Trees Chapter 358 I'm Not His Only Disciple!

When Naruto saw this woman, a name instantly flashed through his mind.

‘Nadeshiko Shizuka??’

Speaking of this woman, one couldn’t help but mention the tangled fate Jiraiya had with her master when he passed by Nadeshiko Village in his youth.

Their village could be called the ‘Land of Women’ of the Shinobi World. Any man they fancied would be dragged back to marry into their village as long as the they defeated him in battle.

Hmm...

It was as simple and brutal as cavemen knocking out their mates with a club.

In short...

Shizuka is the arranged marriage partner that the white-haired old man had set up for him!!!!

‘This is bad!’

‘Hinata is still here!’

"Uzumaki Naruto, you are indeed very strong!"

"My master once said that as long as I defeat you..."

"You will become my husband."

Hinata: ? ?

Naruto:?

The three standing beside Hinata took a synchronized step back, uttering in perfect unison.

"Oho!" x3

At this moment, Sasuke looked at Naruto with sheer schadenfreude in his eyes.

Then, glancing at this tall, ponytailed woman whose proportions rivaled the Godaime Hokage’s, Sasuke couldn’t help but sigh in admiration...

‘Whose subordinate is this?!’

‘To be so fearless!’

‘Even that naive Queen Sara hadn’t dared to say something like ‘Naruto will be my husband’ in front of Hinata.’

‘This woman was on another level!!’

Sasuke genuinely wanted to summon Sara from the Pure Land just to show her what real lethality looked like.

‘Look at this woman... and then look at the useless Queen of Roran.’

‘Tch...’

‘Incredible!’

The resentment around Hinata rapidly condensed, her fists clenched so tightly they creaked.

Hearing Shizuka’s words, Naruto’s brain froze for a second.

‘No, no, no!!’

‘Are you trying to get me killed?!’

Naruto glanced at Hinata, who looked ready to throw hands, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"W-Wait a minute..."

"I don’t understand what you mean by 'husband'..."

As he spoke, Naruto quickly lifted his foot off her and retreated to Hinata’s side, wrapping his arm around hers.

His every action screamed that he had nothing to do with this woman.

And he had zero intention of getting involved.

"That’s not it!"

Shizuka grew agitated at Naruto’s words.

"Jiraiya-sama once made a promise with my master..."

Shizuka began recounting the tangled love-hate story of the previous generation, and Hinata listened very, very carefully.

Meanwhile, the three spectators on the side had already pulled out their phones, making strange, amused noises.

This woman’s combat prowess...

They acknowledged it!!

When Sasuke heard that this woman was connected to Jiraiya, he leaned back in a tactical retreat, sucking in a sharp breath.

‘Hiss…’

‘Is this the power of the legendary Sannin?’

‘Too strong!’

While expressing his feelings, Sasuke pulled out his phone and sent Jiraiya a message.

[Uchiha Xiao Yan: Jiraiya-sama, you truly are peerlessly brave!]

[White-Haired Youth: ?]

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, who was wandering the streets selling ‘special’ CDs, stared at Sasuke’s message in confusion.

"Is this kid... praising me?"

Leaning against the alley wall, Jiraiya stroked his chin in thought before bursting into laughter a few seconds later.

"Ahahahahaha..."

"He must be complimenting me!"

Seeing Sasuke praise him for being ‘brave’, Jiraiya couldn’t help but feel smug.

After all...

No man could resist such flattery.

Jiraiya quickly typed a reply.

[White-Haired Youth: Hahahahahaha... Keep it to yourself, don’t go spreading it around. Got to stay low-key... yeah, low-key.]

Sasuke glanced at the message, put his phone away, and went back to enjoying the drama of his good brother’s love life.

Meanwhile, Naruto, who was clinging to Hinata, noticed his girlfriend’s entire body stiffening, a clear sign she was about to throw hands.

Panicking, Naruto shouted at the woman, "Wait!!"

"I already have a fiancée!"

He pointed at Hinata beside him, making it clear he was taken, then added, "And if we’re talking about Jiraiya’s disciples..."

"I’m not the only one!"

Sure enough, after Naruto clarified his stance and distanced himself, Hinata immediately relaxed.

Naruto pulled out his phone, flipping through photos of his father and Nagato, showing them to Shizuka.

"See? These are my two senior brothers."

"Take your pick."

"Both of them... are single."

Sasuke: “??”

Sakura & Karin: “??”

‘Damn, this is next-level filial piety!!’

The mistakes Jiraiya made in his youth had, under Naruto’s masterful manipulation, turned into ‘one scheme to screw over three wise men’.

To safely survive this crisis, Naruto had even sold out his own father and senior brother.

‘Sorry… dear old man and senior brother…’

Today’s betrayal was purely out of necessity!

Shizuka froze for a moment upon seeing the two photos. Seizing the opportunity, Naruto quickly sent messages to his mom and Konan.

[Shinigami Never Wastes Words: Mom! Jiraiya-sensei found Dad a second wife!]

[Shinigami Never Wastes Words: Konan-nee! I heard from Uzumaki Naruto that his master arranged a fiancée for Nagato.]

After sending the messages, Naruto noticed neither had replied yet.

"Naruto-kun..."

"This woman dared to attack you in Konoha..."

"We should just kill her."

Hinata smiled sweetly, but the murderous intent around her didn’t fade in the slightest.

Her hand drifted toward the Zanpakuto at her waist.

Worried things might escalate, Naruto gently tickled Hinata’s sides.

"Ah!"

Hinata let out a flustered yelp, her murderous intent instantly replaced by embarrassment.

"N-Naruto-kun! Th-there are people watching!"

Her face flushed crimson, and she buried her head in Naruto’s chest.

The three spectators watching this unfold nearly dropped their jaws.

‘Holy shit??’

‘This actually worked?!’

‘What happened to the bloodthirsty dragoness?!’

Meanwhile, Shizuka was still deep in thought.

Naruto’s words had completely thrown her off.

‘Hmm…’

‘He does have a point…’

Shizuka glanced up at Naruto. Objectively speaking, he was more handsome than Jiraiya’s other two disciples.

And he is about the same age as her.

Bzzt…

At this moment, space beside them suddenly distorted as Kushina stormed out, dragging Minato by the ear, her face a mask of fury.

"Oh, wonderful!"

"Minato, I never knew you had a second wife lined up!!"

"Honey! It’s a misunderstanding! It has to be a misunderstanding!"

Whoosh...

In the sky, Konan descended on paper wings, her expression cold.

The only difference is that she didn't bring Nagato with her...

Not because he was feeling guilty… just because he had zero desire to interact with Konoha’s two walking disasters.

Konan’s gaze immediately locked onto the generously endowed young woman.

Kushina, still gripping Minato’s ear, marched over to her son’s side.

She didn’t say a word, but her eyes landed on the unfamiliar woman in front of Naruto.

The air grew thick with tension as Konan and Kushina appeared on the scene.

The three spectators couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Sasuke helpfully sent Jiraiya another message.

[Uchiha Xiao Yan: Jiraiya-sana, eat, drink, and be merry… because your time is running out.]