Chapter 68: This is the Aesthetics of Violence!
The Sasuke Recovery Team led by Nara Shikamaruwas moving rapidly through the forest.
Up ahead, a massive and nauseating Chakrasuddenly appeared, blocking their path.
"Stop!"
With a low shout from Inuzuka Kiba, five figures landed steadily on thick tree branches.
In the open space ahead, a fat Ninja with a body like a mountain of flesh—Jirobo—was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the only path. He contemptuously glanced over this group of KonohaGenin from the corner of his eye.
"Konoha trash, this is as far as you go." Jirobo's voice was thick and low, carrying a preachy arrogance. "So that Lord Orochimaru isn't disturbed, you all can become fertilizer for the earth right here."
Inuzuka Kiba spat on the ground: "Tch, where did this dead fat pig come from? You should look at who you're blocking before you get in the way!"
Choji also frowned; this fat guy's Chakra made him very uncomfortable.
However, Naruto, standing on the far right of the team, although assuming a combat stance, had his blue eyes wandering over the fat guy with a look of boredom.
In his mind, the heavenly curtain once again ignored the tense atmosphere and began its commentary filled with personal style.
[Oh my, so this is Jirobo, the meat shield of the Sound Four.]
[Tsk tsk, look at all that flab. Although Choji is also fat, Choji's is a cute plumpness; this guy just looks stomach-turning.]
[According to the original script, our Choji would have to eat some red pill and risk his life just to push him over... that's way too much of a loss.]
[To deal with this kind of guy who only has brute strength and likes to suck Chakra, one should use pure aesthetics of violence!]
[Think about it, if at this moment, a beautiful girl wearing a red dress, looking slender but actually possessing the strength of a Tyrannosaurus, descended from the sky...]
[She would be like a pink meteor. Even wearing that kind of high-slit cheongsam that shows off her thighs, she would unhesitatingly blast a punch into this fat guy's stomach!]
[That ultimate contrast! Soft little hands colliding with hard rock, accompanied by a delicate shout of 'Shannaro!' Boom! The fat guy becomes a star in the sky, and after the beautiful girl lands, she gently blows the dust off her fist...]
[Now that is a visual feast! How can such crude work be left to a gentle boy like Choji? Isn't this a stage tailor-made for Sakura!]
The moment Naruto's inner thoughts finished 'broadcasting.'
Sakura, hiding in the canopy several hundred meters behind, suddenly clenched her black-gloved fist. Her body, which was originally a bit tired from tracking, now felt as if it had been injected with new strength.
"Red dress? Tyrannosaurus strength? And... and a cheongsam that shows off my thighs?"
Sakura's mouth twitched, then turned into a slightly menacing yet excited smile.
Although there was no cheongsam, she really liked the evaluation of 'a beautiful girl's aesthetics of violence'!
"Since you want to see it so much... then I'll satisfy you! That fat guy is my prey! No one else better try to take him!"
Meanwhile, at the battlefield ahead.
Jirobo didn't want to waste any more words; he slammed both hands heavily onto the ground.
"Earth Release: Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness!"
Rumble!
The earth instantly split open, and countless massive rock slabs closed upward, intending to trap Naruto and the others inside to absorb their Chakra.
"Oh no! Get out of the way!" Shikamaru shouted.
The range was too large; there was no time at all!
Just as the massive rock dome was about to close and shut everyone into darkness.
A voice filled with anger and a sharp cry exploded from directly above.
"Get your filthy hands... OFF ME!"
Everyone looked up in shock.
In the sunlight, a pink figure descended from the sky, her small fist condensing a visible blue Chakraglow.
She didn't dodge; instead, she smashed straight down toward the main rock Jirobo was using to maintain the Ninjutsu.
Naruto's eyes lit up.
[Oh oh oh! Little Sakura actually came! This is the number one enforcer of my harem squad!]
[Ding!]
[Detected that the host has a unique aesthetic demand for the profession of 'Violent Demolition Office'.]
