radicalducati Chapter 83 I knew you were a coward, but I didn't expect you to be this cowardly
Chapter 83 I knew you were a coward, but I didn't expect you to be this cowardly
Chapter 83 I knew you were a coward, but I didn't expect you to be this cowardly
Ninja Planet.
Konoha 54, winter.
Six years have passed since the Third Shinobi World War ended completely. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has also been gone for six years.
Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Shikamaru Nara—these future Konoha 11s have all reached the age to enter the Ninja Academy. Meanwhile, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji Hyuga, who are a year older than them, entered the Ninja Academy a year earlier.
And just today—
Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main family, is severely reprimanded by her father, Hiashi Hyuga, during Gentle Fist training.
The little girl ran out of her house with red eyes, rushed out of the Konoha gate, and hid behind a large rock, sobbing with her head down.
"Huh? Her eyes are actually white!"
Just as Hinata was sobbing, an exaggerated voice rang out.
She looked up and saw several children, a little older than her, gathered around her, their eyes filled with curiosity, but also with undisguised malice.
"She's from the Hyuga clan, isn't she? This is their Byakugan."
"Hey, show us your eye-rolling!"
"What are you crying about? You crybaby!"
"White-eyed monster! White-eyed monster!"
A group of children jumped and shouted around Hinata.
Not far away, a young man with blond hair, who had just returned from fishing by the river outside the village, passed by. When he saw this scene, his brows furrowed instantly, and he was about to step forward to stop it.
However, just as Naruto took a step, another voice rang out first.
"What a coincidence! I just arrived on this planet and I've already witnessed a famous scene."
Naruto turned his head and saw a boy walking towards him from the other side.
He looked no more than two years older than me, but he was exceptionally burly, his thick fur coat looking like it might burst at any moment from the muscles underneath, and his well-defined pectoral muscles were faintly visible under the collar.
Naruto swallowed hard and muttered under his breath, "Wow, so strong—"
"Let go of that girl!"
Broly shouted, feeling that the line was tailor-made for this moment.
The kids surrounding Hinata turned away, looking at her with disdain: "Who are you? Get lost if you don't want to get beaten up!"
Hinata, with red eyes and a bit of snot hanging from her nose, also looked at Broly curiously.
Broly looked at the group of children, whose names he didn't even deserve to remember, with great interest, and said with a smile, "As expected of the troublemakers of Konoha."
Everyone says the Uchiha clan are a group of "gods," but in Broly's opinion, the villagers of Konoha aren't much better.
They would curse anyone, no matter who they were.
White Fang, who abandoned his mission for his comrades, deserves to be cursed; the Uchiha clan, a founding hero, deserves to be cursed; Naruto, the son of the Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, deserves to be cursed; and Hinata, from a prestigious family, deserves to be cursed.
It's impressive that Hiruzen Sarutobi could manage this group of people for so many years.
Broly then looked at Naruto, who was about ten meters away, holding a fish and looking bewildered, and said with a chuckle, "You have a pretty good temper, don't you?"
"Huh? Are you talking to me? Do you have a good temper?" Naruto pointed at himself, looking puzzled.
Broly smiled. In his opinion, Naruto's temper was indeed ridiculously good.
I was bullied so badly by these scoundrels when I was a child, yet I can still protect them without hesitation in the future.
Seeing that Broly did not answer, the group of petty thugs felt slighted and surrounded him.
"Hey, are you deaf? I told you to get lost!"
"Who are you? I've never seen you in Konoha before."
One of the strongest kids reached out to push Broly.
However, just as his hand was about to touch Broly, *pfft*!
A flash of crimson light appeared.
No one, including Naruto and Hinata, saw what happened.
By the time they realized what was happening, the chubby boy's outstretched hand was gone, leaving only his bare arm and gushing blood.
The chubby boy stared dumbfounded at his severed arm, and after a few seconds let out a scream: "Aaaaaah! It hurts so much! Help! Help!"
This scene terrified both Naruto and Hinata.
Broly then slowly answered Naruto's question: "If I were you, I would have killed them all long ago."
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Hearing the commotion, Konoha's two gatekeepers, Kotetsu and Izumo, rushed over.
Both were startled by the bloody scene before them and instinctively looked around, clearly not suspecting Broly.
