Chapter 204: Chapter 204: I Got Up, One Punch Knocked Out
Kurotsuchi, upon hearing that, had a disdainful expression, "What do you want to bet?"
Mei Terumi's mouth slightly curled up, and in her heart she already had a good idea, "If you lose in a moment, how about becoming my personal maid until this Chunin Exam ends?"
Having the Tsuchikage's disciple become the personal maid of her, the current Mizukage, for a while. Just thinking about it sounded pretty fun.
"Personal maid?", Kurotsuchi's eyes widened, her face flushed red, "You bastard…"
"What? Could it be you've already realized that you're not little Aoba's match?", Mei Terumi provoked Kurotsuchi again.
Sure enough, being very confident in herself and having a straightforward and impulsive temperament, Kurotsuchi immediately fell for it.
"Impossible! You only said what if I lose, then what if I win?"
"You won't win," Mei Terumi sneered with disdain.
Kurotsuchi raised her chin, "Hmph! Then if I win, you'll have to be my maid too."
"Hehe! Fine, just don't go back on your word when the time comes," Mei Terumi sneered coldly. She had personally experienced Aoba's strength.
'Dealing with this little girl would definitely be no problem.'
Thinking so, she glanced at Aoba, and then her smile instantly froze.
At this moment, Aoba was showing her a strange smile.
Mei Terumi's heart skipped a beat.
'This brat, could it be he's going to deliberately throw the match just to make me look bad?'
She quickly shot a few meaningful glances toward Aoba, but he pretended not to see them at all.
His face was calm as he walked in the direction of the Senju clan's ancestral home.
'This brat!'
Mei Terumi was a little anxious, 'Is he not afraid of embarrassing Konoha?'
"Hmph! I'm not betting with you," At this moment, Kurotsuchi's slightly tsundere yet secretly pleased voice rang out.
"Hmm?", Mei Terumi looked at her in surprise.
Kurotsuchi took another bite of a dango, then said, "This is a fight between me and Aoba. It's a battle between the Tsuchikage's disciple and the Hokage's disciple. What does it have to do with you, the Mizukage?"
Hearing this, Mei Terumi, although relieved, naturally wouldn't lose in a verbal battle, "Heh! Looks like you're scared."
Kurotsuchi just glanced at her and ignored her, instead moving a little closer to Karin.
If not for her reminder just now, she really would've fallen into that woman's trap.
Mei Terumi didn't provoke her again. She was also a bit afraid in her heart.
And also somewhat indignant.
She walked to Aoba's other side, and under his surprised gaze, imitating Tenten's previous action, pinched his waist hard.
'This stinky little brother actually wanted to see me make a fool of myself in front of outsiders.'
The four of them didn't talk much after that.
Kurotsuchi focused on eating snacks.
Karin contentedly clung to Aoba's arm.
Mei Terumi, after noticing that Aoba wasn't unhappy, kept looking for a chance to ambush his waist.
———
Soon, they arrived at the location of the Senju ancestral home.
"This is where you live? Feels so deserted," Kurotsuchi curiously looked around. There were many houses, but most of them were empty.
Now, only one house had lights on.
"This is the ancestral home of the Senju clan. Not many people live here, so fighting here won't affect others," Aoba explained.
"I see. Then can we start fighting?", Kurotsuchi already excitedly swung her fist. After waiting so long, she could finally have a fight!
Looking at the eager girl, Aoba also nodded.
———
A cool breeze blew past.
The evening glow sprinkled on the training ground at the center of the Senju ancestral home.
Aoba and Kurotsuchi stood facing each other.
Karin and Mei Terumi stood off to the side, along with Uzumaki Kasui, who had come out after hearing the commotion.
A tense atmosphere spread out.
"Hmm? What are you all doing?", At this moment, another voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone turned toward the source of the voice. It was Tsunade, who had just gotten off work, followed by Shizune and Yugao.
Their expressions were equally surprised.
"Teacher, this is the Tsuchikage's disciple. She wants to challenge me, and we're just about to fight," Aoba smiled and explained to Tsunade.
"Challenge?", Tsunade squinted her eyes and examined the battle-ready Kurotsuchi for a while.
'A very pretty little girl.'
'And a disciple of the Tsuchikage.'
'This brat…'
Gulp—
Under Tsunade's gaze, Kurotsuchi subconsciously swallowed nervously. From Tsunade, she felt a terrifying pressure.
But not one of strength, it was from those peaks bigger than her head.
She looked at her own again, 'Can a human really have such size?'
"Apologies, Lord Hokage. My daughter has troubled you," At this moment, another person popped out.
This person was tall and sturdy, wore a red ninja hat, and had a big nose with a connected beard.
It was the leading jōnin from Iwagakure this time, Ōnoki's son, Kitsuchi.
"Papa…", Kurotsuchi exclaimed. She wanted to say something but was stopped by Kitsuchi's eyes.
Tsunade waved her hand, "Since it's a fight between juniors, let them decide it themselves."
"Many thanks, Lord Hokage," Kitsuchi gave Tsunade a polite bow.
Tsunade just nodded, then squinted at Aoba again, as if to warn him, "Brat, take it seriously. Show your strength. Don't embarrass our Konoha."
Kitsuchi didn't say much either. He looked at Kurotsuchi and smiled, saying, "Kurotsuchi, just do your best."
"Hmph! I'll definitely win!", Kurotsuchi said with full fighting spirit.
Aoba could only helplessly shake his head. He originally wanted to play around a bit and tease her, but now that Tsunade had spoken...
He looked at Kurotsuchi and smiled, "Then let's begin."
"Bring it on!", Kurotsuchi shouted, her hands quickly forming seals.
"Lava Release—"
WHOOSH!
Before Kurotsuchi could finish speaking, a sharp wind-breaking sound rang out.
Aoba's figure instantly appeared before her, his fist the size of a sandbag already raised.
"Wh—?"
Kurotsuchi stared blankly at Aoba, now right in front of her.
But his fist had already landed on her forehead.
The perfectly measured force instantly made Kurotsuchi's brain shut down.
Her eyes rolled back, revealing the whites.
She had already lost consciousness.
Aoba reacted quickly, catching her body just as she was about to fall.
The scene fell silent.
[T/N: Aura +99999 🤮]
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