"What's wrong?"
Koyuki's voice reached Takumi's ears.
He came back to his senses. It seemed he had been lost in thought for too long. The people below were looking at him with some worry.
"Sorry, I just suddenly thought of something."
Takumi scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed. Then he suddenly raised the juice in his hand. "Now, let's forget about the unpleasant things. Next, let's fully enjoy the joy of victory!"
"Oh!"
Everyone raised their cups high.
Various colored liquids swirled in the cups.
The delicious smell of grilled meat filled the lakeside air.
The three female knights were tied up nearby, watching this grand celebration banquet.
"What do we do?"
Ranke's face still held lingering fear.
Her fear of Takumi was truly deep-seated.
That kind of violent lightning was completely not a power humans should possess.
"Should we escape?"
Kamira frowned deeply. She was confident in her speed; she could definitely escape.
As long as Takumi didn't notice her.
As for the ropes on them, they might work on ordinary people,
But they were useless against them.
"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?"
Kamira frowned, looking at Fugai.
Fugai was still trembling uncontrollably.
Fugai was the only one of the three who hadn't lost consciousness.
Ranke and Kamira both had injuries to varying degrees, but Fugai didn't have a scratch on her.
Yet the fear Fugai showed was the strongest among the three.
"I... I dare not..."
Her face was full of collapse, her eyes still filled with fear.
Takumi's superior suppression on her was too strong. Even after so long, she couldn't calm down.
She simply didn't dare resist Takumi.
Even though she could easily remove the ropes, she didn't dare leave this place even one step.
"..."
Kamira's eyes were full of despair.
"You might be able to escape, but what about us?"
Ranke's mind suddenly worked better at this moment. "You can fly, but we can't."
"You've seen his speed too. Once he notices, me and Fugai have no chance of escaping."
Ranke glanced over at Takumi's side, then shuddered and looked away.
Afraid her gaze might attract Takumi's attention.
"Coward."
Kamira snorted coldly, then stood up.
"Since you won't leave, I'll go first. You stay here and help me hold that guy off."
Saying this, she prepared to transform into her bat form and leave this place of trouble.
"Where do you think you're going?"
A calm voice reached her ears, like a paralysis technique, freezing her in place.
She slowly turned her head and saw Takumi standing right in front of her.
"Ba... Ba..."
Kamira looked towards the stage, and saw another Takumi there.
She was instantly stunned.
"Don't even know what a shadow clone is."
Takumi's clone looked at Kamira with contempt. "Did you think I would just do such simple handling and then ignore you?"
"Please... please forgive me!!"
Kamira immediately knelt on the ground, her upper body prostrate, trembling violently.
She didn't want to end up like Haido, dead and dismembered.
"I still have use for you. I'll let it slide this time."
Takumi's clone said. "After we leave, you are responsible for sending that idiot Temujin and those children back, then wait offshore."
"When the original body needs you, you must respond immediately."
"Otherwise..."
Takumi's clone didn't finish the sentence, but his meaning was clearly conveyed to the three of them.
They trembled uncontrollably, hurriedly lowering their heads, not daring to look at Takumi's clone.
"Und... understood."
Kamira's voice trembled.
"Mm."
He nodded.
Then, he sneered coldly. "Haido is dead. I think you should know who to pledge allegiance to now."
Takumi's clone nodded. "I will be watching you. Don't think about defeating me and escaping. You can't do that."
"Yes, Takumi-sama."
Fugai was the first to respond, her posture also the most respectful.
Even though she had never been attacked by Takumi, her awe for him was the highest among the three.
"Understood, Takumi-sama."
Ranke and Kamira responded in turn.
At this moment, Kamira didn't dare have any thoughts of escaping.
This kind of shadow clone from Shinobi was completely unexpected.
She only had one thought now:
Obey obediently, and the best outcome was not to die here.
"Follow me. Don't disturb their fun."
Takumi's clone said, turning to lead the way.
He was still testing these three at this moment.
With his back to them, he seemed defenseless.
If they dared to attack now, Takumi's clone could teach them a proper lesson, making them fully understand the huge gap in power between them.
But after that scare, the three obediently followed.
They didn't dare make any wrong move.
Takumi, who had already stepped off the stage, held Koyuki's small hand in his. His eyes glanced towards the direction of his clone, and after confirming they had left, he withdrew his gaze.
"What's wrong?"
Koyuki was very sensitive and noticed Takumi's gaze. Actually, her attention had been on Takumi the whole time.
"Make way!"
Sakura forcefully squeezed between Takumi and Koyuki, forcibly breaking their joined hands. Then she held up delicious grilled meat to Takumi's lips.
"Aah..."
Sakura looked at Takumi with a beaming smile. "This is meat I grilled with all my heart. It's only for Takumi-kun to eat."
The sudden challenger immediately made Koyuki feel a huge crisis.
But she had just been on stage with Takumi and now had nothing in her hands except a glass of juice.
Directly snatching it would be too rude.
"As popular as ever."
Naruto, his hands full of various things, looked at Takumi with some envy.
He also wanted Sakura to feed him personally.
But he didn't dare hope.
Usually, what Sakura gave him was nothing more of her fist.
Without mercy.
"Don't even think about it."
Shikamaru stared with deadpan eyes. He himself didn't eat much. Even though he often hung out with Choji, his own appetite hadn't been trained.
"Women are too troublesome. Only someone like Takumi can handle them."
He recalled his own mother and the conclusions he had drawn through observation.
"Naruto, this is a good opportunity."
Kiba also chimed in. "While Takumi is tied up with women, this is the perfect time for us to train hard and surpass him."
"Train now?"
Naruto was startled. He hadn't eaten his fill yet.
"Of course not, you idiot!"
Kiba rolled his eyes. "Forget it, let's not talk about that."
He looked around and asked curiously, "Where's that guy?"
"Which guy?"
Naruto didn't understand.
"He's lying in the tent, still not awake."
As a teammate, Shino immediately understood Kiba's thoughts.
"Shouldn't we call him over?"
Kiba said. "That guy was probably deceived by the guy Takumi defeated, right?"
"Ah, you're talking about Temujin."
Naruto finally realized. "Isn't it better to let him sleep? Takumi hit him pretty hard, I think."
"That's because Takumi couldn't stand his idiocy."
Shikamaru, as the one with the highest IQ among the young Genin, had basically figured out most of the situation through observation and what Takumi had said.
"Is he an idiot?"
Naruto asked blankly. "But he doesn't look like a mentally disabled person."
"Idiot."
Shikamaru couldn't help rolling his eyes. "I'm talking about the things he did."
"What he did... right!!"
Naruto suddenly remembered those people trapped in glass spheres. "Should we release those people?"
"Now that the culprit is dead, those kids should be released too, right?"
Saying this, he prepared to stand up.
"Don't worry."
Shikamaru said. "I just saw Takumi's clone leaving with those three women. They should be handling that matter."
Shikamaru's observation skills were still very strong.
"Yeah, I saw it too."
Kiba nodded, looking at Shino.
Shino also silently nodded.
Looking at this, Naruto realized that among those present, only he had completely failed to notice.