Lin Yu was unaware of the "poisonous oath" that Xin Ju Xiang Fa had made. He was currently waving at two beautiful figures.
"Over here, over here… Tsunade, Mikoto!"
These two figures, one tall and one small, were Tsunade and Mikoto. Both had impressively curvaceous figures, though Mikoto still lagged behind Tsunade. After all, one was only 12 years old, while the other was an adult, exuding elegance and mature allure.
"Phew, we're not late, are we?" Tsunade shot Lin Yu a glance with her beautiful eyes and said casually.
Mikoto stood quietly by his side, smiling at Lin Yu. When Tsunade wasn't looking, she would secretly wink at Lin Yu.
"Just in time, we'll be opening for business soon!" Lin Yu sized up the two stunning beauties before him. Each had her own unique charm. Mikoto radiated youthful energy, while Tsunade exuded a tempting peachy aroma, ripe for picking!
"Then let's hurry and queue up. Oh, are there others coming?" Mikoto said obediently.
Tsunade also looked at Lin Yu. She knew that Orochimaru and the Third Hokage were coming. She wondered how they had squeezed out the time to accompany a kid for ramen!
Especially Orochimaru, Tsunade found it hard to believe. She knew her close friend's personality very well; he had no interest in ramen, let alone accompanying a kid to eat it! She couldn't figure out how Lin Yu had invited him.
If Tsunade knew that Lin Yu had traded meeting a member of the Eternal Life organization (and beating up Orochimaru) for him to eat ramen, she would have exploded. Yesterday, she hadn't obtained any important information from Hiruzen Sarutobi. The Eternal Life organization and the black-robed figure were nowhere to be found.
This left Tsunade feeling very disappointed. If she knew that the black-robed figure she longed to find was standing right in front of her, inviting her to eat ramen! She would have dumped the ramen on Lin Yu's head and battered him with a spatula, yelling, "Stop being a black-robed figure and go eat ramen! Eat ramen!"
"No need to queue, I've already done it for you. Here are your seat numbers." Lin Yu casually picked out two number plates from 1 to 8 and handed them to them, explaining their purpose.
"This is really convenient. I wonder who came up with it?" Mikoto thought the method was excellent, preventing queue jumping.
"Ah, well, that's…"
"It's him, that blonde kid! Fugaku, teach him a lesson!"
An enraged voice interrupted their conversation. Looking up, they saw about a dozen ninjas dressed in Uchiha attire pouring in from who-knew-where. Leading the group were Uchiha Yonda and Uchiha Fugaku.
Uchiha Yonda had his face wrapped in bandages, his expression fiercely pointing at Minato Namikaze, who was queuing. His expression was as if Minato had betrayed him, filled with both anger and resentment.
He was angry because Minato had hit him too hard, to the point where his own mother wouldn't recognize him. He was resentful because the other party always targeted his face! He believed it was jealousy of his handsome Uchiha Yonda's good looks!
Today, I will beat this blonde kid until his mother doesn't recognize him! Uchiha Yonda vowed in his heart, seeking revenge!
Minato Namikaze, with his sharp senses, twitched his ear. He seemed to feel someone looking at him and… blonde kid? Was he talking about me?
Minato Namikaze looked around. Well, I'm the only one with blonde hair. It must be me!
"You're the one who bullied our Uchiha clan members, right?"
Uchiha Fugaku ignored Lin Yu and Mikoto, walking up to Minato Namikaze. Although he pretended not to see them, his heart ached. Having seen too much of Uchiha Tai's "bearish behavior," seeing Mikoto's beauty now made Uchiha Fugaku clutch his chest tightly. Ah! My Mikoto! Damn Uzumaki Lin Yu, I'll deal with you later!
Uchiha Fugaku's anger towards Uzumaki Lin Yu was also directed at Minato Namikaze. He wanted to establish his authority here, to show Lin Yu the consequences of offending his Uchiha clan! He wanted to show Mikoto how heroic, tall, and dashing his brother Fugaku was!
Hearing Fugaku's words, Minato Namikaze observed Uchiha Yonda for a long time, asking uncertainly, "Are you… Uchiha Yonda?"
"Damn it! Minato Namikaze, you're despicable! You beat me up like this, and you still don't recognize me! You're making me furious!" Uchiha Yonda, being scrutinized by Minato Namikaze, the perpetrator, and almost not recognized, nearly spat out a mouthful of blood, his anger causing internal injury!
"Uh… I'm sorry, I was in a hurry to get home last time and couldn't hold back. Senior Yonda, I'm truly sorry!" Minato Namikaze said with an apologetic smile.
This address of "Senior Yonda" completely broke Uchiha Yonda. Wasn't this implying that a fourth-year senior couldn't even defeat a second-year junior?