After all, how could a child who looks only five or six years old possibly do such a thing? Their first reaction was that enemy ninjas had infiltrated.
Broly looked at the two gatekeepers with a smile, a little curious: Did they see the young lady of the Hyuga main family being bullied just now?
You rushed over as soon as you heard the chubby boy scream, but were you selectively blind to the fact that the Hyuga family's young lady was being bullied earlier?
Just as Gangzi Tie and Shenyue Chuyun were completely bewildered, several figures descended from the sky with a few swishes.
They wore silver vests and animal masks—they were the Anbu, the Hokage's direct subordinate unit.
In Broly's eyes, these people were roughly equivalent to the CPO of the World Government, but like the CPO, the Anbu didn't seem to have done anything particularly serious in the original work.
"What did you do?" the leader of the ANBU asked coldly.
Izumo and Kotetsu didn't see it, but as elite members of the Anbu sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi to monitor Jinchuriki, they saw it very clearly—it was this strange boy who made the move.
Although they didn't see how the other did it, the fat boy's hand broke the moment he reached out to push him. What a coincidence!
Broly ignored them, turned around and walked towards Hinata Hyuga, who was slumped on the ground, still not recovered, and said with a smile, "Hey, what's your name?"
Startled, Hinata stared at Broly for several seconds before she finally came to her senses. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she whispered, "I—I am Hinata Hyuga."
"oh."
Broly nodded and extended his hand to her. "Hello, hello, I'm Broly."
Looking at that hand, Hinata hesitated for two seconds before finally extending her own little hand.
Broly pulled her up.
"Th-thank you," Hinata said, bowing her head.
Broly smiled.
Speaking of which, the methods used by those time-traveling predecessors to win over Hinata were basically to wait outside Konoha's gates, and then rescue her when she was bullied by some scoundrels, essentially intercepting Naruto's plot in the original work.
Broly thought Hinata was amazing. Just because Naruto helped her once when she was a child, she was devoted to him for life. She was so pure-hearted.
"Broly?"
Upon hearing the name, the Anbu members exchanged bewildered glances. There was no child with that name in the village, and the style of the name—it sounded exactly like something from the Hidden Cloud Village.
"Um—you can let go now." Hinata couldn't help but whisper a reminder when Broly hadn't let go of her yet.
However, the next second, Broly gave Hinata a slight tug and pulled her to his side, announcing with a smile, "From now on, you are my prisoner."
The entire audience was left bewildered.
A Hyuga clan ninja who had just come out of the village looking for Hinata happened to witness this scene and stared wide-eyed: "Who are you, kid? What nonsense are you spouting!"
He clearly didn't take Broly's words seriously, thinking it was just children playing around.
Even so, he would not allow a child of unknown origin to be so disrespectful to the eldest daughter of the main family.
Hinata was also stunned.
Wasn't this person just helping me? How did he suddenly become a prisoner?
Broly grabbed Hinata and headed out of the village: "Alright, now you're my trophy, come with me."
However, before they could take two steps, the secret agents surrounded them again, blocking their path, and said coldly, "You can't go anywhere. Come with us."
They had just had a brief conversation and confirmed that there was no such child in the village.
Furthermore, given that he used some unknown method to instantly cripple that chubby boy's hand, he must possess some kind of bloodline limit, so we must take him back for a thorough investigation.
Upon seeing this group of masked ANBU, Broly's lips curled into an amused smile.
The next moment, he released Hinata and suddenly looked up.
So fast!
At that moment, the two words flashed through the minds of the Anbu members, Izumo Kamui, Kotetsu, and the Hyuga ninjas who had rushed over.
The ANBU members instinctively tried to draw their swords, but before their hands could even touch the short blades on their backs or the kunai at their waists, a sharp pain shot through their waists.
Immediately afterwards, the world began to spin.
In Naruto's and the others' eyes, all they saw were the masked monsters whose bodies were cut in half at the waist, their feet still standing, while their upper bodies had fallen neatly to the ground.
"Ahhhhh!"
The few petty thugs were completely terrified. Some of them rolled their eyes and fainted on the spot, while others collapsed to the ground with their legs weak, crying and trying to run away but unable to move at all.
The two gatekeepers and the Hyuga ninja were completely stunned.
