Chapter 84: Public Execution

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"Use me?" Sasuke asked. He had started running when he saw Naruto accelerate, but Naruto was running too fast; he couldn't keep up. If Naruto hadn't been smoking as he ran, he really would have lost him.

"No need, wait for Kakashi," Naruto refused outright. If you send me home, then our brotherhood is over.

If Sasuke saw that pile of figurines at his house, Naruto genuinely feared he would kill him out of shame and anger.

"Are you alright?" Sasuke activated his Sharingan and scanned Naruto. This time, the injuries were even worse than after the Kaiten incident.

"Still okay, I can take it."

Naruto took out a sofa and collapsed onto it.

Sasuke helped straighten Naruto's legs and asked, "That technique?"

"Secret Technique - Nine Seconds of Death."

Naruto's naming sense was even worse than his chuuni dad's.

"Uh..." Sasuke didn't know what to say. How could such a powerful ability result in death in the end: "Just now?"

Naruto rolled his eyes. Why is talking to you so tiring.

"Around eight seconds, I guess."

Naruto took out a vase and started rehydrating. His body was severely dehydrated, his leg muscles were badly torn, his leg bones were probably damaged too, and the chakra flowing through his meridians felt like they were scorched.

But that brick smash was truly satisfying.

"The Third, he?"

"..." Naruto didn't answer, remaining silent.

Sasuke also fell silent.

After quite a while, Kakashi finally arrived.

"Help me home." Naruto didn't give Kakashi a good look; it's all your presbyopic eyes' fault.

Then Naruto glared at Sasuke again. And yours too.

Sasuke was baffled.

"Let's go." Kakashi didn't want to talk. The Third's death in battle still affected him.

"Going now, Sasuke." Naruto opened a portal and had Kakashi help him walk through.

Naruto's house. Kakashi stripped Naruto down to his boxers, placed him on the bed, and arranged him properly.

Naruto was covered in water stains, sand, and blood, and couldn't clean himself up, so he had to let someone else do it. Otherwise, Naruto would have opened a portal directly onto his own bed long ago.

"Gone." Kakashi finished up and left through the window.

Naruto, paralyzed in bed, increasingly felt like Konoha was a nursing home.

Himself, paralyzed in bed, plus a bunch with cataracts, two with presbyopia, and today the oldest one even passed away.

"Old man, a safe journey. I'll call you back to see when I get married."

Naruto muttered to himself, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Unconsciously, he took out an egg and threw it towards the door.

"Splat"

The egg broke; no one caught it.

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"Knock knock knock"

After an unknown amount of time, Naruto was awakened by a knocking sound.

"Come in." Naruto's voice was a bit hoarse; he was severely dehydrated.

[Kakashi finally knows to knock, not jump through the window]

The door was slowly pushed open: "Naruto-kun."

Naruto's scalp instantly tingled. He shot up, hissing from the pain.

Startled from a deathly illness, I sit up and ask with a smile where the guest has come from.

Forcing a stiff smile: "Hinata, why are you here?"

At the same time, his eyes darted towards his pile of figurines.

Wives, move! My actual wife is here to catch you cheating! Hurry up and hide, don't just stand there frozen!

"Kakashi-sensei took Sakura to the hospital and told me about your situation, so I came to see you." Hinata stepped over the broken egg at the doorway, walked into the room, and scanned the entire place with her Byakugan.

This was her first time at Naruto's house.

The first thing that caught her eye was the large bed, clearly made by piecing several beds together.

Then there were the various pieces of not-so-large furniture, the open wardrobe door revealing clothes all in black and white.

An empty fish tank.

And... two glass cabinets, filled with many things she didn't recognize.

On top of the cabinets were several Hokage busts.

Hinata couldn't help but look a few extra times at the cabinets.

Naruto's hands were trembling.

Kakashi, you're dead meat. I'll personally send you to meet your Shisuni.

Naruto knew with his appendix that Kakashi must have told Hinata his address.

"Naruto-kun, are you alright?" Hinata walked to the bedside, her small nose sniffing lightly.

The smell of blood, fish, seawater, and a faint scent of sweat.

"N-No... I'm fine." Naruto stiffly lay back down.

"That's good." Hinata brought a basin of water, with Naruto's towel in it.

Hinata wrung out the towel, her face slightly flushed as she stood by the bed.

[This is a wife's duty, this is a wife's duty]

Continuously encouraging herself inwardly, Hinata slowly extended the towel in her hand.

"I'll do it." Naruto reached for the towel, wincing again from the pain.

"No, I'll do it." Hinata's tone was extremely firm.

Supporting Naruto's arm, she began to wipe him with the towel.

"Naruto-kun, who is she?" After putting down Naruto's arm and wiping his chest, Hinata pointed to a figurine and asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.

Naruto's whole body tensed. It's over, wife caught me cheating.

"She's... a scallion seller."

Naruto's mind raced, forcibly turning Hatsune Miku into a scallion seller.

"Then what about her? Does she have Byakugan? Why is she blindfolded?" Hinata pointed to the 2B figurine and asked.

"Uh, her eyesight isn't good. She mainly relies on sound perception."

"Then why does this one have a clock in her eye?"

"Big Fox, come out and blow up Konoha!"

"I won't."

The fox spirit refused outright and continued eating. Whoever wants to go out can go out, anyway, this old man isn't going.

Wife catching "other wives" cheating, fox spirit unwilling to help, he could only rely on himself.

Naruto's mind spun: "Hinata-chan, I want to go to the toilet."

Naruto used the "urine escape," effect: outstanding.

"Ah..." Hinata's face turned even redder: "Th-Then... I'll help you..."

"Mm." Naruto let out a breath. Escape for now, deal with it later.

Hinata carefully helped Naruto up and walked to the toilet: "Naruto-kun... do you need me... to help..."

"No, no, you can go out first. I can just lean on the wall."

"Then Naruto-kun, be careful." Hinata turned and fled. Although it's a wife's duty, this is too early.

After a "urine escape," Naruto was helped back to bed. Hinata didn't ask about those things anymore; shame had already overcome her curiosity.

"Naruto-kun, lower your head a bit." After blushing while wiping his body, Hinata fetched another basin of water, preparing to wash Naruto's hair.

Naruto complied. Little Hinata might be able to eat a lot, but this good wife and loving mother attribute is really off the charts. She takes care of people so meticulously.

"Then Naruto-kun, I'll go to the hospital to help first." After cleaning up the broken egg on the floor, Hinata prepared to leave.

"Mm, be careful."

"Mm."

Hearing the door close, Naruto squinted and lay down. This feeling of being taken care of is really good.

Outside the door, Hinata leaned against it, took a deep breath, and then went downstairs.

Today, she had practically seen all of Naruto-kun. She had to forcefully muster her courage to keep from fainting.

[Those people's clothes are so strange]

Hinata walked, recalling the various figures and strangely shaped clothes in Naruto's two cabinets.

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The next day, Hinata came again, holding a black funeral garment.

Naruto didn't use a portal, allowing Hinata to slowly help him towards the funeral site.

The scene was solemn, with continuous sounds of sobbing.