Chapter 77:- Consequences

"Sokaga-sama, please save me from this Demon...!!" He was crying in fear. His face was covered with tears, sweat, and dirt. 

"Please stop...!!" Knowing that this young man was from Konoha, Tatsuya was very respectful to him.

Tatsuya was very angry seeing his subordinate in this state. If Naruto wasn't from Konoha, then by now, he already would have attacked Naruto. 

But Naruto did not stop walking towards Zōsui. 

He could clearly see that this young man had no intention of stopping. 

Seeing this, Tatsuya gritted his teeth in anger and frustration. 

At that time, Karin and Kushina had already arrived. From a distance, they could see everything that was happening. 

"Lady Kushina, please stop Naruto.....!!" Karin was afraid of the consequences. She did not want anything to happen to Naruto because of her. Karin knew that no matter how strong Naruto was, he was never bigger and stronger than the Village and its politics. This meant that he would suffer from the consequences of his actions. 

"Karin, it's alright. Whatever happens next, I will shield Naruto from it." Kushina said with a smirk.

Kushina was pleased with Naruto's actions. She knew that her son wasn't a ruthless person. Naruto was only ruthless because he had seen with his own eyes how the Village had treated the members of his clan. Kushina would have done the exact thing if she was in Naruto's place. 

Seeing Naruto approaching with the intention of killing Zōsui, Tatsuya wanted to take action to defend Zōsui, but at that moment, he noticed a woman wearing Jonin's vest was standing not so far away. 

Tatsuya felt that he had seen some light at the end of the tunnel upon seeing Kushina. 

"Please, stop your student. I don't know what my right-hand man did to deserve this, but this isn't the way your student should be doing things. Please calm him down. Then we can discuss this in a civilized manner." Tatsuya purposely added the part 'my right-hand man' to show the status and essentials of Zōsui in this village. He said this with the hope that once Kushina learns what status Zōsui has in this village, she will stop Naruto. 

Hearing this, Kushina put her right hand on her waist and said with a smirk. "Village Leader, we have seen everything that this whole village did to my Uzumaki clan members." Hearing this, Tatsuya's expression completely changed. His face turned ugly. 

The next second, Kushina's eyes became cold and very sharp. "If you weren't the Sokage of this village, then I would have killed you with my own hands." Hearing this, even Tatsuya became scared. Beads of sweat started rolling down his face. 

"The Uzumaki Clan has been a close ally of the Hidden Leaf for many generations. However, the members of the Uzumaki clan have been treated poorly, to the extent that now Karin's mother is on the verge of dying because of it." 

"I wonder, how you will explain your actions to Konoha and to the Uzumaki clan." 

Hearing this, Tatsuya shut his mouth. He knew that he was in deep trouble because of this matter. 

"No...!!!" Naruto walked up to Zōsui. Tatsuya could helplessly watch as Naruto swung the crystal Katana. 

Under everyone's watch, Zōsui's head was severed in one swing. The next second, his head rolled to the ground. At the same time, some drops of blood fell on Tatsuya's body, who was standing just a few meters away.

Once Naruto was done, it was only then that his blue eyes gained some emotions back. His eyes returned to life with emotions. 

Seeing this, Sakura and Hanabi sighed in relief. Fortunately, Naruto was back to normal. The three girls were too afraid to say anything or stop Naruto. 

Naruto then coldly looked at the so-called worthless Sokage of this village. 

Tatsuya started trembling when Naruto looked at him. 

Kushina walked past Naruto and stood in front of Tatsuya. "Village leader, this matter isn't over yet. The Hidden Grass must provide an explanation for this matter. The Hidden Leaf will shortly contact you about this matter." Hearing this, Tatsuya knew that he was in deep trouble. 

"For now, I am taking the members of my clan with me. I hope you don't have any problem with that, or do you have anything to say?" Kushina asked Tatsuya in a sharp tone. 

Tatsuya hurriedly shook his head. 

Kushina then threw a scroll on the ground. They have delivered the scroll to the Sokage. This man did not deserve any respect which is why she threw the scroll on the ground for him to pick up. 

"It's time to leave. Let's go." Another of Kushina's clones arrived carrying Yuna in her back. 

"But what about our belongings?" Karin hurriedly asked. At the same time, she was very excited. Finally, she and her mother won't have to worry about their lives. In Konoha, they will be safe. And no one will force them to do anything. 

"I will send my clone to store all of your belongings in storage scroll." The next second, Kushina's clone disappeared towards Karin's house. 

"Let's go...!!" But the next second, Kushina stopped walking. 

Without turning back, she addressed Tatsuya. "And don't think that we have forgotten what those Rogue Shinobi did under your orders. You better provide a reasonable explanation for this matter as well." 

"Let's leave...!!" Karin took one last glance at the place where she grew up and then left with others. She had no attachment to this Village. For as long as she can remember, she and her mother always has been bullied by everyone in the village. They lived in this place as outcasts. Except for a few kind souls who secretly gave them some extra grains or extra food, no one helped them or looked after them in this village. 

After they left, Tatsuya fell to his knees. "It's over...!!!" 

Today's matter will severely strain their relationships. The Hidden Grass Village will no longer receive the benefits that it received from the Hidden Leaf Village, and the Village might even treat them as enemies. 