So fast—too fast.
Even Might Guy, the strongest taijutsu master in Konoha right now, couldn't possibly cut down five ANBU members in half in such a short time.
The leader of the dark forces at the front had his upper body fall to the ground, and his mask was shaken off, revealing his true face.
"Huh? This looks familiar." Broly's eyes lit up, and he squatted down in front of him, saying curiously.
Kotetsu, who was standing next to him, recognized him and cried out, his face pale, "It's...it's Shinnosuke-sama!"
Broly raised an eyebrow: "Huh?"
He subconsciously thought he had traveled to Shin-chan's planet.
Izumo Kamui's face also turned deathly pale: "Oh my god, how are we going to explain this to the Hokage?"
Broly only realized what was happening after hearing this.
This person is none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son, the current Captain-Commander of the Anbu—Shinnosuke Sarutobi.
"Oh, Hiruzen Sarutobi's son." Broly grinned with delight. "What a stroke of luck!"
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He had just tried to take Hinata away, intending to find a reason to oppose Konoha, but he ended up killing Hiruzen Sarutobi's son with a casual move.
What else could this be but winning the lottery?
Upon hearing Broly's words, the shock in the eyes of Gangzi Tie and the others intensified.
This kid knows Shinnosuke is the Third Hokage's son, and he's actually this happy? Is he crazy?
Broly turned to Hinata, who was once again stunned, and said, "Alright, come with me."
Although killing Sarutobi Shinnosuke had already achieved the goal of forging an irreconcilable enmity with Sarutobi Hiruzen, since we'd already come all this way, it would feel like a waste not to take something with us. So, we'll reluctantly take Hinata with us.
The Hyuga ninja was so frightened when he saw Broly pulling their young lady away again that he couldn't even speak.
The people of Ninja Planet are slightly more intelligent than those of Pirate Planet.
After witnessing Broly's move, he knew very well that he was no match for him.
Moreover, judging from the other party's ruthless killing style, he had no doubt that if he dared to say another word, he would be killed along with them.
However, this time, Broly stopped after taking only a couple of steps, as if he had remembered something. He turned to Naruto, who was equally dumbfounded, and asked, "Do you know where Ichiraku Ramen is?"
"Huh?" Naruto felt that he had been dumbfounded more times today than in the past six years combined.
Barely suppressing his inner fear, he nodded: "I know—I know."
After all, Naruto's favorite food is Ichiraku Ramen, and he eats at least one of his three meals a day there.
"Lead the way, it's my treat," Broly said with a smile.
Hearing this, Naruto's feelings became even more complicated.
Come to think of it, this was the first time in his life that someone had invited him to dinner. He should have been happy, but when he thought about how Broly had killed people without blinking an eye, he couldn't be happy at all.
In the end, out of fear, Naruto obediently led the way.
This was the umpteenth time that Kotetsu and Izumo had been shocked.
He killed the Third Hokage's son, and yet he still runs back to the village? Is this kid really insane?
"We must report this to the Hokage immediately!"
Izumo Kamatsuki suddenly snapped out of his daze, shouted in disbelief, and turned to run towards the Hokage's office building.
"Hey, wait! Bring Shinnosuke's body along too!" Kotetsu shouted from behind.
Led by Naruto, Broly brought a distraught Hinata to Ichiraku Ramen.
The boss, Otsutsuki Tetsuji, was somewhat surprised: "Naruto, you brought a friend today?"
However, Naruto, like Hinata, looked absent-minded and did not answer.
Broly, sitting in the middle, shouted, "Boss, give me a hundred bowls of your signature dish! Five bowls for Naruto, and ten bowls for Hinata!"
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He remembered that Hinata had a large appetite in the original story.
Otsutsuki Teuchi chuckled, dismissing it as childish nonsense: "Alright, one serving of signature ramen for each person."
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Broly shrugged and didn't say anything more.
I'm about to teach the young boss a lesson.
Not long after, steaming hot ramen was served.
Broly picked up his chopsticks and slurped up the bowl of noodles in an instant.
The man who had just put down the bowl and hadn't even turned around saw this scene and was completely dumbfounded: "This—"
Is this some kind of ninjutsu?
"Boss, another bowl, please," Broly said.
