Chapter 150: When it Comes to Social Death, Naruto and Sasuke are the Real Professionals
Tenten and the others weren't fools.
Although their emotions had been thrown into chaos by Akiyama Makoto yesterday, after the Hokage arrived and they had all left the hospital, they replayed the events as they walked and realized they had been led into a ditch.
Originally, they could have teamed up to teach him a harsh lesson, but he had defeated them one by one, and had even successfully confessed to them all.
Filled with a mix of shyness and indignation, the girls decided to band together and find trouble with him again. They even made a pact that today, no one would trip up their sisters-in-arms.
This was what led to the scene of them confronting him with such imposing auras.
Unfortunately for them, their auras were completely broken by a single sentence from him.
The surrounding doctors, nurses, and patients stared at this scene, dumbfounded. Given Konoha's size, what happened here would probably be known throughout the entire village very soon. Therefore, the problem the girls now faced was no longer how to make trouble for him, but how they were going to answer the questions from their friends and parents.
Furious and annoyed, the girls covered his mouth, grabbed his arms, and carried him straight out of the hospital.
After a few leaps, they arrived in a deserted alley and threw him to the ground.
He, of course, did not fall in an unsightly heap, but did a flip and landed steadily on his feet, looking at them with a gentle smile.
Tenten was the most angry, followed by Ino. Sakura was about average, while Hinata was mostly just curious, seemingly wondering how he was going to get out of this!
"You! You confess to the four of us and trick us into agreeing, and that's one thing!"
"But today you're broadcasting it everywhere! Don't you know my parents are going to scold me?!"
Tenten poked his chest.
He just said calmly, "Then let me go and talk to your uncle and aunt."
"N-No way! I'm not letting you see them! What if you two start fighting?!" Tenten said loudly, but she was a little flustered. If her parents were won over by his silver tongue, wouldn't she lose all her dignity?
"That's right, Makoto-kun! Just you wait for my father to secretly control you and make you bang your head against a wall!" Ino could almost imagine her father, Inoichi, flying into a rage again when he found out. His favorable impression of him would not only be instantly cleared, but might even turn negative.
"Just banging my head against a wall? I can accept that little bit of pain. I think I'll be able to win your father's approval."
Seeing his impervious appearance, Ino nudged Sakura.
Sakura stammered for a long time. "Makoto-kun, even my parents couldn't possibly agree to this."
"Is that so? I think I still have a big advantage. For example, I'm not a ninja. Your uncle and aunt should like that point a lot."
A vein popped on Sakura's forehead. This guy had really figured out her parents' temper completely. This feeling of being completely under his thumb... really made her want to punch him!
The three helpless girls looked at Hinata. As a young lady from a great clan, she should be the most opposed to this kind of thing, right?
Under this pressure, Hinata could only speak up. "Makoto-kun, from today on, you'd better watch out for sneak attacks from the young ninja of the Hyūga clan."
"Then if I'm attacked, will you help me heal my tenketsu, Hinata?"
Hinata nodded subconsciously, then realized what she'd done and quickly shook her head.
Seeing the other three girls still staring at her with dissatisfaction, Hinata blushed and said, "I'm sorry. About this... I really can't be angry at him."
The moment she said this, the imposing aura of the other three also collapsed. Ino and Sakura each grabbed one of her arms and began to tickle her. Just as he was about to assess her physical development, Tenten cupped his face and turned his head away.
Amidst Hinata's shrieks, Tenten was trying to figure out how to lecture him, but then she felt a cool sensation on her cheek.
She turned her head mechanically and looked at him. He secretly winked at her.
Tenten's mind went completely blank. All reason vanished, and her body went soft, leaning against his embrace. All she wanted was for this moment to last forever.
What four girls united as one? If they united, wouldn't she be the one to lose out in the end? In any case, he had said that she was the one he liked the most.
"What are you two doing?!"
"Tenten, ahh!"
Ino and Sakura had already walked over, looking at Tenten with an expression of "you've let us down."
Tenten also broke down, simply covering her face and hiding in his embrace, refusing to come out. There was no way she was going to tell them what had just happened. What if Ino and the others secretly tried to do the same thing later?
"We're doomed."
Ino sighed. "One is always trying to get a head start, the other is always throwing herself at him, and the remaining two of us—"
Ino and Sakura looked at each other. As eternal rivals, how could they possibly cooperate in the matter of snatching a boyfriend?
"Are the four of us really going to become his girlfriends?"
"Is there anything wrong with that?"
Makoto patted Tenten's shoulder, pushed her towards the others, and said, "I will definitely make you all happy."
His firm words, coupled with his increasingly transcendent aura, made the appearance-obsessed Ino and Sakura momentarily dazzled. Faced with someone so outstanding, they really couldn't say that they didn't like him or that they would never see him again.
"Alright, it's about time."
He looked at the sky. "Although I've confessed to the four of you and you've agreed, it doesn't mean you have to marry me tomorrow. We can spend a few years slowly getting to know each other, can't we?"
"Who wants to marry you!"
Sakura clenched her fists, and the other girls nodded in agreement. But the way they looked at each other, it was clear they all had their own schemes. This atmosphere finally made the four of them laugh helplessly.
"Argh, I don't care anymore!" Ino said angrily, pulling Sakura away. As she walked, she said, "Anyway, you'd better watch out from now on, Makoto-kun!"
"We have to go and wait for our team leader! Hinata, you come too!"
"O-Okay!" Hinata said, but her feet didn't move.
Tenten also sighed helplessly. "I have a mission tomorrow. Guy-sensei probably won't beat you up over this—but don't you dare go on secret dates with them while I'm gone, understand?"
"Don't worry. No matter what, you're always number one in my heart."
Tenten hummed softly, pretending to be angry, but in her heart, she was flying with joy at his promise. She saw that Hinata still had something to say, so she chose to leave first.
He was also curious about what Hinata wanted to say. This time, alone with him, she didn't faint from shyness, but mustered her courage and stepped forward.
"Um, Makoto-kun... what you said that day, is it still valid?"
"Which day?"
"The second time you came to our house. You said... that my father was going to marry me to you—"
Her courage ran out, and she stumbled dizzily into his arms.
Only then did he understand that she had taken his joke from that day seriously. But he wasn't about to say it was a joke. Instead, he took the opportunity to treat it as fact.
He stroked her small head. "If you're willing, you can start calling yourself Akiyama Hinata from today."
Her eyes rolled back, and she lost consciousness.
He pinched her nose, but she still didn't wake up.
Helpless, he could only pick her up and walk towards the school. He caught up with Ino and Sakura at the entrance.
"Wow, Makoto! What did you do to Hinata?!" Ino asked, her voice tinged with sourness.
Sakura also quickly stood with Ino. "You didn't take advantage of her while she was shy and fainted to do something shameful, did you?"
"N-No!"
He didn't answer, but it was Hinata who jumped out of his arms first. Many of the graduating students were already looking over. Even if she was reluctant to leave his embrace, she had to say goodbye for now.
However, Ino and Sakura still underestimated his intention to deliberately make a scene. He performed an encore. "If you two also want to experience a princess carry, I would be happy to oblige."
Ino and Sakura immediately turned red. Then, the two of them threw their fists at him, shouting "Go die!" and chased him away from the school.
Afterward, the two of them, the long-time rival fan club leaders, now, under the half-smiling gazes of many of their classmates, covered their faces and walked into the classroom with unsteady steps. They now seemed to finally understand what it felt like to experience social death.
But then their mood improved, because someone's social death was even more severe than theirs.
Naruto and Sasuke had just accidentally kissed in public.
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