[Target Sakura Haruno has responded to your call, and her Monster Strength index has been temporarily increased to 120%!]
BOOM—!
A dull explosion that made one's chest feel tight rang out. Jirobo's proud Earth Release rock wall shattered like a block of tofu under Sakura's anger-filled punch.
Spider-web-like cracks instantly covered the entire rock dome.
Followed by.
Burst!
Fragments of rock flew everywhere, and dust instantly swallowed everything.
At the center of the explosion, Jirobo didn't even have time to say a harsh word before being directly struck by the monster strength transmitted through the rock. His massive body flew out horizontally, crashing through a dozen large trees in a row, before finally being deeply embedded into a distant rock wall.
The dust cleared.
The place where the earth prison had been was now a massive crater.
Sakura Haruno maintained her posture of punching the ground, crouching at the bottom of the pit. She slowly stood up, blew at her non-existent bangs, then turned back to give a sweet smile to the dumbfounded Shikamaru and Inuzuka Kiba, and Naruto, who had a 'wow' expression on his face.
"Naruto, everyone, are you okay? I was just passing by and heard a commotion here. My hands were a bit itchy, so I couldn't help myself."
Shikamaru hadn't even finished the hand seal for his Shadow Possession Jutsu, his mouth hanging wide open: "Just... passing by?"
Kiba held Akamaru, his body trembling slightly: "This kind of power... it's even more terrifying than Akamaru's transformation, right?"
Naruto, completely ignoring the tension in the air, whistled in his heart.
[Perfect! It's art!]
[Those wrists are so slender, and that belly is so flat... how could such power that can kill an elephant burst out from within?]
[What do you call this? This is called 'deadly tenderness'! If I really marry Sakura in the future... if I dare to hide private money and get caught, with one punch like this, I shouldn't count on any Nine-Tailed recovery power; I can just go straight to reincarnation, right?]
[But... this scene is really striking. Whoever dares to bully me in the future, I'll release Sakura! Go, Sakura Beast! Hahaha!]
Hearing the words 'Go, Sakura Beast,' an 'anger vein' instantly popped out on the forehead of Sakura, who was still maintaining her ladylike smile.
Who is your summoned beast!
But seeing the system panel pop up with [Gained Naruto's admiration for your great strength: Taijutsu Destructive Power +10%, Chakra Control Precision UP], Sakura took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to beat Naruto up along with the fat guy.
"Alright, the small fry has been cleared out."
Sakura patted the dust off her hands, her gaze instantly becoming sharp, "You guys go chase Sasuke! In case this fat guy isn't dead yet, leave the finishing blow to me. My warm-up... has only just begun."
"But..." Shikamaru wanted to say something; this wasn't according to the rules.
"Go! Don't let Sasuke get too far!" Sakura shouted with an unquestionable aura.
Naruto immediately echoed like a lackey: "Yes, Sister Sakura! No problem, Sister Sakura! We'll leave this to you! Let's go!"
With that, Naruto dragged the still-unresponsive Shikamaru and the others, bypassed the still-smoking crater, and continued the pursuit.
As they passed by Sakura, Naruto couldn't help but let another thought drift through his mind:
[Tsk tsk, what a pity. She's wearing Ninja pants today. If it were that high-slit style I thought of earlier... cough cough, never mind, survival is more important.]
Sakura's fist clenched again, letting out a crisp crack. She stared fixedly at Naruto's receding back and whispered through gritted teeth:
"When this is over... Uzumaki Naruto, I'm definitely going to let you feel the texture of this punch personally!"
After the main group left.
Jirobo, embedded in the rock wall, finally pulled himself out with extreme difficulty. He was covered in blood, his face full of humiliation and disbelief.
"That brat... actually..."
"Yo, you can still move?"
Sakura slowly turned around, stretching her wrists, a demonic smile appearing on her face. "It seems Naruto was right, you really are thick-skinned. So, next..."
"Let me see if I can really... blow you up like a watermelon."
In the forest, the fat guy's miserable wails became a unique background sound for this pursuit team.