Hand-held stared at him in disbelief, then nodded mechanically after a few seconds: "Okay—okay."
So, bowl after bowl was placed on the ground by hand, and Broly ate it bowl after bowl.
Before long, the empty bowls had piled up into a small mountain.
Naruto and Hinata, who had been unable to eat due to the bloody scene, gradually changed their expressions from fear to shock.
Good heavens, they can eat so much!
Broly, having eaten several bowls, turned to the two and asked, "Aren't you two eating?"
Naruto looked at his favorite ramen in front of him, gritted his teeth, and finally picked up his chopsticks to eat.
Regardless, this was the first time someone had ever treated him to a meal, and even if the other person was a murderer, he accepted it.
Hinata hesitated for a long time but still didn't touch her chopsticks. The scene she had just witnessed was too much of a shock for her.
Just then, Broly's voice drifted over: "You might not be able to taste the flavors of home for the next few years, so I advise you to have some."
Hinata looked at him with surprise, hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up her chopsticks and began to eat in small bites.
In the Hokage's office.
Wearing a divine robe and with a wrinkled face, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Konoha in winter, smoking his pipe, and showing a kind smile: "Konoha is thriving."
Although the young Minato Namikaze had been dead for six years, Orochimaru had defected, Jiraiya was always wandering around and never returned to the village, and Tsunade was unlikely to return, leaving him as the only Kage-level ninja left in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi firmly believed that under his guidance, Konoha would definitely get better and better.
boom!
Just then, the office door was kicked open.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and turned around: "Danzo, how many times have I told you—huh?"
As soon as he turned around, his expression changed drastically, and the pipe in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
He had assumed it was his old buddy Danzo Shimura who had entered. After all, in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, only Danzo was allowed to enter his office without knocking; that was the "bond" between them.
However, what came into view was the body of his son, broken in two, being held by Kotetsu and Izumo.
"Lord Hokage, this—!" Kotetsu and Izumo were both embarrassed and didn't know how to explain.
In less than five seconds, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression shifted from shock to ferocity, and he roared with heart-wrenching fury, "Who—! Who did this?!"
Inside Ichiraku Ramen.
Hand-pulled noodles placed another bowl of freshly made ramen in front of Broly, and said with a wry smile, "This is the last bowl; we've run out of ingredients."
Looking at the dishes that had filled the kitchen sink to the brim, and his daughter Ayame who was busy to the point of seeing stars, Tate couldn’t help but glance at Broly’s flat stomach and wonder: Where did all the food this child ate go?
"Thanks." This time, Broly didn't slurp down a bowl of noodles in five seconds, but instead savored it slowly.
Unable to resist asking, "Um—little kid, do you have money?"
When Naruto couldn't afford to eat before, he treated the other person to ramen, and Naruto fell in love with the taste.
He could treat Broly to one or two bowls, but he really couldn't afford to pay for Broly's meal for free, since he also had a family to support.
Broly then realized what was happening and blinked, "How much?"
"It's 8200 taels in total. I'll round it down to 8000 taels for you, is that alright?" the hand-beater said.
"So cheap?" Broly's eyes lit up.
He remembered that Asma's bounty was either thirty million or thirty-five million taels.
That means one Asuma can be exchanged for a bowl of Ichiraku Ramen, enough for Naruto to eat for a lifetime.
Upon hearing Broly's words, Hand-Strike's face lit up with joy. It seemed Broly was a rich second-generation heir, so there was no need to worry about him not being able to pay.
However, the next second, Broly said with a matter-of-fact expression, "But I don't have any money."
His face fell instantly when he was slapped in the face: "You said it was cheap when you had no money?!"
Just as Tate was about to steel himself and make Broly call his parents, Broly spoke up again: "Don't rush, uncle, I'll go kill Asuma right away. You can use his head to exchange for the bounty, and any extra money is yours."
Both the hand-typed and the calamus were dumbfounded.
What is this child saying?
Asuma? Could he be talking about the Hokage's youngest son, Sarutobi Asuma?
Coincidentally, at that very moment, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma, three Konoha Jonin, happened to pass by the entrance of Ichiraku Ramen. They were on their way to meet up with Kakashi.
Since Minato Namikaze's death, Kakashi has practically no family left in this world. He lives like a walking corpse, and his only hobby is buying and reading erotic novels.