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Going back, everyone was silent. Sakura, Hanabi, and Sarada were still thinking about what they had seen back then. To think that Naruto could become so cold that he wouldn't hesitate even once to take a life was so out of his character. 

The Naruto that they knew was kind, caring, very bright, sunny, cheerful, and always smiling. 

But this Naruto was the polar opposite of the Naruto that they knew. 

While walking in the forest, Sakura glanced at Naruto from time to time. 

Naruto noticed this after the 7th glance. "What is it, Sakura-chan?" 

Hearing that warm and cheerful tone, Sakura once again sighed in relief. 'Fortunately, he is back to normal.' Sakura thought to herself. 

"It's just I was wondering, how did you even find your clan members?" Sakura changed the question. What she wanted to ask was, what caused all of this to happen. 

"Well, today I discovered that I could sense my clan members," Hearing this, Karin and Yuna were surprised. 

While Sakura and others became even more curious.

"Basically, I can sense the Auras of pure-blooded Uzumaki clan members," Naruto said while rubbing the back of his head. Even Naruto wasn't sure how this worked. 

"Can't you sense Kushina-sensei Aura?" Hanabi asked. 

"Now that you mention it, I can sense Mom's Aura. But since I am always with her, I am used to sensing her Aura all of the time. So in the back of my mind, I just ignored this Aura." Hearing this everyone understood. This wasn't any newly awakened ability but rather something Naruto had gained when his Uzumaki blood was purified to 100%. 

"Everyone, let me introduce you two: Karin and her mother, Yuna. As you all know, they are members of the Uzumaki clan. When the Uzumaki village was destroyed, all the survivors were displaced and scattered in various parts of the world." 

Sakura and Hanabi greeted Yuna politely before turning their attention to Karin. 

'She is beautiful.' Both of them had the same thought. 

'She could be a potential threat.' Hanabi and Sakura realized this. 

While they were staring at Karin and assessing Karin's potential danger, Sarada approached Karin and greeted her. 

"Hello.....!! I am Sarada Uchiha." Sarada's tone was neither friendly nor too cold. But it sounded distant. 

"Sara-chan is always like this. So please don't mind." Naruto quickly stepped in to explain. 

Karin nodded her head. "It's nice to meet you." Karin had heard of the Uchiha clan. This was the first time that she had met a member of the famous Uchiha Clan. 

Seeing what Sarada did, Hanabi and Sakura felt embarrassed for not introducing themselves to Karin earlier. 

Hanabi and Sakura approached Karin. 

"I am Hyuga Hanabi," Hanabi said with a gentle smile. 

"I am Haruno Sakura."

"Hello, Sakura!!"

"Hello, Hanabi....!!"

Sakura placed her hand on Karin's shoulder and said. "Once we return to the village, come with us. We will show you around the village." 

"Yeah....!! I will take you to meet our other friends. We have a large female friend group." 

Seeing everything, Yuna had a small smile on her face. She was worried that Karin might not be able to make any friends but now she felt that she was worried for nothing. She could tell that the three girls had good hearts. 

'Though, I can feel that these three girls have some kind of special relationship with Naruto.' As a woman, she had sharp senses of such things.

Karin felt slightly awkward at first but after a few minutes of chatting with them, the girls quickly became friends. Hanabi and Sakura kept asking many different questions to Karin. Sarada was also included in the group discussion, but 99% of the time, she mostly kept quiet. She only listened. 

"Mom, walking like this is going to take a lot more hours to return to the village." Naruto noticed that it was already late afternoon. If they continued walking, they would need to spend the night in the forest. Normally this wouldn't have been an issue but they had to civilians with them. 

Kushina understood why Naruto was worried. She also nodded her head. 

It wasn't suitable for Yuna to stay in the wild. She needed medical attention as soon as possible. Staying in Hidden Grass, she did not receive any medical attention which only worsened her condition. 

"Girls, sorry to interrupt you, but we are going to speed up. We want to return to the village before sunset." The girls stopped talking and nodded their heads. 

Naruto walked up to Karin. 

Ah....!!

Karin squealed when Naruto suddenly lifted her in his arms. 

Karin's face turned red when Naruto did this. This was the first time in her life she had found herself in the arms of a man.

"What are you doing?" Karin wanted to get down as she felt everyone staring at her. This only made her feel even more embarrassed. 

"We are going to speed up. Unfortunately, you won't be able to keep up with our speed, which is why I am going to carry you." Naruto replied before jumping on the branch of a tree. 

"But Naruto, won't you feel tired carrying her?" Hanabi did not like this. She was just using an excuse to get Karin down. 

"Yeah!! Why don't you let us carry Karin?" Sakura added.

Sarada also took her stance as if to show that she agrees with her teammates. 

Seeing this scene, Yuna chuckled. She now had confirmed her suspicion. Every girl on this team had a crush on Naruto. 

"It's okay. Karin is very light." Hearing this, Karin became even more embarrassed. She did not have the courage to look at Naruto. 

Naruto was about to but then he stopped. "Karin, I need you to wrap your arms around my neck; otherwise, I won't be able to move at my full speed." With a red face, Karin did what he told her. As she wrapped her arms around his neck, she felt her boobs pressing against his body. This made her even more embarrassed. 

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[Image of Karin]

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