Chapter 50 : Naruto Vs Hinata
They watched the names on the big screen flicker back and forth before finally settling on two: Uzumaki Naruto vs. Hyuga Hinata!
Kiba immediately groaned, "Damn it, why couldn't I have gotten the dead-last instead?!"
Ino cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted, "Naruto, do your best!" After all, this was the man who saved her.
On the other side, Naruto and Hinata stepped into the arena. Hinata clapped her hands together, blushing furiously. "N-Naruto..."
"Yo, girl, look at your dirty little face. You've had a rough couple of days, huh?" Naruto said, his voice dripping with a teasing fondness.
"N-no, Naruto... I-I really want to forfeit, but Kiba, Sensei, and the others..." Before she could finish, Naruto interrupted her. "Come on, girl, show them how much you've grown!"
Hinata's eyes gradually firmed up. She thought back to Naruto—the so-called 'dead-last'—working himself to the bone every single day.
Naruto: "Ahh, I'm so tired. Let's just lie down for a bit."
"Shikamaru, there's a dango shop nearby! Wanna grab a bite?"
"Hey, isn't this little Ino? C'mere, big bro's got something good to show you."
The more she thought about it, the more the veins on her forehead bulged. Her brows furrowed. "Byakugan!"
Hinata charged at Naruto.
Naruto: "??" The hell? She just flipped on me outta nowhere! Wasn't she supposed to struggle a little before surrendering? If I'm not careful, I might actually get my ass handed to me.
Just when everyone thought the fight would be over in an instant, Naruto suddenly struck a bizarre pose.
He half-squatted on one foot, extended a single toe forward, and positioned his hands in a stance. "Ip Man style!"
Everyone looked at him like he was an absolute moron.
Hinata simply raised her hand, her fingers forming the Hyuga clan's signature stance. "Eight Trigrams: Sixteen Palms!"
Naruto was struck at multiple tenketsu points, causing him to yelp in pain. "My wife is too much! Friendship first, competition second!"
Kakashi sighed and covered his uncovered eye with one hand. "Damn... how did I end up with a student like this? I thought he'd matured over the past few days in the Chunin Exams, but nope. Same old Naruto."
The spectators were speechless, watching as Naruto got smacked around like a ragdoll—yet he just kept running his mouth like it wasn't him getting his ass kicked.
Hinata's anger flared the more she thought about it. This idiot was taking the Chunin Exam and flirting with multiple girls?! She clenched her fists and expanded the Eight Trigrams zone once more. Her hands flew forward in a blur.
"Eight Trigrams: Four Palms! Eight Palms! Sixteen Palms! Thirty-Two Palms!"
Naruto was sent skidding across the ground.
Only then did Hinata's frown ease. She was panting heavily—clearly, the technique had drained her chakra significantly. The Thirty-Two Palms technique was still difficult for her to pull off.
She looked at Naruto lying motionless on the ground and suddenly panicked. "Naruto-kun!"
She started rushing toward him, but just as she was about to reach him—
Naruto popped back up onto his feet with a flawless kip-up, casually dusting off his non-existent injuries. He gave her a wide grin and shot her a thumbs-up. "Wife, you're amazing!"
Hinata's expression went completely blank, her face covered with metaphorical black lines.
Meanwhile, the spectators frowned deeply—especially Neji. Something wasn't right. The Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms should have completely shut down his chakra. He shouldn't even be able to move.
Sasuke scoffed. "Tch. Idiot. He gets dumb as hell around women. Unlike me." He recalled something Naruto had given him—a copy of a rather unique book. He muttered the words from its opening page under his breath:
"There is no woman in my heart. Only the way of the training. Women only slow down a martial artist's fists."
Sasuke nodded to himself. Yeah. That sounded about right.
Shikamaru rubbed his chin. "That idiot's just teasing Hinata." He suddenly recalled Naruto dragging Sasuke into the second exam, and a shiver ran down his spine. If Naruto actually kisses Hinata in public, he might get murdered on the spot.
Naruto suddenly stepped toward Hinata. "Even though you were about to forfeit, you held on for the sake of the next round. But…"
His figure disappeared in an instant.
The next thing Hinata knew, Naruto was standing right in front of her, tilting her chin up with a single finger.
Then he kissed her.
A deep red blush crept across her entire face.
She fainted on the spot.
"WHAT THE FUCK?! LET ME KILL HIM!" Neji roared, instantly exploding with rage. Guy had to physically restrain him. He might talk a big game about being detached from the Hyuga main family, but he was a sister-obsessed lunatic at heart.
Kurenai sighed and covered her face with both hands. She knew Hinata had feelings for Naruto, but… this was beyond anything she expected.
"Kakashi! This is youth! Let's have a romantic duel!" Guy shouted passionately.
Kakashi: "...Get lost."
Naruto carried Hinata toward Moonlight Hayate and gestured for him to proceed.
The sickly proctor stepped forward and glanced at Hinata's unconscious form. Ah, young love. Unlike me… He coughed twice before announcing:
"Winner: Uzumaki Naruto!"
Only one match remained: Sound Ninja B vs. Gaara.
Gaara stepped into the arena impatiently, his turquoise eyes gleaming with bloodlust.
The Sound Ninja leaped into the ring, thoughts racing. "I need to prove myself to Lord Orochimaru! No—just Orochimaru! I'm more than just a disposable pawn!"
He charged at Gaara.
Gaara: "Sand Burial."
The Sound Ninja died instantly.
The preliminary rounds of the Chunin Exam had officially concluded.
Meanwhile…in Pure land
Hashirama: "Madara! Let's have a sparring match! I'll even give you two hands!"
Madara: "Oh? Really? Then let's go!"
Hashirama: "Sage Art: Wood Style—True Several Thousand Hands!"
Madara: "MOTHERFU—"
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