"Hahaha, this kid has no clue what's happening!"
"Exactly! He doesn't know the fate awaiting him today—and we decide it. He's got no say!"
"Get down!"
After a sprint and mocking laughs, the two Root chunin finally reached Ye Wu Di and Hinata.
But facing their descending blades, Ye Wu Di stayed perfectly calm.
He even gently fixed Hinata's hair, tousled by their chakra wind.
"Don't be scared. I've got this."
"Brother Wu Di…"
Seeing Hinata's cute upward gaze, Ye Wu Di leaned down and kissed her little lips.
Hinata's face flushed to her earlobes.
Her ears even twitched slightly.
Then, in the next instant—
Their figures vanished without a trace!
Body Flicker Technique!
At the same moment, Ye Wu Di's teasing, sarcastic laugh echoed from the Hyuga street direction.
"Tea time? Sorry, my wife says no today. Let's reschedule."
"Anyway, bye bye then!"
"…"
Staring at the empty street and hearing that punchable voice, the Root trio's forehead veins bulged with rage.
A special jonin captain and two chunin—taking down two pre-genin kids?
If they failed, they might as well commit seppuku right here!
"Remember! When we catch him, slice his feet!"
"Heh heh, got it—I'll carve off some meat!"
"That kid's done for!"
…
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Root Special Jonin XXX!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Root Chunin XXX!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Root Chunin XXX!
As the three Root ninjas fumed and chased furiously, Ye Wu Di rooftop-hopped with Hinata under the night sky, utterly relaxed.
He even hummed a tune, zero sense of being hunted.
"I love you~ Love you, like mice love rice!"
"No matter the storms~ I'll always be by your side! I love you…"
Hearing Ye Wu Di's song, Hinata's heart raced like a stampeding deer, ready to leap out.
Her soft little fingers fidgeted in his arms, cheeks rosy and dewy—adorably irresistible.
"Brother Wu Di, your song… s-so pretty. If Hinata could hear it… forever…"
"Easy. If you like it, I'll sing it to you for life."
Ye Wu Di flashed a brilliant, sunny smile, making his promise.
"Mm mm! Brother Wu Di's the best~"
Hinata nodded shyly, heart bubbling with joy.
But soon, she caught the "weird" part in his words.
Wait!
Forever?
D-does that mean… Brother Wu Di's… proposing…?
Ah~ I can't take it…
Her little feet twitched, and she fainted on the spot.
Steam rose above her head, making her cheeks even softer.
Seeing this, even Ye Wu Di couldn't resist pinching her face lovingly.
"As expected of my wife—so cute."
But as he played with her limp hand and leisurely Body Flickered forward—
A sudden change!
Bang!
"Whoa! Where'd this wall come from?!"
"No—if I'm right, it's a barrier…"
Facing the pale red barrier, Ye Wu Di fake-rubbed his arm in "pain" while scanning all four directions.
Sure enough, east, west, south, north—each had a jonin-level ninja guarding.
"What's with you four? Playing Red Light, Green Light? Fun."
"But damn, you're packing light. To trap me, at least make it big. This tiny? My heart goes out to your wives."
Hearing this, the four Root special jonin maintaining the weakened Four Red Yang Array turned livid.
Bigger?
This was barrier ninjutsu!
Derived from the shadow-level Four Red Yang Array—needing four Kage-level ninjas!
Even as special jonin, they needed total isolation to pull it off.
You think you can just enlarge it like some trash street jutsu?!
And…
Calling us small—and pitying our wives?!
You polite?
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Root Special Jonin XXX!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Root Special Jonin XXX!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Root Special Jonin XXX!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Root Special Jonin XXX!
Yo, endless negative emotions incoming!
Plus Sasuke, Sakura, and the male students' occasional gifts since school…
He must have a ton now, right?
"System, check my negative emotion points?"
Ding! Host, you have 77,777 negative emotion points! Need 22,223 more for another draw!
22,223 more?
Four leeks ready to harvest.
Without Sasuke's extras, that's ~7,000 per guy.
Damn, he'd need a stool to chat them up…
As Ye Wu Di's mood soured, three familiar laughs rang from behind.
"Hahaha, kid—you're done running!"
"As expected of the boss—barrier set up ahead of time!"
"You little…"
Ye Wu Di's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he charged toward them.
Perfect!
Leeks #5, #6, and #7—finally here!
"Uh, Captain! Something's off with this kid—he's… charging us!"
"And… he's cackling!"
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning…