"Naruto: Ice God"Chapter 168: A Chance Encounter with Hyūga Iroha
Kushina hadn't even gone to the hospital yet, but Feng Bai had nearly beaten her there.
Still, morning sickness... it seemed Naruto was already preparing to make his entrance into the world.
No matter what, he had to protect Minato and Kushina, ensuring little Naruto wouldn't end up in the same harsh circumstances as in the original story!
Feng Bai silently steeled his resolve.
Happy times were always fleeting. After dinner, watching the blissful Minato and Kushina, even Feng Bai, thick-skinned as he was, felt too embarrassed to intrude on their intimate moments.
Despite Kushina's repeated attempts to make him stay, Feng Bai forcibly dragged the reluctant Kakashi away from the Namikaze home.
"Wait, I still need to—"
Kakashi tried to struggle—after all, something important was still in Minato's study.
But Feng Bai shot him a piercing glare, and the already guilt-ridden Kakashi immediately shut his mouth, obediently following Feng Bai outside.
Sorry, Captain Minato... I just hope Kushina-nee doesn't find that novel.
Kakashi thought to himself.
"All right, you two head home. I'll escort these three little ones."
Waving goodbye to the Minato couple, Feng Bai glanced at Kakashi's reluctant expression and gestured for him to take Rin and leave.
"Sigh, let's go together then."
Since he couldn't retrieve his little yellow book anytime soon, Kakashi closed his eyes and sighed, casually reaching to take Kabuto's hand—only for the boy to slip away.
Staring with his trademark dead-fish eyes as Kabuto ran to Feng Bai's side, clinging to his pant leg and refusing to let go, Kakashi suddenly wanted to find a mirror and examine himself.
Am I really that frightening?
Kakashi, who had always been confident in his appearance, questioned his own appeal for the first time in his life.
Following behind Feng Bai all the way, Kakashi watched as he dropped off Kabuto and Itachi at their respective homes. Only then did he relax, bid farewell to Feng Bai, and escort Rin home.
What was meant to come would inevitably come.
Standing at his front door, Yamato could already feel the tension in Feng Bai's grip and the sweat seeping from his palm.
Feng Bai was under pressure.
Hopefully, Dad is sleeping right now...
Looking up at the sky, Feng Bai prayed to the Sage of Six Paths.
If worst comes to worst, old man, just give him a punch and knock him out cold. When it's time to seal your mother, I'll definitely do my part.
With a racing heart and trembling hands, Feng Bai gently pushed open the door.
He saw a pair of blood-red eyes flickering continuously in the dim living room.
"Holy shit, are the Uchiha attacking?!"
Instantly recognizing the Sharingan, Feng Bai nearly unleashed an Ice Release jutsu.
"Lord Feng Bai, you've finally returned..."
Yamato, completely unfazed, turned on the living room lights, revealing that the Sharingan's owner was none other than Shisui.
Not far away sat his father.
"Lord Danzō, since Lord Feng Bai has returned, I'll take my leave..."
Carefully observing Danzō's expression and seeing the silent, closed-eyed man had no intention of speaking, Shisui hurriedly fled the Shimura residence.
Too terrifying. That old man is absolutely terrifying.
If Feng Bai hadn't come home tonight, that old man would definitely have kept me waiting in the living room until dawn!
Ding, who had been quietly standing behind Danzō, stepped forward, took Yamato from Feng Bai, and led him back to his room.
Only Danzō and Feng Bai remained in the living room.
"D-Dad..." Feng Bai forced out a smile, trying to ingratiate himself as he approached.
"Mm."
"Um, let me explain..." Seeing Danzō was clearly angry, Feng Bai began racking his brain for excuses.
Wait, there seemed to be quite a few things that needed explaining.
Should he start with the Fujiwara family matter, or the Namikaze family incident...?
Just as Feng Bai was wrestling with this multiple-choice dilemma, Danzō finally spoke his first complete sentence.
"Training at the Shikkotsu Forest must have been quite difficult."
Hearing Danzō express concern for him, Feng Bai felt a wave of warmth in his heart.
He'd really been too petty-minded, actually suspecting Danzō would pressure him. Sigh.
Deeply moved, Feng Bai was about to respond when Danzō suddenly snapped open his lone eye: "Let me personally test the results of your training!"
"Huh?!"
In his room, Yamato heard the screams coming from outside. Unable to bear it, he pulled out a pair of earplugs from his bedside drawer and stuffed them into his ears.
There. Now I can't hear anything.
...
The next day.
Feng Bai limped his way to the hospital entrance.
Before long, he spotted today's main characters—the Minato couple.
Having heard about Kushina's health issues, even the usually demanding Sakumo had generously given her a day off and assigned an ANBU member to accompany them.
"Feng Bai, what happened to your face?"
Kushina, who had intended to pinch Feng Bai's cheek as usual, immediately noticed something was off about his facial dimensions.
"Oh, I was researching a self-created ninjutsu last night, and my chakra circulation went awry. My Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian got blocked, so my face swelled up." Feng Bai casually made up an excuse.
"I don't understand any of that." Kushina shook her head, wanting to ask more questions, but was dissuaded by Minato.
"All right, Kushina, the doctor is still waiting for us. Let's go in first." Minato smiled, helping Feng Bai out of the awkward situation.
Sigh, didn't you see Feng Bai's swollen eyes? He obviously got beaten up.
Looking at all of Konoha, there are only about two people who could beat up Feng Bai.
Watching Minato lead Kushina into the hospital, Feng Bai also limped along behind them.
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"Minato, what's a Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian?"
"Uh, look, the doctor is already at the door."
"Oh."
After seeing Kushina and Minato enter the examination room, Feng Bai sat bored on the bench outside, waiting alongside the ANBU member.
"Feng Bai?"
A voice called from the side, accompanied by the sound of rubber tires scraping against the floor. A wheelchair slowly moved in front of Feng Bai.
Looking up, Feng Bai saw a Hyūga clan member sitting in the wheelchair—half his face wrapped in bandages, his right arm hanging limply, legs encased in plaster casts.
"You are..."
Feng Bai opened his mouth in disbelief: "Iroha?"
"Haha, it's not easy—a big shot like you can still remember me."
Using his intact left hand to scratch his face, Iroha confirmed his identity.
"How did you end up like this?"
Feng Bai stared in shock at the former campus heartthrob, the "Explosive Ball Kid."
"Sigh, got caught in a Mist ninja ambush and ended up like this." Iroha sounded nonchalant, but his tightly clenched grip on the wheelchair's armrests betrayed his true emotional state.
"Iroha, what are you doing here?"
Just as the two were about to catch up, another figure emerged from nearby, complaining as he approached Iroha.
The newcomer was Hyūga Tetsu, a classmate from Feng Bai's academy days.
Upon seeing Feng Bai, he was momentarily stunned, then belatedly greeted him: "It's been a while, Jōnin Feng Bai."
"Just call me Feng Bai."
He was clearly a typical Hyūga clan member, displaying proper etiquette at all times.
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