Nursing a bellyful of frustration, Shindai finally managed to drag himself to the charity event venue.
However, the charity event had already ended and the crowd had dispersed.
"Big Brother Shindai!"
Yakushi Kabuto spotted Shindai immediately, ran over to his side, and reached out to support him.
"Big Brother Shindai, if you have an upset stomach, you should just rest properly. Everything here is going smoothly, so there's no need to worry."
Yakushi Kabuto assumed that Shindai was worried about the progress of the charity event, which was why he had rushed over here despite dragging his sick body along.
Having imagined this scenario, Yakushi Kabuto was deeply moved.
Where could one find such a great big brother!
Hearing Yakushi Kabuto's call, Pakura, Uzumaki Kushina, and Obito—who hadn't left yet and were helping to clean up the venue—all turned to look at Shindai in unison.
Shindai looked even more miserable now, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at them intensely.
Shindai gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, just fine! I can't believe you all treated me like this!"
Obito and the others still had thin skin, so they turned their heads away to avoid looking at Shindai, because his current appearance was very likely to make them burst out laughing the next second.
Uzumaki Kushina said in surprise, "Yo, you broke free from my seal so quickly? Not bad~"
Extreme anger caused Shindai's inner cosmos to explode; although he still couldn't use Chakra, his physical mobility was finally restored.
Shindai stiffened his neck and charged over.
"Take this headbutt!"
Just as he was about to reach Uzumaki Kushina, who was standing in the front, Shindai fiercely leapt up, aiming his head at her.
Pakura and the other three's eyelids twitched violently. Was Shindai feeling this brave today?
It seemed he was truly furious.
Uzumaki Kushina's expression turned quite strange. Facing Shindai's headbutt, she wasn't flustered at all; instead, she seemed a little excited.
Uzumaki Kushina rubbed her wrists, swung her arm in a circle, opened her palm, and delivered a swift, accurate, and ruthless slap to the top of Shindai's head.
Shindai was completely stunned by that slap and fell to the ground.
"Hiss..."
Several sharp intakes of breath reached the ears of the dizzy Shindai.
Uzumaki Kushina 'hmphed' and said, "Getting bold, are you? You dare to attack me? Pakura, I'll leave him to you."
Pakura picked Shindai up from the ground and poked the large bump on his head. "Does it hurt?"
Shindai stared at Pakura, full of resentment. "What do you think! My plan was completely ruined!"
Pakura said helplessly, "Take it slow. Why are you in such a rush? I've already talked to Director Yakushi Nonou. I'll be working at the orphanage next. Director Yakushi Nonou said that once the orphanage's shop opens, she'll let me be the manager. When I start earning a salary, I can just invest in your shop, right?"
Shindai said disdainfully, "A salary? The orphanage's salary definitely won't be high. It would be better if you waited for me to open my shop and worked for me instead. I'll definitely pay you a high salary then."
Pakura twitched the corner of her mouth. "I wouldn't work for you. Every time I ask you what kind of shop you're opening, you refuse to say no matter what. I know you too well. I guess it's probably not a decent shop, right?"
Now it was Shindai's turn to feel a bit guilty. "It's not an indecent shop at all. You can't look at it through colored glasses. What I'm doing can be considered caring for men's mental health... and not just men's; it can also care for women's mental health!"
Uzumaki Kushina stepped forward and asked curiously, "Then tell us, what kind of shop are you opening? If you tell us and it's truly a legitimate business, I can invest in you. Let me tell you a secret—I'm actually quite wealthy."
Shindai broke free from Pakura's grasp and said toughly, "I don't want your investment. Even if I didn't get anything from this charity event, I can solve it myself."
Shindai would have to be crazy to say it out loud.
Shindai was certain that if he dared to say it, Uzumaki Kushina and Pakura would likely beat him up together.
Therefore, Shindai planned to present them with a fait accompli—open the shop first. Even if he got beaten up, they couldn't do anything about it since the shop would already be open.
Pakura and Uzumaki Kushina narrowed their eyes at Shindai. Now, they were both very certain that the shop Shindai was opening was definitely not a decent one.
Yakushi Kabuto, who was behind Shindai, had his eyes turn into dead fish eyes.
So that was it. He wasn't worried about the progress of the charity event at all; he just wanted to come and make a profit.
This big brother of his really had thick skin!
Shindai said to Uzumaki Kushina, "Big Sister Kushina, quickly release my seal. I'm going to get revenge!"
Uzumaki Kushina asked in confusion, "Revenge? Who are you going to get revenge on?"
Thinking of Asuma Sarutobi's hateful face, Shindai immediately gnashed his teeth in anger. "Just some punk!"
After releasing Shindai's seal, Uzumaki Kushina warned, "Don't do anything reckless."
"Heh heh, reckless? I won't do anything reckless. I just want to let him know that there are consequences for messing with me!"
Shindai turned and left. Staying here was useless; he hadn't made any money, and he might have to help with the work later.
Pakura stared at Shindai's retreating back. Once he had completely disappeared, she decisively said to Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara, "Please keep an eye on him. He is extremely petty, and the punk he mentioned might be in for big trouble. Stop him if you need to."
Obito patted his chest. "Leave it to us, Big Sister Pakura! Kakashi, Rin, let's go!"
...
Asuma Sarutobi was walking alone on a forest path within the Konoha woods.
Asuma Sarutobi grumbled unhappily, "Big Brother is willing to sacrifice himself for Konoha, and I can do the same. Why do they say I can't stand on my own yet? Why do they say my resolve isn't enough? Every time, they don't even have a single word of praise, and they just lecture me the moment they see me. Dammit!"
Asuma Sarutobi kicked the tree trunk beside him in annoyance.
Meanwhile, Shindai had already found Asuma Sarutobi.
Shindai was currently standing on a tree branch in the distance, just watching Asuma Sarutobi.
On the other side.
"The punk Shindai mentioned is Asuma?"
"But... how did Asuma offend Shindai?"
"Do you remember before we went to Loulan? After Shindai was forcibly dragged away by us, Asuma took the spot in line that Shindai had been waiting in. Didn't Shindai make a threat back then saying he would remember Asuma?"
"No way? Shindai has been holding onto such a small matter until now? How petty is he?"
"Well, it's normal for Shindai to be petty. In fact, if he were to become magnanimous, that's when we'd need to be careful, because he would definitely be plotting something bad."
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara were observing from another location away from Shindai and Asuma Sarutobi, analyzing the situation.
Rin Nohara asked, "Then what should we do? Stop Shindai?"
Kakashi immediately vetoed the idea. "Absolutely not. Shindai is already furious with us as it is. If we try to stop him, we'll be in trouble."
Obito agreed, "Yeah, with how petty Shindai is, we'd end up becoming targets of his revenge too."
"Then what do we do?"
After thinking for a moment, Kakashi said, "Let's just wait and see. Asuma isn't exactly weak, after all."
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