Chapter 76:- A new side of Him

'What kind of monster have I provoked?' Zōsui started sweating. His legs were already trembling. 

At that very moment, Zōsui's eyes fell upon a figure, a young man with striking red hair. Or was it a monster, a creature of unimaginable power, that had awakened without its own awareness? 

'What have I done?' Zōsui thought to himself. Without even realizing it, he had booked his ticket to hell. 

The reason Zōsui was so bold before is that they were currently in Hidden Grass Village. And there was no way that even someone from Konoha would dare to harm him while he was in the village. But this young man clearly didn't care about this. 

'I have to run...!!' Zōsui knew that he could not fight this monster. He cannot even match this monster's speed, much less its other stats. Zōsui began running away as fast as he could. 

Naruto disappeared once again. 

Just like Zōsui, his men were trembling uncontrollably, seeing what Naruto did to one of their friends. 

'What kind of Monster is he?' 

This was what they were thinking when they noticed that Naruto had disappeared once again. 

Seeing this, everyone became tense as they wondered who this demon was going to target next. 

Deep in their hearts, they hoped that this Demon would go after Zōsui and spare their lives. After all, it was Zōsui who provoked this Demon and caused him to enter into a Berserk state. 

Josh was one of Zōsui's subordinates. Seeing that one of his friends was being killed by this demon, Josh wanted to escape. But he couldn't move. His whole body was shaking so uncontrollably that he didn't have the courage or the strength to make a run. 

Naruto suddenly appeared before him.

Seeing Naruto standing just in front of him, Josh's eyes contracted to the size of a needle. His whole face turned pale. 

At this moment, Josh could not see anything but those terrifying blue glowing eyes. 

Josh saw Naruto raise his fist. The next second, his whole body also exploded into a bloody mist. 

It wasn't a bloody mist. The blood in his body scattered everywhere in the surroundings. The blood also carried half-inch or even smaller pieces of bones and flesh. 

Seeing all this, Karin felt like vomiting. She had covered her mouth with her hands. 

She never expected her clan members to be so brutal and powerful.

In the next few seconds, a few other subordinates of Zōsui also suffered from the same fate. 

In the end, the whole courtyard was covered in blood. Countless small pieces of bones, flesh, and organs. 

If Karin wasn't used to seeing human corpses by now, she might have passed out. 

She quickly realized that Naruto was nowhere to be seen. 

'He has gone after Zōsui...!!' Karin realized this. Just a few seconds ago, she had noticed Zōsui running away. 

'If he kills Zōsui in the village, then the consequences will be too severe.' Knowing this, Karin ran back to the house to talk to Kushina with the hopes that she would stop Naruto. 

"Lady Kushina...!!" Karin called out Kushina in a polite yet urgent tone. 

"If you don't stop Naruto, then he will kill Zōsui," Karin said in a panicked tone. When that happens, even she and her mother will face the wrath of the Village. Their lives were already miserable, and it would even be hell if that happened. 

Also, Karin did not want to see any of her last remaining clan members dying like this. 

But Kushina had a relaxed smile on her face. She showed no sign of urgency or panic. "It's okay, dear."

"But you don't understand. Zōsui is the right-hand man of the Village Kage. If Zōsui is killed, then even Konoha might not be able to save Naruto." At that time, this whole matter will become an international issue. 

"That's even better. Stopping Naruto would only bring bad luck to this land." Kushina said with a cheerful smile. 

For a moment, Karin wanted to pull her hair in frustration. Why was Kushina so relaxed in such a situation?

'Why is she smiling so freely?' Karin thought to herself. 

"I am the 4th-Hokage's wife. And Naruto is my son." 

The next second, Kushina's eyes turned cold, causing Karin to take a step back in fear. "I will also see if this small Village has the guts to do any Harm to the Son of the 4th-Hokage."

"If a single strand of my son's hair is damaged by anyone in this village, then I swear on the Uzumaki clan's name, I will burn this village to the ground." For Naruto, Kushina was even willing to end her relationship with Konoha. Naruto was her everything in this world. 

"Come on, let's go...!!" Kushina created a clone to carry Yuna with them. 

Aside from Naruto killing Zōsui, Kushina was also planning to confront the village's Kage about the mistreatment of her clan members. She also hadn't forgotten about the bandits that tried to stop them for entry tax to this village. 

Meanwhile, on the other side of the village, the Sokage of the Hidden Grass Village himself came to greet the visitors from Konoha. Another reason why he personally came to see them is because the news of what one of Konoha's Shinobi had done to the Rogue Shinobi had reached his ears. Hearing this, the Sokage knew that he would need to provide a reasonable explanation; otherwise, this might severely affect their relationship with the Hidden Leaf Village. 

'Even though, I told those idiots to not mess with anyone from Konoha....!!' Yamabuki Tatsuya cannot complain to anyone. Since those Rogue Shinobi were dead, this means his one other source of income has also disappeared. This displeased Tatsuya but he cannot do anything about it. Because this was Konoha's shinobi. 

In fact, they weren't just any normal Shinobi from Konoha. The identities of the Konoha Shinobi are very special, even in Konoha. The former 4th Hokage's wife has come here with her genin team. 