Might Guy and his friends were worried that Kakashi might one day commit suicide like his father, so they would meet with him every few days to make sure that there was nothing wrong with his mental state.
However, just today when I passed by a ramen shop, I heard a child inside spouting nonsense.
Matt Kai looked at him strangely: "What's that child saying?"
Kurenai raised an eyebrow and said to Asuma, whose relationship with her was still uncertain, "Someone wants to take your head. Shouldn't we do something about it?"
Clearly, Kurenai Yuhi didn't take Broly's words seriously at all, thinking it was just a child joking, even though the joke sounded a bit scary.
Asuma, whose beard hadn't yet grown in, rolled his eyes. Normally, he would have punched the kid, but in front of his crush, he felt it necessary to maintain his composure and simply pretended not to hear.
Just then, several figures descended from the sky.
Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared using the Body Flicker Technique, followed closely by dozens of ANBU members who surrounded Ichiraku Ramen. In addition, several elite Jonin, including Kakashi, were also present.
The sudden commotion startled both Hand-Dai and the unsuspecting Kurenai and the others.
"Hokage-sama, what—what's going on?" Kurenai Yuhi asked in shock.
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't answer his future daughter-in-law's question. Instead, he looked at the small figure slurping noodles with her back to him and asked in a cold voice, "You're Broly? Who are you? Why did you kill my son?"
His voice was filled with suppressed anger, but if you listened carefully, you could hear a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.
He was afraid.
He was genuinely afraid.
If the other side really is sent by the Hidden Cloud Village—then what follows is a war he doesn't know if he can win.
Upon hearing this, Kurenai and the others, who were unaware of the situation, looked at Broly in shock.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's son was killed? But Asuma is standing right next to them, isn't he?
The next second, they suddenly realized that Hiruzen Sarutobi was referring to Shinnosuke Sarutobi.
Asma, his earlier nonchalance gone, roared at Broly's retreating figure, "You killed my brother?!"
His voice was filled with disbelief and anger.
His older brother—the one who had always protected and guided him—had died just like that?
And he died on Konoha soil?
Kurenai Yuhi stared blankly at the retreating figure. Good heavens, no wonder he said he wanted Asuma's head earlier. So, after killing his brother, he's now eyeing his younger brother, huh?
This is no longer a provocation; it's trampling and rubbing Konoha's dignity underfoot.
The Konoha ninjas who came with Hiruzen Sarutobi all had incredibly fierce looks in their eyes.
They were all ninjas from the Sarutobi clan and had already heard about this from their clan head.
Needless to say, my feelings were...
"Kill him!"
"Avenge Shinnosuke!"
"Let him die a painful death!!"
Anger surged like a tidal wave, overwhelming everyone's reason.
Kakashi remained silent, watching Broly's retreating figure with a complex expression, without uttering a word.
He could sense that the child emanated an aura that made even him feel uneasy.
That wasn't the aura of an ordinary ninja.
That's a monster.
Broly, having finished the last sip of noodle soup, turned around and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group, who were surrounding the noodle shop. His gaze was mainly focused on the "strongest Hokage of all time".
There was no tension in his eyes, only undisguised disdain and intense pleasure.
As expected, if you're looking for fun, you should come to Konoha!
"Who am I? Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you."
Broly paused for a moment at this point.
He originally wanted to say that he was a Saiyan who traveled through the galaxy, but he had already used this identity on the pirate planet, and using the same trick again felt a bit boring.
Noticing Hinata, who was completely bewildered by the hat trick, Broly's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you."
He said with a smile, "I am Broly from Kumogakure."
Upon hearing this, Kotetsu and Izumo, who were following behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, showed expressions of sudden realization.
This kid really is from Kumogakure!
After all, the name "Broly" sounds a lot like the style of the Hidden Cloud Village.
"Kumogakure?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened. "We have a truce agreement with Kumogakure! Don't talk nonsense!"
Just two years ago, when Hinata Hyuga was three years old, the Hidden Cloud Village sent envoys to Konoha and signed a truce agreement with them.
In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, the agreement had only been in effect for two years, so how could Kumogakure suddenly break the agreement?
"Hahahaha—!"
