Chapter 97: Mizuki the Jumping Tiger [Part 1]

"Beat me to death..."

Twelve baseball bats were swung at Mizuki's head. He tried to dodge, but Sakura and her friends had surrounded him, leaving him with no escape. He attempted to defend himself with kunai, but the small weapons were no match for the meter-long baseball bats. Mizuki could only watch as the bats landed on his body.

"Ah... you damn brats, I'll kill you all..."

Mizuki curled up on the ground, protecting his head and vital areas with his hands, but he continued to scream.

"If he still has the strength to threaten us, continue, don't stop..."

Sakura raised an eyebrow, and the group exchanged glances before increasing the speed of their attacks.

"Stop... please, it hurts so much, I was wrong..."

After a few minutes, Mizuki was on the verge of tears, his voice trembling as he spoke. However, his eyes, buried in his arms, were filled with resentment.

"Oh, now you know you were wrong? Weren't you just screaming like a savage earlier?"

After the group stopped, Hinata squatted down and lightly tapped Mizuki's waist with the baseball bat, causing him to shudder involuntarily.

"I... I give up..."

Mizuki surrendered, afraid that he would be paralyzed if they continued to beat him.

"Tch, what a spineless coward!" Hinata muttered under her breath. She didn't expect Mizuki to be not only weak but also a coward.

Iruka, who had been watching the entire time, shuddered at Mizuki's screams. He couldn't believe how terrifying his students were. Judging from Mizuki's screams, he must have been in a lot of pain.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, Third Hokage smoked his pipe while Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka borrowed cigarettes from Asuma. As they smoked, the two middle-aged men furrowed their brows in worry. They had raised their daughters to be proper ladies, but why had they turned out like this? Not only did they beat people with baseball bats, but they also had the demeanor of street thugs. If this continued, their beloved daughters would become walking bombs, which was a nightmare.

Third Hokage looked at Naruto and Sasuke, who were excitedly fighting, and felt even more troubled. One was like his grandson, and the other was Itachi Uchiha's younger brother. He had promised to take care of them, but now they were like this. If the Fourth Hokage knew, he would probably jump out of his coffin and fight him.

"Sigh..."

The three men exchanged glances and sighed heavily. They were all worried.

Sakura silently shook her head as she watched Mizuki, who was curled up and surrendered. He must have been beaten to the point of being unable to bear it.

"Forget it, let's not bother with him. Take Iruka-sensei to the hospital, and leave this guy to ANBU to send to prison!"

Sakura handed the baseball bat back to Tenten and suggested, "I think you can have someone put some marks on the surface of the baseball bat, such as patterns or characters. It would be best if you could clearly mark the bat with an imprint when you hit someone, just like a slap leaves a handprint. You can try it!"

"Indeed, I think we can engrave Konoha's emblem on it, and we should engrave several of them. This way, no matter where we hit someone, we can leave an imprint in the shape of Konoha's emblem. This will let others know that we are from Konoha and greatly increase our reputation!" Hinata also made a serious suggestion. She felt that the baseball bat was very easy to use, or she wouldn't have made such a suggestion.

"We can also make some with our family crests on them!" Ino joined in the discussion.

"I'll have someone try to modify it when I get back!" Tenten carefully noted everyone's suggestions and planned to have someone modify the baseball bat when she returned.

"This is cruel!" Shikamaru sighed silently and shed a few bitter tears for his future enemies. If they were hit, they would not only suffer physical injuries but also emotional damage from the imprint left on their faces.

As they discussed, Iruka suddenly felt sorry for Mizuki. He had brought this upon himself by provoking this group of people.

After they finished discussing, the group ignored Mizuki, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and gathered around Iruka, preparing to take him to the hospital for a check-up.

"Hehehehe... you stupid brats, you don't know the saying 'to kill the roots when you cut the grass'!"

Mizuki suddenly got up, swaying, and let out a creepy laugh. His body trembled, and strange patterns appeared on his face.

Sakura narrowed her eyes as she watched Mizuki's movements. Could it be that the liquid he drank could quickly stimulate his potential?

"His chakra has changed, and there's a more violent feeling!" Hinata looked with her Byakugan and said, "Although this chakra quickly enhances his strength, it also causes great damage to him."

"His chakra has increased slightly, but not much, and there's a chaotic feeling to it, as if it's forcibly stuffed from the outside!" Neji withdrew his Byakugan, shook his head, and the seriousness on his face disappeared. "I thought it was so powerful, but it turned out to be a method of trading one's life for temporary strength, which is not worth it at all!"

"Some violent and chaotic chakra? It seems to be a curse seal!" Sakura muttered softly, "I didn't expect there to be such a curse seal potion that can be taken orally!"

"Hahaha, you little brats, just accept your fate!" Mizuki's expression on his face was twisted. "I have obtained power that surpasses everything. You guys are not my opponents at all. Next, I will avenge my past humiliation!"

"Who gave him the confidence? This level of power is not even as good as a Jonin!"

Sakura and the others' expressions were a bit strange. Mizuki's aura was not even as strong as the ANBU behind them. Where did he get the confidence to think he was invincible?!

"You will all submit to my power!" Mizuki laughed loudly, as if he were the number one in the world.

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