Chapter 37 Accident
Chapter 37 Accident
"See? There are only the two of them!"
After leaving the school, the clone and Kushina walked down the street chatting and laughing.
At the street corner, Kota and his two companions peered around cautiously, afraid of accidentally bumping into Tsunade.
Upon discovering that only Minato and Kushina were present, the three of them rushed out and stood in front of them.
"Hmph, I've finally got my chance!"
Tiger laughed smugly: "Minato Namikaze! Let's see how smug you are this time!"
"It's you guys again!"
Seeing the three blocking her way, Kushina frowned and subconsciously rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight, but was stopped by her clone.
"Leave it to me."
The clone smiled gently, without saying anything more.
But this feeling of being protected made Kushina blush.
She waved her little fist: "Go Minato! Give them a good beating!"
The clone stepped forward, looking calmly at the three: "So you've come here to cause trouble?"
"What? Aren't we being obvious enough?"
Zhefu smiled maliciously. Tiger's physique, which was more robust than that of his peers, gave him a great sense of security, and at this moment, he seemed to be borrowing Tiger's power.
"It's not really about causing trouble..."
Shih-hsiung raised his hand in a confrontational gesture: "It's just friendly interaction between classmates. After all, if you continue to be so arrogant, you might offend some people you shouldn't."
"Oh...is that so?"
The clone nodded knowingly, glanced at the bushes not far away, and revealed a peaceful smile.
"I don't know how I offended you, but if you insist on fighting, please finish this quickly, as my chakra is running low."
"Don't worry, it won't waste your time!"
As Hu Tai spoke, he pointed at his clone, unable to hide his satisfaction: "Give him a good lesson!"
Whoosh whoosh—
The three separated and then pounced on the clone from three different directions.
"Kushina, move a little further away."
The clone pushed Kushina aside, its gaze quickly sweeping over the three of them, feeling slightly satisfied.
It seems that these three still possess at least basic ninja etiquette, as they didn't rush forward recklessly.
Therefore, it seems reasonable that his lack of experience in dealing with an attack led to him being caught off guard and having his weakness exploited.
To the right rear, Shi Xiong reached out to hug Minato's waist, but his clone grabbed his wrist and threw him toward Zhe Fu, who was rushing toward him from the left rear.
Boom!
The two men's foreheads collided, and they both cried out in pain.
At the same time, the clone twisted his body and kicked Kota in the face.
"puff…"
Tiger tilted his head to the side, stumbled from the kick, and fell to the ground sideways.
"With this little strength, you dare to try and ambush people?"
Seeing the three people instantly knocked to the ground, the clone sighed slightly: "If there's nothing else, I still need to go buy groceries..."
"Damn it, don't get too cocky!"
Tiger suddenly stood up and punched his clone in the cheek.
Just as the clone was about to dodge, Shi Xiong, who was lying on the ground, suddenly grabbed his ankle.
At the same time, Zeff grabbed his clone around the waist and shouted excitedly, "Got you!"
"Oh no, Minato!"
Kushina, who was watching from a short distance away, exclaimed in surprise and instinctively wanted to rush over to help.
"Kushina, don't come any closer!"
The clone's expression changed, and he shouted, "Stop! Tiger!"
However, Hu Tai showed no sign of stopping and swung his fist at his face!
Seeing this, the clone looked anxious: "This is a wood clone, if it gets damaged..."
Bang!
A fist slammed into the clone's face, interrupting its words.
A satisfied smile appeared on Tiger's face.
However, the next moment, there was a muffled thud, and a sharp branch pierced through his abdomen!
Noticing the strange sensation in his abdomen, Hu Tai subconsciously looked down and saw his pierced abdomen. The smile on his face gradually froze.
The water gate before them gradually turned wood-colored, then transformed into a large tree. The remaining face struggled to utter its last words: "I...can't control...run!"
As the last trace of human skin faded, the clone completely transformed into a thick, sturdy tree.
The branches pierced through the three bodies one after another, yet subtly avoided fatal wounds, as if it were the last effort of the clone…
"Aaaaaah!!!"
"It hurts!"
“Help!!”
The three of them, including Hu Tai, screamed in agony as they came to their senses, but it was all in vain.
The tree in front of them was growing rapidly, making cracking sounds, and lifted the three of them several meters high. The scene looked extremely cruel!
"Oh no! Help!"
A figure suddenly darted out from the bushes, and Shinnosuke shouted at Kushina, who was already stunned.
Then he leaped up, took out a kunai, and chopped off the branch stuck in Kota's body.
Kushina, realizing what was happening, rushed forward, leaped high into the air, and smashed the tree branch with both fists, saving Zhefu and Shixiong.
"They bled so much!"
Kushina looked at the three people on the ground in a panic. Their bodies were soaked in blood, and even their limbs had atrophied to varying degrees, making them look wrinkled and quite creepy.
"What should we do now?"
"You stay here and watch over things. I'll go get someone; the teacher is still at school."
As he spoke, Shinnosuke hurriedly ran back to school to find his teacher.
Soon, Shinnosuke arrived with Ikkaku Umino and several teachers. They quickly took the three to the hospital and notified their parents.
"Doctor, how are they?"
After administering first aid, Umino asked anxiously.
"There's no danger to his life, but..."
The doctor hesitated for a moment: "Are they students from school?"
"Um."
Umino nodded.
"Although there is no danger to life, the patient's cells have died in large numbers and his body has atrophied to varying degrees. This is the first time I have ever seen such an injury."
The doctor shook his head: "This is a severe case of life depletion. It will take at least several years to recover, and even after recovery, he probably won't be able to be a ninja anymore."
"Is that so..."
Umino Ikkaku's expression was grave: "I understand, thank you for your help."
He turned and walked out of the room into the hallway, looking at Shinnosuke and Kushina seriously: "Tell me, what exactly happened just now?"
Kushina stood with her hands behind her back, looking anxiously at Umino Ichika.
She worried that telling the truth might lead to Shuimen being punished.
"Let me explain."
Shinnosuke sighed: "During the day, Kota and the others had a quarrel with Minato... but it was actually just Kota picking a fight on them."
Umino Ikkaku frowned. He had just made Kota and the other two finish copying the text as punishment yesterday, but he didn't expect that these three brats would not learn their lesson at all.
"When school ended, I saw them following Minato and Kushina, so I followed them..."
Shinnosuke recounted in detail what had just happened, including how the three of them caused trouble for Minato, how Minato easily defeated them, and how he was entangled by the three of them when he left, leading to the accident.
Besides expressing contempt for Kota and his two companions, his words also implied a hint of protection for Minato.
As Shinnosuke recounted his story, Unno Ikkaku's furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
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