"So? Should we intervene? Ah, that suspicious guy just laid hands on the young lady."
Hidden in the shadows, one of the Hyuga Clan guards watched as the bowl-cut man grabbed Hinata and instinctively prepared to rush out.
"Wait first. I know that guy. That's Might Guy, who was recently promoted to Tokubetsu Jōnin by the village. He's a little strange, but there won't be any problems."
Another Hyūga guard stopped his companion and gestured for him not to act impulsively.
"Sigh, I really don't understand why the young lady enjoys following that brat every single day," the first guard muttered after stopping himself. "And why the clan head not only pretends not to notice it, but even arranged for us to secretly protect her the whole ti."
"Heh, whose fault is it for failing your job and not stopping that demon fox brat?" his companion teased.
"Maybe the clan head saw how stupid you looked back then and decided the kid was hiding sothing special, so he ordered us to investigate while protecting the young lady."
"You— I already told you, it wasn't that I couldn't stop him! I just sohow…"
Hyūga Kōsa beca anxious and imdiately tried to defend himself, but soon fell silent.
Because sothing changed over there.
"Huh? Hinata?"
Naruto finally realized what was happening and noticed little Hinata Hyuga being dragged out by Might Guy.
But the shy Hinata only stared at Naruto standing so close to her.
Her already flushed cheeks instantly beca as red as boiling water, steam practically rising from her head.
Then—
"Poff."
After a tiny sound beside his ear, her eyes rolled back and she fainted on the spot.
"Hey, Hinata, what's wrong?!"
"You weird guy, what did you do to Hinata?!"
Obviously, little Naruto understood absolutely nothing.
Seeing Hinata suddenly blush and collapse unconscious after he rely looked at her once, he imdiately raised his head and shouted angrily at Might Guy.
"Eh?"
Guy looked innocent as well.
But before he could explain anything, Naruto suddenly twisted his body on the spot using the arm Guy was holding, instantly slipping free from his grasp.
Then he rushed over and shook Hinata's shoulders.
"Hinata, wake up! Are you okay?!"
This kid…?
Guy subconsciously glanced at his own hand.
Although he had purposely used almost no strength earlier because he was afraid of hurting the children—and had even loosened his grip himself—the movent Naruto used to escape had been incredibly clean and standard.
Without sufficient training, it was impossible to perform a motion that precise so instinctively.
Taijutsu differed from ninjutsu and genjutsu.
Every result required sweat and effort.
If Naruto had escaped through monstrous strength or overwhelming speed, Guy wouldn't have been so shocked. After all, the rumored Jinchūriki were said to be able to use Tailed Beast chakra.
But Naruto's escape had looked like pure bodily instinct.
That wasn't natural talent or brute force.
His movents were textbook-perfect.
Soone had clearly trained him.
But who in the village was secretly interacting with him?
Or…
Had he trained himself?
And if it really was self-taught—
Then how far had he already reached?
Originally, Guy had intended to leave.
But after seeing Naruto continuously shaking Hinata in panic, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
Without warning, he reached toward Naruto again.
Fast as lightning.
Before Naruto could even react, Guy's hand landed on his shoulder and pulled him aside.
"Alright, alright. If you keep shaking her like that, her brain's going to get scrambled."
"Just let her sit over there and rest for a bit."
"Ah… oh."
Only then did Naruto realize he had panicked too much.
Looking at Might Guy placing Hinata carefully to the side, he scratched his head awkwardly.
"Thanks, thanks! You may be weird, but you're actually a good person!"
"A good person?!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Hearing Naruto's evaluation, Guy burst into hearty laughter.
His dazzling white teeth flashed with absurd brilliance.
"Of course!"
"Konoha's friendliest and most magnificent ninja—the Blue Beast of Konoha—is none other than , Might Guy!"
"…This guy really is a Tokubetsu Jōnin?"
Hidden nearby, Hyūga Kōsa's mouth twitched.
This living treasure looked ntally unstable.
"I was in the sa generation as him," the other Hyūga guard explained, reminiscing slightly. "He really has always been like this. But he's incredibly strong."
"Back then, he even defeated that Uchiha clan classmate of his… what was his na again…"
"Obito Uchiha."
"And not only that, this guy has always considered Kakashi Hatake his eternal rival."
"That Kakashi?"
Hearing the na of the famous elite jōnin, Hyūga Kōsa smacked his lips.
Kakashi of the Sharingan—the Copy Ninja—was renowned throughout the ninja world.
And this strange beast-like man was sohow his rival?
anwhile, Guy looked toward Naruto.
"So, kid, it looks like you ca here to train too."
"Unfortunately, I accidentally destroyed this training ground."
"As compensation, I'll introduce you to a much better place!"
"How about we go train there together properly?"
Naruto recalled the shocking scene he had just witnessed at the training ground.
Being able to train with soone this powerful naturally excited him.
Stars instantly appeared in his eyes as he enthusiastically agreed with both hands and feet.
But then he looked toward the unconscious Hinata with concern.
"Thick-eyebrowed uncle, can I send her ho first before we go?"
"Wouldn't it be bad to leave her here alone?"
Thick-eyebrowed… uncle?
That title left Might Guy rather helpless.
Still, he wasn't the type to care much about such things.
He rely glanced toward Hinata and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
His gaze shifted back and forth between Naruto and Hinata before he suddenly grinned.
"What youthful energy!"
"You don't need to worry about her. There are already two people from her family watching nearby."
"But…"
"The young lady of the Hyūga clan—and the two hiding behind her…"
"Would you all like to co sweat alongside us too?"
The last sentence wasn't directed at Naruto anymore.
Instead, it was aid toward Hinata, who had actually been pretending to stay unconscious the whole ti out of sheer embarrassnt.
"W-We were discovered…"
Hinata and the two hidden Hyūga bodyguards instantly beca awkward.
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