Chapter 121
In his previous life, Naruto was a hardcore Naruto fan and had a good understanding of Kakashi's combat power.
He gets stronger against strong opponents, weaker against weak ones—basically can't beat anyone, but can also last a couple of moves against anyone. No earth-shattering feats, yet he was once called the strongest genius…
"Damn it… I…"
At this moment, Sakyo had already deactivated her Sharingan because she just felt her vision suddenly blur sharply.
Because of this, Sakyo swallowed whatever tough words she was about to say.
Naruto took the chance to scoop Sakyo up in his arms and turned to leave, chasing after the film crew.
As soon as Naruto left, Nara Shikaku spoke: "Kakashi, take the sealing team and one combat squad to follow Uzumaki Naruto."
"If not necessary, don't reveal yourselves, and don't let anything happen to the jinchūriki."
Kakashi didn't object to Nara Shikaku's arrangement and directly said: "Sealing team, Gai—sorry to trouble you."
Not far away, an ANBU with a distinctive bowl-cut hairstyle suddenly pulled off his mask, flashed a thumbs-up showing gleaming white teeth: "Yosh! Let's go!!!"
…
"No way?"
Naruto, carrying Sakyo, moved at incredible speed. In no time at all, he caught up to the film crew.
But the scene before him left Naruto dumbfounded.
How long had the film crew been gone? And they were already being robbed?
Dozens of bandits, led by a bald man with a dazed expression, had the entire film crew surrounded.
The bald man lazily said: "Take all the valuables and the women. Destroy or kill the rest."
In the crowd, the three doctors commanded the accompanying samurai: "Protect Princess Fūka Setsu!"
At this moment, Fūka Setsu was dead drunk and lying in the carriage resting.
"Wait!!!"
Naruto's voice came from afar. Everyone turned toward him.
Thud~
Naruto landed on a tree branch, casually released the struggling and embarrassed Sakyo, and looked down.
One look and Naruto was startled.
This bald guy… why did his expression look so invincible?
The bald head combined with that dazed face and dead-fish eyes—this appearance directly scared Naruto.
Holy crap… this guy wouldn't be some big shot, right?
But no matter what, Naruto was the bodyguard of this group—he couldn't just turn and run.
If he did that, wouldn't Uzumaki Naruto lose all face?
"Um… before the robbery, can I run through my routine first?"
Naruto grinned at the bandits: "Leave the valuables behind, and the people can scram!"
As soon as he said that, the scene below instantly erupted.
"Courting death! Anyone who didn't know better would think he's a jōnin!"
"Where did this brat come from? Doesn't know whether to live or die!"
"Look at this!"
One bandit didn't waste words and threw a cleaver straight at Naruto.
Whoosh~
The cleaver approached Naruto. Naruto casually raised his hand and caught it: "Too slow!"
Swish~
Naruto's figure disappeared right under everyone's eyes.
Moments later, screams rang out from the crowd.
"Ah!!! My eyes! My eyes!"
"My leg! My leg is gone!"
"Uh… mama, I want to go home…"
"Owww owww ahhh ohhh ohhh!"
In less than half a minute, dozens of bandits were all down—only the apparent leader remained, that bald guy with the dead-fish eyes.
Naruto and Sakyo appeared in front of the bald man. His expression still hadn't changed.
This made Naruto very puzzled. This guy wouldn't really be a big shot, right?
"Hey, baldy up front."
Naruto probed: "Hehehe! Talking to you—look here!"
Just now, Little Black couldn't resist joining the fun, but though she disliked the bald guy, she hadn't acted.
Because she knew Sakyo and Naruto's tempers—if she acted rashly, she'd probably get lectured again~
The bald man's attention was drawn by Naruto. Expressionless, he replied: "Three against one isn't fair."
"Uh… are you paralyzed in the face?" Naruto looked at him strangely.
The bald man still showed no reaction, but his tone sounded very angry: "Whether I'm paralyzed or not has nothing to do with you! What I mean is—it's not fair!"
"Fuck you! Then what would make it fair?"
While Naruto breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, he also stopped holding back.
The bald man thought for a moment and said: "Jianghu rules—duel! One-on-one, no one breaks the rules!"
Naruto held back laughter and said: "Sure, how do you want to duel?"
The bald man observed Naruto and secretly shook his head.
Naruto's strength was very strong—he couldn't possibly win. That much was confirmed just now.
Then the bald man turned his gaze to Sakyo. He thought inwardly: This one looks weaker…
Sakyo's gaze turned cold, staring at the bald man with full killing intent. Her expression couldn't be more "friendly."
The bald man was scared stiff, but as someone with facial paralysis, he couldn't show any expression.
So the bald man shifted his gaze to Little Black, who looked "innocent and naive."
Mm… her it is!
"Hey! That silly little girl—yes! You!"
"Don't look away—I'm talking to you! I've endured you for a long time! Come out!!!"
The bald man expressionlessly provoked Little Black, but in his heart he had already planned.
As long as Little Black came over, he'd capture her as hostage and escape.
However, imagination is beautiful, reality is cruel.
Little Black: "Amaterasu!"
Bald man: "?"
Three seconds later, the bald man's body thudded to the ground, lifeless.
Everyone was quiet for a moment. Only then did Mita Ichi react and come to Naruto and the others, thanking them nonstop.
Naruto waved his hand: "No need, it's nothing."
After thanking them, Mita Ichi looked at Naruto with a hesitant expression.
Clearly, he was very curious about Naruto's identity.
Why did so many Konoha ANBU suddenly appear, claiming to be looking for the jinchūriki…
Naruto didn't see what Mita Ichi wanted and said warily: "If you have any ideas, get rid of them early. I don't like the same sex—especially ones much older than me."
Mita Ichi: "…"
With the matter settled, the film crew continued on their way.
As for the dozens of bandit corpses on site?
Consider them returning to nature—let the wild beasts feast. A final merit for the bandits.
Earlier, Naruto heard the bald man's orders and knew these people were no good, so he didn't feel soft-hearted.
"So… who should I turn into?"
Naruto sat on the carriage, chewing on a blade of grass he found somewhere, and asked Sakyo beside him.
Just now, Naruto had promised Nara Shikaku to use Transformation Technique.
Sakyo thought for a moment and said: "Do you remember during the competition, when I tried to use Transformation to become you, but failed miserably?"
Naruto's mouth twitched: "Don't even think about it! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
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