"Minato Namikaze! You've gone too far! I, Uchiha Yonda, will fight you to the death!"
Uchiha Yonda could no longer hold back. A sweet sensation filled his throat, and a trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Minato Namikaze. This wasn't the Sharingan; he was just seeing red with anger!
"Senior Yonda, you're spitting blood. Are you feeling weak? Perhaps you should eat a bowl of ramen to nourish yourself first?" Minato Namikaze said with concern upon seeing Uchiha Yonda spit blood.
"Aaaahhhh! No one stop me! Today, either Minato Namikaze falls, or I, Uchiha Yonda, will be carried out horizontally!"
Fugaku grabbed Uchiha Yonda, who had lost his mind and was about to charge forward. He frowned at Minato Namikaze. This kid is so cunning; he defeated Uchiha Yonda without lifting a finger, just with his words. Could he be a great enemy to me, Uchiha Fugaku? (You guessed right; he's the Fourth Hokage!)
Fugaku frowned and tentatively said, "Minato Namikaze, is it? You injured our Uchiha clan member like this, and you insulted him earlier. You owe the Uchiha clan an explanation!"
Minato Namikaze felt that he had indeed injured the other party quite badly, but he believed his words were not problematic. He said softly, "Senior ninja…"
"My name is Uchiha Fugaku!"
"Senior Fugaku."
Uchiha Fugaku: This kid hasn't heard my name before? Doesn't he know I'm the young clan head?
Minato Namikaze continued, "Senior Fugaku, the fight between Senior Yonda and me was a friendly spar, and it was Senior Yonda who challenged me. As for the force of my blows, I couldn't control it well, which was my mistake. I can cover Senior Yonda's medical expenses, but my words earlier were purely out of concern for Senior Yonda, with no mockery whatsoever!"
"Medical expenses? Do you think we Uchiha lack that amount of money for medical treatment?"
"Kid, it's best you be sensible."
"You injured someone from our Uchiha clan and think it's over just like that?"
The surrounding Uchiha ninjas spoke up.
"Then what do you want?" Minato Namikaze asked, somewhat helplessly. He didn't want trouble, but he wasn't afraid of it either!
Fugaku pondered for a moment and said softly, "How about this? We won't bully you. I've brought 12 genin from the Uchiha clan today. As long as you can defeat them, this matter will be settled."
"12 genin? Aren't you Uchiha being too much?"
"Yes, yes. We are just students at the ninja academy, not even genin yet. How can we possibly defeat genin, let alone 12 of them?"
"Your Uchiha clan is too arrogant!"
The ninja students who had followed along spoke up for Minato Namikaze. They also felt that the Uchiha were being too overbearing, demanding that Minato fight 12 of them!
If their parents were here, they certainly wouldn't let them speak like this. Offending the Uchiha clan had dire consequences. But it was only the hot-blooded youths, encountering injustice, who spoke up for righteousness!
Minato Namikaze looked solemnly at the 12 ninjas before him and said, "I agree, but I want to fight them one-on-one, 12 consecutive fights!" He enjoyed challenging strong opponents, but he was clear about his own strength. Fighting one-on-one against four was already his limit. He definitely wouldn't be able to hold out long against 12 genin before being defeated.
"That's fine too." Fugaku thought for a moment and felt that fighting one by one, Minato Namikaze still had no chance of winning, so he nodded in agreement.
"Oh my, today is the grand opening of Ichiraku Ramen. Are you bullying my invited friends too much? Are you not giving me any face? How about including me?"
Lin Yu smiled and walked out from the crowd. He felt the time was right to win some favor with Minato Namikaze!
"Uzumaki Lin Yu! How dare you appear before me again? You should be grateful I'm not seeking you out, and yet you dare to interfere in our Uchiha's affairs!"
Fugaku was fine without seeing Lin Yu. The moment he saw him, he remembered Lin Yu holding Mikoto's hand. His head buzzed. Although he didn't think much of Mikoto now, for some reason, the memory of that scene made his heart ache, and he wished he could hang Uzumaki Lin Yu up and vent his anger!
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Your Uchiha disciples are not as skilled as others. When you can't beat someone, you go home and cry to your mother. Is this the demeanor of a great clan?"
"You silver-tongued brat, our Uchiha's dignity cannot be insulted. Anyone who bullies our Uchiha members will be met with retaliation!"
"Retaliation, retaliation!"
The ninjas brought by Fugaku looked at him excitedly. With such a young clan head, what more could they ask for? They were proud to be born into the Uchiha clan!
"Enough said, let's get this over with quickly. The ramen shop is about to open! No problem with that, Minato?" Lin Yu said.
Minato looked at Lin Yu with gratitude and said, "Senior, I will fight 5 of them!"
I thought you were going to fight seven! Lin Yu grumbled inwardly.
Yip Man: Why not fight 10?