Sakura, Hanabi, and Sarada were looking around the village. Overall, the Hidden Grass Village was a very beautiful place. 

The village was built inside a giant crater, with the buildings built on different islet-like platforms or treetops. Traveling between platforms is possible through various tunnels. Because of these natural defenses and huge forests surrounding the area, the village is also known as Stronghold.

"It's a beautiful place, don't you think so, Sakura?" Hanabi asked. 

Sarada was just silently following them. Her eyes were mostly on the people of the village, especially on the Shinobi that the village had. A village like this had very few ordinary Jonin. Zōsui was one of the strongest Jonin in the village after the Sokage. 

But in Konoha, Zōsui would be nothing but an ordinary Jonin who wouldn't even be qualified to have his own genin squad. 

"Yeah, it's a beautiful place." There were close to 10 waterfalls surrounding the village. The village was located in the middle of the crater while the rest of the crater was filled with water. It was like the village was located on top of a small island. The village had secret tunnels and other means of leaving this island. 

"I wish I could live in this place. It would be so romantic if I could live here with my future husband." Sakura imagined Naruto and her living in this isolated pocket. Just imagining this kind of life made her eyes shine in excitement. 

"Yeah...!!" Hanabi also felt the same. 

'I am not letting you Marry Naruto. Naruto only belongs to my sister and myself.' Hanabi secretly thought while looking at Sakura who was looking around. 

"Are you sure you would want to live here?" 

"What do you mean, Sarada?" Sakura asked. Hanabi also listened to Sarada. 

"First of all, since this village is located in a deep and isolated part of this world, the Village has no access to electricity or the Internet. There is no form of entertainment here."

"From what I can see, everyone in this village, regardless of their age, has to contribute in one way or another. This means if you are living there, your life won't be romantic. Rather, it will be miserable." Hearing Sarada's perfect logical words, Sakura's expression became stiff and awkward. 

Sarada said everything with a straight face without showing any emotions. 

"I think what Sakura meant is that this place will be a good holiday spot. Like, once in a while, it wouldn't be bad to come in such a place and live here for a few days." 

"Right, that's what I was saying." Sakura was grateful to Hanabi for rescuing her from this awkwardness. 

Hearing this, Sarada didn't say anything else. 

Meanwhile, Tatsuya, the Sokage of the village approached the girls. 

"Welcome to the Hidden Grass Village." He said spreading his arms. 

The girls turned to look at Tatsuya. 

Yamabuki Tatsuya was 39 years old. He was 29 when he became the Sokage. He was 5 feet 11 inches tall. He had tan skin. He had black hair that he had tied into a ponytail. He wore a simple black Kimono with sandals. He also had a sword on his waist.

"I hope your Journey to our humble Village has been easy." Hanabi read between the lines. From his words, she easily guessed that he must have heard a part if not their whole conversation. 

Tatsuya also noticed that one or two members of their team seemed to be missing. 

"Hello!! I am Hyuga Hanabi. This is Haruno Sakura and this is Uchiha Sarada." Hanabi introduced her teammates. She did this also to let him know of their identities. 

'Not only has one of the Hyuga Princesses come to our village with the 4th Hokage's wife, but the Last Uchiha has also arrived. And to think those morons tried to mess with them....!!' If Tatsuya had known their identities then he personally would have welcomed them to the village. 

But the Hokage only noticed that he had sent a team led by Kushina to their village to deliver an important scroll. The message that was sent to him came this morning and the message was very short and brief. 

'Damn you, Hiruzen! You could have at least revealed more details...!!' 

"Our journey was smooth until we were stopped by around 50 Rogue Shinobi. They were telling us to pay entry tax. I wonder what's that?" Hanabi asked while folding her arms under her chest. 

Hearing the question, Tatsuya broke into a cold sweat. The smile on his face also became very stiff and awkward. 

Ah.....!!

Bang.....!!!

At that moment, Tatsuya and Team 7 heard a scream along with a loud sound.

They all looked to their right only to see a tall man running in their direction. But the main thing that they all immediately noticed was the right hand of the man running towards them had been severed. He was holding his right hand while running towards them. 

"Is that Naruto?" Hanabi, Sakura, and Sarada, all looked at Naruto in shock. 

Naruto was slowly walking behind Zōsui. In his hand, he was holding a crystal sword. The sword was covered in blood. Naruto's arms were also covered in blood. 

The main thing was that this wasn't the usual Naruto.

"What happened to him?" Hanabi couldn't help but ask.

This was the side of Naruto that they had never seen before. 

This Naruto was very cold. Unlike his usual warm and sunny side, this Naruto was cold and ruthless. His eyes contained no emotions at all. The way he stared at the back of Zōsui with those emotionless blue eyes was terrifying. 

Zōsui finally came in front of Tatsuya. He fell to his knees and then grabbed Tatsuya's legs with his other hand. 

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

(I have just named the Kage and what the position of the Kage is called since I could not find any source. Sokage (Literally meaning: Grass Shadow). And his name will be Yamabuki Tatsuya.)

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