Trees Chapter 326 Is That Friend You Mentioned Actually Yourself?

"Damn it!!"

Sara completely lost her temper, so she grabbed her Zanpakuto and prepared to pull it out.

Seeing that the silly queen was about to dig her own grave, Naruto immediately stepped on the hilt of her sword, forcing her to sheath it again.

Hinata cupped her hands around her steaming tea, puffed her cheeks, and blew lightly on it before taking a calm sip.

She clearly didn’t even regard the older woman across from her as a threat.

But in Sara’s eyes, Hinata’s composed demeanor was the ultimate mockery.

"Naruto! Let go of me!"

"Today, I’ll see if her skills are as sharp as her tongue!"

Naruto: “…”

‘Don’t do this!’

‘Silly queen, I’m literally saving you right now!!’

"Hmph. How crude."

"Can’t win an argument, so you resort to violence?"

Hinata expressed disdain for Sara.

In the past, she would always follow her man's principles and would never say a word if she could take action.

But this time was different.

Sara’s behavior was a direct challenge to her. If she couldn’t completely dominate this so-called former Queen of Roran today, she’d never be able to swallow this anger.

At the same time, she’d make sure this woman knew exactly who the true lady of this house was.

‘Naruto-kun wasn’t someone just any random stray cat or dog could mess with.’

"You... you...!"

Sara was left speechless, her entire body trembling uncontrollably. Clearly, she was absolutely livid at Hinata’s verbal smackdown.

Nearby, Sasuke’s expression turned a little strange.

‘Wait...’

‘This silly queen told me earlier that she had everything under control......’

‘But in the end, she couldn’t even last one round against Hinata?’

‘Seriously?’

‘How pathetic!’

Sasuke’s gaze at Hinata grew even weirder.

‘Something is really wrong.’

‘Why didn't Hinata just throw hands immediately today?’

Sasuke had been looking forward to seeing the yellow-haired bastard get pinned to the ground and beaten up.

“That’s enough!”

Seeing that the tension was escalating, Naruto pressed a hand on Hinata’s head, signaling her to speak less.

After that, he gave Sara a light kick, forcing the silly queen to sit back down.

‘Eat if you’re going to eat. If not, get lost.’

Hinata kept silent and leaned obediently on Naruto's shoulder. She raised her chin slightly towards Sara, and her eyes clearly expressed her victory and disdain for her.

"Argh!"

Sara gnashed her teeth in anger, but could only respond with impotent rage upon seeing Hinata.

Because she knew...

In her first clash with this woman...

She had lost.

As Naruto fed Hinata, he noticed Sasuke’s amused expression from the corner of his eye. He also saw that Sasuke was making eye contact with Sara from time to time, so he instantly realized that today's incident was Thin Ice Bro’s revenge.

Naruto took a sip of soup and suddenly said to Sasuke, "Sasuke, are you Zhang Sanfeng’s disciple or something?"

"What?"

When Sasuke heard the yellow-haired man saying strange things again, he instinctively looked up at him, with confusion and curiosity in his eyes.

"You’re way too good at Tai Chi sword-drawing!"

Sasuke: "?"

“What the hell?!”

Sasuke muttered the phrase a few times under his breath before suddenly snapping his head up. His eyes widened as he glared at Naruto.

"Are you insulting me?"

"Hmm, I didn’t say anything~"

Naruto leaned back, pretending to be surprised, acting like he had no idea what was going on.

He even piled a bunch of leafy greens onto Sasuke’s plate, causing all four women at the table to pause their eating.

In fact, right now, Naruto was preparing his counterattack against Sasuke.

"Sasuke, I have a friend..."

But the moment Naruto opened his mouth, Sasuke cut him off. Holding a bowl in his left hand and chopsticks in his right, Sasuke smirked disdainfully, "Oh? Is this friend you are talking about yourself?"

"Don’t change the subject!"

Naruto was a little anxious when he was suddenly interrupted.

‘Seriously...’

‘Do you think I’m joking with you right now?’

"My friend’s official girlfriend gave birth to his child..."

Hinata turned her head, glancing between them as she pondered Sasuke’s earlier words. Her curiosity was instantly piqued by their conversation.

‘N-no way...!’

‘Is Naruto-kun really talking about himself?’

‘Could it be that...’

‘Naruto-kun has a child with another woman outside?!’

In just two sentences, Hinata’s mind was already in overdrive. She looked at Sara, then at Sasuke, as if trying to find some clue in their expressions.

However, Naruto, who was fully focused on his counterattack, did not notice that the shift in his girlfriend’s expression.

As soon as Naruto dropped that bombshell, the atmosphere at the table grew even more awkward.

Sasuke’s head tilted in confusion, a single question mark practically floating above it.

‘Child??’

‘Is Naruto talking about Boruto?’

‘That’s not right…’

‘Isn't that kid also his and Hinata's to some extent?’

Sasuke was confused. He and Naruto had been close since childhood, sharing everything, so he wondered why was Naruto being so cryptic about this.

‘Could it be that he doesn’t consider me his good brother?’

Meanwhile, the two girls beside him, Sakura and Karin, had already ignited with the flames of gossip.

‘Fight!’

‘Fight already! Today, we’re going to see bloodshed!!’

‘Yellow-haired delinquent! Your death is approaching!’

Naruto tilted his chin slightly at Sasuke, his tone suddenly becoming teasing.

"Also, my friend has two other girls who like him."

Karin: “?”

Sakura: “??”

‘Wait!’

‘Why does this sound a little wrong?!’

The two girls mulled over Naruto’s words, and felt more and more that something was wrong.

‘Girlfriend? Had a child?’

‘Plus two other women who like him?’

The two looked at each other and tried to think about who the person Naruto was talking about was.

‘First of all, this yellow-haired delinquent only has one girlfriend, and for him to go out to find other women...’

‘He probably wouldn’t dare.’

That possibility was immediately crossed off.

Then they looked at Sasuke…

‘Hiss…!’

Sakura and Karin sucked in a sharp breath.

‘Oh no.’

‘We just matched the description, and Sasuke did have a child outside…’

‘Damn it!’

‘Is the girlfriend that Naruto is talking about is Orochimaru?!’

Just as they were confirming this in their minds, Naruto spoke again, and the tension at the scene skyrocketed.

"But!"

"Suddenly one day......"

"My friend’s girlfriend cheated on him behind his back."

Naruto said as his eyes stopped on Sasuke.

"Sasuke, what do you think my friend should do?"

‘What the hell is this guy implying?’

Sasuke was also completely lost after hearing this.

‘Wait...’

‘Since when did you have a friend like that?’

Sasuke's mind first flashed through Naruto’s friends in the village, from Kiba all the way to Neji.

While some of these people are in relationships, none of them have children.

Then, Sasuke thought about people who were a little older.

‘Kakashi? Crossdressing pervert, single as hell… pass.’

‘Might Guy? Eternal youth fanatic, probably also a pervert… pass.’

‘Asuma? Not close enough.’

Finally, Sasuke’s mind landed on someone Naruto was actually friendly with.

‘Temujin from Cult Mechanicus!?’

As he pondered, Sasuke noticed Naruto staring at him strangely and instinctively asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's okay, just eat more veggies."

Naruto felt he’d done his duty as a good brother, after all, no one else would go this far for a friend.

"Are you sure that friend… isn’t you?"

Sasuke thought for a long time and asked again, still a little unsure.

This nearly gave the two girls beside him an aneurysm.

‘Damn it!’

‘Sasuke, this yellow-haired delinquent is poking you in the secret!!’

‘How have you not realized it yet?!’