Chapter 159:
A miserable scream—too wretched to describe—suddenly erupted from the crowd. Black flames erupted across Mizunaka's body, rapidly burning him alive.
Little Black showed no trace of being in a killing mood. Instead, she watched Mizunaka with pure curiosity, as if she were genuinely interested in which direction his flailing, stumbling body would finally collapse.
And honestly… it made sense. She had never received any real education—neither school nor family. Little Black had experienced none of it.
When she killed someone, she simply thought: "He was going to harm me, so I killed him."
A normal person would weigh how severe the offense was and what kind of punishment fit.
But Little Black… didn't think that way.
Her thinking was extremely simple: You threatened me → I kill you. Pure, direct cause and effect.
This act immediately alarmed the town's guardian ninja. Terrified passersby fled in all directions.
In this world, watching the drama came with a price.
Especially when it involved ninja!
This very pretty little girl was clearly a ninja—and ruthless. Killing someone was as easy for her as crushing an ant.
In no time at all, a radius of dozens of meters around Little Black was completely empty.
Thud~
Because Little Black hadn't used the most intense version of Amaterasu, Mizunaka's screams only stopped now. His body collapsed to the ground, wrapped in black flames, slowly melting away.
About ten meters away, at the movie theater entrance, Naruto and Sakyo walked out hand in hand.
People were also running out of the theater—clearly Little Black's commotion had alarmed quite a few.
For safety, everyone wanted to get as far from the scene as possible—farther, even farther.
As soon as Naruto came out, he saw the completely calm Little Black… and the Konoha ninja who had surrounded her.
These ninja wore Konoha forehead protectors—clearly the ones specially dispatched by Konoha to protect the town.
And they were at least jōnin level!
Naruto walked over with a completely confused expression and asked: "What's going on?"
One of the Konoha ninja glanced at Naruto, about to shoo him away—then froze in shock: "The Fourth… uh?"
He was no longer young. He had been stationed in this town for over a decade. Because of work, he rarely returned to Konoha—he had even moved his family here.
So when he saw Naruto for the first time, he was stunned and almost mistook him for the Fourth Hokage.
But then he realized—no, the Fourth Hokage was dead, and from Naruto's height, he was clearly still a child.
After the initial shock, the Konoha ninja said: "Hurry up and leave—this might turn into a ninja battle."
However, Little Black—who was currently being questioned in the center—felt extreme panic.
She had never been surrounded by so many people with hostile intent before. Amaterasu could burn at most three people at once—so she was very panicked.
Hearing Naruto's voice, Little Black turned around. Spotting Naruto's position, she ducked down, knocked aside the Konoha ninja, and rushed toward him.
"Grab her! She's trying to escape!"
"She killed someone here and still wants to leave?"
The Konoha ninja all drew their swords and kunai, but Little Black was fast. She reached Naruto instantly, hid behind him, poked her head out, and taunted the group of Konoha ninja:
"Nyah nyah nyah~"
Konoha ninja: "?????"
Oh my god!
They were actually being mocked!
By a stinking little brat who still smelled of milk?!
Naruto immediately felt a headache coming on. He asked: "So… can someone please explain what the hell is going on?"
"I came here to travel—not to kill people."
Naruto knew simple words wouldn't stop this group of Konoha ninja, so he suddenly erupted with chakra.
BOOM~
CRACK~
Half the street instantly split apart. Spider-web-like cracks spread in a vicious, terrifying pattern. The scene immediately fell silent.
Everyone stared at Naruto in shock. The leading Konoha guardian ninja stepped forward cautiously and asked: "Friend… who are you?"
As a Konoha ninja who hadn't returned to the village in a long time, he actually failed to recognize their own jinchūriki—quite embarrassing.
But this also gave Naruto an opening—otherwise he really wouldn't have known how to explain.
Naruto said very naturally: "My name is Uzumaki Narumon… I'm from… Sunagakure, mm… here on a mission."
The leader of the Konoha guardian ninja's mouth twitched. Ignoring Naruto's obvious bullshit introduction, he said: "Alright. My name is Ransai Maru. No matter who you are, the person behind you has broken the rules here."
"We don't know exactly what happened either—we're still questioning her."
"This place is under Konoha's protection, so… for the sake of the friendly alliance between our villages, please step aside and let us handle this."
"Otherwise, how can we still call ourselves guardian ninja of this town?"
Naruto nodded, pulled Little Black out from behind him: "Mm, I'm curious too."
With that, Naruto looked at Little Black, waiting for her explanation.
Little Black's way of doing things was quite bizarre—even Naruto couldn't be sure whether it was her fault or not.
If Little Black wasn't at fault, then Naruto naturally wouldn't let her be taken by Konoha ninja.
If Little Black really was at fault, then sorry to these Konoha ninja.
Little Black scratched her head, sneakily glanced at the calm-faced Sakyo as if seeking permission.
After Sakyo nodded slightly, Little Black no longer held back.
Little Black indignantly recounted her encounter, explaining every detail of the conversation clearly. Finally she summarized:
"Everyone around saw it—I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me… ask… um?"
Only then did Little Black realize that the people who had been watching the drama—even the ones who had verbally attacked Mizunaka alongside her—had all disappeared.
Naruto finally understood: some rich second-generation official from the Land of Fire had lusted after Little Black and tried to run a pickup scheme on her.
What that so-called Mizunaka said was already very clear—no need to doubt that part.
However… Naruto frowned. He felt Little Black had been a bit too impulsive—she shouldn't have killed him directly.
Ransai Maru felt the same. After listening to Little Black's description, he said: "In that case, please come with us."
Doing something like this still required consequences.
Especially since the person who died was the son of a high-ranking official in the Land of Fire—maybe even related to the current daimyō?
That made it even more impossible to let Little Black go.
Naruto's face darkened upon hearing this. He shielded Little Black behind him: "Sorry, if my person made a mistake, I'll discipline her myself. You don't get to interfere."
Ransai Maru looked troubled. He had already witnessed Naruto's strength—it was terrifying.
But Ransai Maru had his own difficulties. He explained earnestly: "Friend from Sunagakure, if we let her leave like this, we won't be able to explain it to the daimyō's mansion."
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