" chinatsu-nee! Watch out!"
Naruto immediately stepped forward and stretched out an arm, intending to intercept the kunai flying toward chinatsu.
chinatsu didn't move at all.
Just as the rust-covered kunai was about to strike her, a layer of rose-colored chakra suddenly appeared before her body.
Clang!
The kunai struck the chakra barrier and fell harmlessly onto the ground.
"Come out."
chinatsu calmly turned toward the direction from which the attack had come.
"I mean you no harm."
The surroundings remained silent.
Ten seconds passed.
Then another few seconds.
Finally, several red-haired men and women cautiously emerged from among the ruins.
Their clothes were worn and patched together from various fabrics.
Their eyes, however, were filled with unmistakable hostility.
"Release our clansman, you despicable outsider!"
The apparent leader pointed at Naruto and shouted angrily.
Before chinatsu could even open her mouth, Naruto exploded first.
"What do you mean release me?!"
Naruto pointed at himself.
"And how are you guys even less observant than I am?!"
"If chinatsu-nee wanted to attack you, she could've knocked all of you down before you even saw her move!"
"And she's super kind and gentle! She doesn't look like an invader at all!"
From Naruto's perspective, although chinatsu occasionally became frightening when angry, most of the time she was practically an angel.
After all, she had raised him for years.
Fed him.
Taught him ninjutsu.
Helped him train.
Supported him when nobody else would.
Naturally, Naruto trusted her completely.
In fact, Naruto wasn't the only one who thought this way.
As long as chinatsu wasn't deliberately acting strange or losing control of her expression management, her usual image was indeed one of elegance and gentleness.
Of course...
The distance between an angel and a devil was often only one step.
chinatsu glanced at Naruto in surprise.
This kid actually argued with people now?
And he was arguing with members of his own clan.
But after thinking about it carefully, chinatsu felt relieved.
If Naruto's feelings toward her after all these years couldn't even compare to several strangers who had attacked her the moment they met, then she would have truly failed as an older sister.
The red-haired man who had been scolded froze.
His face immediately turned red.
Just as he wanted to continue arguing, the atmosphere around chinatsu suddenly changed.
"I already said this is a misunderstanding."
chinatsu slowly bent down and picked up the rusty kunai from the ground.
"We can sit down and talk."
"Don't force me to use violence."
"I love peace."
As she spoke, she held the kunai with one hand.
Then she casually extended a finger from her other hand.
Snap.
The kunai instantly shattered into two pieces.
At that moment, the Uzumaki survivors felt their scalps go numb.
In their eyes, chinatsu's chakra pressure seemed to transform into a gigantic black-winged demon standing behind her.
Its wings spread across the sky.
Its claws were sharp enough to tear apart mountains.
Its crimson eyes stared directly into their souls.
The Uzumaki survivors nearly jumped backward.
You call this loving peace?!
This woman is terrifying!
Under chinatsu's extremely "friendly" persuasion, the atmosphere finally eased somewhat.
The Uzumaki survivors exchanged glances before deciding to lead chinatsu and Naruto back to their shelter.
Of course, they still hadn't completely lowered their guard.
Uzumaki Survivors:
We'll lure her back first!
Once we're in our territory, everyone can attack together!
Maybe we'll have a chance!
chinatsu:
They're still thinking about fighting?
Well...
Given everything they've experienced, being cautious isn't surprising.
Soon, they arrived at a structure that could barely be called a residence.
The building had collapsed halfway.
Several walls remained standing.
With a bit of repair work, it could still shelter a handful of people from the wind and rain.
As soon as they arrived, several more red-haired Uzumaki survivors emerged from inside.
Exactly as chinatsu had expected.
Likewise, they immediately drew their kunai.
Also exactly as chinatsu had expected.
"Release that little brother and we'll let you leave!"
One woman pointed her kunai toward chinatsu.
"We know you're strong."
"We can't beat you one-on-one."
"Probably not two-on-one either."
"Maybe not even three-on-one."
"But this is our only option."
"Let him go and we'll guarantee your safety."
Naruto immediately panicked.
However, before he could even say anything, chinatsu suddenly reached over and pushed down on his head.
Then she extended one hand toward the crowd.
A legendary divine technique activated.
"Wait."
The simple gesture immediately froze everyone's momentum.
Then chinatsu spun Naruto around.
The two turned their backs toward the Uzumaki survivors and began whispering.
Naruto:
" chinatsu-nee, what are you doing?"
"Even if they're members of my clan, I won't take their side over yours."
"In my heart, you're my most important family member."
chinatsu:
"I'm touched."
"But violence isn't always the answer."
"Besides, regardless of how distant the blood relationship is, they're still descendants of the Uzumaki Clan."
"We should at least give them a little face."
Naruto:
"Actually... I wasn't planning to fight them..."
chinatsu:
"Good."
"Then after we turn around, use your strongest ninjutsu."
Naruto immediately nodded.
Then he froze.
"Wait."
"The Sexy Jutsu doesn't count, right?"
chinatsu stared at him.
Naruto stared back.
Several seconds passed.
" chinatsu-nee!"
Naruto's face turned bright red.
"I'm not even good at that anymore!"
chinatsu blinked.
Then realization dawned.
Right.
After years of training under her supervision, Naruto had gradually abandoned most of his prankster habits.
Even the Sexy Jutsu wasn't used much anymore.
"A pure-hearted young man."
chinatsu silently sighed.
Then she gave Naruto a nod.
The two turned around simultaneously.
Their hands formed seals.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Massive amounts of white smoke erupted.
The entire area was instantly engulfed.
As the smoke cleared, the Uzumaki survivors were stunned.
One chinatsu became ten.
Ten became twenty.
Twenty became fifty.
The same happened with Naruto.
In an instant, dozens upon dozens of chinatsus and Narutos surrounded the area.
The Uzumaki survivors immediately went pale.
Naruto's Multi Shadow Clone Technique was famous for overwhelming opponents through sheer numbers.
Meanwhile, chinatsu's enormous chakra reserves and Wood Release-enhanced vitality allowed her to produce a similarly terrifying quantity.
Together, they looked like a small army.
"In your words..."
chinatsu smiled pleasantly.
"Please don't call me despicable."
"If we're talking about numbers..."
She gestured toward the countless clones.
"Then I happen to have quite a few people too."
"You can use ninjutsu."
"We can use ninjutsu."
"Let's see whose side has more."
Her gentle smile appeared no different from a devil's grin in the eyes of the Uzumaki survivors.
The last remnants of resistance rapidly crumbled.
One person slowly raised both hands.
Soon another followed.
Then another.
Then everyone surrendered.
Seeing this, chinatsu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The surrounding clones disappeared one after another in clouds of smoke.
"See?"
"We're not bad people."
"From a certain perspective, we're actually extremely good people."
"As for exactly how good..."
chinatsu smiled.
"We can sit down and talk about that slowly."
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