Broly suddenly burst into laughter, leaving everyone bewildered.
His laughter was full of sarcasm, as if mocking Hiruzen Sarutobi's naivety, or as if mocking the stupidity of the entire Hidden Leaf Village.
After a burst of laughter, he continued, "A ceasefire agreement? Isn't that just a piece of paper? We can tear it up whenever we want, right? Is this the first time we in Cloud Village have done something like this?"
Upon hearing these words, the expressions of many of the older ninjas present changed drastically.
That's right, this isn't the first time Kumogakure has done something like this. Back after the First Shinobi World War, Kumogakure wanted to sign a truce agreement with Konoha, inviting the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, to Kumogakure. However, the betrayal of Kinkaku and Ginkaku led to the Second Hokage's death in the Land of Lightning.
Although the betrayal was mainly due to the Golden Horn and Silver Horn, the Cloud Village was also partly to blame.
Broly continued, "And what happened two years ago? Have you forgotten so quickly, Hiruzen Sarutobi? Back then, we demanded that you hand over Hiashi Hyuga, but you tricked us with some scum from the branch family. Now we're just taking back what rightfully belongs to us."
These words were like a wake-up call, resounding like thunder in the minds of everyone in Konoha.
Two years ago, on Hinata Hyuga's third birthday, a delegation from Kumogakure ostensibly came to sign a truce agreement, but secretly attempted to kidnap the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main family.
Fortunately, he was discovered and killed by Hiashi Hyuga.
But no one expected that after doing such a thing, Kumogakure would turn around and accuse Konoha of killing their envoy and demand that the perpetrator, Hiashi Hyuga, be handed over.
Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to this.
After internal discussions within the Hyuga clan, it was decided that Hyuga Hizashi, the head of the branch family and father of Hyuga Neji, would be handed over as a scapegoat.
In the end, Hyuga Hizashi became the scapegoat, while Kumogakure got nothing.
Because the branch family members were branded with the Caged Bird Seal, the curse could not be lifted even after death. When Kumogakure obtained the corpse, the main family immediately activated the Caged Bird Seal, destroying Hyuga Hizashi's Byakugan.
The matter was ultimately dropped.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi never expected that not only had the Hidden Cloud Village turned the tables on him two years ago, but now they were still not letting this matter go.
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer doubted Broly's identity.
After all, even within Konoha, only a few people knew about this.
If this child isn't from Kumogakure, how could he possibly know so much?
"You—you Cloud Village are simply going too far!"
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was considered the "Dragon King" of the ninja world and could endure more than anyone else, he couldn't help but get angry when he saw the Hidden Cloud Village go to such lengths.
All things considered, this isn't the first or second time that the Hidden Cloud Village has stepped on Konoha's head to defecate.
Decades ago, their rogue ninja Kinkaku and Ginkaku killed their teacher Tobirama Senju; two years ago, they attempted to seize Konoha's bloodline limit under the guise of signing a truce agreement.
Time and time again, do they really think Konoha is without anyone?
Okay, there really is no one here.
After all, there is only one Kage-level ninja in the entire Hidden Leaf Village right now: Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Kakashi and Might Guy, those two overpowered characters, barely qualify as half.
Hahahaha!
Broly burst into laughter again, sporting a "Is there anything more fun than football?" expression, and said with wide eyes, "So what if I bully you? What? You want to start a war with Kumogakure? Besides our Third Raikage, our village's Jinchuriki, Killer Bee and Yugito, have perfectly mastered the power of the Tailed Beasts. What do you Konoha have to compare with us?"
Every word he said was like a sharp knife, piercing deep into Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart.
Go to war?
He wanted to as well.
But he dared not.
He knew very well that Konoha at present did not have the resources to wage a full-scale war against Kumogakure.
Putting aside everything else, the high-end combat capabilities of the two sides are not even in the same league.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands were trembling, not because he was afraid of Broly, but because he was afraid of the choice he had made.
He's only been Hokage for less than forty years, is he going to die already?
Broly wasn't satisfied yet, and with a provocative look, he beckoned with his finger: "If you want to start a war, then come on! But before that, I'm taking Hinata Hyuga with me. Our Raikage has already said that he's going to give her to me as a child bride."
After saying that, Broly grabbed Hinata and strode toward the village entrance.
