The furious Neji kept shouting that he wanted to kill Naruto, while he kept dry heaving because of the vomit on his body.
Naruto couldn't help but take two steps back when he saw how miserable Neji looked. He even pinched his nose, clearly disgusted by his future brother-in-law.
Seeing that Neji was really angry, Naruto thought he should at least try to explain a little.
Even if it wouldn't calm Neji down, saying it out loud would make him feel a bit better.
"This wasn't my fault, okay!"
"You're the one who hit me so hard I threw up!"
It would've been better if Naruto had just kept his mouth shut, because the moment Neji heard that, he looked like he was about to pass out from rage.
He moved forward stiffly, afraid that any sudden movement would cause the stuff on his head to slide down onto his face.
Even Hinata, who was watching from the sidelines, could feel the murderous intent from her cousin.
Sensing that things were about to go south, Naruto scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
"Brother-in-law, it's getting late..."
"I'll just take Hinata home now."
After saying that, Naruto tossed out a portal without any hesitation and flashed away with Hinata in tow.
Neji stared at the spot where the yellow-haired brat disappeared and yelled, "Who is your brother-in-law?!"
Naruto has been calling me 'brother-in-law' nonstop!
He hadn't stopped for even a second!
The more Neji thought about it, the angrier he got. But now that Naruto had already taken Hinata and left...
There wasn't much he could do now no matter how mad he was.
Neji slowly loosened his clenched fists and took a few deep breaths in an attempt to suppress the anger in his heart.
'The most important thing now is to find a place to clean up myself.'
'Also…'
'There's no way I would ever approve of this marriage!!!'
…
On the other side, the culprit, Naruto, had already brought Hinata back to the Hyuga Clan's compound.
Feeling a little guilty, Naruto didn't dare to open the portal at the front door this time, and chose the back entrance instead.
He was not sure whether his brother-in-law had any relatives or friends who wanted to cause trouble for him.
"Naruto-kun..."
"A-Are you okay?"
Hinata asked while pointing to Naruto's stomach.
She looked worried.
After all, Naruto had literally been hit so hard by her cousin that he threw up.
"Hahaha… don't worry."
"I'm totally fine."
Hinata's concern just made Naruto feel even more embarrassed.
'She didn't worry about her own brother at all and instead checked on me first...'
'Yep, Hinata's the best!'
Touched by her kindness, Naruto felt all warm inside. He reached out and patted her head gently, careful not to cross any lines.
Because…
The big fox inside him could already sense an overwhelming amount of malice nearby.
Naruto figured if he made even one wrong move, Hiashi would smash a teacup and a bunch of Hyuga Clan's enforcers would jump out to chop him into tiny pieces.
After saying goodbye to Hinata, Naruto tossed a portal and returned to the grove.
In the grove, Sasuke was sitting on the ground in a daze, with arcs of electricity flashing on his body from time to time.
As for Sakura...
She was sitting in a corner, hugging her knees with her head buried. Judging from the frequency of her body twitching...
Naruto guessed that Sakura must have spent the entire afternoon with Sasuke, hiding in the corner, secretly working hard?
Szzztt…
Szzztt…
Even before he reached Naruto could hear the crackling of electricity and the faint smell of burnt hair.
'Is this kid going to electrocute himself?'
'In the original work, Sasuke did use Lightning Attribute Chakra to stimulate the cells in his body...'
'But I remembered that this kind of practice should not produce a burnt smell, right?'
Sitting about three body-lengths away from Sasuke, Naruto casually asked a few questions.
"What are you doing?"
"Are you trying to become Enel or something?"
"Training."
Sasuke still maintained his previous expression, replied flatly, then turned his head to look at Naruto.
"Enel?"
"Oh... just some really powerful guy."
"Oh."
Hearing that Naruto didn't want to say more, Sasuke didn't continue asking.
The two of them have been getting along this way for many years. No matter what they say or do, there is basically no need to explain it too clearly. They just rolled with it.
"By the way..."
"What do you think about me using Lightning Attribute Chakra to stimulate my body?"
Sasuke finally couldn't help but ask.
Because he was starting to sense something off.
This method of getting stronger was inspired by Naruto's Wind Release: Bloodburst Technique.
And today, after getting shocked by Kakashi's Lightning Clone, he thought he'd try stimulating his body the same way Naruto did with Wind Attribute Chakra.
As a bonus, it might even boost his resistance to lightning.
Sasuke figured the concept was sound, but he didn't know where the problem was...
Whenever he uses Lightning Attribute Chakra to shock himself, a bit of his body hair would burn a little.
Given the Uchiha Clan's pride in appearance, Sasuke had at least managed to protect his hair from getting fried.
As for where the burning smell was coming from...
That was anyone's guess.
"I think it's a solid idea."
"But you'd better ask Kakashi about this. He should know better than me."
Naruto glanced at Sasuke's hair, completely baffled.
'Where on earth is this burning smell coming from?'
"Alright. I'll ask him tomorrow."
Sasuke nodded and stopped discharging electricity.
It can't be helped. The loss today is a little too much. If he didn't stop now, even his precious hair might not make it out unscathed.
"Wait…"
"I have an idea!"
Naruto suddenly slapped Sasuke on the thigh and shouted excitedly.
He might not know how to stimulate cells with Lightning Attribute Chakra, but he did know how a railgun worked!
Lightning Attribute Chakra + Coin = A Certain Scientific Railgun.
'With that kind of weapon, who the heck would still bother throwing kunai?!'
Naruto picked up a branch from the ground and started scribbling in the dirt.
Then, he began to give an explanation about electromagnetism and the principles behind a railgun to Sasuke.
"First, let me tell you about the Law of Electromagnetic Induction. This law..."
"You just need to channel the Lightning Attribute Chakra like this… then like this..."
"Then, the coin can be fired."
"How about it? Do you understand?"
Uchiha Sasuke: "???"
'What the hell was this guy just talking about?'
After listening to Naruto's entire explanation, Sasuke felt like his brain was about to crash.
'I could understand every single word he was saying, but why can't I understand it when they are put together?'
Looking at Sasuke's blank expression, Naruto immediately realized that he had just wasted his breath.
So, he changed his statement to one that was more understandable.
"You know what a slingshot is, right?"
"Just think of Lightning Attribute Chakra like a slingshot. And you use it to launch metal."
Sasuke felt like he understood, but also felt like he didn't understand.
But seeing that Naruto looked about ready to explode, he nodded anyway.
"So… this thing is strong?"
"It's more than just strong..."
Naruto didn't even know how to properly describe how powerful a railgun was.
After all, he only had a vague understanding of the principle, and he also had no concrete idea of how much damage it could cause when actually used.
"Alright, I understand."
Although the technique Naruto described was a little difficult to understand, Sasuke believed in Naruto.
"By the way, why is Sakura curling up there and giggling?"
Naruto just couldn't understand how this fangirl could be so happy for so long.
After hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke was silent for a long time.
After a few minutes, he finally turned to Naruto and said: "Have you considered the possibility..."
"That she's crying?"
"Huh?"