Chapter 39: A Great Price Paid

Neji, furious, yelled that he was going to kill Naruto, but his voice was constantly interrupted by dry heaving thanks to the vomit all over him.

Naruto, seeing how disheveled Neji was, couldn't help but step back a few paces, pinching his nose in disgust. His whole posture screamed how much he was grossed out by his brother-in-law.

Seeing Neji so angry, Naruto thought it might be best to explain himself.

Not that it would calm Neji down, but at least Naruto would feel a little better.

"This isn't my fault, you know!"

"You're the one who hit me so hard I threw up!"

Naruto's words only made things worse. Neji nearly fainted from anger.

He moved cautiously, making sure not to shake his head too much, afraid that the gunk on top of it might smear onto his face.

Even Hinata, who had been watching the whole time, could sense the murderous aura radiating from her brother.

Naruto, realizing things were going south, scratched his head and gave an awkward smile.

"Uh... big bro, it's getting late..."

"I'll just take Hinata home first."

Without waiting for a reply, Naruto opened a space-time portal, grabbed Hinata, and disappeared in a flash.

As Neji stared at the spot where the blond vanished, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Who said I'm your brother-in-law?!"

That yellow-haired brat had been calling him "brother-in-law" nonstop ever since the fight started!

And he never once stopped!

The more Neji thought about it, the angrier he got. But now, that blond idiot had already left with Hinata...

There was nothing he could do.

Neji slowly unclenched his fists, taking deep breaths to calm the fury boiling inside him.

For now, his top priority was finding somewhere to clean himself up from this disgusting mess.

Also...

There was no way he was agreeing to this marriage!!

Meanwhile, Naruto had already brought Hinata back to the Hyuga compound.

Feeling a bit guilty, he didn't dare open a portal right in front of the main gate. Instead, he opted for the back entrance.

After all, he wasn't sure if Neji had any other relatives or friends who might come looking for him to cause trouble.

"Naruto-kun…"

"A-are you okay?" Hinata asked softly, pointing to Naruto's stomach as she spoke.

She was worried. After all, her brother had hit Naruto so hard that he'd thrown up earlier.

"Hahaha… don't worry."

"I'm fine, really."

Hinata's concern only made Naruto feel more embarrassed.

Here she was, not even worried about her own brother, but caring about him first…

Hinata is amazing!

Naruto felt a warm sensation in his chest from the sudden care. He patted her on the head, but didn't dare make any bold moves.

After all…

The big fox inside him had already sensed a lot of malicious intent in the air.

Naruto figured that if he did anything even slightly inappropriate, Hiashi would probably smash a teacup, and a bunch of Hyuga warriors would appear, ready to chop him into pieces.

After saying goodbye to Hinata, Naruto opened another portal and returned to the small forest.

In the clearing, Sasuke was sitting on the ground, lost in thought, with occasional sparks of electricity flickering across his body.

As for Sakura...

She was curled up in the corner, hugging her knees, with her head buried between them. Judging from the way her body was trembling...

Naruto guessed she'd probably spent the entire afternoon with Sasuke, secretly overjoyed in her little corner.

Bzzzt—Bzzzt—

Before Naruto even reached Sasuke, he could hear the crackling sound of electricity, along with the faint smell of burning hair.

Was this kid trying to fry his brain?

In the original story, Sasuke did use lightning techniques to stimulate his cells…

But Naruto didn't remember it ever smelling like burnt hair.

Naruto sat down a few feet away from Sasuke and asked curiously.

"What are you doing?"

"Trying to become the Lord of Lightning?"

"Training."

Sasuke, still wearing the same blank expression, gave a casual reply and turned to look at Naruto.

"Lord of Lightning?"

"Oh... just a really strong guy."

"Hmm."

Sasuke didn't press further. Over the years, their interactions had always been like this. Whether they were talking or doing something, explanations weren't really necessary. They both just got things done.

"By the way..."

"What do you think of my method of using lightning chakra to stimulate my body?"

Sasuke finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

Because he had started noticing something off.

This method of growing stronger was inspired by Naruto's Wind Release: Blood Storm technique.

And earlier today, after getting zapped by one of Kakashi's Lightning Clone techniques, Sasuke thought about trying to use lightning chakra to stimulate his body, just like Naruto.

Plus, it would help him build up some resistance to lightning.

Sasuke felt that the idea was solid, but something didn't seem right…

Every time he used lightning chakra on himself, his hair would singe a little.

Given how much the Uchiha clan valued their appearance, Sasuke had been very careful not to let his hair catch on fire.

As for the burning smell…

Well, that was still a mystery.

"I think it's doable."

"But you'd better ask Kakashi about it. He probably knows more than I do."

Naruto glanced at Sasuke's hair, completely confused.

Where on earth was that burnt smell coming from...?

"Alright. I'll ask him tomorrow."

Sasuke nodded, finally stopping the flow of lightning.

He'd already overdone it a bit today, and if he didn't stop now, his hair really might catch fire.

"Wait…"

"I just got an idea!"

Naruto suddenly slapped Sasuke's leg in excitement.

He might not know much about using lightning techniques to stimulate cells, but he did know how to use a railgun!

Lightning Release + a coin = Railgun.

With that, who'd need to play around with kunai anymore?

Naruto picked up a branch from the ground and started scribbling some diagrams in the dirt, explaining the basics of electromagnetism and the principles of a railgun to Sasuke.

"Let me explain electromagnetic induction to you. The law goes like this…"

"All you have to do is manipulate lightning chakra like this… and like this…"

"And then you can shoot coins at super high speed."

"So, what do you think? Got it?"

Uchiha Sasuke: ?

What the heck was Naruto just talking about?

Sasuke had listened to the entire explanation, but his brain was on the verge of crashing.

He understood every word Naruto said, but when strung together, none of it made any sense!

Seeing the blank look on Sasuke's face, Naruto realized that his entire explanation had been pointless.

He quickly simplified his approach.

"You know how a slingshot works, right?"

"Just think of lightning chakra as the slingshot and launch the metal object like you would a rock."

Sasuke felt like he understood... but also like he didn't.

Seeing that Naruto was about to lose his patience, he nodded.

"Is this... strong?"

"Strong? It's beyond strong…"

Naruto didn't even know how to explain the power of a railgun.

After all, he only had a basic understanding of the theory, and he had no idea how much damage it would actually cause in practice.

"Alright, I got it."

Even though Naruto's technique sounded ridiculously complicated, Sasuke trusted him.

"By the way, why has Sakura been sitting over there smiling for so long?"

Naruto really couldn't understand how this lovestruck girl could be so happy for such a long time.

Hearing Naruto's question, Sasuke was silent for a while.

After a few minutes, he finally spoke up.

"Is it possible that…"

"She's actually crying?"

"Huh?"

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