The Konoha ninjas who were originally blocking his way instinctively made way for him when they saw Broly approaching.
After all, the aura emanating from the other party was terrifying.
It was an absolute sense of power that completely disregarded them.
"Lord Hokage, this—this—"
"Lord Hokage, the Hidden Cloud Village is going too far! Let's detain this child and show the Raikage our power!"
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"I can't take it anymore! Hokage, let's wage war against Kumogakure!"
"We, the Uchiha, are willing to be the vanguard!"
More and more ninjas gathered around, and after learning the whole story, the Konoha ninjas were in an uproar.
Even after the Nine-Tails incident, when the Uchiha clan's dissatisfaction with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village was growing, they now stood on the same side as Konoha.
In their view, the Cloud Village had gone too far this time; it wasn't just defecating on Konoha's head, it was feeding them excrement.
War! War! War!
Today, we will fight for the honor of Konoha in our final battle!
The shouts of battle were deafening.
Every ninja's eyes burned with the flames of anger.
They are not afraid of death.
This is what it means to be ridden on someone's head, yet not dare to put up a single act of resistance.
They cannot tolerate such humiliation.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood at the very front of the crowd, bearing the gaze of everyone.
I have high expectations.
There is anger.
It was inspiring.
He knew that the war would break out as soon as he gave the order.
It could also become the trigger for the Fourth Shinobi World War.
But if he doesn't fight—
Then he would truly become a laughing stock in the ninja world.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's chest heaved violently; he felt as if he were being roasted over a fire.
On one side is the future of the village.
On one side is the blood feud of his son and the dignity of the village.
Which one should he choose?
Just as the crowd was in a frenzy, their fighting spirit boiling, and Fugaku Uchiha and his Uchiha clan had already surrounded Broly—
Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke: "Everyone, calm down."
These four words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads.
The boisterous crowd instantly fell silent.
All eyes were fixed on him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke again, uttering four words: "Let me think it over."
puff!
A burst of laughter suddenly rang out.
Filled with endless disappointment and ridicule.
Broly couldn't hold back any longer.
He laughed so hard he almost fell over, as if he had heard the biggest joke ever.
As a time traveler, he had a god's-eye view and naturally knew how much patience this "Bear of the Ninja World" could endure. But even he didn't expect that Hiruzen Sarutobi could endure to this extent.
In front of so many ninjas, in front of the enemy who killed his son, how could he still say something like "Let me think it over"?
Broly shook his head, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi with disdain.
"I know you're a coward."
He spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears, "But I didn't expect him to be such a coward, so reluctant to part with that handsome case?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned deathly pale instantly.
It wasn't just the embarrassment of having one's thoughts exposed, but also the anger of being humiliated to one's face.
But he couldn't do anything about it.
Broly's gaze swept over all the Konoha ninja present, as if he were looking at a group of clowns.
"You want war?" Broly shrugged. "Then come on."
He didn't even bother to vent his anger; he simply stood there, like an insurmountable mountain.
The Konoha ninjas gritted their teeth, their hands on their weapons, but none of them dared to make the first move.
They were angry.
They were unwilling to accept it.
But they were also afraid.
They were afraid of this child who looked only a few years old, afraid of the Cloud Village behind him, and afraid of this war that could destroy Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, his eyes were empty and numb.
From this moment on, the image of the strongest Hokage in history has changed in the hearts of some Konoha ninjas.
"Mr. Hokage,"
Broly turned around, looked at him, and said with a smile, "Can I go now?"
Seeing the arrogant and disdainful expression on the other party's face, Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth in anger, finally squeezing out a sentence through gritted teeth: "I will have a face-to-face talk with the Raikage later."
He was trying to save face.
Hearing this, Broly smiled even more broadly: "Then our Hidden Cloud Village will be waiting for your arrival."
After saying that, Broly took Hinata and strolled away casually, not worried at all that anyone would harm him.
This is all because Broly is confident in his own abilities.
It was because he knew very well that Hiruzen Sarutobi dared not.
And so, under everyone's watchful eyes, Broly walked out of the gates of Konoha.
All that remained were a group of angry, resentful, yet powerless Konoha ninjas, and the Third Hokage standing there, pale-faced and trembling.
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