turned to Konohamaru, adopting what he considered a "wise and earnest" tone: "Young Master Sun, watch this carefully!If you truly want to become Hokage, you should win people over with virtue!"
Next, I'll show you what it truly means to be filled with martial virtue!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ebisu casually formed a hand seal in opposition towards Naruto.
"Konohagakure, Special Jonin, Ebisu!"
In the center of the training field, Naruto stood firm, his aura unwavering: "Konoha Village, Genin, Uzumaki Naruto!"
Within the space of consciousness.
"Tsk!They're finally going to make their move!"
Ichigo's Zanpakuto phantom hummed excitedly, "I've disliked this pretentious four-eyed frog for a long time!"
"Hehehe!Let's send him flying!" Little Luffy waved his rubber fist, eager to try."Let him see how powerful we are!"
Ebisu did not attack immediately.
He crossed his arms and strolled slowly toward Naruto in the arena with the air of a senior guiding a junior, trying to completely overwhelm his opponent with his aura.
"Hey kid, if you're scared, it's not too late to admit defeat now and swear never to go near Konohamaru's grandson again."
otherwise..."
Although he spoke lightly, Ebisu was far from as calm as he appeared.
He kept his distance from Naruto at about ten meters, and did not get any closer.
The news that Shuimu had been beaten into a vegetative state had already spread, and that was no joke!
He instinctively felt a tightening sensation at the back of his head—this little.Ghosts seem to have a particular fondness for hitting people on the head?
Mizuki's head, Konohamaru's forehead, and now.it's my turn?
He didn't want to use his own head to test just how hard this kid's fists were!
'A naturally evil fox demon.'
Ebisu cursed inwardly, raising his alertness to the highest level.
He appeared casual, but in reality, every muscle in his body was tense, chakra was flowing silently within him, and his eyes were fixed on Naruto's every move like a hawk's, especially.
His fist!
In the center of the training field, the last rays of the setting sun enveloped Naruto.
Hey!You bespectacled old man!
Naruto suddenly grinned, his right hand beginning to spin wildly like a windmill, gathering power."Speaking so arrogantly, yet your legs are so weak?Did you not eat enough for lunch?"
He deliberately used the most vulgar provocation, his azure eyes burning with fighting spirit, "Then try this appetizer!"
Rubber—a pistol!
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